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Tightrope Winery »
— Okanagan Valley, BC
Tightrope wines are produced from the finest wine grape growing soils in Canada. With the mild winters and hot-hot-hot summers the Naramata Bench makes for the perfect local to grow spectacular wine grapes. The tranquil summer days are like the contented sigh of Mother Nature as the grapes progress through veraison towards the long golden days of harvest.
Weingut Frey »
— Rheinhessen
The environmentally friendly cultivation of our vines is an important factor in our quality-oriented thinking and action. At the end of the vegetation and ripening cycle, the wines are unmistakably fine-grained, dry and mineral.
Finca de los Arandinos »
— Rioja
The town of Entrena and our vineyards are located on the right bank of the Ebro River. From the right bank, north-northeast positions dominate most parts of our vineyards. We cultivate and harvest by hand Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Mazuelo for red wines and Viura for our white wine.
Banyan Wines »
— Monterey, CA
Appellation-specific California white wines that pair well with Asian cuisines. The Banyan philosophy is to use only sustainable and/or organically farmed grapes from vineyards in regions with microclimates ideally suited for the particular variety.
Boomtown Wines »
— Columbia Valley, WA
Boomtown by Dusted Valley offers varietal specific wines with one goal - to over deliver. In 2003, Wisconsin natives Chad Johnson and Corey Braunel left the comforts of their corporate jobs to move to Walla Walla and fulfill their dream of crafting world-class wine. Combining Washington State grapes with their rough and tumble know-how and a sizeable piece of their souls, the family created Dusted Valley and Boomtown.
Dusted Valley Winery »
— Walla Walla, WA
Dusted Valley was founded on the notion that when family pulls together the American Dream can turn into a living reality. The Dusted Valley family chose to grow grapes and make wine in Walla Walla, one of the most exciting growing regions in the world today. Dusted Valley is one of the hottest up and coming brands in Washington State. The Dusted Valley family crafts honest wines with complexity and character. These are real wines, that come from a real place, that has a real heart.
The Folk Machine »
— Central Coast, CA
The Folk Machine was created in 2005 to primarily be a home for Pinot Noir, but is now also the main venue for our more esoteric line of wines, including biodynamically and organically farmed Syrah, Carignan, Grenache, and Barbera.
The Hobo Wine Company »
— Sonoma, CA
The Hobo Wine Company is the brainchild, side job, menace to the wine industry, hedged bet, cash strain, mental anguish, late night musing, bruised hands, dirty t-shirts, and constant companion of Kenny Likitprakong. Despite knowing better, he started his own label in 2002 with the simple idea to have some good fun. Instead of becoming a hobo, Kenny became a "Hobo Winemaker." With no winery, no vineyards, no truck, no warehouse, no employees, Kenny started making wine.
River Retreat by Trentham Estate »
— Murray-Darling, NSW
The wetlands of the Murray Darling Region are integral to maintaining the health of the unique, yet fragile ecosystems of South Eastern Inland Australia. Trentham Estate's 'River Retreat' range of wines is based on an initiative dedicated to raising awareness of these wetlands. Each purchase of the River Retreat label results in a donation to the La Trobe University Foundation, Mildura.
Trentham Estate »
The winemaking philosophy at Trentham Estate has always been to produce high-quality varietal wines at an affordable price, with an emphasis on full fruit flavour and palatability.
Over the years Trentham Estate has produced a good balance of classic wine styles mixed with a number of alternative varieties. Anthony and Patrick have a passion for producing wines true to their natural varietal character, as well as experimenting with grape varieties that are lesser-known yet likely to thrive in the Mediterranean climate Mildura and the Murray Darling wine region are known for.
Ballyvolane House Spirits »
— North Cork, Spain
Our vision is to craft a gin that holds its head high alongside some of the more established and celebrated small-batch inhabitants on the premium drinks trolley. Aside from earning acceptance and respect in the bear pit that is today's gin market, we wanted to create something that was true to who we are, and where we are from. This was actually the easy bit, as we knew that we wanted to mirror the field-to-fork philosophy practised at Ballyvolane House.
Destilería Siderit »
— Cantabria, Spain
One of the purest spirits in the world thanks to the Siderit's revolutionary distillation system in a glass fractional column still (unique), Siderit gins and vodka have won the respect of their peers and have conquered the most demanding palates all over the world. The ultra-premium Siderit Gins and Vodka Lactée are made with the passion of its master distiller. Craft spirits produced in small batches, proud of their Northern Spanish origins, using natural botanicals from their beautiful region bordered by the mountains and the sea. Enjoy the Siderit's way of life
Senses Winery »
Senses Wines produces Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from world-class vineyards throughout the Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley AVAs. Founded in 2011, Senses is a dream-come-true for three childhood friends from Occidental who began farming their families' vineyards at just 22 years old. In partnership with renowned winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown, the Senses team produces outstanding single vineyard and appellation wines, of which the 2016 vintage recently received 95+ points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
Renato Ratti »
— Piedmont
The Rattis were among the pioneers of single vineyard Barolos, and today the winery's renowned single vineyard Barolos Conca and Rocche dell'Annunziata are internationally applauded for their unsurpassed terroir-driven complexity and depth, and Ratti's Barolo Marcenasco is acclaimed by the world's top critics as one Barolo's most outstanding wines.
Coole Swan Distillery »
— County Meath, Ireland
Ten years ago, we set out to make the world's most delicious tasting cream liqueur. The finest single Malt Irish whiskey was selected and blended with real white Belgian chocolate and fresh, natural dairy cream to create an experience that was both smooth and original. Coole Swan has won countless awards since it broke onto the market. It's been such an incredible journey that sometimes it's hard to remember where it all began. Coole Swan is the best tasting Irish Cream Liqueur…do not just take our word for it. Try it yourself. Pour a measure of Coole Swan into a frosted glass of ice and you'll experience the rich scent that's softened by the spicy, sweet and nutty tones of our triple distilled Single Irish Malt Whiskey. Coole Swan is complex, mellow and fresh, It is best drunk on its own neat or over ice but always chilled.


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King Tides and Climate Change
San Francisco's Exploratorium science museum recently published a mini-documentary about King Tides projects for their "Science in the City" video series:
When science and art intersect in the San Francisco Bay area, the Exploratorium wants to showcase it in their monthly web series, Science in the City. The California King Tides Initiative (CKTI) enjoys strong participation from San Francisco Bay Area residents, and the Exploratorium's Video Producer, Jim Granato took notice. With sea levels on the rise, crucial documentation can be made of these king tides to help further the research being done by scientists and policy makers. The California King Tides Initiative, similar to its national and international affiliates, has set up a place online where anyone with a camera can help by sharing their photos and information about their communities and how king tides are affecting them. Photographs of king tides in CA submitted to the CKTI flickr group are not only useful and important information about flooding and sea level rise, but are also compelling artistic images. The final episode for the 2013 season of Science in the City features photographs taken by CKTI participants while Marina Psaros and I (Hayley Zemel), Organizing Partners for the King Tides Initiative, discuss the issues of sea level rise, adaptation, communication, and what we can do to prepare for the future.
Citing king tides and sea level rise as a threat, Kiribati man seeks refugee status
It could be a landmark case: no pun intended.
A Kiribati man, his wife and three children are among millions of potential future refugees from rising sea levels is currently seeking this status in New Zealand.
Article in the Vancouver Sun: Kiribati man seeks refugee status over climate change effects
While experts say the case is a long shot, it certainly does raise the level of dialogue on the impacts to society from climate change induced sea level rise. How will the world cope with human migrations that result?
Related articles
- 'Climate refugee' fighting to stay in New Zealand (globalnews.ca)
- 'Climate refugee' fighting to stay in NZ (nzherald.co.nz)
EPA Director reflects on king tides
Paul Cough recently reflected on king tides, "Growing up near the Kennebec River in Maine, I could see the tide rise and fall every day. Today, as Director of EPA's Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, the oceans, coasts and coastal communities are always on my mind." Read the complete entry on EPA's website.
Witness #KingTides on Flickr!
International King Tides, a gallery on Flickr.
Most of the initiatives around the world rely on social media platforms for sharing images of King Tides. There is no hard and fast rule on this – but most are using Flickr photo sharing.
The best part (I think) about this tool is that the licensing of each photo is easy to set up. This is because we encourage wide sharing – so photos should be creative commons where possible.
You can search #kingtides on Flickr and under an advanced search, choose creative commons. These photos will be free to use, but check the licensing details, as most photographers request at least attribution.
Do you have a favorite photo sharing tool?
We'd love to hear of other tools that could work well for this initiative. Do tell in the comments section belo
Our new hub for International King Tides activity!
We're very excited to announce this hub for King Tides initiatives around the world!
We are a little under construction at the moment… so please excuse the typos and cryptic text.
In the mean time, catch up with King Tides organizers and photographers on twitter via the #kingtides hashtag.
The King Tides International Hub team

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Why did you decide to do a boudoir session?
First wedding anniversary present for the husband (bonus because it was for me too!)
What made you decide to hire our studio for your photoshoot?
Easy to use website. Photos on the website were amazing. Chris and Kate replied to my emails quickly and with options. Prices were reasonable. Well publicised.
How were you feeling before your shoot? Any thoughts going through your head?
The morning of I felt both excited and nervous. Once I had my makeup and hair done I felt amazing (even beautiful). I had never done anything like this before so I didn't really know what to expect or what I was getting myself in to.
Now that you've had your own photo shoot, how was it?
Chris was amazing to work with (despite me initially thinking it was going to be awkward with a male shooting; he was super professional and I felt very comfortable). Looking at the photos I can't believe it is me! I look hot and I am so excited to get my products.
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DO IT! There is nothing bad that can come out of you doing one; you will only feel better about yourself.
Is there anything we could do to make this experience completely perfect?
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On March 31, 2010, a ribbon-cutting event celebrated the City of Shoreline's 20 kW solar project at the new City Hall. This date represents a remarkable milestone in Shoreline's commitment to making a difference with solar energy.
The 20 kW solar electric generating system is the largest project supported to date by Seattle City Light's Green Power Program. The project is also the first to use equipment made by Silicon Energy in Washington State. The 117 solar photovoltaic modules installed on the parking garage will generate power for electric car charging stations located in the garage and for other uses.
In October 2009, the Shoreline City Hall building officially opened its doors to the community. The building was designed with the latest energy efficiency and environmental features including solar shades, natural lighting, rain gardens, and a "green" roof. Relying on these and other green design elements, the city is pursuing a "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) designation from the U.S. Green Building Council.
"I commend the City of Shoreline for incorporating energy efficient design and equipment into its new City Hall as well as solar panels that will produce some of the electricity it uses. This building demonstrates how all of us can make sustainable energy choices." – Seattle City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco.


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All our specialists are currently practicing consultant ophthalmologists working at the James Paget University Hospital NHS Trust. All are highly experienced, have undergone revalidation by the General Medical Council, and are subject to rigorous audit and professional standards of continuing development and appraisal. All perform cataract surgery routinely, as well as teaching of medical students, trainee ophthalmologists and fellows.
Muhammad Raja
Muhammad Raja graduated from the prestigious King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan with honours. He completed his ophthalmology training in North-West and East Anglia UK deaneries and was appointed as an substantive Consultant Ophthalmologist at the James Paget University Hospital in 2014. He specialises in small incision cataract surgery and broad spectrum of retinal disease management with expertise in laser treatment and provision of intravitreal injection therapy.
Mr Raja has a particular interest in multi-modality and multi-dimensional use of modern commercial state-of-the-art ophthalmic imaging systems such as Spectral-domain OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) and ocular angiography. He is a co-investigator in many national/international clinical trials, published more than international 20 peer-reviewed papers and a reviewer for BMJ (British Medical Journal). He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmologists (recipient of International Ophthalmology Education Award 2013) and European Society of Retinal Specialists.
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Mr Butler is Clinical Lead for the Eye Department, and is a surgical skills trainer at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London. He has recently introduced a new virtual-reality training programme for trainee surgeons from across East Anglia. He has published widely in many international journals, and is a reviewer for Eye, the national journal of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. In addition, he is a member of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons.
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Ben Burton
Mr Burton graduated from Cambridge University in 1990 and went on to train in Ophthalmology at the world famous Moorfields Eye Hospital completing a retinal fellowship in 2005 and working there as a consultant before moving to Norfolk in 2007.
He has published 6 chapters, 31 papers and is actively involved in research studies for Age Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vein Occlusions.
He now runs the Macular Degeneration service at the James Paget University Hospital which was nominated for a national award for excellence in 2012. He has extensive experience using intravitreal Lucentis, Eyelea, Avastin and Ozurdex steroid implants.
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Mr Daniel Pharoah (BSc MB BS FRCOphth) is a Consultant Ophthalmologic Surgeon specialising in paediatric ophthalmology and adult ocular motility disorders, in addition to small incision cataract surgery. Having graduated in medicine from University College London in 2005 he completed his ophthalmic specialist training in the East of England region. After developing a passion for working with children, international subspecialty experience was gained during a fellowship at the BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver. He returned to his East Anglia roots in 2016 with his wife and two children to take up a consultant post at the James Paget and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals. In addition to leading the paediatric ophthalmology and ocular motility service at the James Paget, Mr Pharoah specialises in small incision cataract surgery and the management of paediatric and adult strabismus. Patients with ocular motility disorders such as thyroid eye disease and cranial nerve palsies are managed with a variety of techniques including prism therapy, botox injections and surgery. "My aim is to ensure my patients are fully informed about their eye health, guiding them to make appropriate choices for their management, and to deliver excellent outcomes."
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Every Friday afternoon from 1:00-3:00 PM there will be people in room 103 praying.
You may come and go anytime during those hours. The first hour is more structured - praying for our world, our nation, our community, our church, our families and ourselves. We will try and primarily use scripture as we intercede in these areas. The second hour is more spontaneous.
Everyone is welcome! Hope to see you Tuesday.
(Please note: if the office is closed due to weather or observed holidays, the prayer meeting is canceled. Please check the church calendar.)


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When does a Vedutist become a Svedutist?
Even if the dividing line is very thin, it exists!
As my experience confirms, an arduous psychological journey has to be undertaken to courageously carry out some of the canvases reproduced here. I did not proceed by adopting Breton's or the surrealist paranoid-critical method.
Reason and madness together in a precarious balance have enabled me to create a Vedutist view of a Canaletto-style Venice (imaginary and not perfectly faithful to reality as is commonly believed) starting from the pictorial illusory reality (immutable in Venice) to get where I wanted - to the soul of Venice today. Interpreting an anxiety worldwide for this unique town of mine (which art represents), I painted, not abandoning myself to fortuitous chance, as is the case with Breton?s automatic writing but rather, by focusing on an introspective vision to depict views. Thus even if exterior views retain their external elements, they are overturned to become interior views.
To be called a "Svedutism" you must disturb, make the spectator feel uneasy, with "subtle" elements like architecture.
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Global Shares last month officially launched its new software and three-year expansion plan, creating up to 80 jobs.
The announcement was welcomed by Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at an official event in the company's Headquarters in the West Cork Technology Park, Clonakilty.
Global Shares is an Irish owned, Irish headquartered Company, which for almost a decade has been developing highly innovative web based software solutions for companies to automate the administration of their employee equity plans. With 68 staff and overseas offices in New York, California and London, Global Shares currently works with over 150 private and public companies listed on multiple stock exchanges with participants in 100+ countries worldwide. Clients include companies such as Cargill, Morningstar, Living Social, Bwin.Party, UniCredit, Ambev and Sallie Mae. Global Shares has been supported in its growth by the Department of Jobs through Enterprise Ireland.
The expansion of Global Shares marks the culmination of a comprehensive phase of software development at the Company, which sets a new benchmark in the equity compensation industry in terms of software customisation, functionality and user experience.
An expanded Sales and Marketing team will promote and sell the product globally, with expert customer service provided by a support team of equity professionals.
The Company forecasts that revenues and export sales along with employment will more than double in Clonakilty within two to three years. Currently there are 60 staff working at the Company's Clonakilty Headquarters in high-skilled roles spanning software development, quality assurance, CEP analysts, financial accountants and project management.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister Bruton TD said: "Employment is growing in every region of the country – but it is growing faster in some regions than others. That is why we are putting in place regional jobs plans in every part of the country, to accelerate jobs growth in every region. Today's announcement by Global Shares is a great example of what we are trying to support around the country – here is a hugely impressive Irish company, which started a decade ago, providing cutting edge solutions to some of the biggest companies in the world, growing rapidly and soon to employ well over 100 people in West Cork. This is a great achievement for Tim and his team as well as a huge boost for West Cork, and I wish them every success in the future".
Speaking about the expansion plans, Tim Houstoun, CEO of Global Shares said, "We have grown substantially in the last two years and we have shaped our business for this expansion. Our new equity compensation management solutions are first-class and our mission now is to communicate the strength and depth of our software and service offering to global markets. We look forward to growing our market presence in the coming years and to adding to the fantastic team of people who work at Global Shares"
Julie Sinnamon, CEO of Enterprise Ireland, said: "A priority for Enterprise Ireland is to support entrepreneurship across the regions and develop strong, export focused, ambitious Irish companies that can win new business and jobs for Ireland. Global Shares is an exemplar of the type of company we want to work with: innovative, ambitious and determined. I congratulate Tim and all the team and wish them even greater success over the coming years as they grow to the next level".


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8 years ago a Tamil primary school in Ladang Batu Kawan got burnt down. For the last eight years they have been promised a double story school.
Today 125 pupils study in houses of 4 estate clerks and 2 metal cabins. How much does it cost to give these kids a decent education in conducive environment.
Nothing wrong in concentrating on gifted kids. If given a chance these poor rural kids may be gifted. Can some money from the RM111million set aside for the 1st Woman's Permata program and a wee few millions out of the RM65 millions to renovate your residence, be used to fit schools in rural areas and in the interiors of Sabah and Sarawak with electricity and water?
How much does it cost to build basic toilets for these schoolchildren, who will eventually contribute to the national economy?
Why STIGMATISED poor rural Malaysian kids?
How can the RM5 billion Warisan Merdeka help to eleviate the abject poverty in rural Semanjung, Sabah and Sarawak?
For more than 50 years roads, schools, transport, hospitals and basic infrastructure like water and power is dismally lacking in Sabah and Sarawak. Our Malaysians across the sea is literally ENSLAVED, left behind whilst we build the longest and tallest whatever in West Malaysia.
Yesterday 60,000 Malaysians on Facebook have said NO to the 100 storey tower. It is nearing 100,000 now.*
Today, we hear three clowns defend the tower at the UMNO assembly….they are in fact brown-nosing the PM:
"When the government is able to transfer all this spending to the private sector, it would mean the government saves money, which in turn would go back to the people and help solve the many problems that they face." (Sure or not clever clown?)
Awang Adek Hussin the deputy Kelantan liaison chief and deputy Finance Minister pointed out that such projects help the people by providing many job opportunities. ( What cockamamie! Indonesians find jobs easier in KL than Sabahans and Sarawakians….I heard at a recent forum.)
"When Putrajaya first came up, they said they would sell it off. Now they are racing to take it over. (This is a shit-head, a certified village idiot who does not understand idioms…..he is BORING!)
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November 2, 2017
Dear Upper School Parents,
Today we began what will be a two-year series of Upper School assemblies designed to help students understand their own educations here at Veritas. The Portrait of the Graduate is the content for these assemblies, as it captures the promises that we have made to you about our aims for your children. We are framing the assembly series as "an education about your education."
Many of them have not experienced anything other than a classical and Christian educational culture and are, therefore, not always aware of the ways in which their Veritas experience is intentionally different from what their peers experience at other schools. We plan to proceed through the points of the Portrait of a Graduate in no particular order, taking one per trimester. Today we elaborated on We desire that our graduates experience and desire authentic Christian community.
The messages that our culture sends young people about community are those of Comparison, Competition, and Coupling. The Bible frames community around gratitude for diverse giftedness, mutual care and encouragement, and Brotherhood/Sisterhood in Christ. We are committed to fostering a school culture that helps our students experience these biblical patterns now so that they might desire them in college and beyond.
We shared with them that the scriptures offer three categories for relationships between opposite sexes: husband-wife, father-daughter or mother-son, and brother-sister. The New Testament applies the brother-sister pattern to relationships between believers in the Church. Modern cultural dating has made a new category: practice mini-marriages, where another's time, attention, and body "belong" to their partner but without the life-long commitments of true marriage. These relationships bring with them jealousies, distractions, exclusivity, and practice mini-divorces, with ensuing hurt and insecurity. We want our students to be free and protected from this emotional turmoil during school days and school events, allowing them to invest their time and energies into learning, developing their skills and passions, and enjoying friendships.
As covenant partners with you, we believe that you are responsible for decisions about when your children are ready to enter dating relationships outside of school. We will continue to design Veritas culture in ways that do not foster coupling so that you, and not we, will make those decisions. We will encourage them to sow their time and energy into the pursuits of academics, arts, and athletics in ways that will reap a long-term harvest of life-long benefit. Most of all we will encourage them to use these years to cultivate their relationships with God, to own their faith, and to love their neighbors.
We pray that today's conversation spills into your homes in fruitful ways.
In partnership,
Head of School Keith Nix, Dean of Academics and Upper School Principal Robyn Burlew and Dean of Students Steve Byrd


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Every week I post a colouring/activity page for you to print out and give to children - yours, someone else's or to use in a school or library. All I ask is that it is not used for commercial purposes.
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And this week do you know any books featuring Owls? Name as many as you can ... I can think of a really famous one featuring a certain bear!


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I couldn't be prouder of Dominion Electric Supply and especially our Project departments. We were selected by the American Subcontractors Association of Metro Washington (formerly DCMSA) for the Capitol Vendor Award at the 2013 Subby Awards. Jim Pishner, our Executive Vice President of Operations accepted the award on the company's behalf. Here he is on the red carpet ....
The 49th Annual Subby Awards were presented by the American Subcontractors Association of Metro Washington (formerly DCMSA) Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. In their invitation they say, "This is the event where ASA and its members honor the best of the best in Washington area construction industry."
[Jim Pishner accepting the award and saying a few words.]
Two of our great customers also won awards:
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Truland Systems
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See all the winners here: http://www.asamw.org/2013-Subbys
Thursday, April 11, 2013
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Summers in Austin are, well, brutal. For anyone who has willingly left the cool sanctuary of AC to face what feels like the bosom of the sun...we salute you.
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I wrote earlier that I'll be taking a 'holiday' from the weekly 'toons for a while. It isn't because I'm actually going on holiday and hanging up my colouring in paraphernalia – quite the opposite, in fact. It's because I've got oodles of doodles to do for the next chapter in the Eyetoons story.
The lovely people at Ginger Fox approached me at the tail end of last year with a view to creating a board game and coaster game, which are due to be launched later this year (is it too early to think about Christmas presents?). So whilst they're busy developing and finessing the final products (mockups below), I'll be busy colouring in a whole raft of new 'toons.
I'll post updates and launch dates when I know them, so stay 'tooned.


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We are offering, free to a good home, a sofa-bed which belonged to my mother. It's in excellent condition, apart from the cover being a bit faded (we have made a slip cover for it.) Dimensions are 140cm wide, bed length 182cm, height 77cm, depth folded 82cm, seat height 38cm. I have put some pictures on dropbox.
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Nothing too exciting to report this weekend as I remained indoors writing for most of it. The weather did warm up today to a tropical 38F and I went for a three mile run and didn't freeze. I had to extend my course by a 1/2 mile to avoid some bison. As I just wrote to my friend Laurel, I'm not sure a co-existence with all these big mammals is the ideal environment for my extremely distracted mind. I like just wandering around in the wilderness without a care in the world, which is probably not the best strategy here.
I did find my journal entries from my first visit to Yellowstone seventeen years ago. After graduating from college, I hopped in my 82 turbo mustang and followed the "go west" instinct, driving from Boston to California. Age twenty-two seems a lifetime away now that I'm approaching forty. How wonderfully circular and mysterious life can be--never did I imagine when I passed through Gardiner and Mammoth that one day I'd be living there!
"September 20, 1991, Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone is beautiful. No description I could give would do it justice; I'm no John Muir. It is enchanting-the mountains and valleys are full of natural wonders. Truly a Disneyland for naturalists. Geological formations, fossil remains, and wildlife are everywhere. Right now I'm watching a herd of elk across from my campsite. The bull sings to his herd an eerie song, yet a sound suited to the land.
I was going to hike up to Sepulcher Mountain, but ended up taking a less strenuous trail. I just have no energy at all. Probably due to a hangover from last night at the Blue Goose in Gardiner, MT. I hiked around the Mammoth Hot Springs area on the Clagett Butte Trail. The landscape was right out of the movie The Wilderness Family (I still love that movie. I want to marry the Wilderness family dad). At one point the trail emerges on the top of a hill and the view of the surrounding basin is spectacular. On the last part of the trail, all sorts of surprises appear. I can imagine the first explorers' amazement when they reached this area."
Interesting to note that I had no fear of hiking alone in grizzly country back then--probably because I had no idea of the danger. Ah, ignorance is truly bliss!
I'll end with a quote I had in my old journal, my favorite Ed Abbey saying:
"Life is a dog and then you die. No, no, life is a joyous dance through daffodils beneath cerulean blue skies. And then? I forget what happens next."


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The commodities bubble is not set to burst, and any easing off of copper prices will be temporary, Stephen Twyerould, CEO of Excelsior Mining told CNBC.
"I don't see it bursting; I think it's a cyclical industry that we're in. I'm a mining person so I've been in it for 25 years, so there are ups and downs… I don't see it bursting, it may come off, but ultimately that will pick back up again," Twyerould said.
He said demand remained high and played down concerns that a slowdown in the Chinese economy would hit copper demand and cause prices to fall, saying the long term impact would not be significant.
"There's been talk about China and their downturn or their easing off on their financial policies, I think longer term companies like Rio (Tinto), they're talking about 50 or 100 year mine lives on many of these projects, so they take a much longer term view on that," he said.
"Our company we take a long term view on copper, so we're very bullish on that," he added.
However, mining stocks have not done well compared to copper prices and Twyerould said there could be problems ahead for smaller firms who have overinvested in expectation of high prices.
"It depends on the organization, when you have a smaller organization that overinvests, that puts the company under a lot of stress, I think a lot of the larger companies like your Freeport's etc, they do take a longer term view and so because of that I don't think they're at risk of overinvesting quite honestly," he said.
M & A Boom
Twyerould said he expected more deals between commodity firms in the current copper price environment, which has seen many build larger than usual cash reserves that they may look to use to grow through acquisition.
"Some of the bigger companies are making a large amount of cash and so it's a smart investment for them to use that cash for M&A activities," he said.
Twyerould also said he had seen an "uptick" in the mining business in the United States, adding that there had been an "attitude shift" in mining states like Nevada, Arizona and Utah where firms were issued permits to mine in a drive to boost employment.
On the US economy, he remained optimistic, saying that despite a spate of bad economic data, "I like to think it's a mid-cycle slowdown, I'm an optimist so certainly I like to think it's a mid-cycle slowdown."


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"Ease of Development" is one of the main focuses in J2SE 5. Accordingly, J2SE 5 introduces several new features designed to simplify the developer's life. If you use these new constructs, your code will become more compact and expressive, hence easier to understand and debug. This article explains how you can use the new features to prevent some silly mistakes, as well as some that are not so silly.
The main drawback of using this well-thought-out framework is that a significant amount of casting is required when extracting elements from a pre-J2SE 5 collection (because the collection necessarily has no knowledge of what kind of elements are stored in it). Listing 1 provides a simple example. In the listing, the line with the cast is clunky. Yet it seems that nothing could go wrong, since the only way to add elements to fileList is through the addFile method, which takes only a string.
However, problems will inevitably surface sooner or later. For instance, assume that two years later, you or another developer decide that it would be a good idea to store actual File objects (instead of their names) in the FileList class.
The addFile method will be changed to read:
The code will compile just fine. Yet, when the customer runs the application, it will crash with a ClassCastException as soon as the listExtensions () method is called. One way to guard against this problem is to wrap each casting operation into some defensive code:
This will solve the immediate problem, but it has several drawbacks:
J2SE 5 provides a solution for all of this: collections can now use generics. For instance:
private List <String> fileList = new ArrayList <String> ();
Now, only strings can be added to fileList, and method calls, such as fileList.get(0) and fileList.iterator().next(), will return strings with no casting necessary:
String name = it.next();
If you use generics and try to modify the addFile method, the compiler will flag your attempt to add a File to a List<String>. If you change the declaration of fileList to a List<File>, the compiler will now notice that it.next() returns File and not a string; this will force you to fix the listExtensions method.
Note that this is just one use of generics. One of my other favorites is that since the Comparable interface is now generic, you can write the following code and avoid the boilerplate instanceof/casting code that is common for compareTo method implementations:
Enhanced For Loop
Here is a snippet of buggy code (slightly modified from the J2SE 5 release notes):
If you try to run it, it will throw a NoSuchElementException. Can you spot the bug? The problem is that i.next() is being called every time a new card is created, rather than once per suit. As a result, we run out of suits much faster than expected. This is how to fix the loop:
J2SE 5's new enhanced for loop construct provides a neat solution for this. The nested loop in the above code can be rewritten as:
What appears to be happening is that the variables suit and rank point (in turn) to the elements of the Lists suits and ranks. Under the hood, the same code as in the fixed loop is being run.
Enhanced for loops can also be used while iterating through arrays. This time, instead of not having to explicitly iterate in your code, you can skip any references to the array indices:
As well as being more compact and easy to understand, the enhanced for construct for arrays prevents common bugs, such as referring to the wrong index in nested loops:
C has an enum construct, which in theory allows the developer to define an enumerated type, but in practice does little more than define a bunch of integer constants. In the pre-J2SE 5 world, the most common way to accomplish the same task was to mimic the way C works and write code like this:
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Since my time at university, I have been flirting with Martin Luther. I grew up in Luxembourg, where the Catholics outnumber any other confession, and moved later to Munich, where Catholics have the upper hand over Protestants. In Munich, halfway through my studies, I attended a Protestant mass rally – the Evangelischer Kirchentag – out of mere curiosity. I found the discussions and the open-mindedness of these believers much more inspiring than what I knew from the Catholic Church.
I appreciated the austerity of Protestantism, its emphasis on the Gospel. What left a lifelong impression, was the moment when I – as an (undeclared Catholic) outsider – was invited to join what you call today a flash mob to sing along with other young people in the streets of Munich. I stopped being an outsider. That was a powerful message, and it sparked my interest in religion, the question of faith, the relation between the two large Christian communities. It was the beginning of journey that hasn't ended yet.
A few years later, I worked in Wittenberg in Eastern Germany, where Martin Luther had preached and from where the Protestant revolution has spread through Europe and the New World. And only a few months ago, I stumbled over a composer that keeps fascinating me: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Luther loved music and vilified Germany's Jews as subverting society. Mendelssohn loved music too, was afraid of being rejected by the German bourgeoisie, embraced Luther's faith, resurrected Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion and wrote more than one piece of sacred music celebrating the Protestant faith. Thrilling! Potentially explosive!
In 1829/30, Mendelssohn composed his Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, op. 107 "Reformation", that celebrates the 300th anniversary of the Confessio Augustana, the declaration of belief by which many German cities professed their Protestant faith. Political unrest pervented the symphony from being performed at the scheduled date in 1830 and later Mendelssohn rejected it altogether. "I would prefer to burn it", he said in 1838. Yesterday I heard it at the Philharmonie de Luxembourg, performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Beautiful. Elevating. I am glad Felix Mendelssohn did not burn it.
Mendelssohn wrote his Symphony No. 5 in four movements and quotes several pieces of sacred music: the beginning of the Gregorian Magnificat (a canticle from the Gospel of Luke), the Dresdner Amen (a 19th century choral) and a choral written by Luther and rearranged as a cantata by Bach: "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott". At the time he wrote it, he was travelling through Europe: London – Berlin – Leipzig – Munich – Vienna – Rome. And he must have been preoccupied by questions related to faith as he composed cantatas and psalms and was busy with a sketch of a requiem service for Pius VIII and the accession of the new pope Gregory XVI.
The first movement with its solemn string part – the Magnificat and the Amen. – and the dramatic effect added by the bassoons and the trombones is my favourite part. It is full of foreboding that something dramatic is about to happen – Luther is about to nail his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of Wittenberg's main church and unleash the Protestant Revolution. The second movement provides a stark contrast to the first: Allegro vivace – an almost joyful melody that you would not expect in a symphony with a religious background. Nevertheless it makes sense if you look at it as the triumphant march of the Protestant movement.
The third, very short movement, is little less than the link to the final movement. But wait, that theme, that sounds familiar somehow… Well yes, if one would draw out the beginning of Shostakovich's first movement of his Jazz Suite No. 1, one would get very close. Funny! The fourth movement finally shouts out the glory of God in a thundering quotation of Luther's choral. What a tribute to faith! What a pledge of allegiance!
According to the French scholar Brigitte François-Sappey, Mendelssohn intended the "Reformation Symphony" to prove that a reconciliation of different confessions is possible. The fusion of the Gregorian Magnificat, the Dresden Amen – Dresden being a Protestant and Catholic center of gravity at the time – and Luther's choral point to what Catholicism and Protestantism have in common. The fact that Mendelssohn did it, adds a Jewish dimension to the piece. It emphasizes that all three confessions belong to the family of the Abrahamic religions. The fact that the "Reformation Symphony" was not performed in 1830 in Berlin and cancelled in 1832 in Paris did not only hurt the Mendelssohn the composer, but also Mendelssohn the Believer. He complained, that the piece is "interesting not as such, but for what it stands for." Exactly.
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe showed its excellence when performing the first and the last movement. Its sound was majestical and yet warm and welcoming. We enjoy many world class orchestras and the best soloists and conductors in Luxembourg, but last night's performance was one for the records. The applause was long and well-deserved. Now, if you feel like listening to this fabulous piece, I can recommend the recording by the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR under Roger Norrington. It is also available on Youtube, uploaded by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra).
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Last week I decided to create a meal based on things I already had around the house. Like my skillet chicken parmesean, it's all about getting creative and working with whatcha got. There's nothing more fun than working with a stocked pantry and Shaun and I try to eat what we have before hitting up the grocery store to replenish our goods. I had a freezer full of various meats and a crisper full of veggies. Since I always try to keep things fresh around here for TAA readers (and let's face it, it's just not fun to eat the same things over and over again), I concocted a new recipe using a package of ground turkey, some veggies and my new favorite ingredient, Greek yogurt.
Put all of that together and what do you get? A delicious, fresh 'sloppy joe' style sandwich that's hearty and packs some major flavor. I changed up a few traditional Greek flavors, though, to make this work for me. For example, instead of cucumbers which never seem to sit well in the tum despite the fact that I love them, I substituted fresh diced zucchini for a bit of crunch, health value and gorgeous green color. Isn't it pretty? Served up on a potato roll or sandwich thin, this meal is a bit messy but full of flavor thanks to some crumbled Feta cheese and diced tomatoes. Oh and don't forget the simple yogurt sauce that holds it all together!
Greek-style 'Sloppy Joes'
1 lb ground turkey (or lean beef if you prefer)
1 large can diced tomatoes (I use Red Pack)
1 zucchini, diced, with skin on
1 small onion, diced
1 C crumbled Feta cheese (I used reduced fat)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 C Greek yogurt
1 clove garlic, minced (I use the jarred kind)
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp kosher salt + more for seasoning meat
olive oil
Rolls or sandwich thins
Heat a bit of olive oil in a skillet. Saute onions until soft. Add ground turkey, season with salt (and pepper if you like) and cook through, adding the Worcestershire sauce. Meanwhile, make the yogurt sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, paprika, garlic and salt until combined.
Add tomatoes, Feta and zucchini to skillet, along with the yogurt sauce. Mix altogether and cover. Cook for about 5 minutes or until zucchini is tender, but not too soft.
Serve on a roll with the top on or open faced. Enjoy!
Doesn't that look good enough to eat? I imagine that this dish would be equally as delicious over rice or quinoa as well. Heck, I had leftovers the next day for lunch and just ate the turkey mixture, sans carbs and it was divine! So what do you think? Have you ever whipped up something using only ingredients you had in the house? Without having to run out for fill-ins? Do tell!
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For the love of all the knitwear I have hanging in my closet ...I wish we have winter here in Indonesia.
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Opinions of Thursday, 27 December 2012
Columnist: Osei-Tutu, Paul
Osei-Tutu Paul
It's been a long journey of helplessness, lack of freedom and integrity to express and manifest justice and for that matter peace in the judicial system of our great nation Ghana. How long are we prepared to wait before we can accept JUSTICE as the only road to PEACE? Sensitively, most people seem to be unaware or deliberately turn away from the relevance behind PEACE. My personal question to anyone who accept and uphold peace as the best way of life is, how do we make peace without justice? My reflection on whatever answer you may have is; as the legend Bob Marley puts it "he who fights and run away live to fight another day". Caution, don't get the Legend wrong, fighting for a right (justice) is not about persecution, violence and weapons. The culture of forgiveness is about having mercy for your neighbor, a good thing but has nothing to do with seeking redress for injustice as nation when it comes to the political divide, we may all have our differences and opinions but there can only be one right, and in the end justice and mercy must work together for peace. The Nation Ghana and its populace must set themselves right to be able to identify the difference as to when to forgive and forget (that is mercy, which only provides hope) and the right to justice and freedom which certainly and ultimately manifest itself in peace and discipline. Forgiving perpetrators without the proper course of redress is not always a solution especially when they (perpetrators) comes back to do same crimes again and again. The failure to access and analyze problems for the benefit of peace in the future is a concussion for more external and more intensive problems.
God is just that is why he punishes injustice therefore the rationale to punish perpetrators is not wrong, it is by dominion. Justice must prevail in equal terms for everyone in our judicial system. It is a divine gift and not just by chance and
therefore must be respected.
As the Good Lord says in Deuteronomy 16:18-20
"Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.
You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.
Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you". Deuteronomy 16:18-20
Member and supporters of the NDC, NPP and other parties, are certainly not the only citizens in Ghana therefore seeking redress for in justice by any political party or any individual must unequivocally be accepted as a good thing for the future of Ghana as a whole. The NPP has sought to seek redress through the appropriate channel, this request needs to be upheld as a sign of true democratic process that certainly will bring peace and tranquility to the whole nation, please let's have patience and wait for the outcome of the courts verdict, democracy must advance for a better Ghana and a better future for our children. It is the test of time for our judicial and political system.
Violence in any form must be condemned but the justice department needs to understand that postponing justice in the interest of the majority is postponing peace and freedom not just for the majority but for the whole nation. It's now or never, justice delayed is justice denied and can be a recipe for unpredictable and sporadic violence which in the course of time can develop into widespread and spontaneous violence. Ghana is matured enough to understand the treats of open violence and therefore must accept the rule of law as the only way forward.
If the NDC thinks they have no case and no reason to panic they must simply allow the democratic process to take its course through the appropriate channel, time will tell who the cap fits.
Being fair is making sure that right prevails, that people are not unjustly treated. It indicates we are thinking more about others than ourselves and that we have sensitivity to their needs. It demonstrates a sense of justice that does not want to see evil or sin win. It is an inner desire for integrity and an outward desire to build up the self-worth of others. It is to be like Christ.
It is about time for our judges to show maturity without few of being persecuted. The lives and the future of the whole Nation rest on their shoulders. Judges must also consider the fact that as humans, unqualified delays beyond our control has the potential to test our patience and obedience and may trigger troubles, it is therefore incumbent on the judges to make sure justice will prevail and on time. God bless Ghana.


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I bought this Ten-Ryu for my wife, as a mothers day gift (she's not really the flower type). I also had it engraved with her name. She absolutely loves it!! And the engraving is flawlessly laser etched (5 star). This really is an amazing quality katana, 5 stars all day long. We also own it's cousin (46 MC4574) with my name also flawlessly engraved). Hats off to budk and their staff... And as for Davids review below, all true and well written. So I'll leave the rest for you all to read. You can not get this quality katana anywhere else for this great price (to my knowledge anyhow). I've already recommend to several of my friends. Signed ham'rd skull
Another great Katana from Ten-ryu and I'm very happy that BudK has it listed among the other fine Samurai swords they carry. The longer Tsuka allows for a deeper, more powerful cut & allows more body weight to be applied behind the swing, reminiscent of how traditional Katana used to be made prior to 1868. This sword is definitely battle worthy, durable, has a great weight & balance, is thick enough for Tameshigiri practice, and comes razor sharp. I highly and without question recommend this sword, or it's hand-forged, long-handled cousin (item 46 MC4574) not only due to it's quality, but also it's beauty and inert spirit imbued within.


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how we bean
Today's theme is HARD TO GET THE STUFF IN THE PLACE.
Not too long ago we traipsed into the wilderness for our annual camping trip. Then we traipsed back out again, little bits of soot and ash and pine needles stuck to our selves and to the mountain of gear that continues to lurk around the house, in need of shaking and rinsing and hanging and—most arduous of all—folding back up into the little origami pellets that the corresponding stuffsacks demand.
My wilderness travel tip remains unchanged from last time: travel with Greek persons, or, if those elude you, travel with anyone who only feels comfortable heading into the wilderness for two days with a minimum of 7 heads of garlic, 8 eggplants, 14 lemons and a pontoon (metric measure) of olive oil.
Some of our travel Greeks (we are lucky enough to have a whole set) had to leave early, and as my friend packed up her share of the goods, she offered me her bottle of oregano. I declined. Are you SURE? she asked, with genuine concern. (We had one night to go.) Well, if you're certain you'll be ok….she said, slowly drawing it towards her so as to give me plenty of time to recant. I didn't let her leave with the cumin, btw. I may take risks but I'm not a fool.
The place we traipsed into, wilderness-wise, was a beautiful boat-in campsite in Lake George that my husband snagged like a ninja concierge. It was site #37 on Long Island, one of many lovely islands in the Lake. It was NOT, for reference, site #37 on Speaker Heck Island, where we first docked and did ¾ of what turned out to be a fun unloading and reloading drill. Speaker Heck Island is a day-use island just a wee hair (nautical term) to the south (or possibly north) of Long Island, and though we didn't make much use of it (I can report that it stands up to a lot of swearing, at least), we did use it in daylight.
So while I'm posting this from terra cognita, where the backpacks and lunchboxes are mustering for redeployment, I wrote most of it, longhand, on another little spit of terra which feels farther and farther away at every moment.
I forgot how hard it is to write longhand. There's the different mental and muscular investment when each letter must be scratched in (or out) by pen, of course. But I refer mainly to the necessity of replacing irrelevant internet searches (which can be performed while seated and look to the observer's eye just like writing, if you maintain a studious expression) with the more physically taxing and obviously shirkful activity of getting something out of the food bins every 5-7 minutes. When I used to work in an office where I had to bring my lunch every day, inevitably I had eaten it all by 10:30am. Camping is like bringing a giant lunchbox. Everyone is lucky I didn't reduce us to eating nothing but cumin for our last breakfast.
Meals produced around a campfire can't really be translated to the home kitchen. The insanely delicious hobo supper packets that my friend builds with potatoes and carrots and the bounty (tahini sauce! ramp butter! just like the hobos do it) culled from the kitchens of two households, all of which gets wrapped in foil and plunged into the coals. The miracle she orchestrated where the junior campers, working in secret yet in plain sight, hollowed out oranges, filled them with cake batter, and tucked them into the fire in their own foil suits, making it possible for her to pluck a birthday cake from the flames for me.
So there will be no faux hobo packets here, to be attempted on your grill. But musing about the packing and unpacking and repacking of camping gear is an excellent mental springboard for a discussion of pickled beans.
Here is a little suggestion for the manufacturers of tents and other outdoor paraphernalia (I know those types follow this blog very closely as a general rule, so I definitely have the ear of the top brass at REI and Coleman and so forth): MAKE THE STORAGE BAGS JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. Just an inch more all around would totally make a difference. I'd like to see one of these gear experts frolic about in the rain trying to get the tent, plus the fly (so many strings hang off that motha! with little grabby hooks at the ends of them! and it is SO not square!) and all the poles folded back into the schnitzel casing those jokers send it out in.
Pickling beans is a little bit like that. Fussy in the manner of a jigsaw puzzle, but with big rewards. Plain to whomever is not the one doing it (aka "The Heckler") that the person doing it would find it easier and more efficient to do it a different way, not that they plan to help.
But of all the things I put up in the fall, there are two foods that we reliably blow through regardless of how many jars I make: tomatoes, just plain stupid canned tomatoes (as passata if I am feeling peppy), and pickled beans. Tomatoes are maddening to can, prone to temperamental acts of eruption and rife with pitfalls that some experts would have you believe could wipe out your entire village (Marisa can talk you through it calmly, never fear).
Pickled beans, by contrast, are virtually impossible to kill people with unless you have terrific aim and manage to drop jars on their heads from a great height. The process, though time-consuming, is not even a little bit hard. I love and revere fermented foods and have even started to try to make a few of them my own self, happily producing my own kombucha (one of a few foods I am certain I save actual money by making myself), yogurt (some success), half a dozen batches of kimchi (has merit) and even a wild foray into tepache (possibly the grossest thing I have ever made on purpose, so either I am not the target audience or my technique has room for improvement). There are certainly lacto-fermented beans out there, along with instructions on how to make them. But we are devoted to the hot-canned variety, which mercifully last all winter (if I hide them carefully) without demanding fridge space.
We long ago jettisoned the dill that usually gets tucked into the jars, replacing it with a mix of Indian spices, but perversely we still call the pickles that result 'Dilly Beans' because that is how you have to refer to them when it is 100 degrees in the shade in the kitchen and you are yelling at someone to look up the proportions of vinegar to salt to water in the Ball Blue Book Of Canning while you poke beans into jars.
If time and bean availability are on your side, try a batch of these, dilly or otherwise (just swap in a dill head for everything other than the garlic and chile). Alternatively, if you just feel like stuffing things into containers, but are not in the mood for pickles, then come onna my house and help me get the tent fly back in its pouch.
indian pickled beans
adapted from the Ball Blue Book of Canning; makes about 4 pints or two quarts; easily doubled (or more) if you are buried in beans
- 2# green or wax beans, or a combination
- 1/4 c kosher salt
- 2 1/2 c white vinegar
- 2 1/2 c spring water
- whole dried red chiles (bird chiles), or crushed pepper flakes
- garlic cloves, peeled
- whole cumin seed
- whole brown mustard seed
- whole coriander seed
- turmeric (fresh or dried)
- fresh grated ginger
If you are new to canning, familiarize yourself with the basic info somewhere like here or here. A simple set of equipment is usually available at your local hardware store.
Prepare your canning pot, your jars, and their lids.
Make the brine: combine water, vinegar & salt in a 4 quart saucepan, and set aside.
Trim the green beans: cut the stem end (I never bother trimming the tail whisker off) from a bean, aiming for such a length that when standing in the jar, said bean reaches to just under the thread (1/2" clearance to the rim). Use this Bean Of Indicative Length as a guide to trim and stockpile the remaining beans. Chortle to yourself that your precision and calm have gamed my system, but don't discard the odd lengths of bean just yet.
Into each jar, drop one garlic clove, one red pepper (or a pinch of pepper flakes), a pinch of each spice, and a scratch of fresh ginger. With clean hands, begin to pack the jars with beans, getting them as tightly wedged in there as you can without bruising or shredding them. A chopstick might be helpful; at least in theory you can poke it in and make a little space for a bean. Use the odd lengths of bean as needed to make sure things are super snug in beanville. Use a small sharp knife to trim anything poking up higher than the lower rim of the jar.
When all the jars have been packed, heat the pot of brine over medium heat to a low boil. Ladle the hot brine into the jars, filling to 1/4" from the top. Wipe rims, center lids and apply bands, fingertip tight, moving jars to the canner rack as they are completed. Lower the rack, cover the pot and return to a low boil. Process jars for 10min (pints or quarts), counting from the time the water returns to a boil. Remove canner lid and allow jars to cool at least 5 minutes in the water before removing them to a folded towel; cool completely before removing bands and labeling for storage. Sealed jars will keep for at least a year; once opened, keep refrigerated.


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Supermarkets Face a Growing Problem: Too Much Space
A massive retail build-out has taken a toll on earnings, leaving the industry vulnerable to closures; 'There's only so much food we can buy'
Never before in America has so much retail square footage been devoted to selling food—and it is too much.
A massive build-out by retailers has left the country piled up with grocery shelves as consumers are shifting from big weekly shopping trips to more snacking and to-go meals. The mismatch has flattened retail sales and leaves the industry vulnerable to a wave of closures that some executives, bankers and industry experts think is coming soon....


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CARLSBAD – A virtual armada of kayakers and volunteers stormed the beaches of the Batiquitos Lagoon Saturday to take part in a rare opportunity to paddle out for the sixth-annual Kayak Cleanup hosted by the BLF (Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation).
More than 200 participants came out Saturday and Sunday, to help pick up trash along the lagoon's coastline with skimmers, grabbers and anything else that could reach pieces of trash from their kayaks.
BLF Board President Fred Sandquist said the event is about two things: Picking up trash and public education. "We try and educate them as to why this is important and have a fun event so that they get out and see an area that is normally off limits."
The 610 acres comprising the Batiquitos Lagoon, which runs under Interstate 5, is fed mostly by the San Marcos Creek and the Encinitas Creek.
The lagoon's main function serves as a breeding ground, explained Sandquist.
"It's the third largest in the county," said Anne Spacie, science advisor for the Foundation. "The other two are San Diego Bay and Mission Bay and you can't protect those the way you can protect this one."
Edah Shuttleworth, a BLF member was participating in the cleanup event for her second time.
"There's so few pristine areas like this left anywhere in the world, it seems like, so to support one that's just almost in your backyard seems like a good thing to do," she said.
Shuttleworth has lived in the area for a couple of years, her husband Bill is a volunteer at the Batiquitos Lagoon Nature Center.
"It was great; I loved it," Shuttleworth said after returning to shore. "I had to do all of the paddling though," she added. Shuttleworth went out with a second group of volunteers, sharing a tandem kayak with Brett Smith of Utah.
"We didn't get a lot of trash, so that was a good thing," Smith said. "Because it's nice that people are taking care of the lagoon and not littering. It was certainly beautiful out there," he added.
The kayakers were part of second group that went out to collect trash. Each group was able to spend two hours on the water, which allowed Shuttleworth, Smith and the rest of the volunteers to paddle all the way to the end of the lagoon east of the I-5.
Smith enjoyed the experience so much he said he might even try to plan his next vacation around it.
The lagoon is under the control of California Department of Fish and Game. But the special two-day event also allows Spacie access to the site. She works with the foundation to try and keep track of things that are going on in the lagoon, or things that would impact the lagoon in a positive or negative way, she explained.
"We try to evaluate them from the point of view of the best available science; we don't have an axe to grind of any kind," she said.
One of the things Spacie has been able to do with the foundation is to provide CalTrans with extra data and information regarding the widening of I-5, a project which would have dramatically impacted the lagoon and the habitat of rare birds in the area.
"I just try to get the best information that is available…and present that to people in a factual way so that they know what the issues are and what they might decide to do about it," Spacie said.
The foundation has been received very well by agencies, said Spacie. "They know that we're not an advocacy group, other than sustaining the resource here. We've generally been viewed as helping the debate by providing information…We don't have any real agenda other than keeping this beautiful system going. That's the main goal, sustainability."
Volunteering and becoming educated about the basics of the lagoon and its trail are just some of the ways that people can help the foundation's efforts, Spacie said. "People don't realize that this is not a city trail. The city doesn't maintain it at all," she added.
"We've noticed that the kids, the younger generation, are just not getting out in nature the way they used to, and it's because they have all these interesting things to do on their computers," Spacie said. "Just the effort to get kids out in nature is really important these days, because they're not learning about it."
Joe Decamp and his son Nate went out with the first group of the morning. "We found all sorts of things – beer cans from the '70s, lots of plastic bags, Ziploc bags…probably about 50 pounds of trash, and it's all over the place," he said. This is his third year coming to the event, the first for his son Nate.
"It was really fun," Nate said. When asked if he would do this again he said: "Oh, yeah."
Brady Mears, 16, heard about the event through his environmental club at San Dieguito Academy. He had seen kayakers taking part in the event in years' past and it was something that he wanted to do. "I really wanted to do that because it looked like a lot of fun to be able to go out into the lagoon, which is something you don't get to do the whole year. When I heard about it, I said, 'Oh, definitely, sign me up.'"
The Kayak Coastal Cleanup lasts through Sept. 25.
For more information on the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation, visit batiquitosfoundation.org.
Kayakers get rare opportunity to clean up Batiquitos Lagoon
CARLSBAD – A virtual armada of kayakers and volunteers stormed the beaches of the Batiquitos Lagoon Saturday to take part in a rare opportunity to paddle out for the sixth-annual Kayak Cleanup hosted by the BLF (Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation).


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Happy New Year!
2017 was welcomed in much more elegantly than 2016 – which with the benefit of hindsight kind of summed up the cruddiness of 2016 – I vomited in my own hand and was up in my friend's bathroom at the stroke of midnight, wonderful I know… 💁
"Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young."
I saw in this new year in the same friend's home, only this time in their new house. It's been a busy year, not without amazing things but I know Moon and I were certainly ready to start a-fresh. I'm so glad we all made the effort to come together to see in the New Year, I think it had been over 18 months since everyone had been in the same room – what with a couple of us living in Australia and the rest of us scattered far and wide across the South of the UK. I'm sure I get mushier and mushier as I get older but 2017 marks 10 years since most of us first met and that's pretty special if you ask me.
New Year, New Me! (Not Really)
I gave up on the idea of resolutions a few years ago, but I've been feeling pretty goal-orientated for the last few months. I do find that winter is the worst season for keeping myself motivated so setting tasks that I know are pretty achievable helps quite a lot with making sure my mood doesn't drop. I guess now is as good a time as any to share those New Year goals with you…
Eat more vegetarian meals
I set myself the challenge of going vegetarian for the whole of January. I would definitely say, with the exception of the Christmas period, my diet improved considerably in 2016. Moon and I have found ourselves having more vegetarian meals throughout the week anyway so figured it would be pretty easy to push that a little further. We both agreed that we probably wouldn't have the stamina to do Veganuary, but on Day 5, it's still pretty easy.
I guess I wanted to do it to do a little bit more to help the planet, I'm also pretty excited to see what kinds of meals we can prepare. The idea is that once January is over we will continue to eat more vegetarian meals during the week, hopefully more than half. The bonus of the whole change will be that it will ultimately make me a little healthier too. I do feel like a bit of a hypocrite for already saying I'll go back to meat once the 31 days are over but I don't want to deny myself meat forever because I do like it and feel like I should be allowed to have it if I want to. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Save, save, save
Another challenge I've set myself is to save £1 for the number of days in each month, plus at least £100. There's not really any specific target in mind, it's just something I started doing last year and then stopped when I quit my job. I'm 28 this year so it definitely feels like a proper nest egg, whether it's for rainy days or fun things, is more necessary than ever.
Take more photos
Aside from my holidays – of which I recognise there were quite few in 2016 – Photography is something that was kind of neglected. I feel like the problem might be that I'm tied to my phone a lot of the time. In fact, my (now incomplete) Project 365 was based all on my phone so I didn't really manage to remain as inspired as I had hoped so it's definitely something I'd like to bring back to the forefront for this year.
Frame EVERYTHING!
This is a small and silly but time-consuming one. Despite it coming up to two years since we moved into our own home, we still have a whole box of prints and artwork that is yet to find a home. It's been on our list for ages and it's something we may as well get done – especially since painting will ~finally~ be over and done within the next few months – as I type Moon is spending the last day of his Christmas break painting our hallway, just the kitchen to go. I tell you, this homeowner thing is certainly a marathon not a sprint.
Have a revamp
Since migrating over to WordPress, I haven't been completely happy with my theme in the same way it was easier to be with Blogger. I guess it comes down to neglecting this space of mine generally but I think a facelift by the end of the year is certainly achievable.
So, here's the seeing a little more of each other… 🍸 🍾


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Several other people were injured in the crash, with four being rushed to hospital.
The extent of the victims' injuries remains unknown. The driver of the train, however, escaped from the crash uninjured.
"I've experienced a train running into a wild animal before, but this crash was something different," passenger Nader Elselawy told the TT news agency, explaining that he felt a blast of air that forced his entire body backwards.
"I even felt it inside my chest," he said.
"You could hear breaking glass and see how some people fell over."
IN PICTURES: Click here to see images from the crash
Two carriages derailed as a result of the accident, which took place around midday at a level crossing outside Forserum on the rail line connecting Jönköping and Nässjö in south central Sweden known as the Krösatågen line.
The truck involved in the accident was carrying a digging machine.
"Apparently it was the arm of the digging machine that hit the engine, but I'm not sure exactly how it happened. But it was violent enough to cause serious damage to the front of the train," country transit official Jan Peter Pettersson told the TT news agency.
The crossing where the accident occurred lacks sound and light signals.
"It's a small branch road and the crossing over the railroad tracks is completely unguarded," Jan Lagerqvist of the Jönköping police told TT.
Uninjured passengers have been taken to a meeting place where buses have been enlisted to take them to their final destinations.
Police expect the road to be closed for an extended period of time in order to allow officials to investigate the cause of the crash and clear the wreckage from the scene.
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I just stood over a student's shoulder, being the active test moderator that one must be. Naturally, I couldn't help but read the question the student was on. Fifth grade math. I looked at it once. I looked at it again. I couldn't figure it out. Was this a reading test or a math test? Buried somewhere in the reams of blathering text was a math problem. I eventually found it but thought it so complex for a fifth grader.
I called over another adult in the room. That adult who specializes in math thought the question was just as inappropriate. Sharing the question details would be a violation of the rules, so you won't be seeing the question here. All I will say is this test is bad. Very bad. And our students and teachers are being judged on it.
Time for a real conversation dissecting this test. Open up the books, DoE. Let the sun shine in. Gov. Markell, what say you?