Friday, June 30, 2017
Thursday, June 29, 2017
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Read Three Articles 6-28-17
Education
Solving the Rural Education Gap: Experts Weigh In on New Report’s Findings Tying Gap to Prosperity
** North Carolina has PLENTY of rural counties**
Incarceration
Inmates say officers handcuffed them, then broke their bones
World
THE NEED FOR A FISHING POLE: THOUGHTS ON SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN NICARAGUA
Solving the Rural Education Gap: Experts Weigh In on New Report’s Findings Tying Gap to Prosperity
** North Carolina has PLENTY of rural counties**
Incarceration
Inmates say officers handcuffed them, then broke their bones
World
THE NEED FOR A FISHING POLE: THOUGHTS ON SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN NICARAGUA
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Taylor's Story
From WPU Alumna Taylor Peatross
".........this past Saturday that's (Oak City Outreach Center in Raleigh) where I went. I had a plastic container full when I arrived around 11:15. Just walking up to the building I had people stopping and asking if they could have one to take to their kids. I walked around through the building giving them away to people who came up. It all happened so fast I didn't have time to get many pictures. It did not take 20 minutes before they were all gone (I wish I had had more). The pictures attached were taken of some of the last kids I saw, they were happy. The boy has a manatee and the girl has a white dog with a red heart around one of its eyes. It felt great being able to give these away and make people happy."
".........this past Saturday that's (Oak City Outreach Center in Raleigh) where I went. I had a plastic container full when I arrived around 11:15. Just walking up to the building I had people stopping and asking if they could have one to take to their kids. I walked around through the building giving them away to people who came up. It all happened so fast I didn't have time to get many pictures. It did not take 20 minutes before they were all gone (I wish I had had more). The pictures attached were taken of some of the last kids I saw, they were happy. The boy has a manatee and the girl has a white dog with a red heart around one of its eyes. It felt great being able to give these away and make people happy."
Monday, June 26, 2017
Friday, June 23, 2017
Freeze It Yourself: Turning Four Southern Favorites into Homemade Popsicles (With Recipes)
Originally posted HERE
GINGER-PEACH SWEET TEA ICE POPS
The original? Colder than ice, sweeter than sorghum, in a mason jar on a porch, or in a big plastic cup at a fast food drive-thru. The ice pop? Ginger-spiked, sugar-laden, pitch-black tea, with suspended peach slices that resemble moths in amber.
2 cups water
2 black tea bags
1/4 cup sugar
1-inch piece ginger, peeled and smashed
16 peach slices, fresh or frozen
Bring water to a simmer in a small saucepan. Add the tea bags, sugar, and ginger, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Let the tea steep for ten minutes. Remove the ginger and tea bags. Refrigerate the sweet tea until completely chilled.
Put two peach slices in each ice pop mold and top with sweet tea. Freeze for about five hours, adding the wooden sticks after about twenty minutes. To unmold, dip in warm water for a few seconds, then pull upward. If you want to dip the ice pops in a glass of bourbon, no one will stop you. Yield: 8 ice pops
BANANA PUDDING ICE POPS
The original? Vanilla pudding, layered with banana slices and vanilla wafers, then topped with whipped cream or toasted meringue. The ice pop? Malted milk pudding, studded with banana slices and somersaulted through vanilla wafer crumbs.
2 1/3 cups whole milk
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon malted milk powder
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 bananas
2 2/3 cups crushed vanilla wafers
Warm the milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring so the bottom doesn't brown or burn. Meanwhile, whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and malted milk powder in a small bowl.
Once the milk is warm, add a splash to the egg yolk mixture. Stir. Add another splash. Stir. Repeat this tempering process until all the milk is incorporated. Pour back into the saucepan and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid thickens into pudding—about nine minutes. Push through a fine-mesh sieve into container, removing any lumps, and press plastic film against the pudding to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until completely chilled.
When the pudding is cold, thickly slice the bananas. Add a spoonful of pudding to an ice pop mold, then a couple of banana slices. Repeat until nearly full. Freeze for about five hours, adding the wooden sticks after about twenty minutes. To unmold, dip in warm water for a few seconds, then pull upward. Roll in vanilla wafer crumbs. Encourage double-dipping.
Yield: 9 ice pops
ATLANTIC BEACH PIE ICE POPS
The original? A cold, citrus curd pie with a saltine cracker crust and whipped cream or toasted meringue crown. The ice pop? A creamy, lemon one-piece with a saltine cover-up.
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup heavy cream
Pinch salt
Juice of 8 lemons
Zest of 2 lemons
2 1/3 cups crushed saltine crackers
Stir all ingredients except crumbs in a bowl. Divide the mixture between the ice pop molds. Freeze for about five hours, adding the wooden sticks after about twenty minutes. To unmold, dip in warm water for a few seconds, then pull upward. Roll in cracker crumbs. Encourage double-dipping. Yield: 8 ice pops
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ICE POPS
The original? A sugary, flaky biscuit, split in half and stuffed with young-summer strawberries and soft cream. The ice pop? Two-ingredient, no-churn ice cream, bejeweled with red berry slices and covered in shortbread crumbs.
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (about 2/3 cup)
2 3/4 cups sliced strawberries
3 cups crushed shortbread cookies
Using either a hand mixer or a whisk (balloon whisks work best), whip the cream until a stiff peak forms. Pour the sweetened condensed milk into a bowl. Fold in the whipped cream—gently, so as not to deflate the mixture. Stir in the strawberries.
Divide the mixture between the ice pop molds. Freeze for about five hours, adding the wooden sticks after about twenty minutes. To unmold, dip in warm water for a few seconds, then pull upward. Roll in shortbread crumbs. Encourage double-dipping. Yield: 10 ice pops
Read Three Articles: 6-23-17
Poverty
Carson calls poverty ‘a state of mind’
*Yes. We've already commented on this, but it's worth a second, third, fourth, or even fifth look*
Homelessness
An Opioid Death Prompts Denver Public Library To Keep Overdose Antidote On Hand
World
What you haven’t seen from Venezuela’s protests
Carson calls poverty ‘a state of mind’
*Yes. We've already commented on this, but it's worth a second, third, fourth, or even fifth look*
Homelessness
An Opioid Death Prompts Denver Public Library To Keep Overdose Antidote On Hand
World
What you haven’t seen from Venezuela’s protests
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Friends To Strangers
Tasos Touloupis of Birmingham, Alabama, remembers an old Greek expression, “philoxenia,” which means “friends to strangers.” It’s an attitude the Greeks share with Southerners. Maybe that’s why, for the last 100 years, Greek immigrant families in Alabama have been changing the way we eat.
Read more HERE
Read more HERE
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Read Three Articles: 6-21-17
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
The Road Food Difference
Some days a No. 6 combo at Wendy’s just won’t do. Neither will the Chick-fil-A fries that look like a hashtag or two allbeefpattiesspecialsaucelettucecheesepicklesonionsonasesameseedbun. On those days, you need a counter with pale green leatherette and silver-sided spinning stools, or a speckled Formica two-topper, or a curved corner banquette, or a wooden chair with that low rung you can hook your heels over, or a lazy Susan that revolves four kinds of hot sauce plus one you’ve never heard of.
Read more HERE
Read more HERE
Monday, June 19, 2017
Deja's Story
Deja Gainey is a WPU sophomore.
"During the week of May 14-20 2017, I traveled to Birmingham,
AL with the First Baptist Church of Raleigh to volunteer for a non-profit
called Next Step STORM. Next Step STORM is a volunteer based disaster relief
organization dedicated to rebuilding homes and giving an encouraging word to
the lives of those affected by natural disasters in the Birmingham area. During
the week we added a new roof on 2 houses as well as painting and adding wood
stain."
"On June 16, 2017, I traveled to NC State University to volunteer as a Junior Facilitator with the Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) North Carolina East Leadership Seminar. The HOBY NC East Seminar is a 3 day leadership program for 140 high school sophomores. HOBY was established by actor Hugh O'Brian in 1958 to develop a global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to volunteerism, community development, and innovative ideas. HOBY NC East is sponsored by the Raleigh Jaycees. For more info check out www.hobynceast.org
Friday, June 16, 2017
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Monday, June 12, 2017
Read Three Articles: 6-12-17
Friday, June 9, 2017
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Mom’s Prized Pineapple Pig Pickin’ Cake
In North Carolina, Pig Pickin’ Cake is an essential companion to any good barbecue (noun, not a verb). After a heavy main course when we’re still craving something a little sweet, this traditional dessert satisfies with its airy, fruity topping.
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Worth A Note: Whose Century Is It?
Whose Century Is It? is a interesting podcast from PRI. It airs on most NPR stations. What hooked me was the article from May 19th about cheap radios in Africa being the primary news source
Check it out HERE
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
**Miracle League of the Triangle Internship**
Miracle
League of the Triangle Administrative Internship
The role of the MLT Intern(s)
is to assist Executive Director (ED) or Director of Baseball Operations (DBO) as
needed with clerical and operational tasks for meetings, trainings, game day,
fund raising and special events. Hours may range from 10-15 per week depending
on work load and game schedules. Work
will primarily take place at the Miracle League Office and Fields but may
include other locations for special events or meetings.
Report to: Primarily to the Executive Director, Secondary
to Director of Baseball Operations
Expectations:
·
Assist during scheduled
meetings & trainings
·
Assist during
scheduled Training Days, Field Preps and End of Season Parties
·
Demonstrate
enthusiasm, love and concern for each player and family with high morals and
integrity on and off the field
·
Be proactive
going to ED/DBO and volunteers for assistance when needed
·
Be
detail-oriented, working efficiently with time and supplies
·
Possess effective
communication skills (verbal and written)
·
Promote the
Miracle League in a positive manner at all times.
Task to be performed (not a full inclusive listing)
·
Coaches Meeting - assist w/name tags, copies, assemble
folders, set up/clean up
·
Season Prep - assist w/organizing uniforms, field house
prep, name tags, etc.
·
Games - assist with game operations, including at
least one evening during the week. (Sschedule to be determined in part by
availability)
·
End-of-Season
Parties – Assist in coordination and execution of this special events.
·
General Clerical
support may include filing, data collecting, document shredding, preparing
mailings, writing Thank you notes, conducting screening calls to players,
communicating to volunteers via email, phone and face to face, cleaning the office.
Miracle League of the
Triangle offices are located at 1000 Perimeter Park Dr., Suite H; Morrisville,
NC 27560. Primary Miracle League Field
would serve at is located at 805 Cary Towne Blvd, Cary, NC 27519 but may also
be asked to assist at North Raleigh location (3011 Queensland Rd.) on occasion.
Lemon Icebox Cake Recipe
Yield: 10 servings.
4 cups heavy cream, very cold (divided)
1 cup powdered sugar (divided)
6 ounces whole-milk plain Greek yogurt
¼ cup fresh lemon juice (2-3 lemons)
1 (10-ounce) jar lemon curd
2 tablespoons fresh lemon zest (plus extra for garnish)
2 (7.25-ounce) bags shortbread or butter cookies
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Lemon slices (optional, for garnish)
Fresh mint leaves (optional, for garnish)
Using a stand mixer with whisk attachment, whip 2 cups heavy cream at medium-high speed for 2 minutes or until you start to see the trail of the whisk through the cream. Add ½ cup powdered sugar. Whip until stiff peaks form. Cover and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, lemon curd, and zest. Stir until combined. Fold half of the whipped cream into the lemon mixture. Set aside.
Line a 9 x 5-inch baking dish with plastic wrap, leaving extra wrap on all sides. Layer the bottom of the pan with cookies, making sure the cookies are tightly arranged, and breaking them if necessary to make them fit. Spread half of the lemon mixture evenly over the cookies and along the sides of the pan. Add another layer of cookies, followed by the remaining whipped cream. Top whipped cream with a third layer of cookies, followed by lemon mixture. Finish with a layer of cookies.
Remove cake from freezer, and use the loose edges of the plastic wrap to remove from the pan. Flip cake over on a platter and remove wrap. Frost cake with whipped cream frosting, and decorate with lemon slices, fresh lemon zest, and/or fresh mint.
From Our State Magazine
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Southern Foodways Alliance Director John T. Edge's Favorite Triangle Restaurants Are Redefining the South
Southern cooking has long been defined by fried chicken joints, barbecue pits, cast-iron skillets, and tin pie pans. But in The Potlikker Papers, James Beard Award winner and Southern Foodways Alliance director John T. Edge recounts a different history and evolution, one that encompasses cornbread and tamales.
Read more HERE
Read more HERE
Monday, June 5, 2017
William Peace Service Is World Wide!
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| My sister Hannah Baker on mission in Estonia. #PacerServiceInternational #WPUservesEstonia |
Friday, June 2, 2017
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