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Administration
The Social Security Administration will be conducting workshops to
help people understand and learn how to navigate the Social Security
website. If you are within four months from age 62 or time you want
to retire, the Administration will have personnel on site to assist in ap-
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we will also be able to assist in submitting change of address, direct
Diabetes Health Care Physical
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Cardiopulmonary Occupational take place at the following locations:
Management
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Congratulations to February’s
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Caring Professional
of the month: Audrey Slape R.N.
February 16th, 2011 From 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
It hasn’t been
a good winter for El
Paso and southern
New Mexico so far.
Rainfall and snow-
fall has been down
while temperatures
have been above nor-
mal for the most
part. We are just over Temperature Outlook for next 3 months Precipitation Outlook for next 3 months
an inch below normal (Above normal temperatures for El Paso) (Below normal precipitation for El Paso)
for precipitation since remains considerable uncertainty
December 1 and have only re- as to whether La Niña will last into
ceived .50” of snow. the summer (La Niña typically
gives us below normal precipita-
I expected this to be a dull weather tion and above normal tempera-
period since October all courtesy tures).
of La Niña. La Niña has consis-
tently been moderate-to-strong Below is the forecast for the rest of
sine the fall. The current model winter and early spring – months
forecasts have not changed signifi- of February, March and April.
cantly since last month. La Niña is You’ll notice that temperatures are
currently near its peak and is ex- expected to be above normal while
pected to persist into the spring at precipitation is expected to con-
a lesser intensity. Thereafter, there tinue below normal.
By Lee Bowman serve” theory: Having a bigger resistant to losing brain in-
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE brain to start with provides a stead,’’ the neurologist said.
The brain shrinks with age cushion against dementia from A study from the Nether-
like most everything else in the aging or neurological diseases lands recently published in the
body. And increasingly, brain like Alzheimer’s. journal Neurology found that
researchers are considering the older people with occasional
role of brain volume, from In particular, brain imaging memory lapses, like forgetting
childhood to very old age, in studies as well as autopsies an appointment or a friend’s
keeping the mind sharp. show scientists that people name, have about a milliliter
with larger brains may be bet- less volume to their hippocam-
There’s not much we can do ter able to forge new connec- pus than the brain structures
to make our brains bigger. tions to regions of the brain of those who reported no mem-
Genes, nutrition, nurturing that have not been affected by ory problems.
and lifestyles pretty much de- the plaques and tangles of
termine what size and shape nerve cells that are the hall- minds and good memory before Several long-term brain-
the grey and white matter is in mark of Alzheimer’s. they died had larger brain vol- imaging studies are underway
by the time we’re in our early ume overall, but particularly to calibrate how much brain
20s. The key may be how we Dr. Denise Erten-Lyons, a re- around the hippocampal re- volume is part of normal aging
handle upkeep throughout life, searcher at Oregon Health Sci- gion, which is involved in mem- so that more rapid deteriora-
and whether certain behaviors, ences University in Portland, ory formation and storage. tion can be identified. Esti-
vitamins or drugs might aid in reported earlier this year that Maximum brain-size data, mates range from as much as 1
preserving brain cells. among a group of 12 volunteers “may suggest that they really percent a year to 2 percent a
Several recent studies seem in their 90s found to have both were not necessarily born with decade.
to support the “cognitive re- a lot of plaques and clear bigger brains, but they’re more Continues on page 14
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UTEP Men’s Basketball - day and Saturday, and 5:30 p.m. and Bradley. 2989.
Home games are at the Don Hask- Sunday. Tickets: $5 general admis-
ins Center. Game time is 7:05 sion; $10, $15 and $20 reserved. Coin Show — The International ‘El Sueño de Petra’ —
p.m., unless otherwise listed. Indi- Information: 479-PUCK (7825) or Coin Club of El Paso’s 48th annual Malena Cano directs the humorous
vidual tickets: $14-$50, plus serv- elpasorhinos.com. Coin Show is Feb. 18-20 at El Spanish-language play at 6:30 p.m.
ice charge. Information: 747-5234 • Feb. 4-6 — Texas Junior Brah- Maida Shrine Center, 6331 Ala- Friday and Saturday, and 4 p.m.
or utepathletics.com. mas bama. Admission is free. Informa- Sunday, Feb. 11-13, at the
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 — • Feb. 25-27 — Boulder Bison tion: 533-6001 or Chamizal National Memorial, 800
SMU elpasocoinclub.com. Weekend of S. San Marcial. Tickets: $6.
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 — Ladysmith Black Mambazo show: 526-3180.
Houston - The celebrated African vocal ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
• 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 — group performs Sunday, Feb. 6, at Legacy of Floyd Cramer — – UTEP Dinner Theatre presents
Memphis. the UTEP’s Magoffin Auditorium. Showtime! El Paso presents key- the Tony Award-winning musical
Tickets available through Ticket- boardist Jason Coleman, grandson based on the Manuel Puig novel
‘Toma Mi Corazon/Have a master. Information: 747-5234. of the legendary Floyd Cramer, at “El Beso de la Mujer Arana” Feb.
Heart’ — “Heart Art” by artists 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at the 11-27. Showtime is 7 p.m.
and celebrities UTEP Women’s Basket- Plaza Theatre. Coleman has played Wednesday through Saturday; din-
will be up for ball — Home games are in the piano since he was barely able ner matinee performance is 1:30
bids at the the Don Haskins Center. In- to reach the keys. He made his p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13; non-dinner
10th annual formation: 747-5234 or own Grand Ole Opry debut at age matinees are 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
auction Thurs- utepathletics.com 17, has recorded and produced Feb. 20 and 27. Tickets $26-$38
day,Feb. 3, at • 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6 — three solo instrumental albums, dinner shows; $12-$22 non-dinner
the Camino Real UAB. and recently released a gospel matinee. Information: 747-6060.
Hotel. Proceeds ben- • 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 — Tulane album. Tickets: $25 ($10 students
efit Avance El Paso • 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 — So. with ID; ages 6-25). Information: ‘Blithe Spirit — Noel Coward’s
Chapter. Information: 351- Miss. 544-2022 or British comedy is Feb. 11-March
2419. • 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27 — SMU. ShowtimeElPaso.com. 5 at El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Mon-
tana. Directed by Jean Ames.
Tejanos baseball — The Te- UTEP Softball — Home games ‘Rite of Spring’ and Other Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and
janos of El Paso Community Col- are at the Helen of Troy Complex. Dances - The UTEP Department Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
lege’s home games are at the Valle Ticket information: 747-5347 or of Theatre and Dance features its Ticket information: 532-1317, el-
Verde Campus Baseball Field. All utepathletics.com. spring dance performance Feb. 10- pasoplayhouse.com.
February games are doubleheaders • Thursday, Feb. 10 — 3 and 5 13 in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Fam-
and begin at noon. Admission is p.m. vs. Northern Colorado (dou- ily Theatre. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Cupids Chase 5K — The 5K
free. Information: 831-2275. bleheader) Thursday through Satuday and run and 1-mile fun walk benefiting
• Feb. 4-5 — Cochise College • Feb. 19-20 — 3 and 5 p.m. Sat- 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Ticket in- Community Options is 8 a.m. Sat-
• Feb. 8 — Eastern Arizona Col- urday vs. Houston Baptist (double- formation/showtimes: 747-5118. urday, Feb. 12, at Ascarate Park,
lege. header) and 11 a.m. Sunday. 6900 Delta. Registration (by Feb.
• Thursday, Feb. 24 — 5 p.m. vs. Milagro Gala — The inaugural 10): $20 ($15 students, military,
El Paso Rhinos — El Paso’s New Mexico State University benefit gala event for El Paso Chil- seniors) for the run; $15 ($10 stu-
Junior League ice hockey team The UTEP Invitational is Feb. 25- dren’s Hospital is 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. dents, military, seniors) for the
home games are at the Sierra Prov- 27 with game time 2 and 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at Camino Real walk). Registration increases by $5
idence Events Center, next to the Friday, 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sat- Hotel, 101 S. El Paso Street. Cock- off Feb. 10. Information: 771-7764
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Regu- urday and 11 a.m. Sunday. Teams tail attire. Tickets: $125. Informa- or comop.org.
lar games times are 7:30 p.m. Fri- include Texas State, North Dakota tion/reservations: 521-7229, ext.
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information: 831-2460 or 12:15 p.m. each race day. General Alive presents the singer/song-
‘Freedom Road’ — The play epcc.edu. admission is free to the track and writer at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12,
about the colonial era of England casino. Turf Club seating is $5. In- at The Black Box Theatre, 420
and Spain is presented at 6 p.m. Southwest Fitness Throw- formation: (575) 874-5200 Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.
Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. down — The fitness event bene- Admission: $15. Information:
Sunday, Feb. 25-27, at the fiting March of Dimes is Feb. SoUThERn (575) 523-1223.
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 26-27, at Crossfit El Paso East, nEw MExIco
S. San Marcial. Tickets: $25 ($15 11444 Rojas. Spectator admission ‘Love Letters’ — The 11th an-
children). is free. Information/registration: Las Cruces Symphony — nual Valentine’s Day production is
203-0899 or southwestfit- Guest mezzo soprano Elena 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at the
Bale Folclorico Da Bahia - nessthrowdown.com. Armijo and El Paso’s own Prentice Black Box Theatre at 430 N.
Brazil’s only professional folk Loftin Chorale join the symphony
dance company performs at 8 p.m. Love Affair and Bridal Feb. 5-6at NMSU’s Atkinson
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26, Expo - The 14th annual event Music Recital Hall, featuring
at UTEP’s Magoffin Auditorium. presented by KISS-FM is Sunday, works by Rossini, Saint Saëns,
Presented by Lola Productions. Feb. 27, at the Camino Real Hotel. Borodin and Prokofiev. Showtime
Tickets are $47.85 including serv- The expo, features three bridal is 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m.
ice charge (Ticketmaster). fashion shows, and several vendor Sunday. Tickets: $35-$45. Infor-
booths in the hotel’s grand ball- mation: (575) 646-3709 or
Empty Bowls Soup Dinner room, mezzanine, and lobby. Ad- lascrucessymphony.com.
— The Art Student Society at El Downtown Mall in Las Cruces,
mission is free. Information:
Paso Community College will ASTC Mardi Gras — Ameri- featuring Steve and Meredith Lor-
544-9550.
sponsor the soup dinner and silent ing. Refreshments served after the
can Southwest Theatre Company
auction to raise funds and aware- show. Tickets: $10 ($9 students
Sunland Park Race Track will host its annual Mardi Gras
and seniors over 65). Reserva-
ness of world hunger noon to 4 — The 2010-2011 live horse rac- gala 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at El Paso tions/information: (575) 523-1223
ing season runs through April 10. the Las Cruces Convention Center.
Community College Adminstrative or no-strings.org.
Race days are Tuesdays, Fridays, Tickets: $30 (or two for $55);. In-
Service Center, 9050 Viscount, Saturdays and Sundays, except formation/tickets: (575) 646-4515
Building A. All attending choose a or theatre.nmsu.edu/astc.
‘Dog Sees God: Confessions
during the Christmas/New Year’s
folk art bowl to keep. Admission holiday season. Races begin at
of a Teenage Blockhead’ —
Andy Stein Duo - Grant American Southwest Theatre
County Community Concert Asso- Company presents the premiere of
ciation presents the violin and a new playFeb. 18-March 6 at
piano duo 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at NMSU’s Hershel Zohn Theatre.
Continued from page 3 WNMU’s Fine Arts Center The- CB and the gang are back, though
ater. Pianist Conal Fowkes and now teenagers facing real prob-
He still takes it out on the road, with his wife, Isela, as his passenger. Andy Stein’s polished violin and lems. A dead dog, drug use, friends
“We hit all the small towns, drive on all the small roads up and down raw vocals are presented in an his- who have been institutionalized,
El Paso County. It’s beautiful. We both love it. I drive a small bike, torical context with an emphasis trouble at school: Good Grief!
because if I ever fall down, I’ll be able to pick it up.” on the Swing Era of the 1920’s and Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Holguin said he’s only fallen down once. “It was in Monterrey, Cali- ‘30’s. Tickets: $20. Information: through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sun-
fornia, when I (575) 538-5862 or gcconcerts.org. day. Tickets: $10-$15. Informa-
came to a stoplight. tion: 1-800-525-ASTC (2782).
I forgot to put my ‘The Valentine Soiree’ - The
foot down, and, of
Guild of the Spencer Theater hosts
‘A Memory, A Monologue,
course, I fell. Since A Rant and A Prayer’ — No
its 10th annual romantic dinner
then, however, I’m Strings Theatre presents the V-Day
and dance is 6:30 p.m. Friday,
alert and aware. event at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30
Feb. 11, at the theater in Alto,
I’ve never again p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19-20, at Black
N.M. The Michael Francis Trio
forgotten to put my Box Theatre in the Las Cruces
performs. Tickets: $50. Informa-
foot down when I Downtown Mall. A large portion
tion: 1-888-818-7872 or
stop. It’s all about of the proceeds go to local antivio-
spencertheater.com.
safety.” lence and family crisis centers in
Yolanda Martinez — Legends Las Cruces and Juarez. Ticket in-
formation: (575) 523-1223.
MYMATURETIMES FEBRUARY 2011 PAGE 11
What a square
Stipulated
round
clubface looks like
Q: I read your article about The
aiming a square clubface, horizon-
Continued from page 11
but could you expand on it? I tal lines
Playing the holes of the course in
didn’t quite get it. — D.D. on your
A: It seems an easy task: clubhead their correct order (unless other- Pressure is how your weight is con-
Just aim the clubface at the are called wise authorized by a tournament centrated.
target. However, it’s not grooves, committee), and the number of Pressure flow
quite as simple as that be- and the holes in a stipulated round is 18 At address with the irons, pressure is
cause not only is the target a vertical (unless a smaller number is concentrated approximately 50 percent
long way away, but by the lines authorized by the committee). in the front foot, 50 percent in the back
rules formed foot, with the toe/heel distribution be-
of golf, you’re mandated to by the tween the ball of the foot and the heel.
stand to the side of the ball, ends of At the top of the swing there has been
an awkward position for each groove on the toe and a pressure change (60/40), with concentration on the inner
aiming unless you heel, I call the aiming lines. edge of the back foot. Front foot concentration is limited to
know what you’re Your face is square when the inner edge around the ball of the foot.
doing. the leading edge on the bot- Impact shows a 20/80 distribution with back foot concen-
Unfortunately, tom of your clubface is per- tration on the inner
some golfers are ei- pendicular to your target edge/ball and front foot
ther too embarrassed to ask line, so that the aiming lines concentration on the inner
how to point the clubface or, face directly at the target. edge/ball to heel.
more likely, they don’t know When your face is square, An important role of pres-
they’re mis-aiming, and this the toe is slightly behind the sure flow is to allow the
causes them to play for years heel as the club rests behind body to rotate into the back
with the wrong idea of what the ball. hip socket on the backswing
their clubface should look Aiming lines that look left (coiling) and into the front
like sitting there behind of the target occur when hip socket during the down-
the ball at address. your clubface is closed, with swing. If the weight is not
About face its toe closer to the target flowing into the correct hip
First some basics about and the heel father away. An socket at the correct time,
your clubface: At address, open face occurs when the the swing becomes unbal-
the toe of your clubhead is heel is much closer to the anced.
the part farthest from you, target than the toe, causing
and the heel of the club is the aiming lines to point to ABOUT THE WRITER
the part of your clubhead the right.
Dr. T.J. Tomasi is a
closest to you. The hosel is The arm swing and rotation of the
(To Ask the Pro a question teaching professional
the protrusion above the torso put the pressure in the front in Port St. Lucie,
heel about golf, e-mail him at: hip, allowing core rotation. Notice Fla. Visit his
where the shaft is connected TJInsider@aol.com.) that you can now see the card in this Web site at
player’s back pocket. tjtomasi.com.
to the clubhead.
MYMATURETIMES FEBRUARY 2011 PAGE 13
11 Logrolls
12 Scoundrel
13 Abrasive Continued from page 7
18 Past and present, for A recent finding on alcohol
two published in the Archives of
22 Popeye’s energizer Neurology found that people
24 Eccentric who drink — or drank — even
26 Slant modestly had smaller brain vol-
28 Move like the wind
ume than people who never
29 Wash
30 Bought
drink.
31 Full of lumps
35 Klutzy Imaging results from more
36 Philippine island than 1,869 healthy adults, aver-
37 Scots Gaelic age age 61, found brain volume
39 Little people in “The was lowest for heavy drinkers
Time Machine” (14 or more drinks a week) but
41 Croix de ___ that even people who had 1 to 7
44 Kabul native drinks a week had more shrink-
47 World agency since age than teetotalers. The find-
WWII
ings surprised researchers who
48 Resident of an old
Egyptian capital
figured that light drinking lev-
49 Washington’s succes- els, known to help prevent
sor heart disease, might also pro-
50 Soft cap tect against brain shrinkage by
51 Slyly nasty aiding circulation.
55 Inert gas
ACROSS pigment
33 Fathom
67 Shorthand user
68 Columbian ship
57 Utah ski resort Evidence is growing that a lit-
1 Summit 59 Regarding tle brain food might help pro-
34 Clare Booth or Henry 69 On
5 Cust., to a bank 60 Telegrammic period tect against brain volume loss.
38 Manage
9 Black 62 Pink-slip A British-Norwegian study,
14 Coconut fiber
40 Charioteer DOWN 63 Clandestine org.
42 Unvalued plant 1 Folic, for one also reported in the journal
15 Half an old train 43 Neighbor of Tenn. 2 Songwriter Porter Neurology recently, looked at vi-
16 Self-evident truth 45 Java peppers
17 Jumpy 3 Lake Michigan tamin B12 levels in the blood of
46 Unexpectedly port 107 people aged 61 to 87 and
19 Succinct 49 Stomach muscles
20 Frost’s kin 4 Victorian, for also gave them brain scans,
52 Whinny one
21 Seafaring raptors memory tests and physical
53 Dark grain 5 Standout testee
22 Buyer’s need 54 Drove to ground
exams. They found that those
23 Bristly appendage 6 Presto ___! with the highest levels of B12
56 Get wind of 7 Czarist cavalry-
25 Quebec’s ___ Penin- 58 Chitchat were six times less likely to
sula man
61 Sign of spring 8 Digit
have significantly reduced
27 Furtive 62 TV offering brain volume than those with
28 Literary woman of 9 Lustrous fabric
64 Red Bordeaux wine 10 Jump by Baiul the lowest levels of the vitamin.
18th C. England 65 Medical subj. or Boitano Although the study doesn’t
32 More like a carmine 66 ”___ each life...” prove that consuming more B12
would make a difference to
brain volume, “it does suggest
that adjusting our diets to con-
sume more vitamin B12
through eating meat, fish, forti-
fied cereals and milk may be
something we can easily do to
perhaps save our memory,’’ said
Anna Vogiatzoglou, an Oxford
University researcher who led
the project.
MYMATURETIMES FEBRUARY 2011 PAGE 15
By John Blanchette peratures can soar well above 100 the pasta, but the simple combina- steep coastline that shelters little
degrees. tions of scavenged greens, sea- fishing villages, especially the
Reggio Calabria, Italy — One of soned breadcrumbs, charming Borgo Marinaro
the most neglected destinations in Puglia is an abundant agricultural fruits and vegetables of and Costa Viola. The sea-
Italy is the lower boot. But things area, flat and lush, producing the the season, all sorts of side resort town of Crotone
are changing as tourists discover hard durum wheat that makes the seafood, lamb, rabbit, gets the fame or blame for
the remarkable beauty of the best bread in the country. The chicken, pork sausages the invention of fruitcake.
rugged hill towns, Mediterranean- tomatoes are sweet and tangy and, and occasionally wild
influenced cuisine and travel bar- when sun-dried, spectacular. Citrus game create a delicious The town of Reggio Cal-
gains the south affords. Greek is abundant in all forms and often and healthy cuisine. abria is the seat of govern-
influences are felt here, and a di- served at the end of meals. Forty Orecchiette ("little ment and has a lovely
alect of the language is still spoken percent of Italy's olive oil comes ears") pasta has its ori- promenade facing the
in some areas. The little lanes that from the region, and the primitivo gin here. One of my fa- Strait of Messina that
run through the towns and the grape makes the best red wine. vorite meal endings was many consider the most
beautiful beaches on the Adriatic orange segments and beautiful in Italy. Just two
and Ionian seas get a lot of Euro- I also liked several of the whites, thinly sliced fennel and a half miles across the
pean tourists, and recently Ameri- especially the Librandi from Cal- dressed with olive oil, a A produce vendor strait is the island of Sicily.
cans have been discovering their abria. Other excellent southern touch of vinegar and in a Calabrian vil- The town has been talking
charms, as well. wineries are Cantina di Venosa and lightly salted. lage in Italy sells about building a bridge to
Il Conte di Melissa. Cantina So- her wares. Photo the island for 70 years.
With more and more restaurants in ciale in Venosa has a tasting room. I hopscotched between courtesy of John Plans are currently being
the United States featuring the Puglia and neighboring Blanchette submitted, and it may fi-
tasty foods of Puglia (on the heel Because of the area's long sea- Basilicata before head- nally be happening.
and pronounced "poolea"), the in- coast, there are many picturesque ing to Calabria, with its breathtak-
step of Basilicata and toe of ing coastal vistas and its John Blanchette is a freelance travel writer.
Calabria, gastronomic romantic Strait of Messina, COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM
tourism is becoming more which separates the boot from
important, too. Cuisine the soccer ball of Sicily, the is-
changes with the land in this land kicked off the toe into the
area, depending on what the Mediterranean.
earth provides and tradition
demands. Basilicata is a rugged land full
of stony fields and rocky ter-
The stigma thrust on the rain. As a result there's a lot of
south by the wealthier north herding of goats, sheep and
as a land of peasants has pre- cattle, which thrive on the
served the area and its agri- herbal grasses that grow
cultural economy, and the among the sedimentary rock
new rush of tourism is bring- and give the cheeses and meat
A Calabrian town in Italy comes back to life after a
ing money and new self-es- rain shower. Photo courtesy of John Blanchette.
a special flavor. The south's
teem to its inhabitants. Many most famous cow's milk
Americans trace their family roots fishing villages and lots of great cheese, caciocavallo, which rivals
to this part of Italy, where over the fresh seafood. The southerners are Parmesan as the king of Italian
last 150 years poverty and in- also fond of hot peppers that can cheeses, is produced in these aro-
ternecine warfare forced Italians to surprise an unwary diner. The matic fields. The lactic heaven of
leave the Old Country and flee to Spanish introduced potatoes to the oozing buffalo mozzarella comes
the New World. area. One of the best dishes I had from the damp, soft grassy fields
was potatoes roasted over an open around Foggia, which the water
My plane descended into southern wood fire until soft and smoky, buffalos prefer.
Italy on a wet January day, landing then sprinkled with a mixture of
in the Adriatic port city of Bari, salt and rosemary and drizzled
which lies on the Achilles tendon with olive oil — simple but sub- Lying on the tip of the toe, Cal-
of the boot in northern Puglia. lime. abria offers dramatic landscapes as
Winter temperatures are moderate, visitors cross from the Ionian Sea
reaching into the mid 50s, with as This is primarily a cuisine of on the south over the high Apen-
many rainy days as sunny. We even poverty, so there aren't many beef nine ridge and descend to the
saw a little snow. In summer tem- or cream-based dishes or eggs in Tyrrhenian Sea side to view the
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