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radar, and introduces you to the principal players in the shocking saga. From the charismatic and hilarious FBI Agent Doug Matthews (I promise you, by MILLER byBRIAN DEBRA MERRYWEATHER this isn’t that last we’ve seen from the delightful Agent Matthews), to the strangely stereotypical and sad mobster wife Robin Colombo, there are an endless array of characters

If ever there was a time to embrace the practice of binge-watching, this is most that seem as if they were plucked directly from a certainly it. As citizens across the country are forced to stay home, whether they want to or not, they are struggling for ways to while away the hours. If you dig the true crime Christopher Guest mockumentary. genre, but are looking for something a little more light-hearted than the devastating

The details of Netflix doc THE TRIALS OF GABRIEL FERNANDEZ, there are two compulsively watchable the scheme are astoundseries available right now that are begging to be binged. ing, and the series, written

The first aired on HBO, and will appeal to just about anyone who ate at and directed by James Lee McDonald’s in the 80’s, 90’s, or early 2000’s. If you were anything like me during that Hernandez and Brian period of time, you were certain that you were going to hit it rich by playing the Lazarte, presents them in Monopoly game at McDonald’s. With only one ticket to find before the grand prize was an engaging and won, you no doubt upgraded your fries to get a couple of more pieces. Little did any of exciting way. Playing out us know, that we were never going to win a grand prize. No matter how many as a whodunit thriller, it super-sized buckets of soda you bought or how may Big Mac’s you consumed, it was impossible for you to get that million dollar prize or that sweet new car. This is because it utilizes archived was, basically from its inception, rigged, and the winners were chosen by those in on the footage and interviews from virtually everyone fix. involved, giving the viewer an expansive look into an elaborate and unbelievable crime

MCMILLIONS is an enthralling, entertaining, and downright baffling that likely impacted them directly, whether they realize it or not. documentary series. Within the six episodes, it tells how the scam ended up on the FBI

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Much like MCMILLIONS, Netflix latest cultural phenomenon, TIGER KING: MURDER, MAYHEM, and MADNESS, introduces viewers to an eclectic cast of eccentric characters that seem too outlandish to possibly be real.

The world of big cat collecting is chock full of strong, brash, and bizarre personalities. I suppose it shouldn’t come as a shock that those who choose to collect lions, tigers, panthers, pumas, and leopards are a built a bit different than the majority of the population, but the clash of egos amongst the prominent players in this bizarro world goes beyond mere jealousy and gamesmanship. In the case of the born-forreality-TV Joe Exotic (real name Joe Shreibvogel) and his nemesis Carole Baskin, however, the battle goes beyond mere words. From lawsuits, to insinuations, to an alleged murder plot, these two brash cat lovers are genuinely obsessed and consumed with the downfall of one another.

Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin have bequeathed us with a series that provides a perfect distraction when we need it the most. Netflix already delved into the weird and intermingled world of cats and murder in the thoroughly unsettling DON’T F*CK WITH CATS, but TIGER KING is far less intense and therefore, much more embraceable. Despite having a bevy of unsettling aspects such a breeding, euthanasia, theft, arson, and murder, it plays out as a compulsively watchable, thoroughly entertaining doc that feels more like a comedy than a tale of deception and spite.

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McMillion & Tiger King continued from pg 3 This is, in large part, due to the absurd world that these people have crafted for themselves. Whether they are breeding tigers because people will fork over fistfuls of cash for an opportunity to play with a cub, or they are operating under the guise of a rescue group that just so happen to have its own gift shop, and doesn’t pay its employees because they are ecstatic volunteers, there is a network of eccentric entrepreneurs who are willing to risk their own lives, and the lives of others, to make a buck.

The poster-child for this way of life is Joe. He is charismatic, confident, and endlessly ambitious, but in equal measures, about as shady as they come. Because of his outgoing nature, you genuinely want to like the guy, but when he’s not busy being a bit goofy, he is duplicitous and dangerous. Armed to the hilt and fearless in the face of conventional boundaries, he is impossible to trust, and fueled by an insatiable sense of self preservation. He has an “us against the world” mentality that is summed up succinctly when he unabashedly exclaims that his facility is a “ticking time bomb if somebody thinks they’re gonna walk in here and take my animals away. It’s gonna be a small Waco.” While this may seem like mere dangerous rhetoric coming from some, when Joe says it, you wholeheartedly believe him.

Despite its serious story, TIGER KING is tailor-made for the meme-loving world. Though the feud between Joe and Carole takes center stage, there is an array of supporting players who are equally engaging. There are a litany of laugh out loud moments, and countless, viral-worthy quotes unleashed in every single episode.

As was the case with MCMILLIONS, I simply couldn’t get enough of TIGER KING, and the only disappointment I had in the production, was the sad fact that eventually it had to end.

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Misse Thomas: Perpetuator of a Better Community The first thing I noticed about Misse—before we even met, actually—is that she begins with her own example. Yes, this is something I take note of when observing people.

And by this I mean that she is not a passive spectator.

She’s busy. For instance, my first encounter with Misse involved not even meeting her while she was taking pictures backstage at an outdoor show. Except she wasn’t simply taking pictures. She was documenting. I thought, “hm, there’s our own Lynn Goldsmith, right there whoever that is. Seemed like she knew everybody except me.

I would see Misse around at other shows like this for a Misse Thomas: Poet, photographer, DJ, artist, while until we bass guitarist, event planner, inspirational, eventually met a few years busy, never bored, always involved ago when she was hanging out with Jess Novak—who happened to be busking across the street from my Armory Square office. Next thing I knew she offered me a gig. I accepted and played it.

Since then we see each other around, always nice. She’s always busy. There is a “no excuses” quality about this person. In an industry where it’s easy to find folks bitching or pontificating about topic after topic.... there’s Misse, doing, doing, doing. Perhaps she has her moments as we all do, but, I never see it. And she strikes me as a person who has charged herself with the responsibility to be positive and active with ideas for a better community. She doesn’t really talk about it so much as she gets out there and does it.

Knows what to do.

We need people like that.

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Misse Thomas: Thank you for thinking of me, Chuck.

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Misse Thomas: Perpetuator of a Better Community continued from pg 5 hit. I found myself with some time and a real need to find myself. So, I had to think what would I have been doing had I not been married? My first loves were photography and music. I have a long history of organizing and planning events. So I found the right people & places and surrounded myself with creative minds. Around that same time The Ridge was expanding and Funk ‘n Waffles opened up downtown. I met most of my friends at Maxwell’s Open Mic and Overpassfest.

Now, I’m always busy and new things come up all the time. Our art and music scene is constantly evolving. I’m so proud to see everyone grow.

Misse is a DJ on TheRebelRocks.com on CS: Please tell us the Saturdays and Sundays from 2-6pm capacities of your involvements: MT: Currently I am a DJ on TheRebelRocks.com Saturdays and Sundays 2-6PM.We are a full streaming station. I am a photojournalist for cnyalive.com and add events to the entertainment calendar on the site. I also have Azure Eyes Photography and shoot many events and band photos.

You probably see my photos all over on events and promos. I joined the SAMMY committee this past year and I am the curator for artwork at Kasai Ramen. This list is always subject to change! We are lucky that there is so much happening and I find myself in the middle of all kinds of cool things.

CS: Now you’re a radio jock. How did that come about? How is it going?

MT: The Rebel on air radio station was bought out and Dave Frisina was able to keep it going as a streaming station. Last fall he told me they were having so much success with it he was able to add DJs back in. I had no experience with this other than a few podcasts. But, he wanted someone who was out and about and knew the music scene.

We play local music every hour so that’s my strength and my passion. I’m all about promoting original music. That’s true art.

CS: I understand you play bass...

MT: I always say “I have a bass and I play it sometimes” but I’m not really a bass player.

My skills are very bassic. But I do love it and maybe someday in my retirement I’ll have long gray braids and rock the bass.

CS: Any time is a good time to rock some bass. You did a smashing job as co-host for the 2020 SAMMYs. That must have been exciting.

MT: I was pretty nervous. Dave Frisina 22 State St.,Tully • 315-696-5219 always hosts and I look up to him just like the rest of the community. To say I had big shoes to fill is an understatement. But, my plan was to be myself and stay calm. I But look for future ads was on a serious mission to keep my chill. as we Re-Open!

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This event gave me another platform to share that. I had fun and am honored to have co hosted the show.

CS: Being an aficionado of the area’s music scene and community, is there anything you’d like to see? See change? See happen? See resolved? See included? What are your thoughts on the CNY music scene in general?

MT: There are some generational gaps I’m always working on closing. Then there are the people who love cover bands, the people who only go out on weekends, versus the ones supporting new and original artists and check out the shows throughout the week.

I’d like to challenge anyone who loves music to check out a new band. Also, if you find a band you like, bring a friend the next time. Lets get more people out supporting original music.

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I’d also like to see more family friendly events to include younger artists and musicians. Kevin Dean does an awesome job with his Summer Drummers. We need more of that.

CS: Who’s on your short list for recommended artists to see? Who’s on your bucket list to see? Who inspires you?

MT: Well, there are so many talented musicians in this town I could recommend based on people’s preferences. But, The Black River never disappoints. Atkins Riot, Late Earth and BSG are a lot of fun. The Jess Novak Band always impresses and draws in new fans. Melissa Gardiner and Nick Fields are both killing it expanding jazz. I could really go on forever.

Some of my personal favorites are more alternative style: Professional Victims, All Poets & Heroes, Strange to Look At, Major Player and The Drugstore Radio. I have a hard time staying present and these bands pull me in.

CS: Please share a highlight or two from your music path.

MT: I got to host Little Rock Music Group’s Leading Ladies Night in January with my talented friend Amy Hebert.

Ashley Cox and Lauren Wallace performed and Kaitlin Renetta did some live painting. I projected my poetry, stories were told and songs were sung but more importantly we got to create a vibe and have others join in. It’s really all I want from any event I throw. I hope everyone feels welcome, valued and included. Art and music are the best therapy and have a way of tearing down walls. Another special night was hosting Helio Health’s Rock for Recovery Show in 2019. I have lost a lot of people and know personally how hard it can be to ask for help. That event was a fundraiser for suicide prevention and substance abuse. These things have touched everyone and each of us can be the light for someone else in need. “Maybe if we are surrounded by beauty someday we will become what we see,” Jewel.

CS: Wow. ... Just wow.

Tell us about your activity with CNY Alive.

MT: We are continually growing. There will be another CNY Alive event at Sharky’s this summer. I try to include music and art events as well as some theater and fundraisers. We have video interviews monthly and articles to help the readers get to know local people.

CS: What else and how else are you involved?

MT: I’m constantly networking, reviewing music, promoting and showing up to support people. I have artwork for sale at Feats of Clay in Manlius, Midnight Sun in Armory Square and Kasai Ramen. All of those places are interested in adding live music and art events. I’m looking forward to helping make that happen. I love seeing ideas come to life. I hang out with a lot of people who do things.

It’s very energizing.

I’m really excited for some new events on the horizon for spring and summer. Getting outside improves everyone’s mood and opens up endless opportunities for collaboration. There are more spaces to use, more doors to open (literally and figuratively).

CS: What’s on the horizon for your near future music agenda?

MT: I’m really looking forward to outdoor shows at The Ridge and the third A Lovely Time Festival.

CS: Tell how we stay in touch with your endeavors.

MT: On Facebook you can follow Misse at The Rebel Rocks and Azure Eyes Photography. Bookmark cnyalive.com to read my articles and stay in the loop on events. I write a lot of poetry and combine it with photography. You can follow my new instagram page mazes_poetry. My son designed my logo for that. If you see me out say hi! I’m not much into small talk but I love to discuss big ideas.

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by Kerilyn E. Micale

We’ve all seen it driving down the highway on the west side of Syracuse shortly past the fairgrounds, those big red letters that read Motel, or at least, they would if that pesky O would just stay lit! I know I’ve thought to myself “I wonder what that’s all about,” and I bet you have too. Well folks, I’m here to tell you that below that sign lives one of Syracuse’s hidden gems. It’s called the Western Ranch Motor Inn and it’s unlike any place you’ve ever been, at least in the past several decades anyway! Let me explain. The Western Ranch Motor Inn is absolutely stuck in the past; and they intend to stay that way!

The Western Ranch Motor Inn is a blast from the past, the décor is authentically retro and their menu is full of homemade comfort food. I don’t know how exactly they pull it off with this theme but they absolutely do! It’s the perfect mix of warm and inviting and interesting. The Western Ranch Motor Inn is conveniently located at 1255 State Fair Blvd in Syracuse with easy access from the fairgrounds, I-690, and the thruway.

When passing the Western Motor Ranch Inn or even when stopping by the restaurant you might think that this looks like something out of a movie. If you have had that thought let me assure you that you are absolutely right! The Wester Ranch has been used as the setting for not one but four movies! It was also used for filming a Nike commercial.

Not only have famous people come to the Western Ranch Motor Inn to shoot movies, but celebrities have also been known to stay at the motel and enjoy a meal in the restaurant. The star studded list of patrons have included Jeff Goldblum, Whitney Houston, and the band members of Three Dog Night. In addition to their brush with fame I would submit that the food that they serve at the Inn should also be famous. This is because pretty much everything served is made in-house, using only the freshest ingredients available!

Kyle and I arrived at the Western Ranch Motor Inn at 6 pm on March 16th, just hours before the statewide shut down on restaurants was scheduled to begin. At that moment our futures were very uncertain and we wondered what tomorrow would bring.

We walked into the Western Ranch and immediately began to feel like we didn’t need

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From the paneling to the posters, this place is a step back in time! to worry about the future, at least while we dined, because we had been instantenously stepped into a time vortex and taken to the past! The wood paneling, the cigarette machine, the pictures and posters were all from a different era. It was kitschy, nostalgic, and comforting; it was exactly what we needed. We were immediately greeted by our friendly hostess and server, Lyndsey, at a comfortable table in the dining room. We started our meal with two scrumptious appetizers, the chicken tenders and the stuffed jalapenos.

These jalapenos were hand filled with a creamy chipotle cream cheese mixture and topped with crispy bacon strips; they were the perfect level of spiciness and absolutely delicious. The chicken tenders were out of this world. They are hand breaded and made

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Hand breaded tenders...get the tenders! to order, then they are fried to perfection. We had them served with buffalo sauce and blue cheese. When you go to the Western Ranch Motor Inn GET THE CHICKEN TENDERS! You can thank me later! For our entrees Kyle ordered the sirloin, served cowboy style and topped with loads of crushed garlic served with fresh green beans and red peppers and a side of salt potatoes. The steak was cooked to absolute perfection (I had to steal a bite or two!) and the garlic was the perfect accompaniment. The green beans were out of this world and the salt potatoes were the perfect reminder that summer is just around the corner! I ordered the broiled seafood feast; a huge piece of haddock, served with jumbo shrimp and sea scallops that were all perfectly broiled. It came with two sides, so I choose the French fries and a dish of homemade coleslaw. Every single bite of this dish was wonderful, especially since Lyndsey kindly gave me a bunch of extra lemon, just the way I like it! At this point we were stuffed and even had a few to go containers but we

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Stuffed Jalapenos..mmmmmm just couldn’t resist ordering dessert. Side note, pretty much everything is homemade at the Western Ranch Motor Inn, except dessert, which is made by Biscotti’s… and oh so good! We decided to skip our usual Biscotti’s favorite, the carrot cake, and I ordered a slice of heaven known as the chocolate Chambord cake, while Kyle opted for a traditional classic, a nice slice of blueberry pie. It was the perfect end to what is probably our last meal out for a while!

When you come to the Western Ranch Motor Inn you really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. They also have specials each night like Fresh Mexican on Mondays, Cans and Clams on Wednesdays, and fish on Fridays! They also feature events like live music, darts, and trivia in the bar. Meals are available for takeout, just give them a call at (315) 457-9236 and be sure to stop in as soon as you can and see for yourself how fun and flavorful it is to be stuck in the past- on purpose!

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Beer as Medicine With all the craziness surrounding the Coronavirus and staying healthy, perhaps it’s the most appropriate time to discuss the health-properties that beer provides, especially with the virus actually having the name of a beer in it! And if we’re all going to be quarantined with our families and kids, you know that we’re going to need a drink to get through being in close-quarters for an extended period of time…

Beer has been around for eons in different forms and throughout the ages has been hailed to be a medicinal beverage that contains healing properties. For instance, the ancient Nubians brewed beer using bread and a liquid made from unmilled grains.

During either the milling process or the rising of the dough, Streptomyces bacteria found in soil entered into the mix. When the bread was baked, the outside crusted, but the inside remained somewhat raw and undercooked, allowing for the bacteria to survive. Once the bread was added to the liquid, the bacteria continued to proliferate during the fermentation process, thus creating a beer (albeit a thick, porridge-type brew) with high concentrations of the antibiotic tetracycline, which have been found in bone extractions of archeological finds of the Nubian peoples.

In addition, the ancient Egyptians also brewed beer and while it was considered the poor man’s beverage, it was also highly regarded to be handed down from the god Osiris

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Guiness beer has been making patrons feel stronger and better since 1778! and therefore held part of the human soul. Egyptian apothecaries used beer in over 50 medications and remedies per archeological evidence. As well, beer was used as a form of payment to workers.

In the 1920s, the Guinness brewing company used to go into local pubs and ask patrons how their brew made them feel, with many folks relaying that they felt “stronger” or “better” after drinking a Guinness, and therefore they felt that drinking was good for them. This research of sorts culminated in the famous “Guinness is Good for You,” advertising campaign. Most of us are familiar with these posters that feature animals, most fondly, a Toucan. The company took it one step further and reached out to physicians about their beer and asking for their thoughts on it. The response the company received was largely a positive one with doctors stating that they would prescribe the brew as a tonic or treatment for patients. As an example, many physicians prescribed Guinness to new mothers after birthing and to post-operative patients because of the high iron content found in the stout.

Throughout the entire history of beer, hops of different varieties eventually worked their way into beer and with them, have come even more medicinal properties. In modern times, hops and the importance of experimentation of them in our beer is commonplace. Every day it seems there is a new brew launched by both large and small breweries alike boasting of the different hops added to each beer. Hops not only add flavor, influence bitterness and make beer, well, BEER, but there actually is evidence that hops provide additional health benefits.

Hops are known to be helpful in treating digestive issues, insomnia, depression, anxiety, nervousness, and chemists have been able to isolate and synthesize the acids in hops – humulones and lupulone. Through laboratory research, these chemical components have been found to have the ability to kill cancer cells and inhibit leukemia cells from binding to bone, as well as provide anti-inflammatory properties. Further research persists in this area of medicine, and while experts don’t view beer as medicine, if beer is consumed in moderation, it may provide additional health benefits – and if you’re not quite familiar with what “moderation” is defined as, it’s one drink per day for women of any age and for men older than 65 and two drinks per day for men 65 and younger.

More research by the International Journal of Endocrinology notes that today’s beer and the silicon found in it may be beneficial for bone growth in post-menopausal women. A Hops large study of 7598 women in 2000 found that

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moderate drinkers had higher bone density; with another study by the American Journal of Medicine finding 0.5-1 drink per day led to a lower risk for hip fractures, however, more than 2 drinks increased the risk. Still other research has shown that beer can improve HDL (good) cholesterol, lower heart disease risk, improve blood glucose control, lower risk for diabetes, and lower dementia risk. But remember, binge drinking and drinking more than what’s considered to be in moderation, increased risks for everything, including strokes.

Regardless, beer in all forms provides antioxidants, protein, niacin, riboflavin, choline, folate, magnesium, selenium, fiber, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, zinc, manganese, fluoride, and silicon; therefore, providing us with nutritional value. Barley can help strengthen your spleen, aid in gallbladder health, and assist in detoxification. Beer can also benefit in the health of your skin. Malt in beer can aid in exfoliation, stabilize collagen and elastin, improve microcirculation, and prevent premature aging of skin. Yeast provides high levels of B vitamins and this can help moisturize skin.

Women can benefit even further from beer especially when it comes to breastfeeding, and this is not just an old-wives tale. Women who find themselves in a situation where their milk production is running low may find that consuming a low alcohol level beer can aid in upping their milk supply, with dark brews (like Guinness! Those docs in the 1920s were actually on to something!) producing better results. In Europe, this is actually more commonplace than the states and there are specific brews actually aimed at new moms. Barley contains a polysaccharide that stimulates secretion of prolactin and prolactin is the hormone responsible for milk production.

It’s a trying time right now for everyone, but don’t feel guilty for having a beer or two to relax and unwind. As you can see, it might be just what the doctor ordered and then some with this Beer brewing facility virus running rampant. Stay safe my friends and remember to wash your hands! Cheers!

Sources: https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/02/26/medicinal-beer-new-study-shows-maybe-theancient-nubians-were-onto-something/ http://www.ancientpages.com/2018/02/11/beer-used-medicine-payment-ancient-egypt/ https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/blog/guinness-good-you https://www.healthline.com/health-news/case-for-health-benefits-of-beer#1 https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/medicinal-beers#stick-to-moderate-drinking https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-beer-good-for-you#benefits https://medium.com/@bestproductsfor/the-best-beers-for-breastfeeding-moms-who-want-to-increase-milk-production-e351376ca386

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Syracuse, NY 13209 Most of us haven’t been in a professional kitchen - but if you have, you’ll know it’s an incredibly busy place. Chaotic, by some standards, but the orderly chaos of people who know what they’re doing and manage to do it operating at about a thousand miles per hour.

It’s also true that a commercial kitchen will accumulate a lot of grease and residue in the hoods over its stoves and fryers. And someone has to clean it. So when the chef hangs up his apron, and the regular cleaning crew have done their work, that’s when David Koegel and his team of trained professionals from Absolute Commercial Kitchen Cleaning go to work on the hardest-toclean surfaces.

Like many of us, Koegel didn’t set out to enter the business, but a quick conversation with him made it clear that this is an entrepreneur who doesn’t do anything half way. He began working for another company, learned the trade, and in 2012 branched out into his own operation, taking on the local Burger King stores as his first major corporate client.

“It’s essential that the kitchens be power cleaned periodically,” Koegel explained.

“Some weekly, some quarterly it depends on how many meals they serve and what they’re offering.” Grease will inevitably build up on the fire hood, and grease is a fuel for fire.

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Most restaurant owners take pride in the cleanliness of their kitchens, and want a clean and safe environment for their employees. Add to that the EPA requirements for periodic cleanings, and local fire and health codes, and keeping commercial kitchens clean is essential.

“We also work in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, even in the airport,” Koegel said.

“Any place where there’s a commercial kitchen.”

The process is a great deal more complicated than scrubbing down your stove hood at home, and Koegel’s professionalism is obvious as he describes what’s involved.

“Our truck is equipped with over a football field’s worth of hose,” he said. “And we run

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a 250 degree wet steam heater, at 4000 PSI. That’s a lot of cleaning power.”

His typical crew is 2 people, but he’ll size the team for the demands of the kitchen.

“If scraping is needed, we do that first. Then we pull the Industrial cleaning filters, drape plastic over the hood and create a funnel to collect all the debris, and treat the surfaces with a degreaser. Then we rinse it all away with our pressure washer. When we’re done, the kitchen will be fully compliant.

That’s a relief especially to our corporate clients, so they don’t have to worry about safety or liability.”

“I’m a firm believer in safety and long-term relationships,” Koegel continues. “All of my Industrial cleaning employees are covered with worker’s comp, so my employees are happy, and they’re trained to do nothing but the best work, so my clients are happy.”

Koegel says his company will also clean building exteriors, driveways, truck fleets, tractor trailers, heavy equipment, dumpster pads, even dog kennels - anyplace where professional pressure washing will be a benefit to the building owner, business, its customers, and employees.

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Onward When I took my family to see ONWARD during its opening weekend in early March, I never would have predicted that it would be the last time I’d be able to indulge in my favorite past-time for the foreseeable future. For me, going to the movies may be considered work, but make no mistake about it, it is still the most beloved hobby that I’ve ever had. On that Sunday morning, while watching Pixar’s latest venture, laughing along with my family, I was oblivious to the fact that the landscape of cinema (and our daily lives) would soon change forever.

Our country, and indeed the world, faces a terrifying pandemic that has completely upended the way we live. And, while not being able to go to the movies hardly represents the worst of our sacrifices, it does eradicate a quintessential social and recreational activity that provides entertainment for millions on a daily basis. In an extraordinary sign of the times, many studios have made the decision to make their latest films available to watch at home, in the form of rentals and/or purchase. One of these titles, and perhaps the one that will appeal to families the most in these troubled times, is ONWARD.

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parental loss has been a integral part of many of Disney’s most memorable productions. While loss and grief is often explored directly on screen (I’m looking at you, LION KING ) there are other times where the death of a family member has already impacted the lives of characters, long before we are introduced to them. This is certainly the case in ONWARD. Set in a mythical world where elves, trolls, and goblins live their daily lives in much of the same ways as we do. Due to developments in technology and convenience, magic has all but disappeared.

On his sixteenth birthday, an elf named Ian (Tom Holland) and his older brother, Barley (Chris Pratt) make an astounding discovery. Their mother, Laurel (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) had been holding on to a package that had been prepared by their father Wilden (Bryan Cranston) before he passed away shortly before Ian’s birth. Within the package is a wizard staff, a gem, and instructions on how to execute a spell that would allow Wilden to return for one full day. As a lifelong role-playing game fanatic, Barley believes he will be the one to execute the spell, but to their surprise, it is Ian who appears to have the gift of magic. Unfortunately, he only succeeds in getting half of

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Ian and Barley trying to get the map from the manticore the spell to work before the gem breaks apart, leaving them with nothing more than the lower half of their dad. That particular section of him appears to be alive and well, but obviously, the brothers want more. Convinced that they have enough time to track down another gem before the 24 hours is up, the boys set out an adventure to bring their dad back in full.

ONWARD may not find itself ranked amongst Pixar’s all time best (WALL-E, TOY STORY, FINDING NEMO), but it certainly exudes many of the qualities that has helped the studio emerge as the premiere source for family entertainment for the past 20 years.

Much like Disney’s ZOOTOPIA, ONWARD is bright, buoyant, and bursting with detail and life, the animation pops even more now that it’s available to view at home in the highest definition possible. There have been so many iterations of magical worlds within the animated and live-action realms, that it is difficult for ONWARD to deliver a singular unique vision, but at the same time, it is warm, and welcoming, and stuffed with a seemingly endless array of clever Pixar Easter Eggs and references.

The voice talents, led by Pratt and Holland, help craft characters that are likable and amusing. Holland captures the essence of the angsty, soul-searching teen, while Pratt is the perfect choice to play the brash, over-the-top, and often clueless Barley.

Their adventures, which include battling a motor-cycle gang of fairies, obtaining a map from a fearsome manticore, and of course, the eventual hunt for the gem itself, are filled with excitement and laughs.

The true heart of ONWARD lies within its exploration of grief, and the importance of family. While traveling with a pair of peppy pants is played for humor, in a WEEKEND AT BERNIES type of way, it’s the tender moments that the brothers share with their father that really hit home. From a gentle brush of a foot, to a dance party in the middle of nowhere, these sequences will resonate far more profoundly than any others. Be prepared, however, because there will definitely be difficult sequences for those who RATED: PG have experienced unbearable loss in their lives, RUN TIME: 1h 42min and it may be particularly challenging for young GENRE: Animation, Adventure, viewers who have had to suffer through these Comedy unfathomable circumstances. At the same time, STARRING: Tom Holland, Chris it’s a thoughtful exploration of what it means to Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus go grieve, and highlights the importance of DIRECTORS: Dan Scanlon appreciating the things you do have once WRITERS: Dan Scanlon, Keith tragedy has struck.

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The Write Stuff

by NANCY ROBERTS

Were We Awake Were We Awake Stories L.M. Brown When I was first awakened to the joy of writing, short stories were my love. There was something about the genre that allowed the writer to focus tightly, write poetically, and even drop the story midway through that was both challenging and fun.

Also reviewed in these pages was L. M. Brown’s “Treading the Uneven Road,” stories that carried with them the distinct notes of Ireland and a bit of the unspoken and unseen.

This collection is even more spare in the telling, though it retains some of the lilt of Irish storytelling, and many of the stories take place in Ireland. But in these stories, Brown leaves us with more to ponder, more to “read in” to the story (I never realized with a wonderful expression that was until I tried to find a way to describe these tales). The title is a fragment of poetry by Emily Dickenson, which dwells on the things we could not bear “were we awake,” but we are only dreaming.

In one, a young boy confronts death through his friend’s loss of a father; then a character whose name comes up - but who doesn’t play a major role in the first story takes over the second story, again a confrontation with life and death, youth and older age. This time, though, the character is a bit older, the life lessons more complex and confusing. And in the third, we meet the young man - a boy in the first story, and a secondary character, whose mystery is now played out for us in the conclusion of a triplet of tales.

But that’s not the end - nor the beginning. A character whose story is told in one short story might be mentioned briefly in another, deeper into the collection, so that you have to flip back to discover whether that the name is the same, but the perspective has shifted.

The stories are about perspective: a child’s versus an adult; a person who has cheated and the person cheated upon; the death of someone and the ways in which that death can effect those around him.

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collection of short stories each “chapter” can be unique, and it’s up to us, the reader, to play an active part in ferreting out the clues, the meanings, and the interior versus exterior dialog.

The elements of life are all there in one form or another: love, childhood, maturation, death, illness, health, food and drink, merriment and sorrow, sin and absolution.

The “Irish,” while there in the form of place names and the sacraments of the Church, certain practices and the turn of a phrase, is not as marked as it was in the earlier book.

But there is a complexity of relationships, and the tie and pull of family versus freedom, staying put or running away, that are thematic to most fiction, but particularly to the Irish.

But unique to this book is that shifting ground - the uneasiness of having seen this character before, knowing what they know as we witness them from a new and unknowing pair of eyes, learning something new about them that we didn’t know as their own story unfolded, or realizing that a character we met at an earlier time has been lying to us, or themselves, all along. It’s a brilliant trick of writing - one not easily accomplished. One story serves both as an hors d’oeuvre, or a complete meal, and then again as a side dish to another main course. And the only real through line is the complexity of the human condition.

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Golf

by Bentley Loveday

The Beginning of Golf Golf Score

When you are playing the great game of golf, your golf scores become both your best friends as well as your worst enemies. Many players live by their golf scores and judge their progress according to what the score card says.

While you might think that your golf scores are the best gauge of how you are coming along as a golfer, that isn’t necessarily the case.

The way golf scores are tallied can mean so many things. Just because you shoot an 8 on a par 4 doesn’t necessarily mean you are a bad golfer. It might mean that you had a bad drive and a mis-aimed chip - but it doesn’t make you a bad golfer. So don’t put too much stock into what the scorecard says. Judge your golf game by how you play rather than what your scores are.

Golf scores are only meant to help you keep track of the strokes you take to get from tee box to the hole. They don’t ever take into consideration things like hazards, weather conditions, or anxiety. Sure, you can’t keep track of how you are doing without paying attention to your golf scores, but you still need to keep in mind that there are a million variables that can make your score fluctuate.

Of course, if you’re a golfer, you know all the terminology - birdie, eagle, bogey, double eagle (if you’re really lucky) - but the real story in golf scores lies in how you played the

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course and navigated the hole. Instead of keeping track of scores, why don’t you keep track of where you were for a particular shot and how that shot came out?

Let’s say, you make a horrible drive on a par 4 and only end up 100 yards off the tee box. So now you are faced with a long fairway shot. You pick up your favorite club and smack a beautiful flyer right on the green. Who’s going to say that wasn’t a good golf shot? You end up with a par on the hole, but your score doesn’t really reflect that amazing shot now does it?

The point is, don’t put too much emphasis on the amount of strokes on your scorecard. Think about your golf score as a reflection of the amazing shots you’ve made as well as the flubbers you’ve had to live through as well. Then you can find out what kind of a golfer you are and not have to live by the golf score alone.

However, the Scots are generally adamant that the game of golf was a Scottish invention on St. Andrews golf course. The name “golf” is a derivative of the Dutch word “kolf” however, so as for who really invented the game, we say who really cares!

It really doesn’t matter who actually invented the game, but what does matter is how the history of golf has evolved over the years. Golf courses have not always had eighteen holes. St. Andrews began with eleven holes dictated by the topography of the land the continued on pg 18

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The Beginning of Golf continued from pg 17 course was located on. Players would play the eleven holes out and then back in to total 22 holes. Later, several of the holes were deemed too short and were combined with each other.

That reduced the number from 11 down to 9 so a complete round of golf was comprised of 18 holes.

By 1744, the game of golf had become wildly popular. So much so that a group of men called Gentlemen Golfers decided that a set of rules must be laid out for fair play. They came up with a list of thirteen guidelines on playing the game.

Major changes since the 19th century have occurred in the equipment needed for play.

Better mowers made greens easier to play on.

Golf balls designs would evolve by using rubber and man-made materials which made the ball fly longer on a drive. The wooden golf tee would make the drive easier.

No discussion of golf history would be complete without talking about the advances made in golf clubs. Metal shafts came about in the 1930s and most drivers were made of wood which is why they are called woods today even though they are most commonly made these days of metal or titanium. The golf shaft design has also gravitated towards graphite which is lighter and makes the club easier to swing.

When referring to the history of golf, we can debate exactly where the game originated, but the game of golf as we know it today, most certainly came about in Scotland. Even if we’re wrong, we do still have this wonderful game - and most of us are very glad about that!

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The game of golf is played on a golf course obviously. But have you ever thought what goes into making a good golf course? I mean, what makes a good golf course, and what makes a not-sogood golf course? While we don’t have the space to go through specific design layouts, we can touch on some of the aspects of a golf course that makes it fun to play yet challenging too.

Like the miniature golf course, a regular golf course should be fun. You really can’t add the fun windmills or other hazards on a regular golf course, but you can use the natural elements of the land to help build challenges into the layout.

Obviously, the first thing you’re going to need is land. I mean, you’re going to need A LOT of land!

The golf course must have

some long yardage holes as well as some shorter yardage holes. However, most golfers will agree that having mostly longer holes is a great challenge. But they also need those short par 3s for a little ego boost!

Challengers on the golf courses are numerous especially when you have several sand bunkers. Bunkers are now placed on the fairways as well as around the bunkers causing more golfers headaches! Having to hit out of the sand provides for all sorts of stroke modifications, and golfers love to have the challenge at hand!

The challengers on the golf courses are numerous one such is the dreaded water hazards. Rivers and lakes in their natural environment are found everywhere on the golf course. and man made water hazards are dug out and then filled with water over large areas! Water hazards make a player have to use finesse to avoid them and make a golf course fun to navigate.

The golf course that we play most often used to be a cow pasture. The rolling hills that used to have Holstein’s instead of golf carts make this particular golf course a lot of fun to try and get “up and down” on. Rolling hills cause the golf ball to- you must guess here - roll! You think you have a great drive and you just might have but when you ball lands on the side of a hill two things will happen either it will stop dead a harder shot or it will carry on down the side of the hill. Either way, this is another way to make a golf course challenging.

Natural trees and woods are also part of the golf course environment. When you hear the sound of your ball hitting a tree on the golf course there is no sound worse. Then you have the fun task of trying to find out where the ball landed. Did it go further in or did the tree propel it out into the fairway? You have a great way of either way to challenge yourself against natural elements.

The fun of designing a golf course is shared by player and designer alike. Take in the natural elements of your favorite golf course and then navigate through those hazards with a positive attitude. Then you’ll be having fun!

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Sports Take

by MIKE LINDSLEY

When Buffalo Stood Atop the Sports World I recently caught-up with longtime journalist Sal Maiorana from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle to chat about his new book, “When Buffalo Stood Atop the Sports World.”

Sal has covered the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo sports scene for a number of years.

The book itself? Interesting, insightful and yes, at one point, Buffalo was king in sports.

Wait…WHAT? How? Let’s dive-in to a Q and A with Sal. ML: So, when was Buffalo really “atop” the sports world?

SM: It was certainly brief, but between Nov. 4-10 in 1974, the Bills, Sabres and Braves were all in sole possession of first place in their respective leagues. Those were the only six days that this occurred during the eight years Buffalo had three major-league teams.

That’s the literal answer to the question, but the reason I wrote the book is because in the middle of the 1970s, basically the fall of 1973 through the spring of 1976, all three teams were winning, they were exciting, they each had a superstar player with O.J. Simpson playing for the Bills, Gilbert Perreault with the Sabres, and Bob McAdoo with the Braves. Buffalo never had it any better.

ML: When did you get the idea for this book and how did it all come together?

SM: This was a book I’ve wanted to write for quite some time, especially as the playoff droughts for the Bills and the Sabres grew in length in the 2010s. There was so much losing, so much sports despair, and I wanted to go back to a happier time when Buffalo’s teams actually played in the postseason.

Plus, as I was born in 1962, this was the beginning of my true fandom and those years, those teams, stirred so many memories for me.

ML: Could things get any uglier for the current Buffalo Sabres?

SM: Well, remember, they were once bankrupt and on the verge of leaving Buffalo before being rescued by Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano, so I guess it could theoretically be worse. But right now, the on-ice product is dismal and unless they strike gold with their offseason moves, I don’t see it getting too much better. I

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ML: The old Aud was a special place to watch hockey/sports/concerts. Your memories?

SM: I feel like I grew up in that building because I saw so many Sabres and Braves games there, not to mention countless concerts. It was an old-fashioned arena that had almost no frills, and the way it was built, the seats were right on top of the action and it could get really get raucous in there when the Braves and Sabres were winning.

My fondest memory as a kid of an individual game was the 1975 NBA playoffs when the Braves beat the Bullets in Game 4 of their series and McAdoo scored 50 points. What a night. And then as a sports writer, I went on to cover dozens and dozens of Sabres games both when I was still in college working for The Associated Press and then when I started working for the Democrat and Chronicle.

ML: What do you hope people say about this book when they get done with it?

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When Buffalo Stood Atop the Sports World continued from pg 19 ML: Buffalo Sabres Mount Rushmore?

SM: Gilbert Perreault, Dominik Hasek, Rick Martin, Lindy Ruff (player and coach).

ML: Do you believe in the current Buffalo Bills regime and what’s next in terms of the accomplishment list?

SM: Yes, I do like what Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane are doing in Buffalo. Not only are they changing the culture and running the organization the way it’s supposed to be run, but they are making smart personnel decisions which is the key to everything. Winning solves a lot of problems and without good players, you don’t win. There’s no reason OJ Simpson for the why the Bills can’t get into a position where they’re Buffalo Bills contending for a playoff berth every year, and the next Bob McAdoo with the step is to start winning playoff games.

Buffalo Braves ML: Describe the sports town of Buffalo in one word.

SM: Patient.

ML: Better decade of Buffalo sports from players to atmospheres to success to everything else, 1970’s or 1990’s?

SM: Tough call, but the Bills were good for the entire decade, and they gave us four Super Bowl appearances. Plus, the Sabres had some great years as well including a Stanley Cup Finals appearance, so I’d have to go with the 1990s.

ML: Sal, pleasure to do this and congrats on your book. I have always found your writing to be terrific and you set the standard in the business. Keep at it and I really appreciate it.

SM: Mike, always a pleasure, and thanks for the forum.

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Word on the Street

by BILL MCCLELLAN

The Corona Virus For Syracuse Community Health Center Coronavirus testing call Upstate first: Upstate Hospital COVID-19 Hot Line: 315-464-3979 – The State Hot Line is: 1-888-364-2065. You can reach the Feds at CDC: 1-800-232-4636 (www,cdc.gov/cdc-info) Walmart and Walgreens are expected to open test sites as soon as logistics allow. Be alert for other locations.

Researching this article was difficult. It was a venture of weaving through truth and lies. With complete objectivity I can tell you that somewhere around 80% of everything Trump has said regarding the virus is either a lie or a grave distortion. Trump also has a propensity to ruin careers and cruelly punish those that offend or disagree with his thinking. He has surrounded himself with, and has inundated the Federal Government with unqualified sycophantic unpatriotic leadership. The result is that you cannot trust him and you cannot trust anyone he has authority over, as they tailor their words to suit acceptability by him, not the truth or the people. He is the price for sacrificing principles, quality and morality for whatever reason.

A good analogy is a recent TV add. It shows a picture of an apple. Someone may try and tell you it is a banana over and over. It is a banana, banana, banana they may say.

They may raise their voice to influence you, they may write it in CAPS “IT IS A BANANA”.

But it is not. It is an apple. That is a fact. Trump has a severe emotional issue that demands he tells you an apple is banana. Trump has compulsive mythomania. He is compelled to lie, not to please, but to appease narcissism. Trump has convinced his followers that an apple is a banana on issue after issue after issue. The problem is his lies force incompetency and they are killing many of us. He is at a loss this time, as the Corona Virus does not give a damn if he belittles it on twitter.

I found that researching Governors and the actions of other countries is the best way to measure what we are up against. The results are extremely alarming.

Making things far worse is that America, once a great leader in response to any severe difficulty, today, cannot get out of its’ own way. Trump literally disbanded the White House Pandemic

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Response Team which was created understanding that pandemics are always on the horizon.

It should be noted that all information regarding this disease is fluid and that much of current horrid speculation will be mitigated by the people and the States which have realized the Federal Government is not responsive. For example, Governor Cuomo has expressed Presidentially what should be done.

Not Political. Just fact. He is on top of this. He had to secure dispensation from the Fed so that New York State can independently manufacture and test. He has called and written the President continued on pg 32

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Exercise & Fitness

by JENNIFER NASTASI GUZELAK

Staying Active During the Coronavirus Outbreak The Coronavirus (Covid-19) had affected us all. Whether we’ve gone to the grocery store to grab a few items and found the shelves bare, lost our job because our place of employment has shut down, or showed up at our gym to find a closed sign hanging on the door, we’ve all felt the impact in one way or another.

For many of us the gym is a source of stress relief and comradery. Only there, are we surrounded by like-minded people who make physical fitness a priority. We are creatures of habit and things that are consistent in our lives brings a sense of calm, order, and satisfaction.

When normality is taken away, things can become confusing, scary, and even dangerous for ourselves as well as for others.

We know that staying fit and active is our best way to build a strong immune system and stay healthy. So, what do you do when people around the country are being encouraged, if not required, to stay home? What do you do when your community gym has closed until further notice? First off, unless you are very sick or under quarantine that requires you to stay indoors, running or walking outdoors is a great way to stay active. Going outside won’t cost you a thing and the fresh air could do us all some good! Secondly, staying active can keep your immune system and lungs strong, give you a mood boost, and offer some vitamin D.

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Look at this forced change of routine as an opportunity instead of a threat. It can be a much-needed break for your body, mind and soul. It can allow your body to rest and heal, and decrease your chances of overuse injury, simultaneously strengthening areas previously neglected.

We know that most CNY fitness stores are pretty close to being wiped clean. Even if they weren’t, many of us don’t have the funds to go out and purchase exercise equipment. If we did, toilet paper would be first on our list!

This is a time to be creative. If you are unable to get outside due to the weather or otherwise, no worries! Do you have a resistance band, a couple of large water bottles, and a chair? Do you have stairs? So many of our social media outlets are providing us with workouts we can do at home. A lot of group fitness instructors and personal trainers worldwide are also doing their part by doing Facebook live. This could be just the motivational boost you need and it never hurts to try something new.

Here’s an at home workout you can try: 20 bodyweight squats 10 push-ups 10 walking lunges (each leg) 15 dumbbell rows (use a milk jug or other weight) 30 second plank 30 second jumping jacks Repeat the circuit 3 times so you will have 3 sets of each exercise completed when you are finished.

How do we stay emotionally healthy during the midst of the current outbreak? It’s really easy to get yourself worked up into a panic, especially if you read too many articles or watch too much TV. Everything is about the Coronavirus (Covid-19), and understandably so, because it is a pandemic. It’s important to pay attention to your body and your emotions. It’s natural to experience stress and anxiety in the face of a threat we cannot control. Every person reacts differently, so pay close attention to what your body and emotions are telling you. In the midst of a stressful season or situation, many self-care practices are the same ones that prove helpful in everyday living. Maintain your normal routines the best you can. Stay active, make healthy food choices and get an adequate amount of sleep. Set aside some time each day for you. Whether it’s taking a bath, reading a book, meditating, or chatting with a friend, it’s essential that you take a “break” and maintain some normalcy in your life.

Though there’s much about the coronavirus outbreak over which you have no control, you can choose to embrace the kinds of practices that will keep you and your loved ones safe. The CDC suggests: Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.

Stay home when you are sick.

Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

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Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

In Conclusion: While it feels like there is a lot we can’t control amidst concerns over the coronavirus, every one of us can make choices to stay physically and emotionally healthy.

There is a lot that we don’t know about the Coronavirus (Covid-19), but what we do know is that staying fit and active is our best way to build a strong immune system and stay healthy.

Let’s hope we can get this situation under control. It will be a really good day when we can all get back to living our lives. Until then, stay positive, stay connected, stay healthy, and stay active!

“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced.

Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.

And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.

And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.” Kitty O’Meara 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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Computers & the Web

by NANCY ROBERTS

Computer Virus Technology has always driven markets.

Think of the ticker-tapes of the booming markets of the 20s, that became the suicide weapon of the crash. Or consider the fortunes made in the birth of the home computer, and the new money found in the development of apps. As streaming entertainment decimated “appointment television” with “what I want when I want,” a new set of players not only made new ways to make money, but kept actors and production houses busier than ever they’d been producing movies and television. And of course the demands of the blockbuster movie’s CGI (computer generated imagery) created enormous profits for the companies that could create them.

The cell phone - really today a handheld computer such as Tesla predicted a hundred and more years ago - drove new means of communicating that added ways for restaurants and bookstores to drag in customers, while at the same time they eliminated the need to go to these places with friends.

This same device has changed the way we get our news. Yes, the “TV news” and the “mainstream media (newspapers, news outlets, press conferences, etc.)” are all still major players in the dissemination of news and information, but quite a while back a friend in the Philippines alerted me to the virus that has now taken center stage on all news platforms - before it had become the news of the day.

Looking back in history, there have been plagues and flu epidemics as long as history has been written. Some were worse than expected, some more mild. Certainly in the last 40 years, the computer era, there have been at least one every 5 years or so that have impacted multiple countries, some as badly as predicted, others less so.

This latest one, however, has occurred at a time with no precedent in terms of peer-to-peer communication, and both video sharing and online “news.” Has anything looked more like a movie and less like an actual event than the spraying of Chinese cities, and the HazMat-suited workers in high level containment centers? If ever there was a computer virus, COVID-19 is it.

The chatter has left government officials worldwide in a dilemma: err on the side of caution and shut down borders, schools, and gatherings, or err on the side of assurance and go on as usual, assuming this one will be no more or less dreadful than the ordinary flu season that carries away tens of thousands of at-risk people yearly?

To put it mildly, I’m glad I’m not having to make those calls. The fallout from closing down any event, venue, mode of transportation, or other gathering place will dust everyone from the immediate venue to the people who clean, transport, sell memorabilia, or rent rooms. The financial market reacts by swinging wildly and frightening investors and particularly people who rely on their investments.

And as we have learned in the last few years, our “news and information” has planted a stake in the ground in terms of its viewpoint. No longer are our sources innocent of an agenda - though in this particular case, it’s probably wiser to step off any given soapbox and try to only report what is, in fact, news, and not try to make anyone look better or worse than they are: as noted, the fallout is, in fact, radioactive, and will hurt everyone.

But remember those prescient Greek writers? They told the story of Pandora, who opened a forbidden box, unleashing the woes of the world. Ones they were let out, they couldn’t be gathered back in. We have this tool, the Internet, and we have a constant stream of alarms setting our phones buzzing. Now would be a good time to use the tool to spread as much calm and truth as can be obtained so that people can react to that rather than “scare quotes.”

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Preventive Medicine

by DR. BARRY

To Sleep Perchance To Dream One of the cornerstones of good health is sleep. Poor sleep will shorten your life. Poor sleep can wreck your day. In a study done in Britain called the Whitehall II Study they found that less than five hours of sleep doubled your risk of death from cardiovascular disease which , if you needed reminding, is the number one cause of death in America according to the CDC. Personally, I think the number one cause of death in America is sugar, which in its infinite wisdom, our government subsidizes.

Good sleep is screwed up by all kinds of things including the room not being cold enough, the room not being dark enough, having a TV in your bedroom, having too much computer and smartphone face time before bedtime because of the effects of the blue light they emit on the pineal gland etc. These issues are all called sleep hygiene.

Even if you attend to all these issues you could still have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. Many people have sleep trouble. According to the Cleveland Clinic, 50 percent of Americans will occasionally have difficulty sleeping and 10 percent of Americans have chronic insomnia.

So, you go to your doctor and complain of poor sleep and what happens? You are given a pill. Maybe it’s Elavil. Maybe it’s Trazodone. Both of these meds were originally developed as antidepressants and have been repurposed as sleep aids and are

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So, obviously, I am not a big fan of medications for sleep. You were not born with a sonata deficiency, you did not develop a trazodone shortage….you should be able to get reasonable sleep without prescription medications. You could try melatonin or tryptophan both of which are natural substances and are safer by far than any prescription medication. Even these supplements lose their effectiveness in many people over time. You could always try acupuncture or hypnosis for insomnia, neither have any side effects that can hurt you.

If you do any research at all on the internet regarding insomnia you will find that cognitive behavioral therapy is the number one recommended treatment for insomnia.

CBT , as it’s referred to, is a form of psychotherapy or talk therapy where people learn to understand what’s keeping them from getting a good night’s sleep and by working through it, resolve their issues that are affecting their sleep. Unfortunately , If there are any therapists that do CBT for sleep in Syracuse they are keeping it a well guarded secret because I have not found a single therapist who specializes in this locally. Luckily, the internet once again comes to the rescue.

There is a company on the internet that will help you with CBT for insomnia. Dr. Robert Oexman founded an online company called SOMLY.COM specifically to use CBT for insomnia. He has run sleep labs at Stanford and Harvard so he has plenty of credibility.

They focus on both the environmental issues affecting sleep as well as the cognitive issues. The full program costs $250 and what I really like about this program is that it comes with a money back guarantee. So, you really have nothing to lose except another nights poor sleep. As always, I have zero point zero relationship with this company and get nothing from recommending them except knowing I have given you another option for a chronic debilitating condition that you now can have more control over with a different approach not available locally.

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by STEPHEN RUSSELL-LACY

Beauty - Need to Re-Discover It? The spirit of our times seems to no longer value beauty.

Prince Charles was talking to the Royal Institute of British Architects at the occasion of their 150th anniversary about the proposed extension of the National Gallery.

“What is proposed is like a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much loved and elegant friend.” (Prince of Wales) He had seen much British architecture as sterile and plain ugly.

Is this still true? And do we need to re-discover beauty around us?

Defining beauty

When we see something beautiful its beauty is subjectively felt. Yet, the concept of beauty and ugliness is elusive and difficult to put into words and define. Perhaps this is because of individual differences in our appreciation of it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What one person finds beautiful, another merely sentimental. One, attractive, another repulsive.

Beauty has been said to be something to do with appreciating harmony, balance, rhythm. It captures our attention, satisfying and raising the mind.

It is not the objects depicted by art that defines whether something is beautiful or ugly. Instead it is how the object is dealt with that makes it possibly inspirational.

Spiritual philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg suggests that what arouses our feeling that a human face is beautiful is not the face itself, but the affection shining from it. It is the spiritual within the natural that stirs our affections, not the natural on its own.

“The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives; the passion that she shows.

The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.” (Audrey Hepburn) Beauty can also occur even in suffering.

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My Mind To Yours

by DEBRA MERRYWEATHER

Streaming My Conciousness

Max Brooks’ words entered my consciousness via the March 24 airing of NPR’s Fresh Air. Max Brooks, a lecturer at the Modern War Institute at West Point, author of several zombie related books, and, son of Mel Brooks, urges us to practice “good fact hygiene.” We need to be careful about what we let into our minds. We should verify the information we hear. Those of us programmed to defer to authority will find this challenging. We often have bosses in our heads.

Brooks mentioned how, fearing nuclear war, the government, and Brooks emphasized, we voters are the government, planned ahead, stockpiling emergency equipment until agencies started weighing the known costs of warehousing supplies against the unknown costs of an open ended “just in time” emergency supply reliant on private retailers. Unfortunately, most private retailers follow “just in time” supply models.

I think I read about this in my public policy studies. I may have seen something about this on “60 Minutes.” How much preparedness is prepared?

With COVID 19, we’re scrambling.

The group tendency to think someone else has things covered involves “diffusion of responsibility,” a psychological term that became popular after a killer stabbed New Yorker Kitty Genovese to death while neighbors supposedly ignored her cries. (Neighbors didn’t ignore her, but fiction often plays better than fact.) Too often, the whole story of everything reveals itself long after most of the people who know anything about events have moved past them or passed. Our world, and our communication and understanding of it, evolves within space and time as measured by the earth and moon’s movements around our sun. By the time anyone reads what I’ve written about anything here, especially about COVID 19, some new facts and stories will be spinning. Some perceptions will have changed. We will have changed.

And, whatever is happening now started with something that happened before now. While change happens to us here, others are watching us from over there.

That sort of sociological and psychological distancing has always occurred. Pain, fear and uncertainty affect individual and group consciousness. Individuals and groups have long projected responsibility for systemic problems - nature is a system - onto scapegoats.

We don’t need scapegoats. We need good information.

Since China’s COVID 19 wave/curve/trajectory crisis precedes ours, maybe we can learn from what they learned rather than blame the Chinese because the Chinese suffered the virus first. Being the first to suffer some unforeseeable or unforeseen circumstance does not mean you are to blame because you are the first victim. Us/them mentality often results in non-victims or not-yet-victims characterizing victims as bad examples or jokes.

By late March, I’d read humorous social media posts suggesting we try tossing virgins into volcanos to stop COVID 19. Funny. Closer to reality, Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for COVID 19. I’ve read social media posts calling for authorities to utilize Weinstein as a test subject in potentially painful COVID 19 experimentation. Not funny.

Since I’m streaming my consciousness, let me weigh in on the conviction of Harvey Weinstein. Based on what Weinstein’s accusers said about him, Weinstein was/ is clearly a bullying creep who, nonetheless, may honestly believe that he didn’t do anything terribly wrong. For millennia, girls and women (and boys and men) found their vocational options limited by gender. Male dominated traditional hierarchies sexualized girls and women. And, having been sexually objectified, women found themselves scapegoated for trusting predators or not fighting back hard enough.

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Threats and violence often enforce secrecy.

Skipping forward, speaking on “Fresh Air,” Max Brooks suggested that China’s culture of secrecy contributed to coronavirus’s initial spread through Wuhan Province.

Here, some leaders robustly denied American vulnerability to COVID 19.

I wish we all could talk about tough things and not just talk tough.

Governor Cuomo suggests that mandated social isolation frees some of us to do things we’ve not had time to do. I want to write about what it’s like to recover from brain injury that, for decades, robbed me of my own memory and consciousness.

I would rather gather together with friends and family.

I want to go eat in a restaurant.

Governor Cuomo says PAUSE but look forward.

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The Corona Virus continued from pg 21 trying to get some sense past his self-serving thinking. The Governor actually had one of the first mobile testing units up and running in New Rochelle (units which should be in every community in the country - One opened March 16th at the Syracuse Community Health Center at 819 S. Salina St.) and is implementing massive preventative steps throughout the State.

Governors and Mayors are issuing shelter in place orders. All gatherings of over 10 people should not take place. The more of us that stay home and maintain a distance of 6 feet from others when we shop or must go out, the sooner this will be under control.

With 247 known cases and 3 dead, Governor Dewine of Ohio estimates that over 100,000 are currently infected in Ohio and is expected to double every 6 days. And yet, incredibly there is barely any testing available.

As of March 22, 2020, there has been 303,000 Coronavirus cases worldwide. 12,944 deaths. In the U.S. there has been 24,000 infected and 285 dead. (Note: when reading stats about the virus you are furnished totals. Bear in mind that about 60% have recovered.) New York State has 11,178 infected with 56 deaths. Most of these are in New York City with 5151 infected and 45 deaths. Take a look at the current stats as you read and you will get a feel for progression and severity. The numbers increase every day. The disease easily transmits. I am following all the guidelines and checking with family daily.

This is no longer about trusting leadership. The best of us, the real America is still intact and is in each of our hearts. We will get thru.

That half of the country is currently in danger and that one to two million may die is breathtaking and warrants a wartime effort. Testing is the vital urgent heartbeat of the recovery pursuit. Action is extremely late and killing people. It is clear that America outside of the Federal Government must step up. Testing must be made easily available countrywide. Or Americans will die in droves that could have been saved.

This once great and united land manufactured battleships and tanks and trucks and jeeps and bazookas and machine guns faster than German U-Boats and Japanese Planes could sink the transporting ships. Fighter Jets rolled off assembly lines every day. Today we are unable to supply leadership, assurance, testing, mobile test units, ventilators and

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cannot even manufacture enough face masks or aprons or paper products for cleaning to meet the need. Our nurses and doctors are getting sick because the once greatest land on earth cannot manufacture simple vital items. As our people sicken and our people, mostly our Moms and Dads, die.

We have washed ashore and we are flopping on the beach. No one on the Federal level is planning with sophistication, intelligence and ability. It is beyond belief that leadership is so poor that simple lifesaving testing still has no timely fruition, resulting in the rampant spread of the disease and no control of it. The potential for what lies ahead is grave, far beyond anything we ever imagined. We are talking about a potential American death toll that far exceeds WWI and WWII together. This calls for massive wartime like mobilization of every resource you can imagine.

According to the New York Times one CDC (Centers for Disease Control) scenario recently divulged that without rigid inhibitive measures, between 160 million and 214 million people in the United States could be infected over the course of the epidemic.

The projection is that the epidemic could last months to a year or more. The death toll may well be 2 to 4 million. This figure can be lowered with extreme logistical improvements and public guidance and public understand and cooperation. CA and IL have issued shelter in place orders. NY issued a “Pause” plan. Residents must stay home with no non-essential gatherings. NJ, CT, OR have all issued stay at home orders. The entire Country is getting on board without the Feds.

The calculations based on the C.D.C.’s scenarios suggested, upwards of 2.4 million people in the United States could require hospitalization, potentially crushing the nation’s medical system, which has only about 925,000 staffed hospital beds. Fewer than a tenth of those are for people who are critically ill. Much of this will take place within a few months. The time is now for war-time logistical manufacturing and distribution efficiency.

Our people are on the battlefield, waiting and dying. We must re-open closed hospitals and repurpose empty structures. We must ensure critical medical logistics along with training and staffing and efficient testing. It is likely we could save a million lives if we start today and perform as Americans.

Even with these mitigating preventive measures, real disaster looms and will be a reality. The C.D.C. led effort is developing more sophisticated models showing how interventions might decrease the worst-case numbers, but the behavior of our government and business leadership is not yet adequately on board.

Why did Korea, Germany and Japan test far sooner with less warning and hundreds of times more than the U.S? They are saving their people as we flounder, not far from helplessness. Hundreds of thousands within the U.S. death toll will be a result of incompetence and inaction and people dying that easily could live with testing. This is criminal leadership negligence of the most reckless and inefficient kind and I pray that for starters we eliminate Trump and his obsequious un-patriotic Cabinet and Senate members, as we bury our dead.

Perhaps our government is not part of it but we do have E-pluribus-Unum. (All for one – One for all) We are Americans. You can see it in the empty streets and stores, in the deeds and the hearts of our Doctors and Nurses, in the eyes of grocery cashiers, in the camaraderie and friendship you feel when you must go out, and you can see it when you look in the mirror. The American people are one. We the people have caught on.

That is truth. We will be fine.

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Beauty-Need to Re-Discover It? continued from pg 28 moved by it and do something about it, is profoundly heartening.” (Physician-poet Rafael Campo)

Creative art

Roger Scruton, philosopher, points out that between 1750 and 1930 the aim of art or music was beauty. People saw beauty as valuable as truth and goodness. Then in the 20th century it stopped being important. Then many artists aimed to disturb, shock and to break moral taboos. The earliest of these was Marcel Duchamp e.g. his installation of a urinal. It was not beauty, but originality and irony and other intellectual ideas that they focused on. This is what won the prizes no matter the moral cost.

The art world now believes that those who look for beauty in art, are just out of touch with modern realities. Since the world is disturbing, art should be disturbing too. Yet I would suggest that what is shocking first time round is uninspiring and hollow when repeated.

“If the world is so ugly, what’s the point of making it even uglier with ugly music?... I have tried to make it sound as beautiful as I can. Otherwise what’s the point... So if you want to hear how ugly the modern world is,... you can just switch on the television and listen to the news. But I think that most people go to concerts because they want to hear beautiful music. Music full of melodies that you can hum or sing. Music that speaks to the heart. Music that wants to make you want to smile or cry or dance. (Alma Deutscher, 12 year old concert violinist/pianist) If there are still any artists creating beautiful objects of art, I suspect, like any good news in the newspapers, they are not getting the headlines.

Awakening to the spiritual

In addition to much of our contemporary art and built environment, can we also detect a grating unattractiveness - not to mention self-centeredness and offensiveness - now coming into the language and manners shown in our mass media? As though beauty has no longer any real place in our lives.

So when we find ourselves in the soup of negativity, do we give ourselves time to be open to beauty?

“What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare...

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. (William Henry Davies)

Effect on us of cultural change

I’m wondering if by losing beauty we are also losing something else. Something I

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Tales from the Vine

by NANCY CASSANDRA WHITMAN HARRINGTON

The Health Benefits of Drinking Red Wine 1) It can reduce the likelihood of cancer Red wine contains a considerable amount of Resveratrol, a type of natural phenol which is an antioxidant which evidence has shown has the potential to reduce...

reduce or even prevent memory deficiencies in the elderly. As well as this, studies have also demonstrated that it can improve the temperament of those who drink it.

3) It reduces the risk of heart disease Research has shown that red wine can reduce the onset of heart disease, while improving an individual’s overall cardiovascular health. The contents of red wine strengthens the resilience and flexibility of vessels throughout the heart region and prevents the development of plaque. This consequently diminishes the chances of heart related illnesses such as stroke and high blood pressure.

4) It safeguards against brain diseases

Red wine helps to prevent rapid neurone loss that contributes to brain diseases such as dementia. It also protects individuals against neurone loss that occurs naturally in varying degrees, in all elderly people.

5) Slows the aging process

The consumption of red wine purchased from wine of the month clubs can help to reduce the prevalence and severity of wrinkles, by resisting the damage imparted on the body by singular atoms known as free radicals. Drinking red wine improves a person’s vitality and stamina, helping to promote longevity while reducing the signs of aging.

6) Anti-Inflammatory Qualities

1) It can reduce the likelihood of cancer

Red wine contains a considerable amount of Resveratrol, a type of natural phenol which is an antioxidant which evidence has shown has the potential to reduce the likelihood of cancer development, while also being able to combat the growth of existing cancerous cells. The research also indicated that vintage wines were more effective at preventing and thwarting cancer than younger ones.

2) It strengthens information retention

The antioxidants present in red wine can provide greater information intention and

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Research has shown that antioxidants present in red wine protect the body from an excess build-up of rogue blood cells, which helps to fight the onset of blood vein thrombosis. Additionally, when the human body is inflamed, it is at an increased risk of developing cancer and other serious conditions.

7) Reduces the risk of diabetes

Studies have concluded that the consumption of premium wine, particularly red wine can help to improve the overall wellbeing of individuals suffering from diabetes. The drinking of red wine enhances insulin responsiveness, while strengthening the body’s metabolic function.

8) Strengthens bones

Red wine is rich in silicon, which is an essential element that strengthens bones. Such qualities are especially vital for women going through menopause. Additionally, red wine lessens the possibility of developing chronic bone related illnesses such as osteoporosis.

9) Can help individuals lose weight

Studies have linked red wine consumption with weight loss, due to its ability to enhance metabolic function. Red, along with other premium wine products have been shown to combat the rate of fat cell growth, while also helping to eliminate existing ones. These combined effects all aid in fighting against weight gain and maintaining proper health.

10) Decreases likelihood of developing kidney related ailments

Research has indicated that red wine can lessen the chances of developing debilitating kidney and gallstones, along with other kidney related illnesses, owing to its propensity to prevent inflammation.

11) Protects against tooth decay

Studies have shown that there is evidence to suggest that red wine consumption can protect against tooth decay.

12) Reduces visual impairment

Drinking a daily glass of red wine or organic wines can help to reduce the onset of gradual vision loss that occurs naturally for many people, as part of the normal aging process.

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13) Helps to safeguard against allergies

The contents of red wine have been shown to reduce the risk of developing allergies for certain people.

14) Reduces risk of developing flu and similar infections

The antioxidants contained within red wine can protect the body against the flu and other related diseases. Additionally Science Articles, red wine can also prevent the ailment from worsening in infected individuals.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nancy Whitman is a Marketing Manager and contributor to Cellars Wine Club, a wine of the month club based in Washington State, USA.

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Beauty-Need to Re-Discover It? continued from pg 33 would describe as a deeper perception of what is good and innocent in life.

Scruton suggests that living without this deeper perception is like living in a spiritual desert. He argues that the artists of the past were aware that life was full of chaos and suffering. But they had a remedy for this and the remedy was beauty. He reckons that the beautiful work of art brings consolation in sorrow and affirmation in joy. It shows human life to be worth-while.

Beauty - A reminder of transcendent reality

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This Month’s Recipe Sangria Ham

Recipe from allrecipes.com

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But is beauty only a subjective thing? Is there also an objective reality to it?

Perhaps we need to re-visit the wisdom of the ancients. According to Plato, beauty, like justice, and goodness, is an eternally existing entity. He said it eternally exists, regardless of changing social conceptions and circumstances. This would mean that beauty has existed even when there was no one around to notice it.

It takes millions of years for light to travel the vast distance to reach our telescopes. So we now see the beauty of the stars as they were before human beings existed.

I would say beauty is something, that at its heart, has the reality of innocence - the innocence of absolute Love Itself.

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty, that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” (John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn) As a clinical psychologist, Stephen Russell-Lacy has specialised in cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, working for many years with adults suffering distress and disturbance.

He edits Spiritual Questions a free eZine that explores links between spiritual philosophy and the comments and questions of spiritual seekers. You can share your views and find out more about making sense of life.

His eBook Heart, Head and Hands draws links between the psycho-spiritual teachings of the eighteenth century spiritual philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg and current ideas in therapy and psychology.

1 (8 pound) bone-in ham with rind removed ¼ cup whole cloves 1 pound brown sugar 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice 2 cups sangria wine

Cook 4 hrs

Servings 16

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Use a sharp knife to score the ham 1/4 inch deep in a diamond pattern.

Place in a good sized roaster with the fat side up, and stud in a decorative manner with the whole cloves...be sure to use plenty. Pack the top of the ham with the whole pound of brown sugar to coat the surface as thickly as possible. Some may fall off into the pan, but that can not be helped. Leave it there to sweeten the basting juices needed in later steps.

Roast, uncovered, until the sugar begins to melt, about 20 minutes.

During this time, mix together the pineapple juice and sangria. When the sugar has begun to melt, pour one cup of the wine mixture over the ham, and return the ham to the oven for 40 minutes. I often tent the ham with foil at some point, but my mother never did.

After one hour in the oven, baste the ham with a second cup of the wine mixture, stirring it into the pan drippings. Return the ham to the oven for 2 more hours, basting after the first hour with the remaining wine mixture.

Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C), and baste the ham every 20 minutes with the pan drippings for the final hour of cooking. A meat thermometer should read 160 degrees F (65 degrees C) before serving.

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