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writer and ubiquitous author Malcolm Gladwell's new book,
profiles people who have achieved success despite — or perhaps because of — harrowing circumstances. "One of the things that distinguishes these people is that they took that devastating experience and found a way to come out stronger," Gladwell said during a recent appearance on "The Daily Show."
Winemaker Pam Walden is one of these people.
Blonde and willowy, Walden speaks with the appealing accent of her hometown of Leicester, England. She has the worldly air of a woman who decided to explore the globe in her 20s, when a layoff brought a promising career in film production to a halt. In 1996, Walden was working as a waitress — "a really bad one" — by her own description, in France's Dordogne region, when Aron Hess walked into her life.
Hess, a handsome young American, was also traveling around Europe, seeing sights and visiting vineyards. The two built a long-distance relationship, and then, the next year, moved to Oregon together. They married, Walden got into advertising in Portland, and Hess went to work in the cellar at Flynn (now
) winery in Rickreall.
After a couple of years, Hess snagged the assistant winemaker position at
in Newberg; then, in 2002, when winemaker
left Rex Hill to expand her own label, Hess, by now a rising star in wine country, took over.
By 2005, the couple had two sons and Hess had moved on, to 12
& Maple Wine Co. in Dundee, where he produced wines for multiple labels simultaneously. He was, by any measure, one of Oregon's most successful winemakers. Times were good.
Then, in 2009, Walden returned to England to care for her ill father and ended up staying five weeks. By the time she returned to the U.S., her marriage had dissolved. But Walden refuses to fault her ex for the breakup.
"Every relationship is a two-way street," she says now. "We got into business together, we planted a vineyard, we remodeled an old house and we had two children. There are not many relationships that can withstand all that."
Walden suddenly found that she was a winemaker. Which her background in film production and advertising had not exactly prepared her for.
"I processed 50 tons of fruit that first year," she recalls. "It was like being thrown into a swimming pool and learning how to swim."
To be fair, she had already dipped her toe in the water. Back in 2000, the first year of Daedalus Cellars production, the couple had rented winery space at Medici Vineyards in Newberg. That year, cellar duties had fallen to Walden while Hess was working late hours at Rex Hill. So Walden drove to Medici after her own Portland workdays were over, to punch down and monitor the fermenting fruit. The other winemakers working at the Medici winery took to calling the new venture "Dude-less Cellars."
In the ensuing years, Walden had taken vineyard-management classes, at Chemeketa Community College and online through OSU, whenever she could. She had tasted with Hess while he was deciding upon blends. But in 2011, when she suddenly became a vigneron, she knew she had to sit Hess down and pick his brain. She interviewed him at Coffee Cottage in Newberg — "I still refer to those notes now," she says — then called or texted Hess "every day" with winemaking questions.
By last autumn, Walden felt like she was on firmer ground. But she still called local winemakers for advice whenever she got stuck. "That is the nice thing about Oregon," she says. "There are so many people willing to answer your questions." And she took a couple of oenology classes at Chemeketa — "I would go to (instructor) Barney Watson's class, learn what I was supposed to be doing, then go back to the winery and do it," she recalls with a laugh.
But nothing could have prepared Walden for mid-January of this year, when she stopped by Hess's Dundee home to drop her boys' Lego toys off. Looking in the window, she saw her ex-husband lying on the floor.
"He was a color that people are not supposed to be," Walden recalls now. "I started hammering on the door. It was locked; the back was locked, too, so I smashed the window in." Walden broke into the home, but she had arrived too late. Hess was lifeless.
According to Walden, Hess suffered from debilitating back pain, which was aggravated by his labor-intensive job. Her ex-husband had, apparently accidentally, ingested a toxic combination of drugs, including an extremely potent pain reliever. In hindsight, Walden realizes now that Hess had seemed somewhat down for much of that year, but it hadn't occurred to her that he might have had a problem.
"Things happen and people make mistakes," Walden says now. "He made a mistake. He made a poor choice. It could happen to anyone."
Hess didn't have life insurance. Walden was left to care for their two boys, now ages 7 and 10, herself. To make ends meet, she sold the Daedalus estate vineyard last spring and moved to Portland — closer to the boys' school, and to
, where she now makes her higher-end wine.
That wine isn't called Daedalus anymore. And it's not made according to Hess's winemaking style anymore. Although she still relies occasionally on advice from more seasoned vintners, Walden now trusts her own instincts as a winemaker. Her showcase wine is now called "
," a fitting reflection of Walden's stubborn willfulness to succeed in the most trying circumstances.
"She has come miles," says Chris Berg, winemaker at
, where Walden makes the Jezebel wines. "I am quite impressed by her staying power, her tenacity. She has come a long way."
Somehow, through everything, Walden has maintained a vibrant sense of humor. She credits Chris Berg with talking through many of the finer points of winemaking. "He was so patient in 2011," she recalls. "I must have been a pain in the ass, because I was so clueless."
What's next? "At the moment, I'm feathering my new nest and just kind of getting everything back together," Walden says. "I'm still on the tail end of financially stabilizing. I made tempranillo this year, which was a new thing. I'd love to do chardonnay, sparkling wine."
In the meantime, her 2011 Willful Wine Co. Pinot Noir earned an impressive score of 90 from the influential
. And last year, she earned her black belt in taekwondo, two years after starting lessons with her little boys.
"Life throws stuff at you. You can let it overwhelm you, you can spend your life pissed off about it, or you can use it as an education," Walden says now. "If life gives you lemons, you make lemonade."
Or, very good wine.
Tasting Notes:
It's difficult to believe that the 2011 Willful Wine Co. Dundee Hills Pinot Noir ($37) was Walden's first foray into solo winemaking. It's juicy and lively, perfumed and deep, with notes of ripe cherry and bitter almond. The 2012 is more lush, with notes of chocolate, spice and violet, hinting at bramble; this vintage will be available around Thanksgiving. Look for the wines at Division Wines, Great Wine Buys, Oregon Wines on Broadway, Renaissance Premium Wines & Cigars, Southeast Wine Collective, Strohecker's and Vinopolis.
The Jezebel wines are Walden's more affordable range; you may find them discounted a couple of dollars below the prices listed here. The 2012 Jezebel Oregon Pinot Noir ($21) is dark and bold, starting out with strawberry jam on the nose and finishing with clean notes of currant and coffee.
The 2012 Jezebel "Blanc" Oregon White Wine ($17) is crisp and fresh, with notes of kiwi, grapefruit, honeysuckle and melon — a total crowdpleaser at an approachable 12.5-percent alcohol by volume. Look for the Jezebel wines at New Seasons Markets, Whole Foods Markets and Zupan's stores. Both labels are available wholesale through C&G Wines.
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AUMA MesseTrend 2017: German companies' exhibition budgets increase slightly
Primarily services companies plan to focus more intensively on exhibitions
- The average German exhibiting company intends to spend around €285,000 on exhibitions in total in 2017 and 2018, 1.5 % more than in 2015 and 2016. Services companies intend to increase their exhibition budgets by an above-average 4.7 %; trading companies plan 2.6 % greater exhibition expenses, while manufacturing companies will be increasing their exhibition investments by only 0.7 %. However, at €376,000 in two years, manufacturing companies already have the highest average exhibition budget, while that of trading companies is €218,000 and of service providers €154,000. This was the finding of AUMA's MesseTrend 2017, a survey of 500 representatively selected companies conducted by TNS Emnid in November 2016 on behalf of AUMA – Association of the German Trade Fair Industry.
"Face-to-face communication is obviously still booming. Exhibitions offer the possibility not just of meeting business partners, but also to evaluate products and services together and to discuss strengths and weaknesses. This is very much appreciated by many companies, particularly in view of the many one-sided evaluations circulating online", commented AUMA Chairman Walter Mennekes on the results of the AUMA MesseTrend 2017.
Services companies' increasing expenditure for exhibitions is also remarkable, because previously they have rarely focused on exhibitions as the central marketing tool – around 17 % claim to. By contrast, over 30 % of manufacturing and trading companies say that exhibitions are their most important instrument.
On average across all companies, 28 % view exhibitions as the central instrument of their B-to-B communication. 46 % see exhibitions as equal to other instruments.
Among exhibiting companies' objectives, the acquisition of new customers has now taken priority, with 83 % of exhibitors naming this objective; almost the same number named the care of regular customers. This was followed by the objectives of increasing awareness (81 %) and presenting new products and services (80 %). Remarkably, the objective 'concluding contracts during or after the exhibition' is again becoming more important and is now the objective of two thirds of exhibitors. The acquisition of new employees has established itself as an important ancillary objective, stated by 19 % of those surveyed and even by a third of the somewhat larger companies with turnover of more than €50 million.
Exhibitions continue to have a strong position in the business-to-business communication spectrum. 83 % of the exhibiting companies surveyed view them as important or very important. Five years ago the figure was still 85 %. The company website measured 89 % (2012: 91 %) and personal sales 74 % (2012: 76%). Direct mailing (named as important by 48% in 2017, compared with 61 % in 2012) and advertising in trade publications (2017: 37 %; 2012: 48 %) have fallen significantly.
The future prospects of the exhibition as a marketing tool are evidently not bad, since over three quarters of companies anticipate its level of importance to range from stable to increasing over the next five years, 22 % expect a lower level of importance, while almost none (1 %) of the companies exhibiting today intend to stop participating in exhibitions in the future.
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Beauty: Bespoke Beauty | Desserts: Sweet Celebrations
This dreamy editorial, part of Katie Nicolle's Fine Art Photography Workshop this October, took place at the incredible Graydon Hall Manor in Toronto. An intimate group of talented photographers came together to learn from Katie how to style and shoot beautiful portraits and flat lays on the grounds of the manor. With styling by Vivian Lyttle Events, the workshop was inspired by European estate homes and all things romantic.
Using a palette of cream, gold, blush and yellow as well as lush textures of lace and velvet, the editorial brought Europe to life in the heart of Toronto. The bride was dressed like royalty in two gowns by Claire Pettibone and adorned with crowns and veils by Noon on the Moon, as well as a gorgeous antique-inspired ring by Anouk Jewelry.
Romantic, lush florals were designed by Mum's Garden Floral which included an incredible piece climbing the garden staircase. The tablescape was dressed in linens and tableware from Simply Beautiful Décor – including a luxe velvet cloth and detailed charger plates with old-world beauty. Fresh figs and incredible calligraphy by Ciarra Claire elevated the place settings. With the right team of talented vendors, you don't need to travel to Italy to have the European inspired wedding of your dreams!
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Photography: Katie Nicolle Photography | Planning + Styling: Vivian Lyttle Events | Venue: Graydon Hall Manor | Florist: Mum's Garden Florals | Beauty: Bespoke Beauty | Dessert: Sweet Celebrations | Decor: Simply Beautiful Decor | Gown: Claire Pettibone | Morning Robe: By Catalfo | Veil + Crown: Noon on the Moon | Rings: Anouk Jewelry | Cinematography: Daniel Ziedins | Stationery: Ciarra Claire | Models: Mara + Abe


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You think you hear something fluttering behind you and turn to look, but nothing is there. As you return to what you were doing, a tingling sensation runs down your arms and your breathing catches in your chest. Once again, you turn around, then shake your head when still you see nothing. It's just my creativity kicking in with all of my NaNo prep, you say to yourself. But your quickening heart tells another story.
With a deep breath, you slowly move your body back to your desk, but let out a gasp. A big snowy owl is fluttering just above your head! And what's that? Could that be a letter? As soon as the owl sees you've noticed the missive, it drops it on your desk and flies up to rest on your window sill. Nervous and curious, you pick up the envelope and it opens itself to reveal this letter…
NaNo School of Wordcraft and Novelry
50,000 NaNo Way
Creativetown, USA
Dear Word Wizard,
We are pleased to announce that you have been accepted into the NaNo School of Wordcraft and Novelry.
The term starts on November 1st and your orientation to discuss information about your month long adventure will be October 30 from 2-5 pm at The Avenue Café. (In muggle terms, the NaNoLansing Kick Off. Click link for more information.)
We await your owl via the rsvp form no later than 10-28.
Your Word Wizard Professors – aka MLs
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Your first write in of the term will be online.
Ring In NaNo Wordcraft Write In.
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The thyroid is a gland positioned at the bottom of the neck and shaped like a butterfly. Its main function is to control metabolism, determining how much energy the body's cells use and controlling body temperature, heart rate and the production of proteins. When a person's thyroid is functioning below optimum level, he may experience symptoms such as hair loss, stiff joints, weight gain, constipation, fatigue and an intolerance to cold.
Borderline Low Thyroid vs. Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is diagnosed by the TSH, or thyroid stimulating hormone, blood test, according to the Cleveland Clinic website. Thyroid stimulating hormone is the hormone that stimulates the thyroid to function. The reference range, the numbers used as parameters to decide the normal values of a lab test, vary from lab to lab. Typically the range is between 0.5 and 5.0, indicating normal values of thyroid stimulating hormone and, therefore, normal thyroid function. In 2002 the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists recommended that physicians begin treating patients whose thyroid function fell outside the narrower range of 0.3 to 3.0 to help catch patients who have mild or borderline hypothyroidism and either monitor the situation or begin treatment. The AACE believes borderline hypothyroidism patients, whose symptoms can be mild and vague, will benefit from this narrowing of the reference ranges with more accurate diagnosis and treatment of symptoms.
Potential Symptoms
Hypothyroidism produces symptoms such as fatigue; constipation; numbness and tingling in hands and feet; an intolerance to cold; dry, coarse, thin hair; decreased sexual interest; weight gain; forgetfulness; and sometimes goiter. With borderline hypothyroidism, or hypothyroidism in its earliest stages, few symptoms may be experienced because the body will compensate for the drop in thyroid hormones by stimulating more and keeping up for a while. Often symptoms of borderline hypothyroidism are experienced before thyroid function blood tests detect any changes.
According to MayoClinic.com, many claims of specific dietary changes and guidelines exist for hypothyroidism. Unfortunately those claims are false. There are no specific foods that have been shown to stimulate thyroid production and decrease mild hypothyroidism symptoms. MayoClinic.com does report that such foods as walnuts, cottonseed meal, soybean flour, certain calcium and iron supplements, as well as certain antacids, can interfere with the absorption of synthetic thyroid hormone and should be considered when taking thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
Basal Body Temperature
Because blood tests are not always accurate and symptoms of mild hypothyroidism can be vague, some physicians consider using basal body temperature as further information to help diagnose and treat hypothyroidism or borderline hypothyroidism. Dr. Shames of Thyroid-Info.com believes that some patients whose TSH levels are within normal range but still suffer from hypothyroid symptoms should take their basal body temperature over a consecutive 10-day period. Temperature should be taken with a basal thermometer, under the arm, first thing in the morning before rising for any reason. This information gives valuable clues as to the thyroid's ability to control the body's furnace, one of the thyroid's more basic functions. Dr. Shames uses that information in conjunction with other clinical and subjective information to help diagnose and treat hypothyroid patients of all levels.
Borderline Hypothyroidism and High Cholesterol
A decrease in thyroid function can cause the body to begin retaining cholesterol and other lipids, increasing cholesterol levels in the blood and causing hyperlipidemia. While lowering cholesterol levels is important, correcting the borderline hypothyroidism first may in turn correct the increased cholesterol levels with no need for additional medication. Dr. Zoe of the Living Naturally website suggests just that.
Is This an Emergency?
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists: Detecting Mild Thyroid Failure With a Sensitive TSH Test
- Cleveland Clinic: Hypothyroidism
- MayoClinic.com: Hypothyroidism Diet: Can Certain Foods Increase Thyroid Function?
- Thyroid-Info.com: Can Basal Body Temperature Diagnose a Thyroid Condition?
- Living Naturally: Hypothyroidism


text: Hi Len,The following series of patches implements some fixes of the ACPI iomapsmanagement. I found the problems trying to resolve the issue of creatingiomaps of regions that have been mapped already when we save the NVS region.The first two patches are the same as https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/490071/(except for the changelog) and https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/490061/,respectively, and they are 2.6.38 regression fix material. The other patchesare not that urgent, because the related issues are generally long-standing,but some bugs addressed by them (especially [3/11]) may be actively hurtingpeople right now, so the patches look suitable for .38 to me as well, but thisis your call.[1/11] - Introduce acpi_os_ioremap() to be called by ACPI code creating iomaps, so that they are mapped in the consistent way.[2/11] - Move the call to suspend_nvs_free() to acpi_pm_finish() so that it's executed before device drivers' resume routines to avoid possible iomaps conflicts.[3/11] - Fix routines for reading and writing iomem (RCU bug and mapping regions on the fly).[4/11] - (cleanup) Do not export local functions in osl.c.[5/11] - Use a mutex (instead of a spinlock) for the locking of iomap manipulations in osl.c.[6/11] - Avoid unnecessary walks of the list of iomaps in osl.c.[7/11] - Avoid creating iomaps for regions that have been mapped already.[8/11] - Replace krefs used for iomap refcounting with simple reference counters (they are manipulated under a lock anyway).[9/11] - Introduce function for getting a reference to an ACPI iomap (to be used by the NVS save/restore code).[10/11] - Make the NVS code use existing iomaps if possible.[11/11] - (cleanup) Remove an unnecessary field from struct nvs_page.The patches have been tested on HP nx6325, Toshiba Portege R500 and AcerFerrari One without causing any visible problems to happen. Also Jeff hastested [1/11] and [2/11] and he reports that they fix the synchronize_rcu()problem for him. [Jeff, can you test the whole series, please, and see ifit doesn't introduce any new issues, [10/11] in particular?]Thanks,Rafael


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This man is the owner of a small printing press located in Malgudi. He enjoys his position as boss, so much so that he separates his press with a blue curtain, assuring that his customers will not see him lowered to a handyman position beneath his assistant.
This person is a thick-necked strongman who runs a taxidermy business. He is well educated, traveled and experienced. He moves into the apartment above the press and immediately begins poaching animals from Mempi forest. This person is Narayan's version of a "rakshasa," a demonic creature of folklore that brings about its own destruction.
This character is a journalist who frequents the front parlor of the press. He spends most of his time discussing the political movements of the Prime Minister, Nehru.
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Looking to get a more luxurious bathroom experience? Look no further. Discover the 8 ways you can make your bathroom look like a million bucks…all without breaking the bank!
Vintage Furniture
You can add a touch of charm and appeal to any bathroom space by investing in some rustic furniture. These furnishings really go a long way to transforming your space and adding extra texture and style to the space.
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While a new floor might sound expensive, it doesn't have to BE expensive. You can use peel-and-stick tiling to transform your bathroom into a totally new space.
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The beautiful ASUS Zenbook Z305, powered with the new Intel Core M CPU, will launch at €799 according to NotebookItalia. This 1.2KG Ultrabook with a 2K display, 4GB RAM and a 128GB SSD should be available in December.
We always though that ASUS would break into a new price point with this superlight but 799 euro (which is likely to translate to $799 pre-tax in the USA) is better than we expected.
The Core M 5Y10a CoC inside has an 800Mhz base clockrate but can automatically overclock (Turbo Boost) to 2.0Ghz given the right conditions. We've seen it in test though and based on those tests we can't say that the UX305 is going to out-perform any existing Haswell Ultrabook based on the U-Series processor. It will, however, provide a huge boost over what we've seen on Haswell Y-series Ultrabooks and 2-in-1's like the Lenovo Yoga 11S. It's fanless and has space inside for a 45Wh battery which should get you 10-hours of video watching. 6 hours of web-working should be possible too.
I've written about Core M and up-coming products here.
For 799-Euro you can get a more powerful Windows laptop but will it be 1.2KG in weight, have a 2K screen and be fanless? No.
The ASUS Zenbook UX305 will also be available with 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD.
Have a look at the ASUS Zenbook UX305 in the hands-on video made at IFA earlier this month.
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text: Share By Liz CepedaDec 22, 2017Miami's gay-friendly vibe will make you feel right at home. The Magic City has emerged as one of the foodie capitals of the country, with many high-profile restaurants by renowned chefs representing almost every corner of the world. As a foodie, you know you don't want to waste time at just any dining experience and here you never have to. Matador Room Miami Beach Treasures World-renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten opened the beautiful The Matador Room at the Miami Beach EDITION. You won't want to miss this high-end restaurant with seasonal menus inspired by Caribbean, Spanish, and Latin and South American cuisines. You'll definitely want to head over to Faena Hotel Miami Beach and to Pao by Paul Qui with it's incredible ocean views and global Asian fare. While you are there, be sure to check out Faena's famed Golden Pachyderm by the pool while having a cocktail at the outside bar. For one of the best Italian restaurants in Miami, visit Macchialina, an energetic Italian tavern by Chef Michael Pirolo perfect for big groups. Drag Queen Show The South Beach Drag A must-do experience is the weekend drag brunch at The Palace South Beach on iconic Ocean Drive. They say "Every Queen Deserves a Palace" and this landmark in drag perfection is it. Open daily with drag shows from 6-10 PM, but you really won't want to miss the weekend ritual drag show brunch, with the best drag performances happening during your meal. And while we are still on the subject of drag show's in South Beach, there is one more brunch you will need to try. Round out your drag brunch trio with Señor Frog's Sunday drag brunch and enjoy a true trifecta of fabulous, with love from Miami Beach to you. Barceloneta Fascinating Flavors in Sunset Harbour One of Miami's best-kept hidden treasures is Sunset Harbor, a residential area on the west end of Miami Beach with great restaurants. Savor Sardinian fare at Sardinia Enoteca Ristorante direct from a wood-burning oven, or opt for a taste of Spain at tapas hideaway, Barceloneta. If you are in the mood for Thai street food with a splash of sushi, you'll want to try NaiYaRa, where they also serve late night. Walking distance from Sunset Harbor is the oceanfront Standard Spa Hotel featuring the Lido Restaurant & Bayside Grill. Order a pitcher of mojitos for the table and enjoy the view. Smith & Wollensky Classic Fare in SoFi Located in the trendy SoFi neighborhood, plan for an outdoor picnic lunch by grabbing some fresh fare from Miami Beach's Joe's Take Away at Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant. Try the six dollar fried chicken, or in true Miami fashion, the stone crabs. Enjoy your meal at the South Pointe Park Pier and soak up the amazing water views. Later in the day, head to steakhouse Smith & Wollensky to view the sunset and enjoy killer cocktails or fine wine over your succulent rib-eye. Wynwood Kitchen & Bar A Hipster's Delight in Wynwood and Beyond No trip to Miami is complete without a visit to the ultra-cool Wynwood neighborhood, home to over 70 galleries, museums and collections, and adorned with street art. Reserve a table at eclectic tapas gem Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, located at the Wynwood Walls. You also won't want to miss Coyo Taco, serving authentic Mexican street food and make sure to smuggle your way into their not-so-secret speakeasy in the back for a specialty cocktail before you go. Enjoy a savory and unique selection of Southern Italian and farm-to-table American dishes made with fresh ingredients at RHouse Wynwood. Executive chef and owner, Rocco Carulli, is well known in the Wynwood Arts District cultural and culinary scene. With live DJs and themed parties, there is something happening every night. If Sunday brunch is your thing and you want to have a little fun, check out the RHouse Sunday Drag Brunch hosted by Athena Dion - Miss Ultimate Miami Drag Queen 2017. You'll be entertained by some of Miami's best drag divas while enjoying an unlimited menu and bottomless drinks depending on the package you choose. The two shows each Sunday usually sell out, so reservations are strongly recommended. The neighboring Miami Design District is a luxury shopping mecca with arguably one of Miami's most well-known eats, Michael's Genuine Food & Drink. A visit to this farm-to-table eatery by Chef Michael Schwartz is a must. Further afield is Vagabond Kitchen & Bar, a hip spot with a mixed crowd and great food at the Vagabond Hotel, a renovated 1950s motel on Biscayne Boulevard with a Palm Springs vibe. Azucar Ice Cream Company Spice it Up in Little Havana Also on the mainland is charming, historic Little Havana. It's main boulevard, Calle Ocho, is a cultural landmark influenced by the city's large local Cuban population. A great time to go is for Gay8, a Latin LGBTQ Calle Ocho extravaganza held in Feb each year. It's a time to celebrate being LGBTQ and Latin culture while covering Calle Ocho with music, dancing and all the street fare you love in a very inclusive cultural experience you won't soon forget. Another great night out will be at the famous Ball & Chain where you can find a variety of signature tapas from Chicharrones made from house pork belly, house seasoning, lime, chipotle aioli to Congri fritters (aka Arroz Moro) made with rice, beans, cheese, mustard aioli. After the amazing cocktails and those island flavors, you'll want to move your body to some spicy Latin beats in front of the giant golden pineapple stage in the backyard created by some of the best live Latin musicians Miami has to offer who play there regularly. After all of that, you will want to satisfy your sweet tooth at the neighboring Azucar Ice Cream Company, an inventive shop with artisanal ice cream and sorbet. But make sure to get there before they close as you won't want to miss out on the Abuela Maria flavor - which can only be described as Ice cream heaven - and at least sample the Elvis peanut butter and banana flavor that will leave your hips shaking if the salsa at Ball & Chain didn't. Insider Tip: Many restaurants do enforce a dress code so don't be afraid to put on something shiny. You never know which celebrity, or two, you may run into.


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Powder Horn is a Responsible Dog Friendly Campground in Maine!
Camping with dogs can be a wonderful adventure for both owner and dog.
But before you bring your pet, there are a few things you should know:
In order to ensure that you have a memorable camping experience, and for the benefit of all of our campers, we have found it necessary to implement a pet policy. We understand your pet is part of your family. Unfortunately, we have found that pets have become the biggest complaint here at Powder Horn. We still welcome your pet as long as the following policies are followed. If you do not comply with all policies, we will be forced to evict you immediately without a refund.
- There is a $2 per day charge for each dog.
- Pet(s) may not be left unattended anywhere, at any time, this includes your trailer.
- All vaccination papers must be present at registration.
- Pet(s) are not allowed with visitors of guests.
- Pet(s) are not allowed with guests camping in tents.
- Pet(s) must be on a leash at all times.
- Pet(s) must be walked/supervised by a responsible person.
Children under 13 years old are not allowed to walk dogs.
- Pet(s) will not be brought to the swimming pools or in any of the buildings.
- Pet(s) must be cleaned up after with the proper equipment and disposed of properly.
Disposal bags are available throughout the park.
- Pet(s) will not be allowed to disturb your neighbors in any manner.
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College Confidential
Former Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido is making coaches rich
At this rate, Augie Garrido should receive an agent's fee. The 77-year-old's dismissal last week as Texas' baseball coach after 20 seasons has put panic in athletic departments that have a good thing going on the diamond.
And panic equals dollars. Big dollars, in what is a changing financial landscape in college baseball.
For fear of losing their bright-minded baseball coaches to the riches and tradition of Texas, salaries are taking off for college baseball's top coaches, or candidates, finally following in the footsteps of college football and men's basketball.
This baseball season, only Garrido, college baseball's all-time winningest coach, topped $1 million annually ($1.2 million). Since Texas parted ways with the legendary coach at the end of May, new deals are all the rage. Louisville's Dan McDonnell just joined the million-dollar club. On June 1, the school announced a 10-year contract for McDowell, who has guided the Cardinals to three CWS appearances in 10 years — and is back in the Super Regionals against UC Santa Barbara — making him the new highest paid coach in the game, for now.
TCU's Jim Schlossnagle was next on Thursday, agreeing in principle to a new deal. When all is said and done, he could well be closing in on $1 million, if not topping it. Schlossnagle has delivered unprecedented success to TCU and his recent run of pay raises (as well as the school's excellent facilities improvements) reflects that.
Schlossnagle's base salary jumped from $374,000 to $764,000 after the 2014 season's CWS appearance. The Frogs returned to Omaha last season and begin a best-of-three Super Regional series tonight at Texas A&M for a chance to make it three consecutive trips to the CWS. Schlossnagle also took them there in 2010.
TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte said Schlossnagle's raise had nothing to do with the vacancy at Texas.
Head over to Florida where Kevin O'Sullivan — reportedly another hot name in the Texas coaching search — will probably soon be checking out beachfront property on the Keys. On Thursday night, mere hours after the news of Schlossnagle's new deal, word leaked from Gainesville that O'Sullivan is out as a Longhorns candidate.
Specifics of how deep Florida athletic director Jim Foley reached into the coffers to keep Sullivan isn't clear, but those in the know seem to believe, and somewhat surprisingly so, that he went pretty deep.
BREAKING: @GatorsBB HC Kevin O'Sullivan, #Texas' top target, will remain w/ #Gators after '16. Will NOT entertain more interest from #Horns.— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogersD1) June 10, 2016
That is clearly massive news for @GatorsBB. Sources were very confident #Horns would be able to snag Sully. UF clearly stepped up huge here.— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogersD1) June 10, 2016
Clearly a new standard of pay is being set here for college baseball's most successful coaches.
It stands to reason that at least three baseball coaches will enter the 2017 season earning $1 million. Texas still must hire a coach, and likely will lasso a big name who will command a salary in this new financial district.
For #Texas fans, the sky is not falling. Based on intel, #Horns will still end up with a very very good coach. Just let it play out, folks.— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogersD1) June 10, 2016
Of course, these rising salaries should also sound some alarm bells. Division I baseball programs are only allotted 11.7 full-ride scholarships per year, and coaches often divide those among up to 30 players. So while coaches continue to get richer, the majority of their players, unlike their counterparts in football and basketball, aren't receiving a full ride. Forget the football and men's basketball argument about additional compensation beyond a full-ride scholarship.
And that's a problem.
But for now, which coach is next in line for a pay raise in the wake of Garrido's dismissal?


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Indulge yourself in Tuscany, Italy
Formaggio? Prosciutto? Uovo? Cappuccino? "Si, per favore" is the only right answer to these questions coming from the chef. We're sitting on the veranda of the first floor of a classical Italian building, at a table with Italian holidaymakers.
As we turn yet another swirly corner in the flowing Tuscan landscape, a sign presents itself next to a narrow unpaved driveway. The archives in my brain are rattling and recognise the sign but not the short drive through the pine trees to the property. Excited for the trip down memory lane to this unforgettable holiday location where I've spent relaxing days with my parents and sister as well as with the locals spending their summer days by the pool, we drive up the estate. The U-shaped building showing brown stains on its yellow plastered walls on the picture I have of my mum and me in the swimming pool has been given back its original look: the plaster has made way for bricks. The trees lining the path from the main building to the two apartments on the other side of the pool have grown, the grass field behind it still looks natural – a combination of green patches, brown dry spots and uneven polls of tall grass. As we park the car in front of the main entrance, my heart makes a little jump of joy. Right in front of us I see the cute little goats that I will forever associate with our stay at this Tuscan hideaway. Obviously, I'm well aware that these smelly kiddo's are not the same ones I fed when I was ten years old, but it feels like a confirmation that I will be able to show my partner why this accommodation will always have a special place in my traveler's heart.
Nadia and Ricardo (the hosts of the accommodation back in 2000) have long left the estate, but we are warmly greeted by Giuliana, an Italian lady in her sixties who doesn't speak a word of English. She immediately offers us a piece of one of her early morning baking cakes of which the leftovers are stalled out on a classic, dark wooden table. The interior of the common living and dining room is a mix of country and kitsch – curly wooden chairs and chandeliers of deer antlers, and a huge brick fireplace that's used to heat up the place in winter as well as a culinary instrument for roasting suckling pig on the spit. The offer of helping ourselves to a piece of cake is followed by informing us on the breakfast times and the inquiry if we want to have a seat at tonight's dinner table. "Si, per favore".
Our room is shabby in a charming way. Clean, but with crooked tiles, a squeaking bed, and an ancient shower head. The walls of the pool in the yard could do with an update too as they look rather green, but it's quiet and refreshing and everything I'd hoped to find. We take a photograph of me in the pool with the main building in the background and send it to my parents. They reply by sending a picture from the family holiday album – my mum and me in the same spot, fifteen years earlier.
From the cosy and comfortable estate in Castel San Gimignano we enjoy pleasant rides with open windows, letting the warm summer breeze in. We drive through yellow hills filed with grain and visit world famous and lesser known villages from the Middle Ages. San Gimignano is a must-visit with its many towers (hence the nickname 'Manhattan of Tuscany) and famous ice cream, but be prepared for the tourist loads that gather on the squares, stairs and in front of the two ice cream sellers confusing the tourists with their signs of 'best ice cream in the world'. Volterra is a great city to stroll around and treat yourself to some alabaster jewellery or home decoration. Sienna is famous for its grand Plaza del Campo that's either fully booked for horse racing or taken over by tourists and cameras from all over the world. And if you feel like it, you can also do some shopping here that goes further than souvenirs – I found myself buying beautiful suede peep toe heels no one should ever try wearing on the cobble stone streets of Sienna. Lesser known but all the more lovely to explore at your leisure away from the tourist route is tiny Colle di Valle d'Elsa.
And then imagine all of this with blue skies, bright sunshine and a home cooked meal waiting for you in the evening. At eight o' clock we join eight other guests at the dining table on the balcony. There's a young couple from Rome, an elderly couple from Venice, the couples in between their ages brackets come from Perugia and Naples. All are amazed by the beauty of the region – just like I have never visited the tulip fields in the Netherlands these Italians had never visited any of Tuscany's world famous highlights before. Beyond this topic it becomes more difficult to keep the conversation going. It's not that they're not eager to talk, it's just that they barely know any English and we have no clue what they're talking about in Italian – only that the melody sounds wonderful. But then comes the food. Giuliana has placed grilled vegetables and cured ham on the table and is now going round with a huge bowl of ricotta to drop a spoonful on each of our plates. I'm very fond of the soft, white cheese but had never thought of eating it on its own – only for filled pasta, cake or dessert. We love it, its coldness and freshness is a treat in the warm summer evening air.
We watch Giuliana as she prepares the following dish in the tiny kitchen. I continue to hope that 'la Nonna' will show her face round the corner as I remember with nostalgia the old little lady with her grey hairs stirring the pans with tall wooden spoons. The steamy plate of spaghetti she put down on the middle of the table is a vivid memory to my parents and myself – good olive oil, parsley and the cook's secret were our introduction to true Italian cuisine: simple and just a few ingredients, but full of taste. Two typical Italian man (type: godfather) had decided that they'd teach me how to properly eat spaghetti. Up until then I had always thought I was the sophisticated kid eating my spaghetti with fork and spoon instead of my friends who'd just cut their spaghetti. The men hold my left hand on my back so that I could only use my right hand to swirl the spaghetti around my fork. Later in the evening they taught my parents how to properly drink Limoncello and Grappa. Vivid memories!
Obviously 'la Nonna' is not the one running the kitchen anymore, in fact the kitchen has changed location from one end of the balcony to the other and another classic is being served today: rigatoni con manzo. It's a delicious dish, and the Chianti Classico from own land perfectly compliments the flavours of the slow-cooked meat and tomato. The 'al dente' pasta is followed up by the secondi: veal and potato purée. Dessert is another classic, a classic that my parents brought home from this very same place. Sweet dessert wine with cantucci, crunchy almond cookies. Important: the two are not to be enjoyed alongside each other but simultaneously – dipping the cantucci in the wine and letting it soak up the taste. Then: don't take a bite but suck the moist cookie first. Truly delicious!
As wine continued to flow during the entire meal, we sit down on the sofa and enjoy the feel and sound of the evening air. We start to fall asleep on each others shoulder but get ourselves to walk the 30 metres to our room. We wake up to another bright and sunny day and make our way to the table we'd left just before we went to bed. Giuliana must have started working in the kitchen already a couple of hours earlier as we're greeted by the smell of freshly baked cakes. We sit down to indulge ourselves again in Tuscany's delicacies. Tutto bene? Molto Bene! Formaggio? Prosciutto? Uovo? Cappuccino? "Si, per favore!"
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Italy besides beautiful cities, magnificent landscape, high peaks …can also offer one of the best culinary experiences of the world!
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Flocking pink: Flamingo invasion draws dollars
Wind chimes shiver under a full moon as a caravan of cars slowly moves past the target house and pulls to the curb far down the block. Doors open and several teens emerge, clutching pink flamingos and chattering with anticipation as they plot their sneak attack.
Saul Agundez and Jonathan Munro, both 18-year-old seniors at the Fresno Adventist Academy, lead their classmates to the cover of a parked car in front of the house. Though the house windows are open and lights are on, the crouching students have no intention of turning back.
Munro surveys the scene and, when all seems safe, rushes forward. In seconds, he sticks a flamingo in a pot near the front door. Attached to the eye-catching landscape icon is a note that explains the madness to follow.
Students flood the yard, installing a flock of flamingos in lawn and flower beds. In less than two minutes, the deed is done and adrenaline erupts into laughter as the teens retreat. Another home has been "flocked," and everyone knows there will be wide eyes and plenty of snickers on this quiet street come morning.
For two years, the senior class at the Fresno, Calif., institution, a K-12 school with an enrollment of 220, has been flocking homes to raise funds for activities and projects. This year, the academy's 24 seniors have raised $1,170 with their flamingos and will use the money to defray graduation expenses and make improvements to the school's snack bar.
"We always do flocking on the sly," says Kelly Jordan, a science teacher and senior class sponsor. "We tape a letter asking for a voluntary donation to one of the flamingos and try to put that one as close to the door as we can."
Each flocking features 24 flamingos -- one for each class member. Homeowners get the shock of their lives when they discover the pink profusion in their yards. But they also are given the opportunity to nominate another family for flocking. The candidates usually are friends and boosters of the school.
David and Cheryl Crouch of Clovis, Calif., had their yard flocked last Valentine's Day.
"My husband woke me up and said, `You can get up and look now or later, but there are 24 flamingos in our front yard,'" Cheryl Crouch says. "We didn't hear a thing the night before."
However, an alert neighbor nearly called the police, fearing vandals were about to plaster the Crouches' house with graffiti. But Jordan was there to explain what was happening and the man put his cell phone away.
The Clovis Police Department has not had any complaints about flocking, says spokeswoman Janet Stoll-Lee. But she said flockers should use caution and not do anything that might cause them to be mistaken for prowlers.
The flamingos stay up for a day or two -- long enough for neighbors to roll their eyes but not long enough to affect property values.
"My wife screamed and started laughing when she saw the flamingos," says Bob Isaacs of Fresno, whose yard was flocked last fall. "I went around telling my neighbors, 'This is not permanent. This is not permanent.' They thought it was pretty funny."
Jordan removes the flamingos after everyone has had a good laugh. The "deflocking" puts neighbors at ease, but not everyone is happy to see the plastic birds disappear.
"My neighbor has a daughter who is 3 or 4 years old," Isaacs says. "She was sad to see the flamingos go. She thought they were great."
Flocking is a lot fun, says Gianna Navarro, 18, of Clovis.
"We're able to use our skills of stealth and mystery -- and implement the fun factor," she says. "Plus, we make a load of cash."
Because flocking is done at night, it involves elements of uncertainty.
"You always wonder, 'Did we flock the right house?'" Jordan says. "And one time we tried to flock a house with a gated yard. As we were about to hop the fence, we heard a dog bark. We had to come back and flock it a few nights later when the dog wasn't out."
Flocking as a fund-raiser has been around for more than 20 years, says Don Featherstone of Fitchburg, Mass., who created the pink flamingo for Union Products in 1957.
"I'm sure it started before I noticed it," he says. "But it came to my attention back in 1987, when the flamingo turned 30. Church groups were flocking homes and selling flocking insurance. It was about this time that we started selling bulk orders of flamingos to people who did flocking for birthdays and other occasions."
One of Featherstone's favorite flocking stories involves an Oklahoma automobile dealer who used hundreds of flamingos in a promotional stunt. Under cover of darkness, over a period of days, the dealer set the pink plastic birds up in well-traveled places and reaped loads of publicity as TV and newspapers covered the movements of the mysterious flock.
The dealer's goal was to move the flock day by day until it arrived at his dealership. But he didn't count on passersby stealing the flamingos along the way and wiping out the size of his flock.
"He called and ordered 700 flamingos," Featherstone says. "And he wanted them shipped by air. I told him the air freight would cost more than the flamingos, but he needed them right away. He wound up winning a marketing award from General Motors."
Although he has been retired for six years, Featherstone still keeps a flock of 57 flamingos on permanent display in the back yard of his home. The number commemorates the year he created the pop culture ornament. He says Union Products produced more than 20 million of the molded birds before closing its doors last year.
Thanks to its brilliant color, the pink flamingo becomes an instant -- and some say garish -- focal point when installed in the home landscape. When grouped in large numbers, there seems to be a definite flock effect.
"I haven't talked to anyone who thinks flocking isn't a good thing," Cheryl Crouch says.


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19 million people don't have internet access. Will Congress spend billions to fix that?
More than half a million South Carolinians don't have access to a reliable internet connection — forcing students to drive to parking lots of fast food restaurants to do their homework, making it tough for rural hospitals to treat patients in remote areas and rendering some business opportunities impossible.
South Carolina's Jim Clyburn, the third ranking Democrat in the U.S. House, wants to change that — for his constituents and for the entire country's nearly 19 million residents plagued with the same problem, including 14.5 million who live in rural areas.
Clyburn insists the best chance for achieving universal rural broadband is to fund it as part of a major, $2 trillion infrastructure package that some members of Congress want to pass in partnership with President Donald Trump.
The congressman joins Democratic leaders at the White House Wednesday to discuss logistics.
At that meeting, Clyburn won't have to convince anybody that broadband expansion is important. But he will need to make the case that Congress should front the money to help expand access to the internet to rural communities — a lift that could cost as low as $40 billion according to some estimates, and as high as $61 billion according to others.
On principle, Clyburn has full support from congressional Democrats, who see this as a winning campaign issue in the 2020 presidential election after being accused of neglecting rural voters in 2016. Though Clyburn has been the most aggressive advocate — he's formed a task force and launched a social media campaign — the party has all but demanded it be included in an infrastructure bill as a condition of Democratic support.
Republicans, including Trump, also are receptive to the idea. After all, a lack of connectivity limits opportunities for education, commerce, healthcare and farming in rural districts represented by members of both political parties. Nobody disagrees that it's a major problem that has to be fixed, and that fixing it would be politically expedient.
Even the GOP-led Legislature in South Carolina, with the Republican governor's support, tried this year to free up $2 million in grants to assist under-served areas of the state.
"Everybody loves rural broadband," said Marty Newell, the chief operating officer for the Center for Rural Strategies, of politicians. "It's better than eating gingerbread on Election Day."
Politicians also love funding roads, bridges, airports and water systems in their home states and districts, however. These priorities will be competing for funding in any infrastructure bill.
"How much they have to allocate, I don't know," conceded the U.S. Senate's second most senior Republican, John Thune of South Dakota, who is an advocate for expanded rural broadband deployment. "I assume most of it will go to transportation-type related activities."
'I know we can get it'
Congress has never allocated the kind of funds rural communities need to be fully equipped with broadband, which tend to be funneled into programs through the Federal Communications Commission or the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Still, Democrats are bullish about their chances for getting the money now.
'"I know we can get it," Clyburn said.
How much money Congress allocates, however, will largely determine what sort of rural broadband technology can be deployed — and there are disagreements about what standard Congress should strive for.
One approach involves laying down actual wire lines in the ground. The "gold standard," according to many advocates, is fiber optic cable, which could work well in more remote areas and has the best odds of longevity.
This solution is the most costly. In 2018, a consulting firm that specializes in telecom partnered with an economist to produce a report estimating that rural fiber broadband deployment would cost $61 billion.
That's why some rural broadband advocates are pushing for Congress to focus on wireless technology, which is less expensive.
Clyburn emphasized the priority is getting people internet, period.
"People say we need to prepare for 5G," Clyburn said, referring to the current fastest mode of wireless technology. "I don't want to get hung up on 5G when we have homes with no G's.
"Some people feel that wireless is not the best way, that the best way is fiber optic," he continued. "And I agree to that ... but we ought not sacrifice good policy on the altar of a perfect policy."
Clyburn's flexibility is likely strategic, designed to accommodate fiscal conservatives who are sympathetic to the cause of rural broadband but might not want to commit to the most expensive technology.
Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, a fellow South Carolinian, said recently that rural broadband deployment was important to him, describing interactions with emotional parents "crying that their kid has a problem with access to the highest level of education because they don't have connection."
However, Scott also suggested he was interested in finding the best, most cost-effective option: "Folks in South Carolina, entrepreneurs, (are) work(ing) on ways to extend to rural America a connectivity, but not through broadband, and maybe even cheaper, so I'm trying to do my homework before coming out and talking about the issue incessantly without being able to present a solution."
'Vision that's missing'
Clyburn could ultimately end up running afoul of industry representatives who say fiber is the only solution Congress should consider.
"We need to emphasize that to thrive, rural communities must have access to all-fiber connectivity," said Lisa Youngers, president and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association. "In many rural areas, the costs of deployment are so great that all-fiber networks will not be built with government support."
"The cost of the infrastructure is always going to be key, but you've got to look at this as a long-term investment," agreed Shirley Bloomfield, the CEO of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association, who plans to come to Capitol Hill soon to brief congressional aides on "why fiber is the best investment."
Some lawmakers are so convinced about the superiority of fiber they think Congress should express a preference for it in legislation.
"The bias should be fiber optic," said U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, a Democrat who represents the entire state of Vermont, which has many rural areas. "You can indicate the goal here is to have a durable, high speed opportunity for rural America and the advantage of fiber optic is that, as technology improves, rural America will be able to keep up."
Other members of Congress disagree that lawmakers should take a formal position.
"I don't think it's for the federal government to decide what's the best way — whether it's 5G, whether it's fiber, whether it's traditional cable," said U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who represents the technology Mecca of Silicon Valley and is working on a separate bill that would spend $41 billion to connect 98 percent of the country with reliable internet. "I don't think it's a one-size-fits-all solution."
As Congress prepares to debate a national policy, South Carolina advocates are doing what they can to expand broadband in their own state.
Clyburn said South Carolina Educational Television was seeking $50,000 to move its broadcast towers to areas that could increase wireless access in the surrounding area.
And in a sign that local lawmakers are aware of the problem, the State House passed a bill in April that would have allowed service providers to apply for up to $2 million in grants to expand broadband internet in under-served areas across South Carolina. They will have to pick up the effort again next year, however: the legislative session ended without action in the S.C. Senate.
In the meantime, Keith Oliver — senior vice president of Home Telecom in Moncks Corner and a Rural Broadband Coalition board member — is still waiting for the proverbial silver bullet that will end the uncertainty, in South Carolina and everywhere else.
"We need a strong, national policy that confronts the need and encourages the build-out of this infrastructure on a long-term, sustainable basis," Oliver said. "That's the sort of vision that's missing in our nation right now."


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It suddenly occurred to me that my life could be completely changed once Baby arrives to this world. I have yet to evaluate the impact to my lifestyle. All I am certain is: it will be changed.
Am I ready for this? I don't know.
Already, I am expected to prepare for Baby's arrival. Prams, food, clothes, feeding bottles, sterilising equipment, and so on. But when people asked me how's the preparation, I always replied, "What preparation?"
Last night I went to bed early coz my wife wanna me to sleep at the same time as her. She told me she couldn't sleep the night before because I wasn't around.
I constantly reminded myself that it is not easy to carry a baby in your tummy for 9 months. At least it's not an activity or experience that you get a lot in your lifetime. It's amazing how the human body adjusts itself to allow growth. I can imagine the discomfort she has to go through when Baby constantly kicks inside her tummy, when all the vital organs are re-aligned.
Life is amazing.


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Poems "I Too", "Song for A Dark Girl" and "Harlem" is written in a rather precise and simple manner in that it makes the reader get along with the different scenarios the persona is undergoing. The poem "I Too" revolves around a black brother who is trying so hard to get himself recognized. The persona remains optimistic in the sense that although he is being mistreated and looked down upon he decides to soldier on and eat(even if its in the kitchen) knowing very well that in the long run he would grow strong and then he will be able to defend himself against the oppressor." I'll be at the table when company comes. Nobody'll dare say to me "Eat in the Kitchen" then". (Langston. H, Stanza 2).
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The speaker of this poem remains optimistic that in future he will be able to be recognized as an American and be perceived as "beautiful". This is a revelation in some way since the black race has been seen climbing up the ladder just like any other race in America. There is now a "black brother" who is president and others being perceived as symbols of beauty allover America. Reading through the poem, a reader is able to figure out the human condition the persona is undergoing, he is perhaps a slave who is working in a white family and he is enduring mistreat just because he is not recognized as an American yet. The tone that is depicted here is that of optimism and hope. The persoa is very hopeful.
The poem" Song for a Dark Girl" on the other hand talks about a young black American girl whose lover has been killed. She is bitter and angry to have been deprived of love that she even despairs on matters concerning love. The persona of this poem says that" I asked the white Lord Jesus What was the use of prayer". (Langston. H, Stanza 2). In some way it's a revelation in that nowadays unlike before, black race have embraced Christianity and cease to call Jesus as "white Jesus". The message of this poem is driven home by use of metaphors to describe the lost love" Love is a naked shadow on a gnarled and naked tree" (Langston. H, Stanza 3). The point of view for this poem is somehow appropriate in that it brings out the tone of the persona and we as the readers are able to indentify with the situation and feel sorry for the lost love.
In the poem "Harlem", the persona is a rather encouraging speaker who is probably encouraging his fellow men to hold on to dream though they are differed. He goes on using rhetoric questions that are left unanswered so as to identify with the reader and this clearly disseminate the message very well. The poem also uses the stylistic device such as similes "Maybe it just sags like a heavy load". (Langston. H, Stanza 2). The tone of the poem is that of optimism and hope in that the persona tells the reader that a deferred dream is as good a fulfilledd one and that, all it takes to fulfill dreams is never to give up. The speaker in some way also is aware of the revolution that will hit America. This is evident since nowadays all races have equal rights and opportunities.
Going through David Mitchell critical essay about the poems, he outlines the loss of consideration by the author (David.M, 34-46).He goes on further to describe the poems as "irrational" and "inconsiderate" in the sense that the speaker did not take into consideration other factors while writing the poem. He for instance mentions the portrayal of the white family as racist yet they had employed the speaker to do kitchen work for them (David. M, 34-46). He however stipulates that the author was good in passing the message across and that there is smart and intellectual use of the various stylistic devices like Metaphors, similes and use of rhetoric questions. He outlines that though the author has been biased and one-sided he stills manages to "say what he wanted to say" (David. M, 34-46).
In concluding, what I like about the poems is that they try as hard as possible to not only provide for hope to the then black race but also to all those who are downtrodden and humiliated. The speaker tries to encourage the minority to soldier on, no matter the circumstances. The issue I have with the poems is the fact that they have solely used a tone that is not friendly to other races especially "the white" race.
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