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Southern Fried Pork Chops are sprinkled with seasoned salt, pepper & a little cayenne, if you want some spice, dredged in flour and pan fried until perfectly golden and delicious! This southern favorite is simple, but oh so scrumptious!
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Southern Fried Pork Chops were a staple at my house growing up! I can remember my mom standing at the stove cooking them and us sitting around the kitchen counter and waiting very impatiently.
And once you take a bite of these you will know why! In this age of trying to watch what we eat (well sort of), at least by that I mean I don't make fried foods every week, this is a treat at my house when I do. And the BOYS in this family wish I made FRIED PORK CHOPS often here!
Today my son was super happy because I didn't pay much attention to a balanced meal as far as food groups went. I served these chops with Instant Pot Mac N Cheese and a salad, okay, well there was a bag of salad in the refrigerator. – Do you ever have these days too?
Drew was over the moon, I think he could eat just meat every day and be happy! He really doesn't care about the food groups. Hubby was out of town, so I made sure to send him pictures of what he missed. Nice emoji with lots of hearts and smiley faces returned! I am not sure if he was being sarcastic, it's been a while since I made them and he happened to be gone.
One thing is for certain this is really a simple dish. Southern Food at it roots is simple and tasty!
Easy Steps to Making Southern Fried Pork Chops
- First mix seasoned salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into the flour.
- Then lightly season the pork chops with seasoned salt and black pepper too!
Trust me it's just oh so good. Now if you despise salty food maybe leave the seasoned salt off of the chops.
- In a cast iron skillet or non stick pan, heat up your oil on medium to medium high heat. then add in butter and let it all melt!
This gives the chops a perfectly golden brown, spectacular and marvelous color!
- Once oil is hot. Put in two chops and cook on one side for about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Turn over and cook about 3 minutes.
Now ya'll I am a cook and not a chef, so sometimes you will find some abouts in here. That's because chops are all sized and cut a little different. These are about 1/2 inch thick. We also enjoy thin cut chops like this! I had these in the freezer, so this is what I was servin' today!
- Remove from oil and put on a plate with paper towels to drain the grease off.
Did I mention these are good for breakfast too! It may be a southern thang – but trust me!!! TRY IT with your eggs and grits!
A few things I use to make these pork chops!
Southern Recipes that go great with Fried Pork Chops
- Baked Mac N Cheese
- Southern Style Green Beans
- Collard Greens Au Gratin
- Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
- Strawberry Ice Cream Cake
Southern Fried Pork Chops
- 4 bone in pork chops (1/2 inch think)
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup canola or vegatable oil (enough to cover bottom of pan for frying)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp seasoned salt (extra to season chops to taste)
- 1 tsp black pepper (extra to season chops to taste)
- cayenne pepper to taste
- Season Salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops.
- Combine all dry ingredients. Dredge each side of the pork chops in the flour mixture, then set aside on a plate. Or dredge before going into oil. (Less dishes)
- Heat canola/vegtable oil over medium to medium-high heat. Add butter. When butter is melted and butter/oil mixture is hot, cook 2 to 3 pork chops at a time, 4 to 5 minutes on the first side; 3 to 5 minutes on the other side. (Make sure no pink juices remain.) Remove to a plate covered with paper towels and repeat with remaining pork chops.
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It was a dark, cold and rainy Friday night in Elberton for the Granite Bowl 5K. You would think the weather would make us just want to stay at home, but just the opposite. Everyone was excited to run despite the cold and rain. The race was very well organized, had a nice venue at the Elberton theatre and course monitors on every turn. The course had a few hills but I felt strong during the entire run. The first hill I came up on before the first mile, I thought was going to stop me. To my surprise, it barely slowed me down. The second hill after the first mile marker got me and I had to use a power booster. The rest of the race I ran with only having to stop on the next two inclines. Finished the 5K in 33:56 and placed first in my age group. The awards were a piece of granite and were super cool. If it had not been raining I would have probably decided to run the 10K because I was feeling pretty good after I finished the 5K. Dad ran the 10K, came in second overall and got masters. His award was a heavy piece of granite with cool artwork on it. Overall it was a great run but I was hoping for some snowflakes but all I got was raindrops.
Next weekend is my first half marathon in Warner Robins. I'm not nervous about it yet but I'm sure the nerves will set in later in the week. I'm going to try to do a 9 mile training run on Sunday with some friends to see how I do. I haven't been long distance training because it came up so soon. I will be able to prepare more for the half I have in April in Athens.

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Since we're talking about that fake Turtwig evo, these two, which came out around the same time are just as beautiful.
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Since we're talking about that fake Turtwig evo, these two, which came out around the same time are just as beautiful.
If you're using Desmume, just change the 3D render thing to OpenGL. Gets rid of those black spots on Gen 4 games. Apparently Desmume can support Wi-Fi somehow. If one version doesn't work for you,...
Yes, you can play the Sinnoh Underground on emulator. Well, assuming you're using Desmume. I've done it several times on it. I have no clue if it works on any of the other DS emulators.
I'd be fine with a Discord. Haven't been active on this forum in awhile anyway.
Wow, the song gives me the feel of something from Crash Bandicoot and some kind of mine level.
Anyway, it's my birthday today, I'm hoping it'll be a blast. Not much else to really say about it.
What they said. Pretty much, don't give up.
I could never commit myself to a full Pokemon LP. There's only so much I can say about trainer fights and endless wild battles. Eh, half the time, I'd probably just ramble on about the ins and outs...
Dialga's more pink than I remembered.
Oh, good ole Nintendo power.
Okay, so the game has a bunch of references to the other games. What's your point? Lots of games do that. Adding references isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's not like they're constantly shoving...
na bro, itz totally the pikachu detective game
Only thing I can think of is maybe a friend of yours left it there or something? As for SuperSponge, i think I remember playing a little bit of that, but then returning it. That was a generic 2-D...
Well, I prefer it over Windows 8, mostly because I prefer the interface (well, the Start Menu being back is a GODSEND). If you still use Windows 7, I'd say just stick with that for now. Some...
From what I've played of it, it basically is an expansion pack of the first game. The new power ups like the Cloud are cool, but most of the worlds, outside of the retro ones and Grandmaster Galaxy...
So, I'm replaying through White 2 and wanted to try out the PWT since I never bothered with it before.
Specifically asking Slow, what his PWT was gonna be, before he canned the LP.
So far, my...
This is pretty much the only place on the site I actually post on. (barring a few exceptions).
Oh, same thing as here. We only had sketches to go off of.
Edit: http://www.serebii.net/orotto3.jpg
There's two other pics of Trevenent on serebii's July 2013 articles. The difference was...
Didn't see you edit before Slow. My bad
And well, while it probably has something to do with Zygarde, it's not unusual for them to sprinkle in next gen Pokemon in their movies. Though to...
So, how bout that blob thing. I'm gonna guess new Mew/victini/cute legendary
Okay, the whole legendary sometimes fighting against you bit was not there when I originally read it. Either way, I can't see people using it because of that drawback.
So, a new item in Super Mystery Dungeon called the "majin lamp" seems broken. It basically summons Hoopa as a partner, who then apparently has the ability to summon other legendarys.
Weird. And here I thought people just had nothing to say.
Yeah, that was one of my major complaints with OR/AS. After coming out of X/Y and having a large Dex, going back to a standard 200 Pokemon regional Dex is just appalling. But, this is GameFreak...
Oh infomercials.
Someone had to make this just for the name alone.
Lucky you. That fight took me like 4 tries. The RNG must have really been on your side that day. And yeah, Groudon/Kyogre's catch rates have been changed to 3 in ORAS, a long with Dialga, Palkia,...
Yeah, outside of Pokemon and Stick of Truth, never delved that much into RPGs myself. But yeah, ORAS has some smexy soundtrack. Enough said.
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The American Trucking Assns. urged the Obama administration "to live up to its promise to relieve the burden of unnecessary regulations" as it considers changes to the hours-of-service rules.
"Late last year, DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed costly changes to truck drivers' hours-of-service rules which, if finalized, would result in reduced wages for hundreds of thousands of drivers, significant administrative and efficiency costs for trucking companies, and most importantly, billions of dollars in lost productivity," Dave Osiecki, ATA senior vice president of policy and regulatory affairs, wrote in a letter to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget.
"These inefficiencies and costs would deal a serious and sustained blow to the huge 'tangible goods' economy that trucking supports, affecting not only shippers of freight, but ultimately consumers."
Proposed after political pressure from outside groups, the FMCSA's proposed rule would enact drastic changes to driver's lifestyles and carrier operations without providing any safety benefit, Osiecki charged.
"DOT described its proposal as a means to further improve trucking's highway safety record. Yet, FMCSA's own regulatory impact analysis showed that the proposal's costs outweigh any potential crash reduction benefits," Osiecki wrote.
The current hours-of-service rules, in place since 2004, he said, have allowed for trucking to move 70% of the nation's goods and achieve record low levels of crashes and fatalities.
"On Aug. 31, 2011, FMCSA released even more evidence demonstrating that compliance with the current HOS rules is 'strongly correlated with crash rates.'" Osiecki wrote. "In other words, carrier compliance with the current rules is directly linked to safer trucking operations."


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NORTH KOREA has announced it will shift its clocks to align with its southern neighbour, as Seoul said it would end propaganda playing at the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) as the first steps in implementing the agreement released at a bilateral summit last week.
Pyongyang pushed back its standard time by 30 minutes in August 2015, however as of May 5 will return to the same time zone as a sign of unity and reconciliation with Seoul, reported The Korea Herald on Monday.
The South Korean military, meanwhile, turned off the loudspeakers that broadcast a mixture of news, Korean pop songs and criticism of the North Korean regime as a goodwill gesture ahead of the summit. It will begin removing the speakers in the DMZ on Tuesday.
SEE ALSO: Korea Summit: North and South agree to complete denuclearisation of peninsula
"We see this as the easiest first step to build military trust," defence ministry spokeswoman Choi Hyun-soo said. "We are expecting the North's implementation."
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un met at a summit in the truce village of Panmunjom on Friday and agreed to "completely cease all hostile acts against each other in every domain", according to the South's official news agency Yonhap.
The feel-good summit has boosted South Koreans' trust in North Korea, a poll Monday showed, even though the meeting's final declaration leaves many questions unanswered, particularly what "denuclearisation" means or how that will be achieved.
A survey taken on Friday by Realmeter showing 64.7 percent believe the North will denuclearise and keep peace on the Korean peninsula. When asked if they trusted North Korea before the summit, only 14.7 percent said they did. Some 28.3 percent said they still do not trust Pyongyang.
President Moon, meanwhile, has seen his approval rating rise to 70 percent, its highest since mid-January, the research agency said.
Much now hinges on Kim's upcoming summit with US President Donald Trump, who said the meeting could happen over the next three to four weeks. Any deal with the United States will require that North Korea demonstrate "irreversible" steps to shutting down its nuclear weapons program, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.
SEE ALSO: North and South Korea to end war this year
A flurry of diplomacy is unfolding in the lead-up to that meeting, with China saying it will send the government's top diplomat, Wang Yi, to visit North Korea on Wednesday and Thursday this week. China is the North's main ally.
Over the weekend, meanwhile, South Korea's spy chief visited Tokyo to brief Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Friday's summit, where Kim and Moon were seen on live TV smiling and even hugging, gave many South Koreans their first extended chance to see Kim in person, and many were struck by a self-deprecating and witty side they had never seen.
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Never Give Up on Your Dreams with Shaun Ghulam
3 Key Points in this Episode:
- Have a vision of where you are taking your business and pursue your dreams.
- Take risks in business at an early age before you have the responsibilities of a family.
- Put in the daily effort to achieve your vision of where you are going to take the business.
Show Notes:
An Interesting Interview with a Great Entrepreneur (1:37)
Shaun Ghulam is the CEO of DMINDED an Award-Winning Creative Agency located in Downtown Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He's an influential entrepreneur and is dedicated to helping business owners fulfill their dreams through his experiences.
Find Your Blueprint (2:12)
Put in the daily effort to achieve your vision of where you are going to take the business. Don't get sidetracked by potential opportunities that take you away from your vision and what you are trying to accomplish.
Remove Your Barriers (4:28)
Starting off Shaun had a lot of jobs and was fired 16 times before he realized that he needed to be an entrepreneur. Dealing with the failure and rejection repeatedly was very hard to handle.
Fully Express Your Greatness (7:08)
Shaun was home-based for 6 years but finally, Shaun was able to take the plunge and open his first office. There was a personal moment where he took in the fact that he had made it.
Advice for Your Younger Self (9:35)
"Take risks in business at an early stage of your life."
Teaching Moment (13:28)
You are going to have obstacles, barriers and people will try to bring you down.
- Stay positive by focusing on something that makes you feel grateful, motivates you and create a vision board that helps you to stay focused on what is important.
- Remember why you started to fuel you to keep going no matter what even when you face a barrier if something goes wrong you should analyze what happened and learn from it.
- Believe in yourself and when you have doubt in yourself look at past wins and remember that you have done great work in the past.
- Keep moving forward no matter what, when things are not going your way sometimes the best thing you can do is take a break and regroup.
Contact Shaun: Website
How to Make More Money (22:08)
Never giving up ensures that you continue working at pursuing your dreams but doesn't ensure that you make more money. In fact, you could be working harder than you ever have before and be losing money every month!
Having a dream is also no guarantee that you will make enough revenue to fund your life. Some of the biggest ideas that help millions of people are based in charity after all.
To make more money while tenaciously pursuing a dream you need to have a business model that is profitable and can scale over time.
Let's break that down into its core components:
- You need a business model. Like building a home you need a solid foundation and framework to build your business. Basically, you need a method of attracting prospects, converting them into customers, and earning a profit.
- Being profitable means that you earn net income (after every last expense has been paid including taxes and other government fees) that provides a return on investment greater than the average return on investment of investing in index funds and other stable investment options. Otherwise just read Unshakable by Tony Robbins and save yourself all the hardship of building and operating a business.
- The business must also scale overtime, otherwise, inflation will erode the initial return on investment and eventually you will be unprofitable.
Your homework this week is to analyze your business model and make sure it has all three of these components. If it doesn't and you would like to strategize on how to make your business model meet all the criteria connect with me and let's help you make more money!
Family First (24:19)
Families, like businesses, in my opinion, do much better when they are pursuing a dream that is larger than the individual people who make up that family.
Legacy can be a powerful influencer in a family.
When a legacy is motivated by a deep desire to benefit others it can help each individual member of the family to have a purpose in life and to find their own path while contributing to something far greater than just personal wealth or achievement.
It makes me sad to see many families who in generations past had dreams and legacy now seem to be only driven by greed. The fact is most families in North America were poor immigrants at some point in their history. For example, my family came to North America in the 1830's.
As we close in on 190 years in Canada we have benefitted tremendously and every one of us is wealthy in comparison to our ancestors who made ridiculous sacrifices to make a better life for their immediate families and the generations that proceeded them.
I admire the families that I shared a street with when I lived in the Vancouver area, they came from places like India, China, and the South Pacific. They worked together, lived together, and thrived together.
My point is this: It is valuable to do a self-examination of the things that motivate our family and maybe it's time to sit down together and discuss what we are doing today and let's make sure that our descendants will look back on what we are doing and be proud of and grateful for those efforts.
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In my last column, I spotlighted Psalm 51:17, which has the "broken spirit, contrite heart" passage.
I pointed out that a broken spirit was not meant to create mindless robots, but instead set horses and humans up to be in a better position to listen, and become more sensitive to true "Providence," pointing us toward true growth. I focused on self-control, equating it with God's Seventh Commandment, "no adultery."
With horses (we humans should also take note), the lazier ones need to be conditioned toward more sensitivity, and liveliness. Yet the livelier ones need to be convinced to ration their energy. Here are some more details on high-energy horses.
Our goal is to have a spirited horse moving with a rider on a loose rein. Sometimes this seems impossible, especially if we are not concentrating on the realm of self-control and responsibility. Many riders will hold the reins tight on these horses, babysitting their mouths so the horse never learns to control its speed on its own. It reminds me of classroom situations where teachers spend more time trying to keep kids under control rather than actually teaching them.
When we become irritated with these horses, we are inclined to jerk on the reins and yell at them. We are right in that we need to make the wrong thing uncomfortable, but we are wrong when we jerk and yell, because this will excite them more. We need to do what I call a reverse jerk. We do this by increasing pressure steadily when they lean on the bit, then release our reins quickly when we feel them back off. We usually have to do this repeatedly for a while, because they will initially think they should go faster when we give them a loose rein. This pull and release, timed closely with their take and give is the basis for improvement. It also helps to show them a slower body movement with our own bodies.
To give us a break from our constant pull and release, and help convince a horse that a loose rein is better, we can ask them to travel sideways when they surge into the bit. Of course, it needs to know sideways movement first. When we are moving sideways, we are shortening one rein, pulling its nose the opposite direction we are traveling. It is easier on us to have one rein tight while the other rein is loose. When the horse backs off of the pressure, we let it travel straighter, otherwise we keep that one rein cranked around forcing it to work harder in a sideways position. We need to always communicate that a loose rein does not mean more speed.
To simulate with horses how God works with us, we can give a horse a loose rein in a round corral, or in a wide open space and not pull on it until its lungs start convincing it that it might be more comfortable taking it easy for a spell. Pat Parelli (a famous horse clinician) talked about a guy who was training a team of six horses to pull a stagecoach. He said the team tried to run off with him, so he just let them go for it. He just guided the reins enough to let them run a big sweeping circle out in the desert until they were out of breath, then he asked them to move some more. They learned to listen to the driver and respect his wishes after that episode.
To go along with a loose rein, we must also teach horses not to try to outrun our seat and leg pressure. I will do what I call the stick exercise, applying pressure to their side with my seat and leg, holding a stick on the same side asking them to move over with the reins loose. When they try to speed up, I will use rhythmic pressure with the stick to crank them down into a tighter circle until they slow or stop, then I take the stick pressure away (some times it takes awhile). There are many other exercises we can do in an arena or open area to get a horse thinking about turning, stopping, backing, or sideways rather than the one track mind of go, go, go. Usually these dance lessons will rest horses in the centers or corners of these areas, getting horses to value "whoa" as much as "go."
It is a great feeling to ride horses with high energy that have the self control to not need to have a rider pulling on their mouths most of the time. They are so responsive and sensitive to our signals, yet are very responsible to think on their own, maneuvering through, over and around obstacles. This allows us to throw the reins loose so we can concentrate on other things while we are doing ranch work or any thing else that requires us to have our hands free while the horse shows responsibility on their own. This is a great picture of a valuable horse that truly shows power under control.
Mother Theresa used to say, "when we make a difference in this world, we are a pencil in God's hand." She knew that and did not mind giving God the credit every time. When we humans model this horse as we show the humility of a broken spirit and contrite heart, we are ready for God to pioneer through us the true edge of life. We have in a sense, laid aside the blunt child-like plastic swords of wine, women and song, and have picked up the razor sharp sword of God's word and put it to use. We are then ready to fight the true fight that makes a difference for eternity.
Ephesians 6:10 says, "finally be strong in the Lord and his mighty power." Verses 12-17 say, "for our struggle is not against flesh and blood…and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God."
Mike Daniels is a horsemanship trainer and barefoot trimming specialist from Raymondville. Email: email@example.com.


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Artists' Livelihoods – Visual Arts Report
A newly-released Arts Council England report finds that portfolio careers are the norm among artists, and that the sector is dominated by women, who earn less from their art practice than men.
Just one third of the money earned by visual artists comes from producing art, and almost seven in ten (68%) artists have to take on additional jobs to make ends meet, a newly-published report by Arts Council England (ACE) reveals.
According to the Livelihoods of Visual Artists data report, artists earn an average of £16,150 each year, of which £6,020 (36%) comes from their art practice. The vast majority (two-thirds) earn less than £5k from their art, with 7% earning more than £20k.
The research also finds evidence of a "significant" gender pay gap in the sector and differences in pay for artists focusing on different mediums.
It reinforces conclusions from previous research that artists are more commonly.
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The first time Toronto heard the promising bass-baritone Gordon Bintner was in July 2011, at the Toronto Summer Music Festival's Art of the Song masterclass. Now seven years later, Bintner is no longer promising but has arrived. On the roster of Oper Frankfurt as a fest artist, he's singing major roles the likes of Papageno, Belcore, Chorebe, Der Graf (Capriccio), Count Almaviva, and Harlekin. He is represented by none other than the big time agency, Columbia Artists Management. According to his CAMI page, Mr. Bintner has upcoming debuts at Covent Garden, the Met, and Lyric Opera of Chicago: "Yes, but I'm not allowed to say in what roles…" replied Bintner when we recently met for a chat at the Four Seasons Centre. He's in town singing his first Onegin, a role that suits his voice and temperament very well.
We saw the dress last evening — it was excellent! Really enjoyed your Onegin.
Thank you. It's challenging in many ways, but it's coming together.
Challenging vocally or dramatically?
A bit of both. It's a big role and dramatically intense. The challenge is mostly in balancing the dramatic and vocal demands, and in the pacing — where you can conserve and where to let the emotions pour out. It's a great role, a perfect fit. My personality in real life is quite quiet and reserved; it plays well into his stoic character. There's a stoic and stately quality about Onegin that's something I'm striving for.
"Stoic" is one way of putting it! Others would describe him as icy.
Yeah, I know, although I think his intentions are sincere. I don't think he's intentionally cold or cruel to Tatiana. He has her best interest at heart. In Act One she has fallen completely in love with him. She's so young; it's a young love. He's saying: 'look, I want to be honest with you and not lead you on. I can't return your love; you'll have other loves.' It seems like a cruel rejection, and it is because she's so invested, so overwhelmed by her passion for him. In my aria, I'm saying 'I am not worthy of your love. I am not in a place in my life where I can return your love.' Onegin in Act One is 26. In Act 3 he is 30. As it turns out I'm 30 right now. It's fun to play my age. It makes it authentic in some way.
Who coached you in Onegin?
I worked with Richard Epp, a wonderful coach in BC. But first I brought it to (soprano and Russian language coach) Natalya Gennadi in Toronto. We spoke through it, and she recorded the entire text twice on tape for me. She's amazing. Then I went to Richard Epp, who's a fantastic coach. I've prepared some roles with him in the past. When I came to the COC, there's an incredible staff here, with wonderful coaches at our disposal.
When you are learning a role like Onegin, do you listen to recordings?
Not in the beginning, ever. I always start with the text and the pronunciation. When I started with Natalya, I had heard the opera, but I hadn't started listening to recordings. I wanted the text to be the priority. It helps me to learn quicker. In Mozart, it's the same. I work on the recits, just the text, the rhythm of the text, the stress of the text. Then adding music is easy. The melodies aren't difficult. I do listen to Hvorostovsky — such a beautiful voice and interpretation. He has that stoic quality, that strong character about him. The reason I don't listen to many recordings is because I want to produce my own unique Onegin. I don't want to try to sound like someone else. I want to give my most authentic individual portrayal. [Not listening to recordings means] you're not bound by pre-existing interpretations. It's nice to organically create something as if it's for the first time.
Do you foresee Onegin becoming a staple in your repertoire?
I certainly hope so. It's such a fulfilling role. Dramatically it fits so well. It requires thought and study, but just naturally I feel I can step onstage and become Onegin.
There are people who say Onegin is a bad guy. What do you think?
I can understand that point of view. When you are playing a 'bad guy' – let's say he is a bad guy – the approach shouldn't be to see him as bad.
Do you look for redeeming qualities in him?
I look for redeeming qualities, and the sincerity and integrity in his point of view. He rejects Tatiana, so he's seen as an anti-hero. But I think Carsen thinks Onegin's intention is not one of cruelty, but he sincerely wants what's best for Tatiana. He's not in a place where he can reciprocate her love. He's honest and sincere.
In this production, Onegin goes from the duel scene of shooting Lensky dead to immediately getting changed for the ball without a break — it's very chilling. This Onegin is very hard; he doesn't break down. I have seen productions where he drops to his knees, touches or embraces the dead body.
I do touch him, and there's that acknowledgement of what I've done and the inner torment that begins. Although I understand he's seen as an anti-hero, I don't approach it that way, but with sincerity and honesty.
Tell us about your experience in Frankfurt. When I interviewed you a year ago for L'Elisir d'amore, you said you were enjoying Oper Frankfurt.
I'm still loving my time in Frankfurt. It's such a great opera house. It was just voted Opera House of the Year 2018 by Opernwelt. This just happened within the last couple of days.
Oh great! How does it feel to be living and working in a foreign country, with its different language, culture, food? Do you miss home?
I miss home for sure, but I've adjusted quite well. I've taken German courses; I make an effort to speak the language. Everyone in the opera house, from my colleagues to the backstage staff to the dressers, the makeup people, everybody is so kind and generous. There are Canadians and Americans, so I do have that connection to North America in Frankfurt. But I also make an effort to make German friends, because I think it's important to embrace the culture, to show my appreciation for the job I've been granted. I'm honestly loving being there. It's a great lifestyle, this German system.
They have an opera culture that we don't have, not to the same degree anyway.
They really do. It's a blessing to be exposed to so much opera, and to perform operas for an audience that appreciate it so deeply. The support and attendance and the love for opera is huge.
Last year you told us you sing only about 18 performances a year.
It's slightly different now. I sing about 25 or more. This season alone, I sing Onegin here, then back in Frankfurt — Papageno, Harlekin, Argante in Rinaldo, Vladislav in Dalibor, the Count in Die ferne Klang.
Shreker's Die ferne Klang — Wow! How do you like the music?
The music is challenging to the ear. However, it turns out my role (the Count) has a beautiful aria. I have a couple of other scenes that are more challenging. Like any difficult music, it's just a matter of finding your way in. I did From the House of the Dead last season. When you first listen to Janacek, it's also challenging, but after performing the piece, it's one of my favourites! When I'm working on this sort of opera, I am not always in love with it, but after I learned it and performed it, I fall in love with the style.
Where do you see your voice going in the next five, ten years?
I don't know. I'll continue to stretch myself and explore different repertoires, but I just want to continue to sing in a healthy way. I'll always have Mozart in my repertoire, and I'll always keep recitals in my repertoire — that's where I started, singing German Lieder. I also enjoy the French repertoire. I sang Les Troyens, and I'll always sing Handel — I love to move my voice. I expect I'll keep doing these in the next five to ten years.
Do you have dream roles?
Maybe Wozzeck — something that every bass-baritone aspires to, down the line. And Billy Budd. I just want to continue to be singing in a healthy way.
I want to ask you a question I asked you a year ago — your thoughts on balancing career and personal life. How does it feel having a two-career family?
We take it day-by-day. This is a difficult question… In everything we do, we put our love first, that's our number one priority. We have our own careers, our own aspirations. But through everything, our connection is the most important thing. We support each other in everything we do. If Simone is performing I'm there to support her, and vice versa. We just do our best, to meet up on the road. In Frankfurt, sometimes we have three weeks or a month together, which is a complete luxury. We're both breaking into the European scene; it's a period of transition for both of us. Both of our careers are very important to us, but at the end of the day, the single most important thing is our love and our connection. We always make that our priority.
Thank so much for speaking with me, and continued success to you and Simone.
The Canadian Opera Company's production of Eugene Onegin runs through Nov. 3, 2018, at the Four Seasons Centre. Details, here.
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The short stone wall that surrounds the church on Seventh Avenue down the street from our house has a narrow, rounded beam on top, about the width of the curb.
Katie has stopped on the sidewalk, looking up something on her phone, and I step up on to the beam, balancing there, walking along it a few steps.
I can feel my muscles working, my feet teetering back and forth, my core adjusting and readjusting to keep me upright and standing, and I have to work to keep from flailing out with both arms, which I'm sure would only make things worse.
Finally, Katie looks up from her phone and says, "Traditionally, third anniversary is leather."
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Marriage is a Balancing Act
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16 November 2018 :
A military court in Puntland state has sentenced four men to death penalty over charges of terrorism, sources confirmed on 14 November 2018.
The men sentenced by the court were identified as Jeylani Hassan Issak, Hassan Lamow Aden, Abdirazak Hussein Tahlil and Abdi Omar Iftin.
Another man identified as Bashir Osman Seed was sentenced to life in prison by the court during the trial.
All the sentenced men were accused of belonging and having links with the terrorist groups Al-shabab and ISIS as the military court confirmed.


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The ruthless future just won't let me be.
About the time I get hybrids neatly categorized as silent, lackluster little pods that resemble the landing gear on a sea plane, along comes the stylish 2019 Honda Insight.
Sleeker and far prettier than the new Civic, the once supremely strange Insight now looks and mostly drives like a real compact sedan.
What's a crusty graybeard with gas in his veins supposed to do – run faster and learn to use those goofy meme things?
Maybe. Look, I understand that these fuel-efficient gas-electric power plants will likely propel most vehicles over the next decade, and already reside in everything from tiny city cars to exotic Ferraris.
I just didn't think it would all happen so fast – possibly my next tattoo, incidentally.
I will stick my neck and other body parts out and predict that contrary to what some dreamy CEOs claim, hybrids – not pure electrics – will drive the auto industry for the foreseeable future.
It's simple, CEOs: If I can't easily take Sparky on a cross-country summer vacation or pull my ski-boat with one, you can keep it.
Like most complex hybrids, the Insight relies on an electric motor to push it briskly away from stops and a small four-cylinder engine to take over from about 30 miles per hour on.
Honda, though, chose with the new front-wheel-drive Insight to complicate matters a bit more by hooking the 1.5-liter gas engine directly to the front wheels, while coupling the AC electric motor to the wheels through a traction motor.
Don't ask me why – other than the Insight doesn't have to use a real transmission or dreaded CVT. But then, I don't fully understand quantum physics, women or Washington politics, either.
Although the front-wheel-drive Insight shares a platform and overall dimensions with the Civic, it looks a lot more like the polished Accord sedan.
My silver Insight greeted me with a broad blacked-out grille wearing thick chrome trim at the top and slender headlamps that curved back into the fenders.
A long hood slid gently down to the grille, complemented by a gracefully curved top.
Its smooth sides, meanwhile, featured a slight curve in them tightened by a couple of character lines and a subtle scallop at the base of the doors.
Moreover, everything settled nicely on reasonably sized tires and decent-looking wheels – 215/50 tires wrapped around black and silver alloy wheels.
It's so attractively normal-looking, in fact, that no one will wonder if you're wearing socks made from rice-husks when you take this extremely green hybrid to the store.
An iPad-sized display screen above the console offered truly dumb touchpads to tune the stereo, but at least a knob on the console handled the volume.
The car's heated black-leather seats featured perforated and pleated centers with white stitching and even the plastic door panels – always a good measure of cheapness – had leather-looking centers with white stitching.
In short, nothing up front looked like a college computer-lab project, and the back seat offered good leg- and reasonable head room.
My well-equipped Insight did not arrive with a single option – kind of a rarity in these profit-hungry times.
Look, I have no intention of taking up skateboards and backpacks, which tend to make me look like a homeless person fleeing the police.
But when I finally surrender to the weird, wooly future, it might not be so bad if the Honda Insight is any indication.
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Happy Monday!
I've been really busy recently. I needed to go somewhere just simply to unwind and distress. This is why couple weeks ago, I decided to go on a day trip to Prince Edward County. I wanted to go there for a long time, but for some reason I would always postpone this trip….
So why Prince Edward County?
I remember 4 years ago, I went on a trip to Kingston city with my friends and on the way back to Toronto we've decided to stop by Huff Estates winery, but since we didn't have a lot of time we couldn't fully explore it, but I've promised myself that I will come back. 4 years later, I finally made it and trust me it was one of the best experiences that I've ever had in a long time.
Prince Edward County
The County is home to more than 40 wineries, home of some passionate winemakers who are turning out some of the province's best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, where vineyards tend to be smaller and the tasting experience more intimate.
Located to the south of Belleville, it's just close enough for day trips, but given the area's bed and breakfast options and cute onsite inns – it's better-suited to weekend visits.
Huff Estates Winery
I started my day at Huff Estates Winery with a glass of pink bubbly – the best way to start any winery visit!
Having opened in 2004 and being one of the oldest and biggest wineries in Prince Edward County, Huff Estates is family-owned winery by high school sweethearts Lanny and Catherine Huff. How romantic! Don't you think so? This story gives that personal touch and example to the younger generation that Love can "build a bridge", "move mountains" and build "a wine empire" and they definitely did it!
They hired one of the best winemaker from France – Frédéric Picard , who brought a touch of France to the Southern Ontario and made Huff Estates stands out from the rest of the businesses in the County.
With this package, the senior staff will conduct an exclusive tasting for you and your party in the barrel cellar. You will learn & taste your way through wine & cheese pairings as well as the impact that oak barrels have on wine.
- 3 premium wines
- 3 various cheese pairings
- crackers/bread
- 1 wine sample straight from the barrel
- private guided tasting inside the barrel cellar
If you go there and choose "Barrel Cellar Experience", please let me know. I would love to hear your feedback 🙂
After our tour of the winery, I enjoyed the most delicious lunch at their restaurant overlooking the vineyards (hint: ask for the window seat).
Oeno Gallery
We ended our day at Huff Estates Winery with visit to the Oeno gallery and sculpture garden. Over 60 sculptures are located throughout the garden. You can see work by sculptors Shayne Dark, Avron Mitnz, Gord Smith, Christine Dewancker and many more. The gallery is also proud to offer contemporary painting and sculpture by exceptional mid-career and senior artists from Canada and the US. You can spend another half of the day just walking around and viewing impressive installations. I just wish I could spend more time over there, but this is a good excuse to come back, but this time I would definitely stay overnight, because there are so much to do and see.Huff Estates Winery is definitely more of an experience and I highly recommend to visit this place this summer! The winery is open daily from 10am to 6pm. You can get information about the restaurant and special events here. Tours and tastings are offered daily, with group and private experiences available. For an enhanced tasting, you can use code "OLYA50" to get 50% off. There is lots to taste and do at Huff Estates Winery so make sure to plan ahead!
Sponsored by Huff Estates. All opinions stated are my own.


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A "Street Couch" as coined by Robert Guskind of GowanusLounge.com
Brooklyn is a place to rest. Lounge even. That's the way I see it.
No matter how much posh, chic, glass walled, towering steel is projected on us I'll always see Brooklyn as the living room to Manhattan's rumpus room. Being raised in a brownstone on a tree lined street and traveling to Manhattan for BIG shopping, BIG movies, and other types of BIG fun will form that mentality. Some people might want an eight-foot diameter disco ball in their living room, not I. That's why I go to clubs. In Manhattan.
The blog Gowanus Lounge reminded me of that sensibility. If you don't know it's a blog whose view was the Gowanus section of Brooklyn and whose focus seemed to be all things in the world that effected Brooklyn and vice versa. The blog presented a stream of thought provoking neighborhood news, upcoming events and lighthearted features such as the "Street Couches Series" where they'd post a photo of couches that for reasons left to the imagination, furnished the curbside. I enjoyed the challenge posed by the Street Couch Series to look at more than just the literal and apply my imagination to something others might regard as worn and past it's prime. That's how I took it anyway.
Unfortunately, the founder of the blog Robert Guskind, who some have referred to as the "Brooklyn Blogfather" passed away a few weeks ago on March 4th. As I wrote in comments on other blogs I never met him but I enjoyed Gowanus Lounge and am happy that his loved ones are continuing the site.
So last week I was walking through Prospect Heights, (me old stomping grounds) I found not one but two Street Couches, one on the curb and the other footsteps away, on deck.
And suddenly I wasn't just walking down the street surrounded by the discarded past, I was part of an urban fantasy scavenger hunt. I'd found treasure! I whipped out the camera, snapped some pics and thought how simply fortunately it is that Guskind decided to share his views of Brooklyn and imagination with us.
Thank You. Rest (Lounge even) in Peace, Robert Guskind.


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Thursday, July 27, 2006
Withdrawal isn't always bad (unless, of course, you're relying on it as a reliable method of contraception, which I wouldn't recommend. But this is about inner upheaval and not unwanted pregnancy or even population control...though I suppose less people would make it easier to be alone. But that's not my point. My point was...I had a point? What was it? Where was I? Where am I? Oh, yes...)
Sometimes pulling back is necessary. It's good to take stock. It's good to get to know your feelings, letting them wrap around you like a heavy coat on a cold day. Then you can see how they fit; how you fit into them. Sometimes that's enough to acheive clarity. Other times it's not so simple. Either way, after a while a you tire of trying on outerwear. You find yourself ready to leave the hermitage for a bit. You force yourself back into the world, knowing that when you need to retreat into your cave again it will still be there filled with mothballs and coats.
But, for now, here I am.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Near Oceanside
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Monday, July 03, 2006
Birthday Buddy
Loki helps knit
Originally uploaded by Martina.
This message is brought to you by Jen's birthday buddy, Loki the Freeway Cat, who is surprisingly good typist:
In honor of your birthday and your love of lists, Loki has composed for you a listy retrospective of Jen & Mart's Great Adventures
1. Being shafted in Shafter
2. Your dad walking in on you, Martina and MQ as you all were sitting on your bed, wearing visors and smoking carrot stick cigars while teaching yourselves to play poker from a book
3. Replacing all of MQ's artwork in her bedroom with our own drawings. Loki, who always refers to himself in the 3rd person (just like Bob Dole and Tom Clancy) would especially like to remind you of The Madonna with Cone Bra, The Godfather of Grunge, and The Clown of Life.
4. The hotel with the vibrating beds in Yuba City
5. The sniper Day's Inn on 1st Street in Santa Ana
6. Wigfest
7. Meeting Tom Clancy at Wordstock
8. The Bovine Murder Train Sessions
9. The Chicago Underground
10. Bunny ears, cold medicine, Furby and Ricky Martin
11. Driving hours out of our way to see the wonder that is Carhenge
12. Being glared at by Romance fans at Powell's for laughing to loudly at the bodice ripper covers
13. Snack pockets
14. Pammyana: A Woman of Many Appetites
15. Driving to Tacoma to see George Michael in concert, then chanting "Wham Rap" when he asked for requests
16. The Baker Eagles
17. The campaign to bring the term "jive" back into popular usage
18. Pronking
19. The Butts of the Ancients Tour at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
In closing, Loki hopes that the beginning of birthday month is also the beginning of a kickass new year. (He really likes the word "kickass".)


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text: Following the official launch of BVDFree England in Derbyshire on Friday 1 July, NFU North West's Livestock Board Chairman Bill Mellor is adamant his region will play its part."BVD is one of the biggest disease issues facing the cattle industry currently and one which is in the hands of the sector to control and eradicate," said Mr Mellor who is also chairman of the BVDFree England Implementation Group."It's up to farmers and the livestock industry to make this eradication scheme work, its for our benefit, it can be done and it will be done."What is BVD?Bovine Viral Diarrhoea, or BVD, is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. It is one of the biggest disease issues facing the UK cattle industry.The majority of BVD infections occur after birth. Signs of BVD aren't always obvious and the costs can be hidden:• Reproductive losses – early embryonic death, returns to service, abortions• Secondary disease - immune suppression increases the chances of pneumonia and scour in calves, lameness and mastitis in adults• Poor production - lower milk yield, poor growth rates, increased cull rates• Deaths – commonly through secondary infectionPersistently Infected animals (PIs)If cows and heifers become infected within the first 120 days of gestation, the unborn calf may become persistently infected or PI. A calf will only become PI if its mother is infected during pregnancy; it cannot become PI after birth.PIs will shed high quantities of BVD virus into their environment for life. They are the most significant source of infection to other cattle.Within infected herds, PIs often only account for one or two out of every 100 animals. It is contact with these PI animals that leads to infection of other animals within your herd, causing the signs listed above.How does BVD spread?BVD virus is commonly spread from infected dams to their unborn calf through the semen of infected bulls from nose to nose contact with infected carriers.Vaccinating can help control the disease - but will not eradicate the disease in infected stock – so you might be vaccinating and still have BVD on your farm.Many UK herds have already been exposed to the virus, but there are many at constant risk of re-introduction of the disease due to:• unknowingly buying in PI animals• infection from neighbouring farms• contact with infected animals at markets and showsHow can I tell if I have PI animals?Sometimes PIs have stunted growth and rough coats, although more frequently they will appear completely normal. Antibody tests can be used to tell you whether your herd has been exposed to BVD. Identification of individual PI animals can be done through testing blood or tissue samples.All PI animals, once identified, must be removed from the herd. This is essential to achieve a successful BVD eradication scheme.Talk to your vet to develop an effective screening programme to establish the BVD status of your herd.Go to bvdfree.org.uk for more information


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Round Dot Stickers and Markers
As a leading UK business stationery supplier, Zoom Direct has a fantastic range of coloured dot stickers, ideal for use as business stickers. Our range includes coloured and black and white products, and our dot stickers have hundreds of uses in the office, school or home environment.
In the workplace sticker dots are a simple but essential tool necessary to keep a business running. As they say, you have to worry about the small things before you worry about the big things! Small dot stickers are perfect for filing, colour coding or bringing visual attention to important documents and presentations. Perhaps you're giving a speech and need to visually distinguish acres of black and white text, in such a scenario red dot stickers can be ideal for marking out those key passages.
At home coloured dots stickers and labels can also be extremely useful. Why not use them to highlight special occasions on wall planners and calendars, or even just for simple labelling. One inventive use is to organise your To Do list using red dot stickers for urgent tasks, and green dot stickers for the less pressing jobs. You can even use the different colour stickers to reward good behaviour for children. And when the kids are at school, well of course what else would a teacher use for marking those good, and not so good, pieces of homework!
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Lina is a famous model. This time, she will take part in a great TV fashion show. She cherishes this chance. Of course she must show her elegance and charming thoroughly. Here are so many gorgeous dresses, let's dress her up together, and she will become the super star. Enjoy this interesting game!
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Virtual Type Approval Tests in Vehicle Homologation
For most of today ' s type approval procedures in the field of vehicle safety tests with physical prototypes are employed. A few regulations allow performing type approval tests with virtual vehicle models. This saves cost, and more important, it gives a higher temporal flexibility for the overall approval process. This seminar provides an overview on the current status regarding the possibilities of virtual testing within type approval procedures. It will be pointed out for which regulations the use of virtual testing is already possible. Using concrete examples it will be shown that virtual methods have already been applied successfully. For some of these examples the necessary procedures are illustrated in detail. For several other safety regulations virtual testing for vehicle homologation seems to be possible. Due to the complexity of the models and the test procedures open questions still need to be resolved before the introduction of virtual testing for these regulations. The seminar depicts the current state of discussion on this. In this context results from the recently completed European research project IMVITER will be shown. Furthermore, the current state of international research on virtual testing is presented.
Who should attend?
The seminar is aimed at decision-makers, project managers and development engineers of the automotive industry who wish to gain an overview on the possibilities of virtual type approval. Furthermore, the seminar is also of interest for analysis engineers of the automotive industry, who want to learn about methods to validate simulation models fulfilling the requirements that are to be applied in a virtual admission procedure. Also, all experts from the automotive industry and technical services, whose work includes vehicle homologation, can inform themselves about the latest developments on virtual type approval procedures.
Course Objectives
The seminar gives a comprehensive overview on the current state of the application of virtual testing in type approval procedures. After participating to the seminar participants will be in a position to decide whether virtual admission procedures are applicable in their specific work area, or if open questions still need to be resolved before they can possibly use virtual testing in their field.
Course Contents
- Introduction to virtual testing for type approval
- Motivation
- Legal principles and guidelines
- Detailed examples of regulations that can already be checked virtually
- Geometric requirements (e.g. field of view, wheel coverage)
- Proof of strength (e.g. towing devices, under-ride protection)
- Status of the international working groups on virtual testing
- Findings from the IMVITER EU project (Implementation of Virtual Testing in Safety Regulations)
- Extended validation methods
- Example of pedestrian head impact protection
- Cost-benefit considerations
Dr.-Ing. Andre Eggers
German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt)
Andre Eggers studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Hamburg and Biomedical Engineering at Wayne State University. In 2013 he completed his doctorate at the Technical University of Berlin. Since 2006 he works at the German Federal Highway Research Institute where he is responsible for biomechanics, evaluation of new dummies, human models and virtual testing procedures. He was involved in several European research projects like IMVITER, THORAX, ASSESS and SENIORS.
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Nomads All Nations, HOSTEL in Melbourne Australia.
Nomads All Nations.
2 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Australia
Located near: As well as being a 3 minute walk from Southern Cross Station, we are a short walk to Etihad Stadium (formerly Telstra Dome), and in the other direction it's 200m to the Yarra River and 300m to Crown Casino and Southbank. We also have the free City Circle tram at our door, and more shopping nearby than anyone could possibly endure! Close tram stops take you to wherever you need to be within minutes!
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We still have another month to go before we can download 'Welcome To The Jungle' – *sob* – but luckily we have the brand spanking new video to keep us going until then.
The vid sees the girls looking super glam and heading to a midnight rave in a dilapidated country house in the forest with contortionists and a lot of second hand furniture. We're not really sure what's going on to be honest but it basically looks like the best party ever.
There is lots of neon (obvs') and the girls are rocking some seriously cool outfits – such as Amira's fierce white hat – which may give Pharrell's head wear a run for its money. Nice one, ladies.


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Simply amazing looking. Wonder about the taste.
I would have used a bit more frosting on top, but that's maybe my sweet tooth talking 😛
I mean, what's not to love about a recipe with the words 'Gin' in it? My tipple of choice (though a decision I often regret the day after a session) works wonderfully in these zesty little cupcakes which are perfect for your G&T drinking partner(s) in crime!
As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons you'd be silly not to put them in a cake or a dosage of Gin…so why not do both? A match made in heaven, these cupcakes are so easy to make, and the slightly sour lemon curd works really well with the subtle lemon sponge and Gin infused buttercream. You can also dress them up as much as you like – I added some beautiful edible flowers which you can make yourself by coating in a sugary egg mixture or by ordering online from various suppliers.
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Wildcat's Favorite Episode from 2009
"Richmond Vice, Episode XXXVI"
Originally posted: 9 October 2009
*See previous episode, "Richmond Vice, Episode XXVI"
Coming Up on Monday: "THE BEST OF 2010: Fifth Place"
Posted by Bill, the Wildcat at 5:10 PM
2 comments:
- Bucko (a.k.a., Ken) said...
Brave man to repost this one :o)
- December 31, 2010 5:49 PM
- Beth said...
Darn! I missed the voting! My apologies, but things just got a little too hectic around the holidays. I even had a list of my favorites, so I'll share mine here (in no particular order):
Catnip it in the Bud
the Halloween post (the Frank costume)
The Big Bye-Bye
I'm a big fan of Uncle Kerouac, and I love it when he says "Accept loss forever." It never fails to make me laugh!
Thanks for another great year of fun with the gang. I look forward to seeing what happens with them this year!
Happy New Year to you and yours, Bill.
- January 02, 2011 3:31 AM
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South Hatch Stables Burgh Heath Road Epsom KT17 4LX
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18/00308/FUL Demolition of the existing Racehorse Training Establishment (RTE) and the erection of a new RTE comprising of a main yard stable complex of 40 boxes, a secondary stable block of 20 boxes, an isolation yard, a trainer and assistant trainers house, stable staff accommodation, horse walkers, muck pits, a therapy barn, trotting ring and outdoor school, a lunge ring, turnout paddocks and a machinery store and storage barn and enabling residential development comprising 47 apartments.
While the Society seeks to support the development of racing industry activity within Epsom, this application proposes a much larger establishment than at present, in a high-performing Green Belt location, financed by enabling housing development. It would transform what is currently largely open space to a substantial mixed use development.
The Society opposes in principle any enabling development of residential property in the Green Belt.
For these reasons we have recommended refusal. Furthermore we have suggested that, should permission nevertheless be granted, conditions should be imposed restricting the occupation of the staff accommodation to people employed in the racing industry and requiring that the RTE should be erected before any housing units, to avoid them being offered in the open market if the RTE did not proceed.
See our letter here.


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Replacing couches and chairs takes a lot of money. Why do this if one can simply invest in upholstery cleaning? This is an efficient way to return furniture to the original condition. Green Choice has the tools and cleaning know how that the common home owner does not have. Professionals will come in, pick up the furniture, clean it, and then return it. This saves a home owner a lot of money and a lot of time.
Stains happen. People spill coffee and wine or may track in mud to the home. This is why a professional green upholstery cleaner like Green Choice is important. Professionals understand how to tackle all sorts of stains. This means that people will not have to cover a couch with a cover or hide such issues with throw pillows. After working with professional upholstery cleaners in New Jersey, visitors would never know that there was a stain in the first place.
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It is important to invest in a cleaning group that understands the importance of green and organic cleaning materials. Other options can use items that are toxic to children, pets, and a home's occupants. Additionally, why do harm to the environment when there are non-toxic options out there? Green upholstery cleaning materials are just as effective as other items in the market. Experts use organic options to protect both the family and the furniture too.
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I used to love New Years.
Reflecting on the past year. Setting ambitious goals for the new year. Turning over to a fresh start on a new calendar. It all felt so empowering. It was exciting. Infinite potential. Blank canvases. Opportunity.
But all of that is different now.
Like so much else in my life, this is different.
I still dive head-first into reviewing the year and reflecting on life and change and whatnot, but it seems like that head-first dive quickly turns into a feeling of overwhelm and struggling to keep my head above water. I think about how this New Years' is so much different than it should be. I think about how this New Years' is so much different than I imagined it would be even last year. I worry about having overspent and underinvested in the realms of finances, family, and self-care. I wonder if I'm really doing my best at carrying grief. My head starts spinning with all of these thoughts and questions and wonderings.
And then there's the Christmas hangover. We have experienced such beautiful moments of joy and togetherness with the people we love over the past week. Dear friends who welcomed us in once again for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Late nights of sitting around kitchen tables playing cards and laughing. Quality time with our families over the course of a couple days up in Cleveland. Good movies and heartfelt car conversations. The incredible gift of hearing people say Alexander's name and remember him in the midst of our celebrations.
And all of those beautiful moments colored by the underlying grief of just plain missing our sweet son.
As 2017 draws to a close, I just feel weary.
It's different than last year. I don't have the same fears or the unbearable sadness that I was carrying last year. But as the calendar turns once again, I find myself just feeling weary.
I'm weary.
I'm weary from the energy it takes to put on a happy face when some days are still so hard.
I'm weary from doing the hard work of grief and talking about the hard conversations.
I'm weary from the emotional energy I have spent this year trying to figure out the changes that have happened in myself, our marriage, friendships and other relationships in the aftermath of losing Alexander.
I'm weary from getting too much sleep some nights and not nearly enough sleep most other nights.
I'm just weary.
And so, tonight, we'll ring in 2018 quietly with our closest friends. We'll usher in another year with all of its hopes and fears. We'll think about Alexander and say his name and dream about what New Years' Eve would be like with an almost 18 month old running around and keeping us on our toes.
And in the midst of the weariness and the ushering in of another year, I'll think about that sweet boy of mine, just like I do every single day.
Oh, my Alexander.
You are loved.
You are loved.
You are loved.


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Rally Thrills for Everyone!
Rallycross is a hybrid motorsport that combines the dirty thrills of stage rally with the logistics, affordability and basic format of autocross. Think of it as
autocross on a slippery surface (dirt, gravel, snow or loose asphalt) and your on the right track.
Course conditions can also change dramatically during the day. A course that seems wide-open and fast
in the morning might feel slow and technical by the afternoon as a result of ruts forming in the corners.
If your interested in getting started in Rallycross, a few good places to check out are the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and Oregon Rally Group.


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Art review: Nature inspires Goldberg's 'Of Leaves and Clouds'
The exhbition runs through next Sunday at the Reading Public Museum.
Viewing through next Sunday in the Cohen Contemporary Gallery of the Reading Public Museum are the sophisticated artworks by Brooklyn painter Glenn Goldberg for an exhibition titled "Of Leaves and Clouds." Like many an artist, Goldberg garners his inspiration from nature.
Yet his technique combines the silky styles of early Chinese or Indian illustration enhanced with a nearly obsessive manner of applying small stippled marks on the surfaces of his paintings.
The artist earned his bachelor's degree and master of fine arts degree at Queens College in New York, with additional studies at the New York Studio School. He has exhibited nationally and internationally over the course of three decades with at least 50 solo exhibitions. His work can be seen in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the national Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The artist feels a kinship to cultures that make artwork about the earth, family, fertility and festivals. His work is informed by his studies of indigenous art forms and cultural objects such as, among others, Chinese ceramics, African sculpture and fabric, Japanese prints, jewelry and Tantric art.
To augment that vision, he has included a few rarities from the museum's large collection of aboriginal or pre-Columbian artifacts, many of which are adorned with patterns, design elements and symmetry. These are placed under glass on pedestals next to examples of his own work and a book or two of drawings.
Composed of acrylic, ink and Gesso, the paintings themselves have a lightness of material and an airy quality to them. They vary in size with some being quite large. Nonetheless, the works feel as if they could float away on a breeze.
A work such as "Spring (2)" or "Up Above (Panorama 2)" each places a petaled orb of sorts in the center of the work like a sun mandala with either treelike pillars sprouting leaves or silhouetted birds cavorting on their canvas' surface. Each form is meticulously drawn in with numerous tiny marks, dots and short dashes of white or toned-down color, giving them a sense of balance and meditative calm.
From his statement, "For this exhibition I have selected works that, in spirit, live within its title 'Of Leaves and Clouds.' I have painted forms that either resemble or imply the gentility of leaves and the spirit of clouds. Air and water are prioritized over matter and more tangible substances. Air fortifies the clouds while water feeds the leaves. The hope is that these works are simultaneously intimate, generous, quiet, active and fulfilling, a respite from our abundant challenges and current complexities. They are offered with appreciation for the time that afforded their existence."
Throughout, he works with both traditional and universal symbols, placing birds, flowers, mandalas and sunbursts in his compositions, eliciting the life spirit, as he refers to it, that these items praise and represent.
This exhibition was originally organized by Friedman Art in New York City and travels here from the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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