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Angie Varona was a 14 year old girl who took pictures of herself on the internet. Somehow, the pics were leaked and now she is a bit of an internet celebrity due to numerous people sharing images of herself for their own sexual pleasure. Now that she's older, she recently did an interview with ABC, and there's about 700 comments on reddit blaming her for taking the pictures, not the people who helped spread them, or the people who set up entire areas of the website for her photographs. Nope. They aren't to blame.
But apparently Angie and her immodest clothing is.
However, she was 14 years old. 14 year olds are still kids in many many ways. So my only rebuttal is one taken from the movie Hard Candy
'Oh, she was so sexy. She was asking for it.' 'She was only technically a girl, she acted like a woman.' It's just so easy to blame a kid, isn't it! Just because a girl knows how to imitate a woman, does NOT mean she's ready to do what a woman does.
I mean, you're the grown up here. … If a kid says 'Hey, let's make screwdrivers!' You take the alcohol away, and you don't race them to the next drink! (emphasis mine)
And that is the fundamental failure. The victim blaming only builds on that failure.
And that's one big fuckin' failure.
AVFM, the notoriously garbage website run by the also-coincidentally-anonymous "Paul Elam" is offering a cash reward for invading the privacy of a blogger. They then promise to harass said blogger. Does anyone see this not leading to violence?
No, seriously, what about teh menz? has an awesome analysis of one of my favorite stories ever.
Looking at the actual structure of the old stories, there is no way to read Robin Hood as other than an anti-feudalist character….
My nerdy medievalist sense is tingling.
Today's required reading: TigerBeatdown on #mencallmethings
The good news? Because I hate online misogyny, I'm an "ALL-POWERFUL TOTALITARIAN OF THE SORT DESCRIBED BY GEORGE ORWELL" – pssht, as if you didn't know that. Here at gynocrat central, we're all about expanding our own freedoms while limiting the freedoms of others, because human rights are totes a zero sum game. Wait, no. We just think sexist harassment isn't alright.
So if you'd like to share your stories of internet harassment and misogyny at #mentellmethings on twitter.
I've always been a fan of creative protesting. My personal favorite came a few years ago when protesters effectively disrupted a KKK/Neo-Nazi march in downtown Knoxville.
"White Power!" the Nazi's angrily shouted once more, "White flowers?" the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and danced about merrily.
Now, in my mind, this is how protesting hateful, ridiculous opinions should go. Unless you already have a personal relationship with the person holding that opinion, arguing and getting in their faces isn't going to help. If anything, their hateful beliefs will become more entrenched. Add to the fact that when you are a bit of a minority belief, it's difficult to argue with everyone. There are only so many hours in a day, and only so many times you can say the same argument over and over again, before you want to beat your own head into a wall.
Sometimes it's easier to just point and laugh. And that's where my affiliation with a subreddit called "Shitredditsays" comes in. You see, one day I was browsing reddit and was tired and cranky about some misogynistic shit that happened, when I discovered that there was a magical subreddit that did what I desperately needed: Mock the stupid shit that people say on reddit and get upvoted for it.
Because the opinion that women are objects is ridiculous. The opinion that child porn doesn't hurt anyone? Patently silly and harmful. The idea that humor is throwing racist slurs around? Pretty dumb.
I could get mad at these people. I could argue with them. Maybe someone would see reason. But the most likely result is that I would get hate PMs from angry people, and I would be discredited because of my opinion.
Alternatively, I could make the point that their opinion, much like the opinion that the sun is smaller than the earth is so stupid, that my only option is to laugh at them and at how ill informed and self-centered their world view is.
Maybe that won't win hearts and minds, but it's hitting these opinions where they hurt and taking a shovel to the problem of shit opinions, rather than individually arguing with each crap opinion that stops by.
To those hurt by someone making fun of your opinion that pedophilia is just like homosexuality, or that black people are the reason that bad things happen in poor neighborhoods, or that women are actually people and not objects, perhaps you should examine why you're hurt by a little laughing at your misguided expense.
Like many other bloggers, I've decided to cover Stop Internet Misogyny Week. It's a topic that needs more attention, and is a topic near and dear to my heart.
Echidne has a great overview of some of the posts that kick off Stop Internet Misogny Week, I recommend reading all the links. I thought I would touch on the most important points here.
You come to expect it, as a woman writer, particularly if you're political. You come to expect the vitriol, the insults, the death threats. After a while, the emails and tweets and comments containing graphic fantasies of how and where and with what kitchen implements certain pseudonymous people would like to rape you cease to be shocking, and become merely a daily or weekly annoyance, something to phone your girlfriends about, seeking safety in hollow laughter. – Laurie Penny
How can we combat misogyny online, dear reader?
Reddit is so rife with misogyny and sexism that specific subreddits have been set up to monitor and report it. I've received repeated death threats, threats of violence, and fanatics have tracked down and posted my personal information. On the whole, these threats have been met with near-total dismissal from admins and mods. After all, I'm a woman, writing about controversial topics online, didn't I expect that someone would threaten to rape me to death?


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Matt Aaron is a food entrepreneur, podcaster and educator. He is well known in the food start up community; if you recognize his name it is probably because he is also the host of Food Start Ups podcast. Matt's mission is to educate and create transparency in the food startups space. He has interviewed business owners as diverse as tiny, early stage coffee startups to USD $500 million/year companies. Guests on his show have included legendary investor Jim Rogers (Skip the MBA and Start a Farm), Seth Goldman of Honest Tea and Bob Moore of Bob's Red Mill. At the time this podcast was recorded he was at 100 episodes. However, he's been busy, and last week published number 112.
Not content with bringing insight and advice to the world of food entrepreneurs, Matt is also the co-founder of Andes Fruits Colombia®. His organization focuses on importing exotic fruits from Colombia into the United States. He currently lives in Bogota, Colombia, where he emigrated in 2010, and is now the base of his company's operations.
In this episode we cover:
- Matt's journey to entrepreneurship and why he launched the Food Start Ups podcast
- Qualities possessed by successful entrepreneurs and the pitfalls of food entrepreneurship
- Fair Trade, Organic and Ethical Supply Chain
- Super foods, Golden Berries, Cacao Nibs
- Mental models and tips for increasing job application success
- Perseverance versus persistence
Other Good Stuff:
- Tynan Smith – "King of the Tech Geeks", Gawker, 2013
- The War of Art – Steven Pressfield (I've read it on Matt's recommendation and it is great for anyone dedicated to improving in their chosen field)
- The importance of timing in entrepreneurship and life
- Cold Brewed Coffee and BevNet.com
- Mastery by Robert Greene
- Importance of mentors and career exploration
- Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger on the Circle of Competence

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LONDON — Some good news for hospital patients: a gown that won't let you down.
Stylish hospital gowns that snap down the side were unveiled in Britain on Tuesday, intended to replace those shapeless cloth sacks with useless ties that flash open at the worst possible moments.
Designers were given 25,000 pounds ($37,500) each to develop prototypes for products that would increase patient dignity. The plan, backed by the government and the Design Council, aimed to use Britain's design talent to improve its oft-criticized health system.
The most eye-catching product was a jaunty striped hospital gown by U.S.-born fashion designer Ben de Lisi. Made from high-quality cotton in a classic pajama-stripe pattern, it includes a pouch for a mobile phone and comes accessorized with a snuggly fleece blanket.
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"Fine feathers make fine birds," said de Lisi, who has made dresses for stars including Kate Winslet. "If you look good, you'll feel good.
"Patients in hospitals are at their very lowest ebb, and you want them confident and buoyant so they can ask doctors the questions they need to ask."
Other designs included "modular bed pods" that improve privacy by funneling sound from bedside chats down instead of out and a recovery chair modeled on first-class airplane seats and designed by the team behind Virgin Atlantic's sleek Upper Class cabins.
Health Minister Ann Keen, a former nurse, said the new gowns would improve the hospital experience for everyone and could even help President Barack Obama in his efforts to overhaul U.S. health care practices.
"We can export our ideas to President Obama, who has been very successful but needs that extra bit of support," she said.
The Labour government has promised to get the designs in hospitals across England next year — if it wins a national election this spring.
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Here is the Advent Calendar door for today.
The home of my great-grandmother, Agnes Maffey (Cleeve) and one of her daughters, Olive Cleeve who we met at her front door a couple of days ago. This house is in Dummer, Hampshire, where the Cleeve family grew up. Dummer looks like a lovely place, here is postcard showing the village.
Agnes Maffey is a lady I need to re-visit at some point. In the 1881 England Census she was married to Theophilus Way Bown, living in Michelmersh, Hampshire and had a two-year old son, Frederick Bown. In 1886 she was Agnes Cleeve, and gave birth to her first daughter, Edith Cleeve with what I assume to be her second husband, Charles Cleeve. Much more researching is necessary, and I will return to her very soon.
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RICHMOND, Ind. – The threat of inclement weather this weekend across the Indiana-Ohio region has forced a number of cancellations and postponements for Earlham College Athletics this weekend.
Baseball's scheduled doubleheader at Defiance College for Saturday, April 14, has been moved up to Friday, April 13, in Defiance, Ohio. First pitch for game one of the doubleheader is slated for 1:00 p.m.
The Earlham men's tennis matches against Huntington College and Transylvania University that were scheduled for Saturday, April 14, have been changed; the Huntington match has been cancelled, and the Transy match has been postponed. No definite make-up date has been set.
One match has been added to the Quakers' schedule: Earlham men's tennis will host Taylor University on Friday, April 13, at 4:00 p.m.
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BC: Dear Grandma. Thanks for a wonderful trip and lots of great memories.
FC: OUR ALASKAN ADVENTURE | June 17 -27 2011
1: Ready to go cruising! | A long day of travel from Saskatoon | Special treatment for special passengers. | June 17, 2011 | Our trip started with a two hour bus ride from Anchorage to Seward. What wonderful Alaskan scenery!
2: Beautiful Seward, Alaska | Our first look at our ship, The Radiance of the Seas
4: HUBBARD GLACIER June 18, 2011 The Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier in North America. The glacier's face is more than 6 miles across and 300 feet high. It takes about 400 years for ice to travel the length of the glacier, meaning that the ice at the foot of the glacier is about 400 years old. The glacier routinely calves off icebergs the size of a ten-story building.
5: We spent most of the day inching our way to the face of the glacier. We got close enough to hear all the noise of the ice breaking off into the ocean. We also saw lots of seals playing among the ice flows.
6: Juneau - June 19 | Chatting with the boat captain | One of the many bald eagles we saw | A cool day on board! | Humpback whale
7: While we were in Juneau, we spent the morning whale watching and the afternoon at Mendenhall Glacier. | Seals in Gastioneau Channel | Mendenhall Glacier
8: Skagway - June 20 | The junior Gaytons spent the morning horseback riding in Dyea.
9: The girls on their dog sled | And the senior Gaytons spent the morning dog sledding.
10: Icy Strait Point | June21
11: We spent the morning in port and then hit the spa on the ship for the afternoon to get ready for the Captain's Dinner that night.
12: In Ketchikan we all did our own thing. The grammas went shopping and sight seeing. Barb went hiking. Gayle went to an interpretive demonstration.
13: Ketchikan | And Patty and Karen went salmon fishing! Patty even got to take some fish home to her boys. | June 22
14: The ship and the scenery were incredible!
15: Thanks to Patty, we got a tour of the ship's galley. It's amazing how they can serve so many meals and prepare so much food each day! And all of it was delicious.
16: Such a good looking trio!
17: So many great photo opportunities and so many great memories, What a wonderful way to re-connect with family.
19: We arrived back in Vancouver the morning of June 24. After collecting our luggage, we all squeezed into a rental vehicle and headed out to Langley to visit with the Howe family.
21: We were so fortunate to be able to see Aunt Alpha and her family.
22: We enjoyed a day of sight seeing at White Rock.
25: Back at the Abbotsford airport and ready to go home. It appears that the grammas are having a group prayer - most likely hoping that their luggage doesn't exceed the weight limits!


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Hardly a Trainwreck! Dressed-down Amy Schumer tours $15MILLION, nine-bedroom mansion on New York's Upper West Side - but she still hasn't sold her million-dollar 'walk-up'
- Comic actress Amy Schumer recently toured a $15million property on New York's Upper West Side in her sweats
- The Beaux Arts brownstone has nine bedrooms and nine bathrooms
- It was first listed in 2014 for almost $20 million - which would have made it the second-most expensive Upper West Side property ever sold
- It has a stained glass Tiffany skylight and a roof terrace
- The Trainwreck star has struggled to sell her current place by Central Park
She may have starred in a hit movie bearing the name, but if the Beaux Arts mansion she's thinking of buying is anything to go by, Amy Schumer's life is hardly a 'trainwreck'.
The American comedian known for her salty stand-up recently toured a $15 million town home built in 1900 on New York's Upper West Side.
However Schumer - who is said to have made between $8 million and $10 million on her memoir The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo - kept things casual by showing up in her running clothes.
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Amy recently inspectly this town home, built in 1900 for a silk merchant and has had just three owners since then
The comedian posted this picture on Instagram earlier this week captioned 'Jews goin to temp' as she headed off for Rosh Hashanah
The Upper West Side property is on the market for $15 million
The property boasts a sweeping staircase and original period features
Schumer - who is said to have made between $8 and $10 million on her memoir The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo - showed up in her running clothes to view the elegant property
One of the dining rooms. The property is currently owned by Helen LaKelly Hunt, daughter of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt, who paid $15.75 million for it in 2007
The New York Post reported that she recently toured the swanky nine-bedroom town home, which was originally owned by a silk merchant. Situated beside Riverside Park and overlooking the Hudson River, it boasts many original details including a Tiffany stained-glass skylight, mahogany and oak staircase, an original dumbwaiter and staff call buttons.
Dubbed 'an American Masterpiece' by the sellers, the 11,320 square foot residence also boasts nine bathrooms - six full-baths and three half-baths - and no fewer than eight wood-burning fireplaces.
The master bedroom is situated along one corner for maximum light. The house is 26 feet wide with eight huge windows running along the south, overlooking the garden.
It even has an elevator to help the occupant access its five floors - plus roof garden with views of the Hudson and a basement.
Schumer could be in line for a bargain deal, relatively speaking, as the property was listed back in September 2014 for $19.975 million - which at that price, would have made it the second-most expensive property ever sold on the Upper West Side at the time.
But it was relisted under Brown Harris Stevens in December for $17.95 million.
It is currently owned by Helen LaKelly Hunt, daughter of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt, who paid $15.75 million for it in 2007. It has only had three other occupants, including the original owner, silk merchant Adolphe Openhym.
Schumer shared a photo last week of her on what appears to be a private jet en route to a performance in Boston
The roof terrace is 20 feet wide by 40 feet long and offers incredible views of the Hudson River and Riverside Park
The floor plan shows the full extent of the 5-floor residence - plus roof terrace and basement
The residence would be quite a step-up from Schumer's current home which, she has pointed out, has just one bedroom.
'I'm like the richest person I know and I have a one-bedroom and a walk up. My bed folds up into the wall and I iron there,' the actress told BBC Radio 1's Scott Mills on his radio show.
She failed to mention that the 'walk up' is in fact a $1.7 million Manhattan penthouse situated in the Upper West Side just one block away from Central Park, as the DailyMail.com exclusively reported.
She bought the place before her smash movie Trainwreck - which was semi-autobiographical - hit the cinemas, grossing over $140 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.
The apartment is a full floor in a handsome 20ft wide turn-of the century townhouse.
Schumer's current residence, just one block away from Central Park. The apartment is a full floor in a handsome 20ft wide turn-of the century townhouse
The pad features high ceilings, a wood burning fireplace, skylight kitchen, a washer and dryer in the bathroom, private staircase to the roof terrace and a secret garden of flowers, shrubs and trees
Schumer has had that property on the market for almost a year. She originally listed it at $2.075 million but as of August it was up for just $1.625 million - less than the $1.695 million she paid for it barely two years ago.
Still, Schumer is currently on a lucrative comedy tour and just published a series of essays titled The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo. The book deal alone was reported to have been worth $8-10 million.
She also has her popular comedy sketch series Inside Amy Schumer.
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Till date the ministry has been dependent on the recommendations made by Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), a cooperative industrial research association of the auto industry and heavy industries ministry. This plays a key role in the preparatory work for setting automotive industry standards code. ARAI is dominated by automobile manufacturers who are its members.
"Since private players have a greater say, the recommendations will keep in mind the interests of the industry. We need to have an independent mechanism that can come with better standards. There are two options - either we set up a separate entity like that of ARAI or have a group of experts that can recommend best standards that is good for both environment and industry. We are going for the second option," said a senior transport ministry official.
He said the specialists can be drawn from top institutes such as IITs and their services can also be availed for other activities. "We are telling the industry that they have to be ready to comply with stricter emission norms as it is prevalent in the European countries," the official said.
This is not the first time when transport ministry has raised the issue of private players influencing policies for automobile industry. Last December, transport minister Nitin Gadkari had said that the entities responsible for coming up with new automotive standards and carrying out tests were hesitant to allow changes as they are "dominated" by automobile manufacturers.


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In addition to writing, you're gonna need to read. A lot. Because writers don't just write. Writers also read.
A lot.
Fiction. (That's a no-brainer.) Non-fiction. Essays. History. Science. Poetry. Read them all. As much as you can.
And if you're planning to write romance, mystery, science fiction, or any other genre, read them.
For the love of all that's holy, read them.
Read them a lot.
Grab a stack of whatever genre you're gonna write and read them.
Find their classics and read them.
So you learn what makes them tick.
So you don't try to reinvent the genre wheel.
So you know what's been done--and know variations of what's been done.
So you know what your readers are gonna expect from you.
Look--if you decide to write sword and sorcery and you end up with high fantasy, you've got a problem.
If you try for a hard-boiled story and end up writing a cozy, your readers'll be pissed.*
There's another reason you should be reading (fiction, non-fiction, essays, poetry, etc.), but we'll cover that in an upcoming post.
For now, go get you some books and get started reading.
*If you have no clue what "hard-boiled," "cozy," "sword and sorcery," or "high fantasy" means, you're gonna have problems. Look them up. Learn them. Remember them. You need to know this stuff, Dudes and Dudettes.


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Nokia and Wind team up to deliver ultra-broadband services in Italy
20 Apr, 2016, 10:00 BST
- Ultra-broadband fixed access technology will transform Wind's network in Bologna and Turin, Italy
ESPOO, Finland, April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Wind will deploy Nokia's ultra-broadband fixed access technology in Italy for the roll-out of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services in the cities of Bologna and Turin, going beyond 100 megabits per second (Mbps) to meet the surging demand for high speed Internet access.
Thanks to Nokia's advanced technology, Wind will benefit from a high speed, high quality and resilient fiber network, matching the needs of residents and businesses for ultra-broadband services such as HD video streaming, 4K TV, real-time gaming and triple play.
Specifically, Nokia will deploy a mix of ultra-broadband access technologies, including GPON.
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Overview of the products and services delivered by Nokia Fixed Networks
- Nokia is delivering its fiber access platform, the 7360 Intelligent Service Access Manager (ISAM) FX, along with the 7368 ISAM ONT residential gateway with integrated Wi-Fi hot-spot technology to help Wind bring the benefits of GPON.
- Nokia is also deploying its 7302 Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM FD) access platform, enabling Wind to use a mix of fiber and advanced copper access technologies to extend coverage and deliver more than 100 Mbps to better serve its customers with new high-speed Internet services.
Roberto Bagnoli, global customer business head for the Vimpelcom Group at Nokia, said: "We are pleased to continue our long-term collaboration with Wind and support its fiber-to-the-home project. As a leading provider in Italy with more than 2.2 million broadband customers spread out across big cities and remote areas, Wind needs a flexible ultra-broadband solution that will help it quickly upgrade its network without impacting the high-quality user experience it is known for in the region. Leveraging our market-leading technology and solutions, we can address Wind's varied network deployment needs across geographies and deliver an unmatched level of expertise that is critical in helping it meet its subscribers' demands and future network goals."
Stefano Takacs, Network Director at Wind, added: "Wind is already delivering FTTH in Milan. By strengthening its network in Bologna and Turin, in collaboration with Nokia, it confirms its commitment to invest in the growth of ultra-broadband services in major Italian cities, providing its customers and cities with a highly reliable network than can offer the best TV and Internet services. "
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- The ISAM FX will provide a high-speed FTTH solution, enabling Wind to evolve its network easily and cost-efficiently to NG-PON2 to deliver future 10 Gigabit Ethernet services as data demand grows.
- Supporting copper and fiber technologies, the Nokia ISAM family is the most widely deployed fixed access platform in the world.
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A book about cheese: how to choose it, serve it, eat it – and make it
By Janet Gatehouse
In our fast-paced world we take staple food items for granted and tend to accept the guaranteed average. The mundane weekly supermarket forage is easy, the massed-produced conveniently packaged but uninspiring. But the lack of individuality doesn't feed the soul.
Milk.Made is an introduction or reminder of what good dairy food should be. It will inspire you to move away from stores that provide the consistently ordinary, to go in search of those who stock more, and make you fall in love with cheese all over again.
In writing Milk.Made, Nick Haddow combines his own story as a cheese maker with those of others. Nick has been involved with food and fresh produce all his life, and has been making cheese on Bruny Island since 2003. He also travelled the world to explore and expand his knowledge of cheese.
He calls this book simply 'A book about cheese', but it is much more. Nick's enthusiasm for cheese shines from the introduction, and sets the tone sustained throughout the book, with a style that is conversational and casual, like a fireside chat.
Through its 287 pages, Nick talks you through the whys and wherefores of cheese, the various breeds of dairy animal and why they make different cheeses. It's illustrated with a mix of beautiful photography: of the animals, the people, places and food.
Importantly, he also describes how – like wine – varied environments affect the final diary product, creating a terroir, an individuality missing in mass-manufactured cheeses.
Milk.Made takes you back to a traditional dairy industry, when a productive dairy meant a few cows or a couple of dozen sheep and hundreds of years of history. Nick describes traditional producers in distant and not-so-far parts of the world, capturing their stories, of what makes them work so hard to maintain traditional handmade and artisan products.
These stories are supported by thoughtful and personal pictures and you cannot help but be drawn into their passion. One such example is Fort Des Rousses, a cheese maturation facility rather than a dairy in the heart of Jura, France, where over 100,000 rounds of Comté cheese (each round made from the milk of over 30 Montbeiarde cows) are aged for over 6 months before being sold to the adoring consumers.
In addition there are 73 varied recipes from different cultures all containing or complimenting products from the dairy. At first the recipes look a little daunting. The ingredient lists are long, but mostly use stock store cupboard items, the methods are comprehensive and the final result successfully tasty!
There are tantalisingly quick Saturday lunches (only those with the strongest will can resist the melted cheesy goo of Welsh Rarebit) mingled with weekday meals and something a little different or a little more involved. Recipes for wine lovers include Tartiflette (p 170), Linguine with Mushrooms and Stinky Cheese (p174), Fromage Fort (p 236), Rye and Molasses Biscuits (p 274) and for kids of all ages, Whey Pops (p 144).
Fancy making your own butter, yoghurt or cheese? Set a day aside, and with a little pre-organisation (a resources list at the back of the book will point you in the right direction) Nick walks you step by step, taking you on a magically mysterious journey of cheese making and maturation, starting with butter and yoghurt, to simple fresh cheese, surface-ripened cheeses and ultimately semi-hard cheeses.
Imagine the joy of cutting into the white velvety rind of a cheese you made yourself and tasting the oozy pleasure within!
This book has many guises: a practical cookbook, lovely picture 'quick pick up with a cuppa book', and an evening-with-a-bottle story book. Milk.Made goes a long way to enlighten and enthuse the reader, conveying the love and passion of the farmers, producers and Nick himself.
There is no doubt that this book quietly educates too, not only on how to buy and store the cheeses to maintain optimum quality but encouraging you to search out dairy products from traditional artisan and farm-made producers. After toying with this book for a while you will likely be drawn to a farmers' market to seek out and try a different cheese, something special and somehow from your subconscious you will know what has made it so uniquely beautiful.
Nick Haddow's enthusiasm for cheese is infectious and Milk.Made is a deliciously inspirational volume that will encourage you to get back to natural dairy roots. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to any cook who enjoys their food, especially dairy.
And for those who truly get the cheese bug, go on, have a go, make cheese!
MILK.MADE by Nick Haddow, edited by Meelee Soorkia and Lucy Heaver is published by Hardie Grant (Richmond, Victoria, Aug 2016; hc, 287 pp) and is distributed by Cooked.com. It is available where all good books are sold. It retails in Australia for RRP A$55.00
[Editor's note: this book is one of our standouts of 2016 so far and we predict will be a global winner].
Milk.Made by Nick Haddow can be found for purchase online via Booko here »
Janet Gatehouse grew up in a rural English village, daughter of a farming family. She is a keen home cook and competition baker, and is also a big supporter of local producers and making the most of seasonal produce.
Janet moved to Tasmania six years ago with her family and is now an active community member, in the process of developing her own agricultural enterprise involving sheep, goats and – potentially – cheeses.
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For arguably the most romantic and memorable wedding you simply cannot overlook The Twelve Apostles. Our professional and friendly staff are here to help organise the big day and make sure all goes without a hitch.
Rate: R 12 500 per wedding couple
Please note that the package is to be used in addition to the accommodation rate, in a luxury room category or higher, and a minimum stay of 2 nights is applicable.
Celebrate the greatest day of your life
- The wedding takes place in the exquisite Table Mountain Fynbos Garden (weather permitting)
- Draping of the wedding gazebo with tulle
- Seasonal Bouquet of flowers for the bride and a buttonhole for the groom
- Meeting with our dedicated Wedding Co-ordinator, to discuss the finer details
- A Wedding cake designed by our Pastry Chef (for 6 people)
- A romantic rose petal turndown on your Wedding night
- A gift set of embroidered towels, with our compliments
- Initial interview with the Marriage officer, arranged by the hotel, to discuss all legal arrangements and the Certificate of Marriage. The Marriage officer handles all the marriage documents (the bridal couple deals directly with the minister)
Should the bridal couple originate from countries aligned with The Hague Convention (and not part of the British Commonwealth) they may require an "Apostille" stamped marriage certificate. This will require additional services from the minister and documentation resulting in an additional charge of approximately R 2 000.
We will gladly assist with additional arrangements by including the supplement packages below:
Pearl: R 9 850
- The services of a professional photographer (2 hours), to capture your day providing 200-250 perfectly edited images (All images provided via "online gallery", no prints included)
- Hair and make-up artist to style the bride in her room on the day of the wedding (No trial included)
Diamond: R 19 750
- The services of a professional photographer (2 hours), to capture your day providing 200-250 perfectly edited images (All images provided via "online gallery", no prints included)
- Hair and make-up artist to style the bride in her room on the day of the wedding (no trial included)
- A String Duo will serenade the couple during the ceremony and while toasting their union in the gardens (maximum of 2 hours)
- 'The Stone of Love' – a 60-minute Rose Quartz Full Body Massage in The Spa
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Q: What does foundation repair cost?A: Foundation repair varies in cost from structure to structure. Some structures require more piers than others, each structure must be inspected by a trained professional in order to determine the extent of the repair needed.
Q: How long does it take to repair the typical home?A: Most homes can be repaired in 2 days. Some homes can take up to 5 days while a lot of others will only need 1 day.
Q: Will my yard and landscaping be destroyed?A: In most cases, you will notice minimal disturbance to your yard and landscape. Some extreme cases will require more digging and disturbance. We hand dig all of our holes and we use plastic to protect your lawn during the process.
Q: Why are there so many repair methods?A: Different companies use different methods to repair slab foundations. The warranty period is the big difference between what method will last, and what method is a temporary fix. We offer the Dual-Pier method, Steel Piers and Single Pressed Pilings because we want to offer a lifetime warranty and have products that will truly last.
Q: Will I be able to stay in my house during the repair?A: In most cases, yes. If your home requires extensive interior piering, you might need to make arrangements for 1 or 2 nights to avoid any inconvenience. These cases are extreme and not very common at all.
Q: How long will my yard be dug up?A: Usually 2 days, in some cases it will be 1 day or a maximum of 5 days. There is no drying time with our method because we use a pre-cast pier.
Q: Should I consider soil stabilization?A: All homes that are built on the expansive clay soils found in Texas can benefit from soil stabilization. This can help prevent problems from occurring and can stabilize homes that are moving, but not settling to the point of needing piers. Soil stabilization can also be use in conjunction with foundation piers. We can also stabilize the soil before you build your home so you will have the piece of mind of knowing you addressed the issue, before it became a problem.
Q: Should I use soaker hoses on my foundation?A: Soaker hose can help the foundation in the hot summer months. Soaker hoses can cause foundation problems as well. If you use soaker hoses, you must keep in mind that there is a fine line between too wet and too dry. We explicitly forbid the use of soaker hoses on homes we have installed piers on, soaker hose can cause upheaval, which is actually a worse problem than settling. It is not hard to lift a home back to it's original position with piers, but there is no proven method for correcting upheaval. A much better and more permanent solution is soil stabilization.
Q: Should I hire a "Foundation Repair Consultant"?A: Yes, a licensed structural engineer is well worth the money, not all engineers are created equal. Be diligent in your search for an engineer, ask friends, neighbors or relatives who have had foundation repair. AVOID non-licensed "Consultants" who charge a fee, the only people who should charge you a fee for an evaluation is a licensed structural engineer, and a reputable engineer will charge between $450 and $600, avoid the bargain engineers, you truly get what you pay for.
What repair methods to avoid:
There are many methods being used for foundation repair. Some of these methods were tried in the 60's and 70's with limited or no success. Due to the soil conditions we have in this part of Texas, the only successful methods for repairing slab foundations involve pressing a pier into the sub-strata and building a resistance using the weight of the building to determine maximum depth.
These are some of the methods you might encounter during your research into foundation repair. Each method has it's pro's and con's listed:
Segmented Block (8"x8"x12"):This is a relatively new system, it is used primarily by company's who do work for investors. These blocks are not intended to be pressed into the ground and they are made from 3000psi concrete. These blocks are solid house blocks, designed for use in Pier & Beam foundation systems. They cannot be pressed passed 3000psi (pressed pilings are driven from 6000 to 10000psi) and the failure rate is very high. The warranty on this system is usually very poor. Check out any company offering this repair method, chances are they will already have complaints that have not been properly addressed. Don't waste your hard earned money on this repair method.
Poured Beam or Spread Footing:
A trench is hand dug approximately 5' long and 2' deep. It is then formed with wood and rebar, and poured full of concrete. After a drying period of 2-4 weeks, the house is raised on top of this beam. Some companies might use railroad crossties in this beam. This is the weakest and most ineffective repair method for any slab home. Some companies also offer "piers" that are approximately 2'X2' square. These pads are poured under the beam like the poured beam, but are smaller and likely to fail sooner. These piers will also have to be dealt with when they fail and a more permanent solution needs to be installed. Beware the additional costs of removing this previous repair! Don't waste good money on these poured concrete repairs.
Pro's: This system can be installed cheaper than most other foundation repair methods. In foundation repair, you truly "get what you pay for".
Con's: No ground penetration, no engineered design for actual support. Failure rate is unacceptable due to lack of depth. Poured concrete is less than 3000psi. Landscape disturbance is high due to the length of the beam and the amount of soil that must be dug out. These "trenches" stay open during the concrete's 2-4 week drying process. The concrete beam is poured right into the same ground that is letting the foundation beam settle.
Poured Concrete or Drilled Pier:
A hole is drilled with an auger to a depth between 8-12'. Then rebar is placed in the hole and concrete is poured. The concrete is allowed to dry between 2-4 weeks. Then the structure is raised on these piers.
Pro's: This system has no real advantage when compared to the affordability of pressed pilings. The cost is typically similar.
Con's: Poured piers have a failure rate of more than 50% after 5 years. These piers are poured in at a specific depth, therefore they cannot contour to the sub-strata to achieve maximum effectiveness. Again, the pier holes stay open during the concrete drying process, leaving your yard and landscaping in a mess for up to 4 weeks.
Mud Jacking or Pressure Grouting:
Many foundation repair contractors, as well as structural engineers, like to use piers on the perimeter grade beams to repair failed foundation beams and to use pressure grouting on foundations with interior failure such as sinking or sagging floors. Pressure grouting is a procedure which involves drilling (1 5/8") one and five-eighths inch diameter holes through the floor in the affected area, bringing in a hose, typically the size of a fire hose, with a nozzle that fits in the holes and pumping a thick mud grout under the floor. The grout is usually comprised of sandy loam soil, water and about (12%) twelve percent cement. The grout is pumped under the foundation with several hundred pounds of pressure until all voids are filled and the backpressure lifts the foundation to where it needs to be. Pressure grouting has been successfully used to lift streets, porches, and driveways at a cost much lower than replacement, but Accu-Pier does not recommend the use of pressure grouting on homes or buildings for several reasons. One main reason is that pressure grouting is a process, which cannot be fully controlled by the contractor once the grout leaves the nozzle. The grout always takes the path of least resistance, which means once it leaves the nozzle the grout can come up through bathtub, leave outs, shallow areas of concrete flooring, etc. The main danger that the pressure grouting process poses is to plumbing under the foundation. As the backpressure increases, the foundation begins to raise and the possibility of plumbing lines separating increases. The moment a sewer line breaks, the grout starts entering the line and the cement can set before a plumber can clean it out. Once the grout sets, the plumbing line has to be broken out and replaced. As the homeowner, you are responsible for this! BEWARE!
Pressure grouting also tends to be a temporary method of repair. In order for the grout to hold the foundation in position it depends on the soil beneath it to remain in place. If the soil moves due to loss of moisture then the grout will not de able to hold the load. Accu-Pier installs Interior Dual-Piers, Single Piers or Steel Piers and accomplishes all lifting with them. The property owner can then have a plumber test for leaks in the plumbing lines and the property owner has the opportunity to repair the leaks.
Pressure grouting is great for driveways, sidewalks and streets, but should not be used on a concrete slab foundation as the possibility of severe damage can far outweigh the benefit of the pressure grouting.


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The name on the screen was "Absinthe."
I knew her as the sultry voice blowing up my phone for late night chats about Proust and Hemingway interspersed between the best phone sex I never knew I could have.
We'd never met.
Until the day she walked into my office, her cherry lips wrapped around a candy apple sucker and an all too familiar voice that said, "They said you wanted to see me, Principal Hawthorne?"
4.5 Stars: Reviewed by Emma-Louise on behalf of KFF
Absinthe, an intoxicating foray into the head of two very messed up people. What starts off as a simple case of blowing off steam and boredom on an online dating app, soon becomes one of the most heartrending love stories I have encountered.
Halston and Ford aren't just a forbidden romance, they're survivors; the author takes these characters to places I didn't think my heart could survive. Halston had a hard time of it growing up. She learned to rely on herself and not to trust anyone.
"My entire life, nothing's ever come easy. The kind of simple luxuries afforded to someone else seems to have skipped over me."
"Some people are born with silver spoons. I was born with a rusted paring knife."
Ford was a tougher nut to crack. A rough background with a tinge of Cinderella added into the mix. This may be a taboo Teacher/Student book in its basest form, but what Absinthe does that I have hardly ever seen is restraint. I won't say much more, purely because I don't want to ruin what is a beautiful book about mending broken souls and finding love in the most unexpected of places and people.
"I loved you since the very beginning. And I'll love you until the very end."
"You wanted to see me, Principal Hawthorne?"
I know that voice. I'd know it anywhere.
Glancing up from my desk, I find a girl in skintight athletic leggings and a low-cut tank top standing in my office doorway, her full lips wrapped around a shiny sucker and a familiar electric jade gaze trained on me.
It's her.
The woman I spent most of all summer chatting with under the anonymous veil of a dating app—one in specifically meant for adults seeking connections but not commitment. I purchased a stock photo for seven dollars, chose a pseudonym, Kerouac, and messaged a woman by the name of Absinthe who quoted Hemingway in her bio when everyone else quoted Nickelback and John Legend.
"You must be Halston." My skin is on fire. I stand, smooth my tie, and point to the seat across from me. I never knew her name, but I'd know that voice anywhere. I can't even count how many times I came to the sound of her breathy rasp describing all the wicked things she'd do to me if we ever met, reading me excerpts from Rebecca. "Take a seat."
She takes her time pulling the sucker from her mouth before strutting to my guest chair, lowering herself, cleavage first, and crossing her long legs. The tiniest hint of a smirk claims her mouth, but if she knows it's me, she's sure as hell not acting like it.
"You want to tell me what happened with Mrs. Rossi?" I ask, returning to my seat and folding my hands on my desk.
I may be a lot of things; overconfident prick, allergic to commitment, red-blooded American man …
But I'm a professional first.
"Mrs. Rossi and I had an argument," Halston says. "We were discussing the theme of The Great Gatsby, and she was trying to say that it was about chasing the elusive American dream. I told her she missed the entire fucking point of one of the greatest pieces of literature in existence." She takes another suck of her candy before continuing, then points it in my direction. "The real theme has to do with manipulation and dishonesty, Principal Hawthorne. Everyone in that book was a fucking liar, most of all Jay, and in the end, he got what he deserved. They all did."
My cock strains against the fabric of my pants. It's her voice. It's her goddamned sex-on-fire voice that's doing this to me. That and her on point dissection of classic American literature. Sexy, intelligent, outspoken. Three elusive qualities I've yet to find in another human being. Until her. And knowing that now, I couldn't even have her if I wanted her, isn't doing me any favors. If I don't compose myself, I'm going to be hard as a fucking rock.
"Language," I say. The room is growing hotter now, but I keep a stern, undeterred presence.
She rolls her eyes. "I'm an adult, Principal Hawthorne. I can say words like fuck."
"Not in my office, you can't." I exhale. "And not in class either. That's why Mrs. Rossi sent you here."
"The jackass behind me was drawing swastikas on his notebook, but I get sent down here for saying 'fuck.'" Her head shakes.
"I'll discuss that with Mrs. Rossi privately." I scribble a note to myself and shove it aside.
"You're really young for a principal." Her charged gaze drags the length of me. "Did you just graduate from college or something?"
Six years of school and two years of teaching place me in the budding stages of a career shaping and educating the minds of tomorrow's leaders, but I refuse to dignify her question with a response.
"My age is irrelevant," I say.
"Age is everything." She twirls a strand of pale hair around her finger, her lips curling up in the corners. The cute-and-coy shtick must work on everyone else, but it's not going to work on me. Not here anyway. And not anymore.
"I said my age is irrelevant."
"Am I the first student you've ever had to discipline?" She sits up, crossing and uncrossing her legs with the provocative charm of a 1940s pin up. "Wait, are you going to discipline me?"
I take mental notes for her file.
– Challenges authority
– Difficulty conducting herself appropriately
– Possible boundary issues
"I'm not going to punish you, Halston. Consider this a verbal warning." I release a hard breath through my nose as I study her, refusing to allow my eyes to drift to the soft swell of her breasts casually peeking out of her top. Knowing her so intimately over the phone, and being in her presence knowing she's completely off limits, makes it difficult to maintain my unshaken demeanor. "From now on, I'd like you to refrain from using curse words while on school grounds. It's disruptive to the other students who are here to actually glean something from their high school education."
"I don't know." Her lips bunch at the corner, and she fights a devilish grin. "I mean, I can try, but 'fuck' is one of my favorite words in the English language. What if I can't stop saying it? Then what?"
"Then we'll worry about that when the time comes," I say.
"You could always bend me over your knee and spank me." She rises, wrapping her lips around the sucker before plucking it out of her mouth with a wet pop. "Or maybe you could fuck my brains out and break my heart."
"Excuse me?" My skin heats, but I refuse to let her see that she's having any kind of effect on me.
"You're him," she says, as if it's some ace she's been keeping up her sleeve this entire time. "You're Kerouac."
I'm at an extraordinary loss for words, trying to wrap my head around all the ways this could go very fucking wrong for me.
Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author Winter Renshaw is a bona fide daydream believer. She lives somewhere in the middle of the USA and can rarely be seen without her trusty Mead notebook and ultra portable laptop. When she's not writing, she's living the American dream with her husband, three kids, and the laziest puggle this side of the Mississippi.
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IRISH police arrested seven Muslims suspected of conspiracy to murder over a reported plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, they said.
The four men and three women were arrested in the southern Irish towns of Cork and Waterford following an international operation.
A police source confirmed press reports that they were Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who has a $100,000 bounty on his head from an Al Qaeda-linked group.
"The operation ... is part of an investigation into a conspiracy to commit a serious offense (namely, conspiracy to murder an individual in another jurisdiction)," said a statement from Ireland's national police service.
It added that the operation involved law enforcement agencies in the United States and a number of European countries.
The seven arrested range in age from mid 20s to late 40s, police said.
Swedish newspaper Nerikes Allehanda published a cartoon on August 18, 2007 depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog to illustrate an editorial on self-censorship and freedom of expression and religion.
The cartoon prompted protests by Muslims in the western town of Oerebro, where the newspaper is based, and death threats for Vilks.
An Al-Qaeda front organisation offered $150,000 to anyone who slit his throat or $100,000 for his murder by other means, while they also offered $50,000 to kill newspaper editor in chief Ulf Johansson.
A series of 12 cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published in Denmark's biggest daily led to riots in several Muslim countries in early 2006.
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A Denver judge has dismissed the case brought against Taylor Swift by former radio host David Mueller who claimed the pop star essentially ruined his career.
U.S. District Judge William Martinez said on Friday in court Mueller has insufficient evidence to prove the pop star got him fired, PEOPLE confirms. Swift got visibly emotional in the courtroom after the ruling.
Mueller had sought $3 million in damages from Swift. His case against Swift's mother, Andrea, was not dismissed and Swift's case against Mueller for sexual assault remains ongoing.
Swift — who has been largely out of the spotlight in 2017 — took the stand on Thursday and reiterated multiple times Mueller grabbed her butt. "He stayed latched on my bare ass cheek as I lurched away from him, visibly uncomfortably," Swift said. "The first couple of milliseconds, I thought it must be a mistake. I moved to the side very quickly."
During his testimony, Mueller claimed his "hand came into contact with a part of her body … what seemed to be a ribcage or ribs." Additionally, he said the accusations were "humiliating."
GALLERY: See the courtroom sketches from Taylor Swift trial
Swift, 27, also testified that a "light switched off in my personality" after the incident. Her mom Andrea emotionally testified the day before that changes were made in regards to Swift's tour meet-and-greets after the alleged assault.
"It's absolutely shattered our trust. Our meet-and-greets are much smaller. We have metal detectors. We do background checks. It scared us really badly," said Andrea in court.
Mueller first sued Swift in 2015, claiming he lost his job after the singer's security team accused him of groping her butt during a meet-and-greet at the Pepsi Center in June of 2013.
Mueller denied the allegations and also accused his colleague of sexually assaulting the singer, but a rep for Swift told PEOPLE at the time that "the radio station was given evidence immediately after the incident" and "made their independent decision."
One month later, the "Out of the Woods" singer countersued Mueller, saying in court papers he "intentionally reached under her skirt, and groped with his hand an intimate part of her body in an inappropriate manner, against her will, and without her permission."


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Your emails say a lot about you. And while we all can overlook a sporadic typo, ignoring email etiquette can not only damage your perception, it can land your email in the "deleted items" folder.
Here are two posts to get you on the right track. The first, How To Improve Your Email Etiquette, is from Marci Alboher, Working the New Economy's Blog.
The second, Sending Emails That Get Read, is a post I wrote about a year and a half ago.
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NXTKey / Magnus moves into new office in Fairfax, VA
NXTKey Corporation moves into a new office in downtown Fairfax, VA. This new office is located in the picturesque park like settings of Fairfax Square office complex.
Along with NXTKey, Magnus Management Group LLC will also move its office to this location.
The new address for both NXTKey and Magnus will be 9940 Main Street, Suite #202, Fairfax VA 22031
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September 26, 2005 Edition
* The Db's Offer MP3 Track To Benefit New Orleans Musicians Relief Fundings
* Young Band Creates Heartfelt And Passionate Musical Download
* True Team Effort Makes Every Cent Count At Dave Matthews Band "A Concert For Hurricane Relief"
* The Rebuilding Starts Now: Calls For Support Of The Voodoo Music Experience
* Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards Join With Happy Pals And Other Artists To Raise Funds For New Orleans Musicians
* Tito Puente Jr. Just Added!!! To Relief Event
* Hurricane Katrina Fundraising Challenge From SESAC
* Spectrasonics Releases "New Orleans Strut" Library To Benefit Hurricane Victims
The Db's Offer MP3 Track To Benefit New Orleans Musicians Relief Fundings
On the heels of their first live shows in more than 20 years, The dB's are offering their newly recorded, previously unreleased version of the Motown classic "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" to help raise money for the displaced musicians of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. The track is accessible at http://www.ThedBs.com/katrina
Not one but two members of The dB's have been made homeless by Katrina. Peter Holsapple and his family are fine, but their home is almost certainly beyond salvaging. Former member Jeff Beninato is also fine but had to evacuate; his second-floor apartment may or may not have escaped damage, he doesn't know yet — and may not for a long time.
They don't need immediate financial help, but many New Orleans musicians do. Jeff Beninato met with some great people at Chase Bank in Chicago and, in conjunction with New Orleans Director of Music Development Scott Aiges, has set up the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund. Donations to the fund will go directly toward getting struggling musical artists back on their feet. It will provide money for food and shelter to those without, and hopefully replace musical equipment that was lost.
Young Band Creates Heartfelt And Passionate Musical Download To Gather Donations For The Red Cross Efforts After Hurricane Katrina
Munch Music, Inc. – www.MyMunchMusic.com and www.RockandRollDream.com a new digital recording studio launches its first recording artist debut song, "And Air" by Van Paul and the Forever Red. The haunting lyrics, prophetically written prior to the recent hurricane in the US, remind us of the basic needs of humanity as civilization as we know it gets tested.
The powerful yet simple and heartfelt words, "I need, need water to drink / And air, and air, and air" are sung passionately by a new songwriter with a vision to make a difference. Taylor Van Zant, a 16 year old, determined to be the next famous "Van Zant" musician launches his band's debut, as an up and coming artist and as co-founder of Munch Music, Inc.
The musical download, now available, will be a driving force for the new band to speak for their generation as well as to campaign for donations (requested before each download) to the Red Cross to benefit the survivors of the recent hurricane on the Gulf Coast. Songwriter and vocalist Taylor Van Zant stated, "It's important for us to raise awareness of the needs of the Red Cross and to do whatever we can to try and make a difference in this crisis."
At the download location, listeners will be asked to make a donation to the Red Cross Association of whatever they feel is appropriate. Please note that the song "And Air" will start playing as soon as the link is clicked on. The download is available at the following link: http://www.mymunchmusic.com/downloads_VPFReds.htm
True Team Effort Makes Every Cent Count At Dave Matthews Band "A Concert For Hurricane Relief" At Red Rocks Amphitheatre!
In an unprecedented show of unity and support for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, nearly every single dollar raised at Monday night's Dave Matthews Band benefit concert at Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre will go to aid those affected by the hurricane.
"We are thrilled to announce that over $ 1.5 million dollars will be donated to the Bama Works Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund," said Chuck Morris, President of Chuck Morris Presents. "The fund will be used to provide short term disaster relief to the affected Gulf Coast population, and long term assistance for rebuilding of communities."
"We are deeply grateful to The Neville Brothers, John Butler Trio and to everyone who supported this effort," said Dave Matthews Band. "We want to especially thank our fans for responding so generously to assist those affected by the hurricane."
Everyone involved in the concert including the band and their crew, the promoter, the City and County of Denver, all of the vendors, truck drivers, stage hands, security personnel, ushers, parking attendants, maintenance services, local police and fire, and many others donated their time to Monday night's concert, cutting the overall expenses of the show to a bare minimum. As a result, the benefit raised over $ 1.5 million dollars for hurricane relief.
The Rebuilding Starts Now: Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, A Former New Orleans Resident, Calls For Support Of The Voodoo Music Experience
As this year's VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE hones in on a new city (TBA), Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails–one of the headliners for the October 29-30 event–has reinforced his commitment to the event, a New Orleans tradition for the past six years.
The ambition of this year's event has changed, as the Voodoo Music Experience and the Entertainment Industry Foundation have partnered to raise critically needed funds for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Reznor, a former New Orleans resident who had maintained a recording studio in the city, stated today: "It means a lot to me that the Voodoo Music Experience is continuing on and I look forward to being a part of this amazing New Orleans tradition. It's great that other cities have opened their doors to this year's event, and the New Orleans spirit will definitely remain in the air–that's something the floods cannot wash away. We are going to be part of the rebuilding process and we are asking the entire music community to join us."
Stephen Rehage, founder and independent producer of the annual VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE says, "I'm thankful to Trent for remaining committed to us as we transition this year's event. As a former New Orleans resident, he understands the importance of rebuilding the local music community. Our goals are the same in that we both seek to bring our hometown of New Orleans back to life."
Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards Join With Happy Pals And Other Artists To Raise Funds For New Orleans Musicians
Guitarist, trumpeter and bandleader Jeff Healey will host a "traditional jazz" benefit performance at his club in Toronto on Sunday afternoon October 2. With his Jazz Wizards in tow, Healey will welcome The Happy Pals – long the resident Saturday afternoon band at Grossman's Tavern – as well as an intermission skiffle session from Mr. Rick & The Biscuits.
Other guests taking part will include New Orleans trumpet player Kevin Clarke (who is running a benefit the previous week at The Distillery), Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh (who frequently sits in with both The Wizards and The Pals), and singers Terra Hazleton and Laura Hubert.
All proceeds will go to the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic. Said Healey: "Obviously, we are all touched by the plight of the city that has given us so much music. We want to do what we can to help New Orleans musicians bring their music back to their audiences at home and around the world."
Who: JEFF HEALEY'S JAZZ WIZARDS with THE HAPPY PALS, MR. RICK & THE BISCUITS, KEVIN CLARKE, DONNIE WALSH, LAURA HUBERT, TERRA HAZLETON… and more
What: Jazz & blues in the tradition of New Orleans
Where: Healey's, 178 Bathurst St., Toronto
When: Sunday afternoon, 4.00 p.m.
Tickets: $10.00 at door
Tito Puente Jr. Just Added!!! To Relief Event
The event of the year for a wonderful cause is in full swing as the hottest Latino entertainment both local and international will assemble onto the Hard Rock Café, 2601 McKinney Ave. this coming Monday, September 26th for what has been billed as "Latinos Unite For Relief. This will be a first of its kind as the best of the best come together for the cause.
Wonderful news just in, Mr. Tito Puente Jr. has jumped on board with full passion to help those in need from the Hurricane Katrina devastation. Mr. Puente Jr. will fly in on Monday to jump on stage and perform his late fathers classics such as "Oye Como Va", "Ran Kan Kan" and more as he joins stage with Havana NRG! Mr. Puente returns from several long weeks in Korea perfoming for the US Troops as part of the USO Tour program.
From the very early stages of this production, we asked for help from Dallas-based entertainers, whom, in their own right have toured the country and some around the world and when the request was put into action the wonderful calls came flowing in. This event will headline such entertainment as the very hot Havana NRG!-Cuban Salsa Orchestra, SONY Recording artist, Zayra Alvarez whom is jetting in from Puerto Rico just be apart of history in the making, Fort Worth's very own Latin Express whom will provide their hot brand of music, Latin Fire Salsa as they burn their way into the night with their steaming Salsa and the Booker T. Washington Latin Ensemble!
Hurricane Katrina Fundraising Challenge From SESAC
All of our hearts go out to the victims of Hurricane Katrina as they try to rebuild their lives. True to form, America's music community has stepped up and done its part to ease the suffering of those affected by this catastrophe. Although most of us have already given (and given), the needs continue to increase, and SESAC, working with the American Red Cross, has come up with a convenient way to make your ongoing contributions accomplish twice as much.
We are calling on our affiliates, vendors, music business colleagues, neighbors, friends and staff to contribute to the Red Cross. SESAC will match your donations, dollar for dollar, for the next $50,000 our affiliates, vendors, employees and friends contribute.
Here's how it works:
Make your check payable to the American Red Cross (checks only please).
Write "National Disaster Relief" on the memo line of your check.
Send it to the American Red Cross c/o SESAC, 55 Music Square East, Nashville, TN 37203.
We will forward your check to the Red Cross with a matching contribution from SESAC to double your donation.
Spectrasonics Releases "New Orleans Strut" Library To Benefit Hurricane Victims
Spectrasonics announced the release of the New Orleans Strut mini drum loop collection to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The library features 50 ALL NEW live grooves from seven world-class drummers. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the $25 library will go to Habitat for Humanity's relief effort in rebuilding homes for the victims in New Orleans and Mississippi. http://www.habitat.org/
Producer Eric Persing explains the motivation of the project, "Hurricane Katrina devastated the homeland of America's true original music this region has given us the Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Funk and Rock & Roll that have influenced the world for generations. By offering this collection of authentic grooves at an affordable price, our hope is to inspire other musicians creatively and especially to benefit the disaster victims by donating the project to re-building homes in the area."
New Orleans Strut Drum collection includes 50 ALL NEW grooves by:
Abe Laboriel Jr. (Paul McCartney, Seal, Sting)
Alex Acuña (Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Whitney Houston)
Billy Ward (B.B. King, Robbie Robertson, Joan Osborne)
Gregg Bissonette (Santana, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai)
John Ferraro (Steve Morse, Aaron Neville, Albert Lee)
Bob Wilson (George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Boz Scaggs)
Eric Boseman (Liquid Grooves, Backbeat, Justo Almario)
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Lessons of PR Past
In September of 1939 a little over 74 years ago the German U boat U-30 sighted and sunk the civilian liner SS Athenia while en route to the United States. The ship was crowded with civilians trying to escape the war. The SS Athenia has the dubious distinction of being the first British vessel to be sunk in World War II.
It was not a warship and was sunk against the rules of War as laid down by the Hague Conventions and Germany's own rules of war the Prize Rules (Prisenordnung) as laid out in 1936. The captain of the U boat, Oberleutnant Fritz-Julius Lemp left the scene of the attack without offering aid to any of the survivors as they floundered in the water, 117 passengers and crew were killed in the attack which sent shock waves around the world.
The controversy over the attack on a civilian vessel filled with unarmed combatants combined with the fact that there were US casualties was a source of no small amount of concern to the Nazis. Immediately their propaganda operation swung into action. Rather than court-martial the captain of U-30 they instead denied they carried out the attack. The log book of U-30 was altered as soon as the submarine made port and Goebbels released a story claiming that the British themselves sunk the SS Athenia in order to create sympathy for their war effort and force neutral countries into the war against Germany.
Now over 70 years later we are again confronted with two opposing narratives regarding an attack on unarmed civilians. On the one hand the truth, that the President of Syria, Bashar Assad ordered the launch of chemical weapons against his own populace and the lie, that rebel forces launched the attack with the aim of discrediting one of the most evil regimes on the planet which is systematically murdering its own populace.
At the moment Assad's regime plus that of Iran and Russia are engaged in a charm offensive in the west. An op-ed in the New York Times, apparently written by the Vladimir Putin himself, an interview given to NBC by the new President of Iran Hassan Rouhani and an interview given by Bashar Assad to Fox News
He attempted to come across as a 'normal' human being but succeeded only in showing the banal face of evil. He also seemed to ask the USA for a billion dollars in order to remove the chemical weapons he claimed he didn't use.
The truth is there is a dictator killing his populace with any and all means at his disposal, he is being supported in his slaughter by Iran and Russia…and us.
While we sit around wringing our hands and uttering meaningless words about human rights, while the leader of the free world blusters with uncertainty and no clear policy on how to move forward we all get suckered into a lie told to ensure the continuing murder of thousands.


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October 19, 2016 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ever wondered what it takes to get an idea from your head into the app store and into users' hands? Join Gregory Klein and Gabe Kwakyi, Co-Founders of Incipia in this class for entrepreneurs looking to launch an app-based business, and come away with knowledge of:
The 10 steps involved in launching an app.
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Justice Kagan Pens First Opinion, an 8-1 Win for Credit Card Companies
Justice Elena Kagan had a wealth of support when she delivered her first Supreme Court opinion Tuesday–even though the subject was bankruptcy.
New justices customarily receive a noncontroversial case for their maiden opinion, and only Justice Antonin Scalia's dissent kept the former Harvard Law School dean from a perfect score on her first assignment.
The case, Ransom v. FIA Card Services, was the first argued in the court's current term, a dispute pitting a Las Vegas man who filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy against his credit card issuer over the definition of automobile expenses.
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The AMGA Krewe Parade is held on the Sunday before Mardi Gras Day.
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March 1st 4:00 PM
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March 2nd 10:00 AM
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Every year the AMGA chooses a person of distinction either from the central Louisiana area, or from the state to serve as Grand Marshal of the Sunday Krewe Parade. Previous Grand Marshals have included former Dallas Cowboy Kicker and Super Bowl winner Chris Boniol, Blues musician Grady Gaines, former Miss USA Ali Landry, Natchitoches native and country music recording artist Trini Triggs, CNBC London anchor, Sydnie Kohara, an Alexandria native, actor Scott Paetty, Mr. Food – Art Ginsburg, as well as local personality , Martha Angelo, country singer Eddy Raven, and Grambling State Football Coach and Former NFL player, Doug Williams.
Based upon a standing relationship with the Miss Teen Louisiana Pageant, the Grand Marshal for the AMGA Children's Parade is the reigning Miss Teen Louisiana.
2019 Krewe Parade Grand Marshal
Versha Sharma
Managing Editor and Senior Correspondent
NowThis News
Versha Sharma is the Managing Editor and Senior Correspondent at NowThis News in New York City. Versha was hired as a senior editorial producer in 2014, and was tasked with shaping and defining the editorial voice for NowThis. From there, she was promoted to managing editor and oversaw 2016 Election coverage, running and growing a team of nine producers over 2 years. She conducted an interview with President Obama at a critical moment in the election cycle. She has also interviewed Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders, scientist Bill Nye, artist Alicia Keys, and more. NowThis has an audience of 23 million followers and 2.5 billion video views monthly. Versha hosts shows and series for the brand and frequently interviews politicians, activists, and artists.
Prior to NowThis, she worked as a reporter and editor for Vocativ, another digital-first news outlet, where she managed a team of international reporters. She also covered the 2012 presidential election for MSNBC. Versha got her start in digital journalism at Talking Points Memo, where she went from unpaid intern to deputy publisher over the course of 3 years. She is a native of Alexandria and graduated from Bolton High School before attending Centenary College in Shreveport to study political science. There, she worked for the school newspaper and became editor-in-chief of The Conglomerate, before graduating and working on political campaigns that took her from Louisiana to Georgia to DC, and ultimately, New York.
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Catherine Grace "Gracie" Reichman
Miss Lousiana's
Outstanding Teen 2018
Gracie Reichman was crowned Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen 2018, on April 8 of this year. The competition featured 24 teens from across the state of Louisiana. Gracie captured the group talent award, performing a contemporary clogging routine to "Let's Get Loud". As a result of winning the title, she will receive $5000 in cash awards and scholarships, along with in-kind scholarships. She will go on to compete for the title of Miss America's Outstanding Teen this July in Orlando, Florida, and a chance to win over $30,000 in scholarship assistance.
Gracie is the 17 year old daughter of Jim and Edna Reichman of Colfax, Louisiana. She is a 17 year old junior at Holy Savior Menard Central High School in Alexandria, Louisiana, where she is a member of the BETA club, dance line and softball team. Gracie plans to continue to promote her personal platform of "Think Twice, Be Nice", which deals with bullying and the platform of Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, during her reign. Gracie hopes to use her scholarship winnings to become a physical therapist, specializing in sports physical therapy.
2018 Hixson Classic Cars & College Cheerleaders Parade
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Brigadier General Sherian Grace Cadoria
United States Army Retired
Brigadier General Sherian Grace Cadoria was the highest-ranking black female general in the U.S. Armed Forces upon her retirement in 1990, after a 29-year truly distinguished military career. After growing up in Marksville, Louisiana, General Cadoria earned a Bachelor of Science at Southern University. Later while also working in the military she earned a Master of Arts in Social Work (Human Relations) from the University of Oklahoma.
General Cadoria's exemplary military career as a leader, manager, teacher, counselor, administrator, and law enforcement officer led her to many milestones. She was the first woman to command a male battalion; the first woman to command a criminal investigation brigade; the first woman to serve as Chief of the Physical Security Division, US Army Europe and 7th Army; the first woman to serve as Chief of Military Police Corps, and the first black woman to serve as a Director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff (J-1, Director of Manpower and Personnel). She was the first black woman to attend, in residence, the Army Command and General Staff College, the US Army War College and the National Defense University Institute of Higher Defense Studies. Her myriad of firsts did not stop her from continued greatness in her retirement from the military. She started her own company and became and international speaker, served on numerous community, state and national boards. And, in 1997, she again set a new standard as a volunteer principal for a parochial school and served for three years. Her retirement has included service on numerous boards as well including CLECO Corporation, Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Louisiana Trooper Foundation, Louisiana State Police, State of Louisiana Veterans Affairs Commission, Women's Research and Education Institute, Military Advisory Committee, and Bishop's Guild, Diocese of Alexandria.
In over 40 years of experience and public service delivery she has received more than 500 awards, citations, commendations, and tributes for her contributions and efficacy in facilitating professional empowerment, problem resolution and organizational growth. General Cardoria's military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, and member of Louisiana Veterans Hall of Honor. Some of her Civilian recognition and achievements have included: Louisiana Legend Award, Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Award Who's Who Among Black Americans, Women of Strength & Courage Award, YWCA Spirit of Giving Award, Avoyellan of the Year, NAACP Roy Wilkins Meritorious Service Award, International Black Woman of the Year, and Distinguished Alumni-Southern University & A.&M. College.