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- What is the UNCRPD? What does it propose to do?
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international treaty that President Obama signed on July 30, 2009. The scope of the treaty is indefinite, because the treaty provides no definition of "disabilities," saying only that it is "an evolving concept." The CRPD requires each nation that adopts it to guarantee that it will provide political, civil, social, educational, and cultural rights for persons with disabilities. This requires the adopting nation to spend money sufficient to accomplish these purposes and requires regular reporting to the United Nations to ensure that sufficient funds are being expended and to ensure that the other legal requirements are being met.
- Why does HSLDA oppose it?
- We believe the CRPD would threaten homeschooling and parental rights. It would override existing state laws, seriously damaging state's rights. It would surrender our nation's sovereignty to unelected UN bureaucrats. And it is unnecessary because of the strong protections for people with disabilities provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act and other U.S. laws. For more information, see The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Danger to Homeschool Families: 15 Specific Problems, by HSLDA Chairman Michael Farris.*
- What is the current status of the treaty?
- Ratification of the CRPD was rejected by the U.S. Senate on December 4, 2012 by a 61–38 vote. This fell six votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to ratify any treaty. However, supporters of the treaty promised to bring it up for another ratification vote. In November of 2013, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held two rounds of hearings on the CRPD, including one where HSLDA Chairman Michael Farris testified against the treaty. On July 22, 2014, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12–6 to once again send the CRPD to the full Senate for a ratification vote. Supporters of the treaty are lobbying senators to support the treaty since supporters are a handful of votes short of the 67 votes necessary for the Senate to ratify the CRPD. There is a very strong likelihood that the U.S. Senate will hold a vote on the CRPD before December 31, 2014.
- Would ratifying the treaty affect future U.S. law?
- Yes. Along with becoming the supreme law of the land, the treaty would require that all U.S. law regarding persons with disabilities conform to UN mandates. For more information, see The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Danger to Homeschool Families: 15 Specific Problems, by HSLDA Chairman Michael Farris.
- Who are the most vocal supporters of the CRPD in the Senate?
- Senators Harry Reid (NV), Bob Menendez (NJ), Barbara Boxer (CA), John Barrasso (WY), Dick Durbin (IL), John McCain (AZ), and Tom Harkin (IA) are the key proponents in the Senate. Secretary of State John Kerry, President Barack Obama, and former Senator Bob Dole (KS) are also steadfast supporters of the CRPD.
- Who are the key senators opposing the treaty?
Senators Rand Paul (KY), Ted Cruz (TX), Marco Rubio (FL), Mike Lee (UT), Jim Risch (ID), Pat Toomey (PA), Ron Johnson (WI), and James Inhofe (OK) are all strong opponents of the treaty.
There are 35 senators who voted against the treaty in December 2012 who are still in the Senate. They are:
Lamar Alexander (TN)
John Boozman (AR)
Saxby Chambliss (GA)
Tom Coburn (OK)
Bob Corker (TN)
Mike Crapo (ID)
Michael Enzi (WY)
Chuck Grassley (IA)
Dean Heller (NV)
Johnny Isakson (GA)
Ron Johnson (WI)
Mike Lee (UT)
Jerry Moran (KS)
Rob Portman (OH)
Pat Roberts (KS)
Jeff Sessions (AL)
John Thune (SD)
David Vitter (LA)
Roy Blunt (MO)
Richard Burr (NC)
Daniel Coats (IN)
Thad Cochran (MS)
John Cornyn (TX)
Lindsey Graham (SC)
Orrin Hatch (UT)
John Hoeven (ND)
James Inhofe (OK)
Mike Johanns (NE)
Mitch McConnell (KY)
Rand Paul (KY)
James Risch (ID)
Marco Rubio (FL)
Richard Shelby (AL)
Pat Toomey (PA)
Roger Wicker (MS)
In addition, four new senators were elected in November of 2012 who were not yet sworn in when the full Senate voted on the CRPD on December 4, 2012, but who have indicated that they oppose the CRPD: Deb Fischer (NE), Tim Scott (SC), Ted Cruz (TX), and Jeff Flake (AZ). Jeff Flake is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and voted against the CRPD in committee on July 22, 2014.
Former Senators Rick Santorum and Jim DeMint are also active advocates against the CRPD.
- What has HSLDA done to oppose the treaty?
- Just days after President Obama sent the CRPD to the Senate for ratification, HSLDA Chairman Michael Farris began urging homeschoolers to contact their senators and ask them to oppose the treaty. Concerned homeschoolers flooded the Senate with calls and emails. This impressive response ultimately delayed the vote on the treaty by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and rallied a strong group of senators to help defeat the treaty in December 2012.
Additionally, Farris testified against the treaty before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2012 and again in 2013, and HSLDA's federal relations representatives have met with key senators and their staff urging them to oppose the treaty. HSLDA continues to urge homeschoolers to contact their senators and ask them to oppose the treaty, and concerned homeschoolers continue to flood the Senate with calls and emails.
- Is HSLDA doing anything differently to keep it from passing now?
- HSLDA's federal relations department is once again contacting key senators and urging them to oppose this treaty. The phone calls and emails of homeschoolers across the nation helped defeat the CRPD the first time, and we will continue to encourage our members and supporters of freedom to contact their senators.
In addition, a massive coalition of organizations from across the political spectrum have joined in this battle to oppose the CRPD. These include Concerned Women for America, C-FAM (Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute), RedState.com, Eagle Forum, Heritage Action for America, Family Research Council Action, Christian Coalition of America, Able Americans, 912 Super Seniors, Patriot Voices, and more. We encourage you to read this July 22, 2014 coalition letter to see the host of national organizations standing together against the CRPD.
The battle has not ended, and we appreciate your continued vigilance in protecting our nation's sovereignty, parental rights, and our children.
UNCRPD Timeline
- December 13, 2006—The UN General Assembly adopts the CRPD.
- July 30, 2009—President Obama signs the CRPD.
- May 18, 2012—President Obama sends the CRPD to the Senate for ratification.
- May 29, 2012—HSLDA Chairman Michael Farris urges homeschoolers to contact their senators and ask them to oppose CRPD.
- July 20, 2012—Calls from concerned homeschoolers delay the vote of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the treaty.
- July 26, 2012—Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, chaired by then-Senator John Kerry, passes the CRPD by a vote of 13–6.
- September 2012—Senate adjourns until after the election without voting on the CRPD.
- December 4, 2012—The CRPD is defeated in the Senate by a vote of 61–38. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other CRPD supporters pledge to try to ratify the CRPD again.
- November 5, 2013—Senate Committee on Foreign Relations holds new hearing on the CRPD. HSLDA Chairman Mike Farris testifies against the treaty.
- December 16, 2014—113th Congress concludes as the House and Senate return home. The 114th Congress which will begin in January 2015 will be controlled by the Republican Party as a result of the midterm elections. The new leadership of the Senate opposes the CRPD.
* For more information on the specific dangerous provisions of this treaty, please see this article by HSLDA Chairman Michael Farris.
Document updated on 8/28/2014
- The UN Disabilities Treaty is Fatally Flawed and RUDs will not Protect Us—July, 2014
- Foreign Relations Committee Approves UN Disabilities Treaty —July 22, 2014
- A Danger to Homeschool Families: 15 Specific Problems—July 18, 2014
- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz: "Limits on the Treaty Power"—March 7, 2014
- Professor Lucia Ann Silecchia, Catholic University of America—Columbus School of Law: The CRPD: Reflections on Four Flaws that Tarnish Its Promise —January 31, 2014
- Testimony before the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Michael Farris, HSLDA—November 5, 2013
- Appendix Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Committee Opinions and Documents—September 20, 2013
- The War of Law: How New International Law Undermines Democratic Sovereignty (Jon Kyl, Douglas J. Feith, and John Fonte)—July/August 2013
- U.N. Disabled-Right Treaty Is Back—And So Are Its Myths (Walter Olson, Cato Institute)—August 1, 2013
- U.N. Disabilities Treaty Unnecessary to Protect the Disabled (Genevieve Syerson, Heritage Foundation)—July 26, 2013
- Ratifying the Disabilities Convention Will Not Help Americans with Disabilities at Home or Abroad (Steven Groves, The Heritage Foundation)—June 24, 2013
- Hatch: U.N. Disabilities Treaty a Threat to American Sovereignty and Self-Government (Senator Orrin Hatch)—June 10, 2013
- Shell game: The UN disabilities treaty scam (Michael Farris, HSLDA)—Winter 2013
- Analysis of Proposed Reservations, Understandings, and Declarations for the UNCRPD (Michael Farris, HSLDA)—September 2012
- Testimony against UNCRPD before U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Michael Farris, HSLDA)—July 12, 2012
- UN Treaty Dangers are Real (Michael Farris, HSLDA)—8/20/2012
- An Analysis of the Development and Adoption of the United Nations Convention Recognizing the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities: Why the United States Refuses to Sign this UN Convention—2007


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[Updated: Is Patrick Dempsey interested in playing Dr. Strange? Read On!]
This morning we reported on the rumor that Marvel Studios is looking at the idea of introducing some of their lesser known characters through short films that would be attached to the theatrical releases of their blockbuster tentpole features. The plan would allow for unknown-to-the-mainstream secondary characters to debut to a large built-in audience, and Marvel could gauge response to see whether or not they want to make full-length movies for those respective characters.
Characters that come to minds of fans are the obvious choices who have popped up in interviews and speculation over the years. These include Black Panther, Dr. Strange, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, and strangely enough, one of these characters may already be on their way to getting a solo movie. Deadline is reporting that Marvel Studios has finally hired writers to pen the script for Dr. Strange!
Marvel has selected Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer to write the screenplay for the Dr. Strange adaptation and they come with plenty of recent experience. Donnelly and Oppenheimer penned the script for Marcus Nispel's Conan which just finished production as well as the adaptation of the Uncharted video game movie. They also wrote a draft for Jon Favreau's Cowboys and Aliens. Their experience in writing in the genres of comics, video games and epics - all involving action and some involving supernatural elements - lends itself well to a Dr. Strange story.
Dr. Strange has been a character made clear by the folks at Marvel as a property of interest and in the talk surrounding the production of Thor, it was hoped that the movie about the Asgardian God of Thunder could help open the door (and the minds of mainstream audiences) to the themes of mysticism and magic, so a character like Dr. Strange could get his feature film treatment.
Dr. Strange may be a tough sell on his own so I wouldn't doubt that there would be cross-overs and cameos with Marvel's line-up of films. Then again, it's a likely possibility that the Disney-owned Marvel Studios may put into production small-budget films based on their more obscure characters such as Strange, so it may not be that much of a risk depending on the profile of the cast members and the budget.
Update: Speaking of the cast, Bleeding Cool is reporting that Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) is interested in playing Dr. Strange, and artist Arne Starr seconds that motion, whipping up a faux promo poster of Dempsey as Doc Strange, which reportedly put the actor on Marvel's radar for the part.
We'll check into this a little bit further and then get back to you - in the meantime, start asking yourself "Would McDreamy make a good Doctor Strange?"
There's also the idea of a Defenders movie which would have Dr. Strange lead and fight alongside other key members of the Marvel Universe, many of which are Avengers members, to combat mystic and supernatural threats. The Defenders were never an official team and its members continuously changed based on the enemy and situation. Such a movie could include the likes of Hulk or Thor and act as a spin-off to The Avengers.
It's clear that Marvel is looking ahead long-term as word on the street points to a S.H.I.E.L.D. movie being made after The Avengers and other reports indicate that Marvel is in talks with a "notable Hollywood star" about the Luke Cage character. We also know that Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) has been hired to direct the Runaways movie based off a script by Drew Pearce and we can't forget about Edgar Wright's long-gestating Ant-Man movie.
It's an exciting time to be a Marvel fan and there's plenty to look forward to.
What do you think about the prospect of a Dr. Strange movie?
Follow us on Twitter @rob_keyes and @screenrant and let us know your thoughts.
Iron Man 2 is currently in theaters everywhere; Thor opens May 5, 2011; The First Avenger: Captain America hits July 22, 2011 and The Avengers is scheduled to debut May 4, 2012. We'll find out what comes next at San Diego Comic-Con next month!
Source: Deadline
Updated Sources: Bleeding Cool & Arne Starr Artwork
Header image edited from Dr. Strange art by YamaO.
Marvel Adventures Hulk #8 cover by Juan Roman cano Santacruz.


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Gotham City Impostors has been wooing fans over with free updates for some time now, and the fun isn't about to stop just yet. Set to launch tomorrow, Impostors is nabbing a free Arkham Asylum map. This might be old news for PS3 fans of the game (as the map launched by mistake last week), but for others, it's a perfect opportunity to boot up your digital copy again.
The game itself is a decent TF2 clone, but I just couldn't get into it. I tried for at least 20 games, but there just weren't enough people running around to fit the chaotic tone of the game: maybe I'm old fashioned, but 6v6 is a bit limited. Either way, I'm sure the fans out there are thrilled that Monolith is still supporting their game, so have at it!
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Colorado TV stations in conjunction with the Red Cross will hold a telethon Wednesday, Sept. 18, 4-10:30 p.m. on Rocky Mountain PBS Channel 6.
In the face of a growing disaster zone and a massive airlift, broadcasters will collaborate to raise funds for those affected by the Colorado flooding. The telethon will be headquartered in the RMPBS studios; the Governor will make an appearance during the telecast.
KCNC, KDVR, KMGH, KUSA, KRMA, KOA, KCEC and others will participate. Funds raised will go to the American Red Cross and Community Food Share. All funds collected by Community Food Share will be split between Weld County Food Bank, Food Bank of Larimer County and Community Food Share (Boulder County). The Colorado Broadcasters Association released this notice. The hashtag #COfloodrelief is being used across social media.
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All photos for this trip can be viewed on my Flickr site here
When the page comes up look in the upper right corner for the wording "View Slide Show". That will start the slide show for your viewing pleasure. Mouse over the centre of the picture and then click on the "i" in the centre of the picture to read the text that goes along with the posted pictures
Ken and I took advantage of a sunny fall day to sneak in a few hours of geocaching in the Chillwack area of the Fraser Valley; specifically we would be in the Sumas Prairie region for most of the day.
If you don't know the area well, the Sumas Prairie during the winter is just like the prairies in Manitoba or Saskatchewan during the winter; cold, windy and dry. Every so often during the winter Hwy #1 is shut down as it is impassable due to poor visibilty and snow drifts. A few years back the highway was shut down for 6 days by snow drifts that covered the roofs of cars stuck on the road; stranded motorists were rescued and housed by the local farmers for several days.
However, it was not that cold today, just a bit breezy and cool on a sunny autumn day.
As Ken and I always like to start the day with a "find" instead of a "DNF" (Did Not Find), we stopped at the highway rest stop in Chilliwack to find a nano cache called "Muddy Cole".
The co-ordinates were pretty good and we had a good idea were to look and what to look for, but sometimes this "easy" caches just elude us. So it was again, as after 20 minutes of searching we called it quits and moved on to the next cache on the list; so much for the easy start!
The next cache was called "Gollum's Gulch"; so named as it is located on the bank of a small creek which flows through the fields on Sumas Prairie. We enjoyed the walk along the dike next to the creek as it afforded great views of not only the surrounding farm lands but the Coast Mountain range to the north.
In the creek we spotted a muskrat swimming across the waterway, and a King Fisher flew off from it's perch as we disturbed it's solidary watch for prey in the creek.
Even a Great Blue Heron kept a sharp eye on the creek from it's perch in an overhanging tree; it only flew away when we got too close. But not wanting to give up it's feeding spot it flew just a short distance away and landed on the pathway. At least unil we walked that way and scared it away completely.
The cache was found in short order on a widening of the creek bank, and we made our scribbles in the log book to show we had visted the cache location.
With the cache now back in it's hidey hole along the dike, we returned to the truck to drive to the next cache called "Split Personality"
This next cache took you to the crossroads of two of the older roadways that bissected the Sumas Prairie, long before the freeways and most of the other roads came into existence.
This intersection was the location of the first waypoint in a multi-cache; a multi-cache makes you go to multiple locations before leading you to the final cache hide.
Standing in the middle of the intersection of two rural roads instantly transported you to the middle of nowhere in Middle Saskatchewan where they assign not addresses but section of land numbers to where you live! There was nothing to see but flat land in all 4 directions!
From this location you needed to do some math questions by adding up street sign numbers and counting road names so you could find the co-ordinates to the next way point.
The next waypoint was a mile up the road where we would find a large sign; on the sign was a series of numbers and information about the local business. Again we had to do some math to find the next location, which, surprisingly turned out to be not too far from the first cache along the small creek.
So back we go to the same area as before only this time we approached the creek greenbelt from the north side as the walk appeared to be shorter from this new parking spot. Another enjoyable stroll down the dike alongside the creek brought us to another artfully hidden cache. A sign of the log book, a return of the cache, and then we almost got busted by a dog walker coming along the dike. Luckily he was more intent on talking about MrTJ's hound then he was wondering what we had been doing.......
Considering how you can see for hundreds of yards either way on the dike he sure snuck up on us!
Off we go into the small village of Yarrow to find a cache placed next to the local cemetery. Some of the local cachers have gotten together to create a series called "BC Spirit Quest" where they place caches next to pioneer cemeteries ; this is a great way of leading you to historical locations.
The cache we were looking for was placed just outside of the Yarrow cemetery and was called "BC Spirit Quest #02 - Kirchofstrasse".
The Fraser Valley has a strong Mennonite presence and these German immigrants knew the road as Kirchofstrasse or Cemetery Road.
The cache was found after a bit of searching in the area, a sign of the log book, and a replacement of the cache meant we could carry on to the next cache.
The next 3 caches were all in the same area near the Vedder River; these 3 caches highlighted the Blue Heron Reserve in the wetlands adjoining the Vedder River.
Many years ago the army dug out the wetlands in the area to use as a training ground for army personel for wet crossings. That is, any crossing involving a water way, marsh or bog that needed to be crossed would be represented on the grounds here for army troops to practice in various environments. Eventually the army signed the area over to the City of Chilliwack for custodial purposes; a society was soon formed to take on the challenge of looking after the 325 acre lands.
The first cache was located not inside the reserve but outside along a dike on the western edge of the reserve. From the cache location one only had to look up into the tall cottonwood trees to see dozens of large heron nests. As this was autumn and many of the leaves had fallen, the nests were easier to view. And the cache was easy to spot as well, which made for a quick turn around on our walk so we could head into the reserve to find the next two caches.
The heron reserve sports a relatively new information centre that is only 5 years old. Inside the centre you will find guide maps for the trails in the reserve, as well as books on local interest like "West Coast Birds" and "West Coast Amphibians". They also have a large hall like room with various stuffed birds and a raccoon, a deer , and a few eagles; all of which are found on the reserve.
The next cache was located on a viewing tower, this cache was called, surprisingly, "Tower".
Again this was a multi, as after you found the the first waypoint you had to get directions to the final cache location. Here's a secret: shhh....the final cache is located inside the information centre.
And I think it's a great idea; by making you go into the centre it makes you stop and visit the facility, to help you understand what the reserve is all about. All you have to do is ask the volunteer on duty to retrieve the cache from it's spot behind the counter and sign the log.
Cache logged and returned to the volunteer, we trudged to the south end of the reserve to find the last of the 3 caches in the area. In this case the cache was actually outside the reserve gates but located along the river side trail that is very busy with walkers, joggers, bicyclists and all sorts of folks during the summer. This time of year there was only the odd person for us to be concerned with, so the finding, signing, and returning of the cache to it's hide was done with minimal interuption.
The name of this cache is "Narnia #2" and it is one of a series of caches based on the Narnia movies. You also have to gather a clue from each of the Narnia caches to be able to find the final Narnia cache location.
For now, back through the heron reserve we go, past the tower and the information centre to MrTJ's truck ready to shoot on over to the next cache on the list.
If you want to visit the heron reserve you can click on the link here to go to their web site; just remember, no dogs allowed in the reserve, and check for winter hours.
"Cache, Cattle and Church" is cache in another series that highlights the Chilliwack community. In this case the cache brought us to a faded historical marker that marked the spot where the first church was built in the Chilliwack area in 1869.
Picture of Sumas Lake Before It Was Drained
As you drive along the 4 lane Hwy#1 through the Chilliwack Valley you may not realize, but just a short 100 years ago this entire area was a 10,000 acre lake that was one of the worst mosquito infested areas you could ever find. Each year during the spring freshet the Fraser River would overflow it's banks and add to the size of the lake; with the flood waters came much needed nutrients that made the Sumas and Matsqui Prairie areas such great farm land.
The Sto:lo First Nations people have lived in the area for over 5,000 years using the rivers as their highways and finding food plentiful in the surrounding forests and large rivers; Sumas Lake itself was a source of wild hay, fish and waterfowl for the natives. It was also a place ripe with hordes of mosquitoes which at times made the lake area intolerable.
Picture of the Sturgeon from this web site
But with the immigrants came experience, and the Dutch settlers were no strangers to draining large areas of land to create farmland. In 1919 a large scale project began to drain the lake and reclaim the land for the benefit of the immigrant farmers. The Sto:lo people were pushed off their land and the drained lake bed turned into excellent prairie land. So large was the lake that sturgeon were often caught in the flooded lake after the Fraser River overflowed it's banks. There has been more than a few tales of farmers plowing their new fields only to uncover still live 20 foot long sturgeon surviving in the mud while they awaited the waters to return.
However, our time in the low lands had ended and now we were onto higher things; in this case were were off to ascend Chilliwack Mountain in search of a cache called "Fraser Valley Tool Exchange". This cache had not been found for 6 months so we were not entirely sure it was still there to find.
The road to the cache took us up a steep winding road as we first ascended the south side of the mountain affording us panoramic views of the Fraser Valley and Sumas Prairie, then winding us around the mountain to the north side where we were treated no less spectacular views of the Fraser River and the Coast Mountain Range.
The other noteworthy views were of the houses that dotted the mountains; multi million dollar houses were affixed to small ledges of level land on the side of the mountain in any place that could assure the owners of fantastic views. Well, we thought the homes alone were fantastic, and the views off the back deck were eye popping!
The trail to the cache started at the end of the winding mountain road at a cul-de-sac: the trail itself looked like an old narrow skid trail from the turn of the century when the entire area was logged. About 500 feet along the trail we found the cache hidden in the forest, the cache was a large tool kit filled with tools that various cachers no longered needed and wanted to trade for some other tool in the tool kit.
As we ourselves did not need to trade, we signed the log and returned the cache to it's hidey hole. The one worrying aspect to this cache is that in the immediate area the trees have been cleared for another house or two to be placed on this section of level land. I'm sure in the near future this little bit of forest will be gone as well...
I took lots of pictures here of both the views over the Fraser River and the old skid trail, and as I was doing so I was remembering one of my favourite facts about the Fraser Valley. While some of the small mountains in the valley like Sumas Mountain and Chilliwack Mountain rise soar 500 feet or so above the valley floor, they are really much taller than you can see. Chilliwack Mountain is made of bedrock that reaches up from the floor of the Fraser Valley, but the real floor of the Fraser Valley is buried beneath a mile of river sediment that we see and drive on today.
Satellite View of the Sediment Load in the Fraser River
As the glaciers covered the land they gouged giant pathways along the earth where ever they moved; 10,000 years ago when the glaciers melted, the Fraser River, which at the time was a much larger version of itself, carried millions of tonnes of sediment down from the Interior Plateaus where it settled out in the slower waters as the river crossed what would be the Fraser Valley. A mile deep of sediment now covers the ancient bedrock of the landscape.
And just how big was the Fraser River when it did this? Well, picture this; stand on Cypress or Seymour Mountain in North Vancouver and you are on the northen shore of an ancient river. Now, get in your car and drive two hours south through Bellingham to the mountains just south of Bellingham, find the highest peak, and imagine now that you are on the southern shore of a mighty glacial Fraser River. Makes the present day Fraser River seem paltry doesn't it?
Anyways, let's segway back to the present day and get back to geocaching.
The last cache of the day was not too far away, only now we had to descend the mountain close to the river level. "Leaning Tower of Treesa" was the name of the cache tucked away in the confines of bluff where a small creek flows sharply down the side of the mountain.
Alas, just like our first cache, the last cache was to be a DNF; we searched for approx 30 minutes before this cache was declared MIA. After 6 moths of no visits, this cache, unlike the cache we just came from, did not want to make an appearance.
By now the sun was low on the horizon the and the autumn light was failing fast, so Ken and I decided to call it a day and began the long trek back to Maple Ridge so we could have a late dinner and enter our finds on line at GC.com.
Another fun day in the sun hunting Tupperware in the woods.......


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Attorney General John Suthers hit the Western Slope today and will be there tomorrow as part of the Colorado Meth Project.
The Colorado Meth Project is a prevention program aimed at reducing first-time meth use through public service message, public policy and community outreached.
Anyone's who tempted should watch those ads running on TV showing the impact of using meth even one time. Intense. If you want to really scare yourself go to Google images and type in "meth."
Suthers, a Republican appointed to the AG post in 2005 and elected in 2006, and others appeared at Grand Junction Central High School today to debut the latest "Not Even Once" campaign.


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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Easter in Venice
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You are really loving this Easter theme!ReplyDelete
Very cute!
I found this great store that had just a ton of great photograph/writing/office gifts. As a writer I had to indulge myself! I bought letter openers, sketch pencils, photo album (hand painted with watercolour) and a leather sketch/writing book.
There is so much to look at in Venice!
I could only imagine what it would be like during Christmas!
The Wanderfull Traveler
I LOVE that hot pink quill!ReplyDelete
I love the canal photos - how will I ever get back there :)ReplyDelete
I loved the gelato, too.
That pizza is a bit shoddy - the best pizza I had was in Pisa!!
Had I found one of those pens while there I would have surely snapped it up.ReplyDelete
I adored Venice..great photos.
Ok, I'll go along ......lets stroll through the calles and shop for una perfetto scarpa! Did I see salted caramel gelato? Desidero una grande! I do love the crepe wrapped eggs..that is a strong memory for me! Happy Easter Carol!!ReplyDelete
Lovely that you took us to Venice for Easter - a lovely walk down memory lane, yes you are right about Italian pizza, it has much to be desired. New York pizza I know is better - I think it was invented there although don't let any Italian know that.ReplyDelete
The charm of the place is unbeatable except perhaps by Paris x
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Lovely photos!ReplyDelete
I forwarded today's "Easter in Venice" to my daughter to show to my granddaughter. I realize that your target audience is probably not 5-year-old Marin County girls, but since my daughter travels around the world for her job, geography lessons are de rigueur for little Zoe.
I continue to look forward to your blog every day!
Venice is very photogenic!ReplyDelete
love the birds:)ReplyDelete
Great photos. This brought back many wonderful memories of 2007 and 2009,including the Vivaldi concert in that old church. Another Italian holiday is still a possibility this year and your pictures and thoughts makes the decision to go easier. Happy Easter.ReplyDelete
One can dream *sigh* i wish i was in veniceReplyDelete
What beautiful glimpses of Venice at Eastertime, Carol, thank you for sharing them!ReplyDelete
Next time you go to Venice, I'll send you to my favorite place for pizza. It will not be served at a table, you buy it by the slice, but I promise you'll love it. I walk long distances just to get a slice. They even have artichoke pizza. Oh so good!
The Italian Easter eggs are different in that they usually are huge chocolate eggs filled with all sorts of stuff, chocolate pralines, small toys or gifts, depending on the company that makes them. They usually come with colorful wrappings and a bow.
Happy Easter,
Those glass birds are darlings!
I'd love to know where you discovered them.
Every time I walk into that church with the Vivaldi exhibition they play Pachabel's Canon in D. ;-)
Thank you for the spectacular views and photos, I've never been to Venice. Happy Easter!ReplyDelete
Now that's a nice way to spend this holiday. I've never been to Venice. I enjoyed taking your photographic journey with you and your gentle readers!ReplyDelete
OH MY, such lovely photos of beautiful Venice! Thanks for your post. One of my trips to Italy was the week leading up to Easter, and we traveled all over including Venice. I remember well all of the Easter windows, pastries and chocolates. I also remember the, lets not say bad, just not good food in Venice, but Roma made up for that! Thanks for the memories of this romantic and charming city. Great way to enjoy my morning coffee. Happy Easter......ReplyDelete
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Yes please - I love Venice! It is so pretty and romantic as you've shown here. Those Easter decorations are so gorgeous! Thanks for showing as Carol.ReplyDelete
Happy Easter,
Oh, what a lovely treat! Thank you.ReplyDelete
Happy Easter to you and Bear!
- Megan12:29 PM
I love Venice and Paris and Easter. I am spending Easter with my women's group in retreat!ReplyDelete
Hi to you and New York, Astoria.
Carol, seeing these views of what it might be like to be in Venice as Easter nears...well, my wanderlust is enriched.ReplyDelete
One of the earlier commenters wondered about Venice pre-Christmas, and I would like to see that as well.
I would also like to learn the location of Merisi's pizza spot.
Over here in New York, I did a bit of a search for hot cross buns in my neighborhood, and had almost given up all hope, when I found some available at Citarella. (Not fabulous, but at least available.) Perhaps next year I'll get organized and get some yeast and make my own.
Definitely trying to get more control over my schedule so we can get together again.
Best wishes to Bear!
Those Ventians are quite civilized! Not a long-ear insight! I was meant to celebrate Easter in Venice!ReplyDelete
Dudes who think that Italian pizza has much to be desired - whoa. Maybe that particular Venetian pizza, yes. Sacrilege - Neapolitan (& Roman) pizza is THE best in the world. NY pizza is good as an example of NY pizza. That is all.ReplyDelete
Carry on:)
A soggy bottom is not acceptable in my book on PIZZA.ReplyDelete
Nor is a thin circular strip of sauce around the outter edges...
But the crust is key.
In Venice you don't have too many cheap eating options.
There are panini and pizza.
There is GELATO of course but that ain't a main course in my opinion.
What goes on in other Italian towns doesn't help you out much at noon in Venezia.
Thank you for the lovely Easter stroll through Venezia, one of my favorite cities. I spent my weekend strolling through another of my favorite cities, New Orleans. Great architecture, food and music (and the bonus for me is it's a two-hour car trip as opposed to an overnight plane trip to my other favorite places). On the great pizza debate: I had great pizza in Venice, I had mediocre pizza in Venice. On the whole, however, I do prefer the way the Europeans do it. In my opinion, we tend to glop on too much stuff .ReplyDelete
Cathy, I made a pizza this weekend and I did glob on a ton of balsamic-sauted veggies, yet the bottom was not soggy.ReplyDelete
Do tell where you got the good pizza in Venice or maybe I should do a search.
I felt they were too heavy-handed with the Mozarell...
- Marie9:26 AM
I was in Venice in October after SIAL…. Thank you for bringing all those wonderful memories back …. We even took some very similar photos…ReplyDelete
Hope all is well for you Carol
Carol, the place with the good pizza was in Campo Santa Margherita somewhere, but I know that doesn't help. The problem in Venice is that you sort of stumble on great places and then can never find them again. I agree about the soggy crust bottoms. I think the issue is a lot of places in the city can't have the brick ovens because of the fire codes. One place I can recommend for good basic Venetian fare is Taverna Ciardi in the Canareggio district. Very hard to find, fills up quickly. I reviewed it here: http://mikeandmaryskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/venetian-cuisine-deja-vu-all-over-again.htmlReplyDelete


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There are a couple more players that have been designated 'team captain' by different teams but no one but Varitek wears the 'C' on his uniform. Derek Jeter is the named captain of the New York Yankees, but chooses not to wear anything to denote that. I think it's pretty cool to wear the 'C' if you are indeed the captain of the team.
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Leslie Burger's Opening Comments
last night she did a search for "national agenda" and found out that everyone has one - motorcycle association, EPA agenda for the aging, etc.
believes we're on the right track
saw three major pieces in each
- big guiding principles
- action items - what do we need to do nationally
- what can you do back in your local community to advance the agenda
what are we actually trying to create here? asked the "observers" to engage in the conversation and not just observe
five arenas seemed to emerge last night
- community
- democracy
- economic development
- education
- cultural preservation
- took away last night going from concept to tactical; need to focus on local
- technology didn't enter the conversation enough; it's not just bandwidth
- likes the idea of the guiding principles - need to have specific things can do and ask for with legislators
- really believes we have to speak in the language of the user; have to make it simpler
- the helping role of libraries
- "the power of ten" - if a library is a destination in the city, what are the 10 things libraries can do there and how can the community build around that; what is the community's vision for its library and that will give you a structure for how to move your library forward; don't shape a vision for them - do it with them
- agrees but adds the caveat that sometimes people know what a library is and can be
- keeps asking his staff why they do things over and over and over again; libraries are often the first touchpoint for groups that turnover a lot in the community; have to be able to accommodate these kinds of differences; it's not just the common denominator, but also celebrating the differences
- doesn't believe most people think of themselves as a "community"
- agrees we need to pay attention to where users say they are, but there also has to be something more powerful that we're saying than reiterating what we already are; not an either/or situation; maybe we need some new words to really create power behind the message we want to convey
- disagrees with the fact that folks don't see themselves as communities; believes there is a very deep hunger for community and libraries can be an answer for that; we should take advantage of that; people get what's wrong and they want to infuse their efforts in an institution they can trust and feel good about
- disagreement about whether people use the word "communities" and identify with it
- was thinking about boundaries last night; the new immigrant generation is exploiting technology much more so than previous ones; the image it creates of community for him is one of a place of different information resources; where is the boundary and how porous is it between library and community; question becomes managing that boundary
- the library has become unimportant to college students; will technology make the library irrelevant? are we going to end up with an agenda that is compelling enough that we can justify with a straight face the expenditure of further funding from stressed ; have to be prepared to talk about Google and others who claim they will be the source for information; have to be prepared to talk about new services like Second Life; intelligent automated agents and the semantic web discussion about how it will replace reference librarians
- is worried that we're not talking about the next generation of citizens; where do children get introduced to information? we have public libraries serving as school libraries; they are the next generation of voters - how do they get connected the next information world; need to examine who isn't sitting at this table
- there are many communities within your local community and there are global communities
- yes we need to talk about technology, but not as a separate area; it is integral to all of the arenas
- there's an interesting dynamic for libraries - people don't necessarily operate in communities but they have a deep yearning to be part of something bigger than themselves; libraries are boundary-spanning institutions within the community - can connect people across boundaries; pathways can be created; we could aggregate people so they are using and supporting libraries or we could say we're also on a democratic mission to connect people across boundaries, which would be an additional role
- some of this conversation is generationally-based; she doesn't see a difference between Google and librarians; thinks the competition concept comes from older librarians; people go to libraries when they have a need, which is a gap libraries fill
- thinks it's the younger librarians that believe Google will replace reference and is worried about this
- bothers her that we're talking about where we are, not where we want to be; we're all members of the public, too; was thinking about soy lattes and they weren't on the menu - that came from community requests; new book "the spider and the starfish" - people bring their library/website/ipods/whatever together; they use the best of it, regardless of where it is; we'll miss this kind of thing if we stay on this linear agenda
- the flip side is if we make it too hard, they won't use it
- soy lattes is a classic example of something that can't be engineered
- we know that 30%+ of kids create content on the internet and there are almost no gender differences or ethnic differences; what is clear, though, is that they don't see any boundaries - they don't think about whether you're in the library or not; we have to cope with other peoples' realities as well as our own
- libraries can respond to all of these things; what is the problem that prevents them from doing this? have to align with the national level - have to play the "parents want their kids to succeed" card; we're all on the same page that libraries are important, although might have to play the relevancy card
- should position the library as a place to support user-generated content, especially for people who can't get that access elsewhere; lack of respect for facts so can educate but also instill with a respect for fact
- a few things are holding us back as a profession, although they don't necessarily hold true for the people at this table
- a legacy of success - we've done what we've done pretty well, especially in the absence of a crisis; so we have a legacy of things like a "balanced collection," 80% of which never circulates; a legacy of things that have worked in the past; makes it hard to push forward new models
- asked how many people have used wikipedia? lots of hands. asked how many have edited wikipedia. fewer hands; web 2.0 really is about groups coming together to create content but who is monitoring to see if it is worthwhile content
- once students know how to use library resources, they will use them; we are ignoring the fact that just because someone is computer savvy doesn't mean they are information savvy; they now know that one half of use of the library is electronic now, even as physical use is also increasing; we are coping with legacy but we are also looking at how to integrate the electronic resources in with the critical thinking piece
- have again raised the audience question - obviously we need to do more within our community to have this discussion; have to be where the kids are (MySpace, etc.)
we're sinking into describing conditions - need to refocus on principles and action items
- it's not just young people and the internet - how many people believe Fox News and Access Hollywood; people are contesting ideas in all kinds of media; the library brings an institutional standard, based partially on tradition and standard, but also on trying to capture a dynamic; need to get back to the role of this institution in society; no single answer - it's many things to many people
- why don't we have any surveys that talk about legislators and their attitudes, on the local, state, and national level; we have surveys that talk about how our users feel about us, but they don't control the funding
- "holding us back" phrase we were using; "holding us back" from doing what, being what, being where?
- things are holding us back from more discussion within the profession; what we expect from our users and what we expect to offer them; making the jump the next level
- the world has become very homogenized, even with the great amount of user-generated content, doesn't mean we have a diversity of ideas; we need to value what we contribute to this and why it's important why we be there
- we can spend all our time opposing everything they're going to do that we don't like, but we are formidable when we come together around something
- need to have a vision in order to do these things and move them forward; we are in fact here to build better libraries, not to decide if they are important
- looking at the current political situation - we can position ourselves with those coming into power
- thinks the 5-6 arenas we've identified are the right "neighborhoods," although they still aren't the agenda; they aren't independent, though; could work through that list to move forward
- have to be careful about language - it's not just "the library" but also the "librarians," the staff; "you can get this at the library" is different from "you can consult with an expert"
- we've been successful putting forward a positive agenda, but that hasn't translated into dollars and cents at the national level; the more we talk about libraries as community places, the more the federal level will see that as a local issue, which means it won't translate into money and funding at the national level
- the "tipping point" at which the library makes the transformational change in the community; also about the transformational moment when the community transforms the library (new branch, new space, whatever); the physical building seems to be that point in most cases; personal story about how when the library put in a new online catalog with new services it became a transformational experience for him - could comment, could connect to other users, could connect with librarians; the other thing we have to transform is the experience of the user coming in online - the online catalog sucks; noted Casey Bisson's plans to open source MARC records - maybe that's the transformational moment for the online user nationwide; it's in your power to make your resources the first search result
- cultural preservation is critical and is not just about the past; the incredible role libraries have in capturing the moment, not just the history
- how about preservation and celebration
- has a concern about embedding technology into the five arenas because believes we too often put technology behind everything while younger generations put it first and at the forefront
- agrees and was going to suggest that we use technology as the banner and the arenas as subsets
- disagrees because we're confusing the tool with the result; we don't have books up there
- thinks technology in this context is substantively different and isn't just a tool
- it's not either/or - could do both
- maybe it's technology/innovation
- if we're looking for national levels that resonate at that level, the competitiveness/innovation pieces lives strongly there
- Ed Vielmetti will lead the technology group
- Cynthia Nikitin will lead economic development group
- Tracie Hall will lead the community group
- Nancy Kranich will lead the democracy group
- Jim Neal will lead the cultural preservation group
- Cindy Phillip will lead the education group
Excerpts from Breakout Discussions
Education group
- using information, not just finding it
- ethical use of information; efficient/effective
- literate and engaged populace
- tech
- immigrants
- workplace skills
- literacy is the umbrella, not just information literacy; it's a broad term, like learning
- workplace literacy = changing job skills, personal development, retooling
- except that it's not always training or skills development
Cultural Preservation
- preserving "heritage"
- does that term really resonate with the public?
- it's "civilization"
- action items
- Preservation/Web Archiving Exception Under U.S. Copyright Law
- National Legislative/Funding Program for Digital Preservation
- National Education Program for Digital Info Professional
- what metaphors can we use?
- our human record is at risk
- still concerned that the action items are focused on digital
- what about the stories of our lives, of our communities? getting down to the human language
- our national life
- our national intelligence (analog and digital)
- and no one is in charge
- SOS - Save Our Stories
- so maybe an action item needs to be to work with our partners to identify what needs saving, without overlap, inventory, etc.
- need to be creative inventing tools to automate these processes
- maybe each state needs to identify the 10 things they need to preserve
- maybe an annual list, then money comes in to do it
- like "Save America's Treasures"
- still need to grapple with this issue of capturing and preserving the flood of content being created on the web
- not just online, but books and other things, too
- what is "now" - is constantly changing
- drive-up
- automated
- bookdrop
- user-generated content
- podcasting
- learn with the kids
- connectivity
- quiet place
- architecture
- word list
- frustrating
- empowering
- balance
- bandwidth
- opportunity
- critical thinking
- google scholar
- security
- safety
- creativity
- LibraryThing
- disconnect
- experience
Economic Development
- be proactive - don't overly rely on ROI studies
- libraries as economic engines
- libraries as community centers and convention centers
- libraries as civic space: marketplaces
- if you know what the venture capitalist is looking for, can the library make those connections?
- no silos
- opportunities coming up with self-service options
- is there a need for community outreach training? can we reallocate people?
- one page summary
- support/build a 21st century workforce
- support for small business growth & development
- support civic/community culture in economic development partnerships and initiatives
- libraries set the table
- retool at the library
- "first we help you make a life - how let us help you make a living"
- overall message is "libraries are good business"
- moral obligation (wide social gaps)
- create a Barnes & Noble for people who can't access them
- create libraries specifically to address information gaps
- deep level of involvement, response to bad and good times
- intensification of haves/havenots dichotomy
- "advancement of libraries is one of the cornerstones of one of our nation's information infrastructure"
- we speak to some communities urgently and other communities in other ways
- are we about information anymore? maybe we're about connections - improve the quality of life
- agrees that there is a difference between making connections for people and providing ways for them to do it; if libraries are cornerstones 50 years ago, what did that mean? what does it mean now?
- two roles - cornerstones and connectors?
- defined it as participation
- the library levels the odds and allows people to participate
- framework for a just society
- provide freedom and justice for all by enabling life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- three areas (not the only three)
- universal access
- broadband
- capability - 21st century skills
- create & access content
- nurture culture of diversity of ideas & people
- protect & promote our freedoms
- provide for open discussion
- transparency
- foster civic engagement & dialogue
- voice of the people
- inclusive, voice of the disenfranchised
- own the table (not just be at the table)
- be the public/community space
- it's the one space where we can create common ground (not just applicable to public libraries)
- information is an essential service
- serve in emergencies & crises
- the library as the refuge for the information age
- as vital as public safety
- no safety without informed public
- serve in emergencies & crises
- universal access
- in a participatory democracy, we enable people to imagine their own lives


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Bran-dishing abs in an activated (almond) episode
"If it's bland and boring, I'll be judging accordingly." With these threatening words from our resident My Kitchen Rules Frenchman, the gauntlet is laid for telegenic personal trainers Luke and Scott, who have made it their life mission to convert every single person in the world to eat like them.
And to eat like them, you need a wallet to match: have you seen the price of quinoa lately? It's no wonder rice is by far Australia's most popular grain.
Our teams travel to Bondi – not Sydney, mind you, it's Bondi – and there's lots of beach and lots of bikini. And now Luke and Scott without their shirts and doing push ups.
Luke is somehow smiling while doing said exercise. Nobody smiles doing push-ups, thus it is clear that Luke is an android.
These two are clearly, very fun people. Luke says: "The reality is if you train hard and you eat well, well you're gonna look the goods regardless."
Scott chimes in that "[we] try to eat organic as much as we can". Luke agrees. "Healthy food is yummy food and real food."
Try telling 99 per cent of the population that when they're faced with a choice between a cheeseburger and a lentil burger.
Our bronzed Bondi trainers leave their house with cliched television banter about the weather, to go shopping. But in a slap in the face for this show's key supermarket sponsor, they shop at an organic butcher and a greengrocer.
Scott surmises that their biggest challenge is to impress Manu with their menu of zesty prawn salad, twice cooked spatchcock with coconut kale salad and a spelt, berry macaroon tart. Clearly they've read about Pete's bizarre food fetishes - anyone remember activated almonds?
Manu - already grieving over the loss of his precious butter and cream tonight - hopes the cooking pair don't choose soy milk to put in their creme anglaise for dessert.
Scott and Luke continue to emphasise their suburb obsession and name their instant restaurant Made in Bondi. And Sydneysiders say Melburnians are introspective.
Luke, with his previous TV experience on other Channel Seven programs like The Morning Show, is very good at spurting reality TV cliches. "We've got a challenge ahead and we need to smash it."
When the other teams arrive, the cooks are wearing matching Bondi boardshorts. Could this get any more cliched? Apparently so.
Jenna, otherwise known as Little Miss Cupcake, tells Luke he looks "gorgeous". Scott sulks. Steph and Dan, though, are not impressed by the blokes' flesh and laugh at their "chicken legs".
Lisa, now with daughter Candice, being billed in promotions as the Wicked Witch from the West is shocked to discover that the restaurant's theme is casual, and, quelle horror, some of the napkins don't match! (One is a tea towel.) Hold the front page - there's a linen crisis.
As the judges arrive, Scott and Luke reel off a patronising spiel about how much better their food will be because of the extra expensive ingredients in their food.
Scott and Luke's talents, though, run out when it comes to graphic design – they are using Comic Sans as a typeface on their menu. Typeface geeks die of shame.
Candice, the junior witch of the West, says a prawn salad could be too simple and starts dispensing cooking tips. Given her poor showing the other night, this is a clear case of the pot calling the kettle black.
Candice's self-aggrandising talk continues when she says that, as a dance teacher and a specialist, she tries to cook and eat healthy. Anyone interested in some pork crackling?
Jenna finds it "inspirating" that Scott and Luke want to show their way of cooking. I would find it inspirating if she could speak properly. Manu goes to check on the entree and probably wants to add a hunk of butter to it.
Luke and Scott, even if their entree tastes bogus, evidently have a career in food presentation. They have smeared their aioli over the serving board. For an industry that harps on about change and things being new, the food industry sure loves the very old smear concept.
As the food comes to the table, Candice cracks the sads because her lemon wedge has fallen over. #firstworldproblems.
Pete is impressed with the salad but becomes a little George Calombaris and confuses his word meanings. "It's faultless, I loved it. It's a fun, cheeky, playful dish that is still serious." Huh?
Surprise, surprise, Candice has something to gripe about: she found shell on her prawn. She's the only one with a problem.
The blokes share a bromantic hug in the kitchen, elated at their success. But the happiness doesn't last long when Luke realises he's left the kale in the oven for too long.
This forces the salad to become a little more meagre and less leafy. Candice spits that her salad is not a salad but a garnish.
The spatchcock is overcooked. Pete and Manu slam the boys, who just want to push-up their way out of this kitchen full of fat people.
Lisa says the dessert offering is "easy. I could do that". I hate to break it to you, Lisa, but history says that you can't.
The beginning of a simmering tension between Jenna and Joanna and Lisa and Candice rears its head when Jenna starts banging on about her passion for cake and starts crying. Candice is unimpressed.
"The Cupcake needs to put fondant icing on top and harden up." Ouch.
Lisa claims she's a fair judge on food. Joanna disagrees and says she can see the Bussleton pair casting spells on their rivals.
Lisa thinks the Bondi guys' cooking is on par with hers and Candice's. I haven't laughed that hard for weeks.
Despite a whole cup of creme anglaise accompanying the tart, Scott reckons this the dessert is definitely a healthy option. OK, then.
This claim is put to bed when, after licking his lips, Manu says it is the unhealthiest creme anglaise he's ever eaten.
Lisa is bitter about the glowing praise the judges dish out to Scott and Luke's tart because Candice's tart is "dented and crumbled". Candice said the filling reminded her of oat bran, but she reminds me of oat bran – both keep repeating.
But bitter to the end, Candice pretends to cry in her post-show interview, suggesting she may get sympathy if she cries. Maybe if she could cook there would be some available.
After a high scoring 41 out of 50 from their competitors, it came as little surprise that Luke and Scott attained the almost unobtainable - the perfect 10, from both judges (except for their mains, which scored a five from Manu and a four from Pete).
Giving them a total score of 90/110.
Adrian Lowe is Domain's national news editor. Prior to Domain, Adrian worked at The Age, including as night news editor, homepage producer and court reporter.


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Osteotomy ("bone cutting") is a procedure in which a surgeon removes, or sometimes adds, a wedge of bone near a damaged joint. This shifts weight from an area where there is deformed or damaged bone to an area where there is more or healthier bone. In Paget's disease, bone tissue breakdown and rebuilding frequently occurs in the long bones, such as the leg bones. This often results in a bowlegged appearance.
Osteotomy may be effective for hip and knee joints. An osteotomy is often done to try to correct bowleg (varus) and knock-knee (valgus) deformities of the knees. Hip osteotomy involves removing bone from the upper thighbone (femur). Osteotomy may allow an active person to postpone a total joint replacement for a few years and usually is reserved for younger people.
After an osteotomy, you may need physical therapy. It may take up to one year for the joint to fully adjust to its corrected position.
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As the Democratic National Convention prepared to receive President Barack Obama Wednesday, Republican nominee Donald Trump jumped online for an appearance of his own, answering questions from some of his most ardent supporters on Reddit.
The platform is extremely popular among young people — it's one of the most visited sites on the internet — and Trump was asked what he thinks is the greatest issue facing young people in the United States.
"The question most young people ask me is about the rising cost of education, terrible student debt and total lack of jobs," Trump wrote in response. "Youth unemployment is through the roof, and millions more are underemployed. It's a total disaster!"
Trump answered 11 other questions of the hundreds that were asked on a range of topics including political corruption, Hillary Clinton and space exploration. Trump kept most of his answers brief, and many repeated statements he's made on the campaign trail before.
Most high-profile "Ask Me Anything" sessions are posted on a dedicated Reddit page for them, but Trump's was hosted on a pro-Trump user-created subreddit called The_Donald that attracts millions of views each month, racking up nearly 52 million page-views in March alone, according to MSNBC.
The page, run by anonymous moderators, is unaffiliated with the Trump campaign. The "AMA" was not open to new users and moderators were quick to delete questions from posters who were deemed to be not true supporters.
Among his answers, Trump attempted to make his case for why Bernie Sanders supporters should vote for him instead of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
"Though Bernie is exhausted and has given up on his revolution, many of his voters still want to keep up the fight. I expect that millions of Bernie voters will refuse to vote for Hillary because of her support for the War in Iraq, the invasion of Libya, NAFTA and TPP, and of course because she is totally bought and sold by special interests," he said, saying his campaign welcomes "all voters who want an honest government and to fix our rigged system."
Trump revealed his presidential role models: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan.


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SPOKANE, Wash. | Calmer winds and cooler temperatures were allowing firefighters to go on the offensive Monday against a destructive wildfire that has charred hundreds of square miles of terrain in Washington State.
SPOKANE, Wash. | Calmer winds and cooler temperatures were allowing firefighters to go on the offensive Monday against a destructive wildfire that has charred hundreds of square miles of terrain in Washington State.
The Carlton Complex of fires in north-central Washington had burned about 379 square miles, fire spokesman Andrew Sanbri said Monday.
"There is optimism in the air, but we don't want to give the impression that all is good," Sanbri said. "Things are improving."
Firefighters planned to aggressively protect some houses near Libby Creek on Monday, while burning away potential fuel on its north side, Sanbri said. Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers estimates that 150 homes have been destroyed already, but suspects that number could be higher. The fire is being blamed for one death.
The forecast for Monday and Tuesday called for lighter winds and lower temperatures, said Spokane-based National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Koch.
Then on Wednesday a "vigorous" front is expected to cover Washington, bringing rain to much of the state. But it will also bring lightning, he added.
"The benefits of the system are still up in the air," Koch said. "We may get some rain where we need it, but we may also experience some lightning that could cause some new ignitions."
The fire has created smoky conditions and reduced air quality in much of eastern Washington and northern Idaho.
His deputies haven't been able to search parts of the county where homes are spread miles apart.
Rogers said one man has died of an apparent heart attack while fighting the fire near his home. Rob Koczewski, 67, was stricken on Saturday while he and his wife were hauling water and digging fire lines near their home. Rogers said Koczewski was a retired Washington State Patrol trooper and U.S. Marine.
There are more than 1,600 firefighters battling the flames, assisted by more than 100 fire engines, helicopters dropping buckets of water and planes spreading flame retardant, Sanbri said.
Many towns in the scenic Methow Valley remain without power and have limited landline and cellphone service. Okanogan County Public Utility District officials told KREM that fully restoring power to the area could take weeks.
Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday about 50 fires were burning in Washington, which has been wracked by hot, dry weather, gusting winds and lightning. About 2,000 firefighters were working in the eastern part of the state.
Karina Shagren, spokeswoman for the state's Military Department, said 100 National Guard troops were on standby, and up to 1,000 more in Yakima could receive additional fire training. Active-duty military could be called in as well, Inslee said.
The Washington state Department of Natural Resources has said firefighters from New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are coming to the state to help.
Early Saturday, authorities announced that they are bringing in two military air tankers from Wyoming to help fight wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere.


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Sea Otter 2012: Helmets from Bell, iXS, Kali and MET
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As we wrap up our coverage of the 2012 Sea Otter Classic, we look at gear for your heads and toes: helmets and shoes. Highlights from the Laguna Seca raceway include Aaron Gwin's collaboration with Bell on a mountain bike version of their Moto-9 motocross helmet, Kali's new Maraka road/cross-country prototype and MET Helmets' launch in the US.
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It has been 15 years since Jerry Seinfeld played a fictional comedian of the same name on one of the most-loved sitcoms of all time. The show, which ran from 1990-1998, chronicled the everyday lives of Seinfeld and his zany, self-absorbed group of friends and family.
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Seinfeld, who co-created the show along with Larry David, didn't have to reach far to play his title character -- a stand-up comedian living in New York.
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Alexander played Seinfeld's awkward, childhood best friend, George.
Alexander was already a Tony-award winning stage actor before joining the cast of "Seinfeld." Since the sitcom ended, he has worked consistently in a number of movie and television projects. His largest focus, though, has remained theater. Alexander is the artistic director of the Reprise Theater Company in Los Angeles. More recently, he starred in Larry David's Broadway musical, "Fish in the Dark."
Louis-Dreyfus played Jerry's ex-girlfriend and the only female lead on "Seinfeld," a character known for her dramatic dating life, career as a copywriter for the J. Peterman catalog and terrible dancing style.
Louis-Dreyfus has probably had the most successful television career among her "Seinfeld" cast mates. Among other projects, she has starred in two popular shows "The New Adventures of Old Christine" on CBS and "Veep" on HBO.
Richards played Jerry's off-the-wall weirdo neighbor, Kramer.
After his post-"Seinfeld" sitcom, "The Michael Richards Show" flopped, Richards returned to his roots in stand-up comedy. His career halted, however, after an apparent public meltdown in 2006 when he shouted racial slurs at audience members during a performance at The Laugh Factory in West Hollywood. After a public apology on "Late Night with David Letterman," Richards announced his retirement from stand-up in 2007. In 2012 and 2014, he appeared on Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" Web series where the two discussed their "Seinfeld" days and Richards' controversial outburst.
Knight played Seinfeld's nemesis Newman, a scheming mailman, who was often Kramer's sidekick.
In addition to a prolific voice-over career in both movies and television, Knight has had regular appearances on multiple TV series including, reprising his role as Newman for the seventh season of Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," guest-starring on hit shows like "The Exes," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Bones" and TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland," among others.
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John O'Hurley played the whacky namesake of the clothing catalog company, J. Peterman, for which Elaine worked.
O'Hurley hosted the game show "Family Feud" from 2006-2010, and has had recurring arcs on multiple television shows including playing Kit Sterling on the final month of the ABC soap "All My Children." He's also been the host of Purina's annual National Dog Show every Thanksgiving since 2002.
David was the co-creator of "Seinfeld" along with Jerry Seinfeld, and served as head writer and executive producer of the series from 1989 to 1996. He later created a show based on a fictionalized version of himself, entitled "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which launched on HBO in 2000, and often hosted cameos from the "Seinfeld" cast. More recently, he was behind the Broadway musical, "Fish in the Dark."
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The plot to make Big Food pay
Lawyers are pitching state attorneys general in 16 states with a radical idea: make the food industry pay for soaring obesity-related health care costs.
It's a move straight from the playbook of the Big Tobacco takedown of the 1990s, which ended in a $246 billion settlement with 46 states, a ban on cigarette marketing to young people and the Food and Drug Administration stepping in to regulate.
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There are plenty of naysayers, just as there were in 1994 when Mike Moore, Mississippi's attorney general, famously suggested suing the tobacco industry. But a number of nutrition and legal experts think a similar strategy could be applied on the food front — especially as obesity-related diseases have surpassed smoking as a major driver of health care costs.
"I believe that this is the most promising strategy to lighten the economic burden of obesity on states and taxpayers and to negotiate broader public health policy objectives," said Paul McDonald, a partner at Valorem Law Group in Chicago, who is leading the charge.
McDonald's firm has sent proposals to AGs from California to Mississippi explaining how suing "big food" could help their states close budget gaps as billions in Medicaid expenditures eat a growing share of tax revenues.
In a letter to Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane last year, McDonald noted that the state faced a $3.7 billion budget shortfall in 2012 and had to cut back on certain services. The state's total Medicaid burden that year was $10 billion — and getting a piece of that back could help close the gap.
Similar proposals, tailored to each budgetary situation, also have been sent to AGs in Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, North Carolina and Oregon, McDonald told POLITICO in an exclusive interview. So far none have agreed to sign on.
The central argument is that food and beverage companies have, to some extent, contributed to the nation's obesity crisis, and they should pay for the costs of that portion.
The food industry, for its part, thinks the whole idea misses the mark.
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"Regulation through litigation is not an effective or appropriate mechanism for policymaking," said Ginny Smith Clemenko, senior director of communications at the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the food industry's most influential lobbying group. "Proponents of bans, taxes and lawsuits as a means to curb obesity don't truly understand the nature of the problem and lack the collaborative vision shared by first lady Michelle Obama and the vast majority of stakeholders who are working passionately to solve it."
Food and beverage companies have, over the past decade, introduced 20,000 healthier products, voluntarily removed full-calorie drinks from schools and adopted self-regulatory standards for marketing to kids, Smith Clemenko adds.
The attorney looking to organize an attack against the food industry is an unlikely crusader. McDonald has represented both the tobacco industry when the feds went after it for racketeering and fraud and the food industry as senior counsel at Kraft Foods. He is quick to note he does not think food executives are "evil" or that the industry is full of "horrible people," but he believes some of their practices have had consequences.
"It's not a matter of casting the food industry as villains," McDonald said. "There's a cost of what they're doing that they're not internalizing, and the taxpayers are paying for it. The states don't have many choices."
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McDonald's law firm has allied with a number of well-known obesity and diabetes researchers, including Barry Popkin at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Robert Lustig at the University of California San Francisco and economist Frank Chaloupka at the University of Illinois at Chicago, to help hash out the strategy.
Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist, is known for his lecture " Sugar: The Bitter Truth," which went viral, attracting more than 4 million views. He believes litigation should zero in on diabetes. "It's the diseases related to obesity that are expensive," he said.
More research is linking added sugars not only to diabetes but also to cardiovascular disease. According to one study, about 75 percent of all the packaged foods in U.S. supermarkets contains added sugars — from pasta sauce to Wheat Thins.
"We need policy to change," said Lustig, who recently got a law degree and launched a nonprofit to continue his advocacy. "I think we're going to have to battle [the food industry] like we battled tobacco."
There are a number of obesity policy experts who don't think what McDonald and his allies are attempting is such a crazy idea.
"I don't think it's far-fetched at all," said Kelly Brownell, dean of Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and one of the most-recognized obesity and nutrition policy experts. "I think it's quite likely to occur," said Brownell, though he is not involved in the effort. "It's probably not something that will happen immediately, but I don't think it's that far off."