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If you think that Vinho Verde means green wine, like us, you probably used Google Translate. Unfortunately, that is not correct and it's time for some "edumacation".
Vinho Verde actually means "young wine" because the wine is not fully matured when it is released, which gives its unique, fresh and almost spritzer like taste. You can find many varieties of V.V: red, white and rosé. They all taste different, so make sure to try them all!
Vinho Verde is best when chilled, so it's perfect for hot summer days. V.V. is low in alcohol, about 4.5% so you can drink plenty of it! It's basically like drinking water, so don't feel bad if have 1-2 bottles all to yourself. Our medical recommendation is to drink more the hotter it is.
There are many brands of Vinho Verde, and it can be hard to pick the right one. There is nothing worse than a bad wine, but don't worry. We went through hell trying to find the tastiest and cheapest Vinho Verde for you. After many "agonizing" hours of tasting, followed by painful recovery mornings, we finally came across Casal Garcia.
We highly recommend this wine if:
A) Your last name is Garcia or you know a Garcia. It's mandatory you drink it!
B) Anybody who doesn't like wine but there's no beer available.
C) You want a bottle of wine to yourself on your lunch break, but still have to finish a deadline.
D) You're a light weight who wants to impress more seasoned drinkers. Just don't let them see the label!


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Join us on Sunday for a day full of gaining merit. There are many ways to gain merit that can be summed up into three basic practices; generosity, keeping the 5 precepts, and meditation. Every Sunday we have the opportunity to participate in all 3 practices.We must try to achieve these practices so that we can continue to cultivate good deeds and merit into our lives. You are welcome to come anytime that is most convenient.
Sunday Schedule
9:30 am Morning Chanting
10:00 am Meditation
10:30 am Observe 5 precepts, Food Offering ceremony, Blessing from Monks
10:45 am Alms Offering
11:00 am Lunch
1:00 pm Meditation
1:30 pm Ceremony
- First week of the month: ฺSanghatana Offering
- Second week of the month: Dedicating Merit to Relative
- Third week of the month: Medicine Offering
- Forth week of the month: Fish Release
2:00 pm Dhamma Talk
3:00 pm End of Ceremony
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Spring is approaching in the Sunbelt, which means one thing to people in places like North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Western Tennessee.
Here come the tornadoes.
As someone who was a child in Wichita Falls on April 3, 1964 (and several other relevant dates), I know quite a bit about the astonishing, random, mysterious power of twisters. If you were looking for a natural phenomenon that can jump start a debate about "theodicy" -- the technical term for "God in the dock" arguments about good and evil -- a tornado will do the trick.
What does it mean when a twister destroys a neighborhood and leaves a church standing? What does it mean when the church is destroyed, as well? No, I don't think this is a denominational thing.
To cut to the chase, I was glad when The Dallas Morning News did something interesting the other day, offering a question-and-answer piece that ran with this headline: "Texas Faith: How a loving God can permit killer tornadoes." It's well worth the time and raises some interesting questions and hints at ONE TAKE on some answers. Hold that thought.


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Experience two of London's iconic buildings from a writer's perspective
Course dates: Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 March 2018
Times: 10.30 – 17.00
Explore the connections between our built environment and our imagination. On this weekend creative writing course, you'll use the experience of our public and private spaces to inspire strong, evocative fiction. Led by award-winning writers and Birkbeck tutors, you'll develop skills in both poetry and prose writing, and learn how sensory responses to our environment can inform narrative, character development, and plot in your writing.Over two days we'll tackle the fundamentals of good storytelling, looking at constructing characters, developing conflict, choosing point of view and discovering the power of secrets. We'll learn from architectural practice, studying blueprints and how to read particular buildings, to help us explore the surprising links between architectural and story structures.
This course is led by Zoe Gilbert and Lily Dunn, London Lit Lab's co-founders and creative writing tutors. Zoe Gilbert is an award-winning short story writer (Folk, Bloomsbury 2018), and Lily Dunn is a writer of novels (Shadowing the Sun, Portobello) and creative nonfiction (Granta). With special guest Julia Bell. A collaboration between Birkbeck, University of London, the British Library and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
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Tandem Invitation in Aquamarine & Kelly Green... love this colour scheme!!
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Welcome to Magnolia Rouge; a collection of daily pretties and inspiration from Ruby & Willow Design Studio. We love all the little details that go into making your wedding unique and stylishly you and we hope to inspire you with the creativity and ideas that thrive around us in everyday life. Pour a cuppa, stay a while and make yourself at home! Kate xo


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So we have had a busy fall with the birth of our daughter. Its been a fun time adjusting to a new little one around the house. But now I am back to blogging and you readers should be excited! For the next couple of weeks I am going to focus on how to spend less during the holidays.
It all started when I heard about the advent conspiracy which focuses on spending less and giving more. I think this is a great idea and so hubby and I are going to give it a try this year. I did some research on how much the average Canadian spends on gifts, food and entertainment and found an estimate of $587 a person. That means between husband and wife that would be $1174!! We definitely won't be anywheres near that figure. So this Christmas I challenge you and your family to think about what you are spending. Set up budget categories and try to sick with it and to help with that I will be posting may different tips and ideas that I have collected over the years on how to have a beautiful frugal Christmas!


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Post operative instructions
After surgery
· Ensure the eye shield remains in place overnight.
· Remove the shield the next morning. If necessary, or if the eye becomes sticky, boil some water and allow it to cool, then dampen some cotton wool and gently wipe your eyelids from the nose outwards.
· Instil eye drops as instructed, but do not use them after four weeks from the time you opened them.
· Keep the plastic eye shield clean with soap and water, and tape it over the eye at night for two weeks.
· You may wear your glasses if they help your vision, and you can read, watch television or go out and about.
· You may wash your hair, bathe and shower, using the plastic shield for protection to avoid getting water in your eyes.
· Try and avoid getting the eye wet.
· Avoid swimming for at least two weeks.
· It is probably best to avoid overseas travel for two weeks.
· You will be sent a follow up appointment in due course.
· It is not unusual for the eye to feel "scratchy" and as if there is something in it. This is normal, and the discomfort should ease within a few days.
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Lady and the Tramp
As far as feel-good fantasies go, it isn't so bad.
As far as feel-good fantasies go, it isn't so bad.
Far too often, it feels like you're watching a video game or an F/X highlight reel.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
Chaz Ebert celebrated her birthday by honoring Victory Gardens Theater in October 2019.
A video essay celebrating Antonia Bird's maligned masterpiece, Ravenous.
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
A Far Flung Correspondent weighs in on the MCU controversy.
A new look at a modern classic from an FFC in Korea.
An interview with writer/director Trey Edward Shults and actors Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Taylor Russell about their new film, "Waves."
A Far Flung Correspondent weighs in on the MCU controversy.
More moviegoers see films on video in some form than ever before -- whether streaming on demand, cable or satellite, instant download services, DVD or Blu-ray. Even high-profile pictures become available to home viewers before or at the same time as their theatrical release. Reviewing them is a job for... The Demanders!
Meet Joe MacMillan. He's the kind of loose cannon, live wire TV anti-hero that cable networks have turned into an industry in the '10s. He's just dangerous enough to mesmerize but he's also the kind of guy many viewers wish they could be. He takes the kind of risks that could destroy a professional reputation but he does so in a new suit and fast car. He's slightly unstable in his aggression but he's also fascinating in how he uses that tenacity to get ahead. As played by the great Lee Pace on AMC's new summer drama "Halt and Catch Fire," Joe MacMillan is the kind of guy who doesn't shrink from a confrontation but leans forward and makes eye contact with the person yelling at him. Pace perfectly captures the body language and verbal intensity of a man smarter than most people he meets but without the social awareness that keeps most of us from being this kind of asshole at our jobs. Which is why we're going to enjoy watching him this summer.
Pace may be the best thing about "Halt and Catch Fire" but he's far from the only reason to watch. This is smart, engaging television about the early days of the tech craze in the '80s. We've seen films about Steve Jobs ("Jobs") and Mark Zuckerberg ("The Social Network"), and HBO has a hit about the current state of the technological upstart community in "Silicon Valley," but "Halt and Catch Fire" feels different. It's not about the "winners" of the tech industry boom but the men and women who tried to race alongside the pioneers. Some of it gets a bit repetitive and dry in the premiere but it's mostly just set-up for three characters who I know I want to stay in touch with during the coming months.
Like one of the hucksters in "Glengarry Glen Ross," Joe talks himself into a job at a company called Cardiff Electric, where he intentionally crosses paths with the very different Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy). If Joe is the alpha male, Gordon is the zeta. He has been defeated by his many tech ideas that have gone nowhere, working a cubicle job as a sales engineer and drowning his failed dreams in the bottom of a glass. He has a supportive wife (Kerry Bishé) and two kids but he seems honestly at risk of even losing them as so many men have when they lamented what they lost instead of seeing what they still hold on to.
Joe knows about Gordon's near-successes and knows he's the man who can help him. He basically harasses Gordon into working with him on a top-secret project, reverse engineering an IBM PC. The company that would forever change the world released their PC only a year ago and people are racing to figure out how to make their own. In much the same way he forces Gordon into being his tech partner, despite the protestations of Gordon's wife, Joe drags his whole company into the PC race, even bringing on a prodigy named Cameron (Mackenzie Davis) to fill out his trio of tech rebels.
Yes, the balance of "single, aggressive leader" and "married, passive follower" feels a bit too on-the-nose sometimes but, again, this is all set-up for what I suspect will come. The people behind "Halt and Catch Fire" include vets of "Southland," "Breaking Bad," and "Rectify." In other words, this is smart TV. As clichéd as it sounds, it's safe to say that Joe's fearless façade will falter and Gordon's spine will strengthen as the 10-episode season progresses. One of the reasons I feel confident about "Halt and Catch Fire" despite having only seen the premiere is the casting of Pace, McNairy, and Davis. Movie goers will recognize McNairy from "Monsters" and "Argo" while Pace has an extensive resume that includes everything from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" to "The Fall" to "Lincoln" to the cult following that formed around his brilliant "Pushing Daisies." They're both fantastic here. And the production is helped ably by having a craftsman like Juan José Campanella ("The Secret in Their Eyes") in the director's chair.
The easy crib note for "Halt and Catch Fire" could be "Mad Men in the '80s tech world" in the sense that they're both AMC period pieces about workplace culture and changes in the marketplace in the times they take place. It's not quite as nuanced as "Mad Men," but it could be before the end of the season.
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ProfileADA Ltd. is a leading architectural design agency in Bulgaria. The activity of ADA Ltd. involves all stages of the design process and covers the full range of planning services: urban planning, architecture and engineering, interior design and landscaping, supervision.
The company has an extensive experience in the design of residential buildings and developments, hotels and holiday villages, office buildings, bank offices, multifunctional and shopping centers, diplomatic missions, sport and transportation facilities, industrial buildings, interior design. Central development aim is to provide high-quality services to large Bulgarian and International clients.
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Amazon India's Samsung Carnival Offers Up to Rs. 8,000 Cashback as Amazon Pay on Select Samsung Devices
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HeadCount is a non-partisan organization that works with musicians to promote participation in democracy.
What does HeadCount do?
We stage voter registration drives at concerts and run programs that translate the power of music into real action. By reaching young people and music fans where they already are – at concerts and online – we make civic participation easy and fun. To get a real sense of who we are, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
What has HeadCount pulled off already?
We've registered about 500,000 voters since 2004, and built a huge network of 20,000 volunteers nationwide. You'll find us at more live music events than any non-profit in the world. But it doesn't end there. We run "Participation Row" social action villages at major festivals and tours, creating an interactive experience around causes and raising over $1 million for various other organizations. We've produced themed concerts, network TV public service announcements, and award-winning digital media campaigns starring the likes of Jay-Z, Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam and members of The Grateful Dead. A list of our most popular projects can be found here.
How does HeadCount work?
HeadCount is a giant team effort between musicians, concert promoters, and volunteers. We have street teams in most major cities, and affiliations with over 100 touring musicians including Dave Matthews Band, JAY-Z, Wilco, Phish, and the Dixie Chicks, just to name a few. Whenever they play a concert in a major city, our street teams are there registering voters. All over the country, almost every night of the week, our volunteers are at live music events registering voters and rallying other music fans to take control of our democracy. We also work directly with many festivals, concert venues and partners to help extend our reach. At some events we have an even larger presence, running "Participation Row" social action villages or managing philanthropic programs that help music fans give back to their surrounding communities.
Who makes it happen?
Our board of directors includes Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead and many music and political heavyweights. They oversee a small full-time staff based in New York City. But the engine of HeadCount is really volunteers. Thousands of amazing people, coast-to-coast, forming a unique and tight-knit community of socially-conscious music fans. Check out our Who's Who page to see their photos, bios and words.
What do HeadCount volunteers do?
Some register voters at concerts. Others go a step further and take on leadership roles. What we're most proud of is that our volunteers consistently get noticed for their outstanding work ethic and abilities. More than two dozen have landed full-time jobs with some of our partners! And all our volunteers get to see lots of shows and meet cool people who share a love of music and democracy. Visit our volunteer page or opportunities page if you'd like to join the team!


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A Maverick Heart Between love and Life is the story that takes you on a journey from the IITs to Wall Street. The same has been the journey of the author. Lets know from him what part was fact and what fiction. Here is Ravindra Shukla himself....
Q. When did you begin writing?
A: I began writing since I remember my life. To be more specific – I started writing movie script since 2001, converted script into full fiction in 2009 and edited final draft on 2011 when I was in India.
Q. What is your motivation behind the same?
A: Key motivation came from an urge to share my thoughts and views with people. Book reflects events of my own life what happened in IIT campus, what happened in US corporate world (both Wall Street and Silicon Valley) and what's happening now in India – current social-political revolution led by youth.
Q. You are also a member of the Film Writers Association, Mumbai. Tell us something more about your work on movie script writing?
A: In 2002, when I was visiting Finger Lakes area in New York, I saw screening of film "Seven Samurai" along with screening of "Godfather" at Cornel University, NY. I had read book "God father" and seen movie also. I was big fan of it. Screening of "Seven Samurai" next to God Father caught my attention. Since then I became fan of Kurosawa movie. I started following all classic movies – Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Satyajit Ray, Quentin Tarantino – you name it.
Q. How did your journey into writing a novel begin? How was the overall experience? Would you like to highlight important lessons or issues that you faced?
A: Writing started with my urge to share my thoughts with people. I have seen enough life around me. I have travelled from a village to IIT to Wall Street and Silicon Valley. I am always looking for activities which can quench my thirst for knowledge, for meaning in life and emotional relation. From my journey, I have learnt more about publishing process, pain of editing and effort needed in marketing. Getting a book to a reader needs much more than just writing.
Q. Tell us something about your recent book "A Maverick Heart: Between Love and Life"?
A: A Maverick Heart -is about following what your heart says. It does not evaluate what is good/bad and what is beneficial. It is flow of life. It is about following what you believe and live that life. Life poses many challenges. Love is very intrinsic part where heart involvement of the heart is very deep. The balancing act between life's problems and heart emotion is tricky. I have just given a maverick side - how does he do it. A maverick response (natural response) to what we face on to everyday life.
Q. What triggered your imagination to write this story? How did you imagine the concept, the characters, etc?
A: Richita's character - A part of existence, like a background music going inside my mind always. She is the image of love and inspiration.Rahul's character - Is nothing but reflection of my own thinking, living life on your terms. No looking back and no remorse. True evaluation is our own reflection to us. We do not need others opinions to correct us if we listen to ourselves.Neerav's character – I wanted to share how people can contribute from different areas and background to good cause/meaningful cause, where they can derive satisfaction in terms of bringing something new to the world, We need both – leader who take the hit and people who support in the background. There is meaningful combination in this union.
Q: Are any of the incidents/characters depicted in the story real? How much of it is inspired by your life at IIT?
A: Most of the events are real. The story is an amalgamation of imagination with reality. First 1/3 part is from IIT. Inter IIT events, hostel fights, class room events, discussion about girls/boys/sports, conflict between secure career vs jumping into social events – all are real.
Q: Your character Rahul was very inspiring, how many people have you met who leave the smooth lucrative road and can be change makers like him?
A: Outliers are always rare, therefore I too have seen few but not many. There is always a Rahul struggling deep inside everybody heart but we just ignore him and thrust ourselves in convenient life. Fear of losing your current secure life makes it difficult for people to be Maverick.
Q: Your story highlights major concerns in Indian education, thinking and politics. Did you choose to address these issues or they just came by as a part of the story?
A: We need youth energy in all area. We do not need to segregate areas. We need fresh talent, innocent raw energy and maverick approach without any fear in different areas. I just hate compromises. We start compromising slowly and end-up losing ourselves. I included these issues to create this spirit
.Q: This is a question that has always puzzled me: Why do most people from IIT turn into authors?
A: May be there is burning desire to share their thought with others. What else can be reason? It is definitely not money. Technology is not good enough to quench their thirst.
Q. Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
A: Editing in particular, I write but when I have to re-edit and make it full proof, it becomes repetitive.
Q. What is the best and worst part about being an author in your opinion?
A: Best part - you can interact with a large number of people, share your ideas and thoughts and make difference. Bad part – it's not high paying area. You need to still have your full time job. I am not talking about the few exceptions where people were good at marketing and did well or have somebody else to support in family. If you are sole earner in your family and have passion in creative world - its challenge to sustain both.
Q. Did you ever get "The Writers Block"? How did you overcome it?
A: I am not sure what is "The Writers Block"? Let me Google it.
Q. Who are your favourite authors and what is it that really strikes you about their work?
A: Premchand – Deep emotion and realistic picture of life, Jaishankar Prasad - Sarcasm against society at best! , Kurosawa – Love all his script, Hemmingway – Winner takes nothing, Shakespeare – It's all about "to be or not to be", GB Shaw – Love all his plays, Victor Hugo – Epitome of realty and emotion, William Wordsworth – Child is father of man!
Q. What books have most influenced your life?
A: Perelman (Russian Mathematics) refusal, successful story of Asha Foundation, Indian corporate billionaire's in Silicon Valley, Premchand, Prasad, William Wordsworth & Frost poetry.
Q. What are you reading currently?
A. I have been very busy in move and job transfer. Not having much time but planning to start poetry/classic one again.
Q. Broadly what are your next projects (books and movies)?A: I have already picture of my next book. When a character high in academic research gets into conflict with underworld- what will happen.
Q. What do you think about the current trend of writing in India? Is the current lineage of Indian authors ready for an international audience/market?
A: We lack depth in current writing. Many epics become a hit; however serious writing - classical and message oriented is still lacking. I have read better literature 30-40 years back. We need to bring deep and sharp message thru current context. We just cannot enjoy only masala. Masala should be limited to 20%, rest should be real tough and raw content. We need raw talent, not practiced and trained masala.
Q. Any advice for budding writers?
A: Just follow your heart and enjoy the journey. Do not accept anything less than your heart believes. And face the consequence of your action. Do not be scared to ask yourself – will I be happy if I did not try this? Life is not about result but giving a full attempt in what you believe.
Q. A message for your readers?
A: Please read the book and share your reaction. It is character based story full of messages. You know what to do best. Follow your own consent, heart. I do not believe in telling others what to do. I give my perspective thru my characters.Book is full of your own thoughts and contains a message. Please read and react.


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Every day it's harder to promote Empower Network, using the same Lead Pages. 100,000 Members already and it's GREAT..!
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I will sale this 2 pages fro 30$ each. The price include my work to put your Aweber code in, and all setup.
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There are days that are sweet reminders of how blessed I am to have the life I live.
We are not rich (like, it's stupid how far from wealth we are), and our house is modest, located in a cramped little neighborhood, we still have furniture from before we were married, in fact, we use the dresser I've had since I was twelve, but boy do we try to live happily with grace and gratefulness. It's a strange little balancing act where teetering between enough and not enough is a daily ritual. Over a year ago I wrote a post about thanking each day for coming, for each sunrise, and each breath. thank you, and more. So, today being Thanksgiving and all, I wanted to share some things I'm immediately grateful for.
my girls. They can both confront me with terrible challenges, but they are kind, loving people. Alizah leans toward moody and introverted, but she is exceedingly generous and thoughtful. Mae has explosive outbursts and barks bossy, but she is even more compassionate than she is beastly, and sees a friend in everyone without judgement.
my hubs. He and Mae have very similar personalities - duality oozing - vicious and kind, harsh and sweet, bitter and hopeful. He works diligently to be a better man and family man each day, easing in and juggling roles. I'm eternally grateful for him taking up the weight of our household and putting his other endeavors on hold so that I can focus on raising our children and indulging in my own passion.
And even though I'm luckier than I can express in the way of family and friends, right now - at this very moment - I'm feeling pretty damn blessed to be sitting in bed with knitting and wine watching Medium and reflecting on the perfect chaos today brought about.


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Woot! Thank you all for leaving your wonderful--and often very thought-provoking--comments on the 2017 Quilty Resolutions Challenge and giveaway. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading everything you've said!
I'm pleased to announce the winners: Ozzypip! aka Philipa from Australia; Darrell; and Mary K, whose third time worked with bells on! I've emailed each of you so be sure to check your email and respond with your mailing addresses (if you haven't already--I'm writing this ahead of time as I'll be away on Saturday).
I didn't keep a spreadsheet with entries this time around, so you're on your own recognizance. Remember what you've promised yourself to do and if you don't trust your memory, bookmark the page with your comment on it and check back in every few months to see how you're doing.
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Lobi Traore
Bwati Kono (Kanga System Krush, 2011)
Ditching the summer blues with some kick ass electric guitar blues just got a whole lot easier with the late Lobi Traore's Bwati Kono, out on the Kanga System Krush label. Following up on recordings like Mali Blue, Barra Coura and Rainy Season Blues, Lobi Traore"s legacy is back with Bwati Kono and the sounds are deliciously potent. Recorded live at the club Espace Academie and in a courtyard behind a Nigerian hotel, Bwati Kono possesses all the gritty goodness Mr. Traore was famous for.
With backing rhythm guitarist Bako Diarra, bassist Lamine Soumano, drummer Sekou Diarra, djembe player Adama Sissoko and balafon player Moribo Kouyate, Mr. Traore worked his guitar magic while belting out lyrics on Bwati Kono , creating a sound that is part hypnotic African soulfulness and part hard edged electric blues.
Bwati Kono opens with "Makono," full of guitar goodness, before slipping into the sultry guitar and percussion meaty "Banan Ni." Traore and company tear through the "Jama," "Mali Ba" and the hip "Bi Donga Fa Ko." My favorite is the low slung blues number "Ya Time" with its gritty guitar edges and plaintive vocals by Mr. Traore.
Lobi Traore digged deep blues and pulled out all the stops and the result is that Bwati Kono is brutally good.
Buy the album or MP3 downloads:
- In North America: Bwati Kono. Other recordings available: Mali Blue, Barra Coura, Rainy Season Blues, I Yougoba
- In Europe: Bwati Kono. Other recordings available: Rainy Season Blues, I Yougoba, Mali Blue
Author: TJ Nelson
TJ Nelson is a regular CD reviewer and editor at World Music Central. She is also a fiction writer. Check out her latest book, Chasing Athena's Shadow.
Set in Pineboro, North Carolina, Chasing Athena's Shadow follows the adventures of Grace, an adult literacy teacher, as she seeks to solve a long forgotten family mystery. Her charmingly dysfunctional family is of little help in her quest. Along with her best friends, an attractive Mexican teacher and an amiable gay chef, Grace must find the one fading memory that holds the key to why Grace's great-grandmother, Athena, shot her husband on the courthouse steps in 1931.
Traversing the line between the Old South and New South, Grace will have to dig into the past to uncover Athena's true crime.


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Decided to take the "wall" part of "wallpaper" a bit more literally than usual.
The wallpaper version can be downloaded from the preceding link.
Today's Gratitude Item: That times really does go fast when you are having fun! My tutoring sessions simply flew past today. Had good sessions with both students.


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Rudy Tanzi is the best. One of the world's leaders in the fight to find a cure for Alzheimer's. He is my favorite and I believe in Rudy. Please help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
I received this email from Rudy yesterday.
I am sending you some information on our new "Remember Me" campaign for Alzheimer's awareness and fundraising using a new song that I co-wrote with Chris Mann .
We hope the song and video will launch a major public awareness and fundraising campaign for Alzheimer's disease research.
"Remember Me" is sung by Chris Mann from the perspective of an Alzheimer's patient. The song is a poignant and heartbreaking plea
from the patient who is asking to be remembered and to remind loved ones and friends that s/he is still there.
The video features a single ballet dancer in a white room morphing from elderly patient gradually to young woman while dancing to the song. It's beautiful and compelling!
Here is a link to the iTunes site where the song can be purchased to support Cure Alzheimer's Fund:
A personal note from Bob DeMarco.
The number one place to go to for donating to Alzheimer's Research is the Cure Alzheimer's Fund. 100 percent of your donation goes directly into Alzheimer's research.
Rudy went on to say,
We believe with a strong enough launch, we can raise a lot of funding for Alzheimer's disease. It would be great if you could let your followers know about this on the site.See the video and description below.
Please click on the YouTube video and let's help make this video GO Viral! Let's help spread the word.
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Click here to go directly to YouTube; then, like and share this video to places like Facebook, Google + , and Twitter. Please help. Please get involved and take action. Be a fighter! Be a difference maker. It will only take a minute of your time (and one more person will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's or a related dementia.)
Singer and Neuroscientist Team Up Write Powerful Alzheimer's Song
The Voice Breakout Star Chris Mann Teams with Alzheimer's Researcher Dr. Rudy Tanzi
Say and Sing #RememberMe
NBC's The Voice finalist, Chris Mann, is releasing a new anthem and music video for families dealing with Alzheimer's hoping the song and the social media campaign around its launch will put greater national focus on this devastating disease and spark fundraising to find a cure.
The song Remember Me, co-written by Mann, world-renowned neuroscientist and Alzheimer's researcher, Dr. Rudy Tanzi and Mann's wife, Laura, is being released on January 20 with portions of proceeds going into medical research at the non-profit organization, Cure Alzheimer's Fund (CAF). Unlike most medical research organizations, 100% of CAF's donation funds go directly to research.
"As our nation ages, we are facing an Alzheimer's epidemic and we need significant investment into researching a cure," said CAF President Tim Armour. "In fact, Alzheimer's is the only leading cause of death that can't be prevented, cured or slowed. If we don't act now, it will be financially and emotionally devastating for future generations."
Mann and Tanzi's inspiration to write the song, Remember Me, came after meeting at a television studio where they connected on many levels including songwriting, Tanzi's stand-in performances with Aerosmith and Mann's family history with Alzheimer's.
The song is written from the perspective of someone with Alzheimer's who pleads to be remembered when they can't remember themselves. It is unlike any other song Mann has ever performed. "I've had strong responses to songs before," Mann said, "but nothing ever like this. This song is special and it's speaking to people. When I sing Remember Me there isn't a dry eye in the room. It's powerful. It makes people want to unite and find a cure."
The provocative music video premiers on Jan. 21 on Yahoo! Music and releases on YouTube and Facebook Thurs., Jan 22. The video, directed by Laura Mann, features a single dancer aged with prosthetic makeup and stricken with Alzheimer's who dances away both the age and disease throughout the course of the song. It's a beautiful representation of the struggle Alzheimer's patients face as well as a reminder we must Remember them when they can't remember themselves.
Campaign #RememberMe asks anyone whose lives have been touched by Alzheimer's disease to share the video online, post pictures holding #RememberMe signs with loved one's names and to buy the song. Numerous celebrities, physicians and taste-makers are confirmed to participate in the campaign.
For more information: www.curealz.org
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Answers and Solution to the Problems Face by Alzheimer's Caregivers
The Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia


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What I'm Reading...
This blog is designed to share what I am reading. As I finish reading chapter books that are appropriate for elementary students, I will write about them here. Maybe something I read will spark your interest!
Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff
"It is what we do with what Fate hands us that defines who we are." In A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff (Lexile: 840; Interest Level: Grades 3-6), we enter a world in which people have Talents or are Fair (without Talents). What talent would you wish for? Cady has a Talent for baking the perfect cake for each person she meets, but she doesn't know what her own special cake would be. Miss Mallory has a Talent for matching people with their perfect family, but can't seem to place Cady. Marigold can't seem to discover her Talent, but her brother Zane has a Talent for spitting that causes a hot air balloon to crash, sending their family off to live at a Lost Luggage Emporium where they meet Cady, her new father, Toby, and the Owner, who has a Talent for stealing other people's Talents.
Add to this that Marigold's mother may have a secret she has never told anyone, which becomes an awfully important little detail, an old story about peanut butter, and a woman who can't remember her words, and we have a recipe for an amazing story.
As you read, you learn that all people are connected in ways you may not be able to guess, and even the Fair may have Talents all their own. In many ways like Ingrid Law's Savvy, and including recipes like Sarah Weeks' Pie, this is a marvelous story showing how Fate can entangle even the strangest people within his knots. (230 pages)
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Buttermilk Banana Bread Muffins
These grab-and-go muffins call to mind the flavor and texture of banana bread. The addition of flaxseed and walnuts adds nuttiness and a double punch of heart-healthy omega-3 fats.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Servings: 12
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana
- 1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed meal
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine first four ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed. Beat in sugar.
- Combine flour and next four ingredients (flaxseed through cinnamon). Add flour mixture to banana mixture; mix just until blended.
- Spoon batter into a 12-count muffin tin filled with nonstick paper liners. Sprinkle each muffin with 1 teaspoon walnuts and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes in pan. Remove muffins to wire rack and cool completely.
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Shortcuts for Navigating Femap's Model Info Tree30 Apr, 2015 By: Alastair Robertson
Femap Tips and Tricks: If you're working with a long list of entities, such as Materials or Properties, save yourself some time by using the Model Info entity scrolling capability.
Editor's note: This tutorial courtesy of Siemens PLM.
In Femap finite element analysis (FEA) software, long lists of entities such as Materials or Properties are easier to navigate using the Model Info entity scrolling capability. You can set the maximum number of entities to display in File > Preferences; in the Model Info section of the User Interface tab you can specify Max Entities.
In the Model Info tree, if the number of entities of a particular type exceeds the Max Entities value, then Previous and Next entries will appear at the top and bottom of that branch of the tree.
You can Click on Next or Previous to scroll through the list of entities such as properties or materials. You can also use Control and Shift in combination with the middle mouse wheel to move to the next defined selection or visible selection, and Control and Shift together to move right to the bottom or top of the list.
Also in the Model Info tree, you can quickly set up load and constraint sets using the Copy To Set and Move To Set commands, which can be accessed by right-clicking on Load Definitions.
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In conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the August 4-7, 1864 Civil War Battle of Utoy Creek, the Utoy Cemetery Association, Inc. will have an August 2nd, 2014 10:00 am Open House, with refreshments and snacks. This will be followed by a one hour lecture, starting at 10:30, given by Terry White on "The Civil War Battle of Utoy Creek and the Utoy Church and Cemetery" at the Utoy Cemetery. The Utoy Cemetery is located at: 1465 Cahaba Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30311.
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Director's Statement
My name is Lisa Klein and I am the director of THE S WORD. As a survivor of both my father's and brother's suicides, I have struggled with the 'whys' for years, along with the guilt, shame, and confusion that lingers in suicide's wake. I will never know why my dad ended his life. And, nobody talked about my brother. My mother could never bring herself to say the words, "My son killed himself." No mother should have to say that. Ever.
There is no more highly charged personal issue for me, and for that reason I am driven to document it and open a much needed conversation. It is time for us to boldly talk about suicide because no family should have to experience that which radiates outward for generations to come.
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Project Advisors
Dr. William Schmitz, Jr., Past President, American Association of Suicidology
Dr. John Draper, Project Director, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Dr. Thomas Joiner, Professor of Psychology, Florida State University
Dr. April Foreman, Psychologist, Southeast Louisiana Veteran's Health Care System
Leah Harris, Mental Health Advocate
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The makings of this spiced cake took root, when this utterly sweet-smelling golden pineapple sitting on our kitchen counter, literally piqued my imagination wild. Whoever has gotten a whiff of a ripe pineapple knows for sure the compelling aroma of the prickly fruit! To be more articulate - the inte
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A page from my Ma's cookbook ~Odia style fish curry/ Maachha Aloo Jhola/Macha Tarkari~
As the aroma of the fish curry wafted through the hallway into the bedroom, M (that's my hubby) came sniffing into the kitchen. Often it's quite unlikely to elicit such a response from him when I am conjuring up a fish recipe. But this as you might have guessed was a very pleasant surprise. It is my tested way of getting assured that this dish is here to stay and going to be served on demand on many mundane occasions. More so a total win especially when you are trying to think of ways you can make fish recipes without it tasting fishy. Quite tricky eh? Ahh yes and to complicate things – I am an absolute fish eating, true Odia at heart. So you see my attachment to this very sensitive subject and my extensive efforts to make this a success. My memories of this recipe goes way back to days when I came home from school to a plate of piping hot rice served with this special hand licking fish curry. In those days, the comfort and luxury of getting delicious meals without preparing them was a
Thinking out-of-the-box with baby eggplants ~ Achari Baingan~
Our Sunday morning visits to the local farmer's market have become a weekly ritual that I really look forward to these days. Heading out to pick veggies for the week, brings about an innate sense of responsibility and satisfaction of going the extra mile to take care of the self. The soothing sight of fresh and vibrant produce complement the hustle and bustle of the accompanying frenzy and bring back pleasant memories of visiting a busy Indian vegetable market (much more cleaner and organized though!). If given an option, I would just about buy everything that looks fresh and appetizing. It's really that tempting! But one of the challenges that I often face when I am back home, is to step out of my thinking box and try something new especially when on a time crunch. The biggest criteria being - it has to be appetizing as well as healthy and easy to cook for a regular day to day meal. Personally, I try to experiment as much as I can by trying out altogether different recipes or on some
The simple Odia classic – "Chingudi Dahi Besara"/ Steamed yogurt and mustard shrimp curry
Before I begin, I must admit that this post is sure going to have a counter for the word "simple" and might even break the records - the only reason being that this recipe is truly-that-SIMPLE. Being an iconic Odia dish, time and again this preparation would accompany a few more curried dishes on our lunch/dinner table but still manage to hold its place impressively well. Fresh shrimp marinated with yogurt-mustard paste and steamed till the shrimp is melt-in-the-mouth tender does indeed sound like a very good proposition. While "good" shrimp and fish curries are relatively easy to find at the restaurants, rarely have I seen this preparation on any of the restaurant menus here at all and that makes me very sad every time. Time and again my Ma would prepare this shrimp curry and I would be blown away every single time. Honestly I have been craving for this recipe for a long while now and what better opportunity than to learn from the in-home chef a.k.a my Ma when she was visiting me. So
Ushering in Diwali with Chivda a.k.a. Chuda mixture
Being away from something that you absolutely adore makes you feel in either or both of these ways – intermittent feelings of guilt for not paying attention and/or the unnerving tinge of self- doubt on returning to doing it. At this moment I feel the second while the first has been bothering me all this while I was away from this blog. Even though I am very thankful that new and exciting experiences like organizing events, teaching a class and learning a group dance, have been keeping me away, it nonetheless kept bothering me with the question – when am I writing my next post? Well now that I am back, that answers it I guess. Having done with explaining my absence from the blog, I shall now move on to the real reason and motivation of today's post a.k.a. the Chivda. Relieved of my responsibilities as an event planner, I was now left with the much needed space to finally think of making something for Diwali. Diwali and snacks almost seem synonymous and my first post on the series of Diw
Spiced & baked cauliflower bhaja
What happens when life hands you a lemon? well of course, make a lemonade right? now don't get me wrong over here..this post has nothing to do with lemons, lemonade or anything remotely citrusy for that matter...but it most definitely has to do with that unfateful day when a normal walk down a classroom turned fatal for my wobbly left ankle. It decided to take a twist leaving me immobile for a while (seems like eternity though .. sigh). Now that means me being away from my haven - the kitchen (if you didn't know that already..duh!) for a while. I accepted the challenge (err the lemon) and the message - with a lot of grace. It was high time I took things slowly and literally keep my feet up. This creation actually signifies that laid back approach to making something absolutely gorgeous sans the scrambling around. It signifies the ultimate ease of preparation for anyone who wants the break or wait- gets handed over that break 😉 Now without digressing any further and running the risk
Roasted garlic fried rice – Bursts of "garlic-ness"
When renowned chef and culinary writer, Louis Diat said "There are five elements: earth, air, fire, water and garlic", he echoed my sentiments quite exactly. I couldn't possibly deny because in my tiny world it does represent the fifth essential life force. I have always been a "add-some-more-garlic please" person (well, who isn't?). It's one magical pod of intense flavor that perks many a dull, somber dish. But the hundredth (or maybe thousandth) dimension of this multi-faceted little pod is its very surprising aspect - mild sweetness. Very surprised right? I couldn't ever imagine garlic being sweet AT all, before having been to Gilroy of course. In fact, I was quite apprehensive, when I stopped by Gilroy (The garlic capital of the world) to taste some garlic ice-cream. Just out of sheer curiosity, I tasted it. I must agree that I found the concept of garlic ice cream a little too weird but I must mention that the sweetness and intense flavor was something to commend. That kind of con


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text: Even after centuries of human interacting, children still continue to rebel against their parents and siblings. Young marrieds look upon their in-laws and parents as obstacles to their independence and growth. Parents view their children as selfish ingrates. Husbands desert their wives and seek greener fields elsewhere. Wives form relationships with heroes of soap operas who vicariously bring excitement and romance into their empty lives. Workers often hate their bosses and co-workers and spend miserable hours with them, day after day. On a larger scale, management cannot relate with labour. Each accuses the other of unreasonable self-interests and narrow-mindedness. Religious groups often become entrapped, each in a provincial dogma resulting in hate and vindictiveness in the name of God. Nations battle blindly, under the shadow of the world annihilation, for the realization of their personal rights. Members of these groups blame rival groups for their continual sense of frustration, impotence, lack of progress and communication. We have obviously not learned much over the years. We have not paused long enough to consider the simple truth that we humans are not born with particular attitudinal sets regarding other persons, we are taught into them. We are the future generation's teachers. We are, therefore, the perpetrators of the confusion and alienation we abhor and which keeps us impotent in finding new alternatives. It is up to us to diligently discover new solutions and learn new patterns of relating, ways more conducive to growth, peace, hope and loving coexistence. Anything that is learned can be unlearned and relearned. In this process called change lies our real hope.


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Obama offers to include GOP ideas in health bill
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama offered Tuesday to include four Republican initiatives in his health care bill, but GOP leaders were unenthusiastic as Democrats prepared a last big push to get legislation passed.
Obama plans to unveil his latest proposal Wednesday, starting at 1:45 p.m., at a White House ceremony, an administration official said, speaking anonymously under White House ground rules.
Health care professionals from around the country, as well as Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, are to be on hand as Obama plans to discuss his support for a comprehensive bill aimed at lowering premiums and barring insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.
According to the official, Obama plans to "reiterate why reform is so crucial and what it will mean for American families and businesses: they'll have more control over their own health care, they'll see lower costs, and they'll see an end to insurance company abuses." And he'll push Congress to act "swiftly."
By telling Republicans he wants to incorporate some of their suggestions, Obama can argue that the Democrats' approach is bipartisan regardless of whether any Republicans vote for it in the end — and few if any were signaling Tuesday that they're inclined to do that.
Among the Republican ideas Obama said he's considering — ideas that GOP leaders offered at last week's bipartisan health care summit — one involves medical professionals conducting undercover investigations of health care providers that receive reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid.
Another would provide $50 million for states to pursue alternatives to medical malpractice litigation, a major Republican initiative.
A third would consider higher doctor reimbursement "in a fiscally responsible manner" under Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for lower income people. A fourth would encourage the use of Health Savings Accounts in conjunction with high-deductible health plans.
Obama also suggested that he wants a comprehensive health reform bill, not a series of incremental steps. "Piecemeal reform is not the best way" to make coverage more affordable, he said.
Congressional Democratic leaders agree, and are seriously considering using the controversial "reconciliation" process to get the bill through Congress by the end of this month. It was unclear whether Obama would recommend that approach on Wednesday. Reconciliation is a way to expedite Senate passage of legislation with 51 votes instead of the 60 usually required to shut off debate. Democrats now control 59 seats in the 100-member Senate.
Under one popular scenario being seriously discussed by Democratic leaders, the House of Representatives would pass the health care bill that the Senate adopted on Dec. 24. A simple House majority, which next week would be 216 votes, would be needed to pass. Democrats control 254 of the 431 filled seats; four seats will be vacant.
In addition, both houses would take up separate reconciliation legislation that would make changes to the Senate bill sought by Obama and House Democrats. That bill also would require only simple majorities in both chambers to pass.
However, that process could create political problems.
It would require the House to vote on an $871 billion Senate bill that includes ideas many Democrats dislike, notably the lack of any government-run program, or public option. The House-passed version had a public option.
The Senate version also contains somewhat less restrictive abortion language. About 20 House Democrats are adamant that any bill contain strict limits.
The other political problem concerns how Democratic lawmakers, especially those from more conservative states and congressional districts, would explain to constituents why they voted for a process that Republicans say is simply "ramming the bill through Congress."
"I don't prefer reconciliation," said Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. "This is so big a change that affects every American. This ought to be bipartisan."
Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said most people don't understand the reconciliation process, and "they don't really want to know about it."
There are also questions about how broad reconciliation could be under Senate rules. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said that the process can be used only for what he called "modest" changes.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said such changes would be "budgetary in nature." Spending would have to be offset by budget cuts or higher taxes.
Conrad said two issues that could be addressed in such a bill are affordability and Medicaid funding.
The House version provides federal aid that would make premiums for lower-income people less expensive than the Senate version. Obama last week proposed a compromise.
The bills generally agree on some key points. Both would create health exchanges, or marketplaces where consumers could shop for coverage. Both would require most people to obtain health care coverage, and penalize employers who don't offer policies.
They differ on taxation, but the House has signaled it can accept the Senate's plan to impose an excise tax on high-end policies. Obama last week proposed delaying the tax until 2018, and applying it only to policies that cost more than $10,200 for individuals and $27,500 for families.
House Democrats, prodded by labor unions, had wanted the higher limits, fearing the lower Senate amounts would affect middle class families.
(William Douglas contributed to this article.)
House Republican leader John Boehner on health care
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on health care
Few signs Obama moved the needle on health care
Health summit leaves Obama, Democrats on their own
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Dragons ~ General
Evslin, Bernard
The Dragon of Boeotia
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A fierce dragon plaguing a region of Greece comes into combat with the young prince, Cadmus of Phoenicia. The book's illustrations are famous works of art covering many centuries. 1987.
Hague, Michael
The Book of Dragons
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A collection of short stories featuring dragons, by such authors as Italo Calvino, Kenneth Grahame, and Elizabeth Coatsworth. 1995.
Passes, David
Dragons: Truth, Myth, and Legend
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Presents various myths and legends about dragons and discusses dragon lore from around the world. 1993.
Hodges, Margaret
Saint George and the Dragon: A Golden Legend
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Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land. 1984.
Yolen, Jane
Merlin and the Dragons
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When young Arthur is troubled by dreams, Merlin tells him a story about a fatherless boy who himself dreamedabout dragons and the defeat of the evil king Vortigern. 1995.
Drake, Ernest
Dr. Ernest Drake's Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons
JUV 398.2454.S814d
Accompanied by a dragon-calling spell, dragon riddles, and samples of dragon wings and dragon skin, a renowned dragonologist introduces young believers to the incredible world of these mysterious creatures where he ponders their many extraordinary abilities. 2003.
Trumbauer, Lisa
A Practical Guide to Dragons
JUV 398.2454.T7715p
This illustrated "field guide" to the habits of dragons brings readers of all ages into a magical and mysterious world where dragons come alive! Young dragon hunters will enjoy the helpful tips, secret maps, and dragon anatomy, while every reader will be amazed by the variety of dragons included. With full-color art from some of the fantasy genre's most talented illustrators. 2006.
Green, Roger Lancelyn
A Cavalcade of Dragons
JUV 398.4.G825c
An anthology containing thirty-nine tales of dragon lore derived from ancient and modern sources. 1970.
Lawson, Julie
The Dragon's Pearl
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During a terrible drought, a cheerful, dutiful son finds a magic pearl which forever changes his live and the lives of his mother and neighbors. 1993.
Manning-Sanders, Ruth
A Book of Dragons
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An anthology of fourteen dragon tales from China, Ireland, Macedonia, Germany, Greece, and Rumania. 1964.
Gibbons, Gail
Behold--The Dragons!
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Explains how myths about dragons developed, different types of dragons, what draconologists do, and how different cultures portray dragons. 1999.
Wyly, Michael
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Discusses what are dragons, dragon's breath, guardians, and dragon slayers. Discusses the role of dragons in myth, fantasy, art, and literature. 2002.
Hart, Christopher
Kids Draw Knights, Kings, Queens & Dragons
JUV 741.5.H251kk
Peffer, Jessica
DragonArt: How to Draw Fantastic Dragons and Fantasy Creatures
JUV 743.87.P3483d
Yolen, Jane
Here There Be Dragons
JUV 808.3.Y78h
A collection of both new and previously published stories and poems about dragons. 1993.
Carle, Eric
Eric Carle's Dragons Dragons and Other Creatures That Never Were
JUV 808.81.C192er
An illustrated collection of poems about dragons and other fantastic creatures by a variety of authors. 1991.
Prelutsky, Jack
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
JUV 811.59.P915d
A collection of poems about dragons. 1993.
Gresh, Lois H.
The Ultimate unauthorized Eragon Guide: The Hidden Facts Behind the World of Alagaësia
JUV 813.6.G8664u
An in-depth look at the magical people, places, and creatures of the Inheritance series, including an explanation of the folk references, myths, and legends that form the basis of the books. 2006.
Nash, Ogden
The Tale of Custard the Dragon
JUV 817.59.N175t
In this humorous poem, Custard the cowardly dragon saves the day when a pirate threatens Belinda and her pet animals. 1995.


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COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (June 23, 2010) – The p53 tumor suppressor gene, the "guardian of the genome," protects cells against genotoxic stress but is mutated in many cancers. It encodes one of a family of proteins that regulate cell proliferation, differentiation, senescence, and cell death. Mutations in p53 allow cells to escape normal growth controls and thereby contribute to tumor malignancy.
"We hope that by bringing together a unique gathering of experts this volume will provide a great introduction to the field for newcomers to the p53 family and a starting off point for vigorous debate among the converted," write Levine and Lane in the preface to the book. "The many unknowns in this system that are detailed and discussed in this volume provide us all with inspiration for future work."
In 23 chapters, the contributors examine the normal roles of these transcription factors, the regulatory mechanisms that control p53 activity, and the part played by p53 mutations in tumorigenesis. They also discuss the evolution of the p53 family, which may originally have arisen to protect the integrity of the germ line.
The p53 Family also covers the structure of p53 and its isoforms, model systems for analyzing p53 function, studies of p53 polymorphisms, and therapeutic approaches aimed at targeting p53 defects in cancer.
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Are small and large businesses equally positioned to achieve digital maturity? Both sides view the integration of new technology and digital into their work processes as paramount. However, recent research by Ricoh shows that SMBs see the race to digital maturity as an opportunity to exceed their larger competitors.
Faster Processes
According to research, a much larger proportion of small business leaders (39%) believe that they will reach digital maturity within two years, compared to just 25% of leaders from large organisations. For small business leaders there is little doubt as to why the path to digital maturity appears more straightforward. 79% believe that their company has an implementation advantage over enterprises given that they can optimise processes quickly.
Smarter Tech
The integration of emerging technology into workplace processes is an central to becoming digitally mature, so small business leaders have a reason to be confident. Larger organisations are also more likely to face legacy infrastructure problems. An overhaul of their processes to accommodate new technology will likely be more difficult than for smaller businesses.
Paying the Price?
Despite the confidence of small business leaders in their proximity to digital maturity, they are not as confident of its financial rewards as their larger counterparts. For example, 81% of enterprises see a positive link between digital maturity and profits, whereas only 73% of small business leaders are confident of this connection.
So while small and large businesses see reaching digital maturity as a necessity, it is SMBs that are more confident in their ability to achieve it. Once small business leaders begin to lay out the practical steps required to achieve digital maturity, they may become more confident of its positive financial rewards.
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The Perks of Minimal Living: Clearing Clutters in your Room can Lead to the Greatest Reward
This is the 6th week of Minimalist Monday. I read through the 5 previous articles again and realize that I wrote a lot about the detriment of acquisitiveness but didn't mention the joyous side of this lifestyle.
I've travelled rather extensively in the past years and always loved the feeling of being on the road. There is a wonderful lightness about having all possession in a suitcase or a backpack. This nomadic life is so little and empty in possessions, thus so full in experiences. I've came to a conclusion that people try to surround themselves with stuffs to resemblance and outward richness to disguise their inward poverty. But they never really succeed. If we are inwardly rich, we won't be compelled to prove our outward richness to anyone. We won't even think about proving anymore. This is true freedom.
When I walked in my old room after two years of living away from home, all the stuffs inside started clutching my throats. For the last 5 days, all that I did was tossing. Truth be told, this little project resulted in 40 full XL-size garbage bags. More than 30 bags were for donation. My entire comic books library was donated to the foundation for children living with HIV/AIDS. I'm sure these books can brighten the kids' days. Clothes and shoes that no longer fit or I no longer want to wear were given away too. They can bring warmth and happiness to many others. The more clutter I cleared, the more exhilarated I felt.
During this process, a truth dawned on me: I can actually throw away things. This is a huge Aha! moment. If you look around, you will find stuff that is there just because we are used to it being there. It has somehow claimed its own place and taken roots in our house. We don't even question its right. We need to be more suspicious. Ms. Minimalist Francine Jay put together in her wonderful guide book to minimal living The Joy of Less a list of questions we can use to interrogate each item:
What are you and what do you do?
How did you come into my life?
Did I buy you, or were you given to me?
How often do I use you?
Would I replace you if you were lost or broken?
Did I ever want you in the first place?
By asking this, I identified a bizarre amount of stuffs that don't deserve the space in my room. They, in the other hand, can bring true happiness to many others whose lives are less fortunate. So why not give a new and useful life to these stuffs, some happiness to others, and more peace in our life?
After freeing myself from 40 bags of items, I receive the most precious reward: time.
- I save time in choosing: Being a woman, instead of quarrelling with myself over which clothes to wear today, I make my choice with ease because all that's left is outfit that I like. Plus, I don't have much options to consider anyway. Did you know that the amount of choices is in reverse correlation with our happiness level? Besides, why make a fuzz about our outfit? We are not in the spotlight – even though marketing and the media try to convince us otherwise.
- I save time in shopping: My view about malls has a radical change. Now I hate malls. They are good servants of consumerism, manifestation of superficial luxury. I quitted hanging out at the malls and window shopping altogether. Besides, because I only purchase what I need, the amount of time being at the store plummets.
- I save time in working: I no longer need to spend 15 minutes looking for something. Everything has its own place. And there are fewer of them for my brain to keep track of.
A minimal life simplifies daily routines. Therefore we have more time to be with important people and do what we love. Combine this with the peace of mind from emptiness in our room and clarity in our soul, what else can one ask for?
Couple this read with other articles on Minimalist Monday.
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25 Of The Cutest Rare Animal Babies You've Never Seen.
No one knows the exact amount of species that exist on Earth. In fact, thousands of new animal species are discovered every year. Even if you're an animal lover, you've probably only met a tiny fraction of all the animal species that have been identified. But don't let that discourage you. Instead, think of it as an opportunity to discover new interesting creatures. Check out the list we've created below of a bunch of rare animal babies you probably had no idea existed.
#1. Echidna Puggle
So this is what a baby version of Jabba the Hut looks like.
#2. African Bat-Eared Foxes
They look like they're in full radar mode. These guys are on the night shift for look-out!
#3. Baby White-Nosed Coati
Even when an animal has scary claws, you can't deny a face like that!
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#4. African Wild Dog Puppy
Is it just the picture or is the outline of the eyes and nose blue?
#5. Orphaned Baby Eastern Quoll
These babies are being cared at Bruny Island. And look at those spots! Not very camouflage proof though?
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Putting the longtime rumors to rest, Anderson Cooper has come out of the closet via a newly released letter.
The writing was published on Monday (July 2) by recipient Andrew Sullivan, who is a political blogger pal of the CNN news anchor/talk show host.
In his penning, Cooper reveals, "I've always believed that who a reporter votes for, what religion they are, who they love, should not be something they have to discuss publicly. As long as a journalist shows fairness and honesty in his or her work, their private life shouldn't matter."
Bluntly telling that he prefers men, the 45-year-old states, "The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud."
"Since my early days as a reporter, I have worked hard to accurately and fairly portray gay and lesbian people in the media – and to fairly and accurately portray those who for whatever reason disapprove of them," Anderson continues, adding, "It is not part of my job to push an agenda, but rather to be relentlessly honest in everything I see, say and do. I've never wanted to be any kind of reporter other than a good one, and I do not desire to promote any cause other than the truth."


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Randy Mayor; Jan Gautro
Cooking tomatoes for a long time at a low temperature dehydrates them and concentrates their flavor. These are plumper and softer than commercial sun-dried tomatoes, with a delicate, rich flavor.
How to Make It
Step 1
Sprinkle cut sides of tomato halves with kosher salt. Place tomato halves, cut sides down, on paper towels. Let stand 1 hour.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 300°.
Step 3
Arrange tomato halves, cut sides up, in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 300° for 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until edges of tomatoes curl (the tomatoes will feel dry to the touch).
Step 4
Note: These will keep for a week, covered, in the refrigerator, or for up to a month in the freezer.


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From 2nd September, come down to London Riviera, enjoy exotic summer cocktails, delicious Eastern Mediterranean street food, grab your seat and some popcorn and get ready for a classic film with sundown views of Tower Bridge and the Thames. Whether it's a cult movie with your mates or a movie you can enjoy with your children, London Riviera has something for everyone.
With movies ranging from Ghostbusters, Big and The Sound Of Music to The Imitation Game, Selma and Paddington, the 1,000-seat amphitheatre fills up fast, so make sure you arrive but arrive early to grab your seat! Sit back, relax and experience film like never before…under the stars in the fresh air of a warm summer's night in one of the world's most iconic locations.
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10 September Frozen (2013) cert PG
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17 September Selma (2015) cert 12a
18 September Big (1988) cert 12
22 September Still Alice (2015) cert 12a
23 September Zoolander (2001) cert 12
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Movies start at 7.30pm but arrive early as the 1,000-seat amphitheatre fills up fast! Sit back, relax and experience film like never before…under the stars in the fresh air of a warm summer's night in one of the world's most iconic locations.
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What's a good way to spend a quality weekend on the water? Try paddling from Swartz Bay to D'Arcy island. Man.. I hate gushing over sweet trips (riiight), but I'm pretty proud I'm pushing myself up to longer and longer trips. This trip had so much to see and makes me desperately want to return to Halibut island with my DSLR - Man there's so much cool stuff there! Gotta thank Mark for giving me an excuse to get to D'arcy the long way. Next time I'm eating breakfast before paddling home some 20km - oye.
I met up with Mark at 9AM at that godawful Swartz Bay dock again. I'm lucky there was enough parking that morning. I got the boat on the cart and we headed down the dock at pretty low tide. We threw the boats in the water and paddled out into the bay. The bay had totally new boats moored in it this weekend. We headed around Swartz head into Page pass and faced a bit of current, but mostly wonderful water conditions. Seals were out in abundance lounging flat on the rocks near the marina. It looked like today wasn't going to offer up much of a challenge.
Well one challenge: while the water was so glassy and calm, it meant there would be no natural air conditioning today. Both of us had our wetsuits on, and we kept getting really, really hot in the sun. As we passed Ker island and up through the little group, I was pretty much overheating. One fun little tip is just to stick your arms in the water for a few minutes and the water contact will wick away heat nice and quick. Instead of going to Dock Island, we made a B-Line for the light on Sidney Spit where we could take a dip in the water to cool off.
We arrived to a deserted beach save for a few kids out exploring. The entire beach was covered in yellow grasses waist deep in areas. The beach had a pretty wicked swell which sent me sailing into a bunch of rough gravel on the beach. Mark and I got out of the boats for a stretch and to set foot on the island for a few minutes. I waded out into the ocean to cool down. The sun was just beating down with not a puff of wind. Everything on the island was still and only the noise of powerboats and shorebirds was in the air. I tried to do the island justice with a few snapshots, but it's much nicer in person. I'd like to come camping out here if it's always this abandoned.
We continued on the east side of Sidney just as the Anacortes ferry came around Sidney spit. We were in a fairly shallow area close to shore, so we rode the ferry wake as it was breaking and got the decks all wet. There was still a huge expanse of empty, wonderful beach that I'll have to visit again. We got a little way down Sidney Island and we crossed to Mandarte island...
Which turned out to be a shit covered rock full of birds...and not in a bad way. The actual landing to Mandarte was on the eastern side, but the birds knew we were there and we got a few warning shots off our bow. It's a pretty intense cliff face on the west side. Just south of Mandarte island was another rock with trees, which we later found out was called Halibut Island from one of the many menacing signs on the shore.
One thing you'll instantly notice about Halibut Island is that there's stuff there that has no reason to be there. I counted a few derelict boats, some kind of excavator and us. I was feeling a bit hot again so I took a brief little wade and then headed up to take some pictures of the weirdest place I think I'll ever visit. Apparently this island is home to: snakes and plants. I saw neither and instead saw weathered old boats, which I'd be a little surprised if they could still be deemed seaworthy, rusting iron and some empty cages. I'm not sure what was going on in this operation, but the signs said it all: "Danger - no trespassing - Anyone removing or trading plants risk having their fingers broken and their genitals removed." *gulp*
From Halibut Island, it was off to D'arcy Island. The currents were weak and the water was still nice and glassy as far as the eye could see (which was forever). Mark called the people on the island for coordinates to the camp site they settled on the night before. As the sun turned up the heat we landed nice and easy on a beautiful shore with a stunning view of Mount Doug. We lounged in the sun for a few hours and caught up with the folks on the island, Darren M. and bobdobbs (totally blanking on the dude's name).
As I've said before in other posts, D'arcy is one of my favorite places in terms of bliss rating, and it also has a pretty awful history of being leper prison. We went for a hike down to the caretaker's lodge on the southwestern part of D'arcy island. As we left camp, we found a tiny little noose hanging from a tree and had to wonder who put it there.. was it you?
The hike was pretty cool. Lots of plants and not too many signs of recent visitors. First, we ended up at the ruins that I've visited before, they were the foundations of two buildings likely used by the caretaker many years ago. Some bricks and implements litter the campsite, but they may just be garbage from years gone by. I couldn't help but take a photo of the metal bucket I saw here many years ago. Although it's been moved, it's only slightly more rotten than last time.
The caretaker's lodge was still mostly standing, possibly with more graffiti. bright patches of yellow grasses stick to just about every rock surface out here. This part of D'arcy is just hallowed ground for me - I could seriously take photos from every angle and still never approach the feeling of actually being there. One of the guys we met on the beach wanted to continue around the island and walk the entire perimeter.
We had a little walk around the shores of D'arcy and say that this place was definitely used by indigenous people. every now and then, you'd see a midden oozing out bright, white shell pieces. some of the beaches were covered in shattered bits of shell as well. We approached the government campsite and heard the park warden motoring around in his powerboat. By the time we got there, he was already well out into the channel.
The walk back was just a nice little jaunt along mostly gravel beaches and gentle headlands. The sun was slowly setting as we arrived back at camp. I made some dinner and chilled out on the beach for the balance of the evening. Just as it got dark, we saw fireworks near the Saanich peninsula. The Butchart Gardens fireworks display was clearly visible from here. The night sky slowly took over with a near half moon lighting up the blackness.
The next morning I woke up with a headache that Tylenol just wasn't touching. ughh. I didn't being near enough water for drinking or cooking (I left my nice, big water bag in Tofino). ugh. Sunday was poorly planned on my part and it was hot as hell again. I just couldn't get into my normal cheery mood and just wanted to be home. That's always a good mindset to be in when facing a bit of physical exertion. Oh well.. lesson learned. Everything was still amazing on the island and all, but I was just feeling like a lead weight.
Things only got better when I put on 5 pounds of hot paddling gear. Mark was trying to get back to Swartz Bay for 5pm, so that he wouldn't have to take the pre-iron-curtain piece of shit that are the queen class ferries. We packed up camp and headed out into the passage between D'Arcy and little D'Arcy island. We took a short detour to get a photo of the facilities and watch a sweet reverse seal launch off the beach.
Once we got through the passage, Mark and I said our goodbyes with the people we met on D'Arcy and headed back toward Swartz Bay via Sidney channel. The other side of Sidney island is also pretty shallow. I have nothing but respect for the person who set up a mobile home in the middle of the island. Neither of us could believe how empty the beaches were. It's like everyone was concentrated in the little marina/bay on the north of Sidney island and no one bothered to venture out in a dinghy or by foot. It was just beautiful shallow water that went on for a few kilometers.
We tried in vain to get back in time for Mark's ferry, but it wasn't on the cards. I was totally running on empty as we got back to the dock. I was taking my sweet time with everything and ended up dropping my kayak on the ground from waist height. sheesh. Here's a tip kids: eat your Wheaties and stay cool. :) The best part is, after I said my goodbyes to Mark, I went to get changed out of my steam cooker and just as I peeled off the last layer, 3 families drove up and let their kids run free. You can guess where they all filed past. hand over face. I'm sorry to the families, but I won't be able to afford therapy for all of them.
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I grew up in a house with a bare fridge. Our pictures weren't hung when we were small, our school work didn't make it on when we were older. Family pictures didn't go there, and neither did postcards. The only thing that made the cut, year in and year out, was a magnetic calendar from the (super nice!) Realtor that helped my parents get their house. That calendar lived on the side, next to the cabinets, mostly out of view. Now, years later, the only magnet to grace that fridge is a lemon-lime colored square that reads, "Mr. Right & Mrs. Always Right." So I have a weird relationship with magnets. I want them all, but I only want to display my absolute favorite of favorites.
But I deff want all these! And button magnets are so fun; I made some shamrocks for my Gram (but then kept forgetting to give them to her so they hold up our take out menus).
Yes to everything by The Fancy Narwhal! I'm especially taken with this Distinguished Narwhal magnet set :)
I'm actually digging this full set of 12 magnets, but (obviously) the whales take the cake.
Truly, everything by Isabell's Umbrella is cheek-pinching cute.
IT'S WEDNESDAY! What have you done with your week so far?