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Sofrito is an important part of Puerto Rican cuisine. According to my mom, sofrito is a unique seasoning that is a special blend of fresh veggies, herbs and spices. It's sort of like a salsa that you can cook with and adds a little pizzaz to your dishes.
Here is OUR family recipe for sofrito, which has been handed down for generations: from my great-grandmother to my grandmother, from my grandmother to my mother, and from my mother to me.
1 bunch of cilantro, with ends cut off
whole sweet onion, sliced
green pepper, sliced
one small fresh garlic bulb OR 2 tablespoons garlic powder
1-2 Tbs. green spanish olives, with pimentos
some olive juice
sea salt
some "Adobo" Spanish seasoning (found in the Spanish foods aisle at most grocery stores)
(For the sea salt, oregano, pepper, and Adobo, I kind of just sprinkle some in- there are no measurements!)
1. Throw all ingredients (prepped as directed above) in a blender or food processor. (I've used both and a big food processor works better.) Blend until smooth. It should resemble green mush. Note: You may need to add a drizzle of olive oil to start the blending process.
2. Use in stews, beans, red rice, soups, chicken and rice dishes, etc.
3. I pour this mixture into ice cube trays and freeze them. When frozen, put cubes in freezer bag and take out as needed.
I just learned something new about sofrito when I called my mom to get her advice describing sofrito. She said my great-grandmother used to make this fresh everyday and my grandmother made it fresh and used it up in about a week. However, my grandmother later decided to blend it all up in a blender and my mom decided to freeze it because she wasn't using the sofrito fast enough. Now on to me- I use it a few times a month, so I definitely need to freeze it! I generally use it within three-four months and it has still tasted great.
You can add sofrito to chicken and rice dishes, chicken and rice soup (I have a delicious soup I've created and will post soon), beef and pork, picadillo (a wonderfully seasoned ground beef served over rice), beans and more. The sky is the limit!
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An insider's guide to Manchester
Telegraph Travel's city expert Cathy Toogood presents an insider's guide to the best things to do, from visiting Old Trafford, to The Imperial War Museum and Manchester Cathedral.
With so much going on in Manchester's theatres, arenas, sporting venues and museums, visitors to the city may struggle to fit everything into one trip. Some spectacular buildings, such as the Free Trade Hall, the neo-Gothic Town Hall and the vertigo-inducing Beetham Tower, can be seen during a wander around the city centre, and there are some charming pockets of green space in the suburbs, such as Chorlton Water Park. A big bonus for tourists is that most of the major attractions are free to visit.
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Manchester Cathedral
Despite being located just behind one of Manchester's busiest shopping areas, this cathedral, which dates back to 1215, offers a peaceful retreat from the city's bustle. The stained glass and intricate carving in the building are impressive, and look out for the Angel Stone – evidence of an early Saxon church in the city that dates back to around 700. Check whether there are any special services on before you plan a visit.
Address: Victoria Street, Manchester M3 1SX
Contact: 0161 833 2220; manchestercathedral.org
Opening times: Mondays and Fridays 8.30am-5.30pm; Tues-Thurs 8.30am-6.30pm; Saturdays 8.30am-6.30pm Sundays 8.30am-6.30pm
Admission: free
Manchester Art Gallery
In the heart of the city centre, this grand pillared building houses a varied selection of art, including Pre-Raphaelite paintings by Ford Madox Brown and paintings of Manchester by Lowry's teacher, Adolphe Valette. Families will enjoy the Clore Art Studio and should look out for free resources, such as explorer tool-belts and family backpacks.
Address: Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL
Contact: 0161 235 8888; manchestergalleries.org
Opening times: Mon-Sun 10am-5pm; open until 9pm Thursdays
Admission: free
Old Trafford Museum and Stadium Tour
The Theatre of Dreams held its first game in 1910 and visitors can take an 80-minute tour around the historic ground. Manchester United fans will love snooping in the players' dressing room and walking through the tunnel on to the pitch. If you want to look around the stadium, buy a museum and stadium ticket as museum-only tickets don't give you access.
Address: Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0RA
Contact: 0161 826 1326; manutd.com
Opening times: Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm (the first tour is at 9.40am and the last tour at 4.30pm); Sundays 10am-4pm (the last tour is at 3.30pm). No tours on match days and the museum will be closed on all match days. The museum and tours may be open later during school holidays
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Address: Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester M3 4FP
Contact: 0161 832 2244; msimanchester.org.uk
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Prices: free
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Built by the wife of the successful cotton merchant John Rylands to commemorate her husband, this library first opened to the public in 1900. The imposing neo-Gothic building and its interiors – with moulded plasterwork, elaborate vaulted ceilings, stained glass and a beautiful, still-in-use reading room – are impressive enough to warrant a visit on their own. There are regular events and exhibitions on so check the website before you visit.
Address: 150 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3EH
Contact: 0161 306 0555; library.manchester.ac.uk/deansgate
Opening times: Sun-Mon 12pm-5pm; Tue-Sat 10am-5pm.
Admission: free
Chill Factore
The UK's longest indoor real snow slope sits next to the Trafford Centre – you'll double take at the angular building as you drive past. Choose from several snow-based activities – including skiing, snowboarding, snowscooting, sledging and Mini Moose Land for children under four. Book lessons in advance to guarantee a slot.
Address: Trafford Way, Trafford Quays Leisure Village, Manchester M41 7JA
Contact: 0161 749 2222; chillfactore.com
Opening times: Mon, Tue, Thur and Sun 9am-10pm; Wednesdays 7.30am-10pm; Fridays 9am-11pm; Saturdays 7.30am-11pm
Prices: ski fun taster lesson (50 minutes): off-peak (up to 6pm weekdays) adult £27; junior (6-16 years) £22; family of four £104. Peak adult £30; junior £25; family of four £116.
The Lowry
Named after Manchester's most renowned artist, this waterside cultural venue contains the largest collection of LS Lowry's works. There are a number of changing exhibitions on throughout the year as well as comedy, dance, musicals and drama in the building's two main theatres. The shows vary dramatically - from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat one week to opera the next – so if a trip to the theatre is top of your priority list, check the listings in advance.
Address: Pier 8, Salford Quays M50 3AZ
Contact: 0843 208 6000; thelowry.com
Opening times: main galleries - Sun-Fri 11am-5pm; Saturdays 10am-5pm
Admission: entrance to the gallery is free; theatre ticket prices vary.
The Imperial War Museum
This museum, in a dramatic jagged metal building, explores the impact of war through fantastic visual and sound displays – projected on to the interior walls - and through special exhibitions. The café looks out over The Quays.
Address: The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester M17 1TZ
Contact: 0161 836 4000; iwm.org.uk
Opening times: daily 10am-5pm
Admission: free
The Manchester Museum
This is a brilliant place to keep children of all ages entertained as they gawp at Egyptian mummies, the skeleton of "Stan" the tyrannosaurus rex and the animals in the The Vivarium – with monitor lizards, snakes and poison-dart frogs.
Address: The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
Contact: 0161 275 2648; museum.manchester.ac.uk
Opening times: daily 10am-5pm
Admission: free
Manchester City stadium and club tour
Built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the Etihad Stadium has been home to Manchester City Football Club since 2003. And during this 70-minute tour, football fans can learn all about the history and future of the impressive stadium in the east of the city. Tour highlights include a behind-the-scenes look into the press conference suite (and the chance to sit in Guardiola's chair), the players' dressing room and warm up area, and the opportunity to walk out of the players' tunnel while sound effects from a real game are played. If you go on the tour shortly before a match, you might even be lucky enough to see the dressing room set up ready for the players.
Address: Etihad Stadium, Etihad Campus, Manchester M11 3FF
Contact: 0161 444 1894; mcfc.co.uk/tours
Opening times: tours run Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Sundays 10am-4pm (timings may vary on match days)
Admission: adults £17; under 16s £11; senior citizens (over 65) £12
National Football Museum
Home to two of the UK's most renowned football teams, Manchester is the perfect city to play host to the National Football Museum. In a futuristic building in the city centre (previously the Urbis Museum), this attraction will appeal to fans of all ages. Kids (and adults) will love the interactive Football Plus experiences such as a penalty shootout challenge, the chance to record your own Match of the Day commentary and the opportunity to have your picture taken holding the Premier League trophy. And older football enthusiasts will enjoy taking a trip down memory lane as they look around historic exhibits such as the 1966 World Cup Final Ball and Maradona's 1986 'Hand of God' shirt.
Address: Urbis Building, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester M4 3BG
Contact: 0161 605 8200; nationalfootballmuseum.com
Opening times: Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
Admission: free (Football Plus credits cost £6 for three credits, £10 for eight and £25 for an unlimited day pass)


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Wow, what a sweet weekend! We went to Vegas Saturday and spent the day shopping and goofing off. I didn't find a swimsuit, so it looks like I'll be doing my old swimsuit with a tank top over it or something when we go to San Diego. It's really hard to get a swimsuit that works on my body unless I order a custom one, and I don't really have time to do that before the trip. I was hoping I could just get a giant one at Target and try to take it in a little, but it wasn't happening. The only one that I tried was way too short for my torso and would not work at all.
But we did get cupcakes and ice cream, which was awesome. We went out to the fireworks and Ramona was pretty fussy at first so I was worried about how it was going to go, but she chilled out after awhile and was having fun. The fireworks started almost a half hour late, so I was kind of annoyed since we were already keeping Ramona up pretty late, but they finally started. Ramona was really excited at first because the kids sitting near us started clapping when the fireworks started and she loves clapping right now, so she just kept looking at the kids and smiling, and didn't even notice the fireworks for a few minutes. We kept pointing them out to her and she finally saw them, and seemed to like them. We were far enough back that they weren't too loud so she was a happy girl. She fell asleep on the walk back to the car, and slept in her pack n play at the hotel.
The hotel was pretty nice and they gave us cookies when we checked in, so they were definitely on my good side. As soon as we came in the room and I saw the floor to ceiling mirror door on the closet I knew Ramona would love it. Baby in the mirror is one of her favorite games and she was so excited about it. She kept trying to crawl into the mirror, which was amusing for Joe and me, and we did some dancing in front of the mirror that she likes a lot. The full length mirror was also the first time I saw myself naked in a full length mirror since having a baby, and it's not as horrible as I'd been fearing. I'm not as horrified of the idea of wearing a swimsuit in San Diego as I was now that I know I'm looking somewhat acceptable. I still have more work to go in the midsection area, but it's not as bad as I thought.
Sunday we went to Ellis Island Brewery for another t-shirt, and Ramona was super popular. Everyone had to stop and talk about how cute she is, and she since she always has a smile for anyone that talks to her she makes friends everywhere. She was very well behaved the whole weekend, which bodes well for the San Diego trip. As long as we drive during her usual sleeping times as we're planning, I think she'll be fine. She was noticeably happy to be home, though, and Joe barbequed ribs for dinner while Ramona and I played. All in all it was a really great first Fourth for Ramona. I wouldn't change a minute. Well, maybe I shouldn't have eaten all those baked goods, but it made me happy, so whatever. I'm going with not changing a minute.


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Finally this big setup in EURNZD now in play
This very long significant support-turned-resistance was identified in January. We were looking at a high probability reversal then since there was a potential Head and Shoulders reversal pushed against a very significant level going back to as early as 2005.
This chart below was posted on 31 January 2018.
Unfortunately the much anticipated right shoulder dragged on and transformed into a very long triangle consolidation. If any trader had followed this setup with a short and stop loss order above 1.7113, the trade should still be open and enjoying a positive swap. On the other hand most traders might not have this patience so likely exited with some kind of time-stop.
1.71130 resistance intact
With resistance intact and consolidation below this line now into the 9th week from right shoulder, this whole setup remains as compelling. In addition, there is now a bearish expansion in the daily chart combined with trendline break. This is a signal for EURNZD bears.
I just hope the triangle does not turn into a horizontal channel.
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No that is not a typo: your sweet, holy grail, better than life itself Grand Theft Auto has actually been bested by one of it's own clones. Before you work your fingers with the hate comments just consider how little credit we give a game if it's even a tad bit similar to GTA. Rockstar's baby is old enough to face some direct competition but how so if we don't allow it? Side by side we will see that Saints Row's latest is a much more entertaining experience than GTA.
I like Saints Row more than GTA. SR3 is a lot more wacky and fun than GTA SA
SR3 has a lot of creative missions. In GTA its usualy drive there and kill them. IN SR3 drive around fast with a tiger in the car
Can't really compare them. one is over the top while the other is a bit more serious. To be honest, I think SR tries WAY to hard to be the next GTA
GTA=SR1-2 coop it...this 3rd game they may went all wild out just to prove its not GTA clone but as far saying its better.....i dont know we all have to many opinions.....and when it comes the Saints row fanboys lol their a lil nuts
SR3 is fantastic but as per the records set, GTA series is way ahead of SR in terms of getting rave reviews or sales!
But it's not about that. When i play open world games, i play NOT just to do side missions and all...but also feel the world around me. GTA i believe does it marvelously!!
Anything is better than GTA.. Worst series ever created.. SR3 looks cool but thw first 2 I had no interest in.. GTA V should be canned so Rockstar can finish Agent..


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When I was in the hospital at the University of Michigan in May, it was a very different experience than it was this past fall. In May, I was coherent, able to move my body on my own, and have a logical conversation with anyone and everyone that walked in. Truth be told, I'm sure many wondered why I was there, but one look at my heart monitor would prove in 3 seconds the very reason I was there. My heart rate looked like that of a 2 year old attempting to draw a forest of trees.
That week in the hospital offered the opportunity to get to know the various people who came in and out of my little cubby of a hospital room – and most of all, my nurses. I'm sure they were busy, but often I found them taking a seat in the corner, opening up about life. I loved it and it helped pass those long hours.
I can't remember exactly what brought up this conversation with one particular nurse, but as she took a seat, she started to open up about parenting. Wait, I remember! I asked what life looked like outside of being a nurse for her, and she said that she wasn't married and did not have any kids. For some reason that came as quite a shock to me, but she went on to say that she has the privilege of being a "mom" to her nieces and nephews. Think "favorite aunt" status!
Well, we were discussing parenting and she said that she feels 3 things are missing when it comes to life with kids in this world:
- Prayer in school
- Non-discipline
- Wanting to be your kids' friend
Those three thoughts really had me thinking. She wasn't a biological mother. But this woman, who was probably well into her 50s, has been a "mom" to a NUMBER of patients who have been wheeled into those hospital rooms. People of all ages. Granted I was maybe of the younger crowd, but a patient with heart issues, just like everyone else. At first it's easy to dismiss her thoughts because of her singleness and aunt status. But all the more, I think her words hold that much more value. She has the opportunity to look at life from a bird's eye view, which can be refreshing and offer a whole new way of looking at things.
Right or wrong, I think she has a good point. I think it hits on the very relationships that sin can so easily entangle. I'm not writing this to get into a political or parenting debate on how to raise our children, but those 3 things really had me thinking.
So easily, I just want Mazy to "like" me. She's my buddy and my sidekick. But what is true love? What does the love of my Father look like? One with loving discipline and one of friendship as well. Two fine lines to be walking, that can only be done and accomplished through PRAYER. Those three things are so interwoven, that I think we take them all for granted.
Prayer in schools is of course a hot topic, but what if we committed to praying more specifically for the children in our lives? For their upbringing? For their parents? For their faith? I fully admit that I forget to pray for Mazy's salvation on a daily basis. I pray for her to sleep well and to be safe, but do I pray for the very thing that will bring her eternal life? The most life-giving thing that I could pray for? Oye.
A wake-up call. Daily I strive to pray with her, teach her about Jesus and God, and the very God who heals her owies as she often says, but what about that relationship?
In parenting Mazy, discipline, prayer, and being her "friend" to a certain extent are all needed, but I can't do them without the grace of my God. Discipline and "friend" status – there is a time and place for each, and knowing that time and place are key.
This is why I am so thankful for the various people that God places in my life. He places people, like my nurse that day, in my life to challenge me in my parenting, but also encourage me to keep looking to Him. Who would've thought…while laying my hospital bed?
What are your thoughts? What do you think about those 3 suggestions that this nurse had?


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You hate Valentine's Day. You see it for the corporate money grab it is. The theory that Hallmark invented it to cover that long stretch between Christmas and Easter is totally plausible to you. You sneer at well-dressed people holding roses on the streetcar. They clearly have somewhere to go and someone special to meet. You don't have either, and you're half past caring whether that makes you a "strong" and "independent" person or not. February 14 is horrible. Rage with the like-minded at these anti-Valentine's Day events.
Quizdamonium's Anti-Valentine's Day Trivia Night
With a ban on love, sex and relationship questions, you should ace this edition of the monthly quiz night. Team sizes are limited to six. Planning on showing up alone? Of course you are. Event organizers will find you a spot on an existing team or group you with other single attendees. No experience (dating or quizzing) required.
February 14 at The Social Capital Theatre (154 Danforth), 8 pm, $2. See listing for details.
Tinder Tales: A Not-So-Valentine's Show
Online dating apps have confirmed that there is, in fact, plenty of fish in the sea. Unfortunately, you've been catching more tin cans and other ocean trash than fish in the past few years. The storytellers and comedians at this stand-up night can relate. They'll share anecdotes about why they suck at love and are still single. You'll laugh and then possibly cry in your drink towards the end of the night.
February 14 at The Rec Room (255 Bremner), 8 pm, $15 at the door, $10 advanced. See listing for details.
Anti-Valentine's Day Party
This bash at boutique sex shop The Nookie describes itself as a celebration of "love in its many (cupid can go f*ck himself) forms." The focus here is on self-love: get your portrait sketched in a life drawing session with Alexandra Lord and Michelle Tracey; eat vulva cupcakes by Mistry & Co. Cakes; or write yourself a love letter (always more beneficial than texting hate to your ex). There's also a 10 per cent storewide discount all evening.
February 14 at The Nookie (827 College), 8 pm, free. See Facebook for details.
Valentine's Day Bitter Onion
DJs Conway Clitty and Mr. Steven spin a musical journey of contempt, disgust and probably some Tom Jones. No kissing and no Tinderers allowed, so this party is for the staunchly single (or those couples who know how to restrain themselves in mixed company).
February 14 at Lucky Shrike Bar (850 Dundas W), 10 pm, free. See Facebook for details.
The Worst Thing I Could Be (Is Happy)
This play isn't expressly about Valentine's, but it is about positive feelings, which is at the heart of why you despise the day so much. Part of the 39th Rhubarb Festival, the new work features four performers exploring the politics of feelings in a culture obsessed with positive thinking.
February 14-18 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (12 Alexander), 8 pm, $20. See website for details.


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Tour In Ajmer Rajasthan Holiday
Tour In Ajmer Rajasthan Holiday
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Sightseeing
- Pick Up & Drop
Tour In Ajmer Rajasthan Holiday
Day 1 : Delhi get – Jaipur – Local Sightseeing
Get from Rly Stn. /Airport. and drive to Jaipur exchange to inn and check in. Evening voyage through Jaipur. Jaipur – the capital of Rajasthan was given a shading layer of pink a century prior to pay tribute to a meeting Prince and from that point onward, it has held this shading. Worked by Maharaja Jai Singh, the eminent space expert, this city is 260 years of age. Visit Maharaja's City Palace, the Observatory and Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal and through the pink rose private and business regions. Medium-term Jaipur.
Tour In Ajmer Rajasthan Holiday
Day 2 : Jaipur
Morning visit Amber Fort with an Elephant ride( at additional cost subject to accessibility) till the principle passage of the stronghold. Golden Fort was the antiquated capital of the State. After photograph stop at Jal Mahal, Visit Maharaja's City Palace, the Observatory Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory sparkling with mirrors. Night free to shop on possess. Come back to lodging for the medium-term remain.
Tour In Ajmer Rajasthan Holiday
Day 3 : Jaipur – Enroute Ajmer – Pushkar (By Road 140 km/3.5 hrs)
Morning drive to Pushkar and enroute in the wake of ceasing at Ajmer and Dargah achieve Pushkar and register with your inn. Pushkar is best known for its Brahma Temple worked in the fourteenth century remaining on a high stage close Pushkar Lake. This is the main sanctuary on the planet where Lord Brahma – Creator of the Universe, is revered. While Pushkar is a city of journey with more than 500 sanctuaries and ghats, it is additionally celebrated for its yearly Camel Fair, held amid October/November. Visit sanctuaries and remain medium-term at lodging.
Tour In Ajmer Rajasthan Holiday
Day 4 : Pushkar – Delhi Drop


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John Dillon Park is a fully accessible campground with nature trails, campsites, and lean-to's, making it easier for anyone to enjoy a true Adirondack wilderness camping experience. The 200 acre park was designed exclusively for people with disabilities through a partnership between International Paper and Paul Smiths College.
All of our nine lean-tos are built for accessibility, with each site equipped with a fully accessible outhouse with a modern composting toilet. Water is available at the Welcome Center. Bear Cub is close to our Welcome Center and is the only site that can be driven to. The lean-tos are built in pairs, with the exception of Bear Cub, to accommodate larger groups.
Park will be open May 29 through September 1. Reservations are required, but the park is available to anyone free of charge.
The campground contains more than 3 miles of trails
There are great places all along our trails to find a seat at an outlook and watch our resident family of Ospreys raise their young, or see Loons and Bald Eagles fishing in Grampus Lake. If you'd rather just get away from everyone, take a hike on our three miles of trails and bask in the quiet of the wilderness.
Two lean-tos are located at Handsome Pond, our "backwoods" site, and will be available at the end of a two-and-a-half mile long trail.
Bring your canoes and kayaks to go fishing.
Explore the shores of Grampus Lake.
If paddling is not your thing, we have an electric, customized, pontoon boat for visitors to enjoy. Request to have a staff member take you out.


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Today we welcome Dr. James L. Hatch, author of The Final Experiment, Kill Zone, Aftermath Horizon, The Judge, Infinity Quest, The Empress of Tridon, The Substitute and Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana! Welcome James!
Thank you Menagerie Authors, it's good of you to have me as your guest.
You're thorough! Lots of titles. So, we'll start by asking a few questions. Where are you from?
Sometimes a simple question can generate a complex answer. This is one of those. For someone who has lived in one place all their life, the answer is a slam-dunk, but moss never grew under my feet. Until I retired a third time, the longest I stayed in one place was seven years. The down side is that you never have any real friends, people you've known for years that can help you in a bind. The up side is you learn to deal with whatever confronts you on your own. As I traveled the U.S. and the world, I have visited Thule, Greenland, the Australian Great Barrier Reef and dozens of countries in between. I have worked in many villages and towns from Alaska to Texas, and Washington State to Maryland. I traveled until I tired of traveling, and then settled down in central Texas. I still get out three or four times a year, but life is so good here it's getting harder to leave.
I guess you were right. When and why did you begin writing?
I started writing on 9/12/01. Yes, that's the day after the Twin Towers fell and about 3,000 people were murdered. I was angry and writing helped. For the next five years, I poured my soul into a novel called Kill Zone, expressing my rage at religious fanaticism and the futility of terrorism. Of course, the book was so full of anger no one wanted to read it. It dripped with venom. So I spent the next five years re-writing it, toning it down. In the process, two additional stories spun off. One was "The Final Experiment", the other Aftermath Horizon (both at xoxopublishing.com). After the nth re-write, Kill Zone was accepted by Eternal Press, and will be published in November, 2011. In the process of working out my grief and anger, I became fascinated with trying to write correctly, just to see if I could. My Sci-Fi trilogy (The Judge, Infinity Quest and The Empress of Tridon) was published by xoxopublishing.com. After that, I tried paranormal comedy, and now have two novels with Solstice Publishing (The Substitute and Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana!). I find it interesting my writing has gone from deadly serious to side-splitting funny. Writing was therapeutic; I needed to do it.
Writing is therapeutic for us. It keeps us sane. Are your books realistic?
I love this question because I'm a fiction writer—I lie for a living. So yes, I try to deceive people into believing the books are real. In each of my books, I include realistic "grounding", links to known or accepted fact/dogma that make the tale seem true. Kill Zone is my most Michael Crichton-like novel. It's loaded with science fact and near-fact, so much so that one reader asked if the majority of the novel was real or fiction. Aftermath Horizon is next, another contemporary fiction (my personal favorite). That novel not only has considerable science fact built in, but also considerable religious reference. I enjoy including religious overtones, especially those that make people think. For example, Aftermath Horizon reveals the reason Adam and Eve's children found mates, when, if Adam and Eve were first and second, there shouldn't have been any. My Sci-Fi trilogy is a mixture of science fact/fiction, and religious fact/fiction. The three novels were a joy to write, and became more complex as I moved toward conclusion. The Judge is a cool story from beginning to end, but in Infinity Quest, I tried to trick the reader (and did). By the time I got to The Empress of Tridon, I had considerable practice at deception. The ending is impossible to guess. I can honestly say nothing in The Substitute is realistic, except the way rotten people act. That one was written for laughs only, is quite successful at it and has many five-star reviews. The sequel, Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana! is also a paranormal comedy, but has a dark side as well. In it, I tried to mix comedy with a serious social message. It was designed to lead the reader on a ride as coarse as a saw blade, with horror intermixed with laugh-out-loud scenes. Yes, it was fun to write, and will be published in August, 2011. I am currently working on the sequel to Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana!, a novel called, The Training Bra. Like The Substitute, I expect that one will be just for laughs alone.
What is the hardest scene you have had to write (published or not)? Why?
Another great question. I am a pantser, meaning I write by the seat of my pants. I don't plan formally, I just write. Usually, I dream my plots, and write the ensuing novel rather quickly. My dreams are in color, detailed and I have a good dream memory. However, in one case, I resorted to planning on paper. The scene was so complex and difficult I could not make it come together until I locked myself out of my car at the Temple city dump during a thunderstorm. I found shelter in a small city office away from most of the dump smells, borrowed a pen and paper and waited for my wife to rescue me. That hour was one of my most productive because, in that time, I was able to plan how three killers would murder Miss Havana (with good reason) all in one night, and none would know others had already killed her. I also needed to have all the killers and accomplices die violently/comically, most of them in the same night, so that everyone involved in her death arrived in the devil's domain in a gaggle. I'm sure, to this day, the employee in that tiny office has no idea why I spent the hour snickering when most soaking wet people in that situation would have been fuming.
What is your favorite character you've written (published or not)? Why?
Hands down, Miss Havana. She is wicked and funny, and even has her own advice column. The concept for the character came to me in a dream. She is beautiful (so much so that her entire face is never shown on the book covers), smart and conniving. The devil is attracted to her because of her beauty and evil nature…and because she is so apt at striking back at those who harmed her. She is a substitute teacher while alive, but becomes the substitute for the devil after she attracts him with her wile. The war of the sexes follows, all in great fun. In Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana!, our heroine, having performed one selfless act that saved the world, nets a space in heaven's probation. There she fancies herself "The Angel of Death." She sets about righting wrongs on the surface, only to come face-to-face with God. On being scolded, she bats her eyes suggestively and asks if there is a Mrs. God, but her flirting falls flat. God deals with her in a most unexpected way. The character is wacky but charming, someone you love and hate at the same time. I love her complex nature, and the situations she puts herself in. Overall, she takes readers on a wild and comical ride through life, death, hell, purgatory and heaven. And through it all she remains…uniquely Miss Havana.
What animal do you think makes the best pet and why?
I have a cat. In fact, I've had a cat as far back as I can remember. Once, I even had two cats. I like them because they are independent and fussy. They also make great fodder for stories. In my current WIP, the cat takes on the spirit of Lilith, the ultra-wicked daughter of Miss Havana and Lucifer. As you might expect, Lucifer is assigned to the dog. The dog and cat watch over Miss Havana's developing spirit when she is banned to the body of an eleven-year-old girl (The Training Bra). Lucifer doesn't know the cat is his daughter (the bane of his existence). He just thinks the cat is inherently evil. Don't look for anything socially redeeming in the book because you won't find it. Laughter is the only goal.
What's the strangest thing you've ever eaten?
Okay, this might gross you out, but the strangest was a water buffalo penis. I know, I know. They are a delicacy in some parts of China, and I'm also aware that many starving people would probably enjoy having one right now; however, I left about three feet of it on the serving plate. Just couldn't stuff another gelatinous spoonful in my mouth. Next was probably the Japanese pub food—the small pile of fish Jell-O with a raw egg topper. Come to think of it, the eels hopping around on the grill in Korea weren't too good either, nor were the animal entrails that followed.
What is one thing scientists should invent?
A red box for books. Think about it. We have POD. Why not POD in a red box? Something like that could increase sales. Maybe I could sell more than one book a week if they put a red book box outside every sex toy store in the country? Another good invention would be a garbage disposal that doesn't break three minutes before the first guest arrives for your biggest party of the year.
Are you a morning person or a night person?
Morning. Early morning. Very early. Sometimes so early most people think it's still night. That's the problem with not being able to sleep well, especially when I'm in the middle of a novel. I just want to write when the ideas are fresh. Sleep is optional. Besides, the moment my wife wakes up, it's all over. That's when the chores and nagging to do them begins. I mean, who cares if the vacuuming doesn't get done. Dust bunnies aren't dangerous. Ditto on washing the car. It'll just get dirty again. And don't get me started on that brown patch of rock we call our front yard. It looked like that long before I moved here, and I see no reason to fight nature over its appearance now.
Do you like thunderstorms?
Yes! So much so that I became a weatherman. No, really. My Ph.D. is in meteorology. I've followed weather all my life, even live in it. But here's a surprise. I've never made a forecast. I'm one of those guys who designs the software and displays weather people use. Also some of the models. I love graphics and advances in computer systems—I am a true first-order technocrat. My wife wonders why I need the fastest computer available when all I do is write. I tell her it's in the genes. I can't help myself.
If you could wish for anything, what would you wish for?
World peace. A cure for cancer. An end to hunger. Oh, wait, those were my answers for the Miss America contest, just in case Miss Havana wanted to compete. For me, I would probably wish for the ability to wish for anything. Then I'd spend a month or so thinking about it. In all probability the "wish warranty" would expire before I made up my mind. At least, that's how it generally works.
You seem to like Miss Havana a lot. Can you tell us a little about The Substitute?
The novel offers a hilarious romp through the final days of Miss Havana's life, her trials in purgatory, and her afterlife with Lucifer. Witty and spicy, it leaves readers in tears of laughter. In The Substitute, Miss Havana's public persona is far from the truth because, in her capacity as substitute teacher, the small community where she lived knows her as the breathtakingly beautiful young woman who demands every student learn, but in her private life, ostensibly caring for aging parents in Chicago, she races through the lives of powerful men, leaving a wake of destruction…and a deep desire for revenge. Little does she realize her conflicted life will end in a chaotic death at an early age, and to eternal conflict with the devil. The surprise ending will leave the reader stunned and gasping for more. In the sequel, Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana!, she becomes an advice columnist by day and assassin by night. Miss Havana's spirit wrongly considers itself the Angel of Death, but is eventually brought to task by God.
Do you have any final words for our readers?
I'd just like to thank them all for stopping by, and invite them to leave a comment. I'd also like to thank you for having me here. It's been fun.
We're glad to have you! Now do you want to know more about James L. Hatch? Here you go!
Although his Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. are in Chemistry and Meteorology, James
worked as a scientist and system/software engineer before retiring a third time, then
turned to writing. Extensive travel, from Thule, Greenland to Australia's Great Barrier reef – and to dozens of countries in between – provide the real-life experiences he incorporates into everything he writes.
James enjoys boating, kayaking, skiing, traveling, hiking, tending nine grandchildren
(no more than two at a time), and ballroom dancing, but his first love is writing, and all other activities are molded around it. He has completed seven novels and one short story, and intends to continue writing in the Sci-Fi and Paranormal Comedy genres. He has contracts with xoxopublishing.com, Solstice Publishing and Eternal Press.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Monday Author Interview with James Hatch!
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - First-year Cleveland State women's soccer coach Sonia Curvelo announced the signing of three student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday afternoon.
Joining the women's soccer program beginning in the fall of 2014 will be Katie Bainbridge (Brookpark, Ohio), Jamie Daniels (Fairfield, Ohio) and Payton Lewis (Mentor, Ohio).
A four-year letterwinner at Berea-Midpark H.S., Bainbridge totaled 41 goals and 42 assists in her career. As a senior, she amassed 21 goals and 16 assists, earning first team all-conference and all-Greater Cleveland accolades, while also being named the conference MVP. She was a first team all-conference pick as a junior after scoring 11 goals with nine assists and earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a freshman and second team honors as a sophomore.
Bainbridge, who served as a team captain, played in the Greater Cleveland District All-Star game after her junior season when she led the team to the district semifinals.
Daniels joins the CSU program after a four-year career at Fairfield H.S. where she was a three-year starter in goal, leading her squad to a 31-10-13 record. Daniels helped lead her team to the conference championship during her sophomore and senior seasons, including a sectional title and district runner-up finish in 2013.
An all-conference selection as a junior and senior, Daniels posted a career save percentage of .910 and was the league leader in shutouts in each of her final two seasons. An all-conference pick as a junior and senior, Daniels set the school record with 21 career shutouts and served as a team captain.
Lewis earned four letters as a midfielder at Mentor H.S., helping the team to the district title in each of her final three seasons. Lewis, who tallied 12 goals and 30 assists in her career, was a first team all-conference, all-area and second team All-Ohio choice following her senior campaign.
An honorable mention all-conference selection as a junior, Lewis was also a first team all-conference pick as a freshman and sophomore. She played in the all-Cleveland All Star Game and the Ohio Varsity All-Star Soccer Classic after her senior year.


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Palacio Real de Olite, Navarre, Spain
The Palace of the Kings of Navarre of Olite or Royal Palace or Castle of Olite is a courtly and military character building built during the 13th and 14th centuries in the town of Olite. It was one of the seat of the Court of the Kingdom of Navarre, since the reign of Charles III "the Noble".
It was Charles III of Navarre who in the 15th century began the extension of the former castle, leading to the Palace of the Kings of Navarre. Although almost everyone calls it "castle", is right to refer to it as "palace", as it is a building of courtly character, where the residential aspects prevailed over the military (defense).
One of its main attractions is the apparent disorder of its design. This is because its construction never faced such a project "set", having the final result to the ongoing expansion work and reforms that followed for centuries, although most of the works were made between the late 14th century and early 15th century. The then King of Navarre, Charles III "The Noble", decided to convert the existing palace in permanent royal seat and give it every the own ornament.
The set consists of its rooms, gardens and moats, surrounded by high walls and topped by numerous towers, give a spectacular and magical figure. In its time, came to be regarded as one of the most beautiful in Europe. It can clearly differentiate two areas: the Old Palace, become in Parador Nacional de Turismo, and the New Palace. After the invasion of Navarre in 1512 by the Crown of Castile andAragon unified, began the deterioration of the palace, as it was only used by the viceroys as residence sporadic. The state of abandonment in which was immersed in the palace it was progressively deteriorating. This process culminated with the fire directed by the guerriller Espoz y Mina during the Peninsular War (1813), fearing that on it was fortified the French troops of Napoleon.
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I did some digging. In my past. In my memories. As I had promised in my first post dealing with books of the past that were important to me. Funny how I had forgotten about them. Some of them were actually more important than those that sprung to my mind while I was compiling the first list. Now, if you continue reading, brace yourself. You are signing up for a couple of confessions!
1977 – 1982
Jack Hambleton: Flieger überm Busch (Forest Ranger) I inherited this youth novel, published in its 3rd edition in 1956, from my dad. Bill Hanson and Bun Higgins, two friends, a young and a more experienced bush pilot, chase bandits setting Canada's woods on fire. I loved this book. I still love it. I don't have my dad's copy anymore, I gave it to one of my cub scouts when I resigned as an assistant cub scout leader. I immediately regretted it and got hold of a vintage copy. I just wanted to possess it. Decades later I passed this copy to my daughter. She liked it too. She presented it to her school class. Imagine, a book published more than half a century ago! Pretty cool.
1982 – 1989
Heinrich Heine: Sämtliche Gedichte (Complete Poems) Those familiar with my music blog will know that Heine is my favourite poet. Quite a few composers have set his poems to music. I fell in love with Heine at school, despite an incompetent teacher. But incompetent teachers had stopped impressing me. It was the same teacher who made me learn part of a novel by heart as I mentioned in that earlier post. The way Heine plays with language, his irony wielded like a rapier, his political Romanticism – I just love it!
Anne Frank: Tagebuch (The Diaries of Anne Frank) I had always been fascinated by World War II. I was worried about my fascination for the German side. Hic sunt daemones… One of my teachers, a human rights activist, understood my worries. He warned me about being lured to the dark side, but he offered no rescue. I had to find it myself. Anne Frank was a revelation. Very moving, very disturbing. I understood Hitler's idea: People like Anne have to die for Germany to live. Anne was for more sympathetic than this man with his ridiculous moustache and his bad haircut. Never mind the cool planes flown by the Luftwaffe, I knew where I stood. On Anne's side.
Richard Bach: The Bridge Across Forever Men and women and the question of love. Meeting a soul mate and taking care of a relationship. Exploring what love can mean – for myself and the girl I was in love with. I was 17 and I had no clue about all of the above. The book helped fill a few voids not covered by the biology book. It's still a good read. My copy is full of annotations by myself and my former girl friend. She was equally impressed. The right book at the right time. Soon afterwards we decided we were not made for each other. We were devastated, but it was the right thing to do. I wasn't ready to take up the challenge of a true partnership. I hadn't grown up yet. It would take many more years unfortunately.
1989 up to now
Ken Follett: The Key to Rebecca I think this was the first of many spy novels by Ken Follett that I read. It certainly was the one that fascinated me most. A World War II spy hunt in the exotic setting of Egypt, under British control, but threatened by the evil designs of a Nazi master spy. Thrilling! I like anything linked to codes and cryptology since my early childhood, when I made invisible ink from lemon juice that reveals itself only when heat is applied. I gave my copy of Follett's novel to a fellow student in Munich and forgot to claim it back. Shame on me! That's why I had trouble remembering some of the best books I had read. I gave them away to share the pleasure and… bye-bye! It's unbelievable!
Banana Yoshimoto: Kitchen I must confess that it was the cover of the German edition that initially compelled me to grab this book at the bookstore. Once I had read a few lines – still in the bookstore – I had found a better reason. What a strange book, I thought. The lives of women in Japan, their hopes, their disappointments, the subject of sexuality – I never had asked myself these questions. The novel had a strange effect upon me: bewilderment, curiosity, fascination, compassion… I wonder whether it would not be a good thing to read it once more!
J. R. R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings I read this breathtaking novel during my last days as a student. My flat was being painted, I stayed with a friend, I had a job contract in my pocket, but since I was to start working only a month later, I had no money at all. I checked my friend's bookshelf, found Tolkien's great achievement and didn't bother to go outside for three days. I even forgot to eat. That was… unheard of.
Biljana Srbljanovic: Familiengeschichten. Belgrad (Family Stories – The Belgrade Trilogy) After having spent a week in Sarajevo in 1998, I was keen to explore not only Bosnian literature but also Serbian contemporary works. These two dramas truly shocked me. They depict dysfunctional, violent and mysogynic families, serving as an allegory for a dysfunctional, violent and mysogynic society. Srbljanovic condenses the long-term psychological effects of Tito's dictatorship, the Balkan civil wars and the complicated history of Serbia searching for its identity in two powerful theatre pieces in a language trying to accommodate love and destruction at the same time.
Elias Khoury: La porte du soleil (Gate of the Sun) My dream was to work as a political editor for a newspaper and I was able to make this dream come true. The Middle East was one of my traditional fields of interest, and Khoury's novel, set in Lebanon during its disastrous civil war, opened my eyes to the plight of refugees and the religious and ethnic plurality of this country. A sad excursion into a fascinating society.
William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream Imagine a spring morning in central Scotland. The sun just had gone up, it was cold and I stood at a bus stop. I felt miserable. I felt lonesome. I had hardly any money left (I have an issue with money, it would seem!!!). I wanted to stay in Scotland and I longed for home. I had fallen in love with a girl and she had left. I had hung around with another girl who had left too. I had had a wild night with a third girl whom I had left once I was sober again. I desperately looked for a kind illusion. I had it in my backpack. Once I had started to read at the bus stop, the cold air, the empty belly, the lack of funds and the broken heart were forgotten. Thank you, William!
Final remarks
What I take away from this post – a real intellectual effort started today way past midnight and finished on a morning bus – is two-fold: First, exploring foreign cultures like Serbia, Japan or Lebanon somehow seems important to me. My cosmopolitan side, I guess. Second, the perspective of female authors intruded into my life. Well, it's never to late, is it? And finally, reflecting this second selection, I realized that books reconcile me partly with this world. Just as music does. That fills me with joy.


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Burning in the melting pot
On December 1, 2016, Iman Alshehab, a mother and grandmother, arrived in Baltimore City alone.
Iman is one of the last Muslim refugees to be resettled in the U.S. before the 2017 Trump Administration's Muslim Ban, which targeted refugees seeking resettlement from majority-Muslim countries, including her homeland: Syria.
U.S. resettlement is considered a "golden ticket" in the American parable of the refugee experience. However, the systemic barriers and personal struggles that one encounters after resettlement are often just as complicated and heart-wrenching, yet hardly misunderstood. Decreasing numbers of refugees admitted to the U.S. have led to further depletion of resources for the resettled refugee community.
While Iman's life has improved in some ways, she has taken on a whole new set of struggles and complications. Her layered story is one of many that have gone unexamined in the over-simplified and glamorized narrative of refugee resettlement in the United States.


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by Raymond J. Keating
Chief Economist
Small Business Survival Committee
Work hard, come up with a new or improved product or service, figure out how to market it, keep consumers happy, and you can succeed in this great country. A mighty task, to say the least.
If achieved, unfortunately, there is a price for success, namely, the costs of big, intrusive government.
Generally, the greater your success, the greater the costs imposed by government. Just consider progressive income taxes that the federal government, many states, and some cities impose. Here is a clear case of government punishing success. The more you earn, the greater the percentage of your income taken by the government.
Another clear case of government punishing economic success lies in the area of antitrust enforcement. Seek out improved efficiency through a merger, or simply serve consumers well enough to gain significant market share, and antitrust scrutiny too often follows.
Look at the case of Microsoft. Here is a U.S. company that is the global leader in operating systems and various software. The company gained impressive market share by serving consumers. What has been the response? Federal and state government antitrust lawyers and regulators have been pursuing the company since 1990.
For a dozen years, Microsoft has had to deal with government bureaucrats that understand very little about how the economy actually works. They fail to grasp that Microsoft must compete every day against current and future competitors, and that the only barriers to entry that exist in today's high-tech global economy – other than stupid government policies, that is — are whatever natural restraints there might be on human creativity.
And these government bureaucrats and politicians seem to care nothing at all about the fact that Microsoft gained its market share by meeting the demands of customers. You would think that antirust regulators might a little leery of attempting to overturn the decisions made by consumers in the marketplace.
After long being hassled by government antitrust bureaucrats, Microsoft reached an agreement late last year with the U.S. Department of Justice and nine states in an antitrust case involving Internet browsers first brought against the company in May of 1998. In the settlement, Microsoft agreed to a variety of restrictions on its business practices for at least five years, and also would be subject to (and have to pay for) a full-time, on-site monitoring panel of three computer experts, who would have complete access to Microsoft's software code, systems, books, records, and personnel.
Now, considering that the antitrust case against Microsoft has absolutely no basis in economic reality, and that the government brought its case at the behest of competitors — not consumers — who could not keep up in the marketplace, any findings against Microsoft, and related restrictions placed on the firm, certainly are unwarranted.
However, given the costs, looming uncertainties, the current economic climate, and penchant for bad law and convoluted economics to dominate in the antitrust realm, Microsoft made a reasonable business decision in arriving at this settlement.
After all, at one point, the original judge in this case, Thomas Penfield Jackson, not only had found Microsoft guilty of abusing so-called monopoly power, but actually ordered the firm be broken in two. Fortunately, some sanity prevailed as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned much of Judge Jackson's verdict, not only reversing the proposed break up but also overturning the ruling that Microsoft tried to monopolize the Internet browser market. The Appeals Court, though, wrongly left in place the finding that Microsoft abused its supposed operating system monopoly.
However, nine of the states – California, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Utah, and West Virginia, along with the District of Columbia — rejected the proposed settlement, and continue to pursue the antitrust case. So now these states are back in court trying to impose even more draconian penalties on the firm, including actually urging U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to "go beyond the specific, past statutory violations" found by the court. That is, to say the least, an outrageous demand that could cripple Microsoft.
When government action hurts a business like Microsoft, the ramifications are felt throughout the economy, including by the countless small businesses that serve as consumers of Microsoft products, and/or as suppliers of goods and services to Microsoft and its employees.
It's time for the state attorneys general who continue to pursue the Microsoft case to start acting in the true "public interest." That means dropping their obsessive pursuit of this company, signing on to the Microsoft-Justice Department agreement, and finally allowing this firm to turn all of its attention and resources back to inventing, innovating and serving consumers.
Rather than punishing success, it's time to get gover- nment off the backs of America's businesses and entre- preneurs.


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Unsatisfied with the right eye, I spent some time trying to fix it. This is where the camera can really be your friend. I'd make adjustments, then take a series of pictures so I could really magnify it from a few angles and see exactly what's going on. There are two sculpt/prep issues getting in the way of progressing much further, and at this point I've still painted some of my best eyes yet. The left one turned out really good!
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I read the comments on here before attempting to soler the stand-offs and STILL managed to ruin one on my boards in in the same way. Sparkfun need to start selling these pre-soldered. What a waste of money :(
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Pediatric gastroenterology is a specialty that diagnoses and treats nutrition problems and illnesses of the digestive system and liver in infants, children and adolescents. Pediatric gastroenterologists study and understand problems in the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver. At Bon Secours, our physicians are board certified in pediatrics and the specialty of pediatric gastroenterology. Our pediatric gastroenterologists approach your child's care with compassion and partner with you and your child's physician to see that your child receives the best possible care.
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Asian School of Business was established in the Year of 2005.Asian School of Business is a business school which is located in Trivandrum District in State of Kerala in India.The area of Specialization in Post Graduate Program-me including disciplines like marketing, finance, human resources, systems and operations, etc.ASB's AICTE approved Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) course is a full time 2 year residential programme.Its aim is to facilitate and promote studies and research with focus on professional education.There are three blocks: the academic block, the library block, and the hostel block.The faculty has complete freedom to pick and choose the best content and teaching methods.
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How to bypass school firewall
If your work or school has use filtering to prevent people from visiting certain websites - a proxy server is a way to get around such restrictions. Proxy server works by acting as a "middle man" - first it download the requested page itself, then proxy server sends you downloaded page, all images and other objects, thus bypassing any filters or firewalls. This is good alternative for students to bypass school firewalls or filters to access such popular sites as MySpace or Bebo. Most anonymous proxy servers use open source web scripts, such as PHProxy or Glype or Zelune, which are indeed excellent proxy software.
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World's most exotic pets and how much they'll cost you
An exotic animal is a species that is not native or indigenous to the owner's location. Thousands of years ago, only those of high status could own fierce and exotic animals like a cheetah or lion. Exotic pets are much more available today. Some are legal, others are only found on the black market.
Dogs and cats are still great, but many people stand out from the mundane and are indulging their exotic taste in pets. Whether you're a millionaire or someone far under or in-between, these are 30 of the world's most exotic pets and their surprising price tags.


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Transformers series developer High Moon Studios is believed to be working on a Marvel game, a Comic-Con panel the studio and publisher Activision are attending suggests (via).
Titled "Marvel Video Games", the panel will be held on July 14, so all eyes on that one. If War for Cybertron and the upcoming Fall of Cybertron are any indication, it could be a good'un.
Gazillion Entertainment will be present at the panel as well, with its Marvel Heroes MMO, along with Ubisoft who'll be talking up Avengers: Battle for Earth.


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When you've been fighting Lyme disease for over a decade, there's a lot to tell;
This is my story…
My name is Stacie and I am 24 years old.
When I was 12, my life was radically changed by the single bite of a tick.
Thousands of people every year become infected with the Borrelia Burgdorferi bacteria, better known as Lyme disease. Many people are lucky and the disease is detected in its early stages, where it can be treated effectively with antibiotics. Others are not so lucky, living with the bacteria in their bodies for months, even years before a symptom appears. I wasn't one of the lucky ones.
I'll never forget that morning in February 2002. When I awoke, I found my left knee extremely swollen and hot to the touch. I felt achy all over and overall not well. I told my mom that I must have gotten hurt playing basketball, which we both knew wasn't true; I hated going to the doctors and was terrified of needles. After one week of limping around, my mom had to bribe me to go to the pediatrician; I think I had gotten the "BeaDazzler" and was able to leave school early to see the doctor. I remember arguing the doctor, even contemplated just making a run for it out the door, because he said he had to draw blood! Thankfully, it didn't hurt!
I had seen the doctor on a Thursday or Friday afternoon since I remember them saying I would have to wait until Monday for the results- and to me that meant forever! That Saturday, the doctor left a message on the answering machine saying I had Lyme disease and some antibiotics were called into my local pharmacy. My dad was angry that the doctor had left this as a message on my answering machine, scaring the hell out of me (and him as well)- and of course being the weekend, there was no one at the doctor's office to answer. (This was also before HIPAA was strictly enforced-you will never get these messages on your answering machines today; doctors will now give you [or if you are under 18, your guardians] a form where you can choose which phone lines they can call (ex. home, work and/or cell phone), if they can leave a detailed message or simply say to call the office back, etc.)
After hearing that message, I instantly broke down. I didn't really know what Lyme disease was, I knew that you got it from a tick-but all I knew was that I had a DISEASE. I thought I was going to die; my dad has had Kidney disease my whole life and he was always very sick; He's had some close calls too. But he is by far one of the toughest people I've ever known, so he could handle having a disease-I knew I was not nearly as tough as he was.
What I actually cared about more than dying (looking back on it I try and laugh), was that I was an awkward 12-year old girl in elementary school and kids were going to make fun of me. I suppose I could have approached it a different way, but I was young and scared; the kids teased me and stayed away from me-even though Lyme disease isn't contagious; but I had a DISEASE and that made me weird. Another fear I had to face was taking the medicine; I never had taken any medicine except ones in a liquid form and was dreading having to take this massive size pill multiple times a day.
After 2 weeks on crutches, my knee finally went back to its normal size; I conquered the battle against the antibiotics ( I was taking Amoxicillin, however most people are prescribed at least one month of Doxycycline- except younger kids) and Children's Motrin, fallowed up with my pediatrician, plus an infectious disease doctor & orthopedic specialist. They said I could have been bitten as early as age 9-all my symptoms pointed to the third stage of Lyme disease, often referred to as "Late Stage Lyme". However, the doctor assured my mom and I that, "Lyme disease wasn't serious and I had nothing to worry about." The only repercussions I could experience was needing physical therapy for knee, maybe at 30 or 40 years old and some other aches and pains. I was relieved. I thought, when I'm 30 or 40, I'll be old! Looking back on this of course, I laugh, thinking that these were old ages!
The pediatrician, however, had forgotten to mention (most likely because they didn't know) that this was only the beginning.
Most doctors believe, that I would be bitten by a second tick and re-infected with Lyme disease & other tick-borne diseases. However, there is no way to tell if it was in fact a new infection or the same one, bringing back both old and new symptoms…
I was 18 years old and starting my second semester of college freshman year. Like any other day, I woke up and started to get ready for school— but when I looked in the mirror, I realized that this wasn't going to be an ordinary day. I had bells palsy, which turned out to be bi-lateral bells palsy, and is not very common. I thought, "Could it be possible I had a stroke at such a young age- and it happened during my sleep?!" Before going to the doctor, I turned to the Internet and social media, tools I did not have when I was 12. After some research, I found many stories where other people had Lyme disease, were treated with antibiotics, but had developed complications years later. This would be where I started the long, uphill road back to health.
I took a medical leave from college and for the next 6 months, I went to every "ologist" in search of an answer;
I went to a pediatric neurologist, then an "adult" neurologist, cardiologist, rheumatologist, infectious disease specialists, and the list goes on. Along with the bells palsy, I had developed temporary paralysis of my arms & legs that would come and go, burning, numbness & tingling throughout my body, and many other neurological symptoms.
I was told by every single doctor nothing was wrong with me and that I should see a psychiatrist—most of all, they all emphasized, "IT IS NOT LYME DISEASE!" I figured if this many doctors are telling me I'm crazy, than I must be crazy! I started seeing a psychiatrist, started getting myself "back together" and managed to get accepted into Syracuse University and started in the Fall of 2008; (At this point, some symptoms had subsided, but many didn't- but I kept telling myself they weren't real); What's ironic is that this doctor would save my life-after going to all these specialists who told me nothing was wrong, I had convinced myself every thing I felt was just anxiety; this doctor realized I not only had to learn how to acknowledge neurological and physical symptoms I felt, but I wasn't crazy; I had Lyme disease whether it was a new infection or it was never properly treated in the first place, I needed treatment.
Shortly after I started school, I was hospitalized with bacterial meningitis
Only later would I find out that it was Lyme encephalitis and I had been exposed to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever & other tick-borne illnesses. Within a week or two, I was released from the hospital and worried about catching up with my school work. The next few years I would struggle to stay in school, since I was sick all the time and constantly in and out of the hospital.
It was senior year of college and I had become even sicker. I should have taken a medical leave, but due to money (and the fact that I was worried the school would not let me return if I had left), I pushed myself to stay in school. I was now 22 years old and the only reason I got through school was that my psychiatrist help me find a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD) over the summer. In June, I started receiving IV antibiotics and things were starting to look up; I was a senior in college, with a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC).
The picture above is from 2011, where I'm getting one of a series of several PICC lines for IV antibiotics. I had one of the nurses take pictures for two reasons. First, I needed to document for insurance purposes (since Lyme is so controversial and there is no scientific evidence supporting that more than 28 days of antibiotics is beneficial for Lyme patients). Second, my school was extremely strict about absences, no matter how many doctors notes you had–so I figured a picture would have a bigger impact, showing what I was going through while in school.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. After 4 months, I developed contact and allergic reaction dermatitis; I now had become allergic to rubbing alcohol and all adhesives, (even paper tape), from the constant exposure. I had no choice but to remove the PICC line so I did not develop complications, specifically endocarditis (infection of the heart). I was devastated but convinced I could finish my treatment of IV antibiotics.
I waited for my skin to clear up, gave it time to heal and about a month later underwent surgery to have another PICC line put into the opposite arm. To my surprise, I developed the same allergic reaction, this time it only took 3 days. Again, I knew it was not worth the risk, and had it removed. I was only able to complete 4 months of my estimated 8 months-1 year of treatment. However, I did feel better and my lab work did show improvements.
A few months later, however, my labs showed that I was (once again) positive for Lyme. In fact, I still met the CDC standards for the diagnosis of an active Lyme infection and always have since I was first tested over a decade ago. Many people do not test positive but still have Lyme disease and/or other tick-borne diseases, since the testing is inaccurate. I decided no more antibiotics, which I later found out was a good decision, since they only killed the good bacteria and made my immune system weaker (in my case).
Once I somehow made it through school, even though it meant pushing myself to the extreme, causing me to become physically ill and mentally drained…that was it. I was sicker than ever because my body could only compensate for so long; it took a long time for me to recover from the 4 years of stress I endured to graduate from Syracuse University, never having the summers to rest because I went to summer school (being sick, I always took the minimum amount of credits each semester, which I could barely handle)!
So here I am. I'm a college graduate, unable to go back to school to fulfill my dream of becoming a Nurse Practitioner, or have a job because the illnesses and conditions I've developed from the bacteria affect my everyday life and are often debilitating. Over the years, doctors have diagnosed me with everything from Lyme Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Hashimoto's Disease, neurological symptoms such as anxiety, "Brain fog" but worst of all, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH) and narcolepsy (without cataplexy). I've lost count of how many antibiotics, medications and therapies I have tried over the years, all of which have been largely unsuccessful. With my father being a kidney transplant recipient & fighting cancer, my mother working to support the family, but in constant pain after two hip replacements, the cost of medical expenses has had a significant impact on our family. I'm not eligible for unemployment, disability, temporary disability (which is funded by the state), you name it-I am completely dependent on my parents. I began to lose hope of ever being able to live a somewhat "normal," healthier life, but deep down inside, I knew I was not ready to end the fight against Lyme.
My goal, is not only to be Lyme-free, but to be able to share my story. While my story has been extremely personal and difficult to talk about, my only regret is not sharing it sooner; there are thousands of other people who have their own story and millions more are at risk. It is essential to bring attention to the need of educating the public about this growing epidemic. Not only do I want to educate others about Lyme disease, but to also remind each other we cannot judge others, especially when it comes to apperances. I continue to struggle with being told, "…But You Don't Look Sick," because even though I may not look sick, doesn't mean I'm not- this led me to become a strong advocate for all invisible illnesses too.
Spreading awareness by publicizing my story, I feel, is the greatest contribution I can give.


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Day 374 (Australia – R & R)
Reacquainting myself with Facebook via a personal account has been a positive thing for me. The ability to easily stay in touch with people is great, but more important for me right now is that it allows me an easy glimpse into lives that have nothing to do with my bike trip. Riding solo meant I slowly became self-absorbed and extremely introspective, and I didn't have anyone readily on hand to talk to. As a result, I think I started losing touch with what life is actually like outside of my cycling bubble. Being able to see and interact with the goings-on of my friends' lives (even though it's just an online representation) will help bring me back down to earth and provide a welcome distraction when I need it.
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