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vegan toasted almond butter WITH chia
May 12, 2017 at 11:30 am
Edited by Riri Tan
better than any spread in the world.
Alright, we admit that we were skeptical about it.
Every vegan feed we have come across is about nut butter, nut butter and more nut butter. Their nut butter has always been so glorious, decadent and.. mouthwatering. From smoothies to bars to pancakes, and even nice creams sometimes. Such a versatile wonder, yet we have not laid our hands on. But truth to be told, we have had store-bought almond butter before and we just did not click. We were not meant for each other and that truth, hurts.
So when we have finally decided to do something with our untouched bag of air-fried almonds, we swore to keep an open mind and have our now better judgement to decide. So lesson learnt, thanks to our almond butter, we do not judge everything the same as how we had judged that one particular thing.
finger-licking good.
It is a jar of almonds; pure almonds blitzed, crumbled, pulsed and blended with a tad of coconut oil and a pinch of salt, into a smooth, gooey delicious paste.
We smeared it on our toasted home-baked whole wheat slice, and sprinkled a generous amount of Harmony® Halvia to excite our tastebuds and that, we warn you, makes a huge difference. That pool of gold, sandwiched in between the top layer of crunchy chia seeds and the bottom layer of a crispy toast, wow. It was on our faces; pure satisfaction and joy. We could almost emit rays of light from our gaping mouths.
And by the end of the day, we chucked our favourite PB out and labelled that jar of almond butter as 'happiness'.
3 cups of air-fried almonds
2-3 teaspoon of coconut, or any flavourless oil
3/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of Harmony® Halvia chia seeds
1. To toast almonds, preheat oven to 175°C.
2. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and spread the almonds loosely. Toast the almonds until fragrant, around 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. To produce a silky nut butter, Vitamix is our best friend here.
4. In the blender, pulse the air-fried almonds (or toasted almond, cooled) at a high speed for a couple of minutes, until it resembles brown sugar.
5. Add salt and 1 teaspoon of oil into the fine almond crumbs. Continue pulsing until it turns into a rough paste. Add another teaspoon of oil.
6. Blend for another 10 minutes, adding another teaspoon of oil in between. Check the consistency. We stopped blending when the mixture is really smooth, and slightly gooey, which was what we love as a spread.
7. Give it a final taste. Add more salt if you wish for a more savoury spread.
8. Add Harmony® Halvia chia seeds into the spread and stir to combine.
9. Pour the mixture into a sterilised mason jar, seal it tight and store it in a refrigerator.
kicking it up a notch.
We cut two thick slices of our fresh, home-baked whole wheat bread and popped it into the toaster. Using a rubber spatula, we scraped the remaining almond butter in the blender down to the very last bit of it, smeared it across our toasts, and coated it with a generous amount of Harmony® Halvia.
When the last spoon came, here was what we did. We poured cold almond milk into the jar, added cocoa powder, chia seeds and honey into it, shook the closed jar vigorously and served it as chocolate almond milk. Because, as what Gordon Ramsay always says, 'no waste'.
Not even a tiny teaspoon.
We have tried storing it in the refrigerator for up to a week.
That was the longest record we can manage, before we emptied the jar greedily on the third day. We find sealing the jar tight and using clean spoons to dig a spoonful keeps it contamination-free, hence helps in prolonging the shelf life.
Harmony® Halvia chia seeds are USDA and EU certified organic and premium-graded. It is super packed with Omega-3 fatty acids, fibre and natural antioxidants. A key ingredient to balance out the Omega-6 with its rich Omega-3 fatty acids profile. Beats inflammation very well too.
We opted for air-fried almonds as it uses up to 80% less fats than conventionally roasted nuts. Alternately, toasting raw almonds would give the butter the same smokiness and nuttiness to it, too.
Coconut oil gives the butter a smooth and glossy finish.

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Crispin grew up on a steady diet of video games, comic books, cartoons, and watching Star Trek with her dad. A writer at heart, she pursued degrees in Journalism and Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon. While she has a deep love of science writing with a focus on biodiversity issues, Crispin never lost her infatuation with the basic fantasy tropes of her childhood.
Heart of the Current began as an idea on a camping trip nearly ten years ago, but Crispin dismissed it as too nerdy and silly. Eight years passed before she had the guts to write it all down. Her novel is available on Amazon and local bookstores (just ask them to order it). She is hard at work on the rest of the trilogy.
Crispin currently resides in The Shire, and works as a computer healer and cat herder. When she's not writing, she can be found hiking, skiing, or camping.
What's your writing style like?
I'm a chunk writer. I find that I can easily spend all day and all night working. I'm a night owl, and the best writing happens between midnight and sunrise, when it's just me, my laptop, and my porch chair, surrounded by the symphony of frogs and crickets, or the heavy drumming of winter rain.
I have steady outlines, but I allow deviation once the writing flows, because as any author knows, our characters often get minds of their own. I allow some freedom with the choices and dialogue that my characters want to have.
That said, I'm a solid outliner, I know how everything will tie together, and I have several books itching to be written out.
Where's book 2?
Hiding behind my social obligations and 8-5 job; however, the first draft of book 2 is nearly complete. Book 3 is fully outlined, and a few scenes are written. Don't worry, I want it finished and published as much as you do! This is a story from my heart, and I want to share it as soon as I am able.
How many books do you have planned?
I have a trilogy lined up. After those three books are done, there will be several more stories based on the characters that survive the first three novels. *insert GRRM wink here*
What kind of software do you use?
Scrivener. Oh gods, Scrivener is the best thing ever.
You're obviously influenced by video games. What kind?
Well, I started with Oregon Trail and Sierra games, like good ol' Hero's Quest. Then moved on to Zelda. When I was in middle school, I got completely hooked on Final Fantasy IV and VI, and I still like to go back and play those classics on occasion. In college, it was A LOT of World of Warcraft. I played horde - mostly hunters, shockadins, and assholes. I raided heavily in Vanilla, PvP'd in BC and Wrath, and eventually realized that if I ever wanted to write the books stewing in my brain, I'd have to layoff the MMORPGs. (Yes, I still go through withdrawals.)
I'm a casual console gamer when I find rare snippets of time. I have a WiiU, 3DS, and PS4. Recent games include Assassins Creed 4, Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and of course, Mario Kart. There's also a lot of old school games like Mega Man II on my 3DS.
As for future games… I go to PAX Prime every year, and find a lot of enjoyment in indie games. I'm very excited for the game Dragon Fin Soup to come out.
Where do you find inspiration?
One of the biggest gold mines for my creative process is a solid hike with symphonic/trailer music. Nobuo Uematsu, Two Steps From Hell, and Audiomachine are some of my favorites.
Biodiversity Issues? What's that all about?
Biodiversity basically looks at the great variation of life on our planet, and how species interact. Take one creature out of the food web, and how does that affect everything else? It's one of the most fascinating topics out there for me. It can also be rather depressing, considering the changes our planet is undergoing.
Be careful though, I will likely talk your ear off about wolf reintroduction and the effect on ecosystems. *spoiler alert - wolves are not only badass, they're important*
What's your favorite type of whiskey?
I'm actually a huge tea drinker, and love Lupicia's different flavors. Alcohol tends to bog my brain down, and I'm always going a million miles an hour. If I have the rare drink, I go for Scotch, specifically Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban.
Pirates or ninjas?
Everyone wins when pirates and ninjas fight.


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I had a look at Xtremesystems forum today and noticed a user from UK sporting his new GIGABYTE P67A-UD5 with a monster 5.7GHz overclock on air cooling.
Incredible chip this one. I think this is the first chip I've seen run on 57x multiplier as well.
He runs this setup at 5GHz stable with a Megahalem RevB air cooler.


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When it comes to gefilte fish, bagelman01 would like to set the record straight.
First off, it's a "stuffed fish," and "traditionally the fish was ground with added vegetables, eggs and starch (such as matzo meal) … stuffed back into the skin and poached," bagelman says. "It bears no resemblance to the vile, white-paste mini loaves suspended in gel and served in glass jars. It need not be [made from] whitefish and pike (an American adaptation of Eastern European recipes). It often was/is made with carp, mullet or salmon. Nowadays, it is seldom stuffed back into the fish skin, but loaves are poached."
bagelman does a dreamy homemade version: "I make my own loaves of whitefish/pike, poached in water with carrots, celery and onions, and fresh lemon slices. I serve it with lemon pepper, not horseradish. I also like it served hot with a tomato vegetable sauce as a main dish."
But most people have never had a truly tasty version of the Jewish dish, bagelman laments. "There is so much bad gefilte fish around that most people won't eat it, even if they've never tried it. That gel is a real turn-off. But if exposed to good homemade gefilte fish, or the frozen loaves that … are cooked at home (such as Ungar's), people may and do like it. When serving guests who are not from my culture, I never announce the dish as gefilte fish, as I'd like the guests to taste with an open mind. Instead, I say I'm serving a dish of a homemade fish loaf."
Veggo agrees that people need to set aside their biases and give gefilte fish a fair shot. "A couple of my college roommates kept jarred gefilte fish in the fridge, [which was] immune from my nocturnal forages," says Veggo. "Years later, I was served homemade gefilte fish at a Shabbat dinner, and I had a second serving. A big part of enjoying new foods that at first make one squeamish is to thoroughly erase the mental blackboard and give them a fair chance. There are pleasant surprises out there."
Discuss: can one argue that lutefisk and gefilte fish are similarly controversial??


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I am very pleased to say that I am now oficially full term! Given all that I've been told and that I've read about the possibilities of preterm labour due to lack of space, and the vastly increased risk of breech presentation I am very very pleased to be here at 37 weeks with the little man still seemingly very happy where he is and head down.
Woohoo, final countdown now!
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
37 weeks today!
I am very pleased to say that I am now oficially full term! Given all that I've been told and that I've read about the possibilities of preterm labour due to lack of space, and the vastly increased risk of breech presentation I am very very pleased to be here at 37 weeks with the little man still seemingly very happy where he is and head down.
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Monday, 25 May 2009
The difference between a uterus bicornis bicollis and a uterus didelphys
Cowboyboot recently asked me what the differnce is between a bicornuate bicollis uterus and a uterus didelphys, so I thought I'd dedicate a blog post to trying to explain.
I shall try and put a couple of links on as I am not a medical expert, but there can be variations in both I think, and sometimes some medical people seem to consider the bicornuate bicollis as a varient of a uterus didelphy, while other seem to just consider it a variation of a bicornuate unicollis (which I sort of disagree with)
I guess I should try and start with the basics for those just starting on this trip. These irregular uterus shapes occur when you yourself are in utero, when the body is developing at something like 6 weeks I believe. The uterus is made from two seperate parts which normally fuse together to make one normal uterus, however for whatever reason this sometimes doesn't happen and only partial fusion or no fusion takes part, resulting in several different types of dodgy uterus, or mullerian anomalies as they should actually be know. It's just one of those things some people are born with. I'll put this picture in again just as I find it a really clear picture of the different types
If you have recently been told you have some form of mullerian anomally, whether a bicornuate, unicornuate, septate, didelphic, or any other form of dogy uterus the first two places I'll send you to check out are this blog and this yahoo group. They should give you lots of info about the differences and pushing for a correct diagnosis, there are loads of links on there and lots of answers to FAQ too.
Right the difference between uterus bicornis bicollis and a uterus didelphys, which is what I was getting at in a very round about way. They both have two seperate uterus and two cervix. I think first and easiest way to show the difference is with these pictures taken from here
The main difference is that UD is more independant and unattached then the BBU. Although both have two separate uterine cavaties, the walls of the BBU are still slightly joined together, but not just by a thin septate but rather by a thick uterus wall. In a UD these are completely separate, the two uterus cavaties are not partially joined. Another difference, although not a defining one as it can occur in both, is that a duplicated vagina is much more likely in a UD.
I'll throw in another link here for a bit about the differences, and then I will leave it there for now. Hopefully that has been useful to someone out there!
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Friday, 22 May 2009
That is the grand age I reached yesterday. However before I start wittering on about my birthday I shall do a quick pregnancy update.
All went well at the scan on monday, the scanner managed to get me in one of the most uncomfortable positions and then hold the probe myself while she did something else, however the placenta has moved enough out of the way and all is well which is the main thing. So all being well I should now not have to have a c section. He is head down and all is how it should be, and at just over 36 weeks he still seems fine for space. I have now started the intake of raspberry leaf tea, and it doesn't taste too bad, I was expecting it to be foul but fortunately not. I did say I would try and get a picture of how wonky my bump can look, but this little one likes hiding when I try, so here is a picture of a just slightly wonky bump, plus a general bump shot of me yesterday at 36+1
As for my birthday I had a really lovely day. My hubby took the day off work and we went out shopping during the day which was great, finally managed to get a forest green nail varnish which I have been after for ages, and a skirt in the same colour. Hub bought me a jewellery box and a pair of sandals
as pressies, as well as the trap door dvd he had given me in the morning. I had forgotten just how good that programme really was!
Then in the evening we went out for a meal to a little local restaurant, so all in all it was a really lovely day.
Oh and I almost to forgot to add and introduce, but here is Geoff the Giraffe My hub came home from the supermarket with him the other day as he said he just couldn't resist. I think someone is getting quite excited!
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Friday, 15 May 2009
Find me a family
Here in the uk channel 4 have been running a series of programmes under the banner of Britain's forgotten children. One of the series I have been watching has been entitled 'find me a family', about finding adoptive families for hard to place children, disabled children, older children and sibling groups.
This particularly was something I wanted to watch, as at some point in time I do want to adopt a sibling group. Two of our own and 3 adopted has been in my head for a very long time. I have so far only watched the first two of the three episodes, and I also want to watch the dispatches programme about the care system, however I do think things were being portrayed with somewhat rose tinted glasses. I know that the adoption process is often a lot longer then that shown, and that to then be placed with a child often takes a good while longer too, however I did find the programme very interesting and quite informative in a few ways. It also lead me on to thinking about my own experience of having an adopted brother and what I want for us personally as well as what would be best for any children we do eventually adopt.
I don't remember what I have previously put about my own family, but the general background is this. In my immediate family there is me and 3 brothers. I am the second eldest, then I have a younger brother who is 3 years younger then me, who was adopted when he was nearly 4, and has fetal alcohol syndrome and the youngest who was born about 6 months after 3rd brother arrived. In my wider family there is an adopted aunt, who was adopted as a baby by my grandma after being told she shouldn't have anymore children or it would kill her (she then had my Dad several years later and both her and my dad survived the experience) and 2 foster cousins. So adoption and fostering has always been something I've grown up around, although not always something that has been easy for the family. Even the house we live in has a history of fostering and had a definite feel of being right when we bought it.
As for us and what would be best for our children, having seen a little from my own family, having watched the experiences on this programme, and having read comments on a few adoption forums I think that would be best for us and for any adopted children would probably be to have any more birth children first and then adopt after. I don't want this little one to be an only one for too long, so it will probably be ttc next. I also think the disruption potential caused by another ttc period and new baby may be a lot for an adoptive family to deal with as they are settling in a new home. It didn't work like that in our house, my adoptive brother saw the new baby as his baby, but I think it must be unsettling for a lot of adoptive children to have a new baby born into the family. So with all this I feel kind of more certain about the future, although obviously we will see how we get on with this one and ttc is never a game with a predictable ending and time scale, that looks like it will be our path for the future.
I think this post has gone on long enough, but it has just struck me that I do talk about adoption quite a lot for someone who is now 8 months pregnant.
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Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Scan no.5
After my 20 week scan I was referred for a further scan at 32-34 weeks due to a low lying placenta, so yesterday at 34+5 I went for said scan. Having had an unscheduled scan inbetween but at a different hospital, I had been told things were ok with my placenta, so off I went, thinking it would be a nice simple straightforward scan and that would be it, signed off from the hospital to the midwife until I give birth. No chance.
Turned up for my scan, actually had the scan as soon as I got there which was great given the big queues, told her about previous bleed and scan in York then started on the scan. Everything is fine with the little man, and they confirmed again that it is a little boy we are having, which is good given the amount of blue clothing in our house! However when it came to seeing the bottom of my placenta and cervix it was just not happening. He is so far head down that they just couldn't see anything. They even had me lying sort of upside down on the bed, with my hips and legs significantly higher then my head (which was such an easy and comfortable position to be in!) to see if they could shift him slightly, but he just didn't want to play. The result of this was that they could see the placenta is still slightly under his head, but how far away from the cervix they just couldn't tell. Then had a nice long wait to see the midwife and doctor, and have been refered back for an internal scan next monday morning with a specialist scanner, followed by an appointment in the afternoon with the consultant if needed.
So all in all not quite what I was expecting, however the positives are that he is doing well, seems perfectly happy in there, and I got a really good look at his face and at him again. Final countdown now whatever the outcome of the placenta issues!
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Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Dreams -attempt 2
Or should that be attempt 3, as I actually started on this earlier this morning, but then went for a sleep instead. Anyway some musings. (erm now attempt 4 as it is a new day as this post never got finished, my musings are obviously quite disjointed)
This was kind of inspiried by my Dad preaching at church on Sunday morning, he was talking about having dreams and preparing for them, not just sitting about waiting for them to happen, but making them happen. About stretching yourself so that when dreams become reality you are in a place to fulfil them.
I don't know entirely what the point of this post is but bear with me. I think dreams are so important to all of us. I think if we don't have any at all we just stagnate in ourselves. They may be big dreams, small dreams, life changing dreams, world changing dreams but unless we have dreams and do anything about them what's the point? Ok we may not fulfill all of our dreams, some of them may be for the future rather then now, some of them may just be silly things, but without them what motivates us?
One of the quotes my Dad used was by Christopher Reeve
"So many of our dreams at first seem Impossible, then they seem Improbable, and then when we Summon the Will, they soon become Inevitable."
This then prompted me to have a bit of a search for other quotes about dreams.
"There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other."What a great quote, wouldn't you just love to be one of those people?!
"You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith."Ok so this quote was from some dodgy woman who fraudulently took lots of money in a dodgy church of some description. The point is I liked the quote though and I think it speaks a lots of sense and truth.
Gets me onto thinking about my own dreams. At the moment a lot of them focus on this baby, that he grows up feeling loved and happy and healthy, I guess the things that most people dream for their children. Beyond that most of my dreams seem to revolve around children in one way or another. The main dream to adopt a sibling group, a possible dream to become a children's social worker, and I guess my continuing hope to make a difference in some way.
Hmm the post is now taking a while too long to actually get posted and I'm not entirely sure where it is headed, so I will leave you with those thoughts and with a couple of recent knitting photos. I shall hopefully provide an updated bump shot soon, but I'm waiting for one of those moments when he really stretches out so you can really see what have a bicornuate uterus sometimes looks like!
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Monday, 4 May 2009
Photos and dreams
Have just been having a little look through some old blogs, and realised at one point my aim was to try and take a picture at least three times a week. I think that long went out of the window! However it may be improving again as I have bought a little point and shoot so at least I don't have to lug my big camera around with me everywhere I go on the off chance of something to photo. There is always that very irritating feeling when you go somewhere, see something fantastic to photo, and then realise you haven't got a camera with you as it is actually bigger then your handbag.
Took it out for a try yesterday, I'm not really up for going out my way or walking very far, but stopped off in the car and took just a couple and it seems like an alright camera. Obviously when I went to go out taking photos or when I'm off to weddings I'll take my good camera, but I do like this idea of something more portable.
Anyway here are a couple of snaps I took. This months theme is spring sunshine (not that we have any of that today, it being a typical british bank holiday monday) so here you go. This isn't the best bluebells picture I've taken, took a few last week(unfortunately a bit early for this months theme) on my big camera, but you get the idea. The lamp post is very spring time in Narnia to me.
As for last months architecture theme I came third with my picture of York Minster. Well sort of third but not really,as a trio of people came joint second with one vote each more then mine so technically I came 5th. However I am pleased with that, I liked the picture and was really pleased with my result too.
As for my comments on dreams they shall have to wait for now. I think I have just spent too long messing about on deviantart so I best actually go and do something useful now!
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Shout Out for Peace and Climate Action - UN International Day of Peace
No Australian Support for U.S. wars
For an Independent and Peaceful Foreign Policy
Speakers on War and Climate; Iran; US bases and Independent foreign policy; West Papuan Independence; Human Rights in the Philippines; military spending, and more.
A comment containing excerpts from this page has been posted beneath Assange Arrest Imminent: Ecuadorian Embassy To Expel Him In "Hours To Days" (5/4/19) by Tyler Durden | The Duran (21/4/19).
The Duran's Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris examine the reasons behind Ecuador's Foreign Minister stating that they have no plans of revoking Julian Assange's asylum status.
Video: French demonstrate outside the Australian embassy in Paris, calling for the cowardly unprincipled Australian Government to help Julian Assange. "Where are the 'We are all Charlie' freedom of the press demonstrators?" they cry.
At 1:00pm on Sunday 10 May outside the State Library in Swanston Street Melbourne, supporters of investigative journalism, free speech and human rights will rally to demand that the Australian government act to free journalist Julian Assange from the arbitrary imprisonment he has faced inside the London Ecuadorian embassy since October 2012 when he sought asylum, that is more than 6 years ago.
Assange's living conditions inside the narrow confines of the Ecuadorian Embassy were already poor. They have been deliberately made worse by the new Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno. This is consistent with President Moreno's treatment of the Ecuadorian people to whom he made many promises in the election 19 February 2017, which he subsequently broke.
As described below by John Pilger in his address to the Sydney rally of last Sunday 3 March, Assange's health and even his life are now at risk. So, the need for the Australian government to act to protect one of its citizens is even more urgent.
Below is a list of only some signatures from international organisations and individuals endorsing the campaign No War on Venezuela. Full list on web page. Action plan for Melbourne organised by the Australian-Venezuelan Solidarity coalition on Saturday 23 February, 11am at Trades Hall.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel's stubborn endorsement of the UN Global Migration Pact has brought his government to its knees and caused massive demonstrations against the Pact in Belgium. Charles Michel now governs with a minority, because the center-right Flemish N-VA has walked out over the PM's move to have Belgium support a UN migration pact. The Prime Minister is now trying to govern with assorted and reshuffled Liberals and Christian Democrats. The upcoming Migration Pact has divided international alliances: Austria, Hungary, the US, Israel, Australia and several other states rejecting the accord. [1]Belgium's migration minister, Theo Francken, commented on Thursday, "It's way too pro-migration. It doesn't have the nuance that it needs to have to also comfort European citizens." He said that, although it was not legally binding, it was also not without legal risks. He said that wide interpretation of human rights laws in EU courts were "tying the hands of migration policy-makers." [2]
The Free Julian Assange protest outside the British Consulate at 90 Collins Street Melbourne started on time and was well attended. Julian Assange's father was there and thanked people for coming. We have to give credit to the organisers - the Socialist Equity Party (SEP). It seems that no-one else in Melbourne has been able to draw people together to protest about Julian Assange's persecution, although it is obvious that many people do care. A problem may be that people believe they need permission to hold meetings and rallies, but this is rarely the case. There were several speakers and we did not film all of them. The films uploaded here were filmed on a hand-held digital camcorder, more for the record than for art. We also filmed the surroundings and participants to give viewers an idea of the scene in Australia. Another protest was to be held tonight (19 June 2018) at the State Library, where the film, Collateral Murder, would be shown. We have embedded a copy of this chilling record of a night of murder for fun by US armed forces in Iraq, which is a document that Julian Assange published, and for which he has been pursued with murderous resentment by the United States ever since.
Towards 2000 people rallied on the morning of June 9, 2018 at 11.00 a.m to protest against live animal exports. The rally, organised by The Animal Justice Party and Animals Australia, attracted a very united crowd of men women and children horrified by the inevitable and intense pain and suffering inflicted on the hapless cargo of these ships no matter where they are headed.
Apologies: This article previously erroneously stated or implied that all rallies were to occur on the same day. In fact, on Sunday 17 June there will be one rally in Sydney, whilst on Tuesday 19 June, there will be other rallies in Melbourne Brisbane, Perth and, hopefully elsewhere.
In the coming weeks, including on 19 June, rallies have be organised for Julian Assange have been organised across Australia and across the world.
Rallies planned for Australia include: on Sunday 17 June: Sydney - 1-3 PM at the Town Hall Square. Speakers include John Pilger and James Cogan Socialist Equity Party (SEP) National Secretary. on Tuesday 19 June: Melbourne - outside the British Consulate 12-2PM. Will be attended by Julian's father, John Shipton and another young member of Julian's family and Shirley Shackleton. Brisbane - Vigil 4-6PM at the Ann Street Shrine of Remembrance opposite Central Station; Perth - 12PM-2PM at Forrest Chase.
Demand that the Australian government act to abide by its duty of care to any Australian citizen and send to London a contingent of Federal Police to escort Julian Assange back to Australia.
This article has been adapted from Global protests to demand freedom for Julian Assange (2/6/18) | Class Consciousness.
See also: Pamela Anderson Says Trump Should Pardon Julian Assange Next (6/6/18) by Jasmine Sanders |the Cut. More news about Julian Assange on the World Socialist Web Site about Julian Assange: Australia has a legal obligation to protect Julian Assange (11/6/18) by Richard Hoffman, Press conference to be held in Sydney ahead of rallies in defence of Assange (11/6/18), The pseudo-left stabs Assange in the back (11/6/18) by Andre Damon, Sheila Coombes, Professor Tim Hayward and journalist Vanessa Beeley demand freedom for Julian Assange (11/6/18), Free Julian Assange! Support the June 19 vigil in London (11/6/18).
At 1:00pm on Sunday 17 June, there will be a demonstration at the Town Hall Square in Sydney to demand freedom for the heroic and visionary Australian journalist, Julian Assange. Julian Assange has been illegally imprisoned [1] in the London Ecuadorian Embassy for almost six years now. The alternative to his ongoing imprisonment is extradition to the United States, show trial, and long imprisonment, should he be made to leave the embassy. Should Assange remain, he faces grave threats to his health due to a lack of exercise within the embassy walls and lack of direct sunlight, so far, for six years.
Railway workers, protesting against changes to the French National Railways [Société nationale des chemins de fer - SNCF], forced their way into the Paris offices of Macron's political party, the Republic on the Move (la Republique en Marche (LREM)) on Friday 4th of May in the afternoon. The economic rationalist French government has used the Orwellian term 'reforms' to describe these changes, which roll back hard won twentieth century gains to workers in France, whilst supporting tax reductions for the super rich.
Let's avoid World War Three and bring justice, light and humanity to reporting on Syria and stop the lying deeds of US-NATO.
Time: 6:30pm
Place: State Library of Victoria
Date: 30th April 2018
Organisers: Hands Off Syria (Sydney) is coordinating with a group of activists and Syrians to organise a rally in Melbourne.
The sleepy village of Pottsville was initiated with its first ever political protest on Sunday. The protest was organised by Northern Rivers Guardians (NRG) on behalf of the threatened koalas at Black Rocks.
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How wrong can I be?
I'm wondering if Voting Rights, First Nation Rights, and Affirmative Action had all been upheld by the Supreme Court along with the horrific DOMA, would we - lesbians and gays - be out in the streets joyously partying?
I just can't celebrate a court decision which adds to my "privilege" to embrace more of the amerikan nitemare - oh dream - while other court decisions, part and parcel of that nitemare, further oppress my sistahs & brothers. Divide and conquer.
In my coming up days/ze, every womon with her eyes open knew that marriage is the institutional, cultural, individual oppression of womyn. Period.
Husbands had legal, institutional, intentional dominion over wives, sanctioned by religion, social and cultural practices, mores, etc. Husbands could legally rape wives until the late 70's thru the 90's (depending on the state) - today there are still some spousal "exemptions" in the majority of states, as most states categorize spousal rape as separate offense than stranger rape.
So how did womyn get from knowing the institution of marriage is an integral part of misogyny to wanting to be allowed into that institution? Why did some of us fight so hard for a piece of that institutionalized oppression?
I understand the rights that accompany legal marriage but it is only the shortest way to those rights that impelled us to fight to join this institution, not the moral and just way to those rights - which would have meant the dismantling of the institution: even though I think most people in this country would agree, the institution of marriage sucks and needs to be destroyed.
But what I really want to write about here is not the compelling reasons to turn our backs on marriage, but the costs lesbians and gays now have incurred as we step one more giant pace toward assimilation, toward our role as gate keeping, as we now become more 'acceptable' to those in power (as gate keepers, mind you) and as we now have another huge investment in the system.
This investment of ours now entrenches us securely into our LGBT role in "divide and conquer". While some of us believe our right to marry is a victory, I believe it has merely bought more of us off, silenced more of us, provided more reason for us to turn our ladened backs on the cost of privilege in our country.
While we embrace our privilege, many of us in this country will be deprived of basic human, let alone u.s. of a. should be constitutional rights: the right to vote, the right to keep children within our nation/tribe (first legally and institutionally taken away in the mid-1800's), the right to access to education.
There is a part of me that is very happy, that teary-smiles at those in love who want this marriage previously denied, that hopes the horrific pain of being separated from a sick or dying loved one, etc., will never occur again, that mulls over the impact on children who will know it is at least equally legal if not acceptable to marry someone of the same sex (is that what the supreme court decided??? hmmmmm).
I think about my family, my grandfather and one aunt escaping concentration camps, my grandmother and her two daughters escaping Germany - were they able to celebrate their escape while the rest of their family, neighbors, friends were murdered?
Maybe. I only know my grandmother hid her shock at his appearance and wept when she was reunited with her husband, a man who couldn't utter a word for 9 months after arriving on this shore.
Tears of happiness, gratitude, joy mixed with those of intense sorrow, loss, betrayal....
I guess my overwhelming feeling towards the supreme court - besides rage and anguish - is again deep betrayal. For I knew in the 60's when we fought for - and won - voting rights for everyone, in the 70's when we fought against - and won - the war against Viet Nam and the rights for womyn to control our own reproductive health, and on and on - I just knew we won battles and thoughts of having to re-fight again never crossed our consciousnesses.
I thought we made such basic, such righteous change that would so obviously last.
How wrong can I be.
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After extensive negotiations with the North Korean authorities, Director and Producer Daniel Gordon and Associate Producer Nicholas Bonner were granted unparalleled – and unrestricted – access to film two schoolgirl gymnasts as they prepared for the 2003 Mass Games – the biggest choreographed spectacle in the world. Pak Hyon Sun and Kim Song Yon train daily for hours at a time - outdoors on concrete no matter what the conditions. They train so they can perform to perfection for the country's leader – Kim Jong Il, known as "TheGeneral".
While A State of Mind brings never-before-seen images of state regulated schools, pubs and artistic performances, it is its daring ability to illustrate "the hardships of their lives in a manner almost never permitted by the Pyongyang government" (Washington Post) that makes this film a "fascinating" (Sunday Telegraph) documentary.


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Tuesday – Pork Chops and Oven Fries
Wednesday – Veggie Tacos
Thursday – Beef and Lentil Bake
Friday – Spaghetti (I'll be in TX for the weekend! It's not too late to register for my workshop!)
Saturday – Pizza for Dad and boys
Sunday – Leftovers
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Smuttynose Brewing Company which was the biggest brewery and the most formal tour. Oh and did I mention that as soon as we walked through the door they poured us a beer!? Not just any beer but the Smoked Cherry Short Weisse from the "Smuttlab" that was released that day! I didn't think I would like it by the description but I actually loved it! It had just the right amount of sour for me! We went onto a tour and then four more samples of our choice at the bar. My second favorite was the Rocky Road beer which had actual "fluff" in it and tasted like dessert!
Earth Eagle Brewing in downtown Portsmouth. It was more of a speakeasy styled spot and included lunch! Yes lunch was included on our tour. We had nachos, sandwiches and of course beer! Don't ask me the names of any of them b/c by this point I had stopped keeping track!
Beara Irish Brewing Co. The beers were waiting for us at a reserved table when we walked through the door. Unfortunately this place lacked the Irish charm I was hoping for. . . I think I would have liked it better if there had been an Irish session going on while we were there but there wasn't. I guess there usually is so I hope to go back sometime for that! (Don't worry I'm sure I'll get my fix of Irish music next week while I'm in Ireland!!!!!!!)
Throwback Brewery and it might have been my favorite! It is on a farm and owned by two women. It just had such a cool vibe! Not only was the beer great but the food was delicious too! We got to hang out here for a while and we had a private room! It was a lot of fun! One of the owners gave us the history of the brewery and told us about their beers. I would love to go back here especially in the warm weather when the beer garden is open! Oh and we tried the cranberry ginger beer. . . so good!
Allo did a great job keeping the group moving from brewery to brewery (pretty impressive if you ask me) and though of everything (water on the bus and maybe some beers too). We got back to Assembly Square around 6 PM.
The tour costs $110 which may sound like a lot at first but when you think about everything you get it really is a good deal (4 breweries, a DD, lunch, snacks and FUN)! I got my tour for free but I would honestly pay to go on another one. You can even get a custom tour if there is a specific brewery you are interested in visiting. For more info or to book go here.
Oh and we had a professional photographer in our group so check out Mike's photos here!
Thanks Emily for inviting me! I had so much fun!


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Which Council Service Do You Need?
The table below shows which Council has prime responsibility for each service, and provides a link to the relevant web page if one exists.
Contact telephone numbers:
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council 01789 269332
Stratford-on-Avon District Council 01789 267575
Warwickshire County Council 01926 410410
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council
- Avon Mooring
- Cemeteries
- Clocks Provision
- Churchyards
- Crime Prevention
- Dog Hygiene Bins
- Garden of Remembrance
- Grants and Initiatives
- Litter Bins
- Planning
- Seats
- Shelters
- Signage
- Town Hall
- War Memorials
Avon MooringOnce for community use, this is now a private mooring.
Avon Mooring
Tiddington Road
Provision and maintenance of Burial Grounds:Stratford-upon-Avon Cemetery
Evesham Road
Clocks Provision
Provision and maintenance of public clocks:
The American Fountain
Rother Street
Duty to maintain any closed churchyard where the duty has been transferred by the Church of England:
Holy Trinity Church
Old Town
Crime Prevention
Supports the installation of equipment and establishment of schemes for the detection or prevention of crime
Dog Hygiene Bins
Provision of dog hygiene bins in streets and open spaces
Garden of Remembrance
Duty to maintain the:
Garden of Remembrance
Old Town
Grants and Initiatives
Financially supports whenever possible, specific initiatives or events that will benefit the town
Litter Bins
Provision of litter bins in streets
|Town/Parish Councils have a right to be notified of any planning application affecting their area and to make comments which the planning authority must take into account
Provision and maintenance of public seats on the highway.
|Provision and maintenance of shelters for general public use and also particularly for bus passengers.
Supports the erection of signs of general information or warning to the public. Responsible for the naming of new streets.
Town Hall
Provision of buildings for public meetings or functions, or for the use of clubs and societies having recreational or social objectives:Town Hall
Sheep Street
War Memorials
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Second, race. Accusing someone of racism simply doesn't end well. Especially if that person is in a position of authority, then it really really doesn't end well. I don't think it's beyond the realm of possibility for a police officer, responding to a burglary, to ask and expect your cooperation. Sure sure you are pissed 'cos it's your house but the most expedient thing to do would have been to cooperate with the officer (even in the face of unreasonable requests) at the scene. And then file an harrassment case with the department. Just because you are the owner of the house doesn't mean there couldn't have been burglars in your house without your knowledge.
In any case, from my thankfully limited dealings with the police and other people in uniforms, I think it's more likely a case of abuse of power than racism.


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Remember how the internet was to bring about a smaller village on planet earth? One with an information superhighway that would connect every citizen to a few flow of knowledge? I know, right? Laughable today.
What happened was how we humans tend to handle something new and good. Screw it up. The internet has become a toxic cesspool of misinformation with competing forces manipulating information to advance their interests. What can we do to control what we read and view?
Apple Gear (apps)
There was a time, way back in the day, back when I was more Kitty Kate than Kate Mac, that even in Brooklyn we lived in simpler times. Each town or city of substance had a daily newspaper, and likely an edition from a larger nearby city. We had a few radio stations, fewer TV stations, and magazines that almost everyone read.
Information gathering was simpler, more beneficial, less divisive, and somewhat more uniform. Those days are gone.
Today we have the entire planet of information available to us on the iPhone's screen. It's like having a Mac and an open window to the world in your pocket. Not only did the marriage between information superhighway and a mobile and always connected device bring us more knowledge and communication and connections to others in an instant, it also opened a floodgate of information that spans the spectrum from valuable to utterly worthless.
We are not immune to the problems of too much information and we have not been well trained to differentiate perspective and opinion from fake news; some of us cannot tell the difference and that speaks volumes about the predicament humanity finds itself in today.
What can Apple do to help?
Obviously, Apple recognizes the pressures placed upon traditional media and news gathering sources. We are breeding a whole generation of mobile device users who have no knowledge of how to gather news, how to filter the noise, and who think YouTube is television. Among the tools we can use on Mac, iPhone, and iPad are Apple's own News app, RSS news readers, and applications from entities that gather, track, cultivate, and curate the news in a somewhat more traditional method which places importance on fact vs. fiction.
We live in dangerous times; an era where foreign entities impact and manipulate electorates in our country and elsewhere. We live in a time where fiction is touted as fact, where facts are dismissed as fake, where even educated elected officials work on an agenda anathema to their constituents, and where 21st century media companies– Facebook and Google, I'm looking at you– seek to manipulate their users for their own enormous profits.
Your iPhone, Mac, and iPad have applications which can be used to counter such manipulation but all require an element of consideration and usage which is foreign to generations of the past who obtained the daily digest of information from a local newspaper, a few radio and TV stations, and the national stage was not divided among such disparate groups.
A simple RSS news reader can help you find the news you want to read so you can compare the message with others, and in the age of information overflow, a comparison is good. Last month I wrote two missives on RSS and two things I found that should lead you to run to the nearest Mac or iPhone or iPad RSS newsreader.
What I Found By Using An RSS Reader – Regurgitation. The same news and rumors are passed off on each website so what you read on one will show up on two, three, six or seven other websites. What you read on 9to5Mac often shows up on Cult of Mac which can be found on Apple Insider, Macworld, TechCrunch, Computerworld, PCMag and PCWorld, Mashable and many others.
Something Else I Found By Using RSS – Advertising disguised as news. Articles disguised as special deals. Articles that sell vs. articles that inform. Nearly every major Apple-oriented, Mac-oriented, and technology gadget oriented website features so-called articles or special deals (often disguised as an article) that help the website regain some of the revenue that was lost thanks to ad blockers, lowered advertising rates, and lowered advertising click-through rates; all of which combine to reduce or eliminate profitability for such sites.
People are being manipulated by a staggering deluge of misinformation– but just like the frog that dies a slow death simmering in a pot of water– never feeling the pain until it is too late– they can take charge and create their own filter; a filter tight enough to keep out useless debris, but wide enough to allow in information with different value.
Back in the day we called them books, magazines, television, and radio; not to mention institutions of higher learning. Today, good and bad exist in the same pot with a similar look and feel and it requires effort to unravel the valuable from the valueless. An RSS news reader can help and yet it puts you in control of what you read and view each day. Those apps work on every Apple device.


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My beautiful Healdsburg Country Gardens bride Jen contacted me when she was expecting their first baby. I was so thrilled to see Jen and Dario and to shoot their maternity session. We had fun shooting around Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley, and Jen was truly glowing! Their daughter, Alessia, ended up being born just a few days later on my own birthday! Wow! What a surprise! Congratulations Jen and Dario, and welcome Alessia!
Here's adorable Alessia!
And in case you need a refresher, here are a few from Jen and Dario's beautiful wedding at Healdsburg Country Gardens!


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Forecasting is the process of making predictions of the future based on past and present data and analysis of trends.
As kids we would regularly check the surf report for information regarding the current scene at whatever beach we were planning to go to. The goal was to get the best, most current information available so we would know where the best surf was at.
A small but crucial portion of the information provided was wave measurement and quality. An example would be "Sunset Cliffs - 2-3 feet, knee to waist high, fair to poor conditions". This information would tell us that going to this location on this day would probably result in a poor surfing experience, so go elsewhere or stay home.
There was also additional information that would increase one's awareness of the scene, such as: "Large cracks are beginning to appear at Sunset Cliffs, so please exercise caution if in the area." This information could prove to be invaluable if you surf or buy real estate. Being aware of the forecast can enhance your daily living and save you from disaster.
The world is changing rapidly and staying current can take a considerable chunk out of your day, so we usually opt to focus on areas of interest that we share around the watercooler. Because of the volatile nature of some of the currents, such as politics or religion, we either keep our awareness to ourselves or bypass information collection all together.
What happens over time is that we lose awareness of these topics of volatile nature and create a comfortable cocoon which insulates us from minor shifts and awkward situations. This is a great tactic for getting along with the day and not worrying about tomorrow, but it can be folly if you ignore an approaching storm.
Another ill-advised tactic is to siphon off someone else's perspectives and adopt them as your own because they make sense with your worldview. This is lazy, potentially dangerous, and can lead down some crazy rabbit holes.
Being aware of a storm is not the same as being prepared for the storm…but both require accurate forecasting.
Give yourself 5 minutes a day and check out the geopolitical, national, or domestic scene. Inform yourself of what is occurring in other locations and you will broaden your awareness and expectations of what happens during a storm.
Don't be storm focused, be storm aware.
Storms happen…ride'm!


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October 11, 2018
We understand the importance of mining in a country's economy. For a significant portion of the population, it is the main source of income to support their families. We understand the importance of mining in sourcing valuable minerals and geological materials that have various uses in our society. We have joined forces with different organizations who are involved in mining to promote responsible mining. We want to protect the environment where mining operations and activities are conducted to ensure its sustainability. We want to protect the people who mine to earn a living and the communities they live in. In particular, we support artisanal and small-scale miners. We want to organize and empower them so that their voices can be heard even across the globe into the garage doors in Oklahoma City and they can be key stakeholders in the mining industry.
So many lives have been lost due to irresponsible mining practices. Governments allow capitalists and big companies to take control of their natural resources and the result has been catastrophic. We have seen in the news how landslides have taken the lives of the people and destroyed the properties that they have worked so hard for. Irresponsible mining practices make the land and soil in the areas where they operate vulnerable to landslide and erosion. They take down trees that could have helped prevent this disaster from happening. Trees are essential in absorbing excess water from the mountains and they also make the soil around them firmer. We have cases of child labor and the exploitation of workers. Children, who should be in school studying or playing with their friends, are allowed to excavate minerals underground. They are exposed to dangerous labor conditions and workers are not given proper compensation. They sacrifice their lives and communities for the little amount of money that they earn. Nature has also taken a beating from irresponsible mining. Land and bodies of water are poisoned and polluted by the harmful wastes brought about by mining activities. And the sad part is that the people and the communities continue to feel these effects years after the big mining companies have closed their operations in their area. Mining has short and long-term effects in the communities where they are conducted. That is why it is essential to promote responsible mining NOW for the protection of the environment, communities, and the people. Let us not wait until further damage is done to our environment and more lives are lost. Let us act now!
The Alliance for Responsible Mining educates community members about the importance of responsible mining. We make them aware of the effects of irresponsible mining and we empower them to be part of the solution. We call on the different mining corporations to ensure the protection of the environment, communities, and the people. We lobby for laws and legislation that would ascertain the protection of the people and the environment. it is a collective effort. We cannot do it alone. We need the cooperation of all the stakeholders in this endeavor.


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Dave Bonell and party had their first visit to Les Saisons. Dave started the week in swim 7/8 then moved to swim 3 and finished the week with 12 carp to 37lbs.
Rob started in swim 3 and moved to 7/8, finishing with 9 carp to 43lbs.
In swim 11 Gareth had 25 plus fish including 5 over 40lbs up to 47lbs. There was one particularly hectic period with 3 fish caught within minutes.


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If I'm to be incredibly honest right now I'd say that most my life I haven't had that great of self-esteem. I'm never content with my weight, never satisfied with my complexion, never pleased with my personal growth.
I've lived my life always seeking perfection through my hair style, make-up or wardrobe; I sought to accomplish certain tasks in order to make myself more appealing or to satisfy my own self-worth. Truth is…I never was satisfied. I lacked vision for my life and constantly doubted the path I had taken. I felt extremely lost and alone (cliche I know).
When I got married and became a mother that all changed. These are the 8 reasons why my marriage and motherhood boosted my self-confidence:
1. My husband gave me the freedom to feel comfortable in my own skin. He's never cared about my weight fluctuations, my skin breakouts or the amount of craziness I possess (even more so during certain times of the month).
2. My marriage liberated me from the constant searching and wondering if I'd ever end up with the man of my dreams. Finding the man I knew I would be spending the rest of my life with gave me not only the reassurance I needed but it eliminated the doubt and fear I had about never being good enough for someone.
3. I only dress to impress one person and most the time he's fine with my baggy t-shirts and yoga pants.
4. After becoming a mother I learned more about myself than I had in the 20 years prior; not only my weaknesses but my strengths as well. Motherhood makes us pretty darn near invincible ladies!
5. Motherhood gave me purpose; it gave me a vision for my life. For the first time I felt like I understood myself and what I, personally, was created to do.
6. Watching my children grow and flourish in their short lives has given me more pride in the person I was made to be. We as mothers and wives have been given such a unique opportunity to love in ways that we never knew existed.
7. Becoming a mother has made me feel more beautiful and confident to step out in the things that don't come as natural to me. As much as I desire perfection, I've come to realize that marriage and motherhood are anything but.
8. Being a wife and a mother has given me the opportunity to surround myself with some of the most brave, beautiful, and confident women I have ever met and for that I am extremely grateful. You can't do mommyhood without a group of women that help you grow in the right direction.
One of the most beautiful things about being a mother and a wife is that there is total grace covering you all the time. You can mess up a thousand times but you will still remain the same in the eyes of the Father. Children are incredibly forgiving and loyal and well husbands…they're just saints (lets me honest ladies). I am incredibly proud of say that my life as a wife and mother has made me more beautiful than I could have ever accomplished on my own. Own it moms! You are so beautiful!
If you think this would encourage a friend today share it with them! xoxo friends!


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You can find Ashley's blog, Our Celebrated Life, by clicking here.
Original photography for the nursery was by Ashley and her buddy Megan!
Another special friend of Pink Postcard! :)
The changing table / dresser was refinished, and the rocking chair was reupholstered.
Grandmother! That's a pretty special heirloom!
I love the board and batten wall treatment! This was a project they tackled a few months ago when the nursery started.
Don't you love the yarn mobiles?? Such a cute DIY project.
You can read how Ashley put it together here.
Both cribs have coordinating fabrics for the skirt and base, and then a boy / girl crib sheet.
Wall art in a cute, modern look- courtesy of Megan!
A drum shade chandelier was changed out from a traditional light fixture.
Some cute cuddlies for the two
Everything is ready to go, and everyone is waiting!
Even Franklin!
Thanks so much for letting me feature your special nursery, Ashley!
Can't wait to meet these cuties!
If you'd like to see more details on the room, and sources for where items for the room came from, you can visit Ashley's blog, here.
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Close-up of couples dancing on American Bandstandby Matt Delmont
American Bandstand's productions strategies also encouraged viewers to participate in the show by taking an interest in the show's regulars and by learning dance steps. An October 1957 TV Guide review called attention to the show's camera techniques: "[T]hanks to some camera work by director Ed Yates that would do credit to any TV spectacular there isn't one of these amateur and largely anonymous supporting players who isn't worth watching."[i] While teens danced in the studio, the show's camera operators made frequent use of two types of shots. First, during slow dances they used extended close-ups on the couples faces that provided viewers with an intimate look at which teens were dancing together. In turn, the show's regulars would jockey to dance in front of the cameras so they could be seen on television. Arlene Sullivan, who along with Kenny Rossi made up one of the show's most popular couples, remembered that "it got to the point where the regular kids wanted to be on camera all the time, so Dick Clark would turn off the red light so we were supposed to not know which camera was on. But we always knew where the camera was. We were hams." Asked how she knew which camera was on without the red light, Sullivan recalled "Oh, you knew. You knew how they were focusing. And then Dick Clark would start to say, if he thought we were in front too long, 'Ok, Arlene and Kenny in the back, Franni in the back, Carole in the back.' He wanted to give the other kids a shot."[ii] Despite Clark's prodding, the regular dancers were on camera enough to become celebrities among the show's viewers and teen magazine readers. 'Teen magazine, for example, told readers they were "swamped with requests to do a story on the kids from Bandstand," and subsequently featured six cover stories on American Bandstand between 1958 and 1960, with profiles of current and former Bandstand regulars like Pat Molittieri, Kenny Rossi, and Arlene Sullivan. 'Teen also published two eighty-page special issues for teens to read more about the show's dancers.[iii] Daily television exposure and celebrity-style coverage in teen magazines made Bandstand's regulars into what would later be called reality television stars. These non-professional performers became, as 'Teen put it, the "most famous unknown[s] on TV today."[iv] American Bandstand's use of extended close-ups, coupled with numerous magazine profiles, invited viewers to follow along with the dating and style choices of the show's regulars and provided viewers with information about another form of consumption.
billy cook where are youby k caye
American Bandstand - Close-up shot of couples dancing - 1957
This clip shows one of the primary camera techniques used on American Bandstand.
- from American Bandstand (1957)
- Creator: Dick Clark
- Distributor: ABC/WFIL
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Big thanks to everyone who braved the windy weather to attend the Streetscape and Signage Plan Open House at Village Hall on 12/04. Scroll down to view some snapshots from the event.
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RAM Requirement: 1 meg RAM
Control: Joystick or Keyboard
Release Status: Abandonware
Year: 1992
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Developers: Rebecca 'Burger' Heineman
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Out of this World was quite probably the last IIGS game to be released by a mainstream company.
It was released by Interplay and programmed by its resident IIGS demigod, Rebecca 'Burger' Heineman. Out of this World is known on some other platforms as 'Another World', such as the original Amiga version. The game seems to have been ported to almost every popular computer/console in the early 90s - Atari ST, PC, Mac, SNES and Genesis/Megadrive...and rightfully so, because this game totally kicks ass.
The story is simple and wonderfully presented to us at the beginning of the game. As a well-to-do scientist, one of your experiments goes wrong and you are transported to another world. This introduction still impresses me today - it's entirely done with polygons. What's even more impressive is that as you play the game, you realise it's ALL done with polygons too; an incredible feat of production and understandably why it took original designer Eric Chahi two years to create.
The IIGS version allows for four different types of video display, with Television being the smallest and Full Screen being the largest. The IIGS was relying almost solely on processor power to keep the polygons rolling and even on my real IIGS, with an 8Mhz ZipGS, it still wasn't going full speed at the largest screen size. Playing the game by emulation should present no such issues. You can choose to use joystick from the opening options, utilising both buttons, one for shoot/run and the other for jump. Keypad can also be chosen with shift and control as the two buttons. You can toggle both the sound and music on and off here, as well as during the game, but I recommend leaving the music on as it's way cool and uniquely I haven't heard it on other versions, although I've only seen the PC, Amiga and Mac versions.
The game itself is a combination of action and strategy. If you've got quick reflexes, they'll only get you so far before you need to think about overcoming your obstacles. Instead of saving games as you progress through Out of this World, the game includes codes, which you enter, by pressing "C" anytime during the game, which will then take you to a certain stage in the game. It's a good idea to write these codes down, as they can save you much frustration in having to backtrack through parts of the game that took you hours to master (yes, hours!). Unfortunately, backtracking can become unavoidable even with the codes, as you need to repeat your actions to arrive at something you're stuck at. If anything, this is my only criticism of the game, as it makes the player's frustration double at particularly hard parts when they have to go through other parts you've already played over and over again.
I'm not going to spoil the game by listing the codes here - it will be an effort and a struggle to finish Out of this World, but that's where the fun lies. There have been few other games where I've felt incredible triumph and relief when passing difficult areas. But don't let that make you forget to write down the code for the area you've just entered!
At the very least, Out of this World is one of the '90s best games. At most, it's one of the most brilliantly conceived and executed pieces of interactive entertainment ever. Have a lot of fun with this one.


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A few weeks ago I talked about how to regrow green onions using nothing but leftover onions, a glass, and some water. It's a great way to stretch things a little further in kitchen and hardly requires any work at all. Today I thought it was time for my next tip: how to reduce kitchen waste, especially from produce that isn't being used up quickly enough.
Let's face it, we've all been there. Sometimes you have an over abundance of food from the garden or a recent shopping trip and sometimes you just plain forgot you had something and it's starting to look a little sorry. I frequently find myself in this situation, so every other week I make a dish I've always known as The Poorman's Meal. I'm sure it has a billion and one other names, but that's what I've always known it as, so we'll just keep the name for now (even though it's probably not politically correct.)
This dish consists of whatever odds and ends I have on hand that are starting to get old. In our case it's usually some really wrinkly bell peppers, onions and potatoes that have started sprouting, and the last sausage in the package that I've forgotten to use up. The nice thing about this meal is that there is no recipe. I've seen it made with green beans and bacon instead of sausage and peppers, you just toss whatever leftovers you have in a skillet, cook them up, and season it with a little salt, pepper, and garlic. This meal couldn't possibly be easier and it's a great way to reduce your kitchen waste while spending only a trivial amount of time actually cooking.
Don't forget to keep reading after the recipe for a quick review of a great tool from OXO that will help you on your quest to reduce waste in your kitchen.
Want more tips for using up your leftovers? Make sure to check out our posts for Southern-Style Sawmill Sausage Gravy (to use up expired milk) and Banana Split Bread (for brown bananas.)
The Poorman's Meal
makes approximately 3 servings
1 tablespoon salted butter
1 large potato, cut into ¼ inch thick slices
1 bell pepper, sliced
1 small onion, sliced
6 - 8 ounces sausage (I use Andouille)
sea salt, black pepper, and garlic, to taste
- In a saucepan melt butter. Add sliced potato, bell pepper, onion, and sausage. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, flip the potatoes so they brown on both sides, then cook for an additional 10 - 15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Season with sea salt, black pepper and garlic powder before serving.
If you find you're out of one of the ingredients listed, try substituting the missing ingredient for something you do have. I've seen this made in a number of different ways and it's always been tasty. If you want a real treat, trying making it with maple sausage links instead of the andouille, fry or scramble some eggs, then serve it as breakfast for dinner. This is one of those meals that's tasty any time of the day.
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When I talk about reducing waste in the kitchen the first thing that springs to mind for most people is food waste. The simple truth is this: most people toss a good portion of the groceries they purchase each week. Often times it's leftovers that have gone uneaten or produce that has spoiled before it could be used. This translates into a lot of money that goes straight into the landfill. This wasted food and money is one of the reasons I make sure to incorporate dishes like the poor mans's meal into our menu rotation frequently—it cuts down on one form of the waste I frequently see in our kitchen.
Now I want to give you a little food for thought—food isn't the only thing that people waste when they're cooking. Time is another thing that is frequently wasted, but it's not something most people stop to consider.
If you're anything like me then you've probably wasted plenty of time standing at the fridge wondering what to cook. You've also likely wasted time searching for missing ingredients in your disorganized pantry or making last-minute trips to the store because you've discovered half way through a recipe you're missing a key ingredient. Anyone who has cooked a meal has been there, but what you may not realize is that you've also been wasting time by using tools that aren't quite up to the job at hand. This may sound like common sense, but having the right tool for the job can save a lot of time and that extra 15 minutes you save by using a more efficient tool can make the difference between a home cooked meal and ordering takeout for the third night in a row because you're too tired to cook.
That said, I've actually been a naysayer when it comes to using some of these time-saving tools in my kitchen. I don't have a large kitchen, so every tool I own needs to be a multi-tasker and it needs to perform well. To date I've not had a good experience with using a mandoline as the one I've own for years is a bit of a heath-hazard. The blade is always falling out and at one point took a huge chunk out of my hand that resulted in a trip to urgent care. Early in our marriage my poor husband came home to an unlocked apartment with a trail of blood leading clear across it, then discovered I was no where to be found. I was at urgent care receiving nearly 15 stitches while he wondered how an axe murdered got into the apartment.
After that I tucked the mandoline away and went back to using a knife, which works well for most tasks, but it's not always the most efficient way to cut up a huge pile of potatoes or vegetables (especially if you want them thinly and evenly sliced.)
When OXO offered to send me the new version of their chef's mandoline I was curious to see how it differed from the model I had from their competition. The first change I noticed is that the blades are permanently stored in the mandoline, you'll still need to slide them out to adjust the type of cut you want, straight or crinkle, but they're locked in to place firmly and won't fall out. Even fine-tuning the thickness of your slices is simple—there's a red slider bar that adjusts in 0.5-mm intervals allowing a paper thin cut or something thicker like I used for today's recipe. You can even make julienne, waffle, and French fry cuts with the turn of a knob. The easy adjustment knob and the blades that stay put solved the two biggest pet peeves I had when using a mandoline. It was incredibly easy to set the thickness I want and produce a pile of potatoes that were uniform in size and therefore cooked evenly.
A mandoline may not be for everyone, but there are certain times when using one is much faster—especially if you have a huge pile of potatoes, zucchini, squash, or onions that you need to cut into uniform slices. If you find yourself performing this task on a regular basis, then it's definitely a time saving tool you may want to consider for your kitchen.
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Last Sunday, the Daylight Saving Time ended and we did "fall backward." (as in Spring Forward/Fall Backward, for those of you not in the U.S.) And as if the weather finally realized it was time to move on, it rained on Monday.
And today, I officially feel chilly in my sleeveless top and PJ shorts. This, my friends, officially marks the beginning of "colder season" in Southern California.
Obviously, I wait all year for this time to wear all my handknits. Socks for bedtime and morning, sweaters and shawls for walking the dogs, and hats for rainy days. And I like to wear lightweight sweaters like my Sweet Lil' Tee for this transitional time into more colder season.
Although the tee has cap sleeves, it is knitted in 100% merino wool. It is very insulating and therefore, all it needs is a light coat or a jacket to complete the look for the season.
To accessorize, I like to keep things simple -- a men's watch ("borrowed" from my husband), orange brown lipstick, with tall heels to match the bootcut jeans.


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Trout starting to show up in big numbers as the bays and lakes are loaded with plenty 11-12 inch fish. Working the schools hard will payoff with 30-50 fish each morning depending on how long you stay with it.
Of course you'll have to catch 100-150 fish to get those 50 or so keepers over the 12 inch mark. We 're still running redfish trips the remainder of the month as that's what the customers want! However, after this week it will be all trout fishing during the month of October. Nick Welch was back on the DU and his crew had a great adventure whacking the bronzebacks. We had to move around to various locations to get away from the oversize reds .The redfish action has been very good this month and about the only thing different is that we're seeing a lot more redfish between 27-30 inches than in the previous years. We've had to work a little harder for the slot reds but that's ok as its just part of the game. Looking forward to a great October and busting up some yellowmouths. Good luck fishing.
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Growing up in a beachside suburb of Sydney, LinkedIn's Ed Bray spent his high school years focused on two things. "Between sports and girls, there wasn't too much time for study," he says, with a laugh.
But Bray looked to the future and became more focused on academics. Today he leads the marketing and product marketing teams for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions across the Asia-Pacific region. In this episode of The Pivot, Ed shares his journey with host Todd Wheatland over a beer in the offices of LinkedIn in Singapore.Continue Reading


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StrongLifts 5x5 is an effective, yet simple way to pack on muscle bulk, increase your strength and burn fat. It is a popular program for the beginning and intermediate bodybuilder. The workout takes less than 2 ½ hours a week and is simple, but powerful. StrongLifts 5x5 incorporates three workouts a week that take about 45 minutes to complete. Even inexperienced bodybuilders and lifters will hit 225 pound back squat for 5 reps within 12 weeks. When the StrongLifts 5x5 is combined with a good diet, it can produce powerful body sculpting.
StrongLift 5x5 rotates through five exercises; the squat, bench press, deadlift, overhead press, and barbell row. Only three of these exercises are done in each workout. The workouts are broken down into A and B workouts and are rotated. One full day of recover and rest is prescribed between each workout with one of those rests being a two day rest.
The 5x5 stands for 5 sets of 5 reps apiece. The only exception to this is when deadlifts are performed. Deadlifts are done with only one set. With Stronglifts, your goal is not to max out your reps or weight. The plan starts you out light, about half of your max for 5 reps and builds the weight every week.
To begin, start with start with half of your 5 rep max. If you haven't done squats, bench presses or deadlifts before, then start at the following weights:
- 45 pounds: Squat, Bench Press, Overhead Press
- 95 pounds: Deadlift
- 65 pounds: Barbell row
Do all the sets of an exercise straight across with only one to two minutes rest between. Then move onto the next exercise and do all five of the sets. The beginning bodybuilder should stay at the starting weight for 1-2 weeks. After the first couple of weeks, add 5 pounds to each exercise. That's a total increase of 15 pounds per week per exercise. It may feel like you aren't increasing very much, but don't add more than that (and don't add weight in the first week) or you will feel like skipping workouts. This will also give you a chance to practice proper form and to get used to the exercises.
Create an A and B workout. Typically a workout schedule would look like this:
Stronglifts 5x5 Week One
Monday: A
Wednesday: B
Friday: A
Squats 5x5, 45 lbs
Squats 5x5, 50 lbs
Squats 5x5, 55 lbs
Bench Press 5x5, 45 lbs
Overhead Press 5x5, 45 lbs
Bench Press 5x5, 50 lbs
Barbell Row 5x5, 65 lbs
Deadlift 1x5, 95 lbs
Barbell Row 5x5, 70 lbs
Stronglifts 5x5 Week Two
Monday: B
Wednesday: A
Friday: B
Squats 5x5, 60 lbs
Squats 5x5, 65 lbs
Squats 5x5, 70 lbs
Overhead Press 5x5, 50 lbs
Bench Press 5x5, 55 lbs
Overhead Press 5x5, 55 lbs
Deadlift 1x5 100 lbs
Barbell Row 5x5 75 lbs
Deadlift 1x5, 105 lbs
One important item to remember when doing the StrongLift 5x5 program is to calculate for the bar weight. If you are using Olympic style bars, then the bars will weigh 45 lbs, unless you are using a training bar. Our technique bar weighs 17 lbs.
You should not be maxing out your weights on this program. Your goal is not to get worn out or sore. You are trying to increase your weight on each exercise. The goal is to build strength and muscle. Although your max weight will increase with the StrongLift 5x5, the focus is building strength and muscle. If you fail on the increased weight on a certain exercise, then decrease the weight for the next workout. If you succeed the next time, then increase the weight on the following workout. If you fail to get the 5x5 exercise again, then decrease the weight by 10%. Then continue on the progressive overload system.
The StrongLift 5x5 program is a simple and easily followed workout plan. It gives you goals and allows for rest time. It is progressive. The Stronglift 5x5 program works your entire body without becoming too complicated. It is important to track your progress and success in the program. If you fail and need to repeat a weight, tracking makes it easily and more consistent. For an easy tracking guide check out our Bodybuilding weight training schedule. When starting any new fitness program, there are important steps you can take that will help to maximize your results. We recommend that you check out the Bodybuilding beginners guide.
Eventually the StrongLift 5x5 program will max out for you and you won't be able to continue to add more weight. If that happens, then try the Madcow 5x5 program, which is ideal for advanced bodybuilders and weightlifters.


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