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It's not just Star Trek, but each incarnation of that legendary Gene Rodenberry creation provides a perfect example of the throwaway character - poor old Ensign Jones/Smith/Flengman 12 who is given no lines, but is a part of the away party/boarding group/recovery team - and is therefore, blindingly obviously, not going to make it to the end of the episode.
They are either eaten by this week's space monster, the first to succumb to a mysterious space illness, or disappear into a new planet's weird atmospheric conditions never to be seen or heard of again.
Until they pop up in another show.
As the rookie partner of the world-weary cop who just can't catch a break, but needs to emote for an episode.
Hey there Detective There'll Be No Nickname Necessary, cos you ain't sticking around.
What I think we fail to consider sometimes is how many people there are in our own lives whom we perhaps give an Ensign Jones role to - without recognising that in point of fact they are often a leading character whom we can't do without. And when they suddenly exit stage left - well, we suddenly realise that it is in fact Scotty or even Mr Spock who is missing in action.
So perhaps, just occasionally, take a look around you - and make sure that the quiet people in the corners who perhaps don't say much, but always have your back, don't get ready to beam out unexpectedly.
And express your gratitude to them.
Perhaps you could start by asking them about their day.
Maybe they actually defeated a space monster this week on your behalf.
That would be something to be grateful for.


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The entire weekend for me was about reconnecting with a younger version of myself, and the kind of headstrong blind confidence I possessed as a teen. I took a meditation movement workshop that brought me back to my teenage self who loved to dance in her backyard with her Walkman. I shot a bow. I swum in a bikini pregnant without any self consciousnesses. I danced. Oh I danced. I haven't danced like that in years.
There was something so so magical about being together with 100 other individuals who were completely accepting of one another. You know those walls that women put up with each other until they're judged cool enough? Gone. Beautifully, happily, freeingly gone. We were ourselves, we accepted ourselves, we loved ourselves and each other. —Christina
"The dopest shit I've ever done." —Addie
On Our List:
Laugh till we cry
Eat s'mores
Sing songs around a fire
Dance it out
Take a hike to the redwoods and ponder some of the oldest living beings on earth
Have a pool party
Ask for what we want
Make a new best friend
Make 100 new best friends
Give hugs
Read under the covers with a flashlight
See the stars spread out before us for the first time in a long time
Get a group chakra tune up
Talk about how we're all getting older (and what it all means)
Think about something in a whole new way
Be vulnerable for a second (or three days)
Play feminist bingo
Shoot a bow and arrow
Spend a weekend surrounded by badass women
Turn perfect strangers into kindred spirits
Have a good cry
Howl at the moon
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Using research from paleoclimatology, physics, archeology, history and economics, this lecture will argue that averting civilizational collapse by means of climate disruption requires a fundamental shift in our relationship to the Earth, to each other, and to ourselves. In the process, we will have to leave old ideas behind, including the myth that free markets always achieve the highest good - an ideology that has dominated global domestic and foreign policy in the last half-century. The lecture will conclude with audience-led proposals for an economic system that does not require destroying our home planet.
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City Highlight: Washington DC
Summer at CSM is always an adventure in the best possible way. You'd think that by my fourth summer with CSM, I'd stop being surprised by the amazing ways God shows up, both big and small. He is in all of our amazing hosts who are working so hard and learning so much, our groups who are learning so much about God and themselves and our ministry partners who are showing up every day to love the community well. I really love this circle of ministry. The Directors pour into the hosts, who pour into the groups, who pour into the ministry partners, who pour into the community where the Directors live. It's so wonderful to take a moment to step back and see the patterns of blessing that exist in these cycles of life.
More often than not, in the middle of the summer season, it is hard to create space to step back and see how God is moving in our city. There are so many tasks and things that pop up that need to be handled quickly, and it's easy to lose perspective on the reason behind all of this work and why we do what we do. But it's absolutely the most important thing. In Psalm 46:10 we're told, "He says 'Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth." Pausing to see how near God is to us is absolutely the most important thing we can do.
Group members: Seeing God at work in the community is more important than any actions that you take or words that you speak. If you tell everyone about God but they don't see Him in you, you've missed out on the beautiful work of actually sharing the Gospel.
Hosts: If you miss the opportunity to rest in the Lord and take a moment for reflection, you'll miss out on the amazing ways He is developing you into graceful, patient, flexible leaders.
Directors: If you don't take the opportunity to pause your work and enjoy time with your groups, you'll miss out on the joy of seeing these trips that you've been planning all year come to life.
Ministry Partners. We're here for you. We come so that we can give you a bit of rest. Rest from running around after the kids that you love so much and show up for every day. Rest from making beds for our neighbors on the street who have a warm place to sleep because of your work. Rest from cooking countless meals for our hungry neighbors so you can enjoy time with them.
For all of us, wherever we are, let's pause. Let's take a moment of stillness and see that He IS God. This is beautiful, challenging, and something that is worthy of praise every day.
God is doing powerful things in DC through our neighbors, our groups, our ministry partners and our amazing team of hosts. Will you please pray for us to pause in a moment of stillness to look around and see that He is God and that He loves us more than the next tasks on our lists? May we pause to see that our groups and our partners are worth more than the work that they do, that they are beautiful and valued as they are, because they are made in God's image. May we all earnestly seek to hear His word in the midst of everyday life and move towards being a tangible example of His love in the small and important interactions of friends, both new and old.


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Pole-dancing: just what kids telly and sports day needs
by Rachel Bell on May 10, 2011
The sex industry continues its infiltration into kids' – and all our – lives with a lovely new video from dance act Nero. The video for Guilt portrays a pole dancer performing in a high-end strip club for some johns who, we are to believe, are Japanese businessmen, too.
Kate Moss does her bit for the prostitution myth
by Rachel Bell on January 26, 2011
A new video sees Kate Moss enthusiastically glamourising the sex industry again, this time it's prostitution. Moss appears to be playing a prostitute showing off her sex parts by lifting up her top and skirt against a dirty concrete wall for a punter sat in his car. The video is based on a fashion shoot by Nick Knight for the December 2010 issue of Italian Vogue. Filmmaker Jamie Harley has edited the video, which has been used by pop artist Evan Voytas for his track, Tomorrow Night We'll Go Anywhere.
Kanye West and Jay-Z want to fuck and eat dead women
by Rachel Bell on January 16, 2011
The biggest names in hip hop, led by Kanye West, have outgrown pimping women and treating them like sex objects. In his new video, Monster, yet to be officially released, West and his pals prefer their women unconscious, drugged up to the eyeballs or in corpse form.
Rapists can carry on as normal says Government
by Rachel Bell on September 15, 2010
While the taxpayer is paying £12 million for the woman and gay hating Pope to visit Britain tomorrow, the government have announced more cuts directed at women. This time, it's the women who men have raped. A major review of the way the police handle rape cases has been dropped.
It's not just our thickest millionaires who buy girls and women
by Rachel Bell on September 7, 2010
Footballers are like many other young men in Britain, who see using prostitutes as socially acceptable. So less of this focus on the women in the sex industry and let's start taking about the demand, the one in ten British men who fund it, says Rachel Bell
Beauty is not a contest
by Rachel Bell on September 2, 2010
The resurgence of beauty pageants is not harmless fun argues Rachel Bell, nevermind 'empowering', but part of the wider culture of objectification that underpins women's lesser status.
The pornification of pop
by Rachel Bell on August 11, 2010
It's the way in which pop and rap music embrace the porn and sex industries, elevate the pimp and sexualise male violence that makes it pornographic says Rachel Bell. And it's not girls we need to be worried about, it's boys.
Danny Dyer helps us join the dots between porn culture and male sexual violence
by Rachel Bell on May 5, 2010
With the furore over Danny Dyer and Zoo, Rachel Bell reminds us how lad mags feed gender violence and pulls apart the usual lad mag defenses
The 'slag' double standard
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Pittsburgh, PA – 1-2-3 Gluten Free, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of its much-anticipated new product, Yummy Yellow Cake Mix. Like many of 1-2-3 Gluten Free's other products, this premium gluten-free baking mix is free of gluten, wheat, dairy, soy, corn, egg, peanuts and tree nuts. This mix is also sugar free. The consumer adds the sweetener and has the ability to add sugar, evaporated cane juice or agave, among other choices, which makes this product an ideal choice for celiacs, diabetics and many other consumers with dietary concerns ….
Yummy Yellow Cake Mix has been sampled at gluten-free tasting events to rave reviews. Moms can serve this cake to all of the kids at a birthday party, not just the child with dietary concerns and the party-goers will gobble it up. Additionally, one thing that sets 1-2-3 Gluten Free products such as this apart from other gluten-free products on the market, is that 1-2-3 Gluten Free products are suitable for individuals with various dietary concerns, not just gluten intolerance.
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• 1 in every 133 Americans has celiac disease, which requires people to maintain a gluten-free diet. 97% of these Americans are still undiagnosed. As diagnoses increase, sales of gluten-free foods will as well.
• On March 22, 2006, Mintel International Group said that sales for free-from products (gluten-, nut- and dairy-free) rose 327% between 2000 and 2005 and will double again by the end of 2010, as more people are diagnosed with gluten and other food intolerances.
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A Doll and the Resistance
I have been sick for the last week and a half, the kind of cold that sneaks up on you as a little tickle for a few days, then you think you're getting better, then you just get worse and worse! (Really I was only sick-sick for 4 days probably.) But now I am getting better, hurray! My kids might disagree that this is a good thing, because they have watched more TV (internet, we don't actually have TV…) over the last two days than over the previous month. Srsly.
Anyway. I could have used the couch time to do something productive, like work on my (2008!) photobook, or blog posts, or this doll, this doll that is currently defeating me, but I didn't, I gave myself a break and watched 2/3 of Fruits Basket on Hulu. Woo! Anyway Anyway Anyway!
So this doll. This doll that I have been working on, since, since, lets look at my photo catalog… For FIVE MONTHS (OMG!) Okay, I didn't think it was that bad. That's bad, seriously bad. It isn't the doll's fault, there is nothing particularly difficult or complicated about it, it is that I am trying to write a pattern for it, and I am having serious problems with the RESISTANCE. Have you heard of the Resistance? Read this (guest) post on ZenHabits. It is awesome. It explains why we never finish things, and the many ways we sabatoge ourselves so that we won't be noticed in bad OR good ways. It has become my mantra over the last year, oh, it is the resistance that is trying to distract me with that shiny new idea, it is the resistance that is trying to get me to read another blog rather than doing my work, I will defeat the resistance! But sometimes the resistance wins. More often than I probably realize or would like to admit. It really helps to have a name to call it out by though! But this doll, I am writing about it because I am GOING to finish it. Five months, eesh! When I look at this doll I feel this enormous overwhelming sense of failure, but I am going to get past this! Maybe. After I watch another few episodes of Fruits Basket?


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ST. THOMAS, V.I. A 24-year-old man who pleaded guilty to a murder
in October 2015, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison by V.I. Superior
Court Judge Michael Dunston.
In his sentencing, Judge Dunston allowed
Roberts to receive credit for the 278 days he has already served and ordered
him to pay restitution to the victims husband.
Judge Dunston also said he will recommend to the Bureau of Corrections
that Roberts be afforded all the educational opportunities and vocational
training that are available.
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senseless loss of life in the Territory, and in this case, a man lost his wife
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We wanted to see how we could implement a quick gamification aspect of growing something in augmented reality. As a result, we came up with Grow. Grow is an easy game where the user is to
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Alan Brogan suffers another injury set-back
ALAN Brogan looks set to miss the Dubs' upcoming All-Ireland SFC quarter-final over the August Bank Holiday weekend as he has reportedly tweaked his hamstring.
The 2011 Footballer of the Year has not featured for the Leinster champions since coming on as a substitute in their All-Ireland semi-final loss to Mayo last September.
He also missed the start of the current season after undergoing an operation on a long-term osteitis pubis injury, and has remained sidelined for the Allianz League and Leinster championship.
It had been expected that Brogan could return for the recent Leinster final win over Meath, while the Brogan camp was confident that he might feature in All-Ireland quarter-final.
Bernard Brogan spoke only last week about the expected return of the talented forward. "Alan will be back the next day so we will be alright. He's flying. He played with the club last week, 70 minutes, so he will be knocking on the door the next day," he said.
"It'll give us that extra dimension that defences will have to try to stop. He runs all day and he's able to pick those passes, and get inside the defence and take a score as well".
However, the latest injury is a blow for the player who has battled so hard to regain his fitness. Bernard summed up what his brother had endured, in the Irish Independent last week. "It's been difficult for Alan. He's getting older and has shown great determination to get back.
"A lot of other people probably would have thrown their hat at it, saying '10 months and I am not right', but he stuck at it and wants to be there, which is great for us to see that he still has the appetite for it.
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"It has been hugely frustrating but he is at the end of it, has come out the other side of it, and he will be full of exuberance, full of energy coming into this team," he said.
The timing of this latest injury is a particularly cruel blow for the forward, although if as initial reports suggest that it is just a hamstring tweak, then his recovery time may be short.
Alan's good friend and former club and county team-mate, Jason Sherlock, tweeted: "It's very disappointing for Alan. It's up to the lads to make sure he has a semi-final to look forward to.
"I watched the Dubs play a match last week and Alan was moving well. He tweaked his hammer on Monday, nothing to do with his long-term injury."
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With a misleading title and having the distinction of being the winner of the 1996 Hawthornden Prize, An Experiment in Love is a novel by Hilary Mantel that is nothing what I expected it to be. Promising romance tales and an experience in love like none other (judging by the title), the only aspect of love I could find while reading the book was in the companionship that the girls displayed in their hostel.
First published in 1995, the novel felt a bit auto-biographical. Written in a first person narrative, it tells the story of Carmel McBain who comes from a poor Catholic family in northern England – just like Mantel. She has come to attend a law college in London- another similarity between the protagonist and the author. Even the year in which the character attended college – 1970 – is the same time when Mantel did.
Carmel is being pushed into academic success by her mother and is forced to study law. This single sentence speaks a lot about her personality: "I wanted to separate myself from the common fate of girls who are called Carmel," she tells us, "and identify myself with girls with casual names, names which their parents didn't think about too hard."There she meets Karina and Julianne, two friends who she'd grow close to while staying at the residence. The story begins with hope and happiness, but as it progresses one can detect many shades of tragedy and several instances of growing up.
Pages within this book have flashes of feminism, social satire, protests and sprinkles of religion here and there. Despite all this, I was left with several unanswered questions at the end of the read. What happened to Carmel and Karina after the horrible incident? …and that bugged me to no end. However, I realized that the ending was left for us to imagine and revel in. This was the first book by Hilary Mantel that I have read and was a fine read for me. The plot held little interest for me, but the fact that I could identify myself with the situations at hand in the book made it worth my time.
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POLICE in Blackpool say they face a difficult task helping and supporting working girls – at the same time minimising prostitutes' impact on communities.
But it is a task which one chief officer believes they do well.
Det Chief Insp Sue Cawley said: "I don't believe Blackpool has a significant problem with prostitution although I'm not minimising it for the people who live where it is an issue.
"I understand the frustration of businesses as having prostitutes hanging around can affect their trade.
"They shouldn't have to suffer."
Det Chief Insp Cawley said Blackpool's management of the problem was "well thought of nationally" and the police's ultimate aim was "to stop the women from doing it".
She added: "If what they're doing constitutes an offence, then of course we take action.
"On the streets, our guidance is women have to be soliciting "persistently" for us to intervene.
"It would also depend if the individual is known to us and has previous convictions.
"(As for massage parlours) we visit premises regularly.
"We support anybody connected with it who is vulnerable."
Det Chief Insp Cawley said if they used pure enforcement "the fear is, it would displace the problem and make the situation a lot more dangerous for the women themselves."
She added: "It's easier to support women if they are working in the parlours rather than on the streets.
"They are certainly more vulnerable to harm there and more likely to be causing a nuisance in the local community.
"Our strategy is to deal with the issue in a priority fashion in terms of risk and threat. We work hard to try and get them to engage with drug services to try and get them off the streets.
"If the public has a problem in a certain area, we want to know about it."
Another priority is to ensure no underage women are being exploited or women trafficked in.
The Blackpool approach mirrors new guidelines issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) .
In his report, Assistant Chief Constable Simon Byrne writes how lessons had been learned nationally following a number of high profile murders of prostitutes in the last five years.
In 2006, the country was stunned by the Ipswich murders where five female sex workers were brutally killed.
More recently there was the murder of three prostitutes from Bradford in 2010.
ACC Byrne says: "The danger and vulnerability sex workers face on a daily basis has come to the forefront of many minds on a number of occasions."
The strategy focuses on getting support for sex workers instead of just relying on enforcing the law to ensure the situation is managed.
One of the key messages is enforcement alone is an inadequate solution.
It also dismisses the myth prostitution is a "victimless crime" saying "prostitution is victim-centred, not victimless".
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Monitoring AWS Systems Manager
SSM Agent writes information about executions, scheduled actions, errors, and health statuses to log files on each instance. Manually connecting to an instance to view log files and troubleshoot an issue with SSM Agent is time-consuming. For more efficient instance monitoring, you can configure either SSM Agent itself or the CloudWatch agent to send this log data to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
The unified CloudWatch agent has replaced SSM Agent as the tool for sending log data to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. Support for using SSM Agent to send log data will be deprecated in the near future. We recommend using only the unified CloudWatch agent for your log collection processes. For more information, see the following topics:
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Assalamualaikum..taraaaa! My first ever congo bar..hihiii! Memang sedap..thanx to KG! boleh buat lagi dan lagi sekali pasnih..korang yg tak pernah buat pun wajib cuba ye! Jom zaass resipi...
resipi asal - KG
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250g butter, I use President salted, soft
1 3/4 cups light brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 large eggs, weighing about 60g each
a pinch of salt
2 1/2 cups of self raising flour
1 cup callebaut 54% cocoa choc buttons
1 cup bittersweet ghirardelli choc buttons
extra imported store bought choc buttons to spread on the batter
Almond flakes + chocolate chips (sy tambah dlm adunan juga utk tabur atas adunan sebelum dibakar)
Almond flakes + chocolate chips (sy tambah dlm adunan juga utk tabur atas adunan sebelum dibakar)
Using a wooden laddle mix butter with sugar and vanilla until all the butter disappears in the sugar. Add eggs one by one. Mix and please do not cream the eggs. Add the sifted flours in 3 additions, fold them in and not stir the batter. Mix the choc buttons and spread in 12x12 tin. I usually top with more chocolate chips and bake in a preheated oven at 160C for about 18 minutes.
I have never used a mixer to mix my congo bars, and I have never done 2 recipes in a go. And I love them made this way and using this butter as they stay fresh and soft at room temperature even after 5 days.


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Friends of the School
The Friends of Bushey Heath Primary School is a parent/carer-run organisation and registered charity. We exist to raise money for our school to buy extras that make the school life for our children and their teachers more fun, comfortable and help create a richer environment for all.
Being part of the Friends Committee is fun, sociable, and a great way to use your skills for a very worthwhile cause.
The types of activities we do include fun social events, traditional family events and competitions. We have organised craft fairs, indulgence evenings, bingo nights, fancy dress, discos, Easter art challenges, design competitions, fashion shows, Christmas Fairs, summer fetes etc.
We look forward to seeing you at all our forthcoming events. If you are interested in taking part in any of them or have any wonderful ideas, please contact any of the committee (full list on noticeboard outside the school).
The major contributions the Friends of the School have made include a nature garden and large playground structures for the infant and junior playgrounds. Smaller purchases include ICT equipment and items for the classrooms such as musical instruments, play equipment, books and whiteboards.
We recently raised funds to purchase a canopy that enables all-year round play for children in the Foundation Stage, and new benches for the Junior playground.


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18 People Who Were Too Lazy To Decorate For Christmas.
Shortly after we stuffed our faces with turkey and finished watching the "Macy's Thanksgiving Parade," we started prepping for Christmas. This meant dusting off the Christmas tree, fluffing out the branches, and digging through boxes for tinsels, ornaments and nativity scenes. But not everyone is excited about decorating as others. Some folks are actually feeling a bit lazy as Christmas approaches. So to those of you have aren't in the mood to decorate, we salute you with some of the most genius, but super lazy Christmas decorations ever. So, if you thought you were alone feeling like a lazy holiday decorator, then guess again.
#1. Some holiday decorations are so lazy that they can leave you hanging in front of your neighbors.
Check this one out! It's not a real person of course, but it was real enough to get some neighbors to call 9-1-1. Sadly, the homeowners had no choice but to take the man hanging from the side of the house, down. Party poopers!
#2. So many of us love putting ornaments up on our Christmas tree, but hate taking them down.
Now, this is how you taking wrapping to a whole new level during Christmas. With a bit of Saran wrap, you can ensure that all of your ornaments and tinsels stay right where they are. And next year, all you have to do is unwrap and fluff the tree.
#3. Sure, it's all fun celebrating a white Christmas when it's actually cold and snowing in December.
Unfortunately, when you live in the southern hemisphere like in Australia, the summer is in full bloom during the holidays, so the only tree you're likely to see is a nice fan trying to keep the whole family cool.
#4. When celebrating the birth of Christ, you can always go for a more minimalistic approach.
It is a celebration of his birth for Christ's sake, no pun intended. Also, think of all the money this family saved on decorations simply by using a Happy Birthday banner from their kid's last birthday party. Awesome!
#5. There's always one house in the neighborhood that acts like a lighthouse beacon for Santa.
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Published in hardback by Osprey Publishing on 20 April 2017 at £30
From award-winning historian Mungo Melvin, the first book to cover the full history of Russia's historic Crimean naval citadel, from its founding in 1783 through to the current tensions that threaten the region's peace and stability.
Founded by Catherine the Great, the maritime city of Sevastopol has been fought over for centuries. Crucial battles of the Crimean War were fought on the hills surrounding the city, and the memory of this stalwart defence inspired those who fought the Germans during the Second World War. Twice the city has faced complete obliteration yet twice it has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes. Rebuilt from scratch during the Cold War, it remains a formidable bastion of Russian military power.
In this ground-breaking volume, award-winning author Mungo Melvin explores how Sevastopol became a crucible of three major conflicts – the Crimean War, the Russian Civil War and the Second World War – witnessing the death and destruction of countless soldiers, sailors and civilians yet creating the indomitable 'spirit of Sevastopol'. By weaving together historical accounts, first-hand interviews, detailed operational reports and expert battle analysis, Melvin creates a rich tapestry of history, brought further to life through 16 colour maps and over 80 pictures.
Talking Points
- The significance of both Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia since 1783, and why they were re-annexed in 2014 at the expense of Ukraine.
- The background to the tensions surrounding Russia, Ukraine, Crimea and the West.
- The close bonds between the Crimea generally and Sevastopol specifically to the Russian people – explaining why the Russian action was widely welcomed by local inhabitants in 2014.
- A deeply researched study of the operational and tactical methods used by Russian and Soviet forces during the 19th and 20th centuries, and most recently in 2014.
- Russian author Leo Tolstoy and his service as a junior artillery officer during the Crimean War. (Sevastopol's Wars includes fascinating excerpts from his vivid accounts of the city under siege in 1854–55, Sevastopol Sketches.)
About Major General Mungo Melvin
Major General Mungo Melvin CB OBE is the author of award-winning Manstein: Hitler's Greatest General (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010). He is a retired senior Army officer - commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1975, he saw operational service in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and the Balkans. During the latter part of his 37-year career he specialised in strategic analysis and professional military education and doctrine, becoming one of the British Army's leading thinkers and writers. Mungo Melvin is president of the British Commission for Military History, and is currently advising the British Army on the First World War centenary commemorations. He is a senior associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute and a senior visiting research fellow of the Department of War Studies of King's College London. He lectures widely on strategy and military history in both the public and commercial sectors. For more information about Major General Mungo Melvin please visit www.mungomelvin.com.
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The Politics, Development and Sustainability (PDS) Group was formed in 2011 bringing together the existing strengths of, and synergies between, the Centre for Developing Areas Research (CEDAR) and the Politics and Environment Research Group (PERG).
The Group is committed to conducting research which seeks to understand and contribute to addressing problems of social inequality and injustice. Members' research is carried out in varied locations in the UK and beyond, often building on long-standing collaborative relationships with partner academic institutions, governmental and non-governmental organisations.
The Group has a large and vibrant postgraduate community with about 35 PhD students. We also run the MSc in Practising Sustainable Development and are partners (with the School of Management) in the MSc in Sustainability and Management. In September 2011 we introduced an ICT4D stream into the Practising Sustainable Development MSc. Since September 2012 we have been running the new MSc in Geopolitics and Security (with the Department of Politics and International Relations).
PDS Members also participate in College centres such as the ICT4D Centre, the Centre for Research into Sustainability (CRIS) and the Humanities and Arts Research Centre (HARC).
For further information about the PDS Group, please see our website.
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1/3 cup olive oil
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3/4 cup Hellmann's or Best Foods Refrigerated Collection C'sar Dressing
¼ cup cilantro, chopped
2 whole jalapeño peppers, seeded and diced
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17 Ways to Say Yes: Toward Nuanced Tone of Voice in AAC and Speech Technology, , Augmentative & Alternative Communication, Volume 31, Issue 2, p.170-180, (2015) Abstract
AAC and Early Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Parent Perceptions and Child Risk Factors, , Augmentative & Alternative Communication, Volume 31, Issue 4, p.336-350, (2015) Abstract
AAC Assessment and Clinical-Decision Making: The Impact of Experience, , AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Volume 28, Issue 3, p.148-159, (2012) Abstract
An AAC personnel framework: Adults with acquired complex communication needs, , Augmentative And Alternative Communication, Volume 24, Issue 3, p.255-267, (2008) Abstract
AAC to Support Conversation in Persons with Moderate Alzheimer's Disease, , Journal of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Volume 28, Issue 4, p.219-231, (2012) Abstract
An Analysis of Reading and Spelling Abilities of Children Using AAC: Understanding a Continuum of Competence, , Journal of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Volume 26, Issue 3, p.191-202, (2010) Abstract
Augmentative and alternative communication in adolescents with severe intellectual disability: a clinical experience, , European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine., Jun, Volume 46, Issue 2, p.147-52, (2010) Abstract
Augmentative and alternative communication in daily clinical practice: strategies and tools for management of severe communication disorders, , Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, Volume 18, Issue 2, p.112-119, (2011) Abstract
An augmentative and alternative communication tool for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy, , Behaviour and Information Technology, Volume 34, Issue 6, p.632-645, (2015) Abstract
A call for innovative social media research in the field of augmentative and alternative communication, , AAC, Volume 33, Issue 1, p.14-22, (2017) Abstract
Can the facilitated communication method support autistic people, according to facilitators' opinions?, , Psychology of Language and Communication, Volume 15, Issue 1, p.1-26, (2011) Abstract
Caregiver Perceptions of Children who have Complex Communication Needs Following a Home-based Intervention Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Rural Kenya: An Intervention Note, , Journal of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Volume 30, Issue 4, p.344-356, (2014) Abstract
Children's ideas for the design of AAC assistive technologies for young children with complex communication needs, , AAC, Volume 23, Issue 4, p.274-284, (2007) Abstract
Cognitive and language acquisition in typical and aided language learning: A review of recent evidence from an aided communication perspective, , Child Language Teaching and Therapy , Volume 25, Issue 1, p.31-58, (2009) Abstract
Communication Intervention for Young Children with Severe Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Via Telehealth, , Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities , Volume 47, p.744-767, (2017) Abstract
Communication Intervention to Teach Requesting Through Aided AAC for Two Learners With Rett Syndrome, , Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, Volume 27, (2015) Abstract
Communication is everything I think. Parenting a child who needs Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), , International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, Jan-Feb, Volume 43, Issue 1, p.77-98, (2008) Abstract
Communication Opportunities for Elementary School Students who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication, , AAC, Volume 32, Issue 4, p.272-281, (2016) Abstract
Communication Partners Supporting Children With Complex Communication Needs Who Use AAC: A Systematic Review, , Communication Disorders Quarterly , Volume 37, Issue 1, p.3-15, (2015) Abstract
The Communication Supports Inventory-Children & Youth (CSI-CY), a new instrument based on the ICF-CY, , Disability & Rehabilitation, Volume 38, Issue 19, p.1909-1917, (2016) Abstract
A Communication-Based Intervention for Nonverbal Children With Autism: What Changes? Who Benefits?, , Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , Volume 79, Issue 4, p.447-457, (2011) Abstract
Communicative competence in the field of augmentative and alternative communication: a review and critique, , International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, Volume 49, Issue 1, p.1-14, (2014) Abstract
Communicative participation changes in pre-school children receiving augmentative and alternative communication intervention, , International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Volume Online, (2015) Abstract
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Addiction is a chronic, neurobiological disease that affects the mind, body, and spirit. Like other chronic diseases, it is a progressive illness; if left untreated, it can be fatal. But there is real hope for a new, more fulfilling life.
Successful recovery is a lifestyle. Our experience has shown that the 12-Step process plays a critical role in fulfilling patient needs for a continuing community of support and a spiritual renewal. How one defines spirituality is unique to each individual, and our staff is dedicated to helping Headwaters clients explore recovery from their personal spiritual perspective. We know that by connecting with a deeper sense of meaning and purpose, people in recovery are able to positively engage with and impact the lives of those around them. We have found that in combination with clinical treatment, the 12-Step philosophy is a vital part of permanent recovery.
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Annapolis Launches Incentives For Bikes and Scooters
What's even more energy-efficient than a hybrid bus? A bike or scooter--and cities everywhere have been taking note, not just pushing public transportation, but also making their cities more bike-friendly (maybe New York could take a lesson). Paris has its new public bicycle program; Annapolis is getting ready to introduce a new incentive program for people who use scooters and bikes over cars.
Under the program, people who use scooters and bikes will have all kinds of reasons to ride them more often: discounts at restaurants and other city businesses, and half off bus rides. The city also just tested a free bike loan program, and are thinking about reviving it again next summer.
Of course, one major issue is that Annapolis doesn't feature many bike lanes--so they'll have to work on that if they expect this program to make a difference. Still, it's definitely a place to start. The program launches in September.


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The Digital Marketing Maturity Guide helps organizations determine the level of sophistication within their digital marketing operations. Dimensional Research to conducted a global survey of 700 marketing professionals gauging the level of digital marketing maturity across various verticals and company sizes. Use these findings to benchmark your organization against other groups. Important survey findings include:
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We cover a large range of promotional and portraiture photography and we will be more than happy to quote you a price for our promotional and portraiture photography services, our photography covers Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Cheshire.
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OSKALOOSA, Iowa (Blugolds.com) — After picking up a doubleheader split against Simpson College (Iowa) on Saturday, the UW-Eau Claire softball team was back in action Sunday afternoon for another twin bill. The Blugolds earned a sweep on Sunday with a 7-4 win over St. Scholastica (Minn.) and a 2-1 win over Dubuque (Iowa).
Amanda Fischer (Jr.-Wausau, Wis./West) is a spark plug for the Blugolds (13-5) that, in a few words, can do it all. Sunday was the latest example of that, as she was the driving force that helped lead the Blugolds to the sweep.
In the first game of the day against the Saints (6-9), the Blugolds took a 7-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh and withstood a rally by St. Scholastica to hold on for the win.
The Blugolds got on the board first with a run in the top of the third. Fischer did what she does best on the bases, causing a raucous and forcing the Saints to make a mistake. After doubling to lead off the inning, Fischer stole third and an error on the throw from the catcher allowed her to score for the 1-0 lead.
UW-Eau Claire added two more runs in the top of the fifth on RBI singles from Taylor Pierce (Jr.-Ashwaubenon, Wis./Ashwaubenon) and Deanna Gilane (Jr.-South Milwaukee, Wis./South Milwaukee).
In the top of the sixth, it was Fischer again that did the damage, this time with the bat. After back-to-back walks with one out in the inning, Fischer drove one out of the park to left field for a 3-run shot and a 6-0 lead.
But the Saints responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single to make it 6-1. The Blugolds answered right back in the top of the seventh on a solo homer by Pierce to left field to lead off the inning.
Down 7-1 in the bottom of the seventh, St. Scholastica put together a bit of a rally. With one out they scored three runs on consecutive batters to make it 7-4. But Lauren Blasczyk (Fr.-Appleton, Wis./East) got the next two batters out to finish what she started.
Blasczyk went the distance to pick up her first win of the season, improving to 1-1. She gave up four runs, only one earned, on 12 hits and struck out three while walking two.
The Blugolds finished with just six hits, but they made them count. Fischer finished 2-for-4 with the homer and a double and three RBIs. Pierce was 2-for-3 with a homer and an RBI and Gilane also picked up an RBI, going 1-for-2.
In the second game against Dubuque (11-5), Fischer once again provided the offense, and Zana Lorbetske (So.-Rhinelander, Wis./Three Lakes) did the rest in the circle.
In a scoreless game in the third, Amanda Houle (Sr.-Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes) led off the inning with a walk and that set the stage for Fischer. Fischer hit her second homer of the day to left field to give the Blugolds all the offense they would need.
The score remained that way until the top of the seventh. With one out, Dubuque had the bases loaded and they got on the board with a sacrifice fly to center field. But on the throw back in, the Blugolds were able to cut down a runner trying to advance to end the game.
Lorbetske was impressive in the circle, as she went the distance and gave up the lone run on just three hits. She also struck out eight batters and walked four to improve to 4-1 this season.
The Blugolds finished with four hits, two coming from Gilane. She had a single and a double to finish 2-for-3. But it was Fischer that had the big blow with the 2-run homer.
Monday, the Blugolds will have a difficult task when they take on Central (Iowa), who is currently ranked 12th in the nation and appeared in the NCAA national tournament last year held in Eau Claire. It is a doubleheader with the first game scheduled to start at 1 p.m. and the second game to follow shortly thereafter.


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President Barack Obama says the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade is the chance to recognize the "fundamental constitutional right" to abortion and to "continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams."I find it absolutely appalling that this government leader (among others) believes that abortion allows American women an opportunity to fulfill their dreams. This statement demonstrates a lack of esteem for motherhood, for the sanctity of life, and for the value of accountability, values that seem to me to be essential to the American culture, even espoused by the Bill of Rights ("...nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..." (which due process would be on a case-by-case basis...)).
First of all, motherhood is a dream for many women. Smart, dedicated, righteous mothers can bless and influence the lives of their children and posterity (and thereby this nation) for generations. Motherhood is a most a meaningful contribution to our society, and I believe it is wrong to discount or dismiss or excuse it as any less worthy of a woman's time, energy, and resources than a career. Women should become educated, and may choose to devote themselves to a career, but this should not take precedence over their children if they have them.
Secondly, Mr. Obama's statement, and such a view of abortion, place the value of a woman's life far above that of an unborn child - something I believe is unfair and unethical. I echo the statement found in The Family: A Proclamation to the World, upon which this blog is based:
We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.Interestingly, the demand for abortions has the potential for decrease as individual accountability is lauded and embraced. In fact, the Proclamation also declares:
God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.When individuals choose to live lives of chastity, and recognize their accountability to God, abortion is no longer "needed." Marriage supplies the economic, emotional, and social stability needed to raise a child, even if doing so is still not "easy." I appreciate this statement regarding choice in the light of abortion by Elder Russell M. Nelson, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in his article Abortion: An Assault on the Defenseless:
The Family: A Proclamation to the World is a divinely inspired document. As such, its bold statements are declared with authority given to Priesthood leaders by God. Thus, it is prudent to give heed to the following warning found therein:When the controversies about abortion are debated, "individual right of choice" is invoked as though it were the one supreme virtue. That could only be true if but one person were involved. The rights of any one individual do not allow the rights of another individual to be abused. In or out of marriage, abortion is not solely an individual matter. Terminating the life of a developing baby involves two individuals with separate bodies, brains, and hearts. A woman's choice for her own body does not include the right to deprive her baby of life—and a lifetime of choices that her child would make. As Latter-day Saints, we should stand up for choice—the right choice—not simply for choice as a method.
We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets. We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.For further information and insight on this topic, please refer to the following links:
- The official statement of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on abortion
- The Case Against Easier Abortion Laws - an article noting 15 reasons abortion is harmful to society
- Gospel Study topic: Abortion
- Reverence for Life (Russell M. Nelson, Quorum of the Twelve)
- The Upside Down Family Tree, an article on Old-Fashioned Motherhood combating the "overpopulation" argument
- My Career--Motherhood, (3rd article on this page), a few tips for finding fulfillment in motherhood and respecting it as a "career"
- The Heavenly Work Before Me - an article on Passionate Homemaking lauding the choice to be a mother over worldly aspirations


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I learned recently about a fire that ripped through a small bar in a very small town in Montana. The bar was called The Little Cowboy, and it was in Fromberg, MT.
The Little Cowboy Bar is where the wranglers (Cowboy included) would take us tourists after a day's riding at the dude ranch where Cowboy and I met. At this bar, I learned what Mountain Dew tasted like. I learned what a 'Shake-a-Day' is, and even played a few rounds, despite the stern sign that the Shake-a-Day was for locals only.
I spent hours looking at the photographs of the rodeo stars of years gone by, and I pored over the impressive collection of belt buckles, pipes, boots, saddles, letters, photographs, preserved beetles and snake skins, clothing, hundreds and hundreds of items that the bar's former owner, now manager, Shirley Smith had collected over the years. Her museum had a tattered guestbook filled with names of people from all over the world. I signed it, promising I'd be back.
The Little Cowboy is where I learned a game that involved clenching a quarter between my buttocks, walking ten feet across the floor and trying to drop the quarter into a shot glass on the floor. It's where Cowboy looked at me, my first day on the ranch, while I contemplated my life and said, "You're interesting, you know that?"
The Little Cowboy is where I tried on his spurs and paraded around the deck to make them clink and chime like in the old westerns, it's where I stood in the irrigation channel in the sun to soak my boots which were too tight.
It's where I listened to Shirley tell us about the Little People of the Pryor Mountains, she showed us her documentary about them and her photographs with their strange discolouration which she thinks was to do with the spirits up in the mountains. She told us about putting cigarettes in the little gift bags which the local school children had wanted to leave for the Little People – tobacco is a customary tribute to the Little People. She told me that, yes, if you go back to where you leave your tributes three days later, they will be gone. She told me about people she knew who had seen the Little People. She gave me shivers down my spine with her stories.
|Shirley in her museum. Image from Billings Gazette
The fire started by accident one afternoon last week, and quickly destroyed the building and most of what was in it. I feel a keen sense of loss. Shirley's collection was so precious – not much of it appeared valuable at first glance, it was odds and ends from ordinary lives of local people, but the more time I spent in the museum in the back room, the more I loved these ordinary treasures. I wish now that I had taken photographs of the place and what I saw inside. I didn't take any, not a single one.
|Image from Billings Gazette
Now, there is not much left of this little place. The front wall, which was covered in the brands of local ranchers, may have survived, but the inside is wrecked and most of the collection with it. This bar in a sleepy small town was once named as one of the best bars in America. I hope that it will recover to some extent, that a new collection might be started, and that it will be one of the best bars in America all over again.
My heart goes out to Shirley and the people of Fromberg.


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Pilates has unique techniques and terminology not practiced in other forms of exercise, therefore it is important that people new to Pilates have a good understanding of these before moving into general classes. Learning these techniques before joining general classes will allow you to have a significantly better experience in class and benefit more from each and every exercise.
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At what age can you start Pilates?
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Will I get a 6 pack?!
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Isn't Pilates just for women?
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Pilates looks really easy. Is it?
Pilates may seem easy, but when done correctly, using the correct muscles (and not using other ones) even the easiest exercises can be very hard. When you watch someone who has done Pilates for a while, they will make it look easy, but if you jump in and try it, you may be surprised!
The equipment classes are harder than the mat classes, right?
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Why don't I feel stiff and tired after a session?
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Isn't Pilates just like yoga?
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Will Pilates help me lose weight?
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Will I build muscle doing Pilates?
You'll build long lean muscles, so you will be strong but won't bulk up.
My Doctor says I need to do Pilates because my back is bad. How long will it take to fix it?
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MANY of you will be familiar with the Polaris brand via its range of all-terrain vehicles and quad bikes, including the excellent Polaris RZR off-road buggies. But did you know it also makes American motorcycle brands Indian and Victory Motorcycles.
The massive US-based company is set to get in to the 4x4 aftermarket game in a big way, announcing today its intention to acquire the Transamerican Auto Parts (TAP) group.
Never heard of TAP? Neither had we, but we do know brands such as Smittybilt, Poison Spyder, Rubicon Express and Pro Comp all come under the TAP umbrella. Viewers of popular online 4x4 programs will also recognise the names 4 Wheel Parts and 4Wheel Drive Hardware – and yes, they're also part of TAP.
If the sale of TAP to Polaris goes through as expected it will give Polaris huge reach into the off-road accessories market via the brands, the bricks and mortar, and the online retail businesses, and that could extend to the market here in Australia.
The announcement was only made today and a spokesperson for Polaris Australia told 4X4 Australia that it was still early days and couldn't comment further on the deal.
On the other side of the pond, Polaris Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Scott W. Wine said in a statement: "We are excited to add TAP's market-leading multi-channel business, proprietary brands, proven management team and experienced employees to the Polaris portfolio. This transaction is consistent with our long-term strategy, provides us an immediate leadership position in a growing market, and allows us to accelerate Polaris' growth and profitability.
"TAP's products and services for customers in the off-road 4WD market correspond closely to our Off-Road Vehicle business. Our similar cultures, centred on innovative brands and performance, make TAP a great addition to Polaris' expanding portfolio."
Presently in Australia brands like Smittybilt, Pro Comp and Poison Spyder are available from a selection of mainly Jeep-focused businesses, such as Murchison Products in Queensland and JeepKonection in Melbourne. However, any changes to this arrangement are yet to be seen. What will be interesting is if or when Polaris expands the power of the online reach of 4 Wheel Drive Hardware to our markets.


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Artists in Milan
Every time i travel to some new place I love dropping by artist studios. What fascinates me is how different artists organize their work environment. It is interesting to me to observe how the most organized and clear paintings often come out from the pretty chaotic studios. A wonderful example of that will be the studio of Francis Bacon which seems to be so messy that it's hard to get through to reach paints or whatever material needed. On the other hand, the work space of Mark Rothko or Jackson Pollok is a pure reflection of their paintings. Maybe their paintings also reflect the energy around.. anyway, speaking of studios:
This January I've been lucky to meet an amazing person and a fascinating artist. Her name is Margherita Martinelli and she is a fine artist working in her studio in Milan. I find out about Margherita through Barsky Gallery, in Hoboken NJ. Two years later we had a chance to meet.
Her studio in Milan (the other one is located in her home city, Crema) looks just like I imagined - very cozy and organized. I couldn't even imagine the amount of different bottles other then paints that Margherita had at her workspace. The side wall of her studio is used as a work area for smaller paintings. Covered with uncontrolled paint marks and lines it looks like a work of art itself.
Margherita told me about effect her studio structure has on her working schedule, for instance in her studio she can work with daylight only from 1pm to 4pm, after a while she had to get used to work with artificial light to get more work done.


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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Dessert Anyone??
7 comments:
- shirley said...
This looks so yummy Linda, but I do agree would it travel in November.....you might need to transport it in a portable freezer.
- October 22, 2011 at 12:43 PM
- DIAN said...
Linda, this does look like a gorgeous dessert. I only make "special" desserts if the grandkids are here with me.
- October 22, 2011 at 1:41 PM
- Jenny said...
Yummo! A portable freezer would work I should think, but failing that, why not try an esky packed with ice blocks. Not the eating kind, but those made with plain water in ice-cream containers. Depends on how much freezer room you have of course.
- October 22, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- Anneliese said...
A lovely recipe - can easily be tranformed into a lovely drink by taking it out of the house in November, big smile and cheers!
- October 23, 2011 at 6:50 AM
- Radka said...
It looks yummy, Linda :)Sorry, I can't help with the logistics, it is not something I would need to worry about.
Although I must admit I am up for some nice warm soups at this end of the globe :))
- October 23, 2011 at 9:45 AM
- Juliettecherry said...
Mmm I would just have to have a second helping of this!! Anne
- October 25, 2011 at 12:54 AM
- Karyn said...
Melted or not, it looks yummy to me! Nice and light and a good summer dessert (assuming you sort out your transport issues).
- October 26, 2011 at 7:24 PM


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It'd been a long time that I hadn't written anything. I don't know why. But I felt like I couldn't connect with myself. In the meantime, many incidents happened. Some apparently good incidents, and some apparently bad. I just call them "incidents". Different people crossed my road. I traveled with some, and ignored some others. None of them stayed anyway. Each one of them had a story, and most of them did not have an appealing road to me. Some even departed their road with mine. Well, I don't blame them. They had a really hard-to-pave road, and my road, it was so straight and smooth that really scared them to speed up. They thought I'm just a crazy fearless guy who stepping on it to go dangerously as fast as possible.
Anyway! I met somebody on the road. Somebody who could understand my road. He had a road of his own, but he could really understand the features of my road. I had forgotten them myself. And that's why i couldn't connect with myself. He's really far from me, but he could show me my road. I was really happy. I was too fast, and the monotonousness of the road had distracted me. Like those drivers who fall asleep while driving. Thanks to those white dashed bumped stripes on the side of the road that wake you up when the wheel touches them. I decided to slow down a bit and enjoy the surrounding landscapes. Maybe it doesn't matter after all to reach the destination. Maybe what matters is how we reach the destination. I stopped. Looked around a little bit, even looked back. It was beautiful. It was also ugly. Well, after all how is it possible to see the beauties without the ugly stuff? For a while, I watched others and how they move in their roads. I giggled a bit. It was strange how some people go off the road to take a shortcut. What's up with the rush? There's lots of inconveniences off the road, and even dangers. And I envied. I envied those who are super calm and drive ahead slowly, with no rush. I waved to them. They waved back to me and smiled calmly and confidently, and drove ahead.
It was beautiful to watch other. I learned a lot. But then again, I have a road to drive. Well, it's time to go. The sun's coming down and it's getting dark.


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