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By Neal A. Shipman
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With the United States' federal government deficit this year predicted to hit a record $1.6 trillion, one has to wonder just what it will take for the members of the U.S. Congress and the Obama administration to finally get the message that now is a time for some fiscal responsibility in Washington, D.C.
One would think that with the country's economy still struggling to get back on its feet, the nation's housing market still suffering, and unemployment standing at 10 percent, members of Congress would realize that continuing to grow the federal deficit is simply adding to our nation's economic problem.
But apparently there are members of the U.S. Senate who just don't want to have anyone get in the way of their continued funding of pet projects within their districts. They can talk about the need to control spending, but when it comes time to do something about it, they fall back to their old ways and fund projects and programs that only continue to drive up the federal deficit. How else can you explain last week's rejection by the U.S. Senate of a bipartisan proposal to create a deficit reduction commission?
Under the proposed budget deficit commission, which was crafted by North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad (D) and New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg (R) to be similar to the successful Military Base Closure Commission, politics would be taken out of the process of recommending cuts to federal programs. Once a budget funding cut was recommended by the commission, members of Congress could only accept or reject the recommendation.
Senator Conrad is dead right when he asked members of the Senate, "Is there any doubt that we are on a collision course with economic reality?" And that, "There is no question that doing things the same old way that has led to this crisis is unlikely to lead to a different result."
What members of Congress and the Obama administration need to learn is that you have to live within your means financially. While it can be fun for a while, it is not possible to spend more money than you have for very long.
That's the financial lesson that many families across this country are having to relearn in these tough economic times. And it is the same cardinal rule that is now forcing many states to dramatically cut back on budget expenditures.
It is a lesson that our federal government needs to learn and learn soon.
So to those Senators who voted not to support the creation of a debt reduction commission, each of them deserves an ''F'' on their fiscal responsibility test!

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Yup. This is why I married him.
Over the past several years, I have avoided blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and the like for one very simple reason: I am very sure that there just is not a sufficient number of people in the world who actually care about what I am thinking or doing on a daily basis to justify the effort. When I was much younger than I am today, my brother described the internet as follows: "It's just like tv, if there were millions of channels but almost all of them were static." Do I want to become one more channel of static? Not really. But once in a while I do feel the need to say something, and I do wish that I had a platform on which to say it. So, just this once, I have asked my lovely wife to post this minor rant on my behalf.
The abuse of Peter Watts at the hand of U.S. law enforcement is near and dear to me, not just because Dr. Watts is a friend and (I am sure) innocent, but because I have always been somewhat fascinated by the issue of power and authority. I have spent the day surfing the comment threads of the various sites that have reported on this, and it's quite clear to me that stories like this are a very powerful Rorschach test. When it comes down to an altercation between law enforcement and the individual, whose story do we believe and why? Like it or not, civilization runs on power structure and hierarchy, and those power structures are defined by laws and maintained by law enforcement personnel. Despite what libertarians would like you to believe, civilization as we know it could not function without them. So I don't want you to think that I am against law enforcement, because that's certainly not the case. The sticking point is always "who has the power?", "how much?", and "who watches the Watchmen?" (just in case you thought I'd missed the obvious play on mentioning Rorschach in the midst of a discussion of power and authority).
I will not reiterate the arguments over "they wouldn't have done it without provocation", "cops are fascist assholes", or "post 9/11 paranoia" because that has all been done, better than I could say it. I was most interested by the huge number of stories posted by people recounting their own experiences with border officials. There are those that say that they have been through the border many times without incident (and use this to justify their belief that Peter deserved what he got) and surprisingly many that relate similar horror stories, throwing their support behind Peter for it. I can say that I have a few stories of my own in that regard.
Every time I go through a border crossing, and that has been far, far, too many times over the last decade, I am reminded of my first trip to South Korea. It's a long story that I won't bore you with, but the crux of the matter is that I lacked the proper paperwork to bring into the country the goods that I had with me. It was the fault of my company for not having prepared this paperwork, and my own naivete in assuming that the company would know what it was doing, but in any case, I fully admit that I was legally in the wrong. In that moment when I realized that I had clearly broken Korean law, I was really afraid. It was 12:30am, I had been awake for about 30 hours straight, and I was desperately babbling apologies and explanations. I couldn't stop thinking of horror stories just like Peter's. Bear in mind that this is South Korea: a country that had been (technically, if not in practice) in a state of war for half a century with a northern neighbour run by a psychotic megalomaniacal dictator. If there are countries in the world that have a right to be paranoid about their borders, surely South Korea is at the top of the list. Still, the customs official that I dealt with was polite, courteous, and accommodating. He listened to what I had to say, and came up with a compromise to satisfy Korean law as well as allowing me to stay out of prison and do the job I had gone there to do. Now here's the punchline: when this was done, he pointed to where my package suffered water damage through being mishandled by airline workers and said to me "look at this! It's shameful treatment of a customer's luggage." He then sent his colleague to find out the airline I had traveled on, so he could file a report to reprimand them. In short, he treated me like he would want to be treated; with empathy and understanding, like a human being.
I have crossed the Canada-U.S. border more times than I can count. My family is from Sarnia, so I have passed through the very crossing that Peter was mistreated at regularly almost since the day I was born. It is very possible that I just got lucky that night, and that any other official in that airport, that night, would have treated me no different than a Canadian or a U.S. customs and immigration official. I don't know. But I can say, without hesitation, that I cannot imagine a Canadian or a U.S. border guard treating me any where near as well as that Korean official. I look back on the many comments that people have posted about their own experiences with border crossings and I realize that even the ones who say their experiences have been "positive" usually mean "they have never had any trouble." Of my many, many trips across the Canada-U.S. border, I have very rarely had any trouble, but just as rarely have I been treated like a human being. Even when I have been waved through without incident, the officials that I have dealt with have almost always been impolite, surly, and superior. Most of the time I'm so glad to get through without incident that I don't care. I can count on one hand the number of times a customs and immigration official of either nation has actually been nice to me. Since when did "at least I didn't get strip-searched and beaten" become our standard of service?
Once again, I think of that first trip to Korea. What could have very easily been the worst experience of my life ended up being one of my most positive memories of my three visits to that country. In North America, we have this idea that if a law enforcement official is not being an asshole, then they're not doing their job: rigourousness is directly proportional to dickishness. This is simply not the case. The official in Korea did not let me get away with anything. He held the goods in question until the paperwork was straightened out, and kept a record of my passport and where I was staying in case they needed to get a hold of me. He was more rigourous than most border guards I have met going between Canada and the U.S. He just wasn't a dick about it, that's the difference. Our law enforcement personnel seem to think that they need to scare us into telling the truth or being good, and then interprete any sign of anxiety as a guilty conscience: it's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
So we come back to the case of Peter Watts. Maybe he was angry and belligerent with the border guards. Maybe he mouthed off to them. Is that a crime now? Maybe, if you believe in the worst case scenario, they actually did catch him breaking the law and he did try to choke one of them. Knowing him as I do, I don't believe it for one second, but even if you do, should he have be beaten, denied access to legal advice, and thrown out in the bitter cold? Ever since Sept. 11, 2001, this issue has come up again and again, with torture in Abu Ghraib, extraordinary rendition, and the increasing number of reports of unchecked brutality by law enforcement officials. Don't think for one second that the experience of Mr. Watts is an isolated one. Arguers on both sides of the issue always seem to boil it down to "did he deserve it?" The comments threads on every site that has posted this story are overflowing with it. That's the wrong question to ask. The proper question, in a free and democratic society, is not "did he deserve it?" but "even if he did deserve it, should these people be allowed to do it?"
Here's the Rorschach test: do you think that law enforcement officials should be allowed to punch, kick, and otherwise assault an individual, regardless of whether they have any evidence of a crime? Even if they do have evidence; even if he has been found guilty (neither of which is anywhere near true in this case), should they have free reign to use someone as a punching bag? I had a history teacher in high school who used to say "the first question you have to ask yourself is 'what kind of a world do I want to live in'?" Well I don't know about you, but the bottom line is, that's not the kind of world that I want to live in.
"The second question," my history teacher used to say, "is how do I make that world a reality?" I'm sorry to say that I don't know that. I think that oversight would be a hell of a first step. Anyone, regardless of nationality or circumstances, should have an independent body that they can complain to, with the power to investigate and reprimand these people when they step out of line. If we can't get an international body to do it, we should at least have something in our own country that oversees our own border officials, and somebody in our Foreign Service that can help people vicimized by foreign powers. I would like to see an end to this "treat everyone like a criminal" attitude, too. Drill it into these border guards that they don't have to dehumanize people to be strict and careful with them. All other objections aside, I have yet to see any compelling evidence that treating people (even criminals, let alone those only suspected of a crime) like shit does anything at all to make us all any safer. And that's really the point, isn't it? The more time we spend arguing over did he deserve it or didn't he deserve it, the less time we have to think about whether or not this kind of behaviour, on the part of law enforcement officials is actually doing what we want it to do: make us safer.
Is all this a pipe dream? Maybe. But I do know one thing: I put my money where my mouth is, and right now my money is going to the Niblet Memorial Kibble Fund. If it goes towards lawyers for Mr. Watts instead of kibble then I think, just this once, Niblet won't mind. No one hates overbearing authority (when it's not their own), more than cats.


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Cat Shows
What do you call it when your cat doesn't win at a cat show? .......politics.
Against my better judgment, I'm going to a 3-day cat show in Parsippany, New Jersey this weekend. The reason this is a bad idea is that I fully expect my cat to not get anything. I'm just hoping he'll pick up points for color and division. A final would be a bonus. Not because he's a bad example of the breed; Quill is pretty good as far as the Maine Coon standard goes, not great, but he does have his strong points. I can pick my cats apart and Quill is going through that awkward, ugly stage with his head. It's too long and narrow for me, his chin being another weak point. Both of Quill's parents have the strong, deep chin desirable in a Maine Coon, but Quill skipped that part. It's not quite as bad as mine (my chin is my weakest physical attribute. Thanks Dad), and it seems to be getting better, but that may be wishful thinking on my part. His ear set could be tighter, but at least he doesn't have his sire's "airplane ears" (that's an official cat description, as are "rabbit ears" and "alligator muzzle").
The best part about Quill physically is his boning (15 pounds at 10 months) and his glorious red-silver coat, especially the full, plumy tail. Another description we use for the red-silver color is "pink". Quill is mostly white with splotches of red. His unbathed tail is 8 inches wide. I just measured it. I could tell Quill's admirers that he weighs 25 pounds and be believed. People have a tendency to expect great poundage from Maine Coons, not taking into account that whole (un-neutered) cats don't become as large, show cats are young and still undeveloped and there's a lot of fur. Quill's coat, however, is difficult to maintain as the silver causes spontaneous matting. If you want a Maine Coon with a low-maintenance coat, get a red tabby. Fortunately, the young lad enjoys my picking through his knots and tangles with a comb and a seam ripper (a must-have tool for owners of long-haired cats). He purrs the entire time and even though he may change positions when I pull his hair, he keeps purring and remains voluntarily on my lap. Quill hasn't been to a show since November, so he may qualify for two baths to get that coat into shape.
So although I love my pretty red-silver boy, I'm a realist. Cat shows are a beauty competition, not an IQ or personality test (although it helps if your cat is both dumb and happy with the event). This will be a campaigner show, meaning the best cats in the country will be there. The competition among Maine Coons in The International Cat Association (TICA) in the northeast region is incredibly tough. There is usually a large number of our breed being shown and one cat is better than the next. So I can't knock it when my cat (even when I'm showing an exceptional one) doesn't get Best of Breed, much less 2nd or 3rd. Yes, it is disappointing when you need a title on your cat and make no headway in earning it because those other damn cats get in the way. It's a waste of money and a weekend to come away with nothing. That's when the excuse of the cat shows being too political comes into play. Maybe sometimes they are, but I'm an optimist (is it an oxymoron to be a realistic optimist?). If I weren't, I would have given up on showing my cats a long time ago. Plus, I've had enough successful shows that the carrot still dangles out there for me. Maybe it's a small, shriveled up carrot, but I still get hungry.
The real reason I'm going to the show is for the social aspect. It's a weekend getaway for me, a time to visit with great friends, admire beautiful cats, and talk cat to people who enjoy listening to cat talk. If you're in the area, come visit. The show starts Friday afternoon and runs through Sunday at the Hilton Parsippany. I'll be the one with the dragonfly show curtains and the big, pink fluffy cat.
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Good luck, Quill and Sharon! I'm rooting for Quill.ReplyDelete
Your chin is your weakest physical attribute? I have to say that has never been my opinion of your chin.ReplyDelete
Your kitty is a cutie, although he looks big enough to be carrying you and not the other way around. The weekend is done. How did he do?
The show went about as expected. Quill picked up points as he was the only cat in his color and division, but no finals. At least he enjoyed himself and picked up some new fans at the show.ReplyDelete
I am surprised that there is not a whole pink cat division. Doesn't Hello Kitty mean anything at these cat shows?ReplyDelete
Sharon...remember me...Tricia Standeford from Design Label. (I left there a long time ago...thank God!) Hope you are doing well. Good to see you and your beautiful Maine Coons...just as I remember you. Email me at email@example.com to catch up with each other.ReplyDelete
- TereasaFebruary 6, 2010 at 10:27 AM
I think need a disclaimer on the red tabby MC being low maintenance. Finn's like living with a freaking Persian! Maybe we can just say that he's one in a million??ReplyDelete
i agree with the red tabby coloration. Killian fights me to get his belly and tail pristine.ReplyDelete
a little catnip, and then the 'comedown' worked wonders!
now he has a smooth belly and gorgeous fluggy tail
fluffy tail that is...ReplyDelete
when will you be attending another NJ show???
Tereasa said,"I think need a disclaimer on the red tabby MC being low maintenance. Finn's like living with a freaking Persian! Maybe we can just say that he's one in a million??"ReplyDelete
Finn's coat is definitely tremendous, but I don't think he's prone to greasiness and matting like his brown tabby dad.
To Teri: There aren't any NJ coming up soon. My next show will be March 6-7 in Providence, RI.
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:30 PM
I must have missed this one earlier. Loved it. And I never thought of your chin being weak! Now mine - that's another story. Also enjoyed the latest "eat your veggies" blog. - Aunt C.ReplyDelete


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When you step into the Shapiro House at Strawbery Banke and are greeted by a kindly woman cooking matzo ball soup in her circa-1919 kitchen, you'll think this is Sarah Shapiro herself, a Ukrainian Jew who arrived in the U.S. in 1905, married a fellow immigrant and settled in this house a few years later.
Never mind that this is the 21st century and Mrs. Shapiro has been dead for some time (or that a fellow visitor's cellphone is ringing). Suspension of disbelief will serve you well as you explore Shapiro House and the myriad other homes and gardens that make up Strawbery Banke, an expansive outdoor history museum in Portsmouth, N.H.
To call Strawbery Banke a museum, though, is underselling it. "Museum" conjures up images of exhibits contained in four walls where "do not touch" and "ssshh" are generally the rule. And to liken it to other "living history" destinations doesn't do it justice, for Strawbery Banke is unique in that class: Its 10 acres encompass not just one historical era but several — more than three centuries' worth. Here, you can explore the evolution of a single neighborhood from the 1600s all the way to the mid-20th century.
Around 1630, the British began settling along the Piscataqua River in present-day Portsmouth. They named it Strawbery Banke for the abundance of wild berries growing near the water. (The name Portsmouth was adopted in 1653.)
The area that is now the museum featured an 800-foot-long tidal inlet that allowed for transport of cargo in and out of the Piscataqua River. This neighborhood was named Puddle Dock, and it evolved into a mature maritime community.
Portsmouth's status as a world shipping port began to fade by the 19th century because of the rise of railroads. In time, Puddle Dock no longer filled a need for water transport and fell into disrepair.
By the 20th century, Puddle Dock comprised about 50 percent immigrants and 50 percent "Yankee" families. Apartment buildings and auto mechanics dominated the neighborhood, and blight was creeping in. Urban Renewal, which demolished many historic structures in the U.S., was under way, but preservationists didn't want this to happen in Puddle Dock. A plan to save the area began to take shape, and in 1965, Strawbery Banke Museum opened with two buildings.
Back at the Shapiro House, which was built in 1795, Sarah marvels at how their house was the first in Puddle Dock to boast an indoor toilet. Speaking with a Yiddish inflection between sips of sweet flowers tea, she explains that a fire in 1911 necessitated rebuilding the kitchen, allowing for the addition of a small bathroom. Sarah talks about walking across the street to buy a kosher turkey, and of buying her 10-year-old daughter Mollie a pogo stick from Gimbel's catalog. Family photos cover the walls; the dining room table is set for a Sabbath meal.
The house gives visitors a sense of the Shapiros' Old World ways coupled with their daughter's desire for assimilation. Life is comfortable for this immigrant family. Husband Abraham ran a pawn shop, and subsequent generations of Shapiros enjoyed increasing success. (Sadly, Mollie died during childbirth in her 20s.)
There is no interpreter at the nearby Rider-Wood House, but guide Charles Librizzi is on hand to talk about its history. Built about 1800, the house had been a working tannery until real estate investor John Rider and his wife, Mary, came from England and purchased it for $1,000 in 1819. They added a pantry and a shop with a separate entrance, though, as Librizzi noted, it was not considered "de rigueur" in those days for a family to have a setup such as this.
Eventually Mary tired of the shop and asked her husband to close it. Mary inherited her husband's business when he died, rendering her "femme sole," according to Librizzi. She was left with nine children (one wonders how they fit in this petite abode), whom she supported by doling out mortgages to people. She brought several nieces and nephews over from England and found them jobs. She was thrifty, as can be seen in the simple, unadorned interior of the home — but she did like to buy new dishes. When she died, a nephew took over the home. He lived to be 104; the house was inhabited until 1961. It had been divided into a duplex, the pantry divided into kitchenettes. Today some of the original wallpaper remains in the home; the rest has been reproduced.
In stark contrast to the frugality of Rider-Wood House is the nearby Chase House, a study in old-fashioned grandeur. The Georgian-style residence was built in 1762 by John Underwood, a mariner. It was purchased by Stephen Chase in 1799. The spacious, stylish house is architecturally ornate inside and out, but there is a simple elegance underlying the interior that is more typical of the Federal style.
Chase House "reflects a nice lifestyle," says Donald Trefethen, a Portsmouth native who works at Strawbery Banke. Trefethen is happy to answer questions about the house, but it's obvious he has more to say about the history of Strawbery Banke and Portsmouth in general. In fact, he wrote a book, "Playing in the Puddle," about the history of Puddle Dock neighborhood.
"Growing up in the 1950s," he said, "the area where Strawbery Banke is was a 'bad' side of town. All I knew were the slums. I never knew that in the early years, this was a prosperous neighborhood." He talks about how the area went downhill after the 1800s. "After the shipping trade dried up, this area became somewhat obsolete. Brothels and bars sprang up along the waterfront." Trefethen describes Portsmouth as a "rough old sea town" that has become gentrified in the last 20 years.
What fascinates him about Strawbery Banke is that all the houses are from a different time period. And as much as he knows of the geographical and socioeconomic history of the area, he points out that "it's the people who have actually occupied this space over the generations who are the real story of Strawbery Banke."
Indeed, one gets a sense of that when visiting the Wheelwright House. Inside, a woman in character is cooking for a neighbor. The man's sisters, with whom he lives, are out of town and he doesn't know how to cook for himself (not uncommon, the woman points out). This kindly neighbor is preparing gingerbread, which was considered a fine dessert back then ("back then," in this case, being early 19th century). When she needed some cinnamon, she did not reach into the cabinet for a bottle; rather, she grated it by hand, a task that in 25 minutes yielded 1 teaspoonful.
She is also baking bread. "Never discard bread," she said, "unless it is moldy." She pointed out that hot bread was considered bad for you — a bit of wisdom handed down by Sylvester Graham, the creator of graham crackers. Because of the alcohol in the yeast, you were supposed to let it cool for 12 hours before consuming.
Over at Abbott Grocery Store (founded in 1919 and restored to the World War II era), one can peruse the roughly 400 items on the shelves, compared to the 2,000 or so in today's grocery stores. One sees recognizable brands — Hershey's, Prince, Mueller's, Salada, Heinz, Spam — in cardboard boxes. It's wartime, and packaging was changing because of the need to divert metal for other uses.
Out back is a recreated 1940s victory garden. Because of the war, labor and transportation shortages made it hard to carry produce long distances; therefore, the government encouraged people to plant their own gardens.
Further back in time, one can head over to the Goodwin Mansion, home of Civil War-era Gov. Ichabod Goodwin, and meander through its elaborate, Victorian-era garden, which has been recreated from its original 1862 plan and from the diaries of the governor's wife, Sarah. Like all gardens at Starwbery Banke, everything here is period-specific.
"There's no cross-pollinating here," says Mary Z. Walker, who has worked at Strawbery Banke since 1986. She says people sometimes inquire about donating plants to Strawbery Banke. Garden curator John Forti examines them first to see if they are appropriate to the era.
Walker notes that when the homes were being restored, they found packets of seeds behind the walls, which have been planted here.
Strolling through the hothouse, which features exotic plants appropriate to about 1870, Walker pauses when asked about her favorite.
"Oxalis," she finally says, because it's easy to grow and comes in many colors. "But don't over-water," she warns.
Over in the Victorian children's garden, youngsters can sit in a shady grove and enjoy a tea party (and perhaps catch sight of a woodland nymph), behold a two-story Victorian treehouse or learn about the language of flowers. Imagine their delight when children sniff a collection of culinary plants in the herb garden or drink in the aromas of the Victorian "perfume bed."
If one wonders about the presence of dandelions in the gardens — surely a blight by modern horticultural standards — Walker explains that Forti instructed that they be allowed to proliferate. "They're period-specific," Walker said. "People used them for tea and food."
Speaking of refreshments, how about stopping in at the circa-1766 William Pitt Tavern?
Upon entering, a woman asks visitors if they arrived by stagecoach from Boston. Her husband, a Freemason named John Stavers, runs a coach from Portsmouth to Charleston, and the tavern's 10 rooms play host to weary visitors. You'd better arrive early, though, because beds fill quickly and you may find yourself having to share one. The tavern also serves as a gathering place for local residents, a spot where gossip is exchanged and politics debated. It also served as the Masons' meeting place.
Strawbery Banke is doable in a day, but you'll likely find yourself pining for a return visit — perhaps in a different season. Much as with a work of art, something new is bound to capture your attention each time you're there. And while you don't need to be a grown-up — or a history buff — to be captivated by Strawbery Banke, a childlike sense of wonder and a newfound appreciation for the past are likely to be your souvenirs.


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12 comments:
- Whitney Wanders said...
omg so fun! I just went to the Tulip Festival in Skagit Valley and it was beautiful! Love your photos!
- May 2, 2018 at 11:54 AM
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It looks like you had the best time! The inn is so quaint and the food looks yummy!
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- May 2, 2018 at 4:56 PM
- Elizabeth Hugen said...
This looks like so much fun! I would have loved to go here!
- May 3, 2018 at 9:02 AM
- Maggie said...
The field of tulips look amazing and so beautiful!!
- May 3, 2018 at 9:07 AM
- Sara Sabaliauskas said...
Oh my heavens this is downright dreamy! I love all of your looks and I'm definitely putting this on my must do and see list!
xo, Sara
- May 3, 2018 at 1:44 PM
- Kelsey Hill said...
That looks absolutely amazing! Cant get enough of that tulip field!! xo
- May 4, 2018 at 5:33 AM
- Kari Kriewald said...
Such beautiful photos! And those blooms!! Swoon! xo
- May 4, 2018 at 5:56 AM
- Kasey Goedeker said...
This hotel and the Tulip fest looks gorgeous! I hope you had a great time!
- May 6, 2018 at 9:42 AM
- Sarah Lindner said...
Such amazing photos, that looked like so much fun!
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- Jamaria O. Johnson said...
OMG you have some amazing photos! This trip looked like it was so much fun! XO
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Chelsea will look to continue their resurgence under Guus Hiddink when they host West Bromwich Albion at the Stamford Bridge in a midweek encounter of the English Premier League (EPL) on Wednesday.
Chelsea have not lost in their last five matches, and will want to continue that momentum in this fixture.
The Blues defeated Crystal Palace 3-0 in their last EPL game, before seeing off Scunthorpe 2-0 in the FA Cup, and it seems that interim boss Guus Hiddink is having the desired effect on the players.
Chelsea have a number of injury concerns to deal with, however, ahead of their clash against The Baggies. Eden Hazard, who is going through a torrid time in terms of form, will not be a part of the squad, as the Belgian is suffering from a minor injury, with Hiddink not ready to risk the playmaker.
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Sorry for the serious lack of posting lately, folks. I've been having bad blogging fatigue (I've hardly even been reading blogs), so I'm taking it easy, in an effort to avoid some kind of spectacular flame-out. And, Emily and I both just started a new semester. I have been incredibly busy; I'm sure Emily has, too.
That aside, here are some interesting links.
1. What the collapse of the Soviet Union can teach us about the probable collapse of the US. (Via How To Save The World.)
2. Don't Divorce Us! — a very sweet video fighting Prop 8.
3. A Gentile Privilege Checklist.
4. And on a completely different note, pygmy seahorses!
Artist Michael Oliveri has teamed up with a group of nano scientists at the University of Georgia to create these ghostly images, strangely reminiscent of Earthly landscapes. He writes:
Using current photographic technology and a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) I have created grand scale micrograph interpretations of their research. In this series I selected perspectives of unusual microscopic happenings within the actual nano structure samples to blur scale into seemingly familiar human settings.
They're pretty neat. Check 'em out.
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Steampunk Guitar
Check out this steampunk-styled guitar, made by one Mark Dalzell for the 2008 Jersey City Artists Studio Tour. Awesome! I wonder if it's really playable, and how it might sound if it is…
Via Brass Goggles.
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Legoland's Mini Inauguration Celebration
For the next few days, California's Legoland theme park will be celebrating Obama's inauguration with a very detailed miniature lego model of the event to come, complete with over a thousand tiny attendees and plastic accommodations. Here's a short video about it which I found at List of Now, via Feministe:
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Jewelry by Melanie Bilenker
Melanie Bilenker makes jewelry which depict ordinary, elegant scenes using individual strands of hair. Check it out.
Mystery Roar From Space
A group of astronomers looking for "faint signs of heat" from long-dead stars has found, instead, a booming sound of unknown origin.
Of course, sound waves can't travel in a vacuum (which is what most of space is), or at least they can't very efficiently. But radio waves can.
Radio waves are not sound waves, but they are still electromagnetic waves, situated on the low-frequency end of the light spectrum.
Many objects in the universe, including stars and quasars, emit radio waves. Even our home galaxy, the Milky Way, emits a static hiss (first detected in 1931 by physicist Karl Jansky). Other galaxies also send out a background radio hiss.
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About six times louder, apparently.
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Other radio galaxies also can't account for the noise – there just aren't enough of them.
Certainly intriguing…
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Emily told me about this awhile ago — it's a fun little game where you can build your own squid and then set it free into the virtual seas. It's pretty minimal, of course, but amusing. At the end you can play with your squid by dragging and dropping it around the screen, and you can come back later to check on it. Right now my squid has traveled zero kilometers, weighs one kilogram, and has had only one adventure ("hunting for shoes"?).
Presumably these things will change.
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Check out this Australian tumbleweed vortex at Boing Boing. Madness!
Two food-related things that I love today.
The first is Food Party with Thu Tran. Possibly the greatest cooking show ever (not that I've seen many actual cooking shows to compare it to). Here's the beginning of Episode 1, to get you started.
The second is Anna the Red's Bento Factory, a blog featuring pictures of lunches that are too cute to eat! Via Make.
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Last night, after I wrote my post about how I was going to be teaching classes my emotions got the best of me. I went from feeling excited to terrified. I was exhausted, but I could not relax enough to get to sleep. I was questioning if I was smart enough, mature enough, and organized enough to be successful. At some point I switched from rationale thoughts to solid panic.
Then I started beating myself up. I have everything that I want. My finances are completely covered. I am going to be in a position where I can make a positive impact on peoples lives. Hasn't that always been my goal? I asked myself, "If I have everything I want, and I am still not happy, then what is my problem?".
At some point around four AM I finally managed to fall into a fitful sleep. Although this morning I did wake up with that same gnawing anxious feeling in my stomach, my mind was in a much better place. I was calmer, and kinder and I came to a few realizations:
First of all, I'm still in transition. I don't feel settled into my home (still living out of boxes and can't find anything), and my schedule next year is completely unknown. I'm largely unsure of what to expect at this point, and that is okay. I know how to ask questions. I know how to figure things out. I know what I need to know to calm down (does this sentence make sense, or am I more delusional than I realized?).
Secondly, I may have overextended myself, but there is only one way to figure it out. I know what are my top priorities and what I can cut out if necessary. Just by recognizing what needs to be number one and what can be shelved if it comes to it makes me feel better.
Third, it's not necessarily disadvantageous that I feel this way. My high school drama teacher taught her students that the nervous feelings associated with stage fright mean that you care about your performance. The butterflies are a good sign. I should embrace them, rather than panic at their arrival. I feel VERY nervous because I care a WHOLE lot.
I don't mean to put a negative spin on the incredible opportunities that have come my way. Once I feel a little more sure of a routine my confidence will rise, and so will my level of happiness. I think this coming semester is going to be one of the happiest of my life. So what if I'm not feeling quite so confident at this very moment.


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The much-anticipated Global Sourcing Marketplace (GSM) hosted by the Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF) will be in full-swing this weekend in the U.K. Exhibiting at the event will be ethical garment and textile manufacturers, suppliers of organic and fair-trade cotton, representatives of cooperatives and community groups, eco-colour dye and printing specialists, suppliers to leading retailers, and sustainable designers and pioneering brands. GSM is guaranteed to be a true fashion-forward convergence for all vital links in the ethical sourcing, manufacturing, design, and retail chain.
(African textile image via The New York Times)
Run in partnership with some of the most established global networks of suppliers and experts in the ethical, eco and fair-trade fashion fields (including The Fairtrade Foundation, the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO), Made By and the Textiles Environment Design project at Chelsea College), GSM will also be demonstrating how sustainable fabrics can become high fashion with an exclusive view of the iconic pieces designed for the RE:Fashion Awards 2008 by designers Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes. Both fashion-personalities worked with fabrics and components sourced from African manufacturers and community groups. Gorgeous designs by Preen and Boru Aksu will also be on view.
Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes (image via edictive)
Dame Viv and Daisy Lowe (image via Treehugger)
The state-of-the art RE:Fashion Awards pieces are being shown exclusively for the first time since they were modeled by Daisy Lowe, Pixie Geldof, Leah Wood, and Leah Weller. There will also be inspiring designer and supplier stories by Ascension & Sewa and Edun Live & Phenix.
The Global Sourcing Marketplace
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st November 2009
Friday, 10am –7pm
Saturday, 10.30am –5pm
Chelsea College of Art and Design
16 John Islip Street,
London, SW1P 4JU
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Wingard v. United States, 141 U.S. 201 (1891)
Wingard v. United States
No. 319
Submitted March 24, 1891
Decided May 25, 1891
The same questions are presented here that were determined in McAllister v. United States, ante, 141 U. S. 174, and it is affirmed on the authority of that case.
This appeal brings up for review a judgment by the Court of Claims sustaining a demurrer to a petition filed by the appellant, in which he claimed as due him from the United States for salary as Associate Justice of the Supreme court of the Territory of Washington the sum of $1,964.55 from December 11, 1885, to August 5, 1886, inclusive, and $1,543.03, from August 24, 1886, to February 27, 1887, inclusive -- in all, $3,507.58.
The petition shows that on the 27th day of February, 1883, appellant was duly appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and commissioned to be, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Washington for the term of four years from that date and until his successor should be appointed and qualified, with all the powers, privileges, and emoluments appertaining to that office; that he took the oath of office May 11, 1883, and entered upon, executed, and fulfilled the duties of such office; that he was at all times, from and after May 11, 1883, until February 27, 1887, ready and willing to perform those duties; that on the 3d of December, 1885, President Cleveland transmitted to him a communication which declared that he was thereby
"suspended from the office of Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Territory of Washington, in accordance with the terms of section 1768, Revised Statutes of the United States, and subject to all provisions of law applicable thereto;"
that on the day last named, the President issued to William G. Langford a document reciting the suspension of the appellant from his office in "virtue of the authority conferred upon the President by section 1768 of the Revised Statutes of the United States," and the designation of said Langford "to perform the duties of such suspended officer in the meantime, he being a suitable person therefor, subject to all the provisions of law applicable thereto;" that, on the 11th day of August, 1886, the President sent to the appellant and to Langford, respectively, communications similar to those of December 3, 1885, the one to appellant being a second order of suspension by the President under section 1768 of the Revised Statutes, and the one to Langford showing his designation to perform the duties of the office in the meantime, that Langford was commissioned January 29, 1887, as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Washington for the term of four years from that date, and until his successor was appointed and qualified, subject to the conditions prescribed by law, the commission showing that he had been nominated and appointed to that position by and with the consent of the Senate, and that Langford performed the duties of the office from December 11, 1885, to August 5, 1886, and from August 24, 1886, to February 27, 1887, under and by virtue of said several written appointments issued to him.
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Nicknamed the 'Black Key Étude', Frédéric Chopin's Etude In G Flat Major Op. 10 No. 5 is one of his most popular. It has been a common repertoire piece for pianists since Chopin's time and has inspired numerous exercises, arrangements and paraphrases.
The etude was composed in 1830 and published for the first time in 1833 in France, Germany and England as the fifth piece of Chopin's Études Op. 10. Despite its enduring popularity, Chopin himself did not believe the study to be one of his most interesting. In a letter to his pianist friend and musical executor Julian Fontana he commented on Clara Wieck's performance:
'Did Wieck play my Etude well? How could she have chosen precisely this Etude, the least interesting for those who do not know that it is intended for the black keys, instead of something better! It would have been better to remain silent.'
This Henle Urtext Edition for solo Piano has been edited by Ewald Zimmermann and includes fingering by Hermann Keller.


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Jan-Leendert P. Brouwer, MD; Nic J.G.M. Veeger, MSc; Hanneke C. Kluin-Nelemans, MD, PhD; Jan van der Meer, MD, PhD
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Requests for Single Reprints: Jan van der Meer, MD, PhD, Department of Hematology, Division of Haemostasis, Thrombosis and Rheology, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands; e-mail, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Current Author Addresses: Drs. Brouwer, Kluin-Nelemans, and van der Meer: Department of Hematology, Division of Haemostasis, Thrombosis and Rheology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands.
Mr. Veeger: Department of Epidemiology, Trial Coordination Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands.
Author Contributions: Conception and design: J. van der Meer.
Analysis and interpretation of the data: J.-L.P. Brouwer, N.J.G.M. Veeger, H.C. Kluin-Nelemans, J. van der Meer.
Drafting of the article: J.-L.P. Brouwer.
Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: N.J.G.M. Veeger, H.C. Kluin-Nelemans, J. van der Meer.
Final approval of the article: J.-L.P. Brouwer, N.J.G.M. Veeger, H.C. Kluin-Nelemans, J. van der Meer.
Provision of study materials or patients: J.-L.P. Brouwer, J. van der Meer.
Statistical expertise: N.J.G.M. Veeger.
Obtaining of funding: J. van der Meer.
Administrative, technical, or logistic support: J.-L.P. Brouwer.
Collection and assembly of data: J.-L.P. Brouwer, J. van der Meer.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is thought to result from interactions between multiple genetic and environmental risk factors.
To assess the contribution of multiple thrombophilic defects and exogenous risk factors to the absolute risk for VTE.
Retrospective family cohort study.
Single university hospital.
468 relatives of 91 probands with a symptomatic hereditary deficiency of protein S, protein C, or antithrombin.
All relatives were tested for 10 thrombophilic deficiencies and defects in addition to the index deficiency and were assessed for exogenous risk factors (surgery, trauma, immobilization, use of oral contraceptives, and pregnancy). The authors compared annual incidences and relative risks for VTE in deficient and nondeficient relatives.
Annual incidences of VTE in relatives with 0, 1, and 2 or more additional thrombophilic deficiencies or defects were 1.16 (95% CI, 0.60 to 2.03), 1.75 (CI, 1.17 to 2.53), and 2.64 (CI, 1.67 to 3.96) per 100 person-years, respectively, compared with 0.06 (CI, 0.002 to 0.33) per 100 person-years in nondeficient relatives without additional deficiencies or defects. Adjusted relative risks were 16.3 (CI, 2.0 to 131.0), 50.3 (6.5 to 389.7), and 102.8 (12.5 to 843.4). Of deficient relatives, 38% with no additional defect, 57% with 1 additional defect, and 81% with 2 or more additional defects had VTE at age 65 years compared with 5% of nondeficient relatives (P < 0.001). In deficient relatives with additional deficiencies or defects, exogenous risk factors increased the risk for VTE from 1.20% to 2.51% per year (relative risk, 2.1 [CI, 1.1 to 4.2]).
This was a retrospective study without the ability to distinguish interactions between specific thrombophilic deficiencies and defects.
Additional thrombophilic defects and exogenous risk factors increase the risk for VTE in persons with hereditary deficiencies of protein S, protein C, or antithrombin and provide evidence that multiple genetic and environmental risk factors contribute to VTE.
Brouwer JP, Veeger NJ, Kluin-Nelemans HC, et al. The Pathogenesis of Venous Thromboembolism: Evidence for Multiple Interrelated Causes. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:807–815. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-145-11-200612050-00005
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During Holy Week, all hell broke loose in Sacramento. Protesters took to the streets of the California capital, outraged over the March 18 killing of Stephon Clark by two Sacramento police officers. They wanted justice. They wanted answers. They wanted clarity. They were angry and they were afraid – the bookends of American cultural sentiment at the moment.
The particulars are as familiar as an old hymn. A black man's blood leaks onto the pavement. A video of the encounter spews all over the media. No one takes blame. We are at each others' throats. And we stop only a moment to genuflect toward Martin Luther King Jr., a man so much better than we deserved, whose assassination took place 50 years ago this past week.
At about 9:30 on March 30, Sacramento police say they responded to a call about a man breaking car windows. Police searched a South Sacramento neighborhood the Los Angeles Times characterized as "rough," "known not only for crime but also for tense relations with police."
The suspect had been described as wearing a black hoodie and dark pants, "hiding in a back yard." The Sheriff's Department, which had a helicopter overhead, informed police that they had seen someone of that description picking up a tool bar and breaking into a residence. Police followed directions relayed from the helicopter, saw a suspect along the side of the home and called out to him to stop and show his hands, police said. Instead, police said, the suspect fled and ran toward the backyard, where police found him. "The suspect turned and "advanced towards the officers while holding an object which was extended in front of him," police said. An officer shouted: "gun, gun, gun, gun!"
"Fearing for their lives," police said, they shot the suspect.
Twenty shots were fired. Eight of them hit Clark in the back, according to an independent autopsy.
When they searched the area, police found neither a gun nor a crowbar.
Instead, they found a cell phone and a dead black male.
And here we are again, facing another clangorous debate over race.
"They gunned him down like a dog," Stevante Clark said of the killing of his brother. "They executed him."
The timing of Clark's death was so poignant it could have been scripted. It occurred during a week in which Christians and Jews commemorated sacrificial death. It took place one week after school students' marched on Washington to end gun violence – the kind of violence that kills eight times more blacks than whites in U.S. cities. Clark's death transpired only days after the death of Linda Brown Thompson, the central figure of the transformational Brown v. Board of Education case that began to dismantle racial segregation in schools.
During her lifetime, Brown Thompson saw an inexorable but steady progress toward desegregation, such that by the late 1980s, 40 percent of black Southern students attended schools that had previously been all white. She was acclaimed as a heroine.
But since 1990, as the country has grown more diverse, public schools have become increasingly segregated. Today, Waterbury schools, for instance, are roughly 80 percent minority. Since 1990, the number of schools with zero to 10 percent white enrollment has more than tripled.
Is it any wonder racial tensions are tauter than ever? Not only do we not frequent one another's kitchens, we don't even see one another in the high school cafeteria.
Racial equality has regressed.
Return for a minute to Stephon Clark's death, caught on police body camera and helicopter video. It's a disturbing video for many reasons, not the least because the police continued shooting after Clark fell to his knees. But it's also unsettling because it unequivocally captures Clark running through back yards prior to this encounter.
If you are like me, you cannot help but ask: Why run?
Betty Williams, the president of the NAACP Sacramento chapter, tried to explain. "If you understood most of the culture of African Americans in the city, when police officers get near us, there's nervousness," she told the Los Angeles Times. "I think understanding our culture and our young men being traumatized so much, their first reaction is not the first reaction of a white male."
Let's be clear: This guy was no angel. Clark's criminal history included charges of robbery, pimping and domestic abuse. Police did not know this before their pursuit. At the time of his death, Clark was reportedly on probation for a 2014 robbery. His personal life was a mess. A sister died at birth. A brother died after a shot to the abdomen, the Times reported. Clark was 22, unmarried, a father of two.
His brother, Stevante, told The Guardian newspaper that none of this should matter. "I shouldn't have to defend my brother," he said. "I'm exhausted. I hate this. I hate my life."
Friends and family laid Stephon Clark to rest on Holy Thursday. They prayed. They offered supplication. They demanded justice. They asked questions, as people of despair – and of faith – are wont to do.
In the last several years, what The New York Times has called a "quiet exodus" of black Evangelicals have been leaving majority-white Evangelical congregations. Many were disturbed by that silence of white pastors to this maddeningly persistent story of young black men being shot by police.
When congregant Charmaine Pruitt, of Texas, asked her pastor at Gateway Church in Fort Worth why such tragedies had been omitted from the church's celebration, fellow parishioners accused her of being divisive. "It's not even on your radar and I can't sleep over it," she told The Times she had been thinking.
I know that to wade into this tangled web of fear and impulse, treachery and heroism, is to strike at the marrow of American identity. The answers are ugly. An examination of conscience often is. But, for heaven's sake, raise a prayer. I'm a white Christian in a suburban parish and the silence I have heard about this American travesty has been deafening.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness," King said. "Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
The sorrow of black Christians over the loss of their young men should not be theirs alone.
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When making a road trip, whether you actually have a destination or you're really just going for the trip itself, there are quite a lot of things you need to prepare before leaving in order to have everything you need. The last thing you want to happen is to forget packing a pillow, coming up with an emergency plan for peeing in the car, or even knowing what to do in a car emergency.
So, it's all about the planning before heading out. You definitely don't want to leave the packing stage up to the day of, as that's just asking to forget essential items. You should begin packing the most essential things at least a week before heading out. That way, you've already begun packing some things and you'll be able to throw a few more things on the pile each day leading up to the trip.
One of the biggest things that happens on road trips that people absolutely do not prepare for, though, is having enough snacks. And pulling off to multiple gas stations along the way really slows down the trip overall. And, as you're well aware, it makes the trip more expensive since gas station foods are much more expensive than getting them at an actual grocery store. It's the convenience of it all that drives that price up.
So, here are a few snacks that make perfect on-the-go eats while you're in the midst of a road trip. And as a bonus, they're much healthier and dentist-approved than alternatives such as chips or candy.
Whether they're sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, or even popcorn, kernels and seeds are quite healthy all around. So long as they're not loaded with salt or artificial flavors, these are great go-to snacks when on the go.
Nuts and legumes.
From cashews and almonds to snap peas and corn nuts, these snacks are always loaded with protein and can be quite good at "cleaning" your teeth while you eat them. Again, try to stray from any of these that have too much sodium and you're good to go.
Right. Simple, old-fashioned fresh fruit. For whatever reason, this isn't the first thing people think of when they imagine a snack. And that applies to snacks on the go while you're in the car, too. It's likely because so many other "snacks" are pushed in our faces in every store we enter and fruit doesn't happen to be any of those.
A great thing about taking an apple, orange, or banana on the go is that the "waste" part of the food isn't actually wasteful to the environment. So feel free to chuck it out the window when you're done. It's actually beneficial to the environment!
I'm pretty stoked for the upcoming spring season. I mean, I guess I am every year because it's my favorite time to be outside and enjoying the atmosphere. The air beings restoring humidity, the plants show off their greens in full bloom, and birdsong plasters the air. In terms of seasons, nothing else beats it.
But another huge reason I'm quite stoked for spring is because I'll be able to go hiking once again. It's been quite awhile since I last hiked, but I miss it quite a bit. Hiking is one of those things that just puts me out in the wilderness and forces my body to keep going.
Now, a big part of hiking that a lot of people don't quite understand is that you need to be prepared for it. Being in shape is the first thing so many underestimate with nature. Not just anyone can get up and make a 6 mile hike up a decent sized mountain. It takes some cardio training and incline work to be used to that sort of ascent.
The other thing, though, is having appropriate gear. Moisture wicking clothes are important in both cold and hot weather. Trail shoes or hiking boots are essential for grip and ankle support. And you'll definitely need some sort of well-balanced pack in order to keep water, food, shelter, and other items (like safety things and the likes) in order to make a longer trip or even thru hike.
But when it comes to packing snacks, sometimes it can be hard to know what you'll be craving or even be able to stomach while pushing your body to its limits. It's not as tough as you'd think, though. Here are a few snacks to bring along while hiking your next trip.
Jerky gets the job done in so many different scenarios, but hiking proves quite perfect for this snack. It has enough protein and carbs to re-energize you, lasts quite awhile, and is small and easy to pack in plastic bags.
Granola bars.
These are full of essential sugars, nutrients, and carbs to give you a boost while on the move. You don't need to stop to eat them, they take up very little space, and they'll curb your appetite until after the hike is over or until you set up camp for the night.
Trail mix.
Ahh. True to its name, trail mix is perfect when on the go and on the trail. It's generally quite healthy and has enough sugars, carbs, and protein to fuel you while you're pushing through the brush. Again, like the snacks above, this food is compact enough to pretty much take up no room in your pack.
When attending something that can drain the absolute energy out of you over the span of 3 to 4 days such as a large music festival, having the right snacks and drinks available is very important in order to keep you hydrated and going late into the night.
And the thing is, a lot of people actually underestimate the amount of food and water they need to bring to gatherings such as these, so we've come up with a handy list of snacks to bring along that your olympia dentist would be proud you brought.
Trail mix.
As "bland" as some people consider this snack, it's very healthy for your body and teeth. Nuts make up the majority of trail mix and are great at self cleaning your teeth while you chew them. On top of that, they're packed with protein and other good nutrients to energize you when you're feeling drained. And on top of that, they're usually low calorie yet curb your appetite in the middle of the day.
As a bonus, bringing in trail mix can help you save money so that you aren't buying overpriced food within the festival itself. Hooray for saving.
Oh man. This has got to be the best snack out of any in my opinion. Not only does jerky cost little to make on your own, it's absolutely a godsend during the dead heat of a summer music festival. While the salts in it can definitely make you thirstier and feel more dehydrated (you should have this taken care of with plenty of water though), the protein and sugars within are enough to keep you feeling full of stamina for the day. Or at least until dinner.
And guess what? Jerky has no problem lasting throughout the entire festival. Chew on it as long as you can to get the most out of it.
Applesauce to-go packets.
I just found out about these last year during my trip to Bonnaroo and they were spectacular. First off, applesauce is a great and healthy source of energy to get your sugar levels up while consuming practically no calories. But having them in these to-go pouches is the real pro move. Think about lugging around cups of applesauce and having to get a spoon out to eat it. No bueno, compadre. But with a little pouch that has its own mouthpiece for "drinking" the applesauce, you can easily consume it and recycle it within a minute of opening. It's quick, it's efficient, and it's yummy.
No matter what way you go about snacks at major music festivals, the best advice I can give is pack more than you think you'll need. There's nothing worse than running out of food halfway into a weekend festival and then having to spend tons of money within festival grounds just to keep yourself fed and happy. Setting aside some cash for nicer food within the festival is always fun, but it's not great to rely on that overpriced food.


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Exeter go top as Saracens stumble
Exeter Chiefs' 20-12 victory over Northampton Saints was enough to take them to the top of the Premiership at the expense of Saracens, who lost 21-13 to Leicester Tigers.
The Devon side piled on 17 unanswered second-half points to secure a hard-fought win at Sandy Park after tries from Lee Dickson and Ken Pisi had given the play-off chasing visitors a 12-3 half-time lead.
Olly Woodburn's five-pointer and four penalties from Gareth Steenson completed the second-half turnaround.
Saracens, meanwhile, were undone by a sparkling individual display from Freddie Burns at Welford Road, with the Leicester fly-half scoring 16 points in his side's victory.
The 25-year-old bagged a try, a conversion, two penalties and a drop-goal, with Vereniki Goneva also finding the line for the home side, while Alex Goode provided Saracens' solitary try.
In-form Wasps remain in third place after a comfortable 39-12 home win over Sale.
Charles Piutau, Rob Miller and Ashley Johnson all found the line to take the hosts out to a 25-0 half-time lead, with Jimmy Gopperth and Christian Wade adding further tries for Dai Young's side in the second half.
David Seymour and Neil Briggs replied for the visitors, whose forgettable afternoon was compounded by the loss of centre Johnny Leota to a late red card.
Elsewhere, London Irish kept their survival hopes alive with a dramatic 23-18 comeback win against Gloucester.
Tries from Henry Trinder and Lewis Ludlow had helped the visitors establish an 18-13 lead midway through the second half, but Blair Cowan's late effort and a 75th-minute penalty from Greig Tonks ultimately secured a desperately needed four points for the hosts.


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