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Sanitation and Hygiene-India Country Report
This topic provides information about the Sanitation and Hygiene - India Country Report produced by WSSCC and FANSA.
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Sanitation and Hygiene in South Asia - India Country Report is a publication of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA). The report, prepared based on extensive discussions with individuals from marginalised groups (adolescents, women, elderly people, persons with disabilities, sanitation workers, rag pickers and transgender people), details the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) related challenges faced by these marginalised groups. The states included in the consultative process were: Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
Key findings
Across all the consultations, it was found that the majority of participants resorted to open defecation because of the lack of suitable toilets. Men and children expressed a preference for open defecation and said they only used toilets during an emergency or when they couldn't go out. Private bathing facilities were not available for the majority, and most built makeshift tents or bathed in a river or a pond, that was also used for washing clothes. While women and adolescent girls revealed that they ranked a toilet as an urgent and important need, males said it was not a priority. Because women have so little voice in decision-making, they are unable to influence their menfolk and ensure that their own needs are met.
WASH facilities in schools, workplaces, market spaces and public areas are poorly maintained, tend to be dirty and can be unsafe. Generally, there is neither soap, nor water available for handwashing. The problems of women and adolescent girls are exacerbated when they are menstruating, because there are no facilities for changing and disposing sanitary materials safely.
Elderly persons and disabled groups said that they experienced extreme difficulties in using the existing toilets because the infrastructure has not been designed with their needs in mind. They said that the designs of the existing facilities reflect a complete lack of understanding of their needs, not only by service providers, but at times even by their own family members.
Measures taken so far to protect sanitation workers and waste pickers, and to accord the transgender communities with their basic human rights, have been largely inadequate and ineffective.
Sanitation workers, mostly from the Dalit community, work in very unhygienic conditions and run the risk of infection and injury because they are not provided with protective gear and have no access to handwashing facilities at work. Financial and job security remain elusive goals. The prevalence of stigma, prejudice and discrimination serves to enhance the vulnerability and marginalisation of both the transgender community and the sanitation workforce.
Key aspirations of the marginalised
- Safe, clean and accessible WASH facilities in educational and public institutions with adequate facilities for washing, changing, drying or disposing of soiled sanitary materials for menstruating women and girls.
- Safe and clean WASH facilities at home and in public institutions, including schools, which can be easily accessed by the elderly and persons with disabilities by introducing simple adjustments, such as wide doors, ramps, handle bars for support, good lighting, commodes and slip-resistant floors.
- Inclusion in decision-making processes related to planning, designing and managing of these facilities to ensure that the specific needs of each group are met.
- Information and education on menstrual hygiene management for adolescent girls and availability of privacy, water, soap and sanitary napkins at schools and colleges.
- Medical, life and accident insurance for sanitation workers and waste collectors.
- Job security and equal pay for workers employed by the government and private contractors. Recognition of the critical role played by informal waste collectors in keeping the environment clean, and their right to sell the waste collected by them at a fair price.
- Provision of safety equipment, protective gear, and WASH facilities at landfills and waste segregation points, for sanitation workers and waste collectors.
- An educated public that disposes different kinds of waste safely.
- Sensitization of the general public, as well as, governments to reduce stigma and discrimination against sanitation workers and the transgender community
Key Recommendations
- Inclusion of the voices of marginalised communities in planning and decision-making bodies at all levels, so that they inform the design, operation and maintenance of WASH facilities. The participation of women, adolescents, persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups must be institutionalized at all levels. They must be represented on village health committees, the village water and sanitation committees, the school management committees and other decision-making fora. Additionally, the capacities of these bodies must be developed so that they are active and can play their role effectively.
- Acceleration of policy initiatives, especially for the elderly and persons with disabilities by integrating disability-specific solutions. Dissemination of handbook on toilet designs released by the Government of India in 2015 to the functionaries of district and block level institutions, including Collectors, CEO Zila Panchayats and Block Development Officers involved in construction of WASH facilities.
- Training of masons so they can offer persons with disabilities appropriate, cost-effective toilet designs that meet their specific needs.
- Dissemination and implementation of the Government of India's National Guidelines on Menstrual Hygiene Management 2015 to all educational and public institutions.
- Legislation to ensure the personal safety and financial security of sanitation workers.
- CSO and media campaigns to highlight the sanitation needs of marginalised groups and to bring any violation of their sanitation rights to the notice of duty bearers.
- Sensitize the public and government on issues of the transgender community and sanitation workforce to reduce stigma and discrimination.
- Collective behavior change campaigns focusing on building awareness on hygiene and sanitation and the right to sanitation to ensure adoption of hygienic sanitation practices by individuals and communities
Source and Full report : Leave No one behind - Voices of women, Adolescent girls, Elderly, Persons with disabilities and Sanitation workforce


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Material Dance
In the scrubby, rolling landscape of the Texas Hill Country, along Highway 41 in Kerr and Real counties, lies a small strip of land known as The Divide. Here, on the Edwards Plateau, the watershed drains north to the Llano River, east to the Frio River, and west to the Nueces River. In the 1880s, settlers staked their claims on this land, and once windmills and barbed wire arrived, the region became home to cattle ranches and other agricultural enterprises long the lore of Texas history.
The Dietert Ranch is among the handful of large, successful family ranches that were established during the late 19th century and later subdivided among family members. This parcel, a 5,000-acre ranch located between Junction, Leakey, and Rocksprings, provides a weekend and vacation retreat for a family now based in Midland. When the owners approached Mark Wellen, FAIA, of Rhotenberry Wellen Architects to design a ranch retreat, they knew they wouldn't be getting a standard-issue traditional ranch house. Wellen has long explored agricultural and industrial references in his work, and this was a perfect opportunity to continue those investigations. "I have a continuing appreciation for the inherent elegance and potential held by pre-engineered metal structures," said Wellen. "This project was an opportunity to interpret that building typology while fully engaging nature and developing a dialogue with the landscape."
The topography lacks any dramatic features and is interrupted only by motts of oak trees on the gentle hills. The owner's only stipulation was that the house have a second floor to provide long views through and above the tree canopy. In this context, the house itself becomes an object in the landscape. A meandering approach from the main highway offers glimpses from a distance, giving sly hints of the building, which sits in a natural clearing (no trees were removed from the site). The final, formal approach is centered on a large dogtrot — an overt appropriation of the traditional building types of the region. This orientation establishes the building as a barrier point — a simple human-made demarcation — in the otherwise-untouched landscape. The dogtrot provides a peek to vistas beyond.
The architecture plays with ideas of light and shade, capturing and choreographing breezes as well as rethinking tried and true forms — the dogtrot, the simple shed — within the framework of a tightly edited material palette. The 4,000-sf house is expressed as an uncomplicated box under a metal shed structure. Only one room deep, the two-story volume invites the prevailing breezes to move through it, while the shed helps shade the structure and cool the air that circulates around and over it. Despite its programmatic simplicity, the building unfolds in a series of indoor and outdoor spaces that reveal unexpected depth and complexity. Balconies jut from the second floor; sliding panels create a protective armature, when needed, on the ground floor. Openings provide interplay between solid and void, while sunlight breathes life into the materials, animating vertical surfaces and infusing added dimension into the simple but carefully curated ensemble.
Entering the dogtrot, the house's entry foyer is to the left, where stairs and an elevator lead to the second floor. To the right is a self-contained bunkhouse that sleeps up to eight for extended family gatherings. Wellen placed living, dining, and kitchen, as well as the master suite, upstairs. Ascending from the building's core, the arrival on the second floor is an inviting opening-up into the surrounding landscape and endless sky. These spaces — living and dining on one end, master suite on the other — are surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows. Balconies on all sides offer
outdoor spaces in direct line with the cooling breezes. An oak tree canopy at the master bedroom end provides a sense of protection and intimacy, while the living room end is open to long views.
To accentuate the lightness of the construction, the interior ceiling is held away from the structure, restating the exterior spatial relationship between barn and house. The upstairs spaces are at once open and protected. "The rhythm of columns of engineered wood posts along the glass perimeter act as tree trunks, defining the interiors without obscuring the view," said Wellen. Strong vertical and horizontal planes interact but seem not to directly intersect, further reinforcing the sense that air and light permeate the very frame of the building. Detailing was given exquisite attention with a view to making it almost invisible. All hardware is fully customized; doors and windows are frameless, and the dominant material, Douglas Fir, is allowed to shine, its Mondrian-esque application subtly highlighting the natural grain pattern.
Elevating the rugged, durable, and low-maintenance exterior material palette to a refined expression of form and function required both gut-level knowledge and hands-on research. On the ground, the house sits on a level, limestone-flagged plinth that allows the natural grade to taper away from the building. Board-formed concrete makes up the base, a reference to traditional ranch construction techniques. Wellen observed that this clearly defined base lightens the building's touch on the land. "Sometimes, particularly at low light, the house takes on the feel of a ship in the harbor, floating effortlessly in its environment," he said.
The large shed of hot-dipped, galvanized metal is the most blatant and unmistakable reference to agri-industrial architecture. The house is hunkered underneath a metal roof, somewhat protected from the harsh sun and other elements. Wellen prepared mock-ups of exterior materials to see how they would weather. Alongside the elemental materials of steel and concrete, the cementitious board was a key selection. The design team researched every board available and selected the one that weathered most like concrete while complementing the galvanized metal, which eventually turns to an even gray. A sense of timelessness and comfort was the objective. This is supported subtly by the various concrete applications and the contrast between galvanized and naturally weathered steel on the balconies, which make, in Wellen's words, "interesting dance partners."
Outdoor patios become a substrate of the larger object, gaining additional protection from the balconies. The balconies themselves are defined by perforated screens that are at once visually transparent and substantial, their rusty patina echoing the red dirt of the landscape. The balconies provide a full experience of the expanse of landscape, as well as an unusual eye-level view of the nearby windmill — "an added benefit," said Wellen. Like the adjacent rock tank, the windmill is an original remnant of the ranch. Its presence helps anchor the modern structure to the history of the site and provides a focal point for long, restful contemplations on nature and the length of the horizon.
As the latest iteration of Wellen's ongoing experiment with agrarian materials and forms, the Dietert Ranch house is an expression of dualities: containment and openness, ruggedness and refinement, traditional vernacular and modern interpretation. Neither romantic nor nostalgic, it is a unique exploration of the human need for both shelter from, and coexistence with, the environment, rendered with a clear eye and a steady hand.
Canan Yetmen is a writer based in Austin.
Published in Texas Architect March/April 2014.


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Adventures in Jury Duty
What do sports stars, cockroaches, Courthouse News Service reporters and the measles have in common? Jury duty!
I usually avoid my civic duty thanks to my special knack for getting genuinely sick whenever my group is called. But my immune system was in prime condition last week, so I showed up for the second time ever to Kern County's jury services department at the ungodly hour of 7:45 a.m.
Not knowing what to expect, I came prepared for boredom – armed with several e-books loaded on my smartphone and a hard-copy John Grisham novel in case said smartphone died. (Wall chargers are a no-no in the court.)
Although I'm completely happy any time I can read all day undisturbed, I'm a legal junkie and had always wanted to see the inside of a real courtroom. My wish was granted Monday afternoon when I was chosen as juror #12 on a felony case.
Prosecutors had charged the defendant with brandishing a firearm at a peace officer, being under the influence of methamphetamine while in possession of a firearm, and possessing an illegal zip gun – a homemade gun made from junk materials.
If there is a hell, it is probably a never-ending session of voir dire. The repetitiveness of the jury-selection process is enough to induce insanity in even the hardiest of souls.
Our judge, Kern County Superior Court Judge Stephen Katz, made it much more bearable. Relaxed and good natured, Katz used funny metaphors about tables and sandwiches and sports stars to make sure we all understood the legal terms and how to interpret them if we became jurors.
The trial itself began Wednesday morning with the prosecution's evidence, which consisted of the two sheriff's deputies who arrived on scene, the range master for the Kern County Sheriff's Department – who was also head of the bomb squad – and a forensic technician and criminalist from the Kern County Regional Crime Lab.
When one of the deputies needed to point out details on photos projected on the television screen, the prosecutor said, "The judge probably has a laser pointer you can use."
Judge Katz responded, "The judge has this old-fashioned thing called a stick." Everyone laughed as he handed the deputy what looked like a long, pointy wooden dowel.
The defendant's public defender was excellent. Dignified and assertive, her cross-examinations were so brutal and efficient she ultimately decided to rest on the state of the prosecution's evidence rather than present her own case.
The highlight of the trial was definitely the intruder who invaded the courtroom during closing arguments Thursday afternoon.
As the defense attorney argued why we should find her client not guilty, the court reporter suddenly jumped up and screamed. We looked at her in time to see a huge cockroach skitter over the top of the partition. She later said it had crawled across her steno machine while she was typing.
It aimed for the jury box next, and I would have been its next victim had the judge not yelled, "Deputy! Deputy!" Our longsuffering bailiff ran over from across the room, chased the bug into a corner and stomped on it. We all applauded our hero, and then Judge Katz told everyone to take a break. When we came back, there were chocolate candies on our seats.
When it came time to choose a foreperson for deliberations, I accidentally elected myself by asking who wanted the job. Pro tip: if you don't want to be foreperson, keep your mouth shut.
We all immediately agreed the defendant had a zip gun. After a few bumps we also concluded he had fulfilled the "acting threateningly" element to find him guilty of brandishing a firearm, but deciding whether he was under the influence of methamphetamine at the time he had the gun took the most time. Hours, in fact.
Though the criminalist testified that the urine analysis came back positive for the amphetamine drug family at a value that was consistent with methamphetamine, the prosecution elected not to run additional tests that could have determined the exact drug in his system.
Many of the jurors thought the officers' testimony and the lab results were enough, but I and several other jurors were not convinced. The evidence indicated that he was on something, but nothing indicated what exactly that something was.
Some of the jurors didn't understand the difference between amphetamines generally and meth specifically, so I explained using a medical analogy. Chicken pox, measles and shingles all have similar symptoms, but if the doctor diagnosed someone with shingles when they really had measles, that diagnosis would be incorrect. It's not enough to know the family of disease, or drug, in our case. The instructions stated we had to determine if he had specifically used meth, and there was just not enough evidence.
We ultimately found him guilty on two of the three counts. After having a nice discussion outside the courtroom with both attorneys, we all went our separate ways.
Who knew jury duty could be fun? I honestly can't wait to serve again. Next time, I just hope they hold the cockroach.


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Q4 GDP Slows to 2.2%
U.S. stock futures remained slightly lower Friday after data showed the economy returned to moderate growth in the fourth quarter. WSJ's Emma Moody and Simon Constable discuss. Photo: Getty
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January in Utah is not exactly known to be balmy. And this year is no exception. The snow, the skiing, the beautiful icicles, and the huge sky that seems to say "aha" after a huge snow storm … I love it all. And yet … winter can make one yearn for, say, a Caribbean cruise.
Harry O's provided the perfect venue for a mental vacation at Friday night's Patwa gig. The Park City-based Patwa Reggae Band is named for a Jamaican Creole language known as Patois. I suppose if Jamaica can have a bobsled team, Park City can have a reggae band. Despite the ski caps and jackets dotting the undulating crowd, I felt as if I'd been magically transported to a Caribbean island.
One of us was having a birthday, so celebration was in the air. A highlight of the evening was a member of the concert posse playing his trumpet during one of the numbers. And yes, folks, he gave a phenomenal performance.
Reggae emphasis, generally, is on the even-numbered beats, ie 1 2 3 4. Patwa's reggae repertoire stayed true to traditional reggae, with swing time Jamaican rhythms which produced an almost hypnotic effect on this listener. Songs were long and accentuated with stage dancers and an exuberant lead singer, Errol Grant, who was jumping, engaging the audience, and traversing the entire stage. The easy beat made for relaxing, effortless dancing.
By the time an evening of reggae had concluded, I could hear the waves of the ocean nearby and feel the sand in between my toes. And I was looking for the pool boy. Imagine my surprise when we walked out to Park City's Main Street to four feet of snow. {sigh}
The Patwa Reggae Band
Jarryd Wark – Drums
Colin Higgins – Bass
Swainson Holness – Keys
Zach Thomas – Guitar
Errol Grant – Lead Vocals
Photography of beach scenes in Barbados by Angela Fairbanks Photography
Disclosure: Cover was $10. I was NOT compensated for this review.
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You might think that because you love writing and you love video games, a job as a writer in the games industry would be your dream come true. But writing for games is a totally different ballgame to penning your novel or a short story, or any other writing you have complete creative control over.
Writing in the games industry means that your writing is only one part of a completed project; instead of a reader, you're writing for a player; and your medium extends beyond words to the game environment, the characters, and the rules.
Here are what we consider to be the five most important things to get your head around what writing for the games industry is really all about.
Not all writing jobs are the same
What is required of a video games writer can vary radically between different studios, and even between the games produced by those studios. You could be asked to to write a story for a particular part of a game, or you could be asked to write the story from beginning to end. You could be creating character biographies, or scripts, or instructions which tell the player what to do.
Very generally, the kinds of work you might be asked to do can be split into two types: narrative design, and games writing.
Narrative designers shape the overall arc of a game. They design quests, figure out character arcs, and make sure there is an overarching story to the game, all of which dictate how a player experiences the game. This has to be maintained throughout the course of the game's development – which might involve scenes being cut, gameplay changes which affect the storyline, or reworking pacing.
By comparison, a games writer is asked to create a story within a game which has already been designed. You get a brief which tells you what the game is about, who the characters are, and what the world is like, and then it's your job to write the story from there.
Writing for video games is a collaborative job
You'll read it everywhere, because it's true: writing for the games industry means that you are working as part of a team. Your story needs to work alongside the work that the designers, artists, animators, programmers, and sound team are also doing on the game.
This is radically different from the writing you might have done before, where you can shut yourself off from everyone in order to carefully refine your prose for as long as it takes until you're ready to share it with the rest of the world.
The plus side of this is that it forces you to be less precious about your writing, and means that there's a decreased risk of ending up fused to the sofa, living off cereal and not getting out of your pyjamas for three days solid as you perfect that opening passage…
… the downside is that you're not going to have total control over your writing
The fact is, there are other elements of game design which are more important than writing. Gameplay and level design, programming, artwork, and even budget cuts can all mean that your story has to change.
All of this means that a large part of your job as a writer is going to involve reworking your original idea so that it works with the way that the game production is progressing.
You will end up with some of your story cut because the decision has been made to scrap a level, rewriting what happens after those scenes because the story doesn't make as much sense without them, and removing some of your favourite dialogue because the art department no longer have time to build the dramatic backdrop required for it.
If you want to write for the video games industry, you have to accept that a significant amount of your time will be spent trying to fix problems caused by your collaborators on the game.
You need to actually play games to write for games
It might sounds obvious, but if you're interested in writing for the games industry you need to play games. A lot of games.
Just being a good writer isn't enough. You need to understand everything about video games to think broadly enough about how to use that medium to tell your story – beyond just using words.
We recommend playing as many different games as possible, and really paying attention as you do. Look for the visual cues which help progress the story. Look at when and where text is used. Listen to the dialogue. All of this will help you to learn about what makes a great story for a game.
Even better than playing games... you should get some experience making games
The best way of learning is doing – so once you think you've got your head around what makes great game narrative, then why not try it out for yourself?
Working on a project like this gives you valuable experience of seeing just what goes in to writing for the games industry, adds to your portfolio, and gives you first-hand experience of what other members of a game dev team are doing (who knew that as a writer you were going to need to learn about computer programming?). This can be something which really makes you stand out when you're pitching yourself to a studio.
In the age of indie games, luckily you can gain this experience even without being hired by a games company.
And what's that you say? The Games Hub offer a free, 40-week programme where you can gain experience making video games? Well, sign me up!
If you're not based in the East of England, we recommend looking up a local game jam or check computer science department bulletin boards for game dev groups.
I've read all this and I'm still keen – so how do I land a job?
It's hard. And because every studio is looking for something different from their writers, no two writers have broken into the industry in quite the same way.
For some general advice, this is a great article by a narrative designer for BioWare with some advice on how to get started.
If you want to know more about becoming a video games writer, there's also really detailed information available from the Writers' Guild.


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24 September 2008
forever summer
When I was walking through Jermyn Streeet a few weeks ago I stopped to admire - and snap - the straw hats in the window of Bates. It was a miserable wet afternoon and it was as much the display of optimism as headwear that caught my eye. (Or was it British stoicism that attracted me?)
I was up that way again today, and looked to see whether Bates had rearranged their shop window to show a different, more seasonal, collection of hats. But no. There they were - a window full of panamas. Maybe there was a fedora or two, but not so's you'd notice particularly. Then I realised that maybe one of the reasons why Bates is still trading is because people can rely on getting their panamas here no matter what the season, customers who are taking them back home to places where it is warm and sunny when it is cold and damp here. And that in this hat shop it's forever summer one way or another.
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Oh pure nostalgia! I regularly used to walk down Jermyn Street and past Bates in the late 1960s, when I worked nearby. That window display hasn't changed at all. I wonder if they are the same hats.
- 25 September 2008 at 06:43
I think it's such a shame that the wearing of hats isn't as de rigueur as it was when I was little. Everyone used to wear hats (proper hats, not knitted beanies) and not just for weddings. My husband would have a field day in that shop. He still insists (much to our offsprings' embarassment) on wearing a panama on holiday and a black fedora in winter.
- 25 September 2008 at 10:40
- colleen said...
I'm so glad that this stimulated such affection for the hat and the hat shop. I'm a great hat lover, so it's good to know I'm not alone in being an admirer.
- 25 September 2008 at 22:08
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Offering for sale a very beautiful and rare Sari from India. This one is saffron golden orange main color with black and red pallou and decorations of elephants, temples, ikat work, etc, very very lovely and one of the finest ones in our collection. It measures 46" wide and is 6 yards long. It is in very good pre-owned condition with no damage or repairs and little if any wear. What is a Sari? This is the most prominent apparel worn by ladies in India and other Middle Eastern countries. It is wrapped, starting at the waist, with a petticoat holding the sari in place, and the end panel, the pallou, goes over the shoulder. The sari has now also found prominence for American decorators, used for curtains, pillows, draped over a couch, etc. We have collected fine textiles for close to 40 years and a have a very large collection of Saris, many of which we have decided to sell in this shop. This one is a very fine quality, exact age unknown, overall good condition, may or may not have ever been worn. Saris are worn of course, but also collected in India, many times as part of dowry; and Indian ladies often pass their finest ones down to daughters, etc. Our collection came mainly from two ladies born in India who emigrated to the US in the sixties and two other friends who travel extensively
Orange Silk Broadcloth Sari With Red Black Matte Gold Ikat Elephants Temples Fine Fabric India
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Former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino and his wife Cecelia share their unique perspective about why a The story of their conversion to pro-life has educated and motivated audiences worldwide. From selfish motives to true understanding, Dr. Levatino and his wife discuss what it was like to perform abortions and the toll it took on their family until a personal tragedy occurred.
Prior to their involvement in the pro-life movement, Dr. Levatino performed both first and second trimester abortions as part of his OB-GYN practice in upstate New York. "I was morally neutral and believed that I had an obligation to offer complete care to my patients." states Dr. Levatino.
Cecelia Levatino is the only wife of a former abortionist who has dared to pull back the veil of confidentiality about family relationships and the consequences of abortion on the families of the physicians who perform them. "The tragedy of abortion has a ripple effect which reaches far beyond the woman and her unborn child and touches the hearts and souls of everyone, including the physicians and families."
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Mien Trung Restaurant
7530 Mesa College Drive, Suite A, Clairemont
Hoai Hue Restaurant
4660 El Cajon Boulevard, Suite 102, Talmadge
Nothing gets my Vietnamese friends' blood boiling more than when some foodie calls bun bo hue "spicy pho." They tell me, "Bun bo is about as close to pho as chicken noodle soup is to ramen." Different noodles, broth, cuts of meat — heck, even most of the vegetables and herbs that accompany a good bowl of bun bo differ from what you'd end up having alongside your usual bowl of pho.
But a part of me understands the misconception. If you've ever tried a bowl of bun bo hue, it's likely you had it a pho shop; that's where I had my first bowl. The odds are also high that it was just like most bowls of bun bo I've had in those establishments: a base of pho broth, basic pho cuts of meat, chili paste (or sometimes sate paste), and mam tom (fermented shrimp sauce), for that mysteriously savory flavor. Well, at least they use the correct noodles — the spaghetti-like rice vermicelli noodles called bun.
It wasn't until I set foot in the little casita off Mesa College Drive called Mien Trung that I got it. The backbone of a decent bun bo hue broth isn't just the spiciness; it's the pungent lemongrass that gives it a citrus-floral burst, and the sheen of oil colored red by annatto floating on the surface. Yes, there's that bit of funkiness from the shrimp sauce, but it doesn't overpower the broth. There's usually a handy-dandy jar of the stuff on the table, should you want more.
The broth is a made from a combination of pork and beef bones. I've been told that traditional broth is strictly beef. However, while visiting Vietnam, I read an issue of Vietnam Cultural Window, which mentioned that bun bo is made nowadays with the pork-beef combination. This makes for an intoxicating aroma as the steaming bowl hits the table. And I do mean steaming. That's important, because bean sprouts, along with a pile of shredded lettuce and cabbage, mint, and basil are provided; if the broth were a tad too cool, you'd have lukewarm soup on your hands, and not good eats. I do wish that shredded banana blossom was included in the mix.
The slippery rice vermicelli has been spot-on over my many visits, never too soft, and great for slurping. The meat is the traditional beef shank and pork hock, the hock another item that confuses those in the "it's just spicy pho" category. The soup is rustic and hearty, as are the rough cuts of beef, beef tendon, and a cross-cut pork leg with skin wrapped around a nugget or two of meat. The one item I don't care for is the jellied blood; I've never developed a taste for it.
A regular bowl will cost you $6. The large bowl, which also has cha lua, a defatted pork sausage steamed in banana leaves, tops off at $6.50. The restaurant is tiny. Parking can be found in the lot directly to the west. They accept only cash.
If it weren't for Mien Trung, Hoai Hue Restaurant would be my favorite. In fact, the beef shank is cut thinner, and the pork hock is more meaty and tender at Hoai Hue. The garnishes used to be superior to Mien Trung, too, featuring more mint and rau ram (Vietnamese coriander: Persicaria odorata ). But on recent visits, it seems to be mostly chunks of lettuce, sometimes lettuce approaching its due date. The broth is less fragrant, and though it holds its own in the chili department, it seems less complex, the heat superficial. I do think there's a bit less MSG used here.
On some visits, the broth hasn't been up to the task in terms of temperature, but recently, something nice occurred. I was staring at my woefully inadequate bowl of broth when an older gentleman who works at Hoai Hue walked by and said, "I'll get you more broth." He went to the kitchen, returning with a bowl of steaming, almost-boiling broth and filled my bowl up with the hot stuff.
I've noticed menu revisions over the last few visits. The bun bo can now be had a bunch of different ways, with different meats, without cilantro or onions, even non-spicy. Which leads to a question: Is it still bun bo hue?
A regular bowl runs $6.50, though I'd spend that extra dollar and go with the dac biet (on special for $7.50), which features good pork meatballs. They don't have that solid, hard, "squeak" to them, as many versions do. This new location is an improvement over the former, which was in a small, seedy strip mall with eight tiny parking spaces.
There is, of course, more to the cuisine of Central Vietnam and hue than soup. But that's a topic for a later column. Right now, as the weather turns cool, I'm more than happy with a bowl of rustic and fragrant bun bo hue. ■
- Mien Trung Restaurant
- 7530 Mesa College Drive, Clairemont, 858-576-0962
- Hours: 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday; 9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Sunday; closed Mondays
- Hoai Hue Restaurant
- 4660 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, 619-563-5358; hoaihue.com
- Hours: 8:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday (according to signage); 8:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday (according to website); closed Mondays
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Thanks for the word on Mien Trung. I live within walking distance but have only been there once because I had no idea what I was ordering--and didn't like what I was served. It IS a hole in the wall, but that is as welcoming as not. So I will definitely try it again soon. (They have been there for several years, so there must be something good goin' on!). By the way, it's right next to the Sushi Diner (another tiny place) which I recommend not only for the sushi but for the standard Japanese menu items--and the friendly chef and staff.
I went here Friday, 11/11 based on this review. Don't care that it's a hole in the wall, I've eaten in much worse and had much better food. Had the Bun Cha Gio Thit Nuong and husband had Bun Bo Hue. When I got my meal, I tasted one of the Cha Gio pieces, and it was stone cold, tasted of old grease, and was gummy mush inside. So obvious it had been sitting there for a long time. I guess they figured I wouldn't know any better. The waitress never came back to check on us so I had to pick out the rest of the pieces and take them up to the front desk to ask for a freshly made one. She apologized and brought another out, it was hot, but the inside again was gummy and no discernible taste, just mush. Gave one to the husband to taste (with no comment so I wouldn't influence him) and he said the same thing. Pork was super fatty, and not in a good, grilled, crispy pork fat way, but a cold, white, flabby way. Overly salty. In all, the worst bowl of Bun Cha Gio Thit Nuong I've ever had. Didn't taste husband's Bun Bo Hue but he said it was mediocre at best. Did they know you were a restaurant critic or something? What we got for food sure didn't impress us at all, unless you count the several times later in the evening I was "reminded" of the greasy, salty mess. Not recommended at all.
Sorry you had a bad meal marybethabate, though I've never had the Bun Cha Gio Thit Nuong there, that's not really a Hue type of dish. Years ago, I recommended Mien Trung to someone from Hue, this is her email to me:
"My sisters and I only get together about once a year and usually it is during the Thanksgiving week. This past month, I forwarded your post about Mien-Trung restaurant to my sisters with a short message "we will go here when you come".
Last Sunday, the three of us excitedly got to Mien-Trung. You should have heard the way we ooohed and aaahed at each item while looking at the restaurant menu (You probably would have thought we had not eaten real food in years). We ordered a feast of bun bo Hue (special large bowl of course), bun rieu, banh nam, banh bot loc, and banh beo.
What a tasty lunch we had. The bun-bo at Mien Trung tasted exactly like it is supposed to taste. The banh beo tasted like the afternoon snacks I used to eat at food stands in central Vietnam over thirty years ago. But the star of the meal was the banh bot loc, we absolutely loved the generous portion of the filling, its slightly chewy dough, and how they used meat broth rather than plain water to flavor the dough.
After the meal, I got up to pay but what I really wanted was to hear the cashier's accent so I could locate his origin. Unfortunately, the cashier was a high school age young man who spoke to me in 100% California accented English. As we leave, my sister pointed to the TV and asked the older gentleman behind the cashier about the DVD that was playing in the background. He answered back in his perfect Hue accent. All three of us sisters agreed that there had to be a Hue woman cooking in the kitchen."
So no, it's not everyone's cup of tea. But I'm glad you tried it.
I agree, food is a subjective experience. I've traveled all over the world and have eaten my share of dishes that were beautifully prepared, but just not to my taste whether due to cultural differences, ingredients I couldn't get behind, or just my taste buds. But, there is no excuse for serving Cha Gio, or anything else, that has been sitting around long enough to get cold and mushy. They should not serve old, stale food to anyone. Also no excuse for the waitstaff to set the food down and then disappear. It was early, we were the only customers for most of our meal.
Since you are a regular customer there, I'm sure the staff knows you are a food writer. No doubt they give you the best of the best, as well as anyone you send to the place if they are aware of your recommendation. Most restaurants will give regulars a bit of special service as a thank you. Fine by me.
Perhaps they thought the old Caucasians wouldn't know any better, or that we didn't deserve their best effort. I know that sounds harsh, but it happens. While I can appreciate serving Caucasians a different level of spiciness (we tend to overestimate our ability to handle it), my central complaint is about being served food that should have been in the garbage.
I do appreciate your response however. I will continue to try restaurants you recommend. I've been to many, and this is the first time I've had a bad experience at one. Unfortunately it was just so bad I hesitate to give them a second chance.


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Champion Announces Q3 Results, Net Income of $253,000
Monday, August 26, 2002
Press release from the issuing companyHUNTINGTON, W.Va., Aug. 26 -- Champion Industries, announced on Friday net income of $253,000 or $0.03 per share for the three months ended July 31, 2002 compared to a loss of ($4,246,000) or ($0.44) per share for the same period in 2001. Net income for the nine months ended July 31, 2002 was $1,261,000 or $0.13 per share compared to a loss of ($3,030,000) or ($0.31) per share for the same period in 2001. The loss in the prior year was a result of a restructuring and profitability enhancement plan initiated by the Company. The Company recorded restructuring, asset impairment and other special charges in the third quarter of 2001 of $4.3 million net of tax or $0.44 per share on a fully diluted basis. The Company's balance sheet reflected interest-bearing debt to equity at approximately 14.0 percent, book value per share of $4.37 and total shareholders equity of $42.4 million at July 31, 2002. The Board of Directors announced the declaration of the Company's quarterly dividend of five cents per share. The cash dividend will be paid on September 23, 2002, to shareholders of record on September 6, 2002. Marshall T. Reynolds, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Champion, said, "The third quarter of fiscal 2002 continued to be similar to the previous quarters of the year with the Company operating in the midst of an overall weakened economy in many of our geographic regions. We continue to work on fine-tuning our initiatives to capitalize on sales opportunities as they are identified with a never-ending focus on controlling the cost side of the business. The Company's balance sheet is in outstanding condition with a strong working capital position and debt to equity ratio. The proper management of our balance sheet has been a large contributor to an interest expense reduction of $368,000 in 2002. The overall strength of our balance sheet should afford Champion unique opportunities in the coming years." Revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2002 were $30.8 million compared to $30.2 million in the same period in 2001. This change represented an increase in revenues of $600,000 or 2.0%. Revenues for the nine months ended July 31, 2002 decreased to $91.3 million from $92.9 million in 2001. This change represented a decrease in revenues of $1.6 million or 1.8%. The printing segment experienced a sales decrease of $1.9 million or 2.6% while the office products and office furniture segment experienced an increase of $237,000 or 1.2%. Kirby J. Taylor, president and chief operating officer, noted, "Our top line decreases occurred primarily in the first quarter of 2002 with revenues being down only slightly in the second quarter of 2002 and up approximately 2% in the third quarter of 2002. Our SG&A expenses have been lower than each comparable quarter in the prior year for a total year to date reduction of $878,000 or 3.6%." Mr. Reynolds concluded, "I am encouraged by the sales growth in our office products and office furniture segment specifically related to our office furniture sales in the third quarter of 2002. This is an indication that we continue to seek and obtain opportunities for sales growth in this difficult economic environment." Champion is a commercial printer, business forms manufacturer and office products and office furniture supplier in regional markets east of the Mississippi. Champion serves its customers through the following companies/divisions: Chapman Printing (West Virginia and Kentucky), Stationers, Champion Clarksburg, Capitol Business Interiors, Carolina Cut Sheets and Champion Morgantown (West Virginia), The Merten Company and Garrison Brewer (Ohio), Smith & Butterfield (Indiana and Kentucky), Bourque Printing, Upton Printing, Transdata Systems and Diez Business Machines (Louisiana), Dallas Printing (Mississippi), U.S. Tag (Maryland), Interform Solutions and Consolidated Graphic Communications (Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey), Donihe Graphics (Tennessee) and Blue Ridge Printing (North Carolina and Tennessee).
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Yosemite is a magical place for all people... and their best friends! There are many great trails to explore in Yosemite with your dog and only a few important rules to remember for your pets safety and the safety of Yosemite's precious wildlife.
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Traveling to Yosemite with your dog can be a rewarding experience for you both but it does require you to plan ahead carefully to make sure you have selected pet-friendly lodging and activities. First off, where are pets allowed in Yosemite? They are allowed in developed areas where there are fully paved roads/sidewalks/bicycle paths and in all campgrounds (except walk-in campgrounds such as Camp 4) and in group campsites.
However, you must keep them on a leash not more than six feet long or otherwise physically restrained (eg. kennel). Never leave them unattended and you must clean up after them. Also, other wildlife love pet chow too, so make sure you store it in a bear proof locker if you are camping.
So what if you want to take your pet hiking in Yosemite? Are there any trails/attractions that allow pets? In short, yes there are. Some very popular trails and attractions allow you to take your pet restrained on a leash, including:
Pets aren't allowed on shuttles, in lodging areas, in public buildings, in any wilderness areas, in unplowed snow, or on many trails (with some exceptions as noted above).
To find pet-friendly lodging, go to our Lodging page and check the pet-friendly search filter.
Dog kennels are available in Yosemite Valley at the stables (open seasonally) from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Dogs must be gentle, over 10 pounds, with proof of shots and license required. The kennels phone number is (209) 372-8326.
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Swarming crowds and hostile questions are the new normal at GOP town halls
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Republicans in deep-red congressional districts spent the week navigating massive crowds and hostile questions at their town hall meetings — an early indication of how progressive opposition movements are mobilizing against the agenda of the GOP and President Trump.
Citizens at town halls held by Republican members of Congress showed their displeasure with efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, among other issues. (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post)
Angry constituents swarmed events held by Reps. Jason Chaffetz (Utah), Diane Black (Tenn.), Justin Amash (Mich.) and Tom McClintock (Calif.). They filled the rooms that had been reserved for them; in Utah and Tennessee, scores of activists were locked out. Voters pressed members of Congress on their plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, on the still-controversial confirmation of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and even on a low-profile vote to disband an election commission created after 2000.
House Republicans had watched footage earlier this week of McClintock's raucous town hall in northern California and his police-assisted exit — a warning of what might come. And with Congress scheduled for a week-long recess and a raft of additional town halls starting Feb. 18, the warning may have been warranted.
On Thursday, participants were spurred to show up by a variety of forces: large-scale publicity campaigns by major opposition groups such as Planned Parenthood; smaller grass-roots efforts; or their own deep objections to Trump's presidency so far. Some were Democrats, some were independents and some were Republicans, but most were liberal activists who had opposed Trump all along and were simply looking for new outlets to object to him.
What was less clear was where it would all go. If nothing else, the size and tone of the crowds fed Republicans' worries and Democrats' view that the GOP agenda and the president's tone and missteps have activated voters who may have sat out previous elections.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) got a frosty reception in his home state on Feb. 9, at a town hall. Angry constituents packed a high school auditorium, grilled the high-ranking congressman with questions and peppered him with boos and chants while protesters amassed outside. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)
Judy Intrator, 63, a data collector from Utah who voted against Trump, said she attended Chaffetz's town hall because the president is "stirring up a side of this country that's being let loose and I'm scared." One way to register her opposition, she said, is to refuse to say Trump's name.
Some attendees admitted that they lived outside the districts in which they attended town halls. But their intensity demonstrated just how rapidly some effective organizing tactics, such as those in the "Indivisible" guide prepared by former Hill staffers, had spread to red America. What had been staid or friendly events became scenes of shouting and emotional pleading, all shared online and on local TV news.
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Up in Smoke, an all-new gritty standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier is LIVE!
I'm a man without a conscience.
I deal in murder and mayhem.
I'm the best at what I do.
Frankie Helburn is supposed to be an easy job.
A means to flush her father out of hiding.
Except there isn't anything simple about Frankie or the secrets she's keeping.
She's stubborn as hell and the sexiest god damn thing I have ever seen, sending dark, dirty animalistic desire coursing through my veins.
She's cocaine with legs. A f*cking addiction that makes me question things I've never questioned before. Want things I've never wanted before.
I might have her, but she isn't mine to keep.
If her father doesn't show his face, she will be mine.
To KILL.
** Other books in the King Series DO NOT have to be read to enjoy Smoke's book. Up in Smoke can be read as a standalone. **
Up in Smoke is a continuation of the King series. We met Smoke in Rage's book and know that he's got some things going on (especially how he ended things with Rage). Then we got a glimpse of him in Preppy's books. We know that, like Rage, he doesn't care about anything but the job, but we get to see that transformation of a man who finally lets someone in and love him.
This book is all about that dubious consent. So if you are not into that, then you will not like this book. But while it does have that kind of romance in it, there is actually not a WHOLE lot of romance scenes. Books in the past have been heavy on the scenes (to which I'm sure most of us are grateful for). But this story dives deeper into the psyche of both Frankie and Smoke and shows that love is not always black and white and there are so many levels of gray.
My favorite kinds of books are ones that you can relate to on some level. And for me most of it was a fictional read (I have not been kidnapped or know someone who has killed someone else, let alone fall in love with them) but I do like that dynamics of Smoke's character and how he survived his childhood. There were emotions and feelings that I have felt in my life and Frazier did a great job at capturing that raw feeling that comes with being abandoned.
And good news folks! There is no cliffhangers. HALLELUJAH. If you have read any of her books in the past then you know that she is the Queen of cliffhangers. She loves to leave us all hanging and cursing out her name. Seriously. She gets too much enjoyment out of it.
Rating: A
"All these bruises," Smoke muses. "And not one of them caused by me." He trails a hand up my arms and down my flat stomach. "Pity, but I still have time to leave my mark on you yet."
My entire body stiffens. I'm as rigid as a corpse.
Smoke chuckles and I'm glad I'm facing away because his laugh is pure torture, causing his erection to vibrate against my folds which are aching for more contact.
"You will be punished, hellion. You can be sure of that."
I look over my shoulder and meet his dark eyes which darken even further as his pupils dilate. His lingering gaze rakes me over from my feet to my breasts and back down to the space between my thighs. He licks his full bottom lip.
My stomach flips. My will to fight him off doesn't waiver, but my body isn't getting the message. My core clenches again. I turn back around to face the tile, digging my teeth into my lower lip until I taste my own blood.
His chest presses against my back, and his hardness pulses between my legs, rubbing against my inner thighs. He squirts some shampoo in his hand, working it into my hair. He tilts my head back and rinses my hair then slides his slick and soapy hand down my body.
I'm breathing rapidly now. Short quick breaths I can't control. There's a deep rumble in his throat. His hand travels lower and lower on my stomach until it's between my legs. He's working his thumb over my swollen nub, sending sparks of need, pangs of pleasure, and a wave of self-hatred, surging within my battered body and bruised soul.
"What…what are you doing?" I ask, seeing flashes of white hot lust behind my closed eyes.
"More questions…" his voice a hearty amused rasp. His fingers circle my clit while he continues to rock his hard cock between my legs. The pressure building is so strong it borders on painful.
Tears leak from my eyes. I'm so fucking mad at myself for being turned on. For Smoke being right. I'm so wet. He feels it. There's no way he can't feel it.
He leans in close. I'm stone still except for the tremors gripping my body. He licks the tear off my cheek and groans. He dips the tip of his finger inside of me and I tighten around the intrusion. It's a foreign sensation. Strange. It feels both wrong and right. Pleasurable and painful. "Your tight little pussy is weeping too. I wonder if its tears taste the same."
I look over my shoulder as he withdraws his finger and sucks it into his mouth. He groans. "Fear or desire. They both taste real fuckin' good to me."
He places his hand back between my legs. When I try to squeeze my thighs together to keep him out he parts them with his knee on a grunt and begins circling my clit again. This time harder. Faster.
I'm staying as still as I can, but when I feel something begin to happen inside my body. The sparks he ignited within me are all crashing together. I can't hold back. My face scrunches as I try to fight the orgasm fighting its way out, but it's no use. I can't fight it. It's too fucking strong. I'm so fucking close.
I arch my back without thinking, pressing my ass against him, begging for more. For what I need to push me over the edge.
Smoke hisses. "Oh, what I could do to this beautiful little pussy."
The pleasure builds and builds as he strokes me harder. Faster. I'm about to come all over his fingers when the feeling is lost.
I spin around.
Smoke is gone.
I can't see through the steam so I shut off the spray and wipe the water from my eyes only to see Smoke toweling off in front of the sink on the other side of the bathroom.
The only proof I have of what just happened between us was real is his cock. Erect. Thick. Huge. The purplish swollen head bobs against his abs, jutting out over the top of the towel he wraps around his waist.
"What…what just happened?" I stammer, leaning back against the wall for support.
Smoke steps forward, and when I go to jerk back, he reaches out and pinches my nipple painfully hard. I yelp and leap back, slipping on the tile, falling on my ass, taking the shower curtain down with me.
Smoke rips the curtain off my head and glares down at me with a triumphant grin on his evil beautiful face. "What just happened was called punishment and you got off easy. Next time I'll split that tight pussy in two with my fucking cock."
He goes to leave but stops. "You want pain?" he asks. "I'll give it to you. You want pleasure? Now that's something you're gonna have to earn."
He leaves, slamming the door behind him.
I release a shaky exhale.
I'd hoped the rest of my time with Smoke would be tolerable, but there's no fucking way that's going to happen. Not now. Not with my skin crawling with need. I'm losing my mind. About where I am. About what this is all about. About this beautiful horrible evil man.
I feel like I've already been split in two.
What Smoke is doing to me is far more than punishment.
It's pure fucking torture.
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Fergus Fox
Fergus Fox
Name: Fergus, but I'm mainly called Red.
Weight: Small but speedy.
Distinguishing features: Fast, fiery and oh so foxy.
Catchphrase: Eggs? What eggs? Likes: Eggs … Wha-a-a-a-at? I only take the spare ones. Not as if the hens would eat them eh? Dislikes: Eagles (the winged variety).
Favourite film: I love anything by 20th Century Fox … see what I did there?
Favourite music: My personal Top Ten …
10. Adam & The Ants - Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face) That's what the voices from outer space tell me ...
9. Beastie Boys - Egg Raid On Mojo Before they discovered / invented / purloined rap, it seems the Beasties were punks at heart. See also Egg Man, which sounds more like the Beasties you'd expect.
8. The Flaming Lips - They Punctured My Yolk A love story about two trainee astronauts torn apart when only one of them gets to go into space. Or something.
7. The Seahorses - Happiness Is Egg-Shaped From a great lost Britpop album that you could probably pick up for a penny on Amazon if you went looking.
6. Tarnation - Little Black Egg A lot more jangly than I remember. Then I discovered... it's actually a cover of an old 60's hit by a Florida garage band called The Nightcrawlers. Not bad... but I still prefer the Tarnation version.
5. The Human League - Being Boiled One of the earliest entirely electronic records ... get boiled alive by those synths. No idea what the lyrics are about though.
4. Fight Like Apes - Poached Eggs If I understand the metaphors correctly, this song is a bit rude …
3. Tom Waits - Eggs And Sausage (In A Cadillac With Susan Michelson)
2. Giant Sand - Temptation of Egg The shape of a woman ... temptation of an egg? Hhhmmm …
1. Mansun - Egg Shaped Fred Mansun go all 'Coo-Coo-Cachoo' on us, inviting Egg Shaped Fred for tea.
Favourite Book: Fox in Socks by Dr Seuss.
Food: Depends on what comes first … the chicken or the egg.
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text: I wrote this song as a tribute to a visit I made to my friend Bob Hollister's place outside of Billings. I was on the road for a work trip and stopped at Bobby's on the way back from Reno. I was so jazzed up from being in Reno that I was nearly quaking when I got to Bob's. I don't care for casinos. Bob lives off the grid, and has worked hard to minimize his impact on the planet. We camped out somewhat near a place where God might have lost his shoes called Zortman. It is nearly next to nowhere. Ironically Zortman is called out in the recent book about environment tragedy called Collapse. We had a blast.


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FORMER Scotland and British and Irish Lions stand-off John Rutherford this week launches a new feature on the Scotsman Rugby Show - Five Quick Questions with Scotland Greats.
A former PE teacher and insurance company director, Rutherford looks back on a career that brought 42 caps before he was forced to retire through injury at the first World Cup in 1987.
In our first quick-fire question-and-answer, he shares his memories of a first Scotland cap - and a threat to break his legs - his own rugby hero, favourite game, toughest opponent (it is an All Black!) and his choice as greatest Scotland internationalist. It is not Andy Irvine, Jim Renwick or even his legendary half-back partner Roy Laidlaw ... in fact, it is a forward. Have a guess before watching.
We also look back on the second weekend of RBS Premiership action with tries from Melrose's win over Currie and the tight match at Raeburn Place between Edinburgh Accies and Gala, and look ahead to this weekend's fixtures.
In the pro game, we catch up with the Edinburgh and Glasgow camps and ask newly-capped prop Ryan Grant, back this week in the Glasgow team, and Sean Cox, the Edinburgh vice-captain, how the squad reacted to the opening day defeats and how they will turn it around on Friday night.
We were planning to bring you a feature on new laws being trialled this season, but have had to save that for next week as we try to pack as much into the programme without it becoming too lengthy.
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If you've never seen a baby penguin waddle up to the water and then splash around, you'll want to suffer the heat in the next few weeks to see little Marina as she learns how to swim. She's one of four baby animals stealing the hearts of visitors to the Dallas Zoo. There is also a baby giraffe named Kipenzi whose birth was televised on Animal Planet, making her a viral star. Then, in Cat Row, you'll meet Mateo, a baby ocelot. Oh, and don't forget about the pounce baby Colobus monkey.
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Plants need water to grow, but not all plants need to be watered in the same way. Different plants need different amounts of water at different times. Watering too much or too frequently can damage plants. The most important way to mitigate dry periods is proper soil preparation. Well prepared soil holds water better. Applying mulch on top of soil also helps to slow water loss through evaporation. Here are the most important times to water for different crops.
|Most Important Time To Water
|Silking, Tasseling, and Ear Development
|Legumes (Peas, Peanuts, Beans)
|Flowering to Pod Development
|Brassica (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli)
|Head Formation
|Root Crops (Onion, Carrot, Potato, Radish)
|Root and Tuber Development
|Cucurbit (Cucubmer, Melon, Squash)
|Flowering to Fruit Development
|Night Shades (Eggplant, Pepper, Tomato)
|Uniformly Flowering to Harvest
Plants should be watered around their base and not showered with water from above. Wet leaves can become covered in mold and mildew that harms the plants. In hot weather, water on the leaves can also evaporate quickly and not reach roots if it is left to trickle off the upper parts of plants.
For a fee of $100, program participants can lease a 275 gallon water tank for the season. Payment for the tank is made at the same time as the leasing fee is paid. The tank is delivered to the site full of water in early summer and the participant may request two additional refills. At the end of the season, tanks are removed from the site by the City and put into storage. Each tank has a magnetic key lock on the spout and the key for the lock must be returned to the City at the end of the season.


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Skill and compassion go hand in hand when providing exceptional patient care. As a dental professional, I stay up to date on the latest advancements in dentistry in order to provide the most current treatment options for my patients. As a doctor, I recognize that my patients are unique individuals who have placed a great deal of trust in me and my team. That is just one reason why I value each and every patient relationship.
I appreciate the time you've taken to visit this site and find out more about this dental practice, my team, and the many services we can provide to help you achieve optimum oral health.
Dr. Barton is a graduate of the Class of 2005 from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and has completed a general dentistry residency at The Ohio State University. He is a member of the Ohio Dental Association, American Dental Association and Columbus Dental Society. Dr. Barton resides in Delaware with his wife LeeAnne, a physical therapist, and their two boys - Clay, and Blake.
Dr. Larson is a graduate of the class of 1971 from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. After graduation, he served two years in the United States Navy as a dentist. He is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD), as well as the Ohio Dental Association, American Dental Association, Columbus Dental Society and a Charter Life Member of the OSU College of Dentistry Alumni Assn. Dr. Larson and his wife Nancy, a retired teacher, have lived in Delaware since 1973. They have three children and five grandchildren.


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Well, this week last year was pretty exciting. Let's check back a little further to pre-July 2012, back to November 2011.
2011 - Engagement Session
Just about 8 months before the wedding. . .
2013 - One Year Session
. . . . and this one taken last week.
It's hard to believe these two have already made it through the first year of marriage. I am very proud to call Kisses my DIL, she is so sweet and beautiful inside and out. We all just love her. They always say the first year is the toughest. I hope it wasn't too tough on them. Kisses starts teaching this year and you can check out all her "teacher-y" posts over on her blog, "Cute in the Classroom"
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Talking Cancer: More Tips from the International Workshop for Scientific Journalism
November 26, 2012
On Wednesday, I shared some tips from the recent International Workshop for Scientific Journalism, sponsored by the U.S. National Cancer Institute in Buenos Aires. Here are some more tips for covering cancer and other diseases.
1. Keep screening and testing separate. Over and over during the workshop, the distinction between screening and diagnostic testing came up. When people think of screening, they think about everything from getting a full body scan in a shopping mall to having a mysterious growth biopsied and tested.
But the two experiences are quite different, and it's important to keep this in mind when writing about cancer and other diseases. When health officials talk about screening, they are talking about testing people who don't have any symptoms to see if they have a disease. When we talk about diagnostic testing, that means checking people who have symptoms to confirm that they have a suspected disease. It's the difference between a regular pap smear to check for signs of the virus that causes cervical cancer (screening) and doing a biopsy on a lump in someone's breast and sending the tissue to a laboratory (diagnostic testing).
"If I do a PSA ([prostate-specific antigen) test on a man because he tells me he's old, that's screening," said Dr. Otis Brawley, the chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society. "If I do it because he tells me he is having trouble urinating, that's diagnostic testing."
2. You can survive but not live longer. When measuring the success of a screening test, look for a lower death rate not a higher survival rate. "Increasing survival is not a legitimate measure of success," Brawley said. "Screening works when we find there's a reduction of mortality."
So what does that mean? Take two men who have prostate cancer. One is screened with the PSA test at age 57 and diagnosed with prostate cancer. He dies at age 70. The other has prostate cancer but is not screened until age 67. He also dies at age 70. Both men died at the same age, but one "survived" prostate cancer 10 years longer than the other.
"Someone may be diagnosed earlier, but it doesn't necessarily mean they die later," Brawley said. "You can increase survival and not decrease mortality." Brawley noted that studies have shown that when the bodies of men who die of accidents or heart attacks undergo autopsies that prostate cancer is found nearly a third of the time. "Patients can die with the tumor but not of the tumor."
3. Beware of revolutionaries in lab coats. Katherine Hobson (then at U.S. News & World Report, now freelance) saw the same press release that everyone else saw in March 2010, but she wrote a different story:
It's an eye-catching headline: " 'Revolutionary' Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening Announced.'" The press release goes on to say that EDP Biotech Corp., based in Tennessee, will today brief its home state's legislators on what it calls a "breakthrough blood test" that "could save thousands of colon cancer deaths and billions in healthcare costs each year." …In theory, that's wonderful. Routine colon cancer screening is recommended starting at age 50 by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and other public-health groups.
Certain screening methods—including colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy—can actually be considered a form of prevention, since they find polyps before they become cancerous. Yet, as the report from the February National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference on colorectal cancer screening said, "screening rates fall short of desirable levels," with about 55 percent of eligible people undergoing some type of screening.
More options, particularly inexpensive, noninvasive ones, would be welcome. But while the ColoMarker test may well have all the potential in the world, based on the information available so far, "it is unproven as a screening measure," writes Durado Brooks, director of prostate and colorectal cancer at the American Cancer Society, by E-mail. He reviewed materials provided by the company.
Ivan Oransky, the executive editor of Reuters Health, heralded Hobson's story during the workshop, and he also had one of the best lines of the two days: "Whenever I see 'revolutionary' anywhere except having to do with wars of independence, I tend to be very skeptical. … Fact checking is very popular in political season, but it should be popular in all seasons."
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What Doctors Don't Know & Journalists Don't Convey About Screening May Harm Patients
Slap: UC Davis Still Reeling from Attack on Doctor Who Questioned PSA Tests
False positives show need to adjust expectations for cancer screening tests
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We have been tracking the production of Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS since the project was announced and one of the main sources we have been using is Alien Prequel News , they have been on it from the jump and have some great content.
According to APN, it looks like PROMETHEUS has wrapped shooting at Pinewood Studio (location of both ALIEN and ALIENS) and the crew is now moving to Morocco but not before a spy was able to snapp some pics. I can't remember the last time I was geeked at the site of a door.
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Fairbank Partners are at the moment searching for to talk to Qualified Actuaries and CFA's with wonderful business growth expertise inside investments. This can be manifested in what as generally known as Packard's Law which was named after David Packard, cofounder of HP. The Law states that no firm can constantly develop revenues faster than its capacity to get sufficient of the suitable individuals to implement that growth and still turn into an amazing company.
A particular interest will be taken into how business improvement activities differ throughout company sizes and growth phases, from early-stage startups to totally-grown corporations, and the varied establishments that may help companies on their paths to development.
Graduates will be capable to generate revolutionary product ideas, enterprise ideas and enterprise areas by. An MSc in Engineering (Know-how Based Business Improvement) is often employed as an innovation manager, a technical sales supervisor, product manager, business developer or a analysis and development undertaking manager.
Your small business advisor will take an objective look at the best way what you are promoting is run, searching for any areas where things may very well be improved as well as helping you to work out the best possible course you can take your small business.
A company could have the Gross sales Degree of business growth with out the New Product Stage, however virtually never will a company have the New Product Level without the Sales Stage as a result of new services and products require a significant stage of gross sales effort to be successful.


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Rogue and shadow technology: Do you know where your IT is?
Organizations with rogue or shadow technology might be taking some risks, but they're also enabling business agility. Discuss with us in #CIOChat.
There's no way around it: Rogue is in vogue. Rogue and shadow technology arrangements -- whereby employees use applications, services and tools not formally approved or monitored by their organization's IT department -- are increasingly popular, a natural evolution in the consumerization of IT. But naturally, rogue and shadow technology set off warning bells for CIOs charged with maintaining control over their companies' IT setups. Are you ready to step out of the shadows and face the pitfalls -- and embrace the benefits -- of rogue IT?
Join SearchCIO Wednesday, March 26, at 3 p.m. EDT to discuss rogue and shadow technology, and all of the inherent drawbacks and advantages. Bart Murphy, CIO and chief technology officer at the CareWorks Family of Companies, will serve as an expert contributor during the chat, sharing his experiences with rogue technology and what makes shadow IT good or bad. Other topics we may cover: specific areas where shadow technology can be most threatening, how companies have drawn business value out of their rogue IT arrangements, and how CIOs can prepare for the next inevitable incursion.
More shadow technology coverage
Shadow IT is here -- deal with it
Cloud security tools only go so far
TechTarget associate site editor Emily McLaughlin will lead the event from SearchCIO's Twitter handle, @searchCIO. TechTarget writers, editors and contributors will participate, joined by our Twitter followers and others informed about rogue and shadow technology and how CIOs can include them in their formal IT plans.
Event details:
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Time: 3 p.m. EDT
Host: @searchCIO
Hashtag: Use and follow #CIOChat (additional hashtags include #rogueIT, #shadowIT, etc.)
Is this your first #CIOChat? No problem. Here are the must-knows:
- To follow the conversation, type "#CIOChat" into Twitter's search bar. From this new page, click "All" to view tweets in real time.
- Your first #CIOChat tweet should be introductory, including your name, title and organization.
- @SearchCIO will pose a series of questions to participants starting at 3 p.m. EDT (Q1, Q2, etc.). In your tweeted responses to each question, please preface with A1 (Answer 1), A2 and so on, then remember to include "#CIOChat." Each question will follow the shadow technology theme.
- Be aware that Twitter allows only 140 characters per tweet. You are welcome to tweet multiple responses to each question.
- Throughout the discussion, retweet (RT) and favorite tweets you concur with and reply to those you disagree with.
Please direct questions, RSVPs or other concerns to Emily McLaughlin. Talk to you on Twitter!


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Yet again I did a closet clean up last weekend and it is true that I only get to use and wear 40% of my wardrobe. The remaining 60% consist of clothes which I have not worn for the last year, clothes which are soon to be worn, clothes which are awaiting a special occasion to be worn, clothes which are still new complete with tags and paper bags.
It's a brand new year and stylistas are on the look out for the new trends for 2010. I have learned my lesson. No more impulse buys on the one-hit pieces. I can never go wrong with classics paired with few stylish accents. I have seen a lot of Lady Gaga inspired clothes. That fashion I am not sure if I can pull off.
Boy Shorts and Hot Pants
Well I guess ladies are getting more and more daring. Time to show off those legs. Shorts had been a wardrobe staple. We see ladies in shorts at parties, and events; not just at the beach.
The Boyfriend Blazer
I personally love this piece. A masculine look under a cute mini dress, or tank top and jeans. Bet, the much-hated paddings will soon come back! Dread not!
Future Warrior Trend
Metal plating, tunics; especially in leather, chain-mail inspired detailing, and tribal inspired motifs. Will see alot of them in boutiques, designer shops and tiangges.
This fashion piece will stay. I personally love jumpsuits! The only thing that is keeping me from wearing it is the hassle of dressing up and practically undressing when you need to use the washroom.
Torn Jeans
I don't think the boyfriend rolled-up jeans had been a big hit here in Manila? Probably not alot are brave to wear such. Besides, it is not the most flattering jeans for the butt. The picture above shoes the two must see trends this year. Boyfriend blazers in Lady Gaga inspired fashion (and I have just mentioned the paddings!) with torn jeans. Just get your old skinny jeans and do some art with sharp razor and you are good to go.
January 5, 2010
Fashion Forecast for 2010
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We often hear people discussing investments. Often, the term can involve something practical or financial. We might make investments like stocks and shares, for example. We might consider our home or car an investment. We might also refer to an investment in our education. We will later reap the rewards when our knowledge leads to a better profession or position. But what about investments in our health? More of us than ever are now making healthier choices with regard to our health. We're improving our awareness of diet and perhaps we're exercising regularly too. An investment can be a payment of your time and energy that then reaps rewards in your health and well-being. Smart investments will always see a positive return, and our health is no different. If you're aiming for a long, healthy, and fulfilling life then there are some tried and tested ways to invest in your well-being.
Two months of school vacation is long enough to just tack your kids at home. When you as family must take advantage of the vacation to do certain activities you can't usually do together during school days. For your kids not to get bored at home, line up summer activities for them. Yup, make most out of their school vacation, each to them deserves a reward for job well done on the recent school year, right?
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The Big Day for Nivea products lovers has come! The #BigNIVEASale is happening from April 14-18. Shoppers will enjoy 50% off on all Nivea products nationwide!
Last year, I also hoarded and the lotions I got were perfect enough for one year. Nivea has become one of my most fave skin care brand because it delivers great result and perfect for my daily use.
When you have a home to run, there is a lot that you need to take on board. The fact is, it can be difficult getting the balance right. This is true for just about every household. Nowhere is it truer, however, than in homes where there are children present. When you have children to look after in your home, you need to take so much more on board. Many people have their theories about what constitutes a good home for children. The truth is, those theories usually miss out on one or two factors. To have a secure and fully-stocked happy family home, there are several things which you need to bear in mind. If you have recently been wondering what you can do to improve your home, then read on. Here are the three qualities you can't avoid having for your home to be fantastic for all the family.
Keeping a whole family healthy is by no means easy. As the kids are getting all sorts of childhood illnesses, you're starting to feel the aches and pains of getting older. And that's without taking into account your own parents, who are aging even more than you are. Everyone's health is important. And it's not just your children's health you should worry about. Healthy parents are better able to look after their kids. So it's essential not to neglect your own health. Like the airplane metaphor says, you should put on your own mask before you help your children. Encourage a healthier family by doing the things in this guide.
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At the end of the day, once the kids are in bed, it's far too easy to flop in front of the television and not move all night. While there's nothing wrong with watching TV, wouldn't you rather be filling your time with something more enriching? Instead of devoting your child-free time to your favorite soap operas, why not start a new hobby?
There are so many fantastic hobbies that are perfect for helping you to relax in the evening once the kids are in bed. Perhaps there's a hobby that you've always wanted to try? If not, there's no need to panic as I've put together a list of hobby ideas that are perfect for the evenings. Give these ideas a read and see if any of them take your fancy.
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For Week 15, well I got summer colors, yellow and orange all over my pages! I love how my weekly spread has turned out. Yellow is one of my most fave colors, it also brings summer feels. It makes me want not to write on the pages, lol.
After a couple of years, I was able to visit beach again! Oh it feels like it has been forever when you are pulling out all the stops for work all year round. Staring at the clear water, there is nothing feels better than to be back again! I cannot be more relax and stress-free.