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The Kickstarter campaign reached beyond Pingala’s local customer base to create a national following. The funds helped purchase a commercial dehydrator with 65 square feet of drying capacity made it possible to quadruple the monthly output with the ability to expand with demand. The successful campaign also made it pos...
The 2.5- ounce packages of eggplant bacon (about 5 servings) retail for $6.99. So far, the feedback from customers who bring home the (eggplant) bacon has been good.
Eggplant bacon is available to order online (https://www.pingalacafe.com/animaloo), purchased at the café, and at selected retail outlets, including City Market in Burlington, Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier and the Commodities Natural Market locations in Stowe and Winooski.
Miranda Kerr has said that she bought her husband Orlando Bloom silk boxer shorts 'to get him into character'.
She made the revelation while filming an episode of The Chelsea Lately Show in LA.
Chelsea then reminisced about a former interview with the English actor, who appeared on her show a few weeks prior to his wife and confessed on air that he wears blue silk boxer shorts.
"Well he had to get into character so I bought him these silk boxer shorts and it kind of helped," the Daily Mail quoted Kerr as saying.
The Victoria's Secret model blushed when she was asked 'character for what'?
"For, you know, us. I don't want to tell you what he bought me," she said.
George W. Bush was still in his first term in the White House and Barack Obama was a member of the Illinois state legislature when the Opportunity rover landed on Mars on January 25, 2004. The spacecraft had an expected minimum lifetime of 90 Martian sols — or Martian days, which, at 24 hours, 39 minutes each, are only...
What no one expected was for that couple of years to grow to 15 years. Opportunity currently rests in Endeavour Crater just below the Martian equator, and while NASA lost contact with the ship after a dust storm in June, the agency continues to try to reconnect with it. But if Opportunity is at last lost, it at least l...
At the 2018 Supercomputing Conference in Dallas on November 13, engineers from England’s University of Exeter unveiled what they dubbed a Martian “soundscape,” a two-minute harmonic composition that captures — or, more precisely, interprets — the sound of a sunrise on Mars. The particular sunrise they chose was a speci...
The Exeter engineers began with a picture of the sun hanging low over the Martian horizon, and then began analyzing and processing it a pixel at a time. The picture was scanned left to right, and each pixel was assigned a tone based on its color, brightness and, in the case of pixels making up the image of the ground, ...
The technique, known as “data sonification,” serves more of an aesthetic purpose in this case than a practical one. It’s just plain pretty and just plain cool, and that’s more than enough. But it has other applications too.
Those applications and more may well make valuable contributions to all manner of disciplines. But it’s the Mars song, which could be Opportunity’s valedictory, that might be best remembered. If so, it will be a fitting farewell for a remarkable machine.
The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission to go beyond the prosecution of the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, Kawu Modibbo, and institute a system-wide investigation into the N2.5bn NBC scandal.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement said the ICPC’s uncovering of the alleged fraud in the N2.5bn NBC Digital Switchover contract had exposed the alleged corruption in the Buhari Presidency. He added that it had exposed how presidency officials and leaders of the All Progressives Con...
He said, “This further exposes how corruption has become endemic at the NBC under the direct supervision of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who has not yet cleared his name in the N13.1m NBC loan scandal since May 2016.
According to him, the demand, which is against budgetary approvals, principle of Treasury Single Account and the anti-corruption claims of the government that the minister represents, has not been investigated.
Ask any average moviegoer to name the actors of their favourite film and they’ll be able to rattle off the names in no time. Now ask them to name the director of this film. A lot of them might not be able to do so and if they do, it’ll be after some struggle. That’s because the sad reality is that it’s the actors major...
However, there are five such directors of Bollywood who are known throughout the country. Thanks to their films, personality, genre etc., they became a favourite of the masses. When their film is up for release, the excitement is there not just because of the exciting trailer and star cast but also because of the direc...
He’s easily the most successful director of Bollywood at present by a huge margin. He debuted in 2003 with Munna Bhai MBBS. It is a one of its kind comic caper with a great social message. The film became a rage and got Sanjay Dutt into the big league after a hiatus. He followed this with Lage Raho Munnabhai and it was...
Rohit Shetty is another director of the masses thanks to his films that provide maximum entertainment, humour and car explosions! Today he’s known as a director of comedy films but he started his career with an actioner, Zameen. But he followed it up with Golmaal in 2006 and then there was no looking back. He did deliv...
It is very difficult to make a film that can impress not just a viewer in Juhu but also a moviegoer in Jharkhand equally. In this regard, Sooraj Barjatya emerges victorious. His films are simple, rooted and talk about family and the institution of marriage. These are the aspects that everyone can relate to. Moreover, h...
With his opulent sets, grand scale, appealing costumes, melodious music and a narrative that tugs at the heartstrings, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has made an indelible mark on the viewers. His debut directorial Khamoshi was a box office failure. But with his next two flicks, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas, SLB became a b...
Love him or hate him, but you can’t ignore him! He delivered one of the greatest love stories and musicals of Bollywood at the age of 24 with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. 3 years later, he followed it up with an even bigger hit, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. With these two flicks, he not only got recognition nationwide but also bec...
This actor-turned-filmmaker has directed 13 films till date, all of which has titles that start with ‘K’! Out of 13 films, 8 of them have been big commercial successes. In the 90s, he delivered one of the biggest blockbusters, Karan Arjun, that featured two superstars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan together. But it was...
Besides these, there are many other successful and significant directors of Bollywood but haven’t been added in the post as they don’t have a similar track record or are not that prominent. David Dhawan has had a great record but his filmography is riddled flops at regular intervals. Kabir Khan delivered two blockbuste...
A Mt. Juliet pastor went on video with concerns Wilson County Schools is indoctrinating and brainwashing students with Islam through its curriculum.
This story originally published Friday Sept. 11, 2015.
A Mt. Juliet pastor went on video with concerns Wilson County Schools is indoctrinating and brainwashing students with Islam through its curriculum, which generated a denial by the district on its Facebook page.
Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church filmed the video in front of West Wilson Middle School, which was posted on his Facebook page. The video was also on the Parents of Wilson County Schools page.
Locke said church families were concerned and upset about middle school students being taught “a half-page of watered down Christianity,” in sixth grade and then are taught 28 pages of Islamic curriculum.
“We have a number of our families at our church that are really upset and up and arms over all of this new Islamic indoctrination in our public school system,” Locke said early in the video. Later he states: "That is nothing more than absolute brainwashing of religion and we're not going to stand for it."
Wilson County Schools Director Donna Wright responded on the district’s Facebook page and called Locke’s claims blatantly false and stated his video was done to intentionally incite parents and the community.
Locke, contacted Friday, did not back off statements in the video and felt curriculum has gone too far teaching fundamentals of Islam while Christianity is glossed over. He also stated students are being taught different religions worship the same God.
"It's straight up indoctrination, I'm not backing off that," he said Friday.
Greg Locke concerned about curriculum in Wilson County. district.
Christianity, Judaism, Muslim, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism and Shinto, are covered in grades six and seven, and again in high school, according to Wilson County Schools Deputy Director of Academics Monty Wilson in the Facebook response.
The response also states the content of religion Tennessee social studies standards isn’t new, but the sequence has been revised with State Board of Education approval in July 2013.
No refunds are planned for the 10,617 customers who are being retroactively charged 26 percent more for water provided by the Abington-Rockland Joint Water Works.
Although Rockland residents are still welcome to attend an Aug. 6 meeting to voice their concerns about the retroactive rate increase, Rockland Water Commission member Ray Campanile said the bills will stand.
Residents of Rockland and Abington were charged the higher rate for water they used this spring even though the notification issued by the two-town water department stated that the rate increase would take effect July 1.
Rather than wait until the next quarterly cycle, the water department applied the increase when calculating the bills that were sent out this month.
Customers who receive their quarterly bills in August or September will also pay the new rate for water used before July 1.
�The only issue here is there wasn�t any notification of it,� Campanile said.
Selectmen in Rockland have since asked the town�s attorneys to assess the legality of the retroactive rate increase.
Selectmen Chairwoman Mary Parsons said she has her doubts that it is.
�When you say the rate goes up in July, that�s when the rate goes up,� Parsons said.
The new charge for 100 cubic feet of water � roughly 750 gallons � is $3.15. The old charge was $2.50.
The increase, the Abington-Rockland Joint Water Department�s first since 2000, was approved by the two towns� water commissioners in February. The revenue from it is to cover the cost of improvements to the water system, including new tanks on Lincoln Street and in the Chestnut Glen area in Rockland and new water mains...
Campanile said that when he voted in February, he was unaware that the rate change would be applied retroactively, but he also said he understands that it was done with past increases.
Failing to charge the higher rate this summer would have caused a major budget deficit for the water department, he said.
Because of computer-software limitations, the water department would have to calculate any refunds by hand, he said.
Laguna Beach Unified School District Supt. Sherine Smith and other leaders from the district convened at Coffee Break's kickoff meeting Wednesday to discuss implementation of the newly adopted Common Core State Standards.
Part of a nationwide, state-driven initiative to update and standardize the curriculum for math and English in the 21st century, these standards shift the emphasis from memorization of content to a more fluid thinking style that integrates language and math across all disciplines.
The district's implementation of these standards spans three years, This is the second year of pilot-testing for teachers, who are receiving much support from their professional learning communities and other district initiatives. Full implementation is targeted for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Ron LaMotte, principal of Top of the World Elementary School, assured people that despite the buzz, these standards are "not that different." For example, the writing standards are designed to go beyond traditional literature analysis and train children to use different source materials and cite specific examples from ...
Chris Duddy, principal of El Morro Elementary, discussed the role assessments would play in the new standards. First, a "benchmark" assessment is given to gauge where kids are in terms of literacy or math fluency. As teaching units progress, "formative" assessments are given to provide feedback for teachers on how well...
Finally, "summative" assessments are given to see what students have mastered in total. It's Important to note that not all assessments are used for grading. Rather they are intended to provide guidance for teachers.
Importantly, historic STAR testing is currently in review at the state Legislature level. Obviously, the new curriculum wouldn't align with what STAR historically measures, so a drop in the scores is to be expected. This could become controversial in our district, which has been riding an upward trend in STAR scores ac...
Jenny Salberg reviewed some of the professional support available to teachers as these new standards roll out. For two years, professional developments have included Summer Academy Common Core and an intensive one-week program for principals in Irvine.
Professional Learning Communities continue to function as support for teachers, and Common Core site leaders are designated at each school. At Thurston Middle School, Monday Core Groups develop cross-curricular projects where, for example, math teachers work to integrate mathematical concepts like longitude and latitud...
High School Principal Joanne Culverhouse reported that "teachers are excited" and students "are getting passionate" in debates stimulated by Common Core's more multifaceted approach to a topic.
For example, instead of studying "Native American myths" in language arts, kids read a historic letter about Chief Seattle that inspired the creation of a children's book. They then read a New York Times article that refutes the letter and shows that the children's book is based on false information. Kids go much deepe...
During this time of transition to the new Common Core State Standards, parents will continue to look to LBUSD leaders to keep parents updated, understanding that this is the academic year for exploring the new curriculum.
The multi-millionaire stock picker who backed Cadel Evans and Jarryd Hayne is also funding Wallabies star David Pocock, the Herald can reveal.
David Paradice, the Financial Review Rich Lister whose global funds management firm Paradice Investments has about $16 billion on its books, has been stumping up a portion of Pocock's salary over the term of his current three-year deal.
Speaking for the first time about the unlikely friendship that has developed between the pair, Paradice said it was Pocock's controversial 2014 mine protest arrest that put the Wallaby on his radar.
Pocock was officially warned by the then-Australian Rugby Union but avoided a criminal conviction over the incident, in which he chained himself to an excavator for 10 hours to protest the Maules Creek Mine in northern NSW.
"'Whatever you do, do the right thing', that's the way he operates and that's what put him on my radar," Paradice said.
"He's big on the environmental side of things like I am and he's basically into doing the right thing, which I am too. To be at the top of your game you have to be highly talented and focused but you do see that a lot of top guys go AWOL and do stupid things.
"I have a huge regard for him, which is why I support him."
Like the Salteri family of Transfield and Tenix fame, who funded Israel Folau until mid-last year, Paradice, worth $519 million last year, is one of a number of private individuals donating to the game through the Australian Rugby Foundation.
The ARF is the game's national fundraising body set up by Rugby Australia, with big plans to create a self-sustaining 'future fund' in the next couple of years.
Pocock and Folau were connected with their wealthy and hitherto anonymous backers, who made tax deductible donations to the foundation's high performance arm. Tony and Josephine Sukkar, the founders of construction company Buildcorp, are also well-known donors to rugby through direct sponsorships, fundraising and donat...
Paradice was flown to Padova from Argentina in November to watch the Wallabies play Italy, heading into the dressing rooms to catch up with Pocock after the match.
He told the Herald he had no method for choosing his targets but was drawn to unique characters, getting involved with Evans well before his historic Tour de France victory in 2011.
He also backed Hayne for a time, but the pair ended their relationship, reportedly by "mutual agreement", soon after Hayne returned from the US and a brief foray into the NFL.
"I supported Cadel before he won the Tour de France, one because he was a good guy, with the drive and will to succeed, and two because I thought he was a good citizen with a moral compass in the right direction," Paradice said.
"I supported Jarryd at the time because I like people that get out on top. Everybody said 'you're at the top of your game (in the NRL)' but he wanted something different. It happened to me when I started my business up a few years ago. I took a big risk and had everything to lose. So I’m sympathetic with that kind of p...
The ARF declined to comment on arrangements with any of their donors.
Pocock and RA were heavily criticised for the John Eales Medalist's current deal, which included a sabbatical year in 2017.
Now coming to the end of the agreement but with a World Cup drawing close, Pocock is yet to indicate whether he will play on beyond the end of this year as he battles ongoing neck problems.
He told the Canberra Times last weekhe had started specialist training to help his neck cope with being targeted by opposition teams.
"My focus in the break was to get my body right and work on things," Pocock said.
"I've seen a few specialists about my neck and I've been doing a lot of work with Tom Emerson at Praksis in Phillip to strengthen it. That's been great with some movement and flexibility stuff, as well as some other stuff in the gym.
"I'm hoping I can get it strong and healthy again. It's feeling good [at the moment] but I haven't done contact for a while. I've been pain free for a few weeks now, but we'll see how we go when I get back into contact."
Paradice returned home to Australia recently after some years abroad, and said he was open to making new connections.
"Everybody can relate to sport, everyone looks up to Roger Federer. There’s a lot of guys out there like that who have good hearts and if I can help them achieve their goals and if people see them as role models, follow their lead and make the community a better place, then I think that’s a good thing," he said.
"The conservation and environmental work that David does, if he can influence a few people in the community to do the right thing, then that’s worthwhile. I’m not just going to support a really good footballer to play football. There’s got to be something else, for me anyway."
TOTTENHAM fans will be keeping their fingers crossed Saturday's defeat by Manchester United does not result in them losing more than the FA Cup.
Mauricio Pochettino admitted it might take another manager to take the club to the next level - in two separate post-match interviews, so it was no slip of the tongue.
And the boss was not the only one in the Spurs camp who seemed to be contemplating leaving the club in the aftermath of their eighth successive semi-final defeat in football's oldest domestic cup competition.
Dele Alli also voiced his frustration as he reiterated his desire to win trophies... Spurs followers will be hoping it was just the loss talking.
But there is no doubt Pochettino's stars are reaching the stage - if they have not reached it already - where they have proved they can compete against the best.
They now want to start beating the best in finals and title races.
Given how professionally competitive and focused these guys are, you can rest assured that if they cannot fulfil their desires at Spurs they will have no problem leaving for a club where they can win medals.
We saw it last season with Kyle Walker, who after nine years without winning a medal at Spurs upped and left for Manchester City, where in nine months he has won the Premier League title and Carabao Cup.
Oh, and by moving to the Etihad he also more than doubled his wages and picked up a £5million signing-on fee to boot.

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