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Here are some (big) words of interpretation by Tami Katz-Freiman which appear at the late Ofra Zimbalista's website:
. . . a woman in drapings hovers in the air holding an umbrella with holes . . .Existential anguish, shame, and misery sometimes dress up as pride and bravura (like the woman holding the umbrella with holes in it), and as in Hanoch Levin’s plays they are depicted with humor and a sense of acceptance of fate. The silent figures portray their tragic situation with a sarcastic muteness.The sense of muteness and almost religious submission are augmented by the deep ultramarine blue and the gold that glints out here and there in various places. The reduction to blue and gold, colors which have a distinctively metaphysical, spiritual (Christian) context, with a cultural meaning that is rich in symbolism (Virgin Mary, the Evil Eye, New Age), abstracts the realism of the figures, unifies them into a kind of fantastic realism, and distances them from prosaic everyday existence, to a poetic-allegoric-symbolic existence. |
Back in Kandy we were invited by the Kiwi volunteer Neil to join him & his bro visiting him from NZ to go with them to the Pinniwala Elephant Orphanage. Shortly after we arrived the elephants of all ages & sizes walked across the main street down to the river & we watched them enjoying the water & interacting with each other. Our driver & guide facilitated our getting up close to some of the elephants & I was so thrilled to feed bananas to an elephant whose trunk was soft & dextrous in taking the fruit. Standing next to the gentle giant was wonderful. We went to another part of the river to ride elephants – it was a bit daunting at first to be astride the massive back of Nona & to stay on while she walked but after a while we adjusted to her gait & learned to shift our weight from side to side as she walked. Down in the river Nona gave us a shower with water from her trunk plus a fair amount of river pebbles! It was a fantastic day & my new favourite animal is the elephant!!
The next day Amy & I conducted training with the staff from the Kandy centres about 20 people in all. Many of the children have experienced abuse that go to the centres and we were asked to run a session to help staff to respond to children who disclose abuse & to reinforce the importance of building the resilience of children. We were really pleased with the participation of the staff & we’ve subsequently spent time in the centres to offer further support & coaching for staff dealing with specific children.
Over the next couple of days we developed & prepared for the 4 day training program for new staff in the 5 centres in villages outside of Batticoloa, a major city on the east coast. We headed off to Batti (as it is known) on Sunday & the journey took us over the Mahagangana mountain range with spectacular views across to the coast. The road has 18 tight curves on the way down - I reckon the Top Gear boys would love it! We stopped at a roadside stall to have king coconuts & fruit – most stalls are attempts by people to make a little extra money from the produce they grow in their gardens. I had to use the toilet & the woman took us around the back of the home where the cooking fire was outside as well as the squat toilet which is flushed with water from their well. We were trying to work out the system with the water for the toilet but they might have been thinking we were commenting about the conditions of their home as the oldest daughter told me ‘We are poor.’ Their simple lives require much toil; they frequently do not have enough nutritious food to eat let alone clothes to wear. We murmured our thanks humbled by our brief contact with them.
We passed a Hindu procession as we entered Batti which seemed to have a number of frenzied dancers leading a group of about 50 people. Pastor Dilshan told us it was still a feature of many Hindu processions for a man to submit himself to having a large hook inserted into his back & being suspended from a frame of poles during the procession. He said there is an underground sect of Buddhist Hindus who still perform human sacrifices; & that the Hindu practice of Kali, or revenge killing, is still practiced. I found it deeply disturbing. On the other extreme we passed a large church in Batti that had a HUGE television screen on the outside of the church showing the service inside the church to the many people watching outside. This is a multi-faith community!
The next morning we met the trainees who have been selected as young community leaders to work with the children from each of the 5 villages where the after school centres will operate. The trainees were mostly young women who had recently finished their O & A-level studies with 2 older trainees, a young man & woman both in their mid-twenties with a little more work experience. The Salvation Army had been responsible for mobile health clinics to the villages after the war ended and as with many NGOs (non-government organisations) their post war work had finished at the end of July. The Salvos had approached Child Action Lanka (CAL) to consider taking on work with the communities and they had identified the 11 community leaders for CAL to consider using for the work. The 3 day training was therefore an opportunity for potential employees to get to know the organisation & the nature of the work they would be doing; and for CAL as the employer to assess the trainees & to offer employment if they were suitable.
The first day of training went very well. Pastor Dilshan as one of the directors of CAL started with an inspiring vision & mission session about the work of CAL then Henri, a drama therapist lecturer, followed with an experiential drama therapy session focussing on working together & communication. After lunch Amy & I facilitated the workshopping session where we divided into 2 groups to involve the trainees in a discussion about the need of the communities. The training was supported by Prince & Reji who translated for each of us; however they were far more than translators because Prince brought his experience as the supervisor of one of the Kandy centres offering after school support to 6-12 year old children and Reji will be the manager of the Batti staff.
The weather in Batti was hot & very humid; and the training room at the Batti YMCA where we were staying was not air conditioned so we were all very sweaty & sticky by the end of the afternoon! We went to the local beach for a swim where the sweat of the day was washed away notwithstanding that we were required to wear clothes over our bathers so as not to offend locals with the nudity of our bathers. The waves were quite strong at times & I realised too late I should have taken off my prescription sunglasses as a bigger wave dumped all of us & my sunglasses were gone! I could see how Batti would have been very vulnerable to the tsunami in 2004; in fact a huge concrete pergola structure has been left on the foreshore of the local beach as a reminder of the immense power of the water that had deposited it there.
Henri started the second day of training with another experiential session focussing on the stages of child development & the nature of children’s play at each stage; Reji & I ran the next workshopping session focussing on identifying the trainees’ skills, talents & experience to create a skills inventory and Amy & I ran an active listening session at the end of the day. It was a good day overall although I thought I was going to melt in the afternoon session with rivers of perspiration coursing down my back!! We went to Pasikuda beach which is often referred to as ‘paradise bay’. The sea was as calm as the local beach had been rough yesterday and I offered to teach Prince & Reji some swimming basics to feel more comfortable in the water. I was so proud of Reji who bravely followed my coaching & was rewarded after about half an hour by being able to float on his back (my favourite thing) & gaze up at the beautiful sky where the setting sun was breathtaking. In Sri Lanka culture (as in Aboriginal culture) older women are known as aunties & I have found throughout my stay that people have responded to me as a trusted aunty – this fits really well for me because the aunty role has been one of the roles in my life that I’ve loved the most.
On the third morning I joined Pastor Dilshan, Amy & Henri for a walk on the beach; it was a beautiful morning stroll while the air was still fresh & not too warm. We watched the fishermen bring up the boats in time to the chants & rhythm of a man at the prow of each boat; we also watched several men hauling in large nets from the sea. It was a charming picture & afterwards we went to the local market to buy fruit which was busy & colourful. The main focus for the third day of training was working on the activities for the fun day tomorrow in one of the villages for 60 children. It was an excellent learning experience for Reji & his team of trainees who took the framework I presented & developed their own program using activities they know. We ended the training very tired but very pleased with how well the trainees had responded to all the input over the past 3 days. Henri explained to me that the Sri Lankan education system is mostly didactic teaching & rote learning where students are discouraged from thinking for themselves. It had therefore been quite a stretch for the trainees to be participating in the discussion based workshops and the drama therapy style teaching sessions but they had all risen to the challenge enthusiastically!
We headed down to the beach again & built a small cooking fire using small pieces of wood we had bought from the roadside as well as dried out palm leaves from trees on the beach. Dilshan cooked a thick piece of tuna steak to perfection on the blade of his small axe over the coals – it was delicious! Reji had also bought 2 roast chickens – Amy was ecstatic – the chicken was as good as we would have in Aust & she had never had a beach campfire before! We toasted marshmallows for dessert & had a singalong around the campfire with Reji proving to be an excellent singer of reggae type songs. It was a great night!
The next day we picked up the trainees en route to the school ground where the fun day was to be held & they sat in the back of the ute chattering away. When we arrived there were about 30 kids there & they were dispatched to go spread the word & by our revised starting time of 10am there were 90 kids! The school consisted of 2 large classrooms which have open walls with a couple of smaller office rooms, pink & blue toilet blocks & a separate kitchen where a couple of women prepared lunch for everyone. The buildings were in an L-shape around the school yard. The school like most of the buildings in the village had been built by NGOs but like most buildings they were poorly finished. We had learned from the trainees that all but one of the villages were without electricity, and all villages relied on taking water from wells or from a hand pump. Most of the children weren’t wearing any kind of footwear (the norm is for people to wear thongs or slippers as they are known here) & this means they frequently cut their feet. The villages are very poor & alcohol is a big problem among men (women don’t drink alcohol) so families are surviving on whatever meagre income the mothers can make.
The fun day started with our introduction to the community as special guests. We were given beautiful fragrant flower leis & we were each asked to light a wick on a lamp which is part of the Hindu tradition on such occasions. Then the trainees got the program underway organising the whole group to sit outside the classrooms in the shade while they prepared the activities. They brought out a few children at a time to do each activity; at most 2 activities were running at a time so most of the kids were onlookers. We made minimal suggestions to Reji & the trainees & we were delighted with how everyone managed the event. After the break some of the trainees ran the local game of Elle which is similar to baseball while Amy headed up a team of face painters using paints we had brought from Oz. Getting through 90 kids (& quite a few adults too) was a big undertaking! There was a prize giving ceremony for first, second & third placegetters as well as lollies for every child. After the children had gone Dilshan presented each trainee with a certificate & offered them all positions with CAL!
We all piled into the ute, dropping the trainees at the intersections to their villages & saying our final farewells. After a quick shower back at the YMCA we set off for the 5 hour journey back to Kandy stopping briefly at a beautiful lake – while there we were visited by all the people living on the lake for seasonal fishing. They told us local wild elephants go to the lake around 6pm every day unfortunately we couldn’t wait!
Back in Kandy Amy has been making preparations to share her birthday tomorrow with 18 girls who live in the Haven Girls Home – there will be party games, face painting & an ice cream birthday cake! We’ll be spending the morning relaxing by the pool at one of the hotels & having drinks at The Royal (our local) in the evening. It should be a great day! We head to Colombo on Friday & I’m looking forward to seeing my friend Debra who is joining us for the last 2 weeks of our time in Sri Lanka. We’ve planned an awesome itinerary and I’m looking forward to playing tourist! |
Staeheli in J. Agnew et al., eds (2003) distinguishes five conceptualizations of place: place as physical location or site, place as a cultural and/or social location, place as context, place as constructed over time, and place as a social process. ‘If we make space through interaction at all levels…then those spatial identities such as places, regions, nations, and the local and the global must be forged in this way, too, as internally complex, essentially unboundable in any absolute sense, and, inevitably, historically changing’ (Massey (2004) Geografiska B 86, 1). H. Raffles (2002) understands places as ‘spatial moments [that] come into being and continue being made at the meeting points of history, representation, and material practice’.
‘A national ideology about women's place…is filtered through geographical differentiation at the local level’ (McDowell (2003) TIBG28, 1). The world's cultural geography can be viewed as a ‘mosaic’ (Crang et al. (2003) PHG27). See also Nijman (2007) Tijdschrift 9, 2. Waterman (1998) TIBG23 comments on the relationships between the art produced at a specific place and the place itself: ‘place becomes a metaphor for social trends.’ Castree (2004) Pol. Geog. 23, 2 has a different take: ‘it is useful to reflect on what is lost when we are encouraged to see place-bound movements as tendentially “regressive”; trans-local organising as largely “progressive” (not to mention pragmatically necessary); and an openness to other peoples and places as the mark of a proper (sic) place politics.’ A relational reading of place works with the ontology of flow, connectivity, and multiple geographical expression, to imagine the geographies of cities and regions through their plural spatial connections (Amin (2004) Geografiska B 84, 1). Martin (2003) AAAG93, 3 argues that place frames—the physical conditions of the neighbourhood and the daily life experiences of its residents—are used to unite residents for collective action.
Within physical geography, there remain many possibilities that are determined by local, specific, factors linked to particular places and times—that is, by contingencies (Phillips (2007) Geomorph. 84, 3–4). Contingencies are not necessarily complications that can eventually be described by general laws. They may be irreducibly place dependent, and as important as, or even more important than, general laws in determining how the world works (Phillips (2004) Prof. Geogr. 56, 1).
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Duchess of malfi critical essays
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Duchess of malfi critical essays
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is one of the best westerns that Hollywood has ever produced.
It is well directed, comes with an excellent cast and has a compelling story. It is actually a part of a trilogy of movies collectively dubbed as spaghetti westerns. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is the last installment and probably the best. One of the standouts of the series was, of course, a young Clint Eastwood whose portrayal of the gunfighter “Blondie” (The Good) was probably one of his most memorable. It is not only Clint’s acting that took the limelight but also his costume, especially his olive green poncho that has come to be known as the Clint Eastwood poncho. Since the movie’s release, it has become a much sought after piece for men who want to dress up as cowboys.
No one can blame anyone who would want to have the Blondie look. The guy looked tough and stylish at the same time. And Clint, with his trademark sneer, pulled it off just fine. One interesting trivia about the original poncho was that it was never replaced or even washed for all the three movies. There was a scene in A Fistful of Dollars, the first movie in the spaghetti western series, where Blondie was shot seven times. In the second movie, For a Few Dollars More, the mended holes can be seen visibly and area where the holes used to be was shifted from the chest to the right shoulder. Talk about paying attention to continuity.
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The poncho is actually a traditional piece of native American outer garment designed to keep the wearer warm during the cold season. Ponchos can also serve as protection from the rain that’s why they are usually made from materials that are water resistant. It is usually made from one large piece of fabric with a hole in the center where the wearer can put in his head. Some ponchos even have hoods for protection against rain and wind. The Clint Eastwood poncho is a simple one with patterns that is also very traditional. But the movie and Clint has transformed it into a film icon that will be remembered for a long time.
The poncho was traditionally worn by men. In modern times though, it has become a fashion item then women started wearing them as well. The basic shape of the modern poncho is still the same but the material is different as it now rarely used as protection against the rain. It is not unusual nowadays to see ponchos that are made from knitted or crocheted wool or yarn in often in different festive colors. It can actually serve as a replacement for the jacket or blazer. You can easily buy ponchos nowadays because many clothes manufacturers actually make this very useful piece of clothing.
But if it is the Cline Eastwood poncho you are looking for then you have to get the look right. If you want to have the Blondie look down to the last detail, then you need to get an olive green poncho with the right pattern. Instead of looking for a Clint Eastwood poncho in a regular store, you will have better luck in a store that sells costume or Hollywood memorabilia. You would be surprised that even with the younger generation nowadays, the spaghetti western look is still very popular. A search online would probably give you hundreds of thousands of results most of which are pointing to websites that are trying to sell Clint Eastwood poncho.
If you want to really look like Blondie though then getting the right Clint Eastwood poncho is not enough. You need to complete your costume. After taking care of the poncho, you need to find a good cowboy hat. In the trilogy, Clint is wearing a worn out brown hat which is a pretty common color and not hard to find. If you can’t find a brown one, go for a darker color such as gray or black. Under the poncho, you can simply wear a white long-sleeved shirt and a brown vest.
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Now, no self-respecting gunfighter would go out without a gun right? Blondie’s Colt 45 is one of the meanest western weapons in the days of old. Of course, it is not advisable or safe to carry a real gun so go get yourself a Colt 45 replica. Don’t forget to get a nice looking holster for it. Now that your Blondie look is complete, study Clint Eastwood’s stance and signature facial expression. One of the most obvious things about the guy is that he doesn’t smile. So try not to chuckle while wearing your spaghetti western outfit. Oh, and don’t forget to put a cigarette in your mouth.
If you simply want to achieve the spaghetti western look for a costume party or an event, then the items being sold by costume shops will probably be enough for you. But if you are a serious collector, then you need to be more discerning with the items being offered before making a purchase. You can find a lot of people selling the Clint Eastwood poncho and other spaghetti western memorabilia on eBay and even Amazon. But they are not all the same. You must be very careful because these collectibles don’t come cheap. In fact, a Clint Eastwood poncho alone can cost $300 or more. Once you a Clint Eastwood that is close to the original though, then you will be the proud owner of a piece that represents an important part of Hollywood history. |
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By Lorna Jansen, Psy.D
Anxiety is among the most prevalent mental health concerns for children. Between 15 and 20% of children and adolescents will meet criteria for anxiety disorders before the age of 18. Anxiety affects children in many ways, including:
- Academically—when a child has anxiety about performance situations such as tests or public speaking, or about being separated from a caregiver, which can lead to school refusal.
- Socially – when a child struggles to read aloud in the classroom, he may not be understood by fellow peers, or he may have trouble maintaining friendships if he is constantly absent from school.
- Emotionally – often anxious children perceive ambiguous stimuli as threatening, and they have decreased sense of self-efficacy regarding feelings of anger, sadness, etc. They are more likely to self-blame, ruminate, and/or catastrophize.
Various anxiety disorders manifest differently in children. For example, a kid with separation anxiety disorder often looks sad, she may have difficulty concentrating and a variety of fears. This child may feel homesick, may exhibit school refusal behavior, and can become aggressive when forced to separate. A child with generalized anxiety disorder is usually concerned with academics, health problems, disasters, and harm to others. For those with social anxiety disorder, their top two fears are giving formal presentations and being in unstructured social situations (which could include talking to authority figures). These children also dislike: reading aloud, performing on a stage, athletic events, attending parties, talking with strangers, ordering food in a restaurant, and answering a question in class. Obsessive-compulsive disorder includes obsessions which are repeated and persistent thoughts that cause distress and/or compulsions, which are repetitive behaviors that the child feels he must perform. A child with specific phobia has a fear of a specific object or situation, which he may express by crying, tantrums, freezing or clinging. Kids with a panic disorder experience panic attacks and may describe feeling sick, but may not know how or why.
The following is a list of strategies for parents and teachers who are helping anxious children:
- Recognize that anxiety is the most prevalent mental health concern for children and adolescents.
- Ask yourself: What are you seeing in the child that seems different from what you observe in other children? Or, why does this child stand out to you?
- Where are you seeing impairment?
- Check with the family – any recent changes to the family structure? Divorce? New jobs for the parents? Recent move? Loss of a pet?
- Consider using the nurse’s office – some children need to call home occasionally to make sure everything is ok.
- Write directions on the board or another visible place.
- Try to provide opportunities for the child to answer a question—either aloud or on the board—that he or she may know, as a way of building confidence.
- Offer the opportunity for the child to do presentations in front of smaller groups (just teacher?).
- Help connect child to other students in the class.
- Offer other seating options during school assemblies.
- Prepare for change – substitute teachers, field trips, fire drills, etc.
- Limit amount of time spent on homework.
If you need additional help, please contact The Center for Neuropsychology and Counseling or another mental health professional for assistance from a child psychology expert. The Coping Cat is a program designed to help treat anxious children aged 7 to 13, and it can be implemented in schools or with a therapist. Worry Wise Kids is a helpful website for parents and teachers alike.
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An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company, grantee of FTZ 61, requesting authority to expand its zone to include additional sites in the San Juan, Puerto Rico area, in and adjacent to the San Juan Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed on November 17, 2009.
FTZ 61 was approved on October 20, 1980 (Board Order No. 165, 45 FR 71408, 10/28/80) and expanded on September 28, 2007 (Board Order No. 1528, 72 FR 56723, 10/04/07). The zone project currently consists of the following sites: Site 1 (244 acres) Parcel A (192 acres)—International Trade Center Grounds, Highway 165, km. 2.4; Parcel B (23 acres)—tract of undeveloped land, intersection of State Road 22 and State Road 28; Parcel C (12 acres)—tract of developed land, at Highway 28 and Cano Avenue; Parcel D (5 acres)—Amelia Distribution Center, intersection of Highway 165 and Calle Amelia; Parcel E (5 acres)—warehouse building, within the Centro Mercantil Internacional Complex, West Street, at the International Trade Center Grounds, Guaynabo; Parcel F (7 acres)—warehouse building (expires 11/1/11) located at Road #5, Km. 4.0, Barrio Palmas, Catano; Site 2 (11 acres)—North Distribution Center, located at km. 1.1 on Highway 869, Catano; Site 3 (15 acres)—Catano Equipment and Storage Complex, intersection of Highway 165 and Las Palmas Avenue, Catano; Site 4 (2 acres)—Bayamon Logistics, Storage and Distribution Center, intersection of Calle C and Highway 28, Bayamon; Site 5 (3 acres)—Corujo Industrial Park, located at Road 866, Km. 1.7, Hato Tejas; Site 6 (4 acres)—warehouse facilities located on the north side of Highway 2, one mile east of Highway 165, Toa Baja; Site 7 (2 acres)—Baldorioty de Castro Warehouse and Distribution Center, located at Km. 10.3, Marginal de la Avenida de Baldorioty de Castro at the intersection of Mercedez Drive, Carolina; Site 8 (5 acres)—Manati chemical warehouse, intersection of Highways 686 and 670, Manati; Site 9 (7 acres)—warehouse facilities located at km. 28.6 on Highway 1, Caguas; Site 10 (14 acres)—storage complex at Km. 3.9, Marginal de J.F. Kennedy Avenue at the intersection of Blay Street, San Juan; Site 11 (32 acres)—Mayaguez Regional Distribution Center, located at 201 Algarrobo Avenue, Mayaguez; Site 12 (307 acres, 2 parcels)—Yabucoa Industrial Park, at the intersection of Highway 901 and Highway 53, Yabucoa; and, Site 13 (3 acres)—warehouse facility, located at State Road 3, Km. 77.2, Barrio Abajo, Humacao.
The applicant is requesting authority to expand Sites 1, 5 and 10 to include additional acreage and to include 3 additional sites in the San Juan area:
—Expand Site 1 which will include temporary Site 1 Parcel F (7 acres) on a permanent basis (expires 11/01/11) and to restore to Site 1 Parcel B (19 acres) which had been removed for minor boundary modifications (new overall Site 1 total acreage-263 acres);
—Expand Site 5 to include an additional eight acres (new total-11 acres) (within the 350-acre Corujo Industrial Park);
—Expand Site 10 to include an additional acre (new total-15 acres);
—Proposed Site 14 (6 acres)—Angora Industrial Park, Rd. #1, Km. 32.6, Bairoa Avenue, Caguas;
—Proposed Site 15 (9 acres)—Royal Industrial Park, Rd. #869, Km. 2.8, Barrio Palmas, Catano; and,Start Printed Page 61658
—Proposed Site 16 (1 acre)—Benitez commercial complex, Rd. #1, Km. 32.9, Bairoa Avenue, Caguas.
The sites will provide public warehousing and distribution services to area businesses. No specific manufacturing authority is being requested at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case-by-case basis.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information presented in the application and case record and to report findings and recommendations to the Board.
Public comment on the application is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their receipt is January 25, 2010. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to February 8, 2010).
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the “Reading Room” section of the Board's Web site, which is accessible via http://www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at Kathleen_Boyce@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482-1346.Start Signature
Dated: November 17, 2009.
[FR Doc. E9-28267 Filed 11-24-09; 8:45 am]
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Mobile technology has great potential to improve adherence and treatment outcomes in healthcare settings. However, text messaging and phone calls are unaffordable in many resource-limited areas. This study investigates the use of a no-cost alternative mobile phone technology using missed calls (‘buzzing’) to act as a patient reminder. The use of missed calls as a patient reminder was evaluated for feasibility and effectiveness as an appointment reminder in the follow-up of newly-diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients in an HIV testing and counselling department in rural Swaziland.
This research is funded under the Department for International Development’s COMDIS-HSD Programme which is led by the University of Leeds.
Merav Kliner, Abigail Knight, Canaan Mamvura et al. Using no-cost mobile phone reminders to improve attendance for HIV test results: a pilot study in rural Swaziland. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2013; 2: 12. doi: 10.1186/2049-9957-2-12
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·2 cans of pizza dough or biscuits
·2 cups mozzarella cheese
·2 tablespoons italian seasoning
·1/3 cup olive oil
·8 oz pepperoni
·1 cup parmesan cheese
·1 clove garlic minced
How to Make Pull Apart Pizza Bread
- Preheat oven to 350
- Cut pizza dough or biscuits into quarters, cut the pepperoni into smaller pieces
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and toss so that everything is spread evenly and each piece of dough is coated. Place into a greased bundt pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes until the top is brown and the center is thoroughly cooked. Check the middle to make sure its cooked through. If its not, cook in 5 minute increments until done. If it's getting too brown put some foil over it.
- Flip over on to a serving plate as soon as you remove it from the oven. Serve warm with marinara as a dipping sauce.
- NOTE: Substitute cooked crumbled Italian sausage for the pepperoni or add any of your favorite pizza toppings. |
Add barbecue smoke to the aromas you can expect at the $250 million Texas Live! entertainment complex when it opens with the 2018 baseball season.
The Texas Rangers announced Wednesday that Lockhart Smokehouse, a popular Central Texas-style barbecue restaurant, will set up shop in the complex. It marks the third business to sign on to the mixed-use development, following TV chef Guy Fieri and a brewery from Granbury-based Revolver Brewing. There will also be three larger operations: Rangers Republic, Live! Arena and Arlington Backyard.
“We have baseball and barbecue in the air,” Rob Matwick, Rangers’ executive vice president for business operations, told about 50 media representatives and officials of the Rangers and the developer, Baltimore-based Cordish Cos.
Lockhart co-owner Jill Bergus, who had a slab of brisket — smoked for 16 hours — brought to the press conference, said that she initially didn’t jump at the opportunity to partner with Texas Live!
“I said, ‘I don’t know,’ but they kept coming back,” said Bergus, who runs the restaurants with her husband, Jeff Bergus. “Basically, what I feel separates us is what we can control and what we can keep our hands on qualitywise. So when they first approached us, we weren’t entirely ready to think about expanding yet.”
But ultimately Texas Live! was too good an opportunity to pass up, she said. “We realized we’ll be in partnership with the Rangers and across the street from AT&T Stadium. It’s the perfect place for great Texas barbecue.”
Cordish Cos., a family-owned company for more than a century, was attracted to the Lockhart Smokehouse story, said Cari Furman, the company’s communications manager.
“The history was really special to us and was a perfect fit for the project,” she said.
Although Lockhart Smokehouse is only 6 years old, its roots go back to 1948 when Jill Bergus’ grandfather, Edgar “Smitty” Schmidt, bought Kreuz Market in Lockhart and ran it for more than 40 years. She said she collaborated with her cousin, Keith Schmidt, who now owns the Kreuz Markets in Lockhart and Bryan, to bring the Lockhart barbecue tradition to North Texas.
Bergus said her cousin also makes the sausage they serve. “The sausage is a 100-year-old recipe,” she said.
Construction on the sports/entertainment complex began in October on 7 acres next to Globe Life Park, near the site of the voter-approved $1 billion retractable-roof stadium that will be built for the Rangers. It is set to open in April 2018, while a 300-bed high-rise hotel and 35,000 square feet of convention facilities are planned to open later that year.
Cordish has built similar complexes across the country. Last month, the Rangers announced the team had hired architect HKS to design its new stadium. The Dallas-based firm also was involved in designing AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park.
Arlington voters green-lighted the new stadium Nov. 8 by overwhelmingly approving the extension of a half-cent sales tax, 2 percent hotel-occupancy tax and 5 percent car-rental tax that are now paying the city’s share of AT&T Stadium construction debt.
Cordish and the Rangers say Texas Live! will have three major venues:
▪ Rangers Republic will be the “ultimate fan clubhouse” to watch home and away games, featuring a two-level, 30,000-square-foot family dining and entertainment venue.
▪ Live! Arena will be the 35,000-square-foot “living room” of Texas Live!, giving fans “one of the best sports-viewing experiences imaginable.” A 10,000-square-foot outdoor beer garden and a concert stage are among the features.
▪ Arlington Backyard will be an outdoor event pavilion with a capacity of 5,000 that aims to host cultural activities, art shows, regional and national concerts, and other events.
This report contains information from the Star-Telegram archives. |
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Fears of Asian economic slowdown, US debt default hit APEC summit
8 October 2013
World leaders from the Asia-Pacific region are gathered in Bali for the three-day 2013 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which ends today. President Barack Obama, who cancelled his travels at the last moment to deal with negotiations over the US government shutdown, is pointedly absent.
A sense of economic crisis and geopolitical tension pervades the proceedings of the summit. A dismal World Bank report released on Monday highlighted the region’s economic slowdown. Moreover, the current standoff over the US government shutdown threatens to escalate into a US government default on its debt, if the impasse is not resolved prior to the October 17 deadline for lifting the US debt ceiling.
The World Bank (WB) reduced its 2013 growth forecast for every country in East and Southeast Asia, except the Philippines. The WB report cut the expected growth rate for “emerging economies” in the region to 6 percent, down from the projected 6.5 percent growth rate in April.
China’s predicted growth rate was slashed from 8.3 percent in April to 7.5 percent. The decline in expected regional growth was driven by the slowdown in the Chinese economy. Despite its economic slowing, the World Bank noted, that Asia is still “leading global growth,” giving an indication of the crisis besetting the world economy.
This found expression in all of the public statements at the summit. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stated that APEC’s 21 member economies continued to “feel the pain” of the global economic crisis. Chinese President Xi Jinping said the “world economy has entered a period of deep readjustment.”
The deepest concern expressed at the APEC summit was that Washington might default on its debt. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto stated that a default would affect “the entire planet, and not just those countries with a strong geographical and economic linkage to the US.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the summit: “The dollar of the United States is still the biggest reserve currency in the world, so it is of utmost importance to all of us.”
The pervasive pessimism and concern in Bali found expression in a leaked draft of the final summit declaration, which is scheduled to be released today. It concluded that “global growth is too weak, risks remain tilted to the downside, and the economic outlook suggests growth is likely to be slower and less balanced than desired.”
President Obama’s absence was keenly felt at the APEC summit, as regional powers looked to a strong delegation from Washington to give assurance of expanding American economic interests in the region. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong described Obama’s absence as “a very big disappointment to us.”
He continued, “Obviously we prefer a US government that is working to one that is not. And we prefer a US president who is able to travel and fulfill his international duties to one who is preoccupied with national domestic preoccupations.”
Fears over the possibility of a US default on its debt were expressed by nearly all participants at the summit.
China, the third-largest holder of US government debt, issued the strongest statement. Zhu Guangyao, Chinese vice-finance minister issued a statement warning that “the clock is ticking” on the deadline to lift the US debt ceiling. He bluntly told Washington to “ensure the safety of Chinese investments… As the world’s largest economy and an issuer of the world’s major reserve currency, it is important that the US take credible steps to address its dispute over the debt ceiling in a timely fashion and avoid a default.”
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s attempts at reassuring the summit of US economic stability amounted largely to bluster. He stated that “those leaders” who were critical of the deadlock in Washington “know well enough that in terms of the long term, this will end and the United States will have a budget. And the United States will still be the strongest power in the world.”
Washington was not alone in attempting to assuage concerns at the summit; Beijing was compelled to respond to the World Bank downgrade of China’s growth forecast. President Xi Jinping explained the slowdown in the Chinese economy by pointing to the ongoing wave of privatization of state assets and free market “reforms” in the country, saying: “China must undergo structural reforms, even if it involves a sacrifice of speed.”
“China’s reforms have entered the deep water zone,” he continued, if Beijing failed to “transform the economy,” the consequences would be “beyond remedy.”
Washington is still pushing ahead with plans to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) regional trade agreement. US Trade Representative Michael Froman, head of TPP negotiating team in Obama’s absence, said: “Our message is, ‘let’s get this done as soon as possible.’” He described the previously set goal of December 31 ratification is “ambitious, but it’s doable.”
The TPP has developed as an initiative by Washington to dictate the terms of trade in the region and to undermine China’s trade partnerships. The drive for the speedy ratification of the TPP is hitting a number of hurdles, the result of concerns over the White House’s ability to get the agreement through the US legislature in the face of the ongoing impasse in Washington and Obama’s cancelled trip.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he would delay the implementation of “reforms” to the labor sector required for entrance into the TPP. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that there were “serious structural difficulties” facing Malaysia’s implementation of the demands of the TPP. And South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who was expected to announce that Seoul was ready to join the TPP negotiations, is now reported to not be planning such a declaration at Bali.
The economic tensions at APEC are inseparably bound up with the military drive of US imperialism against China in the Asia Pacific region. The military and political escalation of Washington’s agenda will find its sharpest expression in two days when the delegates at APEC leave Bali and travel to Brunei for the East Asia Summit.
Already however, in the sidelines of the APEC summit, Kerry held a “trilateral meeting” with his Australian and Japanese counterparts. They issued a statement clearly targeted at Beijing, denouncing “coercive or unilateral actions that could change the status quo in the East China Sea.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying responded: “The alliance between the US, Japan, and Australia should not be used as an excuse to interfere in disputes over territorial sovereignty … We urge these countries to respect facts, tell right from wrong, be discreet.” |
Have the Berlin-blues finally gotten to you? Do you struggle with that lost feeling when the club-bubble pops at six in the morning, when you scoop the leftover pieces of yourself under your (or someone else’s) blanket? Are you caught in this search for escapism, unable to care or seize opportunities?
For those of you already spinning in these vicious cycles all over the city, there may be immediate guidance—without having to wait for an appointment so far in the future that your grandchildren could attend.
Certified social counselor and art-therapist Tina Steckling offers SOULMATES, a special service for people unable to cope with the overwhelming stress, depression and other problems in their lives they’re struggling to solve on their own.
Whilst working as a psychologist and social worker, Steckling discovered that many existing social aid frameworks have strict rules, offering assistance only to patients with dire and immediate problems, when they’re already at their worst. With her project SOULMATES, Tina Steckling tries to intervene before this low point is reached, with direct and uncomplicated emotional and psychological help. Her goal is to give people the help they need immediately, and not months later—when the appointment schedule of the Doc allows it.
Sometimes, there’s no need for a long therapeutic process. You’ve lost track; you’ve partied too much; you’re unhappy at work. SOULMATES gives you this re-orientation, offering professional advice and pointing you back in the right direction. The service is spontaneous and flexible, over the phone, online, or face-to-face. And the location is flexible, as well. Depending on your needs, you can visit them in their Neukölln office, at home, in the café around the corner, wherever. Just like your normal Doc, they uphold strict medical confidentiality.
This is a service for the struggling minds in the city: from the overworked student to people with manifesting drug-psychosis to lonely hearts unable to handle human relationships. But, as most things in life, this one has a price. After an initial free 30-minute consultation, SOULMATES offers a 60-minute face-to-face appointment for 75€ or various other packages for lengthier treatment (see chart). SOULMATES does not accept insurance payments; rather, they hope to benefit those people who need to keep the therapeutic visit off their record. An obvious downside to this is that the service might become inaccessible for poor students or people with actual drug or money problems, who simply don’t have that kind of spare money and are thereby forced to rely on the conventional bureaucratic system.
The SOULMATES concept offers a most desirable social assistance that stays uncomplicated and accessible, when this city’s tantalising escapism yanks you too far from sanity. If you’ve problems you can’t handle alone, and are lucky enough to have the money for the service, SOULMATES could help relieve you of both. |
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|Citation:||BMJ, 351 pp. H6931 - H6931, (2015)|
|Abstract:||In Editor’s Choice, Godlee supports and re-emphasises the positive points about National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) clinical research networks that are made in Gulland’s article.1 2 We welcome this support for research networks and for the part they can play in a more fully integrated research and healthcare system. Research engagement by clinicians and healthcare organisations is widely held to improve health services performance. However, we found the issue to be complex in our review conducted for the NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme in 2012-13.3 Thirty three papers were included in the analysis, and 28 were positive about improved performance, although only seven identified improved outcomes rather than improved processes. Diverse mechanisms contributed to these improvements. In a subsequent article we consider more recent evidence,4 including that UK NHS trusts active in research have lower risk adjusted mortality for acute admissions.5 Increased attention to this issue covers not only clinician participation but also organisational developments in the NIHR and NHS, such as Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) and Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs).6 7 These seek to promote better integration of research and healthcare systems by strengthening research networks, developing research capacity, and ensuring that healthcare organisations (both providers and commissioners) see research as an integral component of their overall structure. Such initiatives need to be linked to further empirical analysis that considers not only the research engagement of all relevant actors but also the organisational determinants of the impact on practice of such engagement.|
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While early journey tended to be slower, extra dangerous, and more dominated by commerce and migration, cultural and technological advances over many years have tended to imply that travel has change into simpler and more accessible eight The evolution of expertise in such numerous fields as horse tack and bullet trains has contributed to this development. Thanks Alastar. It is close to the landing beaches and has loads to see making it an ideal place to stay whereas visiting Normandy. I’ve an image from my Georgia, Savannah trip that looks virtually like your essential Louisiana image. Savannah’s historical district is superbly dotted with wonderful buildings.
I might ask the flight agent when booking, or call the airline, for advice about that are the widest seats in your particular flight. So take it from my European touring friends, go and see the Western United States. it is going to be the journey of a lifetime. Avenue crime is uncommon in Israel, so it is best to feel secure strolling together with your youngsters at night time or allowing teenagers some free time on their very own. However, you need to hold your younger kids by the hand when crossing streets in cities; drivers are absolutely ruthless in their quest to win the award for most aggressive. Automobiles commonly reduce each other off with mere centimeters to spare, and visitors lights are as likely to cause automobiles to hurry up as to cease.
I’ve truly traveled this route – with one diversion: I split to Tampa/Clearwater then crossed over Alligator Alley to Miami. Nice lens! Buy the cage as early as attainable so your dog shall be acquainted with the cage he will be utilizing on the flight. Gage has chronicled so many rallies and gathering, he doesn’t even have space to show them all. Every single trailer that has attended one of these events is photographed. There are various great photos and one could spend a complete day just checking them out. Thanks Gage!!
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Gutsy cinema that breaks new ground
FRANCE , United States
| 10 minutes | 2016
Three sisters go about their everyday life in the absence of their missing brother. Inspired by stories from New Orleans.
As part of COURT MÉTRAGE COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE 5
The brother ( 9min/2016/ color)Sofia B. dormait mal (20min/2015/ color)What the night brings (20min/2014/ color)
A film about a hunter’s son, a boy born with antlers, and the man who has to kill everything he loves.
POLAND , Belgium , Croatia | 10 minutes | 2017
Min-Joo is first in her class has been assigned to mark the exams with her non-identical twin, Min-Jeong. With the teacher being later than promised, and...
SOUTH KOREA | 10 minutes | 2017
Resisting the struggle, the protagonists of this film, many of whom are illiterate, have been working since childhood. In their own words, they tell their...
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Excerpt from Christi’s journal:
We have a team of short term missionaries here at the moment. The “REZ Team” or, Resurrection Team, from Michigan. They are coming here to the house at 2 pm and they are going to make a Mexican meal for all the missionaries on the plot! They have brought all the fixin’s from the U.S.A. and they said we can just turn our kitchen over to them. So isn’t that nice? Also, they heard that Ron likes Starbucks coffee and they brought him quite a few bags of beans to take us through our time here. Praise the Lord!
Last night was the first night of the Bible School for this term. Ron and I so enjoyed teaching. Ron taught on Principles of Leadership and I taught Homiletics — I especially like teaching at the Bible School. |
Welcome to the web site for Silkworm (1987-2005).
R. I. P.
MICHAEL JERMAN DAHLQUIST
22 DEC 1965 - 14 JULY 2005
So so so...a little birdie told me you can buy a copy of the last Silkworm LP, It'll Be Cool, right now on vinyl for the first time by clicking on back where I said "a little birdie told me." Is it out yet? Not technically. But for you it is. Click on that thing.
IN ADDITION: for the remainder of 2015...Ein Heit's THE LIGHTNING AND THE SUN and the Crust Brothers' MARQUEE MARK CDs are on sale for $5 each.
How do you buy them? This website is like twenty years old, man. You gotta go here and click on the picture of the record, and you'll go to PayPal. If that's weird or you don't PayPal, email me and we'll figure it out. I know, it's old school, but you're not paying postage so whatever.
What else...oh, the Libertine reissue? Out of print. Sold 'em all! Sorry! Lifestyle and In the West reissues are in the works...maybe more to come....
In addition to the recent reissues of Libertine and Chokes!...the Comedy Minus One record label will be reissuing our 2nd album, In the West--on vinyl for the very first time.
Andy, Steve, and I remixed it from scratch this weekend, with JRLP visiting us on speakerphone and FaceTime.
It sounds terrific.
The release will be similar to Libertine--download code and bonus tracks for people who want them...and I reckon some extra-special material that will be worth getting your hands on, if you're a fan. And if you've read this far, you probably qualify.
More later as things unfold--watch this space and CMO!
The final Silkworm release, CHOKES!, has being reissued by the fine Comedy Minus One record label.
It sounds fantastic, and it has been really great to hear these songs again.
12" vinyl, at top fidelity 45RPM.
Includes download code plus a slate of live latter-day SKWM downloads.
Jacket features Hiroshi Kimura's lovely painting and etching, full color, with printed inner sleeve.
CMO has sold through several hundred in preorders, and an immediate repress is not likely, so now's the time if you want one. The link is this sentence right here.
The third Silkworm album, LIBERTINE, is being reissued by the fine Comedy Minus One record label.
The release is definitive.
Double 12" vinyl, at top fidelity 45RPM, with CD included.
The CD contains the album, the Marco Collins Sessions EP, an alternate version of Grotto of Miracles, and a cover of Tom Petty's Insider that we did because we got $500 for it.
Gatefold jacket, full color, with full color insert.
CMO is taking preorders to gauge interest, and it's safe to say there will not be a surplus of copies.
Meaning: if you want one, order it now! In particular, this is your only chance to get one of the two "deluxe" packages:
One with a fresh new SKWM t-shirt (long out of print),
and another with the T-shirt and a bunch of other awesome things.
More info here, at the Comedy Minus One blog.
Just a note: we have the remaining stock of Firewater and Lifestyle vinyl in the 'record shop.' About 50 copies each. Firewater is a double LP. Get 'em while they last....Much love, TM
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A critical security flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (the default browser on every Microsoft Windows Operating System) that allows what is referred to as ‘remote code execution,’ or the ability to run programs on your computer without your permission, was publicly announced on April 26, 2014. A patch for this vulnerability was released today and will soon be rolled out as a Windows Security Update. When prompted, or after instructing your computer to check for updates, install this update as you would any other.
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The Fortune and Misfortune of the Bettencourts
This documentary recounts the Bettencourt family saga from the start of the last century, and the creation of its empire: L’Oréal. Beginning with its creator and the father of Lilian Bettencourt, Eugène Schueller, The Fortune and Misfortune of the Bettencourts depicts the incredible adventure of a small business that became the archetype of beauty and glamour, incarnated by the extraordinary personalities who accompanied its success.
It portrays the story of an astonishing family, as incredibly rich and as it was mysterious, who was built from success, unconfessed secrets and public scandals, yet cultivated to maintain a high level of discretion regarding their public and personal lives. Their story is a novel-worthy epic which hurtles through the 20th century, tossed around by the period’s sociological and aesthetic upheaval, and its darkest moments.
- Director :
- Gérard Miller
- Broadcaster :
- France 3
- Productions :
- Flach Film Production and Deux cafés l'addition
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This course was designed for the dedicated students, who wanted to learn the deeper teachings that are so richly infused in our daily yoga classes. To bring forth this ancient practice into a daily home practice.
This course was designed for the teachers who want to bring the story of the Mythology of Yoga with the songs of old to their practice and classes, to build confidence in their voice and share with others the traditions beyond the physical.
In this course you will be presented with a Mythic Mantra Manual of all the Mantras covered, description of the Mantra in English and Sanskrit, images of the Gods and Goddess discussed throughout the course with oral storytelling.
Mudras to work with the Mantras, a Rudraksha Mala from India to take home. You will also have access to the recordings of all the mantras.
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I once saw an insightful tweet that read “I’m not afraid of heights, I’m afraid of falling.”
This is pretty much sums up my fear of heights. Every time I’m on a high peak, there’s always that distinct realization in the back of my mind that I could fall…something that would not be pleasant and would likely be fatal.
I’ve pretty much had this fear for as long as I can remember. From the time I was a little girl, I’ve always been a tad wary of walking too close to the edge on the second story of the local mall. Even though there’s fairly tall railing, I somehow manage to come up with the worst possible scenarios where that wouldn’t be of help. What if someone violently bumps into me? Or what if I loose my balance and somehow flip over it? Crazy, I know, but this is a peak into the inside of my very OCD brain…
This is also the reason that I’ve never been on a roller coaster. I came very close when I was at Disney World with friends at age thirteen, but I backed out at the last second. Going rapidly upside-down and side-to-side about fifty feet off the ground? The nightmare of anyone afraid of heights! And, I pretty much panicked when I walked up to the top of a lighthouse on a family vacation. The wind blew fiercely and I was convinced that it was going to knock me right over the side (Yes, there were ropes, but that isn’t a convincing argument to my brain)!
Nonetheless, I would like to conquer this fear…at least a little bit. My best friend and I both mentioned riding a roller coaster together someday, conquering our united fear of those death machines! I don’t know when this will be, as I rarely go to theme parks, but I plan to ride one someday! I’ll be sure to update y’all when it happens. Until then, the lighthouse and the second story of the mall continue to be my most impressive feat of facing my fear of heights. |
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A place in Colorado where Gold was found and today can still make or break you?
William Cody is better known as which Wild West character?
Why is Denver called the Mile High city?
c A lot of miles to drive
What is the highest peak in Colorado?
What year did Colorado become a state?
According to legend, who was holding a Pair of Aces and a Pair of Eights during a game of poker when he was shot dead? The hand is now known as "Dead Man's Hand".
What was Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show?
a 19th century show that was a theatrical show about cowboys.
b 1950s show that was about the Wild West
c 19th century show that taught people how to ride horses
The movie "The Shining" was filmed at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park?
Red Rocks Amphitheater is a famous place where the Beatles played.
Colorado gets over 300 days of sunshine a year. |
Postprint version. Published in IEEE Transactions on Education, Volume 54, Issue 2, May 1, 2011, pages 197-202.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Bridget Benson was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2010.2078819.
Early exposure to embedded computing systems is crucial for students to be prepared for the embedded computing demands of today's world. However, exposure to systems knowledge often comes too late in the curriculum to stimulate students' interests and to provide a meaningful difference in how they direct their choice of electives for future education and careers. This paper describes an experience with integrating embedded computing systems education into high school and early undergraduate curricula to give students that needed early exposure. It provides assessment data that illustrates the success and limitations of the efforts described as well as the lessons they hold for a reform of the undergraduate curriculum and its impact on high school education.
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I’ve been digging around on the internet searching for a meal replacement that will have all the mineral and vitamin benefits I need in a day… and what do you know I stumbled upon Soylent.
Soylent has been around for a few years, but it hasn’t really taken on the meal replacement industry by until the release of their Cafe “on the go” drinks that come in vanilla, coffiest, chai, and nectar (which is currently on back order I believe).
These have been super successful and have even been popularized by Buzzfeed on how to lose weight by drinking your breakfast.
Now, i’m not going to lie, I HAD to try these drinks out for myself to see what all the hype was about.
And they weren’t wrong. I loved it. A little too much.
That’s right. I loved it too much. I would drink a full one, and then have a typical lunch and dinner. While others would drink only half of the bottle (full bottle had 400 calories) to lose weight, I would drink the full bottle. It just tasted that good.
I just really loved the taste-and having caffeine in my drink- without getting the typical caffeine crash you would from coffee.
Since the bottles are a little too expensive for my post-grad lifestyle, I’m sticking with the powdered bags.
They roughly cost around $1.54 per meal for the original, and $1.74 per meal for the newly released cacao powder. You receive 35 meals per bag at a whopping $64 dollars a bag, while if you subscribe and want to receive a bag monthly you save %10, so around $60.84.
Even if I only used water and the powder I would get bored pretty quickly. So, i’m also going to incorporate some juice from time to time, almond milk, and fruits and veggies. (I like having a rainbow of options).
Now I will be diligently recording myself, writing down notes on how i’m feeling mentally and physically, as well as give my health reports before, during, and after! I start my journey Monday, February 5th, until March 5th (the day before my birthday lol). |
My family loves slow-cooked, comfort food flavors and one classic is Stuffed Cabbage. But, as much as I love it, Stuffed Cabbage is not a quick, weeknight meal.
So, I took the flavors of Stuffed Cabbage and made them into a soup. Packed with flavor and vegetables, this one is even better the next day.
Jules’ Stuffed Cabbage Soup
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large, sweet yellow onion, diced
4-5 stalks of celery, chopped
2 large carrots, shredded
2 cloves garlic, minced
House seasoning, to taste
1 tsp paprika
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp cumin
1 lb ground beef
1 can petite diced tomatoes
1 8oz can tomato sauce
6 cups beef stock
1/2 head of cabbage, very thinly sliced
1. In a large stockpot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, celery and carrots along with house seasoning to taste, and sauté until tender, about ten minutes.
2. Add garlic, paprika, bay leaf and cumin to the pot and stir to combine.
3. Add the ground beef and brown it well.
4. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef stock and cabbage, stirring well. Increase the heat and bring just to a boil. Reduce heat to low simmer and cover. Cook at a gentle simmer for 45 minutes to an hour. The cabbage should be very tender.
If you enjoy your stuffed cabbage with a sweet note, add a half cup of raisins and a teaspoon of sugar. |
ou know your business and/or purpose. You know what value your information will add. If you find a unique way to communicate that, then fantastic. If you don’t, don’t despair. Create useful, real and honest content that people can genuinely connect with.
When it comes to creating exceptional content, you might have the juiciest salacious news, but if you relay that news incorrectly, you can lose your audience in a second. On the same page, like Brad Pitt’s Oakland A’s, you could have some relatively dry, technical information, but when you structure that content right, you can win audiences you thought were out of your league.
I have always believed that my own personal code of ethics comes above all other obligations. I will never compromise those for a job, win or a handful of clicks, and I ensure that all of my writers are the same.
You want your content to exude authority and expertise, but, you still want people to understand it. The fact is, when you learn to create engaging technical content, you are gaining a better understanding of your product or service.
For the time-poor among you (so basically, everyone), we’ve put together a slideshow, with some great tips for writing for the web. |
Our slow cooker lasagna is bursting with flavor and is a snap to prepare. The combination of tomatoes, parmesan, and basil give it an umami kick that will have everyone asking for the recipe. And the use of ground turkey and cottage cheese make this a guilt-free dish that you’ll feel good about slicing and savoring.
Check out these 20 Healthy Comfort Food Recipes.
Yields: 8 servings | Serving Size: 1 slice | Calories: 403 | Total Fat: 14 g | Saturated Fat: 5 g | Trans Fat: 0 g | Cholesterol: 78 | Sodium: 1015 mg | Carbohydrates: 33 g | Dietary Fiber: 7 g | Sugars: 8 g | Protein: 38 g | SmartPoints: 11 |
- 1 pound lean ground turkey, or lean ground beef
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 (25 ounce) jars pasta sauce, no sugar added
- 2 cups low-fat cottage cheese
- 8 ounces shredded (part skim) mozzarella cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Pinch of salt
- 12 (uncooked) whole wheat lasagna noodles, (break in half before adding to slow cooker)
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Fresh basil, for garnish
- Add the turkey and onion to a large skillet and cook over medium heat until the turkey has lost its pink color. Add the garlic and cook for one additional minute. Drain any fat from the cooked turkey. Add 1 1/2 jars pasta sauce and stir to combine.
- Combine the cottage cheese, mozzarella, Italian seasoning, and salt.
- Add a 1/2 cup meat sauce to the bottom of the slow cooker. Next, add a layer of lasagna noodles and spread 1/4 cheese mixture over noodles. Repeat the layers until these ingredients are gone.
- Cover and cook in slow cooker on low-heat until noodles are al dente and cheese is bubbly, approximately 4-6 hours. Remove the lid and add the parmesan to the top. Turn off the slow cooker and allow the casserole to sit for 15 minutes before cutting. If desired, serve garnished with the fresh basil and additional parmesan.
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Ambient 22° Track 26° Humidity 47% Wind 2.3 m/s
Cloudy skies and howling winds dominated the paddock and as much as the low temps were a point of discussion during FP3 it was the tailwind into the turns that provided much of the entertainment for both drivers and fans alike. Many were the missed turns with Sirotkin being most notable as he removed the right front quarter of his car on turn exit after discovering his personal braking point was about 20 metres behind him on turn entry. Delightfully, this red flagged the session with 6 minutes to go, which totally scuppered Red Bull’s plans of making their quali sim runs as late as possible. The track re-opened with just 3 minutes left and even though Verstappen gave it a go, along with most of the rest of the field, the results were hardly representative.
Vettel topped the charts with Hamilton 0.3 seconds back, but with Chandhok estimating that a tow down the straight is worth 3 to 4 tenths, success in qualifying might well be down to teamwork and clever race engineering. Get it right and you’re 4 tenths up, get it wrong and your Sunday just got a LOT harder.
5 spot penalty for the Hulk but rumours (ok, Mark Hughes) are rife that the teams are struggling with rear degradation, particularly Mercedes, with their tyres going off in as little as 5 CORNERS. Its possible that Supers might indeed be the Q2 tyre of choice, but with the top teams having only 1 or 2 sets available for the weekend, things could get super fun for that session. Of course, that’s from Friday practice so set up changes overnight may help things a bit, but it’s clear that Mercedes are a long way from their pre-season confidence of having tamed their diva.
Ferrari has had its new floor thoroughly vetted by the FIA and found legal (they stiffened it a bit) and the availability of engine modes during FP to customer teams is starting to show, with Force india in particular, showing up loaded for bear. The massacre at McLaren has continued as well, with Tim Goss, chief chassis designer, tossed on the ceremonial trash heap, as the team undertakes a full review of why just changing PU suppliers failed to magically fix all their performance issues. Turns out that the metric of being fastest through slow corners is not the best way to judge the overall competitiveness of your chassis. Who’d a thunk it?
Green Light!! Vettel, Ericcson, Magnussen, Grosjean off right out of the gate, and the rest of the field followed fast behind, nearly everyone on track less than 2 minutes after the session opened. Only Red Bull and Perez hung back. Early shots showed debris from the trees being blown across the track.
Grosjean was the first of the runners off the track at T3, slip road and no damage but those temporary yellows could well spoil many a lap. But it turned out to be worse, as after reversing up the slip road, as the gearbox locked on him and it was double waved yellows and the end of his day, as the marshals removed his car.
Ocon was fastest of the early runners, followed by Perez and Hulkenberg with 10:38 remaining. Red Bull was on the hunt though and it was Verstappen and then Ricciardo seizing the top spots, only to be displaced by Vettel and then Raikkonen. Ricciardo benefitted from a tow that Verstappen offered him and Ocon surprised everyone, going P2. In all the excitement, Hamilton and Bottas slotted in P5 and P6 and with 8 minutes to go. Perez had an off and that left him in a very vulnerable P14 as time continued to drip off the clock.
An interesting argument ensued as the team wanted him to box but he insisted there was plenty of margin. With just 6 minutes of clock to play with the team yielded and Perez carried on, setting up for another effort. Hamilton turned up the wick and scored P2, splitting the Ferraris.
4 minutes to go and Alonso was on it, P10 being the best he could do, well ahead of Vandoorne who was in the hot seat in P15. Perez, Stroll, Ericsson, Hartley and of course the hapless Grosjean were in the drop zone. Leclerc to P14 as Gasly had an off at T15 and unlike many others, had a difficult time extricating himself. On replay, Hartley was limping it in with a puncture and then, BANG!!! Holy hopping closing speeds, it was all but a disastrous collision as Hartley was too close to the racing line and guessed wrong as Gasly just managed to jink round him after inexplicably starting to move inside OFF the racing line.
Gasly had just enough time for another run but it was too little too late as the Chequered Flag fell. it was Stroll with the opportunity to stick the knife in and despite a rally style effort through T16, managed to go just fast enough to snatch P15 from the McLaren.
Going no further were Vandoorne, Gasly, Ericsson, Hartley and Grosjean, off in search of some Fisndjan at hospitality as the rest turned it around for Q2. Leclerc with the good effort in P11 was the standout as all the marbles remained to be played for.
Ocon led the way for Q2, followed by Alonso and Bottas. Vettel wasn’t far behind and as suspected, all the top runners were on the Super Soft. Hamilton radioed in a big lock up but the team seemed unworried, saying all looked good from their end.
Bottas to the top with his effort, trailed by Verstappen and Ocon. Trouble for Stroll spoiled more than a few laps and with 10 minutes to go it was a fair number of the top runners out of position. Raikkonen had an off, dooming him to linger in P12 even longer as he took to the slip road.
Vettel managed a P3 and with a good hole in the air cut for him by Ocon, Hamilton strung together a lap that sent him to the top. Raikkonen, who had become entrapped in the slip road for quite some time, had finally managed to extricate himself and dove into the pits with just 6 minutes to go and no representative time on the board. More bad news, as kimi got dinged for the weighbridge as he boxed, costing him even more valuable time.
At the interlude, it was Sainz, Magnussen, Raikkonen, Leclerc and Stroll, with Perez in the hot seat. Stand out drive again from Ocon, P5 and within half a second of Hamilton.
Sirotkin and Stroll took advantage of the quiet track to have a go, but it was Alonso that led the way as the rest of the runners exited for their final shot at the glory of Q3 whilst the Williams finished their hot laps. Sirotkins effort came to nought as he overdorve his way through the end of the lap, but Stroll confirmed a P7 as Alonso kicked it into gear for his final go and the clock dipped south of 3 minutes.
Alonso P11, Perez P6, Sainz P7 Hulkenberg P6 as the times dropped like a stone and mere seconds left on the clock. Chequers! Raikkonen was still on it and it was P1 but on the Ultras. Ricciardo in P10 was on the Ultras as a defensive move, but abandoned so as to preserve his start on the Supers. Stroll, behind was having a final go, having drifted below the cut line, and no doubt he raised the heartrate on the RBR pitwall as he was looking exceedingly close to putting Danny Ricky out, but it was no doing, by a mere tenth when all was said and done. Stroll, Sirotkin, Alonso, Leclerc and Magnussen were done like a dinner and off in search of some tutovka to drown their sorrows.
Verstappen, Ricciardo and Ocon were the trio that led the way into Q3. Bottas, Perez and Hamilton were the next off the mark and at the tail endit was Hulkenberg, Vettel Raikkonena and Sainz out last.
Verstappen, being first off held all the fastest sectors and it was Bottas in the second group, first to challenge his purples in S1. Vettel picked up the gauntlet though and pressed home his advantage into S2. But as his lap continued it was Hamilton into the 1:41’s and momentarily to the top as Vettel cleared the final sector. No surprises for the Ferrari ace in the final turns and he picked up provisional pole, with a 1:41.498 0.342 seconds ahead of Hamilton.
7 minutes to go and Ricciardo reported brushing the wall and requested a second lap as the rest of the runners headed into the pits to prepare for their final run at the palmares. But it was no dice from the team, that brought him in along with the rest.
3:30 to go and off they went, Ocon leading Bottas and Hamilton. Perez trailed out, lonely, about 30 seconds back. The pair of Renaults were next, and then right at the 2 minute mark the rest piled out in a bunch. Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Verstappen and then Vettel.
Hamilton was doing the business early on, setting a purple S1 as the rest trailed down the straight to start their efforts. Personal Best S2 and down the straight he thundered. DRS open but not enough, an improvement to 1:41.677. but Raikkonen was the one on a tear, going purple through the first 2 sectors and then just too early on the power out of T16 fishtailing on the exit and throwing it all away, after a particularly bit of vicious tailwind unsettled his rear on entry. Vettel had no response to Kimi’s effort having locked up early at T3, and just sat back and watched it all come his way. And it wasn’t just P1 that Kimi tossed, the mistake dropped him the following 5 positions as well and a Ferrari lock out. Ouch!! And that’s before you consider him starting on the Ultras and needing an alternate strategy to all the rest of the frontrunners
Ricciardo took P4 away from Verstappen and that was that from the sharp end. From there it was status quo ante, Ocon, Perez, Hulkenberg and Sainz rounding out the top 10 and confiriming the return of Force India to the top end of the midfield.
Baku is alway an interesting race, the walls and narrow nature of some of the turns make for all sorts of unpredictability, but if the predicted weather holds (winds north of 60 kph, much cooler temps) it should be a whole new level of crazy. Bottas in P3 is the interesting play, as Vettel will look to cover Lewis and the dirty side of the track is well, gonna be exceptionally dirty. RBR had the race pace on Friday as well, and the midfield looks like just the kind of madness to keep Bernd Maylender the fastest man on the track for large chunks of the race. Raikkonen on an alternate strategy may also wind up being a bit of a wildcard for Ferrari, depending on how the early phase of the race shakes out. In other words, could be worth watching….
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The program, called Project K-Nect, was designed to create a supplemental resource for secondary at-risk students to focus on increasing their math skills with the help of mobile smart phones. Ninth graders in several public schools in North Carolina received smart phones to access supplemental Algebra I content aligned with their teachers’ lesson plans and course objectives. The phones and service are free of charge to the students and their schools, thanks to a grant provided by Qualcomm as part of its Wireless Reach initiative.
Student smart phones have 24/7 internet access, which students can use at home or at school, and they have full access to both the K-Nect curriculum, as well as features such as instant messaging (IM), video and chat capabilities, and calculators.
“Everyone thought this program might just last a semester,” said Suzette Kliewer, a math teacher at Southwest High School, one of two high schools in Onslow County, N.C., participating in K-Nect, “but it’s lasted for three [school] years now. It’s been approved for this upcoming year, too.”
Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit organization that provides consulting and research support to school districts, government agencies, and businesses about key trends in education, was asked by Digital Millennial Consulting (developer of K-Nect) to assess the program’s efficacy.
Project Tomorrow released a report of its findings earlier this month. The report presents the views of 78 students and four teachers who participated in the program between August 2009 and January 2010.
Project Tomorrow found that by using smart phones as part of the program, students are more successful on their North Carolina End of Course assessments, along with many other positive effects. Data were collected through on-site classroom observations, focus groups with students (pre- and post-semester), interviews with teachers (pre- and post-semester), and interviews with principals and technology coordinators.
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SOS Earth is not an alarmist action that tries to frame people in absolute truth or at predetermined paths; instead we try to wake people up to do something. The action seeks to put a mirror in front of society so that it might see a reflection of its behavior and rethink its models of consumption, industry, impacts and explorations of animal, vegetable and mineral resources. Our greatest defense is that: “No matter the size of what you do, but what you don’t for the Planet it worries”, do something today, the Planet has changed and you need to change your habits, do what is within your range, do not wait for the governments, make a change, start it today”.
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Tuesday, 28 April 2009
On a completely unrelated topic to which I shall provide no segueway whatsoever, I was up in the Orkneys looking at neolithic stuff just for the hell of it, and found VEGAN CAVIAR. Yes. I was so excited and curious upon discovering it that I accidentally started dancing in the fancy-pants grocery shop where we found it, much to the amusement of the woman working there, who didn't even know that they stocked Sea Relish, much less how much it was supposed to cost. She phoned the manager. The manager phoned the owner. Finally, a price was agreed on. It was all very amusing. Having never ever tried nonvegan caviar, I have no idea if this tastes anything like it, but I can tell you that it's damn good and made of seaweed and we ate it on smoked seaweed-infested tofu and bread as we picnicked near the Ring of Brognar and it was awesome. Both the standing stones and the caviar. I bought some extra caviar to take home with me, and I must say, I feel an attack of blini making coming on.
Thursday, 23 April 2009
I had me some parsnips, but I wanted pancakes. Like, reeeeeally wanted pancakes. But the parsnips were getting kind of menacing. "Eat us now", they were saying. "You've had pancakes for a few days in a row. Your vegbox will have more of us next week, and you have to keep up!" I've been on a okonomyiaki kick lately, since finding the perfect recipe for them in the Asian Vegan Kitchen cookbook (by the way, I can't say enough good things about this cookbook. It rocks.) Now, having figured out basically how to make *anything* in my veg box into scrumptious and highly addictive japanese/kitchendancing fusion pancake madness, I'm unstoppable.
Unstoppable, yes. But I did pause when I realized that I had taken parsnips, leeks, some soaking shitake mushooms and umeboshi plum paste out of the fridge, plus the requisite greens, (because it's not dinner if it ain't got anything green). Really? I thought. Is this a good idea? OH SWEET JEEBUS YES. This is heaven if you like foods where the flavours strongly contrast but still play nice together. The parsnips are sweet and earthy. The mushrooms pick up the earthy note and run with it, the greens lighten up the dish a bit and the picked plum sour/salty/sharp just skips over the whole thing and somehow ties it together. It also keeps it from being too sweet to eat for dinner. I like sweet and savory together, but at least for main dishes, I"m not a big fan of out-and-out sweet. Try this. You won't be sorry. By the way, you'll need 4 shitake mushrooms soaked in about a cup of water beforehand.
parnsnip rosti/okonomyiaki (makes 2 pan-size pancakes, or 4 smaller ones)
2 large grated parsnips (about 3c. grated parsnip)
1 smallish leek, chopped
1/3 c shittake mushroom stock (just the soaking water from the mushrooms)
2 heaping tbs chopped pickled ginger
1 heaping tablespoon white miso
grind of black pepper
about 2/3c. ww flour mixed with 1 tbs baking powder
Mix all ingredients together. This should be a very thick batter, with the flour just barely present enough to hold the parsnip and leek together. This isn't a pancake batter that you can pour. It's more like rösti with a bit of adhesive. Adjust the liquid/flour if you have to. Fire up a pan (if you have a nonstick, now is the time to use it), spray with oil, and spread/press one pancake of batter into it, smothing it out with the back of a spoon. Cook covered until the bottom is browned, then flip, and cook covered again until the other side is brown. Repeat for pancake number two.
4 rehydrated shitake mushrooms
1/2 cup cooked spinach, chopped (I just used frozen)
2/3 cup shitake stock (ie, the rest of the stock)
1 heaping tbs umeboshi plum paste
Simmer the mushooms in the stock and shoyu. Let it simmer down until there isn't much liquid left. About 2 mins before you want to serve the pancakes, add the cooked spinach into the mushrooms and stir to combine and heat the spinach. When you're ready to serve, stir in the plum paste.
Oddly enough, this is really good with a few spicy dill pickes on the side.
plum-a-riffic music: My favorite plum by Suzanne Vega.
Friday, 17 April 2009
After brunch this weekend, the kitchendancing cave had some leftover champagne. By the way, if you want to keep champagne fizzy, store it in the fridge with a fork in it thusly. Maybe it works without the fork, but I like champagne too much to risk finding out. Since I looooves me some boozy cooking, I decided to make something decadent yet decidedly lowbrow with it: Barley "risotto". People often try to do too much to risotto, and also tend to get dogmatic and snobby about it. If you have good mushrooms and good wine and decent technique, it's best not to add too much in the way of other flavours, and if you do that, it's hard to go wrong. Others may differ, but I find that the trick to a really good mushroom rissotto (other than quality ingredients) is to do the mushrooms and the rice (or in this case barley) separately, and to make sure you don't over-spice. I also like to add the barley or rice to the mushroom pan instead of vice versa, so as not to lose all the good stuff kinda stuck to the bottom of the mushroom pan. Also, rissotto is just a wet pilaf, or savory rice pudding, depending how you look at it. Have fun. Making perfect rissotto takes a bit of practice, but it's not hard, and if you're a beginner, barley is much more forgiving than rice for this dish, though you could do this entire recipe with rice as well. Personally, I love the way barley goes with mushrooms. It's all very earthy and musky and kinda sexy.
Soak in enough water to cover:
15g or 1/2c dried porcini (or other) mushrooms
4 dried shiitake mushrooms, chopped and stemmed
Basically, you want a good cup of dried mushrooms here. Use what you have. That's what I had. Nyah.
Fill your kettle with water and turn it on. While the kettle's going, dry-roast 1.5 cups of barley in a big pan on low heat. When it gets light brown, douse with all the champagne you want, reserving a few tbs of the champagne for the next step (though you can use white wine, vermouth, or even vodka here). When the champagne is absorbed, add hot water to cover, stirring occasionally and adding more water as needed. You'll eventually be adding the mushroom soaking water, so take it easy at this point with the water-adding, okay? This should be cooking on low heat, just barely simmering. I used about 1.5 cups of champagne. Yes. I'm that decadent. If you're just using a splash of wine, sub hot veg or mushroom broth for the hot water, but use one without strong flavours (like celery) that might overwhelm your lovely little mushrooms. You don't have to stir constantly. That's some kind of myth perpetuated by people who want to intimidate you into thinking that making rissotto is difficult. *Feh*, I say to these people. The secret is out: this is easy.
While the barley is cooking, chop a leek and (in a separate large pan from the barley) saute it in some more of that champagne. Use green onions if you don't have leeks. When the leek is translucent, add two cloves of chopped garlic. Then throw in the soaked mushrooms, and dump the soaking water into the barley. Turn the heat dow waaaaaaay low and cover the mushroom leek goodness. It should be wet enough to not stick to the pan, but not simmering in liquid as such. This should cook for at least 15 mins. You want to give the leek time to start getting kinda sweet.
Your kitchen should now smell like I imagine heaven does.
When everything is done, mix the barley into the mushrooms and adjust the liquid. If it's too soupy, let it simmer a bit (unlike a rice rissotto, it's near-impossible to overcook this one by letting it go a few extra minutes) and if it's too dry, add water or broth. Then add salt, pepper and if you want, stir in a tablespoon or so of white miso at the end. Add a whack of fresh chopped parsley. Drizzle with some truffle oil if you have it.
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Aaaaand this is what happens when your straight friends forget to show up for easter brunch. You end up with a decapitated bunny, a half-drunk bottle of champagne, and evidence of a show-and-tell about sex toys.
Friday, 10 April 2009
Ok folks, despite what the last few posts might suggest, I don't live on desserts, I promise. So here's a dinner, albeit one that incorporates fruit. You see, the saffron was staring at me, and then all I wanted was saffron. And there were some greens that needed to be used up, like, yesterday. It ain't pretty, but it is super duper yummy. If you want pretty, use white rice, though I rather liked the dark red/orange combo, which just isn't done justice by my cheap camera.
Sunday, 5 April 2009
East meets West meets Bogle
Inspired by Bogles and the chickpea blondies here, I thought I'd invent a decidedly east-ish take on a west-ish dessert, and then use it for this years Bogle festivities, which have taken over the entire month. I dialed down the fat and sugar by a bit (depending on how sweet your quince paste is). Using legumes in desserts is nothing new in Indian and Japanese cooking (and I suspect other types of cooking too, but these foods were my gateway into leguminous desserts).
Just for the record, we seem to have decided that traditional Bogle celebrations must include: 1) gin, 2) cakes and 3) poetry. You should also bring your own Bogle, as prized for "best Bogle" are encouraged at any Bogle event. And this (I've decided) is one of many Official Bogle Cakes.
1 cup red lentils (I cup raw), cooked in as little water as possible, and mashed to a paste (I ended up with about 1.5 cups cooked)
1 cup quince paste or quince jam
1 tbs almond or pistachio butter
1/4 c ground flax seeds
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 tbs rosewater
zest from 1 lime plus 1 tbs lime juice
optional: 1/4 c chopped dried sour apricots
1/2 cup flour OR 1/4 cup wheat flour + 1/4 c chestnut (or chickpea) flour. Note that using either chestnut or chickpea flour will change the taste (I think for the better) and make the cake more dense.
1 tsp baking powder
Mix first group of ingredients together. Mix second group of ingredients together. Then (oh the shock!) mix the two groups with each other. Spread into an oiled and floured baking pan. I find a small pie dish is the ideal size. Bake at 180C for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and spread with a very thin film of adhesive, um, I mean agave, then sprinkle with dried rose petals and the tiniest tiniest bit of cardamom. Allow to cool a bit before slicing.
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The Chinese invaded Tibet, and the Dalai Lama fled. This much many people know. Fewer know, though, of the systematic, ongoing ravaging and suppression of Tibetan culture, institutions, monuments, writings, and above all, the people themselves, who have been made strangers and subhumans in their own land, deliberately dispossessed by waves of Chinese immigrants brought in to Sinize Tibet. And the Tibetan monks have been the direct and particular targets of Chinese repression, for it is they who iconify the essence of the Tibetan culture, its deep spiritual beliefs which are the polar opposite of Communism, and in whom reside much of its cultural tradition.
Persecuted in their own country, many, like the Dalai Lama before them, have fled to India, reportedly bringing with them a raft of mystical abilities, abilities honed by successive generations of monks over the millennia. Now, that would be newsworthy all by itself, but is merely the point of departure for the real story.
Apparently, you see, the Indian military is mining these refugees for their long-guarded mystical techniques, evidently seeking a unique kind of military advantage.
Yes, this does sound decidedly “out there,” but readers of this magazine may recall the writer’s earlier “The Indian Antigravity Report: Has a Modern Technological Breakthrough Been Developed from Ancient Sources?” in AR No. 51. There, what can fairly be characterized as a kind of Indian Manhattan Project was unmasked, except that India has long had the Bomb, together with a variety of delivery means. This was even more advanced—antigravity, Stealth and other technology, derived from the unlikeliest of sources: ancient Indian religious poems and stories such as the Ramayana and the Vedas, with data mining using Sanskrit scholars and Hindu clerics in addition to the usual crop of military and technical experts. Now, though, another piece of what’s apparently going on has surfaced, in the form of an India Daily online article titled “Tibetan monks can become invisible and fly—stealth and anti-gravity reverse engineering from UFOs? (http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/2251.asp)
Here, we are informed that not only can Tibetan monks do all sorts of amazing things, while never showing them in public, but so, too, can the Hindu hermits deep in the Himalayas. Further, the article says that fighting while in stealth mode and using antigravity were common events in the same sacred Hindu literature described above. Evidently, the Indians are trying to reconnect with an all but lost part of their full capabilities.
Ancient Mystical Capability in Modern War
The literature of what’s been seen and occasionally even filmed in Tibet by travelers is remarkable. We read of monks stripped down to loincloths draping wet towels around their necks while sitting cross-legged outside in the snow in winter and through special breathing designed to raise the chi or life force, competing to see which one dries his towel first. The applications of that one alone to combat in winter and adverse weather are obvious, for cold, wet troops tend to be ineffective and frequently become casualties.
There are accounts of visitors observing monks on foot, sometimes heavily laden, blazing across the countryside in rapt concentration and at a speed more familiar to those who like to watch the Roadrunner cartoon character in action. When they expressed a desire to stop and talk to these paragons of human performance, though, the visitors have consistently but politely been warned off, being told that such an interruption could “damage” the monk, though not the mechanism, other than that it constituted a “shock” to the monk’s system.
Contrary to what we might think from the news and films, even modern combat requires a lot of walking, and there are many places where vehicles can’t go at all. The British relearned this lesson the hard way in the Falklands when they suddenly found themselves deprived of helicopters after the transport Atlantic Conveyor was sunk, forcing them to send heavily laden, hungry troops on a grueling cross-country march across the island en route to a battle at Goose Green. Plenty of battles have been won throughout history by forces which simply outmarched their foes and seized critical ground first. What if the Indians could train their troops to get into a mental state in which they could consistently move at a pace faster than the other side could even force march its own troops?
Modern armies tend to use a lot of heavy equipment, such as armored combat tractors, cranes, bridgelayers and so forth to assist them in their tasks, though there is still plenty of manual labor involved in digging fighting positions, filling sandbags, building bunkers, and the like. What if, though, there was another way to get these sorts of results, but without all that gear and consequent maintenance and logistic requirements? Turns out the Tibetans have something stunning to offer—acoustic lifting and positioning of heavy objects. Yes, you read that correctly!
Antigravity researcher Bruce Cathie, in his monograph “Acoustic Levitation of Stones,” part of Anti-gravity and the World Grid, David Hatcher-Childress, editor, describes how in 1939 a Swedish doctor named Jarl, while on a scholarly visit to Egypt from Oxford, was contacted by a messenger from a Tibetan friend who’d been a fellow student with him in England. The messenger bore an urgent request that Dr. Jarl go to Tibet and treat an old sick Lama (Tibetan monk). The Lama was important, Dr. Jarl’s visit was long, and because of this, he was given not only unprecedented access to what was traditionally hidden, but was even allowed to film it! And what films! They showed carefully arrayed drummers, trumpeters and singing, chanting monks aligned in a 90-degree arc 63 meters (206 feet) from a 1 x 1.5 meter (~3.3 x 4.9′ no third dimension given, but probably 1 meter to match the bowl description) stone set in a 1-meter bowl in a flat polished stone in the meadow. The instruments amounted to 13 drums and six Tibetan trumpets. What happened next bears direct quotation:
“When the stone was in position the monk behind the small drum gave a signal to start the concert. The small drum had a very sharp sound, and could be heard even with the other instruments making a terrible din. All the monks were singing and chanting a prayer, slowly increasing the tempo of this unbelievable noise. During the first four minutes nothing happened, then as the speed of the drumming and the noise increased, the big stone block started to rock and sway, and suddenly it took to the air with an increasing speed in the direction of the platform in front of the cave hole 250 meters high. After three minutes of ascent it landed on the platform.”
“Continuously they brought new blocks to the meadow, and the monks, using this method, transported 5 to 6 blocks per hour on a parabolic flight track approximately 500 meters long and 250 meters high.” (writer’s emphasis, ed.)
For those of you not accustomed to the metric system, that’s repeatedly and in a controlled manner, using nothing but concentrated sound and prayer, launching rocks weighing hundreds of pounds 82 stories high and almost a third of a mile downrange. In this case, the rocks were being used on a high cliff ledge, accessible only from above by the monks in the work party, to wall off a natural tunnel. Just think what it would’ve taken otherwise, in both equipment and labor in that most out of way place, to do this job. Even today it would be a big, expensive job.
The military applications of this acoustic levitation approach were so patently obvious that the English Scientific Society, for which Dr. Jarl worked, seized the two stunning films Dr. Jarl shot, declaring them “classified.” They were not to be released until 1990, and the writer doesn’t know whether or not this in fact occurred.
The referenced monograph contains a much fuller description, together with a detailed discussion of the underlying special mathematics thought to make the levitation phenomenon work.
Same or Better Result, Different Approach
One of the recurring themes in this magazine and in much of the writer’s own delvings is that there are lots of ways to get a given effect, and it most assuredly doesn’t have to be the way it’s done in the West. A simple example still true today is in saw design. Western handsaws cut on the downstroke, whereas Japanese saws, having their teeth the reverse of those on our saws, cut on the upstroke, a method they deem more “harmonious” and in an animist perspective, “respectful to the wood.” Judging by their long history of magnificent wooden constructions ranging from puzzle boxes to temples, this hasn’t hurt them in the slightest. Indeed, certain Japanese woodworkers’ creations are heavily collected in the West, precisely because of their elegance and craftsmanship.
The above is but the microcosm of a much larger point. Most of us in the West, especially in the scientific, technical, and medical communities, tend to think that our way is the only and best way, when the evidence clearly shows that many of our “greatest discoveries” and “most fantastic achievements” are merely recapitulations of what was done hundreds, thousands, and sometimes even tens of thousands of years before. Embarrassing and upsetting, but all too true! This leads to what the Bible so eloquently calls “straining at the gnat.”
Christopher Dunn has shown, for example, that even the most modern granite machining techniques could not produce the fantastic flatness and orthogonality he personally saw and measured within the granite sarcophagus in the Serapeum at Saqqara and inside the Great Pyramid at Giza. Unfazed, though, mainstream archaeology continues to hold that this was done with Eyeball Mark One, copper chisels and diorite balls. Sure! We’re likewise told that a million 2.5-ton limestone blocks were moved on sledges (with or without rollers) up gently sloping ramps to build the Great Pyramid, conveniently forgetting the core of said pyramid was made from 70-ton blocks of granite!
Trepanning (cutting holes in the skull) was once thought to be a modern technique—until evidence was found that Neanderthals did it and patients survived for years afterward. The obsidian blades of the ancients turn out to have been sharper than our finest steel surgical knives, and they are now back in use as scalpels. We thought we figured out how to make and use electricity, only to discover that the ancients were electroplating base metals with gold and now have evidence the Egyptians may have had some sort of electric lights. Western clockmakers were very impressed with themselves until the ancient Greeks’ Antikythera device, with its ability to track and predict complex astronomical phenomena via an incredibly intricate system of gears, appeared and only recently was definitively analyzed and reconstructed.
“Okay. Okay. The ancients did some incredible stuff, but we invented the Bomb!” Sorry, late there, too, as attested not just in the Ramayana and the Vedas, but in the very walls of Mohenjo Daro, where researchers have found not only the same terrible “human shadows” that were created at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but also elevated radiation levels, a situation also found where Sodom and Gomorrah once stood and where longstanding tradition warns not to water the animals, lest they sicken and die, verified per Zechariah Sitchin, through scientific tests in the 1930s. And did you know that the correct translation from the Hebrew, for the “pillar of salt” Lot’s wife was turned into in the Bible, should actually read a “pillar of ash,” exactly what briefly happens to people close to Ground Zero when a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon detonates? This is tame compared to the wealth of explicit and even gory accounts we find in the Hindu sacred literature, with cities shattered, armies consumed in pillars of smoke and worse. As if that’s not bad enough, missiles and beam weapons of several sorts were also in use!
Impressive as all these ancient achievements are, though, even they are not the main point made in the India Daily article or that the writer seeks to make, which is that the more truly advanced a society becomes, the less it needs technology per se. And the more it’s able to accomplish things through thought and focused will, what the article terms “spiritual power,” a concept we encounter again and again in ancient texts, in discussions with shamans, and in a stack of UFO contactee reports.
We read that certain native cultures (e.g., the Hopi and the Australian aborigines), by eschewing the advantages of modern life, act as a substantial and conscious offset to the stress and strain inflicted on the planet by the “life in the fast lane” high-tech cultures. We read that what less advanced civilizations do with technology, more advanced ones do through the powers of their minds, literally molding reality to suit their needs. Which of course goes right back to all those warnings from religious and metaphysical teachers about guarding our thoughts and our tongues.
The positive side of this are concepts such as “conscious creation” and “co-creation.”
Certain sources talk about earth’s being in a quarantine because its inhabitants would cause wholesale havoc in the universe beyond, which works on the principle of bringing things into being by simply speaking them. A familiar, high example of this concept is the divine decree “Let there be Light!” If we here on the planet can’t, though, for whatever reason, manage to live in harmony with each other, can you imagine the incredible upheaval the unsettled minds alone could cause if unleashed upon the galaxy, let alone those deliberately choosing to throw a spanner in the galactic works?
Toward a Hybrid Indian Military
India appears to be following a three-track approach. Numerically, it has one of the largest military forces on the planet. It is also growing increasingly more high tech with each passing year, a trend greatly helped by large numbers of computer and math savvy, well-educated people. India has a considerable and growing industrial and military manufacturing base, allowing it to produce such military sinews as nuclear weapons, computers, electronics and optoelectronics, missiles, aircraft, tanks, artillery, small arms and ammunition domestically, while buying/leasing from other countries (Russian nuclear attack subs) or building what it needs under license (Su-27 fighters). The first two alone make it formidable, but it’s the third leg that puts it into an altogether different realm, for there we find not only the previously mentioned mystical capabilities, which include flying (personal levitation, a la the scientifically much attested David Home in the 1800s) without the need for a James Bond-style jetpack, but a determined effort to harness and exploit precisely the New Energy technologies which struggle to be born in the U.S. We’re talking serious, well-funded work in national research facilities. |
We have been there 4 times and have yet to get an autograph book. Two years ago my daughters wanted one and it was the 2nd to last day. I told them at this point, you already saw all the characters. This past year I figured they would each want one, and they never once mentioned getting one. We do get lots of photos with the characters! |
Parley and adidas are finally releasing a recycled plastic NMD. Since the partnership began two years ago, fans have been clamoring for their take on the extremely popular lifestyle model. This November, they’ll finally arrive in stores.
Parley and adidas are aiming to sell at least five million pairs of recycled plastic shoes this year. That number is staggering, though not unrealistic. In 2017 alone, the pair met their initial goal of putting one million shoes in the hands of consumers. So, in an effort to do more for the environment, they are diversifying. This year, Parley began to lend their recycled thread to clothing. Several different EQT pieces have appeared using the plastic threads, with more in the way each month. While adidas and Parley are focused on widening the scope of the recycled material, they will, of course, stay true to their footwear roots.
The new Parley x adidas NMD_R1 STLT is one of the cleanest colorways to come from the collaboration yet. The Primeknit upper begins in a deep core black tone, broken up by the STLT’s signature wavy lines across the upper. In this case, they come in Parley’s favorite Blue Spirit color mixed in with enough of adidas’ EQT Green to make them look like waves breaking in the ocean. The rest of the shoe retains the same blacked out look as the upper, right down to the Boost midsole. This is the first Parley x adidas shoe to feature a painted midsole, and it pulls off the look quite well.
PARLEY X ADIDAS NMD_R1 STLT CORE BLACK RELEASE INFORMATION
The first Parley x adidas NMD is scheduled to launch on November 7th, 2018. The NMD_R1 STLT made from recycled plastic will retail for the standard $140 from both adidas and select retailers. Check out the official images below for a closer look, and stay tuned to JustFreshKicks for more Parley news.
Parley x adidas NMD_R1 STLT
Release Date: November 7th, 2018
Color: Core Black/Blue Spirit/EQT Green
Style Code: AQ0943 |
Sofia is a young and energetic city that gives you some serious value for money. Additionally its close proximity to the mountains make it an adrenaline junkie’s dream. So whether you are after cheap beer, great nightlife, beautiful strippers or high-octane daytime activities, a Sofia stag do has it all.
Situated in the west of Bulgaria, Sofia is the capital and largest city in the country with a population of 1.3 million residents. This is a youthful and laid back city that offers great value for money.
Quality accommodation and fine dining can be found at ridiculously low prices. Large parks and public gardens offer sanctuary from the bustling streets, whilst the ski slopes and hiking trails of Mt Vitosha are only a short bus trip away. Similarly to Warsaw and Krakow, Sofia offers one of our larger selections of activities to choose from. So if you fancy shooting seven different types of guns, white-water rafting down a river, or tucking into a succulent steak whilst watching a local lovely take off her clothes, then Sofia is the destination for you.
Wizz Air offer seats aboard their daily 3h 05 min flight from as low as £90 from Luton, a very reasonable price considering the distance between Bulgaria and the UK. BA also fly daily from Heathrow but prices start from £156 return, so make sure you book early to guarantee the lowest possible price.
A Sofia stag do is must for the adrenaline junkies among you. Located close to the mountains and with vast amount of green spaces, it offers good skiing and hiking experiences. Additionally it offers some of Pissup’s best stag activities including bungee jumping, white-water rafting, quad biking, paintballing and shooting. See our Daytime Activities page for our full listings.
There are few licensing laws in Bulgaria and consequently bars are able to serve alcohol pretty much whenever they want. Sofia has 16 universities and its large student population ensure that the bars are nightclubs are serving long into the wee hours of the morning. The majority of action is found in and around Vitosha Blvd and near Sofia University where all the students can be found. The best thing about drinking in Sofia is its prices, the average cost of a pint about a quid!!!
Sofia offers the perfect nightlife with many great nightclubs and bars for all tastes open until the early hours of the morning. Lots of local, slender, friendly fillies pack cool venues such as Yalta Club, Chervilo and Escape which attract top international DJs on a regular basis. If you fancy getting around in style then Pissup’s Hummer Limo Tour or Strip Partybus offer modes of transport complete with champagne, stripper and bartender….a bit better than a moody taxi driver speaking broken English!
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Total Whiteout Was Awesome
There’s just really no other way to put it.
There is no way, none, that any recap I could write would do Total Whitout’s performance justice. They made me laugh, cry, sing along, fist pump, and jump up and down, all in their hourlong set. However, since I have to write something or I lose my seat in Press Row, here goes nothing as I try to put one of the best live music experiences I’ve had into words.
Total Whiteout, a five-piece band from State College, is making their second consecutive THON appearance, and for good reason. The band features energetic frontman Eric Henkels on lead vocals, guitar, and keys, Pete Macartney on lead guitar, Chris Mower on keys and vocals, Kevin Franklin on bass, and Simon Wernovsky behind the drumkit. Together, the band members interacted, jumped around and gave a truly memorable performance.
They opened with their own rocking rendition of Sweedish House Mafia’s “Don’t You Worry Child”, (which has become a hit at THON 2013) followed by will.i.am’s “Scream & Shout”. Next they played Rihanna’s “We Found Love”, which prompted the entire BJC to throw their diamonds up in the air. The whole BJC sang along when they played a Backstreet Boys Medley, featuring, “I Want It That Way” and, “Larger Than Life”. The rest of their set included crowd favorites such as “Titanium” and “Beauty and the Beat”.
Chris Mower took over the mic at a few points, giving frontman Eric Henkels a break, singling lead vocals on Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven”, and “Wild Ones” by Flo Rida.
In the spirit of the 2000’s, they next played a medley including “Harder Better Faster Stronger” by Daft Punk, J.Lo’s “Waiting for Tonight”, “Listen To Your Heart”, and “Cotten Eyed Joe”.
The second half of their set was also amazing, but it had several high points that stuck out to me.
- A very tolerable cover of Taylor Swift’s, “I Knew You Were Trouble”
- The “Ohhhhhh…..Ohhhhhh…..Ohhhhhh….Let’s Go State!” Cheer, which was covered very well by drummer Simon Wernovsky. (I would know, I was a drumline reject. I learned it.)
- They had the entire BJC, and I mean the entire BJC, jumping and dancing around to both Wobble, AND Sandstorm. It was awesome. And that’s all I’m going to say about that.
For their last song, they changed gears entirely, and rounded out their set with and emotional performance of Coldplay’s “Fix You”, which ended with frontman Eric Henkels in tears, and I doubt he was alone.
Overall, Total Whiteout gave a fantastic performance with great song selection that kept everyone in the BJC jumping, fist-pumping, and singing along. The energy in their show was infectious, and they gave a performance that’s surpassed many other bands I’ve seen live. The entire band jumped up and down, and hit fantastic harmonies, breaks, and punches in every song they played, and had the entire BJC rocking along with them every single second they were on stage.
“This is the best event in the whole world” frontman Eric Henkels said, and he and his band’s performance helped re-energize the BJC to make THON the experience it is. |
"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (GRAW 2) is the sequel to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It expands on the game play of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and is the fourth installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft.
The game takes place in 2014, immediately after the events of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (GRAW), just south of the United States border, and deals with the conflict between a Mexican rebel group, Mexican loyalists, and the U.S. Army for a time span of 72 hours. A wide array of location types are included, featuring mountains, small towns, urban environments, and a large hydro-electric dam just north of the U.S.-Mexico border."
Source: Wikipedia, "Tom_Clancy's_Ghost_Recon_Advanced_Warfighter_2," available under the CC-BY-SA License.
UPDATE (1 May 2015): The console (Xbox 360 and PS3) versions of GRAW2 are entirely different in gameplay to the PC version despite both having the same overarching story set in Mexico.
The PC version is more appropriately a "tactical shooter" with the player controlling his own character and managing individual members of his squad. The console version is more an "action shooter" with limited tactical control over the remaining squad members as a group, not individuals.
The single player (SP) campaign on the PC uses much larger maps and feels more open which suits playing in a playing a tactical style. The console SP campaign uses much smaller maps for the equivalent missions with a greater density of enemy making it seem like enemies are around every corner.
The console versions were developed by Red Storm Entertainment, while the PC version was developed by GRIN.
It may be worth considering having two separate entries for GRAW2 given the fundamental differences between the console and PC versions. It's very much a case of same title, different games. |
"We could have done an awful lot better job at keeping the committee alerted and informed," Hayden told reporters after a closed three-hour meeting with members of the House Intelligence Committee.
Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, the committee’s ranking Republican, suggested afterward that the panel planned to question former CIA Directors George Tenet and Porter Goss, who, respectively, presided over the agency when the interrogations were taped and the tapes later destroyed.
Hayden made a brief comment Tuesday after his closed-door meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee, saying he could not comment on the tapes because his predecessors were in charge at the time. But Wednesday he was downright chatty, apologizing for his agency's poor communication with Congress (Read: his predecessors' poor communication with Congress).
Lawmakers and bureaucrats have been throwing each other overboard since the tapes and their destruction were first reported.
"Other people in the agency know about this far better than I," Hayden told reporters Wednesday, after acknowledging that he first heard about the tapes - and their later destruction - during his tenure as deputy director of national intelligence - a posted he vacated in May 2006.
He closed his brief remarks to the crowd of reporters and cameras by saying the program was not his agency's program, but rather "America's program."
Hmmmm. America, did you know about this, too? We want answers! |
On the western coast of Scotland
and on the Hebrides
islands the MacNail family was born among the ancient Dalriadan clans. Their name comes from the personal name Neil.
The Gaelic form Mac Neill
translates as son of Neil.
Early Origins of the MacNail family
The surname MacNail was first found in on the islands of Barra, Gigha, Colonsay
, and Oronsay. According to traditional records in 1049, Niall, a direct descendent of King Niall of the Nine Hostages, landed in Barra and founded the Clan
MacNeill of Barra. However, another kinsman, some believe to be the younger brother of Niall named Anrothan, married a Princess of the Dalriadans, an ancient race from which sprang most of the early Scottish Kings. Legend has it that Anrothan started the MacNeill house of Colonsay
through his son Torquil of Taynish. This latter branch acquired the lands of Gigha, Colonsay
and Oronsay, beyond the Firth of Lorne. For the next two centuries it appears as though these two great houses were developing independently of one another.
Early History of the MacNail family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacNail research.Another 721 words (52 lines of text) covering the years 1590, 1730, 1370, 1380, 1526, 1562, 1640, 1631, 1640, 1612, 1613 and 1686 are included under the topic Early MacNail History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
MacNail Spelling Variations
In various documents MacNail has been spelled Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations
. MacNeil, MacNeill, MacNeal, MacNeilage, MacNeale, MacNeall, MacNeille, MacNeel, MacNiel, MacGreal, Mcneil, Mcneill, McNeal, Mcneal, Mcneall and many more.
Early Notables of the MacNail family (pre 1700)
Notable amongst the Clan
from early times was Nigel M'Nele, Laird of Blarekanne c. 1370-1380; Alexander Makneyll, a notary public in Edinburgh in 1526; Richard Neile (1562-1640) was an English churchman, Archbishop... Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacNail Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the MacNail family to Ireland
Some of the MacNail family moved to Ireland
, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.Another 157 words (11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the MacNail family to the New World and Oceana
Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence
. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan
societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name MacNail or a variant listed above: Daniel Macneil, who arrived in Boston in 1652; James Macneil, who arrived in Boston in 1652; Daniel Macneele, who arrived in Maryland in 1674; Hector MacNeale, who arrived in Virginia in 1700.
The MacNail Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Vincere vel mori
Motto Translation: To conquer or die. |
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Introducing Film Jobs Board by ProductionHUB & The Audience Awards
ProductionHUB & The Audience Awards Form Strategic Alliance to Support Budding Filmmakers
The Film Jobs Board is available here.
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This partnership between ProductionHUB and The Audience Awards (TAA) provides content creators on all levels the opportunity to connect to a variety of production jobs worldwide.
“When these new filmmakers are in pre-production for their next big video project or film contest, we want them to have access to crew up as quickly as possible,” says Paige Williams, Audience Awards CEO. “Our ever growing film community receives an added bonus with our new jobs portal provided by ProductionHUB.”
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The Audience Awards is the world’s premier social media contest platform connecting brands, filmmakers and audiences. The Audience Awards’ film and video contests & challenges provide deep brand engagement, original video content & viral social media visibility for brands. Audience Awards helps emerging content creators make money & receive opportunities to create for companies they could rarely access otherwise. Audience Awards hosts challenges for KODAK, Univision, Fusion and Hilton Worldwide, Montana, Colorado and many other brands and has awarded filmmakers over $150,000. |
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White Collar delivered a solid finale lead-in via "Power Play," providing an entertaining identity switch of the show's two leads. It was definitely an episode I would watch again, perhaps even several times, simply due to the major Neal and Sara development we witnessed.
Plot-wise, in order to stop an energy monopoly from manipulating the city's power grid in the midst of a massive heat wave, Neal and Peter were unwittingly forced to switch identities to avoid spooking an anxious informant.
The switch provided an interesting perspective for Neal that seemed to have him delving even further into his self-reflection. It became obvious to me at several different junctures during the episode that Neal was contemplating Peter’s relationship with Elizabeth and you could tell he wanted that for himself.
Let’s be honest, that kiss between Sara and Neal was quite the sight. I couldn’t have been more excited. I had been shipping that since “Unfinished Business.” I think this smooch was a good indication that he was ready to finally transition out of grieving and into something like a relationship with Sara.Her confession of having a sister that ran away, that lack of closure she felt, and her desire to help Neal get over Kate, was something Neal needed to hear from Sara.
That was probably the moment that Neal really saw Sara as not much different from himself, and I think it’s great the show decided to throw that element into the mix heading into the season finale. Thank you, writers, for bringing her back from Argentina and for delving a little bit more into her personal development as well.
It would be wrong if I didn’t take a moment to reflect on the excellent job Peter did posing as Neal. It was entertaining and added a new element. I appreciate that Jones and Barrigan seemed to really be getting a kick out of the whole thing. You never really see them get a chance to tease Peter, but the circumstances were ripe for jokes.
I was particularly proud when he used the two-finger lift to reclaim the twenty that Mozzie essentially took from him. It proved his mastered this newly acquired skill. I would like to see him use it again... and only for good, of course. Similarly, I think Neal rather enjoyed the power position he was playing. He took the lead in many situations, including in the van, which seemed to step on Jones’ toes a little bit, something Jones let Neal know.
On the Adler/music box front, we got some new intel that surprisingly led us straight back to Alex and her connection to the whole thing. If you remember from “Forging Bonds,” it was revealed that Alex was the one who turned Neal on to the music box in the first place. Funny how things come full circle like that. Every action, every moment, every little detail has a purpose on this show, and it’s exciting to see how all these details are woven together; not just from episode to episode, but throughout the season as a whole.
Looks like the finale is going to bring us face to face with Alder, and possibly with the conclusion to the secret of the music box saga. Are you looking forward to Neal coming face to face with Adler again, or do you fear White Collar withdrawal in the face of this conclusion?
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If I am sacked I can double my income, brags Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable said he could make more money by writing books and doing speaking tours
Vince Cable has boasted he could double his income if he is sacked.
The Business Secretary claimed that if he loses his job in a forthcoming reshuffle he could make more money by writing books and doing speaking tours.
But he said he had no intention of resigning from the Cabinet – saying he felt ‘comfortable’ working with the Tories.
The senior Liberal Democrat caused a storm last week by saying a speech by David Cameron on immigration was ‘unwise’ and would fuel extremism.
The outburst prompted senior Conservatives such as Lord Tebbit to call for him to be sacked.
But Mr Cable told Radio 4’s World at One programme that he did not expect to be turfed out of the Cabinet if there is a reshuffle next month after the local elections.
‘I think everybody concerned understands there is some merit in continuity,’ he said.
‘I think being switched around in government probably isn’t good practice. If I find myself outside the Government, I can assure you there are all kinds of things I can do with my life. I can have much fun going around the country speaking, writing books and probably doubling my income in the process.
‘But I’m doing an important job of work, I think, and I think and hope I will continue in it.’
As a Cabinet minister, Mr Cable earns £134,565 a year. His wage would fall to £65,738 if he returns to the backbenches – and so he would have to earn more than £200,000 from books and speaking engagements to back up his boast.
At an event in support of the alternative vote electoral system Mr Cable stressed he was not planning on quitting the Cabinet.
He said: ‘The Coalition was formed to deal with a particular set of problems. I feel very comfortable in the Cabinet and in the Coalition.’
At an event in support of the alternative vote electoral system Mr Cable denied his leader, Nick Clegg, was a 'liability' after he did not attend the campaign event - but Labour leader Ed Miliband, left, was less kind
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But Labour leader Ed Miliband, who was at the event, pointedly suggested Mr Clegg was not the right person to have on a stage promoting a switch to the AV system of voting.
‘I will share a platform with anyone I think can help us win the referendum,’ he said.
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Some commentary on Lisa Sutter`s statements
First, see this response from Lisa Sutter to John Salatti:
From: Sutter, Lisa (MPD)
Date: Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:10 AM
Subject: Quick question
To: ``john.salatti @ gmail.com``
Over the past few days, NBC and Fox5 have been covering an effort by citizens to have folks sign a petition at change.org to lower fines for speed enforcement in the District. Our response is below. I was wondering if you would consider asking folks in your area to weigh in on this topic. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks!
In 2010, the fines for the most frequent traffic violations in the District were increased to align with the significantly higher fines in Maryland and Virginia. Before the increase, in DC, speeding 11-15 miles per hour (MPH) over the speed limit incurred a fine of $50. In Maryland the fine is $90, and at $126, Virginia`s fine was more than twice that of DC. At 20 MPD over the speed limit, Maryland`s fine increases to $160, and in Virginia, the speeder must appear in court. Some drivers seemed to treat the District`s lower fines as a pass to speed up once they reached District streets. Therefore the District raised its fine to deter illegal and dangerous driving.
Although Maryland has lower fines for automated tickets, District fines for automated traffic enforcement violations remained the same as officer-issued fines. Since one of the primary objectives of an Automated Traffic Enforcement program is to serve as a force multiplier so that individuals obey traffic laws even without an officer on the corner, it would not be logical to have lower fines for these tickets. As it is, drivers do not get points on their record for the Automated Traffic Enforcement tickets.
In our densely populated city, there is a higher risk for collisions between vehicles and pedestrians and bicyclists, and speeding increases the risk of serious injuries or fatalities in the event of a collision. An adult pedestrian hit by a car going 30 mph has an 80% chance of living. If the car is going 40 mph, there is an 80% chance that the pedestrian will be fatally injured. Traffic safety is more important now than ever with the population and development in the District rising, and more bicyclists on the road.
The bottom line is that motorists who obey the posted speed limit do not have to worry about the fines for tickets.
Lisa Sutter, Program Manager
Metropolitan Police Department
Homeland Security Bureau
(202) 492 - 1150
lisa.sutter @ dc.gov
For dissemination and further discussion.
I, too, join the general disgust with the rationale proffered by MPD's Lisa Sutter. There are, among other things, potential constitutional law violations that come to mind when discussing the legality of unsupervised red light and speed cameras - both of which have become pervasive within the District in the last 10 years. Ms. Sutter's analysis does not make any rational sense and even she concedes that the dollar amount of violations are not consistent across the jurisdictions. Lastly, I think it foolish that we are the only jurisdiction (of the three in our area) that continue to engage in what ought to be considered predatory enforcement and penalization for fairly routine infractions. Now, folks may say 'well, I don't speed - and you shouldn't too' but that's an unfair assertion given the facts of daily life and how we all reconcile our individual behaviors to daily reality. My opinion is that I might well deserve a ticket - just not one that results in a windfall to DC and their service vendors at my expense.
Here's an interesting article about the legality of red light cameras which I believe has relevance in forming a better understanding of the history, applications, legal challenges, etc...
Lastly, to whomever is organizing the petition, I join you in that fight and would consider taking the matter one step further by considering the pressing of a legal challenge. There are due process considerations in the presumption of innocence, or the lack of such presumption, here. Fundamentally, due process is a linchpin of the Constitution and ought not be disregarded and dismissed so cavalierly as has been done by MPD. This is not merely about efficiency and increasing safety - we shouldn't consider the smoke and mirror response as conclusive of the motivation for the rampant exploitation of this technology simply for the sake of it. |
You’re probably wondering why I’m down at NASA KSC so early before launch day. We’re not down here relaxing on the beach; the weekend before launch is packed with events. For example, just today, I participated in our CYGNSS Science Team meeting and two press events.
Earlier today, I kicked off our science team meeting by presenting the results from the last couple chapters of my dissertation.
The science team meeting is basically a mini symposium. It gives those involved with the project a chance to show their results, collaborate, and get feedback from others. An extended science team has grown from the original list of scientists and engineers that wrote the proposal. There are two main things that I have been pleasantly surprised by as I have worked on this project: 1) There are many institutions involved with CYGNSS, and 2) CYGNSS science applications are not limited to hurricane science.
Today, at the science team meeting, these two things were very apparent. NASA scientists are not the only ones interested in the success of CYGNSS. For example, a number of collaborators work at NOAA and the Naval Research Laboratory and these scientists are interested in figuring out how to use CYGNSS data to improve weather forecasts. Over the past few years, I have seen a number of presentations from CYGNSS team members from many different institutions that have shown that simulated CYGNSS data can positively impact the skill of weather models. It has been illuminating for me—someone who has never done any of this type of work—to see what types of experiments scientists choose to perform, and what questions they seek to answer. Many on the science team are excited about assimilating the on-orbit CYGNSS data for the first time during this upcoming year.
Another interesting aspect of CYGNSS that you may be surprised by is that CYGNSS data will have a wide range of applications outside of hurricane science. A number of scientists are looking into figuring out how to use CYGNSS data for other areas of interest: soil moisture, extratropical storms, and the Madden-Julian Oscillation are just a few out of many research topics that scientists are currently experimenting with now. The techniques used for CYGNSS are still relatively new, and it will be interesting to see how science applications develop after CYGNSS launches, with new on-orbit data.
There are always many things to learn at science team meetings. Here is a picture of the entire group that came down to Florida to participate in the science team meeting in person:
In addition to attending the science team meeting, I was asked to participate in press events today. It was fascinating to see what types of questions that the press and other audiences had during these events. My communication skills had to stretch across a large range of audiences today. I started off the day talking about my work to the science team in a more technical way, and ended the day talking to reporters and more general audiences. CYGNSS continues to be a once-in-a-lifetime kind of experience for me. |
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Millburn, New Jersey
* * A G E N D A * *
Millburn Township Board of Education
Monday, March 27, 2017
7:45 PM – EDUCATION CENTER
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. SILENT COUNT OF BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
C. ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETING NOTICE
On January 1, 2017, a notice of this meeting was transmitted to the Board of Education and a copy of the notice was posted at the Education Center bulletin board. Copies were also transmitted to the Millburn-Short Hills Item, the Star-Ledger, the Millburn-Short Hills Independent Press, TAP-Millburn Short Hills, TV-36, the Township Clerk and members of the
Township Committee, the Presidents of the PTO and Civic Associations, and the Public Library.
1. Minutes of the Regular Public Meeting of March 13, 2017
1. Washington School Update
F. BOARD PRESIDENT’S REPORT
G. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Finance Committee Report
2. Property Committee Report
3. Health & Wellness Committee Report
4. Board/Staff Committee Report
H. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
1. Referendum Update
I. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
J. SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
L. PUBLIC COMMENTS
For members of the Millburn School District community who may be joining a Meeting for the first time or would like to provide comments tonight, we’re sharing the Board Policy pertaining to public comments. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts as per the District’s Policy!
0167 - Public Participation in Board Meetings
The Board of Education recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on school matters of community interest. In order to permit the fair and orderly expression of such comment, the Board shall provide for two periods of public comments at every regularly scheduled meeting of the Board, the length of each period to be
determined by the Board.
Public participation shall be governed by the following rules:
1. A participant must be recognized by the presiding officer and must preface comments by an announcement of his or her name, place of residence, and group affiliation, if appropriate.
2. Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to a reasonable time as determined by the presiding officer.
3. No participant may speak more than once on the same topic until all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard.
4. All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no participant may address or question Board members individually.
5. The presiding officer may (a) Interrupt, warn, or terminate a participant's statement when the statement is too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene, or irrelevant to the district; (b) Request any individual to leave the meeting when that person does not observe reasonable decorum; (c) Request the assistance of law enforcement officers in the removal of a disorderly person when that person's conduct interferes with the orderly progress of the meeting; (d) Call for a recess or an adjournment to another time when the lack of public decorum so interferes with the orderly conduct of the meeting as to warrant such action; and waive these rules when necessary for
the protection of privacy or the efficient administration of the Board's business.
M. BOARD ACTION ITEMS (Roll Call Votes)
1. Instruction Agenda Items
a. Resolve to affirm the administration's determinations concerning the HIB investigations for the period 3/3/17 to 3/16/17 as outlined in the confidential report shared with Board of Education members and on file in the Superintendent's office.
b. Resolve to approve Professional Development Requests / Teacher Conferences as per policies 3440 and 4440 requiring prior approval of travel reimbursement expenses.
2. Personnel Agenda Items
Resolve to approve the Personnel Report dated, March 27, 2017.
3. Business Agenda Items
a. Resolve to approve budget transfers for the month of February 2017.
b. Resolve to approve Treasurer of School Moneys report for period ending February 28, 2017.
c. Approval and Certification of Board Secretary's Report for period ending, February 28, 2017.
d. Resolve to approve Bill Schedule # 10, dated March 27, 2017, in the amount of $12,200,842.09.
e. Resolve to approve the transportation contract with Essex County Education Services Commission, in the amount of $22,070.58, for the SY 2016-2017.
f. Resolve to approve to continue membership in the Pooled Insurance Program of New Jersey for the period July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020.
h. Resolve to approve the following lease with Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office: One Savin 6054 SP Digital Copier, in the amount of $214.00 per month, for a term of 60 months, effective April 1, 2017 to be located at Hartshorn Elementary School.
4. Policy Agenda Items
a. P 1510 Americans with Disabilities Act (M) (Revised)
b. P 2415.30 Title I - Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care (M) (New)
c. P 2418 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 -- Students (M) (New)
d. R 2418 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 -- Students (M) (New)
e. P 5116 Education of Homeless Children (Revised)
f. R 5116 Education of Homeless Children (Revised)
g. P 8330 Student Records (M) (Revised) As Amended
h. R 8330 Student Records (M) (Revised) As Amended
i. P 2460 Special Education (Revised)
j. P 2467 Surrogate Parents and Foster Parents (Revised)
k. R 2460 Special Education (Revised)
l. R 2460.1 Special Education - Location, Identification, and Referral (Revised)
m. R 2460.8 Special Education - Free and Appropriate Public Education (Revised)
n. R 2460.9 Special Education - Transition From Early Intervention Programs to Preschool Programs (Revised)
o. R2460.15 Special Education - In-Service Training Needs for
Professional and Paraprofessional Staff (New)
p. R 2460.16 Special Education - Instructional Material to Blind
N. OLD BUSINESS
O. NEW BUSINESS
P. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Q. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
R. EXECUTIVE SESSION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Millburn Board of Education that on Monday, , 2016, during the regular public meeting on that date, this body shall meet at the Education Center, 434 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, New Jersey, for a discussion pursuant to
Section 7b of the Open Public Meetings Act. A general description of the matters to be discussed is as follows:
Executive Session continued:
1. Personnel Matter
The discussion on these topics will be disclosed to the public at the next public meeting of the Board or as soon thereafter as the circumstances and nature of the subjects permit. |
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London Zoo, Natural History Museum, the Aquarium… all school holiday favourites for the entire London population under five. However, instead of running the gauntlet, try these local options to keep your cool whilst the ankle biters are out of school.
Here in east London, we have lots of hotspots often found on every blog going. The Discover Centre and Museum of Childhood are wonderful places but if you like the idea of keeping sane this half-term, you might want to avoid them.
All of these ideas come complete with coffee of varying quality, foods that aren’t allowed on most diets and buggy access since that’s literally how we roll these days.
Museum of London
Included because it’s a massive space and perfect if it is pissing it down. The usual rules apply: get in early, get out with your sanity intact. Nice cafes both upstairs and downstairs. Not hugely interactive but my two love charging around the open spaces.
Top tips: There is a small train play area downstairs and unless your child is the patron saint of sharing, bring some of your own vehicles so they can use the wider space.
Don’t get the 100 bus! It looks like the most logical thing to do but crawling with a buggy and toddler strapped to your back will be quicker. Check out the Museum of London website to plan your route.
Canada Water Library
Coffee, cake, lifts, space for buggies, nappy change. Much like the Ritz really, apart from Pirate ships on the first floor in the children’s reading area. Lovely staff, and a Sainsbury’s next door if you fancy buying some bread to feed the ducks outside.
Top tips: Canada Water Cafe is also a little gem if you fancy something a bit more substantial to eat.
You will need proof of address if your little one would like to open their very own account and borrow books, complete with their own child library card the novelty of which, was not wasted on our eldest.
An old favourite for good reason. Lots of improvements have been made with a little gift shop, a wider variety of animals but most importantly, a cafe with coffee and cake. Space galore for your mini-me’s to go wild. Whilst popular, the open nature of the venue means your need for gin o’ clock can probably wait.
Top Tip: If you get off at Crossharbour there is an Asda. Pop in and buy a mega-bag of carrots to feed to the animals. Literally the best value purchase we have ever made for our boys on a trip. You can then walk across the car park up into the farm.
Museum of Docklands
Not massively original however the clever people at Museum of Docklands now have an online booking system for their play gallery, Mudlarks. There are a limited number of slots to prevent overcrowding. Outside of the contained children’s area there is a museum cafe.
Top tip: Don’t chance it, book online and feel like a pro. Also, watch out for the gift shop as our boys, including the one in buggy seem to be just the right height to to grab goodies from the shelf before guilting you to purchase.
Half Moon Theatre and Husk Cafe Half Moon Theatre is a total local gem. They don’t have a coffee shop but do sell snacks for your little ones. If you need a caffeine hit and wear skinny jeans, then you’ll love Husk next door. East London gentrification in all its glory. I digress… Half Moon do some outstanding work in the community and their shows will captivate even the most stubborn of spawn. Check out what’s on and consider yourself lucky to see their work in action.
Top Tip: A short walk away is a Yurt. Yes, a Yurt coffee shop that also does really reasonably priced soups and hot sandwiches. Worth trying out if only just to tell others you’ve been!
Wapping Gardens and Turks Head
Sometimes half term is just about a change of scenery more than anything else and this, is a solid option. A 5 minute walk from Wapping Overground is probably one of the kindest playgrounds in town. Whilst it’s not Olympic in size, it’s got more than enough to keep your clan busy. The added draw being that you will always meet other exhausted, but chirpy fellow parents. There is no rain cover or loos at the play park but next door, is the newly re-opened Turks Head. It serves everything from coffee to something more substantial. Very family friendly but popular as a result, so consider an early lunch!
Wapping Overground station is not fully step free. Find a sympathetic local to help you up the lower flight. On your way back, pop into Hussey’s butchers and greengrocers on Wapping Lane, or the local bakers and let your little ones pick a treat.
Good luck, and may the force be with you!
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Upper Horrell Trailhead Loop - Tonto National Forest
||A pretty good loop hike in the less
eastern Superstitions using the Campaign Trail, Reavis Gap Trail, Reavis
Ranch Trail, Fire Line Trail & Pinto Peak Trail.
||From Phoenix drive east on Highway 60
almost to Globe. Turn left (north) on Highway 188 (also listed as 88 on
maps) and drive for 20.4 miles. Immediately after you see a sign pointing
right for School House Recreation Area between mileposts 235 - 236, there will be a brown sign
pointing left for the J-P Road. Turn left on the well graded, dirt J-P
Road which is also Forest Road (FR) #449. There is a large sign a short
distance in for Tule Trailhead (2 miles), Cross P Ranch (2.5 miles), Upper
Horrell Place & Reavis Gap Trail (8 miles). After 2 miles you'll come
to a fork, right will take you to the Tule Trailhead, however we turn
left. The road drops down then reaches the Cross P Ranch, stay to the left
to go around the ranch & you'll see a sign for FR 489A and a hand
painted sign which reads '4x4 vehicles only'. After passing the ranch you
will pass a few branching use roads - stay on the main track. FR #489A is
easy driving for the majority of it's length with the exception of one
rough hill climb and descent. Given dry weather I think any high clearance
vehicle should have no trouble with this drive. After 6 miles you'll reach
a brown sign for Trailhead Parking, Campaign Trail #256 1/8 mile to the
right, Private land 1/4 mile to the right (Reavis Mountain School
Sanctuary). Park here.
||High Clearance Vehicle
||Moderate: most of the route is very easy
to follow, but there are a couple spots that
||Nice, highs in the 50's but some snow is
||From the trailhead parking area walk back to the brown sign and follow the arrow up the road for 5 minutes past a coral and fences (evidence of past ranching activities can be seen throughout this hike) to a brown hiker sign and cemented cairn on the right indicating the start of trail #256 (0 miles). Shortly you'll cross a stream and pass a Superstition Wilderness, Tonto National Forest boundary sign. The trail is flat and distinct as it travels up the right hand side of a wide drainage. You'll see some buildings in drainage bottom belonging to the Reavis Mountain School. The path drops down and crosses the stream bed and passes through an open area shaded by cotton wood trees and faded sign tacked to a tree labeling this area as Ho'o Park. The trail continues up stream crossing it a couple times before arriving at a signed junction (0.6 miles). Campaign Trail #256 continues straight, Reavis Gap Trail #117 heads right. You can hike this loop either way, but we'll do it counterclockwise. Turn right onto the Reavis Gap Trail. The trail climbs a low ridge then bends left and winds its way through the chaparral. It then drops back down, crosses the stream once more then begins climbing in earnest up a grassy hillside towards Reavis Gap. After passing through a fence (close the gate after you), the trail drops down a short distance to a signed junction with the right branching Two Bar Ridge Trail #119 (also the AZ Trail), continue straight on the Reavis Trail (2.8 miles). The rocky trail descends moderately for a while following a large escarpment which is off to your right until it drops down to the floor of a drainage to a nice campsite. It crosses the streambed (some pools of water when the author was here) heads towards the escarpment, then bends left and begins climbing moderately towards a gap. Vegetation in this area consists mostly of grasses, juniper, scrub and emory oak, manzanita, as well as sotol, agave and prickly pear. After passing through the gap, the trail drops down and crosses a stream bed. There are some other use trails in this area, to stay on the correct path hike directly across the stream and walk straight across the pasture on the other side, walking parallel to the fence line on your right. Just on the other side of the pasture you will come to a signed 'T' junction with the Reavis Ranch Trial #109 which heads left and right (6.1 miles). Turn left and follow the path that runs along the right edge of the pasture (ignore any use trails that lead back out into the field). The trail is completely flat as it follows the pasture passing a bunch of old ranch equipment, walls and fences. After heading through the field you will cross a stream bed and shortly thereafter reach a signed junction with the Fire Line Trail #118 which continues straight, while the Reavis Gap Trail heads to the right (6.9 miles). Go straight on the Fire Line Trail which is rather wide and rocky as it climbs a manzanita covered slope. After a while it drops down a short distance, levels out, then begins climbing again up a shady wash. At the top of the climb the trail heads through a wide pass before topping out at a gap with some views of an unnamed mountain in the distance on the right and the valley and drainage of Campaign Creek below you. The trail then descends somewhat more steeply to the creek bed below. After crossing the streambed you'll arrive at a 'T' junction with the Pinto Peak Trail #213 (10.3 miles). There is a sign for the Fire Line Trail pointing back from where you came, but the other trail sign appears to be missing. Turn left onto the Pinto Peak Trail which basically follows the Campaign Creek stream bed, sometimes on one side or the other, sometimes right down the creek bed itself. This gently sloping trail is a little confusing at points, but if you stay near or in the creek bed you can't get lost. It also helps to keep your eyes open for cairns, as there are a number of them along this route. After a while the trail climbs the left hand side of the wash and travels above the stream bed a distance before dropping back down again. Shortly thereafter you'll see a large cairn at the mouth of a wash that enters Campaign Creek from the right, ignore this cairn and stay in the main stream (the Beartooth Map referenced below indicates that the Pinto Peak Trail branches off to the right at some point along this route, while the Campaign Trail leads the rest of the way back to the Horrell Trailhead, I did not see this junction, perhaps this is the purpose of the large cairn). After passing the large cairn you'll also pass a fence line off to your right. Continue the rest of the way down Campaign Creek until you reach the signed intersection with the Reavis Gap Trail you passed earlier (14.4). Turn right and retrace your steps the remaining 0.6 miles back to the trailhead (15.0 miles).
While the scenery on this hike is not all that remarkable, it's a nice
enough stroll and one that you are unlikely to see many people. The author
completed this hike solo in 6 hours at a moderately brisk pace. There was
quite a bit of snow (4-6" in spots) on the Fire Line and upper
sections of the Campaign Trails. Saw some large bear tracks along the way
and a javalina near the trailhead at the end of the walk. On the drive out
I parked in Campaign Creek at a spot below where it looked like the canyon
formed some good narrows. I bushwacked up stream a ways and found one
short & pretty section then returned.
||Beartooth Maps -
Superstition Wilderness Topographic Map
||Click picture for larger
view, click your browser's 'Back' button to return to this page.
|View of the escarpment
the Reavis Gap Trail.
|Detour up Campaign
on the way to |
Dhanusha, Sept 24 : Rastriya Janata Party (RJP)-Nepal has been elected to the post of mayor and deputy-mayor of Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City.
Mayoral candidate Lal Kishor Saha got victorious to the post receiving 21,903 votes. His nearest rival, Manoj Kumar Saha of the Nepali Congress got 11,164 votes.
Similarly, Rita Jha of RJP-Nepal won the election to the post of deputy-mayor with 17,147 votes while her nearest contender Nilam Karna of the NC garnered 10,605 votes.
Out of 25 wards of the Janakpur sub-metropolitan city, RJP-Nepal won the election in 12 wards, while Nepali Congress in seven, Federal Socialist Forum Nepal in three, CPN (UML) in two wards.
Similarly, an independent candidate also won the election in one ward. |
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26 INTRODUCTION stability provided by the mythological worldview. In the new world, intellectuals could use the self-conscious study of logic and rhetoric to overturn the authority of the old gods and justify their own immoral behavior. This critique of tradition only became possible through the development of a new metaphysics, one that challenged the old mythic assumptions by viewing language solely as a human construct and rhetoric as a subject that could be taught. The sophistic study of language – and of civilization itself – made the new distinctions between signifier and signified, between name and fact, grist for its philosophical mill.
Next, he claims that he fulfilled his part of the agreement out of fear of the “curses with which once our father cursed us” (475). Finally, he invokes the gods to support his claim for justice and his demand for retribution: I call the gods to witness I have done all in justice, now most unjustly I am robbed of my fatherland, an offense to heaven. 52 51 52 Greek versions of Xenophon’s Apology come from Xenophon, Anabasis Books IV–VII; Symposium and Apology, trans. O. J. Todd, vol. 3 of 3. Loeb Classical Library, ed. |
Sometimes I’ll find myself being overly critical about my not accomplishing certain tasks during the day. The criticism doesn’t feel good. It feels like repeatedly poking a wound. I get a sense that the criticism is intended as a motivator to work harder, but it has the effect of weakening me.
I find that it helps for me to accept that the work I did that day is what I was capable of. I like to think of it as seeing myself through a journalist’s eyes, rather than as a novelist. This helps remove the fuel and the fire from the criticism. It’s my way of being kind to myself. I notice that it also helps me find and learn new ways to be productive during the day that make me feel good, regardless of what I accomplish.
I want to share with you an inspiring article on being kind to yourself called Why You Should Stop Being So Hard on Yourself, by Charlotte Lieberman.
The article says that we’ve evolved to notice our flaws more than our strengths, so that we can learn from our experiences. But what often ends up happening is that we take the flaws and run them over and over and over and over in our minds. This ends up having a destructive rather than a constructive effect on us. We become less productive, which ends up getting added to our flaws loop.
The only productive solution is self-compassion. But according to Dr. Kristin Neff, associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, “Research shows that the No. 1 barrier to self-compassion is fear of being complacent and losing your edge,” Dr. Neff said. “And all the research shows that’s not true. It’s just the opposite.”
It turns out, simple kindness is our most valuable tool for living. There’s something powerful about being aware of our feelings of the ways we are not perfect, without the self-criticism. |
How much would all be easier if life was confined to a routine that is repeated every day in peace and quiet? Life, however, is not intended to be a series of tasks that are performed day after day. Sooner or later, something will happen and you will want to feel the change in your life.
Introduce some change
Dust off your set of Shakespeare’s books which you keep on the shelf and underline the sentence which reads – “Change is the only constant”. Well, now, make a motto of that and realize that you need a change. To give a chance to new ideas that come to mind, it is primarily important to be open to change. New ideas cannot come as you lead the old life. Consider some of the best scenarios that could happen to you, and come up with a strategy to be able to get these things. Then, do your best and work on them.
Change the routine
Are you getting fat while you sit at the table and work? Watching movies / games so late? Yes, all the time we get to this stage, and because of that, it is important to be aware of all – to on time failed to make the body (and mind) of this condition. Take advantage of the annual membership card for the gym, put on your sneakers and go for a run in the morning. Use meditation techniques to strengthen your mind.
Further Reading: 8 Hacks To Constantly Improve Yourself
Be happy every day
Promise yourself that you will be happier today than you were yesterday. It’s amazing how our lives can change if one thought is repeated every day. Start by primarily making a list of the things that already makes you happy! When? It’s there! Long drive? Here! Socks in color? Ok, maybe on weekends. But you understand what we want to say. If you are lucky, then your environment will respond you with positivity and happiness.
Improve your weaknesses
This is contrary to the formula given in the previous paragraph, but it is equally important if you want to improve your life and achieve something significant. You need to get rid of your weaknesses, and as much as possible. This may sound hard, but with a lot of patience and persistence, you will achieve what you have decided. Start from small things, then, move on to the challenges. For example, stop biting your nails before you attempt to quit smoking. Easy and secure access will lead to a complete reversal of your life!
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Discover your sense and enjoy it while you achieving
Remind yourself that your purpose is not to work ten hours a day and five days a week for the next 30 years, and then retire. Your real goal should be to discover your life’s calling, to enjoy trying to accomplish it, step by step. In the end, your legacy boils down to two questions:
- How do I affect the lives of others?
- Did I help someone to be a better person?
Practice your patience
Patience is a virtue that should be respected more. It helps you to relax and think about things that are happening to you. Did someone upset you in traffic? Relax, take a deep breath and consider the possibility that the man rushed to the hospital where his wife is giving birth. Patience helps you to look at the problem from the viewpoint of other people during very frustrating moments.
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React on good news with sincere enthusiasm
Scientists call this “Active and constructive response.” If a friend or colleague share the good news with you, there are many ways that you can react to it. One of “IF” responses can be “This is great! I never doubted that you will succeed if you’re really committed.” ”IF” answer helps to share the happiness of others and show interest. In this way, you will establish stronger links and you will be more positive.
Every person should have the ambition and self-discipline. If you are wondering why you so much slacking off, maybe it’s time to stand in front of the mirror and ask yourself what is stopping you being diligent and hardworking. Usually, the first step towards motivating is just this- to consider the first step. Then, go step by step – get out of bed, stop with a frequent use of social networks and choose to be diligent.
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Find something or someone who will make you laugh
Humor helps to think wider and more creative. There is the other good side of that: laughter in the body emits endorphin – chemical substance 10 times stronger than morphine, with the same euphoric effect of an intense exercise in the gym.
This is not referring to religion, which many misused. Thoughts on faith – whatever your religious system was – that comes from a deep spiritual belief in a higher power. A force that expands your generosity, joy, and love. This faith strengthens you and helps you to resist the temptation.
Further Reading: You Need Positivity. Read This!
Relax and be spontaneous
This is very important for a healthy life. If you’re at work, take breaks: practice deep breathing, take a walk outside, get some sleep fifteen minutes. Insert the spontaneity in your life by taking your partner to lunch at a new restaurant, or you can watch the sunset.
How would your life look like if you have practiced some of these things every day? Maybe this will help you to live your life the way you want, and not to satisfy with anything he brings. What will you do to help yourself to live the life you want? |
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A myriad of problems have kept me mostly offline for the past week – pain in my head and a sick computer. The computer is quickly recovering. Me, not so quickly. So, Slim Randles will continue to entertain you until things get better on the home-front. Today he veers off from humor with a reflective piece about life and mornings, and how great it is to have some musing along with that first cup of coffee.
Sometimes my musing has followed the same path as his, so this essay touched close to my heart. Enjoy, and do a little of your own heavy thinking along with your coffee. I’m sure Slim will have his morning brew in a mug – perhaps one he borrowed from the Mule Barn Truck Stop – but we can have our coffee in pretty cups. Maybe that will encourage pretty thoughts.
There’s something so satisfying about getting out of bed when the world is still dark and quiet and resting. Making the coffee gives us time to scratch and think. Well, scratch, anyway. Most of that thinking will start after about the third cup of coffee.
But it’s a quiet time. A private time. When the world is dark, and there isn’t yet a hint of pink over the eastern mountains, life is especially good. We can relax. No one is expecting anything from us right now. Our guilt can take some time off, and we can listen to music or work a crossword puzzle or turn on the TV and watch the weather guy discuss millibars and troughs.
Soon enough, we’ll have to be out there living for others: our bosses, our customers, our animals, our fields. But right now no one needs us except the dog, and she does well on kibbles and an ear rumple.
We can look out the window at the eastern glow and wonder what will happen in the hours until our world turns dark again. People will be born and people will die. People will win honors and people will go to jail. People will create things today that live past them and people will disappear forever. Some people will write about these things and other people will read about these things.
And then the world will go dark on us again and we’ll think about what happened in our tiny portion of this huge moving amalgam and hopefully we’ll sleep easily tonight. Then, when we arise tomorrow and head for the coffee pot, we can think about what happened today, and how it has made us slightly different for taking on the next tomorrow.
Come to us, Daylight. Bring us the new day. But do it gently, please, and slowly enough for one more cup.
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BOLGIAS 8 AND 9, The Next Room, Thursday (NTN) — Babies who wake up during the night to be fed really are seeking to consume all possible resources including your sanity, a new Harvard study confirms.
Furthermore, evolution, which is an utter utter bastard, is directly responsible for the child puking and shitting randomly in difficult-to-reach places when very young, and putting bananas into the DVD player of your desktop computer when older.
Professor David Haigh said babies are most likely to wake in the night around six months, “though they’re certainly no slouches before then.” The exhaustion and sleeplessness is intended to have a contraceptive effect, leaving you swearing never to have sex again. Assuming your fertility has survived the uncannily accurate kicks to the genitals.
“We believe the ‘baby’ is in fact a variety of soul-sucking wasp that literally subsists on human kindness and decency, turning it into semi-liquid yellow-brown faeces. And malice.”
The instinct likely developed over thousands of years. “We didn’t have DVD players in ancient times, but that just shows how planned out the little arseholes’ evil really is. There are also important unanswered questions concerning the Dark Lord Justin Fletcher’s involvement in the matter.” |
Working hard to finish the Elves and Vampires section of the novel - 2 thousand so far today, but I only wrote a thousand in the rest of the week because of heat and headaches and meetings.
re Toiletgate - looks like we may have enough of what we want from the police for me, at least, to be content. There is supposed to be a statement on Monday and we shall see.
Content, in this context, means content that the row with the police is on hold - not that I am happy with Pride, or its sub-contractors. Happiness in that context would mean their agreeing when they have their board meeting to the conditions we laid down. If they don't meet those conditions, we are in a different set of circumstances. I am not entirely sure that Pride understand this.
I do get the impression that, as I said in a letter to vschanoes 'One of the problems with privileged white middle-class gay men and some lesbians is that they think transfolk are wusses who haven't the guts to be properly queer - one of the legacies of theoreticians like Altman is to validate the bourgeois prejudices of precisely the mainstreaming elements Altman would spit at, but he should have thought of that before coming out with ridiculous claims about the origins of gender dysphoria in internalized homophobia.'
Meanwhile, seeing a lot of people for quick drinks/coffee and going to see Hell-Boy 2 on Tuesday. Was very taken with Infamous, the other Capote film because of Sandra Bullock being surprisingly good as Harper Lee (though not, of course, as good as Catherine Keenan) and Daniel Craig being good as Perry Smith.
And now back to novel - I want to get at least another thousand done this evening... |
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Welcome to “Meet Your Maker,” a series dedicated to bringing you closer to the individuals behind the instruments that inspire us.
FEW NAMES GARNER MORE RESPECT in the bass-building community than Michael Tobias. For good reason: Mike’s beautiful basses have been gracing stages since the late ’70s, and his gentle and unassuming spirit, along with his warm and friendly “Grizzly Adams” features, have been a staple at NAMM Shows for decades. Perhaps more important, however, many a successful luthier cites Mike both as an inspiration and a mentor, and he has never been reluctant to provide advice and guidance to the next generation of builders. MTD’s outstanding series of basses demonstrate that Tobias is a skilled craftsman, an innovative visionary, and a true artisan. His instruments are a wonderful amalgamation of organic beauty, technological innovation, and practical design.
Mike jokes that stupidity was his initial inspiration for building guitars. “I didn’t have the discipline to practice much, but I would never admit that it was my fault that I couldn’t play better,” he confesses. “I kept looking at my guitar thinking that if it were made better, then I could play better.” As a result, Mike kept looking for ways to improve his own guitar, which he says was a lot more fun than practicing. In the early ’70s, he went to work repairing guitars at a place called the Guitar Shop in Washington, D.C. Desiring more independence, Tobias decided to open his own repair shop, and in 1976 he and his wife moved to Orlando, Florida, which is where he fi rst came up with the idea of building his own guitars. “Guys would come in and want a guitar modified so heavily that I told them, ‘Why not just leave this alone and let me try to build you something,’” Mike recalls. “That’s how I got started.”
IN PURSUIT OF CREATIVITY
Some of his customers took him up on that offer, but many just wanted him to mimic factorymade instruments, and Tobias quickly found himself dissatisfied with the lack of creativity such work offered. According to Mike, most customers wanted Strat, Tele, or Les Paul replicas, but it wasn’t artistically very satisfying. As a result, he decided that he would stop making clone guitars and began experimenting with his own design, with a particular eye toward comfort, playability, and tone. Interestingly, when he began pushing the boundaries of guitar design, it was bassists who first took notice. “At that period in the ’80s there weren’t many alternative instruments available,” he recalls. “It seemed like bass players were more individualistic. They wanted their own sound, and if you couldn’t get it from a Fender or a Rickenbacker, you were out of luck.”
One day a bass player came into his shop and asked Tobias if he would build a bass that had the same attributes as the guitars he was building. Mike agreed and set out to make a bass. Upon its completion, the guy loved it and told his friends about Mike’s work. They in turn told their friends, and before long, Tobias found himself making more basses than guitars. Relocating to the West Coast in 1980, Mike established himself as a preeminent builder, and business boomed—so much so that Tobias had difficulty keeping up with the orders. Around 1990, he remembers, “We had a two-year waiting list and were making 200 basses a year.” He sold the company to Gibson in 1990, but he stayed on making basses with them until ’92, after which he took a year off and then reopened his own company, MTD, in ’93. Since then, Mike has been busy creating a variety of models that have earned him a well-deserved reputation as a master luthier.
LISTENING TO TREES
Early on in his designs, Tobias experimented with the tonal quality of a variety of wood choices. He says that his early experiments centered on how different woods make the string vibrate through the magnetic field differently in each instrument, providing a nice range of tones. “I approach my basses as being acoustic before being electric, and I believe that the sound of the wood should first determine the voice of the instrument, not the pickups,” he says. This early conviction has stuck with Mike, who works to guide customers to their desired sound by first contemplating wood choice. “For example,” he explains, “if you want a fairly aggressive bass, then we’ll build it out of these particular woods. If you want something that’s got a lot of pop and hits you right in your face, then we’ll use this kind of wood.”
EMOTION IN MOTION
Despite his clear appreciation for the sonic properties created by construction and electronics, Tobias ultimately believes that there are other powerful influences on an instrument’s voicing. “Everybody’s instrument is greater than the sum of the parts and what the builder puts into it,” he states. “It’s the builder’s energy that gives it life, and then that of the owner.” He acknowledges that such an assertion may sound a bit too “new-age” for some, but he claims that this reality is demonstrated when two different players pick up the same instrument and produce radically different sounds. “It’s the emotional attachment to the instrument that helps bring that life about,” Tobias asserts.
Mike’s approach to building is fairly straightforward and customer-driven. Being a successful luthier, he maintains, results from a combination of how you treat your customer and how you fulfill their needs. “There are a lot of bass builders that make really good basses,” he says. “The criteria are that a bass has to please the owner and play in tune. Other than that, everything is equally valid. It’s a very simple formula.” He says that his job as a builder is to try to sort out all of the details that make the bass work well for the customer. A quick look at the artists who choose to play his basses provides all the evidence one needs to see that Tobias does that very well. “A lot of luthiers forget that we’re actually in a service business. But I’m not doing you a favor by building you a bass—you’re doing me a favor by playing one of mine.”
BASS FOR BASS SAKE
MTD mostly makes 35"-scale 5- and 6-string basses, and this past year saw the introduction of the Andrew Gouché’s Signature 6-string. Both the modern look and sonic range of these basses demonstrate an open mind toward the ever-expanding role of the bass, but according to Mike, the role of the instrument is still rooted in the rhythm sections. Still, he acknowledges that the bass has taken on another character as well. “There’s bass for songs, and then there’s bass for bass sake, and that’s a lovely thing. It’s not just a niche instrument anymore, which is the coolest thing about it.” Mike anticipates that the bass will continue to develop as a solo instrument, as will the range and musical styles played on it, and if history is any indication, MTD will most likely be there to meet the instrumental needs created by this new development—with beauty, precision, and probably some of that emotional mojo Mike talks about.
MICHAEL TOBIAS DESIGNS
Builder Michael Tobias
Price range $700–$2,500 (Kingston Series); $4,400–$8,000 (USA Series)
Mission To make basses with a wide array of tonal qualities that satisfy the creative and emotional needs of each individual player
Notable players Andrew Gouché, Norm Stockton, Bobby Vega, Dante Nolan |
Let’s face it, snacking throughout the day can be just as important for your health as eating the proper meals. According to a Redbook magazine article, dietitian Rachel Beller said that grazing during the day has a big impact. If you get too hungry between meals, that can deplete your will power and make you consume more calories overall. The trick, Beller said, is to choose nutrient-rich foods and filling combos of protein and fiber.
Here are some healthy snacks for seniors and adults, according to Reader’s Digest:
- Healthy Potato Chip Swaps. Rich in Vitamin A, it’s a kid favorite, but you can also enjoy the recipe:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit
Cut four sweet potatoes into 1-inch-wide wedges, place fresh-side down on a roasting pan, then brush with a mixture of 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder and 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Cook, turning once, for 20-25 minutes.
Remove pan from oven and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Spicy Popcorn. A light, fun snack, add garlic, Parmesan and sugar or salt to this all-occasions hit. It’s a solid source of fiber and antioxidants.
- Do-It-Yourself Kettle Corn. This one can eliminate some of the artificial chemicals from processed versions:
Toss 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of Stevia with 2 cups of freshly popped popcorn.
Then, shake them in a paper bag for even distribution.
The Stevia can be switched with 1 teaspoon of honey plus 1 teaspoon of water, microwaved for 20 seconds to thin it out.
- Healthy Nachos. This tantalizing dish includes only three to four multi-grain chips, a few pinches of cheddar, a zap in the microwave and a dollop of guacamole or sprinkle of scallions.
- Brown Rice Bonanza. A big batch of brown rice is oh, so good. Heat up a small bowl and top it with salsa, hummus or Trader Joe’s ‘Cowboy Caviar,’ a mix of black beans, peppers and roasted corn.
- Low-carb Turkey Wrap. A turkey wrap only has 75 calories, so go to town! Spread 2 teaspoons of honey mustard on three thin slices of turkey, top with 1/4 cup sliced apple and wrap in lettuce.
- Healthy apples. They’re called cinnamon-spiced baked apples:
Core a crisp apple and put the wedges in a microwave-safe bowl. Sprinkle with a teaspoon of brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg, then toss to cover.
Cover the bowl with a microwave-safe plate and cook for three to four minutes on high.
The apple is less than 90 calories and provides 3 grams of filling fiber; adding raisins provides more iron, Vitamin C and fiber.
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Sugar, Butter, Betsy! Take a YouTube Spiral with New Waitress Headliner Betsy Wolfe
Broadway favorite Betsy Wolfe brings her golden pipes to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre beginning June 13 as she steps into the starring role of Jenna in the Tony-nominated musical adaptation of Waitress.
While we count the seconds until we hear her sing “She Used to Be Mine”, let’s review some of our favorite Betsy Wolfe clips and songs. So grab a fork and the pie of your choice and scroll on.
“A Summer in Ohio”, The Last Five Years
“I Found a New Baby”, Bullets Over Broadway
“Up the Ladder to the Roof”, Everyday Rapture
“Something Bad Is Happening”, Falsettos
“Someone Woke Up”, Do I Hear a Waltz?
“Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again”
“I’ll Be Here”, Ordinary Days
“Let It Sing”, Violet
“The Wizard and I”, Wicked
“Falling Slowly”, Once
“Gimme Gimme”, Thoroughly Modern Millie
“I’m Your Man”, Meet John Doe
“Hold On”, The Secret Garden
“Maybe This Time”, Cabaret
“Suddenly Seymour”, Little Shop of Horrors
“Adelaide’s Lament”, Guys & Dolls
“The Music That Makes Me Dance”, Funny Girl
“Meadowlark”, The Baker’s Wife
Tales of the City
“I’d Give It All For You”, Songs for a New World
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, The Wizard of Oz
“Let It Go”, Frozen
“Please Like Me”, Up Here
“Rosa’s Confession”, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
“Not a Day Goes By”, Merrily We Roll Along
“On Monday”, 35mm
Don't miss Betsy Wolfe as Jenna in Waitress beginning June 13. |
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