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Let's talk about these Baked Empanadas. In the world of empanada land, I would say that these are more similar to Argentina-style empanadas. The dough is flakey and baked, not fried. I love this dough because while it's flakey, it's not exactly like pie dough. It's more toothsome than that. And the filling is SO good that I often times will just make the filling and pair it with cauliflower rice or something. This is if I'm trying to be healthy. If not, I eat it this way…
Today I'm shooting and have vowed to cook nothing but cold recipes. So there's pretty acai bowl, some s'mores (I'm just using my torch thank God) and some other fun stuff that I can't wait to share with you soon!
Empanada Dough:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, frozen
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1 large egg + 1 tablespoon water, beaten in a small bowl together for eggwash
Empanada Filling:
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- Salt
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 5 green olives, minced
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- Salt to taste
- To make the dough: In a large bowl, mix together the flour and salt. Using a box grater, grate the cold butter atop the flour mixture. Working quickly, and using your hands, break the butter bits into the flour until they're evenly distributed and resemble the size of small peas.
- Add 4 tablespoons of water and mix. The mixture will be shaggy at this point. From here, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until the dough comes together (I usually need to about 3 more tablespoons). Flour your counter and dump the dough onto it. Knead a few times more until it comes together. Form into a disc. Wrap the disc in plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
- To make the filling: In a medium saucepan, set over medium heat, add the olive oil. When the oil is warm, add the ground beef. Break up the ground beef using a wooden spoon. Sprinkle with a few pinches of salt and pepper. Cook the meat until mostly browned. Add the diced onion, red bell pepper and garlic. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the green olives, tomato paste, cumin, paprika, crushed red pepper and a few pinches of salt. Give it a good mix and cook about 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally. If the mixture seems a bit dry (this will depend on how much fat your ground beef has), add a splash of water.
- To assemble the empanadas: Roll out the disc of dough into a 1/8-inch thickness. Using a 6-inch round cutter (or you could use a bowl and trace out circles with a sharp paring knife), cut out as many circles as you can. Re-roll the scraps and cut out a few more.
- Transfer the rounds to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Lightly brush each dough round with egg wash. Add a tablespoon of the meat filling to one side of the circle of dough; fold the dough over, creating a half-moon shape. Using the tines of a fork, seal the empanada's seam together by pressing them together. Repeat until you've worked through all of the empanadas.
- Transfer the baking sheet of empanadas to the freezer to chill for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush the empanadas with egg wash and using a knife, pierce the top to allow steam to escape. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Eat immediately or room temperature. Serve with salsa or chimichurri.


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Designing a shared space for two little girls with totally different personalities is not an easy task. When we first created the girls shared room, they were too little to have an opinion (1 & 2.5). Now, they're 5 & 7 and have very specific interests, favorite colors and ideas. I created a shared bedroom for my girls when Alex… Read More
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No matter how hard I try to declutter and limit the number of toys we have, they still seem to take over our house on a daily basis. I thought I had gotten things under control and pretty organized and then enter: the boy's toys. Around his 2nd birthday Tommy started really loving to play with trucks, trains, etc. So… Read More
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It's back!!! The 12 Days of Toys giveaway series is back with an exciting 2 weeks of toys. We can't reveal them all just yet, but can tell you that there are a ton of toys, from our favorite brands. Check back each day for a new exciting giveaway. We're kicking off the series with one of our favorite places… Read More

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Have A Stress-Free Wedding With Wedding Planners
Putting together a successful wedding requires the strategic capabilities of a 4-star general. It demands the tact of a seasoned negotiator. It requires the creativity of an artiste. Is it any wonder that the average bride feels over whelmed at the very thought of planning a wedding? Merely thinking about it can send the blood pressure soaring. In fact, the only solution is to hire a wedding planner.
Farewell Stress
Whether you are hoping to hold the wedding in a church, your back yard or in Maui, the best way to relieve and even remove stress is to put the details of the event into someone else's hands. While it may be tempting to leave everything up to your mother or mother-in-law-to-be, they are not the best solution and can even create larger problems. Would it not be so much easier to arrange the matter so everyone can relax and simply enjoy the special occasion?
Wedding planners are prepared to handle whatever you and the rest of the world can throw at them. Depending upon your specifications, they can:
- Talk to you about the budget and make sure it is realistic
- Create a master plan that includes every detail of the wedding, making certain everyone understands his or her role
- Locate the right venue
- Arrange for you the best available florists
- Arrange for you to taste the diverse food catering options available
- Visit with DJs/bands, photographers and or other vendors that meet your requirements
- Handle the wedding invitations and RSVPs
In fact, a wedding planner can handle every single detail from start to finish – including setup and take down of this special event.
No Stress Wedding: We Have a Wedding Planner
Whether you plan to run away to Maui after the wedding or remain somewhere closer to home, take the less stressful route. Hire a wedding planner. Let them do the planning while you do what you want to do – get married.
At Little Details, LLC, they handle everything from a corporate gathering to weddings. Let their Maui Wedding Planner, take care of the details so you and your family and friends can enjoy the day – no matter what the occasion. If you need someone to remove the stress and make your special event a successful one, contact the experts at little-details.net.


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Adding to the success of her 7th studio album, Rihanna drops the artwork for her next two singles off the LP.
By all accounts, Rihanna's Unapologetic album has been a success. Surprisingly, after all the hits the Bajan bombshell has produced, it is her first album to top the charts. Now Rih Rih has taken to Instagram to reveal the art for her next two singles off the project.
Following the success of "Diamonds" Rihanna will be officially pushing "Pour It Up" the Mike WiLL Made It produced club-friendly album. She will also be dropping "Stay"which features Mikky Ekko.
Check out the art for the singles below.


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About Us
Stuart Line Cruises is a family run passenger boat business based in the beautiful town of Exmouth, Devon. In the almost fifty years we've been operating, we have become one of THE things to do in Exmouth, and one of the "top family attractions in Devon".
The family-run company was started by Tony Stuart, with the cry of 'Pay on the Boat!', over in 1968. The original vessel of Stuart Line was called the "Seacrest" and was a basic open boat running from a landing stage opposite the Clock Tower. Since then much has changed, but it is still run by the same family today – Tony's son, Ian. The future plans are moving in the same direction with the Company now moving over to Ian's son Jake.
Pride of Exmouth
The flagship vessel of the company is the "Pride of Exmouth". We pride ourselves on being one of the most modern passenger vessels in the country with inside and outside seating (with heaters), facilities, licensed bar, and room for up to 200 people for pleasure cruises and private charters. Our second boat, the "Tudor Rose", has the same specifications but is smaller in size.
Explore the Jurassic Coast and River Exe!
Exmouth is now the Western gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage site and at the mouth of the River Exe. it is designated a RAMSAR site for its wildlife. Taking a cruise with Stuart Line Cruises is the ONLY way to get up close and personal with all the area has to offer. We also operate our boats for private charter which makes for a top venue for birthdays, discos, weddings or business trips alike. Additionally, we offer gift vouchers for any boat trip as the perfect gift for your friends and family!
Locals and visitors alike are all welcome to climb aboard and explore with the help of the experienced and knowledgeable crew; we happily accept dogs too!
Award Winning
Stuart Line Cruises aim to ensure our guests leave with a smile and make sure we do our part for our hometown too. To mark this, we were honoured to be chosen as the 2013 "Lifetime Dedication to Business" Winners at the Exmouth Business Awards, and nominated in the Hospitality & Leisure Category. These stand alongside our nomination in the previous year for the Group Travel Awards and Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor!
Our other accolades
- Excellence Certificate – Trip Advisor (our third one!)
- Top Tourism Attraction Award – Exmouth Business Awards, 2014
- Gold Award – Devon Tourism Awards for Small Visitor Attraction
- Best Coach Friendly Attraction – National Coach Tourism Awards (nominated)
- Best Customer Service – Exmouth Business Awards
- Bronze Award– South West Excellence Awards, 2015
- South West Family Business of the Year Award (nominated 2015)


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This post is sponsored by Nudges® Dog Treats and the BlogPaws® Pet Influencer Network™. I am being compensated to help create awareness about Nudges Wholesome Dog Treats available at Walmart® but we only share information we feel is relevant to our readers. Nudges® Dog Treats is not responsible for the content of this article.
Our dogs are no strangers to Nudges® Dog Treats. We have five finicky Chihuahuas who go crazy for Nudges®!
We bought our Nudges® at our local Walmart. They have a large selection of Nudges®! They have Jerky Cuts, Sizzlers, and Grillers. They are available in a variety of flavors, too.
We chose the Chicken Jerky Cuts for our dogs, but they also have Beef, Steak, Duck, Bacon, Beef & Cheese, and Chicken Pot Pie to name a few! The next time we may try the bacon or duck, as those are also favorite flavors in our house.
If you don't have a Walmart nearby, you can always order them online, too. We don't have a shortage of Walmarts in our Upstate NY area, and we shop at Walmart at least once a week, so we just picked them up in the store. We picked up the 36 oz. bag and it was $22.98.
And Walmart is very coupon-friendly, so don't forget to print out your $1 coupon!
If you're not sure where the closest store is near you that sells Nudges®, you can look it up on this store locator.
In the 36 oz. bag, you get a lot of treats. When we get home from shopping, the dogs are always more than happy to help us "unpack" the groceries, with their little heads in all the bags to see what goodies we picked up for them. They know what the Nudges® bag looks like!
This is Molly helping herself to some Nudges. If left unsupervised, she would probably eat all the treats. And quite possibly the bag, too!
Check out the Nudges Website too, for lots of information on these dog treats and all the variations and flavors they offer.
Why do we love Nudges®? Well our dogs love them because they taste good. But we love feeding them to our dogs for many other reasons.
- They are made in the USA. This is SO important! You never know what you are getting in your dog's food and treats when you buy them from other countries. With so many stories about dogs dying from eating bad treats, why would you take that chance?
- Not only are they made in the USA, but all meats are also sourced from the USA too.
- The protein of your choice – beef, chicken, duck, or salmon – is the #1 ingredient in all treats!
- They are 100% real. There are no artificial flavors, fillers or preservatives.
- They are tender and not tough. We have a couple of tiny Chihuahuas that like their treats in tiny pieces, so we are able to very easily tear these into small pieces for them to enjoy.
You know what I love about doing pet reviews? They simply cannot lie! If they don't like something, they show it, and if they love something you know that too! This is a video of our five Chihuahuas enjoying their Nudges® Chicken Jerky Cuts!
Nudges® has a huge following on Facebook. They are very interactive with their fans. You can find user-submitted photos, coupons, and some really inspirational stories about our furry 4-legged family members. They are on Twitter, too. So be sure to follow them on social media!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Nudges® Dog Treats. The opinions and text are all mine.


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When you wake up freezing your ass off and end up a sweaty mess by the afternoon, this crazy weather makes appropriate dressing a challenge. The key to a day that shifts from raging blizzard to blazing hot sun is layers. I'm loving this loose fitting maxi dress by Zara (old) teamed with a light weight jacket that is easy to throw on, tie around the waste or roll up and put in your handbag when the sun finally makes an appearance.
These photos are a throw back to when I was only 10 weeks pregnant with Ava and only finally getting around to posting them now, can you spot the tiniest baby bump/food baby?
Outfit details:
Geometric maxi dress by Zara (old)
Leather jacket by Portmans (old)
Antigona handbag by Givenchy, available here
Chuck Taylor shoes by Converse, available here
Fedora by Forever 21 (old)
Photography by We Are Found


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Mobiers is the largest mobile development company with a strong workforce of 150 employees and 5+ years in operations. It is a fast growing NASCOM certified and STPI approved mobile Development Company providing totally customized, intelligent and rather chic android and iPhone development solutions.
Year Founded: 2008
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But the mayor then complained that too many citizens were "harping on the negative."That would include requesting federal intervention to quell the spiraling violence, the largest drop in housing prices among the country's top 100 metro areas, and a steady erosion of jobs. But hey, there's going to be lots of money for "recreation centers" because they're fun.
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
Baltimore mayor isn't going to let the unfolding disaster get her down
C'mon everybody, get happy! Breitbart: "Baltimore mayor says 'I'm not going to resign' despite city's most violent year."
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text: on both counts, and not just because he needs to justify his assignment for the next 10 days. In an interview with KCRW's Chery Glaser, Horn makes the case that Sundance plays a crucial curatorial role in helping audiences sort through the thousands of independent films that come out each year. He says it also remains a key venue for connecting filmmakers and would-be distributors, even though the nature of distribution has changed considerably as a result of advances in digital technology. Horn also talks about Sundance's first dalliance in the <!-- missing image http://blogs.kcrw.com/whichwayla/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/JohnHorn-231x300.jpg -->More than 30 years after it first started, is the Sundance Film Festival still relevant? Should we still care? L.A. Times film reporter John Horn says yes world of television.


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The Hartford Symphony has been in the news recently, and not in the way that orchestras want to be: Behind the two-year dispute between the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and the musicians union over a new labor agreement is the symphony's effort to remake itself to appeal to changing audiences and tastes. The orchestra says it'sRead More →
One of the issues at play during the Year of Three Lockouts continues to reverberate around the symphonoblogosphere - the question of pay for substitute and extra musicians, and in particular the reduction in that pay that was part of the Minnesota settlement. Drew McManus called attention to it in a year-in-review post, where heRead More →
The Danish cartoonist Robert Storm Petersen famously said that "it's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Saying what mattered in 2014 is essentially making a prediction about what people in the future will think about our present. But it's worth trying nonetheless; 2014 was a pretty dramatic year in our business, and meritsRead More →
According to Norman Lebrecht and Terry Teachout, the unions did: (Lebrecht) [Gelb]demanded 16-17% cuts from the orchestra and chorus and settled for 3.5 percent now, 3.5 percent later. No huge pain for the musicians, but huge gain. They have won the right to be party to major spending decisions, limiting Gelb's powers as manager andRead More →
First Minnesota, then Milwaukee, and now … Memphis: Following in the tumultuous footsteps of its Nashville counterpart, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra announced that it is facing a financial crisis that will require "aggressive steps" to complete the current season. "The Memphis Symphony Orchestra celebrates decades of accomplishments thanks to a committed group of patrons, musiciansRead More →
It's clear that crunch time is coming on the Northern Front (aka the Minnesota orchestra labor "negotiations"). The board has said that they're willing to indefinitely delay the unveiling of their shiny new $50 million toy lobby, to see the prospect of ever going back to Carnegie Hall evaporate, and to watch Vänskä walk. TheRead More →
The Minnesota Orchestra leadership released a "financial review" yesterday. Most of the coverage, though, focused on remarks made by MO board negotiating chair Richard Davis, who told the Star Tribune editorial board that he was prepared to say bye-bye to music director Osmo Vänskä, the upcoming Carnegie concerts, and the opening of the newly-renovated OrchestraRead More →
It is possible to say with assurance that something is happening in the Minnesota Orchestra labor war. Just what that something is, on the other hand… Yesterday there was a flurry of activity. First there was what appeared to be a new proposal by management, with a new deadline. Then there was a statement byRead More →
I promise that some day I will post on something other than the Minnesota Orchestra labor dispute. But, at the moment, it's the most important thing happening in our field. The news yesterday from the Northern Front was not encouraging. The first item was that Minnesota Orchestra management has apparently set a kind of deadlineRead More →
The Minnesota Orchestra lock-out - the longest second-longest formal lock-out in our industry's history - may have entered a new phase, according to Graydon Royce of the Minneapolis Star Tribune: The Minnesota Orchestra's management and musicians — now in the 11th month of a bitter labor lockout — are quietly talking again behind the scenes.Read More →
One of the best metaphors in recent years was coined by Matt Taibbi, who wrote one of the great articles on the financial crisis of 2008: The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that it's everywhere. The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the faceRead More →
There is a famous (although possibly apocryphal) story about Richard Nixon's visit to China. Reportedly, Kissinger told Nixon that Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai was a student of the French Revolution. So Nixon asked him, during their first informal meeting, what he thought the impact of the French Revolution on the course of history hadRead More →
DSO management has apparently set yet another deadline: The musicians claimed management set an April 1 deadline for a deal or the summer season would be lost and the fall season would be jeopardized. They also said management was unwilling to meet at the bargaining table before the Friday deadline. The two sides have notRead More →
The future of the Detroit Symphony may well ride on the DSO board's definition of the word "suspend": The crisis surrounding the Detroit Symphony Orchestra strike hit a new peak Saturday, increasing the possibility that the financially crippled orchestra may not play a single note of music this season. The musicians rejected management's final contractRead More →
There's a management offer on the table, and a management-dictated deadline to accept it or the else, but there's no agreement between the negotiating teams: Detroit Symphony Orchestra management made what it calls a final offer to musicians tonight, requesting an up-or-down vote on the contract proposal by 5 p.m. Thursday. The move — whichRead More →
This is not the end, but it doesn't inspire a lot of hope either: The musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra have rejected management's latest contract offer, setting up a showdown that could lead to the cancellation of the rest of the 2010-11 season by the end of the week. With nearly 50% of theRead More →
According to the Detroit Free Press, there were negotiations today: The musicians and management of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra returned to the bargaining table this afternoon to try to settle the contentious strike that enters its 17th week on Monday. DSO board members received an e-mail from management today saying that talks had resumed, saidRead More →
The Detroit Symphony went on strike a little over four weeks ago, although negotiations broke down several weeks before that. That puts the strike clock at around 11:45PM, by normal standards - negotiations seem to begin to get serious, during an orchestra strike, after about six weeks. Why is that? Why not sooner? I thinkRead More →
This weekend DFW area musicians began protesting the Texas Ballet Theater's Nutcracker performances which will run in both Dallas and Fort Worth – without an orchestra. For those of you who have been following this fiasco, you know that we have been protesting the TBT's performances sans live music for more than a year now.Read More →
Indianapolis… Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians will take a 12 percent reduction in salary this season, followed by incremental increases in the second and third years of a newly ratified three-year contract. …Terms include salary increases of 2.7 percent for the 2010-11 season and 7.8 percent for the 2011-12 season. Musicians have agreed to greater individualRead More →
A view from across the Atlantic: In my article on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra last week, I said that in recent years more than a dozen US orchestras had 'gone to the wall'. I am glad to say this was wrong. 13 orchestras did in fact file for bankruptcy protection between 1986 and 2008, butRead More →


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For a short read, try the quintessential classic Christmas story:
Louisa May Alcott's Christmas Treasury: The Complete Christmas Collection - (ISBN: 1589199502 )
by Louisa May Alcott Alcott
Featuring chapters and stories from 19 Alcott sources, this collection focuses on Christmas celebrations in Little Women, Jo's Boys, Little Men and other favorites. Read the short chapter aloud to the entire family after dinner. If your family members enjoy it, encourage them to get the original book and try it.
Powwow - (ISBN: 0810926806 )
by Ben Marra
A delightful photographic essay awaits readers; the brilliant color photos of a great variety of powwow attire are accompanied by personal comments on the importance of this celebratory custom by the individuals photographed. For lots of cultural information about Native Americans and their history of group celebrations, take a look at just a few pages or enjoy all of this nonfiction book.
Quinceanera: Celebrating Fifteen - (ISBN: 0525456384 )
by Elizabeth King
Follow both a Mexican and Salvadoran girl as they prepare to celebrate their fifteenth birthdays, the age at which their cultures accept them as young women. The authentic photographs take the reader into the cultures as the girls and their families prepare clothing, a special cake, and traditional flowers, all part of the long-established coming out parties. Latino readers will enjoy revisiting the special days before the girls' holidays that celebrate their gateway into adulthood.
Starry, Starry Night: Three Holiday Stories - (ISBN: 0553571060 )
by Lurlene McDaniel
Enjoy three slightly romantic but gripping stories of young women and their families or friends during the Christmas season. Struggle along with these girls as they face and conquer the problems common to all young people, even during holiday times.
What Child Is This? A Christmas Story - (ISBN: 0440226848 )
by Caroline B. Cooney
One medium-sized girl, Katie, only wants a complete family for Christmas; a foster child of 17 helps rescue Katie from being alone in an orphanage. Read this heart-stopper in chapters to your family at Christmas time and find another interpretation of the true meaning of Christmas.


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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common inflammatory disease that affects connective tissue throughout the body. The most common areas affected are the joints. A joint is the location where bones come together. Several structures work together to allow movement of the joint:
RA is inflammation of the synovium which causes swelling and tenderness in joints. RA symptoms and severity can vary significantly between people. Some may have mild symptoms over a short period of time and some may have more severe forms that lasts many years. RA may also occur in cycles of remission with no symptoms and flare ups where symptoms are more severe.
Over the course of time, inflammation can cause irreversible damage to the cartilage and bone and weaken nearby tendons, which can lead to disability. The earlier RA is detected and treated, the better it can be controlled, and damage can be minimized.
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Although less common, RA can also affect connective tissue in other areas of the body including:
RA is an autoimmune disease. The immune system is designed to attack foreign substances in the body, such as viruses or bacteria. With an autoimmune disorder, the immune system mistakenly identifies healthy body tissue as foreign tissue and attacks it. In RA, the joint tissue is attacked. This attack causes irritation and swelling in the synovium and a thickening of the fluid in the joint which causes the hallmark redness, swelling, and stiffness of the joints. Over time, this constant inflammation wears away at the cartilage and bone inside the joint, and makes the nearby tendons weak, making movement painful and difficult.
The exact cause of autoimmune disorders like RA is not known, but is believed to be a combination of:
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The results, published in the March 15, 2010, issue of The Journal of Immunology, support recent suggestions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that obesity is as much a risk factor for H1N1 pandemic strains of flu as age (very young and very old) and compromised immunity.
Nutrition researchers in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have shown that obese mice are not able to develop protective influenza-specific memory T cells. These cells are generated by the body during an initial influenza infection. They help protect against a second infection by targeting internal proteins common among most strains of influenza viruses. Leaner mice were able to develop the infection-fighting T cells and ward off a second bout of influenza.
"Our work suggests that obese people should be considered at high risk for infection," said Erik Karlsson, doctoral candidate in nutrition and lead author of the study.
The researchers infected lean and obese mice with a mild influenza virus. The lean mice had been fed a low-fat diet, and obese mice had been fed a high-fat diet. When the mice recovered from the first bout of flu, they were infected a second time, with a larger dose of a more lethal influenza strain.
"We lost none of the lean mice, but 25 percent of obese mice died," Karlsson said.
This research builds on a study published in The Journal of Nutrition in 2007. Melinda Beck, Ph.D., UNC professor of nutrition, is the senior author of both studies.
"In the first study, we compared the response of obese and lean mice to a primary influenza infection," Beck said. "We found that obese mice had a significantly higher mortality rate than lean mice. In fact, 42 percent of obese mice died, while only 5.5 percent of lean mice died."
During flu seasons, health-care practitioners often see obese patients who struggle more with influenza viruses than leaner patients. Some researchers and doctors have speculated that excess adipose tissue, or fat, constricts lung volume, or that obesity causes chronic inflammation, which influences the immune response.
However, Beck and her colleagues hypothesized the illness' increased severity may be due to lower memory T cell defenses in obese patients.
"In a healthy individual, memory T cells would be produced during the initial influenza infection," she said. "Those cells help protect the individual from a second infection. The response is different from a vaccine, which produces antibodies against a specific strain. The memory T cells target internal proteins common to all strains of the virus. But if the body can't produce these T cells during a primary infection, then the individual has decreased protection from a second infection if the antibody response is not targeted towards the infecting strain."
The new study, by Karlsson, Beck and Patricia Sheridan, Ph.D., UNC research assistant professor of nutrition, shows strong evidence that obesity restricts memory T cell function.
"This kind of novel research could influence public health by changing our views of what the risks factors of obesity are," Karlsson said. "The risks are potentially much more complicated than we've thought."
The next step in Beck's research on obesity effects on influenza is to examine vaccination. In collaboration with researchers in the UNC School of Medicine, Beck's laboratory is running a large National Institutes of Health-sponsored human clinical trial to test the efficacy of influenza vaccination in obese adults.
The next step in Beck's research on obesity effects on influenza is to examine vaccination. In collaboration with researchers in the UNC School of Medicine, Beck's laboratory is running a large National Institutes of Health-sponsored human clinical trial to test the efficacy of influenza vaccination in obese adults.
Note: Beck can be reached at (919) 966-6809 or
. Karlsson can be reached at (919) 966-7162 or
The Journal of Immunology Web site: http://www.jimmunol.org/
Gillings School of Global Public Health contact: Ramona DuBose, (919) 966-7467,
News Services contact: Patric Lane, (919) 962-8596,


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Current Weight: 263
+/- this week: -2.8
+/- total: -4.2
Short Term Goal: 250
Long Term Goal: 150
I was really surprised to get weighed in at my third meeting to find out that I lost 2.8 more pounds last week! I didn't really expect to be able to lose anything before getting on the thyroid medication, but I guess I am eating much better than I used to, and even after only two weeks, I can tell that my diet affects how I feel. Eating so much fruit and vegetables not only makes me feel better physically, but mentally it makes me proud of myself for eating things that are more healthy for me.
I have to tell you, having such a good weigh in this week was sort of a push for me. I sort of feel like I've been pushed over the edge into hopefulness. Before now, I'm not sure how much I really thought that this might work. But after the last week, I really feel like I can do this. I feel like I'm on my way to being a healthy person, and being happier with myself and the way I live.
My goal this week was to go to the gym twice. I didn't make twice, but I did go once. I haven't been to the gym for over a year. I went and did the treadmill for a mile, about 30 min with warmup/warmdown. The rest of the time I had it set to 3 miles per hour, which is a good level to get me excercising at a moderate to high level. It felt really good... mentally! Physically it didn't feel great, it was really hard and my legs were a little sore. But I was really proud of myself for doing it. I didn't do any strength training because I wanted to get home since I got there later than I wanted to.
My goal for the next week is to exercise 3 times, and go to the gym at least twice. When I was there last week, I picked up a schedule for their classes - it's included in the cost of membership, and all the classes are drop in. I noticed they had a Zumba class, and I'd never heard of it but the description sounded interesting, and the next day Lindsay at Suburban Turmoil posted about it! The class is Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 and I can't go next Tuesday, but I think I will try to make the Thursday class.
My Mom called me this week because she thinks she wants to join WW and do it with me. She's not really very overweight, but she said she has gained 20 pounds in the last 2 years, and according to charts her BMI is too high. Honestly, I was really surprised by that, but I guess I don't really see her naked! Lol. In any case, she wants to join not to lose a bunch of weight, but mroe to maintain and not gain any more. So, I'm going to switch to evening meetings so that we can go together, probably Tuesdays. We're going on Tuesday, so my next weekly update will be less than a week!


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Have you ever heard of vanilla sugar? If not, it is ridiculously easy to make and super inexpensive {my two favorite combinations}. I made another batch this afternoon and thought I would share the simple recipe.
I like to add a wee bit to my morning tea. It adds sweetness with a hint of vanilla flavor. If you aren't a tea or coffee drinker, no worries, it's great when making pastries, sprinkling on cupcakes, and sprinkled on a bowl of fruit.
2 cups of sugar
1 whole vanilla bean split down the center
A container to store it in {canning jars work great}
Place the vanilla bean in the bottom of a container and cover with the sugar. Put the lid on and shake the sugar {that sounds like a dance move} once daily for 1-2 weeks. When you open it up, you will have vanilla infused sugar. Easy right? Even better, you can just continue adding sugar on top of the bean as you use it–it's like a never ending supply of vanilla sugar!
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In a Shark Tank-like atmosphere where the 7 finalists delivered their fascinating new business pitches, the judges declared co-winners – Abre Tech's inventory tracking system for tree nurseries and Caboosee, a baby's tech clothing line that makes it easy to check diapers. Each won $5,000. The "people's choice" award winner, chosen by the estimated crowd of 150+, was Tapped, a company that produces flavor infused, natural maple syrups.
Hatch is a community-based startup platform to help develop "napkin" ideas into early stage companies. The project is funded by the BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, a 501(3) charity that uses a philanthropic approach to support job creation and economic growth across that state. The Hatch Platform operates through the leadership of NEWaukee, a social architecture firm that specializes in community-based experiences.
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A man from southern China was so disappointed at not having produced a son that he cut off his own penis as a way of punishing himself.
The 36-year-old, known as A Yong, used a knife to sever around 1.2 inches of his penis on February 22, the People's Daily Online reports. The man was upset that he had two daughters and had reportedly been taunted by local villagers. According to Chinese media, the man has two daughters aged three and 13.
His family members say that he had drunk around five shots of alcohol that night before coming to a drastic decision to cut off part of his penis.
When A Yong's family members realised what he had done, they rushed him to hospital immediately with the organ in a bag of ice.Huang Zhihong, a doctor on the night shift at the time, said: 'The severed part is around 1.2 inches long.'
The patient reportedly shouted at medical staff that he did not want it put back on.
Staff at the hospital immediately performed surgery on A yong. His manhood was allegedly sewed back on after a four-hour-long operation.
Doctor Huang who undertook the surgery told reporters that the healing process will take around six to 12 months.
In rural areas of China, having a son is valued higher than a daughter because boys carry on the family bloodline and stay to look after their parents while girls marry into other families and look after her husband's parents.


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1. Re: Calculating an average of an average with Grand TotalTracy Rodgers Jun 4, 2012 2:14 PM (in response to Tania.Skinner)
Hi Tania,
The best way to do this is to find the desired total and place it on a separate worksheet, then place the two sheets on a dashboard together. One way to get the 61.7% is to create the following calculation:
(if last()=0 then [Calculation1] end)/total(countd([Product]))
Then, use the last row (not the grand total) and hide the other rows and headers. Hope this helps a bit!
2. Re: Calculating an average of an average with Grand TotalTania.Skinner Jun 5, 2012 11:44 AM (in response to Tracy Rodgers)
Hi Tracy,
Thanks for the tip. I don't quite understand. Attached is a packaged workbook with the sample data. Can you show me in the attached workbook?
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3. Re: Calculating an average of an average with Grand TotalJonathan Drummey Jul 26, 2012 9:18 AM (in response to Tania.Skinner)
Hi Tania,
Attached is a sample workbook with two options:
Option 1 has a dashboard like Tracy described, where there's the original worksheet and a second worksheet that just shows the total. I used a different calculation (WINDOW_AVG) that doesn't require a COUNTD (which requires an extract if you are using an Excel, Access, or text data source).
Option 2 uses a technique developed by Joe Mako that I documented here http://community.tableau.com/thread/116854 to use a custom calculation for the Grand Total row. It makes use of two table calculations, one to flag the grand total row and the other to return the appropriate value.
Hope this helps!


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I've thought about sharing this story for awhile but have not because I didn't know what purpose it would serve. I decided it would be good to share today for awareness sake. I never assumed this would happen to me. And, before you ask, this isn't a terrible horrible story, just an awkward one that shows something about society. Something I'd never encountered before.
So, one Friday my husband came home with tickets to a Virginia Tech game. As he was driving home he'd called into a radio show and won them! I was really excited--he graduated from Virginia Tech and I also had lived there for two years and worked on campus. They have an excellent football team and my husband had enjoyed going to their games when he attended campus. Tickets are usually $60 a person, and we were both trilled for the weekend getaway, even if I am not particularly fond of Football (but I love marching band). My husband also mentioned there was an amazing Creole restaurant in town that makes soup to die for, and that he would take me there after the game. I've never had Creole food, so this also piqued my interest.
So, we get to the game. We survived a huge crowd. We spent $4 on one bottle of water. It was very noisy and my husband was very happy. The game starts and I quickly lose interest. My husband is standing up (most everyone is) but I'm sitting. And the guy next to me is drunk.
I didn't realize he was drunk until much later. He just sounded like he had a strange lisp.
He comments on the fact that I am wearing a sweater. I tell him with a smile it's because I don't want to get sunburned. I'd forgotten sunscreen. It was about 70 degrees out, but I wasn't that hot. He then comments again about the sweater. I suppose he can't hear me. I repeat what I said before. I start to think something is weird about him, but I can't place it.
He tells me I should take off my sweater. I'm confused, I tell him again about the sunscreen. I pull up my sweater arm to show him how pale my skin is. He throws an arm around me and leans into me and says something, I can't remember, because I feel sort of awkward about a strange man putting his arm around me. I'm very relieved as he removes his arm. Perhaps this is a football thing? I don't know.
He asks where I'm from, and we talk some. He tells me about his work and how his girlfriend just broke up with him and how sad he is and how his two friends (sitting on his left) brought him to the game to help him have a good time. I tell him about what I do. I start to relax, maybe he is just being friendly.
It's the second quarter now, my husband sits down during a break and introduces himself to the man and they talk a bit about VT and Hokies and Engineering. When my husband stands back up the guy throws his arm around me again and asks me why I don't have any keys. (something about waving your keys during a play?) I again feel stressed. Didn't I just introduce him to my husband? His arm is sliding up and down my side and I don't want him touching me anymore. It feels weird and I don't like it.
But I don't know what to do. It's then I notice he is drunk, and currently consuming alcohol from a flask as well. I'm immediately alarmed. But I still don't know how to correctly traverse this situation. I don't want to cause a scene. I don't want to be one of those girls who needs her husband to help her out. I also don't want to be rude. The guy puts his hand on my leg. I am ticked off.
I decide to pretend to be interested in football. I stand up. The guy stands up. He puts his arm around me again and grabs my boob. I freeze. He lets go. He turns to his friend. I don't know what to do and I wonder if that just happened? Did he stumble? Was it an accident?
I look at my husband but he is focused on the game. I feel really weird. Did I just get groped by a drunk men in a crowd of people while standing next to my husband? Why yes, I did. I don't know what to do and I find my confusion even more overwhelming. I mean, I hear stories about this happening to girls and always thought that if it ever happened to me I'd scream at the guy or lecture him on feminism or something. But this person is drunk. He'd probably just ignore me. I feel tense, anxious, and the fact that I feel this way annoys me.
So, I sit down, and lean away from the man and pull out my book. I think he got the picture.
At halftime when the guy left to go use the bathroom or whatever, I told my husband that the man was making me uncomfortable. My husband offered to switch seats with me. I felt...mortified. If I switched seats he would know me made me uncomfortable! For some reason the thought of that was worse then moving away.
Well, I'd tried to tell my husband this discretely, but it's loud at a football game and the guy's two friends heard me. They apologized for him and scooted over so he'd sit on the end and they would sit in the middle of us. I felt much better after that. He tried to talk to me a few more times but I ignored him.
I'm fine, I mean--just shocked. And that is really all to the story. Now I'm left to think over what I should have done or what I could have done. Mostly I just mull over why I felt required to be nice to a man who took advantage of me and grabbed my chest. I still don't know.


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Apologies for the brief report this month as I was unable to attend the meeting.
Our club secretary said "The demo was very interesting, Tony and Di used a combination of paints and colours to texture and colour turned items, all very complicated. Apart from the spirit based colours this was easy for me to follow so I think I'll probably have a go at that."
The details of the techniques used are shown below …
1 Mix Carrageenan
It takes about 2 to 3 tablespoons of powder per gallon depending on make and batch. Get 4 Litres of water and slowly sprinkle powder in whilst stirring. If you drop lumps in they are very hard to disperse. After 2 tablespoons check the viscosity, this can be done by dropping a pebble/marble in a glass tumbler full, it needs to take 2 to 3 seconds to sink to the bottom. If not thick enough add more powder, when it's over 2 seconds leave it till the next day to thicken, if it's too thick next day add water carefully when over 1 ½ seconds that will do. The mix can be used as many times but remembering it is organic so bacteria will build up after 3 to 4 days.
2 Alum (aluminium sulphate)
Take ½ teaspoon full of alum powder and mix in ½ a cup of water. This is then painted on the wood and left to dry. The more porous the wood the better it works. For the base colour spirit stains can be used but they need to be diluted with thinners or they will clog up the pores of the wood stopping the alum absorbing later.
Most acrylic paints can be used including iridescent but require diluting down to about single cream viscosity. Either use water or flow medium
Lay paints on carrageenan with small spoon or syringe close to the surface. After placing all colours on slowly drag a tooth pick, paint brush handle, etc. through the colours to give required effect, try not to go too deep in the carrageenan as if folded in it will nullify the paints.
As you push the wood in a flat surface will give a mirror paint effect on the wood but a h/f will drag down the side giving a different effect. After dipping run the wood under a steady stream of water until all carrageenan is removed leaving just paint pattern and leave to dry.
The paint in the bucket can be stirred in the mix and will not compromise any future dips.
Finishing Gloss
When the wood is dry, -
Finishing Oil
If using an oil finish this can be applied straight on the paint but do not over work it or you could smudge the paints underneath.
Inks can also be used on carrageenan mix but can be problematic sinking into mix and can contaminate the mix with inks.
Using a bucket of tap water left for 2 days to disperse chlorine contamination or better still rain water. Using pipettes drip Yellow first onto water surface gently until a thin film covers the surface then add other colours, take note that different colours all react differently on top of each other when all colours are added they cannot be moved about with a stick but you can gently blow them with a straw for effect. Again using a porous wood NO PRIMER OR ALUM can be dipped straight in. Remove and leave to dry ready for finishing.
With spirit stains you will need to use water based finish not cellulose. Oil finish can be used but care has to be taken not to overwork the oil or you will disturb colours.
Thanks to Tony and Di for what sounds like a very interesting meeting covering a topic which we don't often see at the club. Examples of their work can be viewed on their website www.anthonygeorge.net
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Addressing Group Problems with Your Online University Instructor
In the course of your online university work you are bound to have some problems arise from someone in your group not pulling their weight or being so hard to work with that nothing is getting accomplished. It may not be in your first semester or even your second, but you are likely to have one sometime. It may be you! J After doing your best to resolve the situation amicably within the group you may need to take the matter to your instructor. You don't need to worry about tattling or anything. Your professor will be able to handle the matter professionally and with tact. Here is some advice on how to bring the issue up with him or her if the need arises.
When you contact your professor do so discretely. You're not trying to keep things secret, but it may help you to not blow things out of proportion. Your professor may know something about the situation that may shed light upon the situation. A simple private communication that shares your concern can do much.
Only share with your instructor the behaviors, not your interpretation of them. It's no good to try and interpret whether or not the behavior of another student means anything about your worth, it doesn't. Just share what has been going on and how it's affecting you and the group. This will leave out any additional bias that the teacher can do without in order to handle the situation.
Keep a kind tone. It's important for your professor to be able to see that you're not the one that's hard to get along with. Complaining about the other person makes it difficult to see past your hurt feelings and get to the issue at hand. The point is not the character of the other student, it's getting the project accomplished.
Think ahead about how you'll proceed if the other student is taken off your group. Present to your instructor your idea of what this looks like. It shows that you really are concerned about completing the project and that you wish no animosity on the student that's presenting a barrier to your group achieving that.
Ask if it's alright to go ahead with your other idea and if you should include the other student or not in this plan. This will give your processor the chance to give you the thumbs up or to have you hold off until he or she can talk to the fellow student about their lack of participation or behavior in the group.
If you have been copying your professor on your group correspondence or if you have been organizing the project via an online forum, the problem may already be apparent to your professor. If not, the above are some ideas to help you successfully share the problem with him or her to work towards a speedy solution. The sooner you act the quicker things can get resolved. Remember too, always do your best to solve the problem within the group before escalating it to your professor.
Good luck with your online university group work. Not all of it will be fun, but you'll learn a lot by addressing problems respectfully and maturely.


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The following is a praise poem for the ancestor spirits residing in Congo Square, New Orleans, Louisiana. For more about this historic site please read Congo Square Redux.
Congo Square is the Place to Be…
Congo Square is the place to be…
if you're a hundred and one
or only three.
There are ghosts of slaves and power galore…
rituals, and drum circles,
and so much more.
It has seen the trials of time and tide,
many a Voodoo priestess
and a few hopeful brides.
The history is in the trees, the stone, and the dirt,
It pulses through our blood,
and some of the memories hurt.
Yet today it's still a site for Indians and Jazz,
the sweet mystery lives on,
like it always has.


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There's so much to say about Fitbloggin' that I really don't know where to begin. Right now I'm just exhausted. Following Baltimore The Suit and I spent a few days in New York, and last night we slept for about 90 minutes before waking up to fly back to New Orleans.
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I want to talk about the trip, what I took away from Baltimore and what my hopes are pertaining to next year's conference which will be in Portland, but I'll do it when I'm done playing catch up with everything else.
When I arrived Thursday morning I was immediately greeted by some of my favorite people, and I quickly found myself surrounded by people who love and understand me. The week was filled with amazing people and incredible moments, but for now I think I'll just let the pictures tell my story.
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Add Comcast (CMCSA) to the growing list of media companies lamenting a soft advertising market: The cable giant recorded $399 million of ad revenue in Q2, down 2% year-over-year.
"…This business area continues to feel the impact of the softer economy," Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis said on this morning's Q2 earnings call.
Particular soft spots: Comcast's local business, as well as automotive- and housing-related categories. Some political ad spending in Q2 helped, and should help more later this year: Angelakis said it accounted for about 2% of growth, and "while the advertising environment continues to look soft, we expect heavier political spending in the second half of the year."
Ad revenue is ancillary for Comcast — less than 5% of its $8.6 billion of Q2 sales — but the year-over-year decline is not a good sign ahead of earnings reports from many of the major media conglomerates. Similarly, yesterday, Viacom posted 2% year-over-year ad revenue growth, including 1% growth in the U.S.
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How to Learn Anything
It's New Years, and a lot of you are currently making resolutions and setting goals for the coming year. If one of your goals is to learn something new, or something that you've always wanted to learn, this post is for you. If that's not you, keep reading — this is a cool story.
The hardest thing I've ever tried to learn is Calculus. Specifically, it was calculus as taught in a horrific course I was forced to take in University called Calculus 2 for Engineers.
The marking was brutal. Here's how it worked:
There were three midterms and a final exam. Each midterm was worth 15% of the final grade, the other 45% was the exam. No assignments, no labs, just midterms and an exam. And were those midterms ever vicious! Each one had only seven questions, and they were multiple choice. It was common to have pages of formulae and calculations for any given answer, and if you made even one tiny mistake — a flipped minus sign, a minor addition error, etc — then BAM! There goes 2% of your final grade.
It was awful, and probably the most feared course in all of Engineering at U of O.
One of the most vivid memories I have of University is sitting in class after getting our second midterm back. I failed it, just like I failed the first one.
The guy next to me, a friend of mine, was in the same situation. He turned to me, and he said:
"Dan, we can pass this course. All we have to do is one hour of calculus every day for the rest of the semester. It'll work. I'm sure of it."
I probably said I'd "totally do it", and I might have even stuck with it for the first week or two. But I didn't follow through, and much to my disappointment (but hardly a surprise), I failed the third midterm, and the exam.
This is the only course I've ever failed.
That friend of mine stuck with his plan. He did one hour of calculus every day for the rest of the semester, and passed Calculus 2 for Engineers with a B+. Not bad, considering he failed the first third of the course.
So if you want to learn anything, whether it's calculus, how to juggle, or how to speak Italian, all you need is discipline. You don't need to be smart, you don't need fancy tools or textbooks or courses, you don't even need a teacher or mentor. All you need is discipline.
Do it for an hour a day.
What are you going to learn?
Nice way to put it Dan!
I find it amusing that this is also the only course I've ever failed at first try too.
I definitely had more discipline the second time around :)
Not to nitpick, but I'm pretty sure it was just Calculus 2, I don't remember it being "for Engineers".
That being said, I've only failed 3 midterms and Calc 2 had one of them. It wasn't difficult material per se, but somehow the course ended up being quite difficult. I don't remember why…
Was the friend Speranzini? I think he did 1 hour a day for that course…
I completely agree with your message, though it did remind me of this demotivational poster that I saw originally way back at about cal2 time..


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We will be screening FIX (trailer above) which is currently makings it's rounds in all sorts of festivals.
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Yan is an undercover cop posing as a small-time pusher in the local narcotics ring. Despite regular phone calls from his mysterious handler reassuring him that someone will eventually take his place, Yan grows increasingly paranoid that it is only a matter of time before he is found out.
- Official selection, in competition at Salón Internacional de la Luz (Volumen V) 2014 at Bogota, Colombia.
- Official selection, in competition at KALIBER35 Munich International Short Film Festival 2014 at Munich, Germany.
- Official selection, in competition at 26ena Festival de Cinema de Girona 2014 at Girona, Spain.
- Official selection, in competition at "Złote Mrówkojady 2014 at Lublin, Poland.
"Paranoia in Petaling Jaya"
A short crime thriller by We Jun
Cast, in order of appearance
Alfred Loh
Ismail Jamaludin
Michael Chen
Brian Ong
Kit Lim
Writer: John W. J. Cho
Director: John W. J. Cho
Cinematographer: John W. J. Cho
Camera operator: Praveen Kumar
Art director: Paul Hasham
Production manager: Sandie Lee
Assistant director: Nadira Ilana
Sound recordist: Henry Tan
Sound designer: John W. J. Cho
Editor: John W. J. Cho
Producer: Sandie Lee
Executive producers: John W. J. Cho, Catherine Y. L. Tan


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RAM stands for Real Action Marker. There are usually detailed models in weight and appearance of real guns. RAM markers give a true simulated weight and feel, comparable to a real weapon. RAM markers are of .cal. 43. The balls are smaller by almost one half of the conventional cal.68 paintballs. No need for large paintball boxes or for big loaders. The RAM Paintball markers are particularly played in woodland areas.
The second variant of the .43 cal markers are the hand pistols. The RAM pistol is perfect for recreational simulated environments and Military, Security or S.W.A.T. training practice. Available manufacturers of these cal. 43 guns in our paintball-land online shop are Kingman Training and Umarex.


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Hello everyone! Do you love fashion and are you looking for inspiration for the coming Fall/ Winter season? Then "Dress Scandinavian" – a book written by Pernille Teisbaek is exactly what you have to have in your life! Pernille Teisbaek is well – known fashion stylist, fashionista and fashion blogger from Denmark. So, she definitely knows how to look stylish 24/7 even in the worthiest Scandinavian weather conditions ;-).
The book is full of beautiful pictures that inspire to try unusual combinations of colors, textures, tops & bottoms. After reading the book you will get an idea of how to create wearable Scandinavian wardrobe – stylish on the one hand and warm on the other ;-). I think that right now it is wonderful time to explore Scandinavian style! Why? Because Scandinavian girls love layering and Fall/ Winter are the best seasons to start exploring this way of dressing ;-).
Some people are sure that Scandinavian style is boring and too conservative, but I completely disagree! Yes, they like monochrome looks, simple outfits (unless you try to copy them), but they definitely have their own recognizable style.
In her book Pernille named many Scandinavian designers and brands that she personally likes, I admit – I didn't know many of them. And it gave me motivation to look for the new names and discover their collections.
Although the style tips discussed in this book are not completely new, like:
- Quality over Quantity
- Quality does not always mean expensive
- Mix & Match high street fashion with designer clothes
- The less is more
- Etc.,
it really goes in line with what we understand under the Scandinavian style.
For instance, I really like two Scandinavian brands – COS and Acne Studios. They both master the Scandinavian aesthetics and I am always looking forward to their new collections. I love how they transform classic pieces into something modern, minimalistic and fashionable.
Would you like to Style your Life and Wardrobe the Scandinavian Way?
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Houston homeless team attracting attention in county
Officials with the Montgomery County Homeless Coalition would like to copy a program the Houston Police Department created to make it easier for homeless to turn their lives around.
The HPD Homeless Outreach Team, which consists of three members, started in January 2011. The team strives to build relationships and fill the gaps to get the homeless off the streets and into programs and facilities where they can improve their lives.
"The Houston Police Department decided they needed another way to deal with the issue of homelessness," Sgt. Stephen Wick, who heads up HOT, said during a presentation Wednesday afternoon to members of the Montgomery County Homeless Coalition.
The biggest problem homeless face in getting off the streets is a lost or stolen ID.
"If you don't have an ID you can't get a job, get into a shelter or receive services," Senior Police Officer Jaime Giraldo said.
HOT uses an automated fingerprint identification unit to help homeless receive an ID. Team members print the needed information from a printer station inside the HOT van to confirm a person's identity.
"When we try to get ID we have no doubt this person is who we believe they are," Wick said, adding an investigation is done to confirm identity.
Wick and Giraldo also shared success stories with coalition members, which Tina Daugherty, Montgomery County Homeless Coalition executive director, said was comforting to hear because they face the same issues and bureaucratic restraints.
"I would love to see us work together with law enforcement to help the homeless change their lives instead of just getting them off the streets," Daugherty said.
HOT members hope to expand their program and create new partnerships.
"We hope not to be just city wide, but county wide," Giraldo said. "I see it becoming a multi-agency task force."
That's something coalition members would like to see expand to Montgomery County.
"Now, we just need this in Montgomery County," one coalition member said after the presentation.
The Montgomery County Homeless Coalition receives 90 percent of its funding from a private individual. Additional funding comes from two small grants and the coalition's single annual fundraiser.
The Run for the Roses Kentucky Derby Gala begins at 4:30 p.m. May 5 at the Belle Rose Maison, located at 15833 Old Conroe Road off FM 1488. This is the coalition's only fundraiser this year.
The event features the running of the Kentucky Derby live on a Jumbotron, a traditional Derby dinner, dancing, a hat contest and a silent auction. Items are currently being accepted for the silent auction.
Tickets are $100 each. Sponsorships are available up to $10,000.
For more information about the Montgomery County Homeless Coalition, call 936-760-4179, ext. 306.


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If you're anything like me, chances are you went HAM on Black Friday/Cyber Monday and the few days that followed, checking off things left and right from your shopping list… and felt so accomplished that you haven't thought about it since.
Well, Christmas is literally next weekend and now it's time for the "oh crap, what am I getting for ____?!" Yup. Which is why I spent yesterday at the mall/Target like a crazy person (poor Carl). And will continue to do so today.
sweater (similar)/choker/leggings/boots/bag/mug
This is my go-to everyday outfit for the Christmas season. It's festive, fun, a little edgy and most importantly, crazy comfortable. Perfect for running errands.
I bought my leopard print bag from Charming Charlie's (obsessed!). It's a perfect size and I love the structure. I've been using the large bag it came in to hold all my gifts until they are wrapped haha. But it makes a great carrier when travelling from place to place with gifts during the holidays!
What do you love to shop in?
"Create your own sunshine"


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The Federation Bells are situated in the park right beside the Yarra River so you may want to pack a picnic basket full of local goodies or buy some lunch at Southgate and take it down to the riverside while the bells play. These bells are also a great subject for the photography enthusiast as different angles produce vastly different shots of the bells. It's possible to get a bush scene (shown above) or change your vantage point to get gorgeous blue sky or Melbourne city skyscrapers in the background.
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Princes Walk, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
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Nike, the official sponsor of the French Football team has created the away kit featuring the blue and white stripes of the "marinière". To commemorate the launch, Nike teamed up with Colette to present the Away Kit, bringing together luxurious brands and their take on the signature blue and white stripes. Chanel is one of the brands to participate in the project and the "marinière" tote is the result. Very French Nautical chic – I love it! Karl Lagerfeld also photographed Alou Diarra, the captain of the French National Team for the project.
April 5, 2011
March 2, 2011
Colette and Chanel Pop Up Shop Photos
I wish I were in Paris pretty much every day of the year, but I especially want to be there this week! From now through the 10th, Colette and Chanel have teamed up to provide one of the coolest shopping experiences ever. Fortunately, Susie Bubble of Style Bubble checked out the shop and took some nice photos so I will be living vicariously through her… sigh. All images are from StyleBubble.com – Merci!
I want everything pictured below. I'm so sad I'm not there. For more descriptions of all the prettiness and to hear about it from someone who's actually seen it, please visit Style Bubble! Oh, and the last image is of a new Coco tee by Dear Dana that Colette recently added to their webstore – I like it but it's a $100 t-shirt. I'd rather put that money toward the Coco doll!! If anyone knows if that doll is for sale, and if so for how much and how to get one please let me know!!
March 1, 2011
Chanel & Colette Pop Up Shop Update
For the next 10 days, Colette and Chanel teamed up to give consumers a unique shopping experience. A few of the special products that Colette commissioned are online in their web shop – but most sold out within hours of being put up. It doesn't look like actual Chanel pieces will be online including a Colette blue Mademoiselle purse and camellias in black, white and Colette blue. I wish I could be there for this – if you can get to Paris then this is a must see!
February 24, 2011
Chanel + Colette Ephemeral Boutique (Pop-Up Shop)
My favorite brand is teaming up with my favorite Parisian boutique, Colette, to create a separate ephemeral boutique (or pop up shop as we Americans like to say) from March 1st to 10th on 336-340 rue Saint-Honoré. The boutique will span 200 m² and has an industrial feel as the setting is "a former garage turned into a giant living display space."
The fashion installation will be a multi-sensory delight with visual arts, musical performances, fashion, and sweet treats "resulting in a fun-fuelled, creative mix and match by Chanel and Colette with a rock 'n' roll vibe."
Chanel 2011 Spring-Summer pieces will be sold alongside select pieces by young designers curated by Colette. Artists including Kevin Lyons, Soledad, André, Fafi and SO-ME will be on hand to customized legendary Chanel bags. Karl Lagerfeld designed a collector's doll and other special Chanel products will be sold including bag charms, helmets and cameras. For this momentous occasion, Chanel created a compilation CD and scented candles. To top it off there will be a Chanel nail bar and a cupcake bar!
This may be the best pop-up shop EVER. I almost want to buy a ticket to Paris to see this for myself. I hope the special edition products – especially the doll – will be sold online! I NEED ONE!
Here's a breakdown of the events – if you live in Paris and you go – I will be living vicariously through you!
Friends of Chanel are special guests to be discovered as in house DJs, and five artists invited by Colette will be customising Chanel bags, upon request.
March 1: Kevin Lyons, designer and illustrator, will be customising bags, 4pm – 6pm
March 2: Camellia demonstration by a Lemarié craftsman, 3pm – 6pm
March 3: The illustrator Soledad will be customising bags, 4pm – 6pm
March 4: Harpsichord performance by the pianist and composer Maxence Cyrin, from 5pm
March 5: Graffiti artist André will be customising bags, 3pm – 6pm
March 7: Graffiti artist Fafi will be customising bags, 4pm – 6pm
March 8: Chanel nail bar, 3pm – 6pm
March 9: SO-ME, graphic artist and illustrator, will be customising bags, 4pm – 6pm
March 10: Chanel nail bar, 3pm – 6pm
Chanel and Colette: Meet in rue Saint-Honoré
336 – 340, rue Saint-Honoré, Paris 1st
From March 1st to 10th 2011
Hours: Monday-Saturday from 11am to 7pm
April 6, 2010
Karl Lagerfeld Coca Cola Light
Everything Karl Lagerfeld touches turns to gold – er, or black and white. The newest Karl Lagerfeld collectible to add to the list? Coca Cola Light.
Karl Lagerfeld has designed an aluminum bottle with his unmistakable (now slender) silhouette. The bottle comes in a chic limited edition box with a bottle opener. You can get the Karl Lagerfeld Coca Cola Light bottle at Colette – coming soon on April 24th!
September 30, 2009
"Coco Avant Chanel" Exclusive Box Set & "Mini Karl"
Coco Avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel in the U.S.) finally hit stateside last week as it makes its way across the globe. You didn't think that a film about one of France's most celebrated icons would come and go without Colette doing something special did you?
To celebrate the release, Colette has put together a beautiful Coco Avant Chanel Exclusive Box Set with only 100 produced. The box itself is a hat box containing a boater hat from La Maison Michel, a limited edition picture of Gabrielle Chanel, a book of quotations from Coco Chanel, a dvd of the movie Coco Avant Chanel and a Blue Ray collector edition including a booklet depicting the making-of the movie. I want this now! The Coco Avant Chanel Box Set costs €150 and is available on the Colette web shop.
While you're there, you'll probably want to pick up your own "Mini Karl" – doesn't every Chanel girl need one? Designed by Simone Legno, of Tokidoki fame, "Mini Karl" is almost adorable as the real thing. Mini Karl costs €129 and is available on the Colette web shop.


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Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
This is a full-length documentary based on the book Class Dismissed by Pepi Leistyna. It explores the ways television and mainstream media depict the working class in our society. Fascinating, informative, and more relevant than ever.
"Class Dismissed breaks important new ground in exploring the ways in which race, gender, and sexuality intersect with class, offering a more complex reading of television's often one-dimensional representations. The video also links television portrayals to negative cultural attitudes and public policies that directly affect the lives of working class people."
Also see The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News.
Hell, check out the whole site. It looks like an amazing resource filled to the brim with great content.
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This is a guest post by Ronan Moloney. Read his other writing here.
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This year at the Oscars finally saw Leonardo DiCaprio get his long awaited Oscar. Many felt that this was long overdue, as DiCaprio has proven to be one of the best, and more importantly for movie execs, most bankable actors of his era. The list of movies he has done have already been hailed as classics, not bad turnaround for a guy who gave us Titanic. He has earned back our trust!
Unfortunately the same cannot be said of his mentor and the man who paved the way to his acting career, the once great Robert De Niro. Last year saw De Niro star in the dreadful The Intern. This film is only one in a long list of terrible movie choices he has made in the last number of years. Some of the films he has done, which would never have been considered suitable for him such as Stardust, are being met with relief more than praise – relief in the fact that it could have been worse. Silver Lining Playbook was considered to be a return to form for De Niro, and although the film is charming, it doesn't exactly stand out and it should never be mentioned in the same breath as his other classic films.
There has been much written about his demise. You now have to go back to over 20 years when the Michael Mann directed Heat was made, and it is terrible to see De Niro reduced to films like The Intern or the recently as woeful Bad Grandpa and Grudge Match ('Rocky' vs 'The Raging Bull'). Shudder. What happened to one of the greatest actors of all time? Asking this question to a group of friends once I was provided with an interesting suggestion – maybe his previous efforts took their toll.
De Niro was the definitive "Method Actor" of his era. In preparation for his role of the young Don Corleone in The Godfather II, he moved to Sicily several months before filming began to learn Italian and became fluent, winning an Oscar for his excellent performance.
In the classic Taxi Driver, whereby De Niro plays a psychotic taxi driver disgusted by modern society, he actually obtained a cab drivers licence (pictured right) and picked up fares to prepare for the film. He in fact continued to do this during breaks in the shooting and grew a Mohawk. Similarly, starring in New York, New York not to be outdone by his musical co-star Liza Minnelli, he learned to play the saxophone!
Raging Bull saw De Niro undergo an incredible physical transformation that would put him at risk. Playing the part of legendary Middleweight Champion Jake La Motta, De Niro actually trained as a professional boxer and fought professionally. La Motta himself, who took some of his training sessions, said that the Oscar winner could have been an excellent fighter and that he was basically professional. Whether or not this could have been said to promote the movie is up for debate, but De Niro did have three professional fights in the Bronx, winning two. Not half bad! In addition to this, he had hundreds of rounds sparring. Such was his condition; he actually broke two of his co-star Joe Pesci's ribs in one of the training scenes in the film. This was left in the final cut of the movie.
Halfway through the Raging Bull shoot, he moved again to Sicily to gain weight to portray La Motta in his later years as an overweight former champion. His transformation was shocking. De Niro gained 65 pounds after eating half of Sicily and his scenes took longer to shoot due to respiratory and other health problems he inherited in the process, scaring his Director and close friend Martin Scorcese to the point where production was halted for a time.
He carried on the extreme preparation to his craft in 1982 in the much underrated The King of Comedy. Portraying a character very different to his previous performances, De Niro put in an unsettling performance as crazed comic Rupert Pumpkin, a man who is trapped in his own fantasy by choice. De Niro would use anti-semitic remarks to his co-star Jerry Lewis to anger him and push him to hate his character. The production on this was extremely difficult and Scorsese and De Niro actually would not work together again for years after as a result.
The extremes in how he took his work continued throughout his career thereafter. In The Mission, he showed little care for his own well-being as a slave trader, doing his own stunts barefoot in the jungle and river beds of Portugal. In one of his stranger method acting requests, he asked to have Al Capone's tailors make his clothes for his role as the famed criminal in The Untouchables. De Niro insisted that they designed the same underwear that Capone wore!
In the classic Goodfellas (in this writer's opinion the greatest movie ever made), the real Henry Hill of whose life the film is based said De Niro would not leave him alone. Such was his dedication to his character Jimmy 'The Gent' Burke he would call Hill constantly on any insight he would have on his character, even on how the real Jimmy 'The Gent' would hold a cigarette. However ridiculous that sounded to Hill, on viewing a scene where De Niro smokes a cigarette all the while wondering whether to kill someone, he got to see the method to his madness.
In Cape Fear, he was offered to wear prosthetic teeth to make his character, revenge seeking sociopath Max Cady, more menacing. This was not enough however, and De Niro underwent another physical transformation, lifting weights and training in the gym for months while he also paid $20,000 to a dentist to have his teeth ground down and deformed!
Taking his craft far less seriously over the last 20 years, De Niro's reputation has fallen. It is somewhat incredible therefore to think that this same actor went on to Meet the Fockers, Bad Grandpa, Hide and Seek and so forth. He did though. Is it possible that the extreme measures he took could have exhausted the once acclaimed actor for an easy paycheck? Is that understandable? Not to his once huge fan base.
It has been announced however, that he is due to renew his partnership with Scorsese in the long awaited 'The Irishman'. Shooting is set to start soon on the film and it has been given the green light. Anticipation for De Niro's movies was once the same as DiCaprio's now. Unfortunately it is not the case today. He badly needs a hit film and a strong performance to show us all he still has it. Please Bob. Get angry, smoke cigarettes and take revenge on people who have insulted your friends 'just a little bit'. It's just not the same anymore!
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See some classic Robert De Niro performances at The Light House Cinema's "DE NIRO VS PACINO SEASON – ROUND 1" season.