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No, I didn't delete a post after realizing that it should really wait until I'd posted the interviews for the upcoming show. Whyever would I do that?
No, I didn't delete a post after realizing that it should really wait until I'd posted the interviews for the upcoming show. Whyever would I do that?
Someday I will finish typing up the transcript of my interview with the incomparable Wendy Brown-Baez, and then turn to the task of editing it down into an article for your edification. Someday I will also figure out a reasonable length for a list of interview questions. Oh, and I have plans to learn American Sign Language too. Just thought I'd throw that in there. In the meantime, here is one of her poems. Enjoy.
|all is as wing
all is as song
all is a story quietly told
while the wars are endlessly hunkered down
down the boys go, hole in the ground
down the grenades, the age-old fear
the night-soaked armor and bomb-blasted tearall is as wing
all is as gold
when the owners have nothing left to own
and poverty lines up, holds out its hand
and the child scrambles low, scrapes sand
for a kernel of rice, begs a handful of beans
more precious than pearlsall is well and all will be
wings, while wheels turn and clank,
war grins and grins, down forest, down
treasure, down moral motive and quest.
a bag of beans, the price of a bomb?
how can you compare, what does it mean?
I feel the earth groan and the seas heave and swell:
where will you be when you hear the death knell?
Well, the turnout tonight was admittedly a bit on the dismal side, which is a pity seeing as the performers were (in my opinion) even more spectacular than the night before. Quick recap:
Nancy Donoval: Oh. My. GOD. She has an informal and welcoming style you can't help but sit back and enjoy. And she told a beautiful story, funny and sad and everything in between, that just drew me in like a black hole.
Andrea Stern: At the risk of repeating myself, oh. My. GOD. Okay, I thought the stuff I'd listened to online was good–that was nothing. She blew that out of the water. I was mesmerized just watching her pluck the strings; if you had told me that her hands had gained sentience and were doing it all on their own, I probably would've believed you.
Dean Seal: Heresy is fun! 🙂 Well, I already knew that. But Dean Seal brought a lot of cool new facets of Biblical characters to life through the readings of his plays. I particularly liked the one about Miriam of Magdala.
Kay Kirscht: Mmm, more awesome stories. I could get used to this. Everything she said was infused with such warmth and feeling that I felt like I was a little kid again, sitting cross-legged on the floor with my friends, waiting for the nice librarian lady to tell us another story.
Axial Age: Utterly, utterly kick-ass. The movie was chilling and haunting and mysterious; its grasp of the power of images and movement amazing. And the music just continued the awesomeness, surging back and forth between different emotions, swirling around and around inside my head.
In conclusion, I hereby sentence those of you who did not go to a lifetime of regret. The pain will never fade.
Also, Nancy Donoval needs your help. She has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, a federally-recognized disability that makes it very hard for her to find safe housing. She is currently working on making an apartment safe, but this is a major strain on her finances. Please help out: we all need this paragon of awesome to continue telling stories. No donation is too small (or too big)! You can find more information, and/or donate online through the following address:
Or if the Internet's not really your thing (though if so, why are you reading a blog?), you can send a check made out to Nancy Donoval, or cash, money orders, and in her words "lottery tickets, wooden nickels, and shiny, lucky pennies" to:
Nancy Donoval, 2415 24th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55406
So shame on my face for not bringing your attention to this sooner, but there's another performer joining the line-up Friday and Saturday: the talented Ms. Nancy Donoval. In the grand tradition of college students everywhere, I shall now blame my exceedingly busy schedule and fail to mention other pertinent information, such as the fact that I compulsively sign up for events and organizations I have no time for, and delay doing homework in order to devour the latest Terry Pratchett novel. Speaking of which: OH MY GOD TERRY PRATCHETT IS A GENIUS! LET US ENSHRINE HIM AND WORSHIP HIM FOR ALL TIME!
Anyway, here are some long-overdue factoids on Nancy Donoval. An accomplished storyteller (she was awarded the 2008 VSA Minnesota Artist Recognition Grant, and her stories have been broadcast on Chicago and Minnesota Public Radio) she tells tales that are at once hilarious and heartbreaking. For 'Spirit in the House' she will be performing a work entitled 'Bride of Christ' vs. 'Bride of the Stage.' It is described as the chronicle of her ongoing wrestling match between spiritual and theatrical paths. Her work explores the need to give a name and a voice to our experiences so that we can understand them, and in doing so, more fully understand ourselves.
She has performed at various festivals and conventions all over the country, and was in fact featured at the 2004 National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. In addition, her one-woman shows Dancing Rats & Vampire Moms and Monster Movies with my Undead Dad were sold out at the Minnesota Fringe Festival (North America's largest performing arts festival), and the Minneapolis Star Tribune named her as "Cream of the Crop." An MFA in Directing/Theatre from Northwestern University, Nancy Donoval is also a workshop leader and performance coach to actors, writers, and public speakers all over the U.S.
And if you need any further inducement to come see her, just listen to this audience members' testimonial: "I laughed so hard my cramps went away."
So if you're anything like me–well, you're a Chaucer-infatuated Trekkie with a bad habit of unnerving people by reading large books about serial killers and getting 'The Gun Song' from Assassins (which, by the way, is available as a ringtone) stuck in your head, and I pity you. But more to the point, Dean Seal's closing comment about being mugged by a bird filled you with a deep and burning curiosity. It is for that reason that I set off on a search for the facts, a perilous quest in which…okay, I sent a follow-up e-mail. Sorry, I've been too busy to work on my stories recently; the drama has to seep in somewhere.
Anyhoo, thusly runs our tale: Dean Seal, being a great lover of street food (Random digression: Anybody else read that awesome New Yorker article several months back about street food in other countries? Tell me I'm not the only one who pretty much drooled all over the page) had just purchased a sausage from a street vendor in Battery Park, at the tip of Manhattan. No sooner had he taken a bite from it than a seagull dove from behind, smacked him in the head, and made off with the aforementioned sausage, bun and all. Slightly shell-shocked, our protagonist nevertheless recovered with heroic speed, purchased a replacement, and ate it hurriedly out of sight in the cover of a doorway.
Moral of the Story: Alfred Hitchcock is always right.
Yo! Behold, for I returneth bearing a new post, and the post doth contain the transcript of an e-mail interview between me and Dean Seal (guest curator of the upcoming Spirit in the House). And I looked upon it and it was good. And I bade readers look upon it and deem it good as well, for the show described within soundeth pretty much kickass.
Me: What is it about theater that you feel you are most drawn to? What about the church?
DS: Theater brings people together in a communal way that is not based on everyone agreeing with each other; but instead, everyone is curious and has an open mind. They want to see new ideas, they want to be moved in compassion, and they want to be entertained.
Church is a means by which people can approach the sacred in their lives, slow down and have a time when they are not thinking about money. It is a means of forming a community with people who want to actually do something to help the world.
Both of them share this: The creation of meaningful moments. Theater comes from the church, and carries with it the expectation that something meaningful will happen. Lousy church and lousy theater shares this: bad ideas and meaningless rituals are not worth the time. Me:Where did the idea for Spirit in the House come from? DS: There were several shows on the Fringe waiting list that dealt with spiritual issues, including a play by Holly Davis. It was called "The All You Can Eat Spiritual Buffet," and I was helping her cut 30 minutes off the time. I used to run the Fringe Festival (1998-2001) and I knew this would work in a separate venue. When I saw there were other shows, I contacted Fringe producer Leah Cooper, and asked if she's let us do a Spiritual Fringe and have it as a Bring Your Own Venue, and she agreed. Attendance was 1600 the first year, and 1800 the next. At that point, new director Robin Gillette and the Fringe Board decided it was too juried, and I agreed. We moved it out to Augsburg for one year as the Manna Fest, and then to Hennepin Methodist as Spirit in the House!
The current name comes from Patrick Scully of Patrick's Cabaret, who asked me to guest curate a spiritual weekend annually. Now we do two. The name is much more open to all faith traditions; Native American playwrights especially appreciated the difference.
Me: Why do you think Spirit in the House has endured as an annual tradition? What about it appeals and/or speaks to the audience?
DS: Artists say, I have spiritual work, but I don't know where I can perform it. Audience members say, this is a safe place to explore what other faith traditions are like. I say, there is no more important contribution we can make to mutual understanding and, frankly, world peace than to get more understanding about faith traditions besides our won.
Me: Do you have any stories about previous productions: any amusing anecdotes, or else moments that particularly moved you?
DS: The most powerful initial experience was in the first year. The first show to sign up was by Gail Anderson, who was just elected to our board. She is a savvy television producer, whose two-year-old daughter drowned. Her one person show, "Losing Nina Finding God" was a knockout, and when people hear it, they can move forward in their own healing process. There is now a track record of people who have done shows about how their spiritual life has helped build resilience in the face of trauma.
Me: Has the production transformed along the way in any way that you can think of? If so, how so?
DS: Shows are getting better and more diverse. We are also going to grow the movie part of it. John Gaspard, an independent filmmaker from Minneapolis is going to curate spiritual films; last year we had four, this year we will have at least twelve. We talked him into being on the board as well. We will also reduce the number of shows from thirty to twenty, to make it more curated and less Fringe-like. However, it will still basically resemble the Fringe system I developed when I was at the helm. It still works that way, and it's a good basic system to enable audience members to see as many shows as possible.
Me: Please tell us a little about the Spirit in the House show that will soon be coming to Patrick's Cabaret.
DS: There will be a film from a Persian filmmaker whose spirituality is rooted in place, and as she lives in the U.S. now there is a deep disconnect for her. There will be live music from a Persian instrument with 73 strings, played like a hammer dulcimer.
Kay Kirscht is a storyteller who has in the past addressed mystic Catholicism. Andrea Stern is a Jewish harpist playing sacred music of all types on an old Irish harp, which sounds astounding in Patrick's, which has great acoustics. I will be staging pieces of my new Play, The Rabbi of Capernaum, about Yeshua (Jesus) as a real human in his time; it's very political. Nancy Donoval has a living and breathing story about her emerging personal theology that is updated at the end of every tell.
Me: What are some differences and similarities between the worlds of church and theater? Are there ever difficulties in bringing these two worlds together?
DS: I wrote a book about this called Church & Stage, but I will try to summarize. Theater per se is not always involved in ethical issues, but they are always involved in entertainment issues. Good theater, I contend, deals with ethical issues and spiritual issues whenever you get into themes like Life and Death, or choices of conscience, like All My Sons by Arthur Miller.
More and more churches are finding that doing theater in their youth programs and young adult programming is a superb way of teaching, of mixing kids and adults so they don't get stuck in a demographic ghetto, and of reaching out to the community and inviting them in. It's not so strictly denominational that you are putting up Godspell or Jesus Christ Superstar. It's also good for fundraising.
In my case, I am writing a play from the viewpoint of a low-Christology theologian trying to immerse the historical elements of the time Jesus lived in, in a way that most people have never been clued in about. Jesus was an amazing teacher- for example, of all the founders of religions in this time, called the Axial Age, he was the only one who talked about women, talked to women, and ever probably had women disciples. Why is that? Because he saw them as human beings.
Theater is a way to introduce new ideas from archeology and academia to churches that wouldn't normally address this information for fifty years after it came out.
Me: Could you please tell us about Church & Stage?
DS: I wrote it as a how-to about how to do original, Fringe-style theater in any church that has some people with some experience. If you've done high school theater, it's easier than that. But is also has as a basic resource the Bible, which is sixty-seven different books–a whole library–of stories, quotes, love poetry, raging prayers when people are mad at God, etc. Even if you are an atheist, it is still the basic, founding document of Western civilization, and we all need to know more about it. I also included two plays, a Christmas comedy called "The Three Wise Men and One Wise Guy" and the more serious Herod and Pilate for Palm Sunday. Anyone can start with those.
My goal was to get more church people to do theater, and for them to hire theater people to help them do it. Also, they would go to more theater and learn from it. Also, it may get a few theater people interested in developing their spiritual side, whatever their faith tradition may be. The two communities have a rich world in common, and still more to teach each other.
Me: Why did you decide to become a hospital chaplain? Can you tell us what that experience was like?
DS: It is required training to complete a Master of Divinity degree, and I took an opportunity to do a nine-month residency at United Hospital in St. Paul. First, you have to learn a lot about yourself, and clear out a lot of junk in your own head, or you won't be any good to anyone. Second, a lot of my work was with families as the patient was being treated. Third, I was working with all faith communities: Ethiopian Orthodox, Baptist, atheist, Hmong animist, Christian, agnostic, plus the traditional Lutheran and Catholic overloads. I helped people in the recovery process, I was chaplain to the Brain Tumor Support Group where almost all the patients are going to die; I presided over four infant mortalities, of which two were beautiful and two were awful; I worked in the Intensive Care Unit and the psych ward. Two of my patients were nurses who had tried to commit suicide, and that tells you a lot about how poorly we take care of nurses. I wanted to be a chaplain really bad, and if I had found some way to do that I would have left theater in the dust. But who funds chaplains? Hospitals are always building a new wing with some guy's name on it, or buying new electronic gadgets. Churches are trying to pay for a new roof or a new marketing campaign. Government can't support religion. Insurance companies? Please. It takes an enlightened administrator with power to make it happen. There is now evidence from California Blue Cross that having chaplains helps reduce hospital stays, and that means cash, so that might turn around, but not in time for me to make a living, and I found myself slipping back into show-biz through the requests of artists to help them do this kind of thing.
But helping people face death is one of the ancient cores of the practice of spirituality, and that is daily business in a hospital. I really felt like I was as accomplishing something.
Me: How long have you been teaching at Augsburg? Had you taught before? What is it about teaching that drew you to it?
DS: Three years. I have taught classes in producing our own Fringe show, and I was a teaching assistant theology at United Seminary. I also taught there occasionally in other classes dealing with the arts and the life of the church. I come from a family of teachers, so there is nothing alien about it. I really like having that ongoing contact with the academic approach to spirituality, and the contact with special, amazing students cannot be replicated elsewhere, except maybe with amazing young actors.
I also needed a job. Still do.
Me: Can you tell us about how your brain injury affected you, both professionally and spiritually? Do you feel this continues to influence your work, and if so, how?
DS: First, it made it very hard to remember names, titles and phone numbers, which is at the core of being effective as a producer or performer. I have a 5% permanent disability to my memory, which bothers me every hour of every day. It has kept me out of areas of competence in computers and other specific tasks, and forced me to find a way using my imagination, my sense of taste and my own nose for talent. I can brag about that; I know great artists when I see it, and I do what I can to facilitate them. I can look to some specific people I've worked with that I am proud to have given a nudge at the right time; the Scrimshaw Brothers, Miss Richfield 1981, Brian Kelly and "The Temp," Walking Shadow Theater. Ask them. But I loved working with them because I would never be able to memorize anything and do any serious performing. I was now going to be a producer and playwright.
There was also a clear sense, after having migraines for a year and a half, that life is precious, each minute of each hour means something, and nothing is wasted if you are paying attention. And that means not just what you get done on the job; it means what you do in the personal encounters you have each day. If you can get some sourpuss to laugh at a stupid joke, that is an act of love, and therefore it is connected to the infinite. And I have a vast collection of stupid jokes.
Me: This article is mostly about Spirit in the House, but if you could tell us about your numerous other accomplishments that I left out–including Minnesota Fringe Festival, Visual Fringe, Comedy Central, HBO, Prairie Home Companion, Skyway News, mnartists.com, Mpls/St. Paul magazine, etc.–that would be fantastic.
DS: Well, you left out the Bryant-Lake Bowl, where I was Managing Director of the Cabaret Theater. I tripled the business in my two years there. After doing shows for many years in Modern Entertainment and Mr. Elk and Mr. Seal, I took everything I knew and put it in a Producer/Performer Protocol. I sent it out with every contract, and when we learned something new from an artist, then we added it. This was before e-mail, ladies and gentlemen. My innovation in Minneapolis theater was to share that info, to the artists how to do their own marketing, and to hold the show people responsible for bringing in their own audience. I told them, if you are not going to try to bring in people you know, just go home and do it for yourself.
I had been a performer a the Bowl and in the Fringe, doing "solo cabaret" like Authentic Replica 2.0 and Dropped On My Head! The True Story of an Industrial Accident. and I knew what had to happen to make the Bowl and the Festival work. Part One was training the artists to market. I moved the Protocol over the Fringe, where it remains today, continually being updated by the current practitioners.
The other aspect of the Fringe was to grow attendance to more than 20,000 in order to get corporate funding. That meant introducing people to the idea of Fringing, seeing a lot of shows instead of one. The Ultra pass, named after the Ultra Creative marketing company a friend owns, was one pass to as many shows as you could see. So see ten, or 20 or 30 instead of 1 or 2. That's what build the numbers from 4400 before I got there to 28,000 when I left, making it the largest Fringe in the U.S. It still is.
But the core motivation of my work was still in the center of my spiritual philosophy; and that was I knew the Fringe could be an ongoing engine to build community, where strangers could meet and enjoy a conversation, and enrich their lives. It's the artists in this town who have made it as amazing as it is. I set it up so it would work the way I wanted it to work for me as an artist. And now I'm too tired to do a Fringe show.
The Visible Fringe was an idea I had to dress up the lobbies in each of the Fringe venues with original art, but I did not know anyone who could handle the assignment. Then I met Yuri Arajis, who was famous for curating Outsider Art, that is art made by people with no training. MCAD people need not apply. He hung 12 shows in four days, amazing stuff that people could look at when they were waiting in line. People who had never exhibited were selling hundreds of dollars of art. It has changed now, into something that has no outsiders and is not in the venues. So I don't have any idea what they are thinking.
In New York, I was in a band with Rob Elk and Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller) called "Bongos, Bass, and Bob." We played original stuff, and practiced in Penn's bedroom on Friday nights after his shows. We played "La Bamba" in Hebrew on MTV once, before the MTV awards (I can still do it in Hebrew, Norwegian and Japanese). That broke up when Penn went to make his big fat bomb of a movie Penn and Teller Get Killed. Robbie and I had worked together in Modern Entertainment and we were tired of hauling instruments around, so we developed an a capella act called Mr. Elk and Mr. Seal. We did funny songs mostly at Catch a Rising Star at a time when comedy was cresting. The guys we worked with were about to break; Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Rosie O'Donnell, Jon Stewart, Blue Man Group, that crabby lady from The View that just called McCain a liar, Joyce Behar, Dennis Leary. Our guide was Lewis Black, who ran the West Bank Theater Bar, which was the model for the Bryant-Lake Bowl. Lew got us into Catch, got us a gig warming up for Ray Romano, etc. We got two more songs on MTV, Oral Hygiene and the Yahoo Resort, both of which dropped like stones. When the Comedy Channel Started, it started with us doing about twenty-four bumps for shows that ran as re-runs during the day. When the Comedy Channel merged with the Ha Channel, Joel Hodgeson got a chance to produce a new show. We'd been working with him on an avante variety show about a lodge in the great north woods, called the Thunderbird Lake Country Lodge. We go the gig, shot it at Paisley part for a quarter million, and HBO decided to go with Def Comedy jam.
At that point I was sick of TV. Rob went to L.A., and I stayed in Minneapolis to do theater. When I decided to go to the seminary, I figured out I needed to find a part time job that paid $25 an hour, and I'd never made more than $10 an hour in my life. Mr. Elk and Mr. Seal had appeared with Mr. Keillor in NYC, so when I heard he was going to do a show at St. Olaf, my alma mater, I knew I could give him something he could use: a history of St. Olaf College and its pranks. He liked it enough to hire me for six months. Then I figured out I wasn't able to do both, and I had found other work less demanding. He pays well, but it's hard work. We still e-mail each other on occasion. I told him to book Bob Dylan before it's too late so the two lumbering titans of the U of M could be on the same show, and he said that he heard Dylan was eally weird, "and I don't do weird very well." I wish he'd give it another thought. It would be a bitchin' show to have Bobby on the PHC.
I've written for many publications, and my work with the Skyway news, mnartists.com and Mpls/St. Paul has been to try to raise the profile of Spiritual Performance. It's hard to get paid what the time is worth, though, because there are so many people out there who will write for a nickel.
I have also covered the UN for Nippon Television, wrote for two Japanese trade magazines covering retail trends in the U.S., been mugged by a bird, and other incidents of little value in recounting.
Some days it's just cool to be alive. Like days when doing your job entails going online to listen to snippets of Andrea Stern's fantastic harp work as part of your research for a brief blog post on her. (She's another one of the performers in the upcoming 'Spirit in the House,' and the blurb on our official website didn't tell me much.) She is amazingly talented. But don't take my word for it–well, you could, but it'd be much less fun–check her out at http://www.andreastern.com/music. I personally recommend 'The Swan,' 'Mosaic,' and 'Be Thou My Vision.' Oh, and I also loved her 'Ave Maria' and 'Carolan's Melody.' Oh, and I can't forget 'Ode to Joy.'
"And what have we learned today, class?"
"That Andrea Stern kicks ass, ma'am."
"That's right, dear. Have a gold star."
In addition to this vital fact, I also gleaned that Andrea Stern is a Minneapolis-based harpist, with an eclectic musical style that contains everything from Celtic to classic to pop to Broadway–I was hooked from the moment I heard her harp version of Leonard Bernstein's 'One Hand, One Heart.' She also possesses a list of accomplishments you could use to bungee jump off Mount Everest. A very much in-demand teacher, she also provides music to healing and hospice facilities. She has performed as both a soloist and with orchestras from North and South America, and she tours all over the world as a featured performer on cruise ships. Recently she was the Principal Harpist for the Minnesota Opera. Somehow she also found the time to release four recordings, which feature lots of her own arrangements and compositions.
Hey! You know what would be even more fun than listening to her online! Listening to her in person! You should come to 'Spirit in the House!' Plus there's the thrilling opportunity to buy refreshments from me, but I'm pretty sure Andrea Stern and her awesome co-performers are a bigger draw. 🙂


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Is Slimer Gonna Be In The New Ghostbusters Movie?
In 1984, we were introduced to the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, the library ghost, the subway ghost and Slimer. The OG Ghostbusters film quickly became part of pop culture, still remaining a cult classic to this day.
With the upcoming all-female remake, starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon, the new Ghostbusters is set to premiere in July 2016. As fans anxiously await the movie's release, director Paul Feig dropped a bombshell about the movie on Saturday.
Bloody Disgusting reported the Sedgewick Hotel ghost would make an appearance, explaining, "The IMDb cannot be trusted but, according to the site, 'The Simpsons' voice actor Dan Castellaneta will be lending his talents to Slimer." The article later added an update, claiming, "Bloody Disgusting can exclusively confirm that Slimer will be in the film."
This awesome news, right? Well, it would be—if it were actually true. Feig retweeted Bloody Disgusting's article, adding some seriously bumming news.
Sorry, gang. That IMDB credit is not true. Gotta unconfirm that one. https://t.co/xOzCwgpUEk
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) November 15, 2015
Needless to say, the fan response wasn't too happy. Some people were all kinds of confused.
@paulfeig No Slimer!? Paul, he's such an iconic part of Ghostbusters! Why isn't he in it? 🙁 — Sam Geden (@KaisaJesta) November 15, 2015
While others just wanted answers.
@paulfeig @StephenSnel23 @BDisgusting Why would you do a Ghostbusters movie without Slimer?
— WWSubtitles (Max) (@WrestleSubtitle) November 15, 2015
A few people shared theories they had.
@paulfeig @BDisgusting maybe it's just the voice actor which isn't true 😉 — Angela Howard (@Angels_Ackiz) November 15, 2015
But several Ghostbusters fans totally understood why the green, mischievous ghost wouldn't make an appearance.
@KaisaJesta @paulfeig It's a remake.. New actors, new equipment, new Ghosts.
— Shannon Jesso (@ShannonJesso) November 15, 2015
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Playtime is a big part of your toddler's day. Their minds and bodies develop during this time. They learn how to make sense of things and also how to socialize. There are endless toys and games for bubba to get busy with but some digital time is also quite useful for your little one (and your sanity lol). I know there are some mommies who would disagree, but each to her own.
My husband and I have downloaded and deleted stacks of apps and I thought it would be quite nice of me to share my favourites with you. Spare you some time and let your kiddo get to the fun part. Please remember, there is a lot of learning and development in store for your kid so let go of that guilty conscience. And no, your child won't become antisocial or develop eye problems, just have time limitations and rules in place.
Ok so on to the list…(insert drumroll)
Must have toddler apps
- Youtube Kids – this app is soooo necessary. It is safe for your child to watch and browse through videos and you can tailor it to the age of your child. Read our review here
- Kids Doctor – I was more addicted to this game than my daughter. In this role playing game your child gets to play doctor with a selection of patients with different illnesses. They provide medication, medical equipment and everything needed to make the patient well again. My daughter loves being a dockshta. It's too cute!
- Junior Chefs Cafe – Your child gets to be a master chef with a choice of baking cupcakes, pizzas and donuts. This game is so user friendly and teaches your toddler what you do in the kitchen when you are busy for a few hours. Its the perfect app to pull out when you busy with your own cooking.
- Shapes and Colors – This cute app is all about educating your little one on different shapes and colours with the use of animations, sounds and sing along songs. It is perfect for babies 6 months & up.
- Happy Bear – is another game that you might get lost in and will make you hog the game from your child. My husband is currently addicted to this app. The aim of this game is to keep the bear happy, LOL. You can feed him, bath him, pimp his house and so much more. Below is an image of our bear who isn't so happy at the moment, due to being neglected for some hours. The clingy bear doesn't quite understand that we have day jobs!
I hope this quick list helps, please let us know what apps you use and what your thoughts are on toddlers playing on phones and tablets at that age. To balance screen time with other playtime activities,click here for our playtime ideas.


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This Weekend at the Movies: The Big Green Penguin Machine
Another summer weekend, another round of superheroes and kid flicks. And a quirky indie teen movie for good measure. Somehow, not a single one of them is getting good reviews.
Green Lantern
I tell ya, in this stacked summer, someone's going to take the hit, and although the midnight box office was huge, I wouldn't be too surprised to see this be the first real bomb. Oh, sure, they'll find a way to spin a $40-$50 million opening into a success, but if the reported $300 million figure is right (including advertising), Warner Brothers will have a long journey ahead of them to make this profitable. Certainly not helping matters is the film's current Rotten Tomatoes score, which while certainly representative of the reviews I've been reading, seems almost absurd. At a mere 23%, it's the worst-reviewed major superhero film in years. I have a hard time believing it could be worse than Thor, but I'll see for myself tomorrow (yes, I am absolutely the reason they keep making superhero films).
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OTTAWA – The Boston Bruins surprised even themselves with a stunning rally. Patrice Bergeron scored the lone shootout goal and the Bruins rallied late for a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators last night.
OTTAWA – The Boston Bruins surprised even themselves with a stunning rally.
Patrice Bergeron scored the lone shootout goal and the Bruins rallied late for a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators last night.
The Bruins trailed 3-1 with 1:28 remaining in regulation before tying it on goals by Mark Recchi and David Krejci.
Blake Wheeler also scored for the Bruins (5-4-1), while Tim Thomas faced 30 shots to improve to 15-8-0-2 against Ottawa.
"I thought we were going to lose once we were down 3-1 with two minutes left," Thomas said. "You never give, but I don't think anybody in the building expected that."
Milan Michalek, Mike Fisher and Daniel Alfredsson had goals for the Senators (5-2-2). Brian Elliott stopped 25 shots but let Krejci's slip past him with 21 seconds remaining.
"There's two guys open in front with 30 seconds left," Elliott said. "That really can't happen. We really need to communicate better in our own end especially when we're trying to close out a game."
Alfredsson, who picked up his fourth of the season, couldn't hide his frustration.
"They had no business winning that game," Alfredsson said. "They get one goal and then get a little bit lucky. We failed to clear and (Anton) Volchenkov loses his stick and they score."
Alex Kovalev, Alfredsson and Jason Spezza were unable to score in the shootout.
The first period was scoreless, largely thanks to Elliott. Making just his second start of the season, the 24-year-old made a number of key saves as the Bruins created plenty of traffic in front of the Ottawa goal.
Alfredsson opened the scoring midway through the second with a short-handed goal. Mike Fisher took the puck from the side boards and found Alfredsson, who broke in alone and beat Thomas through the legs.
The Senators now have a league-best four short-handed goals this season, equaling the number of power-play goals they have.
The Bruins tied it with less than three minutes remaining in the period as Wheeler seemed to catch Elliott off guard.
Thomas was solid early in the third, as he stopped Spezza and made a great glove save on Jonathan Cheechoo, who continues to search for his first goal as a Senator.
After Spezza set up Michalek for the go-ahead goal, Fisher made it 3-1 at 11:13 as his pass from the side boards ended up bouncing in on a weird angle.
Recchi played in his 1,500th game and scored the Bruins' second goal of the game. He is one assist shy of 900 and his 1,445 points are third-most since the 1988-89 season.
"I won't forget it, that's for sure," said Recchi, who was given a rousing ovation by Ottawa fans. "It was awesome to get an ovation like that. It was pretty special and I appreciate it and I appreciate the fans."
NOTES: Ottawa was without D Filip Kuba (lower body, day-to-day). RW Shean Donovan was a healthy scratch, while C Jesse Winchester was sent to Binghamton for a conditioning stint. ... Boston's Shawn Thornton was back in the lineup after missing the last two games. The Bruins were without C Marc Savard (broken foot, indefinite) and LW Milan Lucic (broken finger, indefinite). C Trent Whitfield, LW Guillaume Lefebvre and D Johnny Boychuk were healthy scratches.


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They don't need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you've taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.
Rain and work kept me from getting out this week. Just a brief walk with Gus. I did manage to get some straightening done around the house, so I guess that's something.
Hints of sun rays are just about visible on the left side of image.
Staring out the window wanting to be outside(but not wanting to ruin camera).
Refilling the hopper.
Not my best photo. Think I could do butter next time.
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George's main demonstration was the turning of a square platter from a board of spalted beech precut exactly square prior to the demo. Having marked the exact centre, the blank was mounted with the front face against a router mat covered faceplate in the chuck, and supported by the tailstock. Using a long grind 3/8" bowl gouge and a bevel rubbing pull cut the bottom of the platter was shaped.
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The second quick demonstration was of some of the many many techniques involved in texturing and colouring. Starting with an olive ash bowl. the underside of which had been already shaped, and with the bowl mounted on a spigot, the top was flattened with the 3/8" long grind bowl gouge and then roughly hollowed out in the centre. The still flat outer surface was then scorched to further soften the wood between the grain which was then removed with a wire brush.
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I don't know about you, but this time of year is always hard for me. The holiday gift sets are rolling out and I want to just throw my money at Sephora so all those goodies are mine. On the other hand, I need to buy presents for family and friends and they've told me that they'd like to get me something too. Apparently, that's hard to do if I'm buying everything that catches my eye….
So for November I'm going to try something new. I'm going to do a No Buy November. I am promising to not buy any beauty products or fashion pieces during the month of November. *Shudder* That's so scary, but I'm trying to think of all of the positives.
· I'm saving money
· I'm leaving my wish list open for those who would like to use it
· I'm using the stuff I've already paid for
It's the "actually using my stuff" that I'm most excited for. I get so caught up in the shiny new things that I forget about the hidden gems in my vanity or closet. I'm going to try to finish up some beauty products/samples and I'm going to try to shop my closet for new outfits. It's going to be a challenge (at least it will be for me), but if you'd like to join me you can use the tag #beautyasaplusnobuy . I would love to see you hitting pan in products or reworking your wardrobe.


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Holy cow!
I feel like I've been tapering for a million years.
Chicago Marathon was supposed to be my fall race. I was trained, primed and ready.
Then -- the race fiasco...not enough water or Gatorade; horribly high temps along with that lovely midwest humidity. The race officials closed down the race -- bringing home thousands of runners before the end of the event.
Closing the race was the smart thing to do given the conditions -- although I do have lots of mixed feelings about the decision and having to be rerouted to the end.
New York Marathon was to be my "fun" event. The course is open for 8 hours (although if you finish after 6.5 hours, you don't get a medal). I figured I could really take my time, do a lot of walking, enjoy the day...
Now I have to run the event for "real" and it is still over a week away. The race is Sunday, November 4th.
I've been running fairly religiously since Chicago, including one last long run last week of 19 miles. That run was brutal. I hurt everywhere.
Taper can be very hard. Cutting back mileage, still have a huge and hearty appetite; feel sluggish and a little unmotivated. This one has been going on since two weeks BEFORE Chicago. Enough already!
Having said that, I will also say that I have had some really great runs on Monday/Wednesday evenings. Since "official" training is over I've had to hit the trails by myself a couple evenings.
I've seen deer along the downtown trail three separate times during these runs. I love seeing deer. First, I think they are beautiful, graceful animals. Second, I think they are good luck.
With the sun going down so early now, the deer come out to look for food. It is amazing how many live within the city border. The full Hunter's Moon is also quite a wonder to behold on my runs. The moon is very full and very bright just adding to the very peaceful feel out on the trails.
One more taper 'long' run tomorrow (about 8 miles) and then I just have to wait out the week until we leave for NY.
I'm hoping that I'm still trained enough to have a good race. I'm excited for the crowds, I'm excited for the trip. I'm excited to be traveling with Hubby and Sabrina. I'm not so excited about the "hills" (aka bridges), but should hopefully be able to handle them with the grace of a deer.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Chicago -- One Hot Race
Finally getting back to posting here. I've been very swamped with work and travel and training. I barely have time to READ blogs, much less post anything.
Today, a moment appeared and I'm here blogging and drinking coffee. What could be better?
My great friends Marcia, Nat, Cheryl, Mary and I all trained long and hard during a hot, humid Minnesota summer so we could toe the line on October 7th to run Chicago Marathon.
We flew down to Chicago on Friday, along with Hubby, Marcia's husband, Marty and Mary's love, Tom. All of us were very excited about the weekend, but concerned about the weather reports. Forecasts were for hot, humid conditions. We had so many training runs during hot, humid conditions -- we were sick of running through pea soup and had been hoping for a crisp, cool fall day.
This was not to be the case.
Most of us stayed at the Chicago Hostel -- located a very short distance from the start and finish line of the marathon. The Hostel was great! Very inexpensive, free breakfast, free pasta dinner before the marathon, wonderful staff. We stayed six to the room and slept in bunk beds. It was like being back in college.
We hit the Expo on Friday afternoon with 40 hours, 55 minutes and 54 seconds to go until race start time. Great booths with a lot more "stuff" than the expo at Twin Cities. (Bigger money poured in to Chicago Marathon). Crowds at the Expo were feeling excited -- again, much of the talk was about the weather.
We all met at Carmine's on Rush Street for a delicious dinner -- although our waiter, Dino, pulled a slight "waiter" trick by ordering us a "fabulous appetizer to share, served family style". What we got was platter after platter of appetizers -- shrimp, calamari, sausage, oysters, bruschetta, and more and more and more. Great food, too much of it and very expensive.
We were all so full after dinner that we walked back to the Hostel via Michigan Avenue. It was great to be back in the city, enjoying each other's company, window shopping and taking in the sites. I love Chicago -- and was really happy to be there with my friends.
Saturday was full of fun for Hubby and me. We took the "el" up to Evanston to meet my friend Bev and her husband Ron for lunch. On the way back to the city, we stopped at Wrigley Field. The Cubbies were playing the Diamond Backs -- it was the third playoff game in their series. Hubby wanted to get photos and we both wanted to soak in the atmosphere. We hung around there until the beginning of the 3rd inning -- Cubs were behind. It was to stay that way until the end, and, just like that, the Cubs were out of the series.
I did have a chance to ask some of the Fireguys at the firehouse outside the ballpark if the city was going to have hydrants open for the marathoners on Sunday. The head of the House said "Ask the Commissioner -- he is right over there", and pointed to his left.
Commissioner Orozco was at the game, milling around with us regular folk. I went up to him, introduced myself and asked if the hydrants would be open. He said "Oh, we have something better than that for you -- HUGE misters will be at the end of the race".
The second I hear him say "end", I thought we were going to be in trouble. Having run Grandma's and Twin Cities marathons in unseasonably hot weather, I knew that we runners need relief early and often. Misters are great, but only if they are used early on. He indicated that the misters would be in use by mile 20 and beyond.
Hubby and I got back on the Train, got back to the Hostel and then the girls and I started to finalize our race prep.
Sunday morning came fast -- we all got dressed and headed out the door. The sun was just coming up over the lake, which was just beautiful. It was warm but not horrible -- yet. We stretched, went to the portypotties and then lined up in our respective pace areas.
Nat and I lined up with the 5:15 group. We chatted with other runners until the gun went off and slowly started making our way to the start line. It took us 21 minutes to cross the start, but we were finally off and running.
The heat and humidity caught up to us FAST. Nat had agonized about whether or not to bring a water bottle and by the time we hit the first mile, she was very happy she did.
We hit the first water stop -- no water, no Gatorade. They were all out. This was not a good sign. I think that this also started to impact runners mentally. "If they are already out of supplies, what will happen when we get to the other water stop?" This caused us to get a little panicky.
I had Gatorade with me and I shared what I had with Natalie. My back-up plan during races is always to carry money with me. I figure if I get in to real trouble, I have cash to buy supplies or make a phone call or get a cab ride home.
Our pace was strong, but we were hot and Natalie was getting a little nervous. Water stop number two: Again, no water, no Gatorade. All gone.
Now, runners are really getting nervous. Fortunately, because I had lived in Chicago, I knew were a couple of convenience stores were along the route. At North Avenue and LaSalle, there was a gas station to our right that was mobbed with runners looking to buy water or Gatorade. We went in to the gas station, but it was too chaotic to stay there.
We left the station and went to the left of North/LaSalle to a Walgreens. It wasn't crowded at all and Nat and I were able to buy water and Gatorade. That was a huge help. We drank the water, splashed each others back and head and soaked our bandanna's. (I also always carry a bandanna with me during runs. When it is hot, I drench it with water and use it to cool my face. That is always a huge help.)
We kept on and got in to Lincoln Park. At the third water stop (about mile 5 or so), they volunteers had just received their extra water supplies. The runners actually mobbed the volunteers trying to get a drink. It was surreal.
We kept on going -- still very hot, pretty pissed off about the lack of supplies, but we kept trying to move one foot in front of the other. I kept telling Nat stories about when I used to live in Chicago to help keep her mind off of being hot and on to other things.
The crowds were great, which was also very helpful.
We hit the next water stop and finally found some Gatorade and water. I heard volunteers tell each other that what they were giving out was the last of their supplies. I was worried about our friends that were behind us. My guess was that they had not had any aide at the stops as of yet.
I was right. Cheryl, Marcia and Mary didn't get any aide at the stops until mile eight or so. Way too long to go without hydrating.
Fortunately, there were people that had hoses out and were spraying runners down and /or filling their water bottles, but they were few and far between.
We made our way back in to the Loop -- saw Nat's parents and boyfriend right before the 1/2 point and then saw Hubby and Tom before we turned out from the Loop towards Greektown.
We were on pace for our 5:15 finish -- but I knew that we'd have to figure out a way to get cooler or reduce our pace.
The 1/2 way point came and went and FINALLY saw that the members of the Fire Department were out with a giant hose spraying the crowd. RELIEF!
That, plus a Clif Shot, helped us to get a bit of a second wind. Nat kept saying "Let's just get to 17; then we can get to 20 and then it's a 10k to the finish".
I could do that! I knew I could.
Crowds were still great and at about mile 15, a woman had a bag of ICE. She handed it to me and I shared it with Nat and a couple other runners.
We could hear lots of sirens but we tried very hard to keep the sounds out of our head.
Right foot, left foot; right foot, left foot.
I saw one woman lying on the side of the road. She had some folks tending to her and looked tired, but coherent.
Right foot, left foot; right foot, left foot.
Mile 16 came and went. I expected us to turn to the right to move towards the Pilsen neighborhood. At almost the 17th mile, I saw Hubby, Tom and Marty. That was a great boost.
We kept running and I was thinking -- "When do we turn? We should turn soon!" Then, a young woman runner came up to me and asked, "Is it true? Are they shutting down the course?"
I thought she meant will they shut down the course if we didn't make the 6 1/2 hour time limit. I replied, "Yes, they do shut the course down after 6 1/2 hours, but that we were on our way to make it way before then."
Then I heard someone else say that they were shutting down the race because of the heat conditions.
BOOM. That was that.
I noticed that runners had stopped running -- that spectators were out in the street with us. Many people were on cell phones, checking Blackberries and PDAs to get the final word on the race. It was true -- the race was closing down.
Nat's boyfriend was standing along the route again and found us. He walked with us back to the finish area. I used his cell phone to call Hubby to let him know to meet us back at Grant Park.
I didn't know it at the time, but Hubby said that right after we saw them at mile 17, the Course Officials came by and closed the course. There was a group of Firefighters behind the Official and they opened up all the hydrants along the course. Hubby snapped the picture to the left, which shows the scene.
When Nat and I got back to the park, we decided to run it in to the finish. The Course Officials had us head to the chute the back way -- meaning we can in to the finish from the end of the race and ran it backwards to the finish line.
Nat and I crossed the line at 4:02 -- that was our total time for about 20 miles of running.
Marcia, Cheryl and Mary all were rerouted shortly after the 1/2 -- the Officials did not have their groups cross the finish, but everyone got well deserved medals.
All of us are disappointed that we didn't get a chance to finish the course. We all know that we could have made it -- it would not have been pretty, but we did feel like we had it in us to make the distance.
Having said that, we know that the Race Officials made the right call to close the course. Over 300 runners were impacted by the heat; one man died (although the official word is that he had a heart condition that caused his death...).
The biggest issue I have with the event is the Race Officials claim that supplies at all the stops were adequate. This just was not the case.
We are all happy that we finished what we were allowed to with minimal problems. Nat and Cheryl have decided to run Des Moines Marathon -- to finish what they started. I have New York Marathon to look forward to in a few weeks. Marcia and Mary are going to concentrate their efforts on the Winter Carnival 1/2 Marathon in February... so we'll all be back on the running pony soon.
In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy these next couple of recovery days and being back at home!
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Vegan Italian Stuffed Peppers use a homemade, yet simple, marinara sauce and are stuffed with zucchini, brown rice, walnuts, olives, and broccolini.
Happy Monday! You know what that means. Welcome to my third addition of #MeatlessMonday. Today I bring you one of my favorite things in the world, Italian Stuffed Peppers, veganized! Vegan Italian Stuffed Peppers are an accessible, delicious dish that can be on your table in about an hour, and that includes making your own sauce!
I have to admit: it's pretty difficult to veganize Italian stuffed peppers. The two main components, beef/sausage and cheese, are what you really think of first when you think of these. I used to make them like this all the time, because that's how my family made them. Then I started using ground turkey instead of beef. And now, for the past 2-3 years, I've been successfully making some delicious vegetarian stuffed peppers.
But I really wanted to try a vegan version for this Meatless Monday. The first thing I thought of: no cheese. No cheese was going to be hard. Real hard. I love the super cheesy tops that get just a little browned in the oven. And a sprinkling of Parmesan is a must.
Okay, stop! Don't lose all hope. You can do this. So, this is what I did…and I think it's really delicious, bright, and healthy. I made a sauce from scratch, but worry not. It's one of the easiest sauces you can make. It's full of flavor from using high-quality canned fire-roasted tomatoes (and, bonus: convenient), and adding your typical Italian staples: garlic, oregano, a bay leaf. The sauce is crazy good. It thickens and reduces and gets all saucy while you prepare everything you need for your peppers. So start the sauce first. Then, puree 3/4 of it until it gets super thick and creamy, but leave the other quarter of it just a little chunky.
Then, the peppers. They get a little sauna in the oven first with a healthy brush of olive oil before even being stuffed to soften them and bring out their sweetness. Then, they get stuffed with brown rice and TONS. of. veggies! Kale, broccolini, zucchini, shallot, celery, oh my!
And tons of veggies definitely ain't a bad thing, especially when they're super fresh, cooked with olive oil and garlic, and enhanced with tons of bright herbs.
Brown rice goes in the mix too, of course. And some toasted walnuts for lovely texture and meatiness, and olives for a nice salty bite.
If you want to make these vegetarian and not vegan, sprinkle on that cheese! You could certainly add in a vegan meat substitute, too, or top it with vegan cheese. But this dish keeps things simple and really lets the fresh produce shine.
These vegan Italian Stuffed Peppers are proof that enjoying Meatless Monday can be delicious, accessible, and fairly easy, too.
I hope you enjoy these Vegan Italian Stuffed Peppers! What are your favorite ways to stuff peppers? Let me know in the comments below!
Vegan Italian Stuffed Peppers
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: vegan, Italian
Italian stuffed peppers get a vegan twist. These peppers use a homemade, yet simple, marinara sauce and are stuffed with zucchini, brown rice, walnuts, olives, and broccolini.
For the Sauce
- 2 28-oz cans of fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- heavy pinch black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
For the Peppers
- 6 peppers, cut in half from top to bottom, and seeded (to make 12 halves)
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large shallot, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 3 medium zucchini, diced
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped broccolini
- half a bunch kale, stems removed and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup finely chopped black olives
- 1 generous handful each chopped parsley and basil, plus more for garnish
For the Sauce:
- Start the sauce. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium sauce pot. Once hot, add the garlic and saute until softened and fragrant. Add the canned tomatoes, salt, pepper, chili flake, bay leaf, and oregano. Bring to a simmer and simmer for about 40-45 minutes, until thickened.
- You can make your stuffing and prepare your peppers during this time.
- Once done, discard bay laf and puree about 3/4 of the sauce in a blender until creamy. Return to pot and mix with remaining chunky sauce.
For the Peppers:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cook brown rice and set aside 2 cups (from about 3/4-1 cup dry).*
- Prepare peppers. Cut peppers in half from top to bottom. Seed peppers and brush with olive oil and salt and pepper. Lay peppers cut side down on a foiled or greased baking sheet and cook in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove and cool.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a deep saute pan. Once hot, add the shallot, celery, and garlic, season with sea salt and pepper and cook until softened, but not browned, about 5 minutes. Next, add the broccolini and cook until crisp-tender, about 3-5 minutes. Add in zucchini and kale and cook 5 minutes more, until the zucchini is tender and the kale is wilted.
- Lastly, add in the walnuts and olives and heat through. Adjust mixture for seasoning by adding more salt if necessary and set aside.
Assemble the Peppers:
- Once the sauce is done, spread an even layer on the bottom of a large baking dish.
- Place the peppers cut side up.
- In a large bowl, mix the vegetable mixture with the brown rice, 1/2 of the sauce, and a large handful each of chopped parsley and basil.
- Stuff the peppers well with the mixture.
- Cover the peppers in additional sauce, reserving some sauce for serving.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and bake the peppers for 20-25 minutes, until bubbly and tender.
- Serve with additional sauce and a generous sprinkling of fresh herbs and a touch of sea salt.
*As a time saver, use organic frozen brown rice from Trader Joe's or Whole Foods. Cook according to directions and measure out 2 cups.


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Marta Cavallé is an expert in marine biology and coordinates the artisan fishermen's organizations in the Mediterranean on the European Platform, 'Life Platform, low impact fisherers of Europe'.
Tell us what LIFE is and what does it do?
The primary objective of LIFE is to provide a clear and coherent voice in the European sphere for the silent majority of small-scale European fishermen who use low-impact fishing methods and arts, but which historically have had a lack of effective representation in Brussels and even at Member State level.
How it works?
Our mission is to bring the artisan fishermen from the periphery to the center of the decisions. They have not had a voice in Europe and we believe that, regaining this voice, they can impact and be actors of change in their environment.
Why this type of fisherman?
At European level, fishing is done on a large scale. Normally with long-range vessels that use techniques of greater impact for the marine environment, such as dragging. We work with the smallest fishing, we call family busines, where the captain is on board the ship.
This type of fishing uses a variety of more selective capture that goes according to the year and the environmental impact is less. We believe that these voices have a lot to say in Europe and we must work for them to make a change.
What do you want to change?
The seas are overexploited. There is a lot of overfishing worldwide. 90% of the calves in the Mediterranean are overexploited. The fishing management model is made from top to bottom. We believe that if the fishermen are involved in the decisions, they will become more effective and the fishermen will be more responsible. That is why there must be a more participatory regulation.
What environmental impact does fishing on the seabed?
The state of the oceans is worrying. Overfishing has an impact, logically. But that is only one factor. There is not only this direct activity in the sea but there is also pollution, chemistry, plastics ... All of this is incorporated into the food chain. The health of the oceans and the fauna and flora that inhabits them is in a worrying situation. And this, as a consequence, puts public health at risk.
The food chain goes to us and we still need a good route to reach collective solutions. An important step also goes to us, as consumers.
What are we doing?
There are social initiatives to promote less consumption of plastics and fishermen also become ambassadors of these initiatives. There is a large organization 'Zero Waste' that promotes all kinds of sustainable initiatives. But, of course, these initiatives are always based on NGOs. It is necessary to transfer them in the political sphere because there is a real and effective change.
You commented above that the state of our seas is worrying ... To what extent?
There are three determining factors: overfishing, pollution and climate change that are transforming the dynamics and behavior of the seabed. All this has consequences in microorganisms, water currents ... There is much talk of sea level, but this is not the real problem. The sea currents are changing, the temporalities of the species are changing ... In addition, there are new species that become invading with all the consequences that this entails. In general, the marine ecosystem is changing and we have to adapt to it.
Which of these three factors is most worrying?
We are more specialized in the field of overfishing but we always remember that the problem is not only overfishing but also pollution (junk, plastics ...). That is why we are launching a campaign -which is still very embryonic- so that our member fishermen are sentinels from the sea and collect junk. With this we want to have floating laboratories or observatories to collect data on pollution and detect the level of the state of our seas. With this campaign, we want fishermen to play an active role in preserving the environment.


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Hello Peeps!
As you may have noticed, I have skipped the past two Sundays. For the most part it was because I sort of let myself go. I have felt like my life was completely out of control. It's tiring to stay on top of things, but I have learned it's even worse when you let things go. I have been a mess pretty much. And that is why I am starting over. Fitness Sunday is no more and now we have…
My overall goal in this is not to be skinny, but to be as fit as possible. I have come to the terms that I will never be the skinny mini girl that you see on runways. My body was not built for that. My body was built for hard work and I intend to put it to work.
So, let me cover a few things.
My starting weight is 217. Yeah, I gained a few pounds since last Fitness Sunday.
My goal weight is between 160 and 180. If I feel like I look good at 180, I will stop there. If not, I will keep going until I am comfortable with what I see. Any smaller than 160 and I will start looking sick.
My goal weight for the end of October is 200. I know I can lose 17 pounds this month, or what is left of this month. I just have to be smart about what I eat and make sure I get enough exercise in.
Here are a few things that will keep me on track this month.
- No sweets. Nothing with more than 10 grams of sugar per serving.
- 3 liters of water a day.
- Exercise everyday. Twice a day I will do sit-ups, crunches, and squats. On good days when my ankle is not hurting too bad I will do push-ups. On days off from work I will do some kind of work out video.
- I have a goal of 10,000 steps a day. I get that with no problems when I am at work. It's my days off that I have to be careful and make sure I reach this goal.
- No more than 3 oz of any meat at any meal. I have found this is the perfect amount of meat for me.
- No bread.
I know that you are not supposed to deprive yourself of things. It makes you crave them more. But it is more of a challenge to myself, to prove that I don't need these things in my life. No bread and no sweets just for the rest of October is not that big of a deal. I know I can do it.
Starting out, Get Fit will be a 3 month thing. It may continue on after, until I reach my goal. If I can stick to my goals and really push myself, I only have to lose 5 pounds a week to be at my goal weight by the end of this year. And that is the lower end of my goal.
This is not just to lose weight. In the process I will learn what my body can handle best. I will prove to the people around me that I can achieve my goals. I will also prove to everyone that even someone with PCOS can lose weight if she really puts her mind to it.
Maybe restarting this will really get me going. This will be the time I don't give up or give in. This will be the time that I really stick to my goals and make things happen. This is my moment, the moment where in a movie the montage starts and really awesome music starts playing. I like to imagine that it's Don't Stop Me Now by Queen. Or…something by Queen.


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Hollow brings their unique blend of Symphonic Black Metal and classic Death Metal together so flawlessly in their recent release of Mordrake. Hailing from Montreal, QC this four-piece is the soul definition of what the North American underground scene should sound like. Their unique look and high energy performances have permitted them to partake in events such as Heavy MTL as well as being the supporting act for Beyond Creation, Suffocation, 1349, Keep of Kalessin, Augury, and so many more. So do yourself a favor go pick up Hollow's first Full Length album, Mordrake, over on iTunes or from the bands Bandcamp Page, it does not disappoint!
R.I.Y.L: Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, Cradle of Filth, Behemoth, Skeletonwitch
Band Lineup:
Jeff "Mott" Macdermott – Vocals
Eddy "Snow" Levitsky – Bass
Dave "Cadaver" Gagné – Guitar
Blake "Blaac" Lemieux – Drums
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1. Lament Configuration (5:02)
2. Cryptic Howling (4:13)
3. A New Life (5:32)
4. Landscape (4:47)
5. Iscariot (4:29)
6. Sunriser (4:21)
7. Vlad (3:23)
8. Anomie (3:59)
9. Snow (6:54)
10. Birth (4:45)
11. Hate (4:50)
12. Death (4:51)
Total Length: (52:53)
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Tired of the same old generic Metal that is coming out today? Needing something fresh and Thrashy along the likes of Havok, Metallica, Exodus, or Municipal Waste? I give you just that, presenting Mutank, coming all the way from Montreal, QC. This quartet formed when three Newfoundlanders crossed paths in the Canadian "Heavy Metal Capital" with Ahmed Saad from the Middle East. Upon months of hard work they finally were able to piece together their debut album M.E.C.H. Metal (or Middle East Coast Heavy Metal), as the drummer hails from the Middle East and the rest from the east coast of Canada.
M.E.C.H. Metal has a real old school thrash feel to it with the electric chainsaw riffs, machine-gun double bass and the "Gang Chants" throughout. There's not much more you could possibly ask for. Check out the debut album from Mutank available on their Bandcamp page or Audio Cassette!! Yes, I said Audio Cassette, they seem to be making a comeback along with Vinyl. . only problem is you cant find a Cassette player as easily as a record player :-/. This is a definite party album, so crank it up and get drunk!!
R.I.Y.L: D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies (Old school), Megadeth, Metallica, Faith No More, Motorhead, Pantera, Slayer, Anthrax, Overkill, Exodus
Band Lineup:
Stephen Reynolds – Vocals and Bass
Steven Breen – Rhythm Guitar and backing vocals
Ahmed Saad – Drums
Liam Hinchey – Lead Guitar
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3. Minions (3:49)
5. Heavy Hand of The Doomsday Clock (3:38)
6. No Spoils, No Mercy (2:48)
7. Corporate Child (2:35)
8. Thrashback In Time (4:02)
Total Time: 25:00
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Naming themselves after Siberia's northern most city, Norilsk is a two-piece Doom Metal band from Gatineau, QC that draws inspirations and themes from Northern identity, isolation, and world demise. Combining that old school sludge/doom sound with a more modern progression, the"Japetus" EP will take you deep into the northern realm of solitude. The EP features 2 new tracks as well as a dreary version of Voivod's "Negatron". This cover is only available upon purchase of the album. However, check out the other two tracks now on their Bandcamp!
R.I.Y.L. – Morne, (early) My Dying Bride, (early) Anathema, Saturnus, Isis
Band Lineup:
Nicolas Miquelon – Bass, Guitar, and Vocals
Nick Richer – Drums and back up vocals
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Samuel L. Davis, founder and president of the Burn Advocates Network (BAN), returned from BAN's third mission to Haiti this week with new insight on many of the hidden problems inherent in what can loosely be referred to as Haiti's "health care system."
During his stay in Cap Haitien and Port-au-Prince, Sam met with Dr. Alex Larsen and Dr. Ariel Henry, Haiti's Minister of Health and Chief of Cabinet, respectively. They confirmed that there are currently twenty to thirty amputees in Cap Haitien who need prosthetic devices, with no one there who knows when they can receive it. "They've been needing the prosthetics since January, when the earthquake first devastated the country," says Sam, "We need to do something about the lack of a systemized medical care network, because there are facilities out there—including one in Milot, which is only half an hour away from Cap Haitien—that can very easily produce and fit the patients for the much-needed devices."
Sam Davis will continue to work with volunteers, medical staff, and cabinet members to fix the underlying issue. He tells us, "There are medical facilities that could be seeing up to 150 patients per week out there, but are only seeing thirty-five because they have no way of locating or contacting the patients who need the help and care." BAN brought some suggestions about creating charts for patients, which were well-received and have been implemented. The charting now helps doctors and nurses to track the progress of every patient, and allows them to contact the patients who may need surgeries or physical therapy as the resources become available.
Also during their stay, the Burn Advocates Network's volunteers—which include Thomas Bojko, M.D., MS., J.D., Joel Kopelman, M.D., F.A.C.S, and Josef Tuazon, DPT—spent the week in surgery and physical therapy sessions with patients and also with the local medical staff, for the purpose of training the area's medical personnel. "Together, we can improve the current quality of medical care and work on building a larger network of healthcare professionals. Then, we will be able to move forward on creating a database and communication system for the medical facilities already existing in Haiti. We'll do it one solid step at a time."
This article was co-authored by Lauren D. Shinn, a senior at Montclair State University double majoring in Classics and Latin, with a minor in Creative Writing. She aspires to be a lawyer and was recently appointed the campaign manager of Burn Advocates Network. She also interns at Davis, Saperstein, & Salomon, P.C. and strives to incorporate her diverse talents and interests—which include her strong writing skills and her knowledge of multiple languages—in her work for both organizations. Follow Lauren on Twitter or connect with her on Facebook.
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We love hearing about the achievements and adventures of our friends. We thought we'd share a very inspiring one with you. Our friend Matthew Gallagher will be embarking on a huge endeavor with Peter Wilson – Three Journeys Round. Round Africa 2016, Round the World 2017 and Round Latin America 2018.
Last year Peter Wilson travelled solo by helicopter through 23 different countries to complete a journey around Africa of about 16,600nm in 73 days. This is part of an epic project, which he calls Three Journeys Round. The purpose of the journeys is to raise the profile of 'a better planet through sustainable development' and fundraise in aid of Save the Children and Motivation.
On 8th April 2017 Peter who has been joined by Matthew Gallagher set off on his second journey, travelling east around the world through 41 countries.
Peter and Matthew are telling the en-route story via social media and sharing the journey tracked by satellite beacon. Peter is a retired engineer and pilot devoting his time to sustainable development projects. Matthew is a Chartered Accountant and Pilot supporting Peter with his vision and project.
"My African journey WAS utterly spectacular. I saw first hand the stunning contrasts across Africa including; the generous peoples; cultures; levels of development; weather; deserts; forests; coast lines; rivers; volcanoes; animals; history; and, much, much more. My discussion on sustainable development and the fundraising continues."
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