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A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers.[1] When it is two freeways that share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons.[2]
Road enthusiasts often use the term multiplex, as well as the more specific duplex and triplex, to refer to such instances.
A concurrency is a relatively common phenomenon: where two routes must pass through a single geological feature, or crowded city streets, it is often both economically and practically advantageous for them both to be accommodated on one road. Though in some cases, concurrencies are avoided through various means.
In the United States, concurrencies are simply marked by placing signs for both routes on the same or adjacent posts. Occasionally a state will instead sign the road as "to" the less major route. An example of this is the concurrency between Maryland Route 290 and Maryland Route 291 in Kent County, Maryland, where MD 290, the less major route, is signed as "to" MD 290 along MD 291, the more major route.[3] Several states don't officially have any concurrencies, instead officially ending routes on each side of one. In these states, concurrencies are typically poorly signed.
In the mid-20th century, California had numerous concurrencies, but the California Legislature removed most concurrencies in a comprehensive reform of highway numbering in 1964. Another extreme example exists in North Dakota and Minnesota. At Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S. Route 52 begins a concurrency with Interstate 94 for almost 350 miles, ending at St. Paul east of Interstate 35E. Despite being signed on maps, US 52 is signed sporadically until the exit at either end of the concurrency.
A particularly unusual concurrency occurs along the Oklahoma–Arkansas state line. At the northern end of this border Oklahoma State Highway 20 runs concurrently with Arkansas Highway 43 and the two roads run north–south along the boundary.
Another unusual concurrency runs along the southern border of Delaware. Near the southwestern corner of the state, the eastbound lane of Delaware Route 54 is physically located in Maryland and is signed as Maryland Route 54, while the westbound lane is in Delaware and is signed as Delaware Route 54. Route 54 at its western end eventually enters Maryland entirely and both directions are signed as a Maryland route at that point.
In some states, a concurrency can occur between an Interstate highway and a state toll road. For example, much of the New Jersey Turnpike is concurrent with I-95, and portions of the New York State Thruway overlap with Interstates 87, 287, 90, and 190. The Massachusetts Turnpike is concurrent with I-90 for its entire length.
Some Interstate highways are concurrent with a non-Interstate designation in their entirety. Often, the reason is that at the ending of the Interstate highway, the road transitions from freeway to semi-freeway (expressway) or surface street, and the non-Interstate designation continues on the changed road. Sometimes it can be within a segment of a long-distance freeway that zips through a major city.
Here is a list of examples:
In the reverse example, there are sometimes non-Interstate highways that are concurrent with an Interstate highway in its entirety. Examples of this include Georgia's 400-series highways.
Also, in some cases, two Interstate highways can be concurrent. An example of this is the concurrency of Interstates 20 and 59 between Birmingham, Alabama, and Meridian, Mississippi. In other cases, instances of arc-shaped bypasses of medium-sized cities can involve concurrencies of Interstate Highways and other route types.
A unique concurrency can be found in Greensboro, North Carolina, where Interstate 40 runs concurrent with Business 85. Business I-85 runs along the former alignment of I-85, which has since been rerouted along the Greensboro Urban Loop. I-40 was also rerouted along this loop in 2008, but reverted to its original routing shortly afterward.
In the United Kingdom, it is common for major through routes to run concurrently with others. Only one road number—usually that of the more important route—is ever shown on road signs. However, the other road is either bracketed on the sign, implying that the major route leads to a junction with the minor route (which it will do at the end of the concurrency), or left off altogether. For example, the A82 runs concurrently with the A85 for five miles (8 km) in western Scotland. Each route-confirmation sign-header gives the road number as "A82 (A85)". A counter-example is the concurrency of the A6 and A591 south of Kendal, where, unusually, a sign gives both roads equal status as "A591/A6".
In central Scotland, the M876 starts from the M80 and shares its middle section with the M9, so that the junction numbers on the M876 appear to run out of sequence: 8, 1, 2, 8, 7, 3—with only 1, 2 and 3 being actual M876 junction numbers.
Concurrencies are also found in Canada. In Manitoba, the Trans-Canada Highway from Winnipeg to Portage La Prairie is concurrently signed with Yellowhead Highway. In Ontario, the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highway 403 run concurrently between Burlington and Oakville, forming the province's only concurrency between two 400-series highways. King's Highways in Ontario have many concurrencies, as well as county roads that often share concurrent termini or run concurrently for short sections. These are often not signed as such, with the parent route being signed in place of both.
Secondary highways in Ontario rarely ever form a concurrency, even with their own kind. Highway 518 instead parallels the Highway 11 freeway in less than a kilometer of it on Highway 11's former surface road as Ontario's secondary highways generally avoid freeway features, except interchanges at them, though some King's Highways run parallel to avoid concurrencies as well.
Certain primary highways in New Brunswick form concurrencies. Route 7 runs concurrent with the Trans-Canada Highway between Exits 294 and 306. Route 11 officially terminates at its junction with Route 15 near Shediac, but exit signs at Exit 467 of Route 2 show Route 11 running concurrent with Route 15 in both directions.
Two freeways, the Trans-Israel Highway (Highway 6), and Highway 1 run concurrently just east of Ben Shemen Interchange. The concurrency is officially designated "Daniel Interchange", providing half of the possible interchange directions. It is a 1-mile (1.6 km) segment consisting of eight lanes providing high-speed access between the two highways. Access from Highway 1 west to Highway 6 south and Highway 6 north to Highway 1 east is provided via Route 431, while access between Highway 1 east to Highway 6 north and Highway 6 south to Highway 1 west are provided at Ben Shemen Interchange. The other movements are provided through the concurrency.
East of Ashdod, Highway 3 and Highway 40, both running north–south, converge and cross each other, running concurrently for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) between Re'em Junction and Malakhi Junction. Southwest of Haifa, the north–south Highway 70 and the east–west Highway 75 run concurrently for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) between Yagur Junction and HaAmakim Junction.
As highways in the United States and Canada are usually signed with a cardinal direction, it is possible for two highways signed with opposite, conflicting directions to be running along the same stretch of physical roadway. The road itself is likely to be actually pointed in a third direction.
For example, near Wytheville, Virginia, there is a concurrency between Interstate 77 (which runs and is signed north-south) and Interstate 81 (which runs primarily northeast-southwest but is also signed north-south). The road itself is oriented east-west and carries the two Interstates signed in opposite directions. So one might simultaneously be on I-77 north and I-81 south, while actually traveling due west. Another well-traveled example is the I-580 and I-80 concurrency in the Bay Area of California, known locally as the Eastshore Freeway, which travels north-south between the eastern foot of the Bay Bridge and the city of Albany along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay: drivers on I-80 east and I-580 west are actually headed due north.
At least two roads run concurrently with their own opposite direction. A short stretch of Broadway in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, carries both directions of Route 114,[dubious – discuss] and a short stretch of eastbound Interstate 376, as well as the ramps leading to it, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, carries both directions of U.S. Route 19 Truck.[4]
An unusual example of a three-directional concurrency occurs near the town of Starks, Illinois. To take advantage of an underpass beneath a railroad, US Route 20, Illinois Route 72 and Illinois Route 47 all converge. The net result is that a driver can be traveling east on US 20, west on IL 72, and south on IL 47 (the actual compass direction) all at the same time.[5]
Canada also possesses at least four wrong-way concurrencies: an 11 km (6.8 mi) stretch of Saskatchewan Highways 2 and 11 between Chamberlain and Findlater, a 7 km (4.3 mi) stretch of British Columbia Highways 5 and 97 in Kamloops which includes TC#1 as well, a 10 km (6.2 mi) segment of New Brunswick Route 8 and Route 117 in Miramichi and 5.5 km (3.4 mi) segment of Highway 6 and Highway 21 west of Owen Sound, Ontario.
Some concurrencies have extreme examples such as triple, and even quadruple concurrencies. A triple Interstate concurrency is found north of Madison, WI, with I-39, I-90, and I-94. Also in Madison, there is a quadruple concurrency with four US Highways: US 12, US 14, US 18, and US 151 along the Beltline Highway south of the city. St. Louis has an example of a quadruple Interstate concurrency, with I-44, I-55, I-64, and I-70, plus US 40 running concurrently briefly in downtown.
I-25 is concurrent with US 87 for approximately 400 miles (640 km), running from Raton, New Mexico through the entire state of Colorado and all the way to I-25's northern terminus at I-90 in Buffalo, Wyoming, although US 87 is unsigned for most of this distance. The longest Interstate highway concurrency is I-80 and I-90 for 265 miles (426 km) across Indiana and Ohio. One of the shorter examples is the M-35 concurrency with CR 492 in Marquette County, Michigan. The two roads overlap for 153 feet (47 m) to cross a rail line, with M-35 yielding to CR 492 traffic in the process.[6] Another short duplex is between US 49 and US 64 near Fair Oaks, Arkansas, a concurrency of 150 feet (46 m) across a railroad.
I-465 around Indianapolis currently has the most concurrent routes. Portions of the 53-mile (85 km) highway overlap with I-74, US 31, US 36, US 40, US 52, US 421, SR 37 and SR 67 -- a total of eight other routes.[7] Seven of the eight other designations overlap between exits 46 and 47 to create an eight-way concurrency.[8]
Some brief concurrencies in the past have been eliminated by reassigning the designations along the roadways. This can involve scaling back the terminus of a state highway to the end of a concurrent section. At the same time, there could be an extension of another highway designation that is used to replace the newly shortened designation with another one.
For instance, US 27 in Michigan previously ran concurrently with I-69 from the Michigan–Indiana state line to the Lansing, Michigan, area. From there it turned northwards to its terminus at Grayling. In 2000, the Michigan and Indiana departments of transportation petitioned the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for permission to truncate US 27 at Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 2002, Michigan removed the US 27 designation from I-69 and extended the US 127 designation from Lansing to Grayling.
Some consolidation schemes involve the use of incorporating two single-digit numbers onto one marker, as along the U.S. Route 1/9 concurrency in northern New Jersey.[9]
Other plans to avoid concurrencies involve rerouting an older designation off a highway when a new moniker is being applied. When I-795 was applied to the US 117 freeway in North Carolina, instead of forming a concurrency, US 117 was instead returned to its original parallel alignment. There are even instances of a surface-street and freeway less than 5 miles in parallel where they both implement concurrencies; for instance, Interstate 40 is concurrent with U.S. Route 74 on the freeway part and U.S. Route 19 is concurrent with U.S. Route 23 on the surface street part in parallel between Clyde, NC and Asheville, NC. Then, U.S. Route 23 forms yet another concurrency when it diverts off the east-west surface street onto the "physically" north-south Interstate 26 to the north.
Some routes avoid concurrencies altogether by having their corridors physically cross or deviate within less than 500 feet (150 m), but the intersecting numbered routes ricochet their trajectory off the junction to avoid a concurrency. One example involves North Carolina Highway 111 and US 117 north of Goldsboro. I-80 and I-76 both switch from non-toll freeway to the Ohio Turnpike near Youngstown. Ontario Highway 403 goes northwest and diverts northeast where Ontario Highway 407 forms connector ramps as that highway curves from northeast to northwest on the same survey line; this was a civil engineering tactic that the MTO used to avoid having a cloverleaf junction at a four-way freeway crossing. These types of deviations are called "bumps".
Often when two routes with exit numbers overlap, one of the routes has its exit numbers dominate over the other and can sometimes result in having two exits of the same number, albeit far from each other along the same highway (although in one case the number 96 is only six miles apart). An example of this is from the concurrency of I-94 and US 127 near Jackson, Michigan. The concurrent section of freeway has an exit with M-106, which is numbered Exit 139 using I-94's mileage-based numbers. US 127 also has another Exit 139 with the southern end of the US 127 business loop in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
However, there are also instances where the dominant exit number range is far more than the secondary route's highest exit number, for example the concurrency of I-75 and I-85 in Atlanta where I-75 is dominant—the exit numbers range from 242 to 251 while I-85's highest mile marker in Georgia is 179. I-40 in Tennessee (a neighboring state of Georgia), which is also concurrent with I-75, has the instance of its exit numbers in the concurrency range being higher than I-75's highest exit number in the state.
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250 g dried peeled fava beans
1 clove of garlic
3 or 4 dried tomatoes in oil
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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aromatic salt
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Blend all ingredients thoroughly and if necessary also merged a few tablespoons of water, so as to soften slightly in the mixture, which eventually should be smooth and creamy.
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Our knowledge of the oceans is increasing rapidly, as more powerful tools for exploration and exploitation make it easier to locate valuable resources, such as fish stocks, oil and gas reserves, or sites for wind and hydropower schemes. At the same time competition for space has intensified, affecting marine life and people's livelihoods. Much has been written about marine management using marine protected areas, but MPAs are only a small subset of spatial management tools available. MPAs and MPA networks are better seen as starting points for more comprehensive spatial management, facilitated by ocean zoning. This logical scaling up from discreet piecemeal protected areas to larger and more systematic planning is happening around the world, but few are aware that we are entering a brave new world in ocean management with zoning at its core. This book provides guidance on using ocean zoning to improve marine management. It reviews the benefits of ocean zoning in theory, reviews progress made in zoning around the world through a wide range of case studies, and derives lessons learned to recommend a process by which future zoning can be maximally effective and efficient. Published with MARES, Forest Trends and UNEP
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No matter how many ideas you come across, ultimately it boils down to your budget.
How much should you spend to achieve a certain goal?
If you're new to the marketing world, below are some metrics that you need to be aware of.
Typically the marketing math goes like this:
New companies: If a company that has been in existence for one to five years, it is suggested to allocate 12 to 20 percent of your gross revenue for marketing spends.
Established companies: The companies that are in the business for more than five years ought to allocate somewhere between 6 to 12 percent of gross revenue.
Fixing the monetary component is not enough. You need to get the best bang for your marketing dollar.
Below are some factors that should be on the top of your mind while allocating your marketing budget.
Key Objectives
Before you start shelling out money, ask yourself: What do you want to achieve?
What are your key goals?
You need to do more than just mapping objectives to the budget allocated by the management.
You need to bring creative and viable opportunities to the table and your management that you have strategies to achieve the key objectives.
Fortunately, advances in technology have made it easier to measure progress with data-driven and integrated marketing technologies.
With the integrated marketing technologies, you can now track your revenue goals, have instant visibility into spending and campaign ROI, know where you stand on customer satisfaction measures or market share growth (or virtually any metric you need) and adjust your plans accordingly.
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Before you start spending your budget, keep an eye on international arena.
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American universities have become a cesspool of dangerous liberal thoughts, according to conservative WorldNetDaily editor Joseph Farah.
In a rant featured on WorldNetDaily, Farah explained that the colleges kids are paying top dollar to attend these days are truly breeding grounds for anti-American ideologies that will ultimately cause the downfall of the entire nation.
"America has permitted multiple generations to be indoctrinated into this venomous, anti-American and anti-liberty ideology," Farah warned. "We've done it since the 1960s when young people were encouraged to shut down the universities they were privileged to attend to force their views on others."
He added that he, too, was once a victim of higher education. "I swam in that cesspool. I understand it. I drank deeply of the Kool-Aid," he stressed. "I know how this works and why it is such an effective weapon of intimidation and coercion."
He continued by noting that we need only to look back at history to realize how dangerous universities can be for a nation and its youth.
"Academia is a breeding ground for this kind of mob rule akin to what was experienced in the French Revolution and Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution," he demanded. "Ultimately, it not only spells the end of freedom. It spells death on a massive scale."
He concluded that what universities really were trying to do was not to educate young minds, but to brainwash them into a new way of thinking about right and wrong in order to build a totalitarian state.
"Josef Stalin did it. Pol Pot did it. So did the Democratic Republic of North Korea, which has never recovered from it," Farah said, insisting, "If we fail to see the patterns and similarities, we are doomed to suffer the same fate."
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People consider counselling or psychotherapy for many different reasons. It offers space to focus on your difficulties in a safe and constructive way. It can help you to see things more clearly and deepen your understanding of yourself and your life. My aim is to help guide you to a better understanding of yourself, empowering you to find solutions to your issues by bringing awareness to and making changes in your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. I believe that everyone has their own answers and that given a supportive environment to explore your issues you will be able to draw upon your own inner resources to find resolution. I aim to offer a safe, caring and non-judgemental space where you will be accepted as you are so that you may:
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We will work at your own pace in discovering more about yourself, your life and your challenges. Often counselling / psychotherapy helps people to feel more empowered and in control of their lives, more optimistic about the future and generally feeling happier and more content.
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Mostly because of my problem of getting used to new multifocal glasses I made a few months ago for presbyopia, more and more books I (buy and) read have become electronic, mostly in PDF (but sometimes in ePub). So it has become far more crucial than before to work efficiently with PDF. The following is a list of my most favorite PDF tools on Windows, which other users of Windows might also find useful.
I buy most of my ebooks from eBooks.com and Kobo Books (I would never buy ebooks from Amazon as it uses a proprietary document format). The ebooks they (and many other ebookstores and publishers) sell are protected by Adobe DRM, which forces readers to use Adobe Digital Editions, which I find bloated and intrusive.
So the first thing I do every time I buy a new ebook protected by Adobe DRM is to circumvent it by using PDF ePub DRM Removal (commercial). A number of similar tools are available, including Ultimate DRM Removal (commercial), All DRM Removal (commercial), PDF DRM Removal (free), to name just a few.
This way I can use any PDF reader instead of being stuck in Adobe Digital Editions. Adobe Reader, which is probably the most widely used PDF reader (and annotator), is no less unbearable. My favorite is PDFlite (free), which is a minimalist and light-weight PDF reader. I have tried many Windows Modern UI applications, including Adobe Reader Touch, but I haven't found any that is less bad than Reader, which is preinstalled in Windows 8. I hope Bookviser, my favorite ePub reader, will support PDF soon as its developers are planning. I also wish Mantano, which used to be my favorite PDF and ePub reader when I still used Android, would also become available for Windows Modern UI.
When I annotate PDF documents, I use dedicated programs instead of those that can be both readers and annotators such as Adobe Reader. If money were not a problem, I would use PDF Annotator (commercial), but I'm satisfied so far with PDF-XChange Editor (free). For Windows Modern UI an amazing but inexpensive application is available: Drawboard PDF (commercial), which is a pleasure to use.
Other PDF tools I use all the time for making and manipulating PDF documents include PDFCreator (free) for converting printable documents to PDF, Print Pages to PDF (Firefox addon) for converting webpages to PDF, Page Cut (commercial) for breaking PDF document pages, often scanned ones, into smaller ones, and PDFtk Pro (commercial; a
free version is also available) as well as PDF Tools Pro (commercial; a free version is also available) for tweaking existing PDF documents.
PDF Hacks, a book written by the developer of the last tool mentioned above, lists many other tools for working efficiently with PDF not only on Windows (but the book needs to be updated).


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Its time for another challenge for me, so with Helen Coghill, will be joining The Grand Weston Wobble part 2 to walk the Grand Union canal path from central London all the way to Weston Favell Centre over 5 days in May. We will be walking on average 21 miles a day, and may even be camping out on our last night in Stoke Bruerne!
Weston Favell Centre have been supporting Thomas's Fund over the last year and this is the final big fundraiser. The staff walked the Grand Union canal path in 2013 from Birmingham back to the centre in aid of Thomas's fund and another charity, so would like to complete the challenge from London. (I did join them on the last day from Daventry to Weston Favell.)
We welcome all donations and Weston Favell are offering some corporate sponsorship, if you wish to take a look at their Just giving page, here is the link - https://justgiving.comwestonfavell.
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Charles Sargent, Kt., C.J.
1. The suit is to recover possession of certain lands to which the defendant pleads that they were included in a mulgeny lease granted to him in 1849 and also that the plaintiff's claim is barred by the Statute of Limitations. The District Court has found first, that the lands were not included in the lease; secondly, that the defendant has been in actual possession of the lands ever since 1849, claiming throughout to hold them as such mulgeny tenant. The Full Bench ruling in Dinomoney Dahea v. Doorgapersad Mozoomdar 12 Beng. L.R. 285 is conclusive as to the right of the defendant to set up the defence of tenancy and at the same time to rely on the Statute of Limitations. But it was said that inasmuch as the defendant has always claimed the land as a permanent tenant, there has been no adverse possession as contemplated by Article 144 of the Limitation Act XV of 1877. In the case reported at the foot of 12 Bengal Law Reports, 282, the Court held that such possession was not adverse, because notice of defendant's claim to hold it under mokurrari tenure had hot been given to the plaintiff; but here, if not from 1849, at any rate ever since 1856, the plaintiff was acquainted with the fact that the defendant insisted that the lands were included in the mulgeny lease. Again, as far back as 1856, the plaintiff was actually engaged in asserting his right by endeavouring to let the lands to other tenants. Under those circumstances it is impossible, we think, to hold that the defendant's possession was not adverse to the plaintiff. The defendant was, in fact, a trespasser setting up a pretended tenancy which the plaintiff throughout denied, and we entirely agree with Mr. Justice Mitter in his remark at page 280, 12 Bengal Law Reports, that the case must, under such circumstances, be regarded as throughout a case against a trespasser, and not as one between landlord and tenant. The decree must, therefore, be confirmed with costs.


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Logo design.
I like the spatter. If they don't like it, I turn off the layer.
My first attempt was so bad it was criminal.
Took about 3 hours and was complete crap.
Did the one above after FIRST google searching bakery logos. Duh.
Wanna see the bad one?
Of course you do.
Maybe I had to do this bad one first.
Not really my strength anyway.
This is a Gorham-Montag talent.


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text: For those who may have become oversaturated with Leonardo DiCaprio, here's a great alternative: a self-proclaimed "Lesbo DiCaprio." She's a lesbian who vaguely resembles a young Leo, and does an impression that sometimes sounds sort of like him. (It's the way she says her S's.) In the video above, she reenacts 22 of Leo's greatest performances in chronological order. Her version of the Titanic twirl is particularly engaging, and, spoiler alert, Revolutionary Road is still really upsetting even when being reenacted as a joke.


text: This is the first song I wrote in our new house in May 2007. I was upstairs one night in the music room with the little dormer window open and the breeze wafted in and sort of took me by surprise and I just knew. . .it was time to continue the story of this new season in our lives.


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My good friend Alyssa has a post up about VH1's decision to pull Chad Ochocinco's reality show with his wife, Evelyn Lozada, after reports of Ochocinco beating up his wife.
But in comparing Charlie Sheen and Ochocinco, Alyssa makes the wrong conclusion:
Johnson is hardly a money machine like Charlie Sheen, so the decision to drop him isn't as painful to the network as it would be for the networks of the world to collectively and permanently turn their backs on that particular member of the Estevez clan. But still, it costs money to shoot a show and then shelve it. I'm glad that for now, VH1 isn't interested in peddling that fantasy, and is willing to take the hit on the show.
I get that Alyssa is trying to make what she probably thinks is a larger point about VH1's willingness to take a financial hit. But she fails to actually interrogate why it will take that hit — race — and in doing so, gives VH1 more credit than it deserves.


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After a hard day's walking, why not recover under the Planetyze tree with some selected coffee and beers!
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Walking distance from most popular spots.
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Airfares have skyrocketed since the new year, with less competition all over the place and pinpoint collusion-shrinking of inventories on routes with heavy demand. Making billions in quarterly profit is a dirty business indeed. Smiles and high fives all around by the gangsteros and a note of incredibility-could it really be this easy to hold a once proud and demanding nation hostage with terrible service and schedules, lousy frequent flyer-less flights and sky high airfares? Could the way really have been paved to hold a third of a billion souls over a barrel to four fecal aircos.? Confederating, conspiring, cooperating and agreeing in broad day light to scheme to loot hundreds of millions from passengers who have been totally sold out by lawmakers and an executive branch (of all parties) that is owned and operated by hedge funds, private equity. Aerial mass transit, a lifeline for many, is now squarely controlled by speculators and the type of gangsters who destroyed the housing market and almost sunk the nation. Watching the market between two of the nations largest cities (ORD-PHL) and AmericanUnitedAirlines has shrunk capacity so fiercely they are charging fares of $670 one way on some days (flight time 90 mins), something that should be criminalized, of course. United is selling seats for $200 that include a ride on the Newark air train followed by a ride south on New Jersey Transit before you reach Philly, literally just taunting ordinary Americans and making that choiceless route a business clientele-only one. When will the airlines Ceausescu moment come?Continue reading
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Marijuana Laws in the US and elsewhere
Most readers are aware that several states in the United States of America have legalized marijuana, which has led to a new industry being developed. The problem many of these industry participants have is the fact that marijuana is still illegal under federal law as well as many states. Though the federal government has not been actively and aggressively enforcing federal laws as it applies to marijuana. This is welcome news to many, but those who choose to either conduct business related to marijuana should seek legal advice in order to avoid the many pitfalls of this contradiction in the laws within the U.S. Recently, I was contacted by a Canadian law firm who shared the following chart and information with me, which I thought would be useful to any of my readers traveling to Canada and elsewhere. If you run into any problems, our firm handles criminal matters throughout the U.S. and also we provide consulting services to anyone seeking to step into the marijuana (cannabis) industry arena. According to our friends at the Canadian law firm of O'Neill Moon Quedado, LLP: "Canada's new government has promised to legalize marijuana in 2017, but until that happens, you can still get charged for possession, producing or selling marijuana. All these activities are currently illegal and possible penalties, if convicted, range from a small fine to getting a criminal record. The case's outcome depends on whether you have previous convictions, as well as on specific circumstances under which the incident happened: the amount of marijuana found in your possession, whether you were driving under the influence, and in addition to other case-specific factors. Repeat offenders may be subject to more serious consequences and such charges should definitely be taken seriously, as the sentences can be rigorous. Getting a good lawyer is necessary to ensure that your rights under the law are fully represented. Even if cannabis gets legalized, as expected, some activities might still present a criminal offence. Nobody expects that smoking weed freely and anywhere will be the new standard– rather, even though it will be legalized, it is likely to be highly regulated. Marijuana offences will still exist, but in a different form. Also, keep in mind that laws are constantly evolving. They are continually being updated to ensure that the best practices for creating and implementing drug policies are in place. Thus, the laws that are enforced today may be changed over time. That being said, let's see what the possible legislation changes may bring by looking at three places where this substance has been partially legalized." For more information on Canadian law, please see my colleagues who assisted me on this article: Marijuana Lessons for Canada: USA vs Portugal vs NetherlandsContinue reading


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From Biology-Online Dictionary | Biology-Online Dictionary
(Science: radiobiology) component of a toroidal fusion device that diverts charged particles on the outer edge of the plasma into a separate chamber where they strike a barrier and become neutralised. In a reactor, the divertor would incorporate a system for pumping out the neutralised particles as exhaust from the machine. A divertor, like a limiter, prevents the particles from striking and degrading the chamber walls and dislodging secondary particles that would cool and contaminate the plasma. Whereas a limiter is a material object used to limit the shape of the plasma, a divertor is a magnetic-field construction. The advantage of the divertor is that it allows the neutralisation region to be removed from the main plasma.
See: limiter.


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My love of traveling and discovering new and undiscovered is huge… As a result, once a year we try to go far away to the country we have not been to before. This year the country of choice is Sri Lanka. Full of contrasts, with difficult past, poverty mixing with luxury it is a very interesting place. Beautiful beaches, amazing wildlife within national parks, noisy streets and people who make this country are only few things definitely worth discovering… But more on that in the coming weeks !
For this very causal day, I went all white with a touch of black. I bought this beautiful dress, quite some time ago (on sale) but if felt too special for everyday use and I waited for the right time to wear it. The detail and the lace is on it, is truly special and I know it is timeless enough that I will be able to wear it in five or ten years time.
I pair it with my favourite pair of sandals and a Sensi Studio hat that you may have already seen here and here. These accessories are such a good quality items and in my opinion go with this outfit very well. Sir Lanka weather is hot and humid and the sun is very strong so wearing a hat is a must for me !
Without further delay that is what I wore Sunday (Sri Lanka style…) !
Dress LoveShackFancy
Sandals Gianvito Rossi
Hat Sensi Studio
Bag Anya Hindmarch (sold out)
Sunglasses Chanel (sold out)
Thank you very much for stopping by !!
Do not forget to like it and share it if you did xx


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life without sadie, day 1
February 23, 2011 at 12:24 am 2 comments
dear sadie,
you are not in the kitchen, in your little spot. you are not in the house. the birds are singing; don't they know? you are in the garage, cold and alone. they are coming to pick your body up soon, and i'm not ready to let you go, even though nature is starting to take its course. you are less yourself than you were last night; even molly knows that.
i hit the store, super puffy eyes and all. i buy flowers. i buy candles. i buy a huge box of junior mints. i eat a whole bag of cheese curls. nothing helps much: you are still gone. i still miss you.
alcohol helps a little. when we come back from dinner, though, we are faced with the fact that you are still gone. i notice the first upside, which is that we don't have to watch where we step. it's also awfully quiet without your night-time pacing. who would've thought i'd miss that?
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Orange Popsicle Energy Drink
Do you miss those orange flavored push-up popsicles you used to eat as a kid? If only those were good for us! Here is a recipe that will give you that same creamy orange taste in a healthy, refreshing, energy-boosting smoothie.
Blend until creamy and enjoy! Go ahead and use a straw…you'll feel like a kid again!


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5 years!
I've been blogging here for 5 years. Weird right? My first post was just as I was leaving LA to move to Philly in December 2006. Crazy! It's been a fun story to share, and I've met the coolest people in the weirdest way through this blog. (lady at the mall in portland! my new co-worker at FP!) 5 years of my life, and it's funny to see all the things that have changed, and some of the things that have stayed exactly the same. This place has been somewhere to share inspiration, hard things I'm dealing with, relationships, and happy joyful things too. It's been neglected lately, but may 2012 bring more time to blog :)


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Casting bronze experience opened to a wider public at Terramara Park
In the occasion of the Family National Day (in Italy) the Park of Montale proposed a special week end: on Saturday the 3rd of October the Staff of experts of the Park gave the possibility to the general public to participate (under reservation) to the training workshop "Metallurgist by nature or by nurture?", usually organised only for specialists, and on Sunday the 4th of October activities for children and their families "The wonders of Cupper" and demonstrations of bronze casting.
At its third edition, the workshop "Metallurgist by nature or by nurture?" decided to open the door to a wider category of participants: general public (adults), not only scholars, archaeology students or professionals of museums. The training day was organized in two turns of four hours, in the morning or in the afternoon, for a total of 16 participants, who had the possibility to experiment the casting of Thin and Cupper and produce an object in bronze.
After the training we received a very positive feedback, in particular by GIOVANNA FREGNI one of the participant who sent us the link to her blog where the entire experience has been described and commented:
Thank you Giovanna!
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Sources tell News4 Democratic candidate for Maryland governor Doug Gansler will select Del. Jolene Ivey as his running mate.
The pick will be formally announced Monday in Prince George's County. Ivey (D), a former journalist, represents Maryland's 47th district, encompassing western parts of Prince George's.
Ivey's husband is former Prince George's County State's Attorney General Glenn Ivey.


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Monday, October 29, 2012
Praying to the goddess of mercy by Mahita Vas
I bought this book yesterday at Popular Bookstore in Bukit Timah Plaza as I waited for my sister who was at the hairdresser's. Randomly browsing through the shelves, this book caught my eye with "bipolar" emphasized in the bright pink font against the dark blue background.
You see, like the author, I've been diagnosed with the same disorder. So I was naturally interested in reading her perspective on it. Coming from a fellow Singaporean, that was an added bonus as I've only read books by doctors or personal recounts by Westerners on online blogs.
I must say it's a pretty decent read and the story of the author's life flows along quite briskly. She's lived a pretty charmed life I must admit. An SIA girl for a couple of years and in top advertising firms for the next two decades. It's really interesting reading about her insights in these industries, especially with alternating episodes of mania and depression.
The chapter on seeing a psychiatrist could not have come any sooner as I was wondering when that'll happen. It really took pretty long. Thank God I found out early and stabilized rather quickly despite the initial resistance.
Would really love to meet the author one day and more than just getting my book signed, I'd love to hear from her directly. And she has the most wonderful husband and kids to boot. It's amazing, you should read the book.
I'd recommend the book to everyone. For those wishing to get an insight on the bipolar mind, whether to support a loved one who has been diagnosed with it or for those who just want to understand the condition better. Or perhaps you might be a fellow sufferer and this is something to help you along your journey.
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Labels: anti depressants, Bipolar, God, Goddess of Mercy, Mahita Vas, mood stabilizers, Mood Swings, Ogilvy and Mather, pills, SIA, Singapore, suicide, Type 1, Type 2
Monday, October 22, 2012
A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans
When they asked the question, "How do you think you can contribute?" I simply stated that I was from Singapore and being part of this tiny Southeast Asian nation, that I could provide an Asian perspective to the book. Yes, I played the nationality card. But it worked! Praise the Lord!
Back to the book. I finished the book on my iPhone (a first as I prefer the feel of paper) in 8 days as it was both extremely hilarious yet very relevant. As I told my friends, Rachel manages to add humour to such a serious topic - a difficult task indeed, if you ask this budding author.
I shall break up the rest of the review into questions that you (a potential reader) might ask.
What's the book about?
This book is about this author deciding to live one year literally living out what the Bible says about womanhood, thus, "A Year of Biblical Womanhood". But more than that, she does extensive research on how various denominations and religions do this, from interviewing the Amish, talking at length to a Jewish woman living in Israel and even attending a 3-day retreat at a Benedictine monastery.
How is this book structured?
As she lives out her year biblically, Rachel divides up the book into 12 different chapters, each one describing a month she spent, beginning in October. She chose to focus on a different virtue each month, in the following order:
October - Gentleness, November - Domesticity, December - Obedience, January - Valour, February - Beauty, March - Modesty, April - Purity, May - Fertility, June - Submission, July - Justice, August - Silence and finally September - Grace.
This is a pretty impressive list don't you think? On top of these virtues, at the end of each chapter, she highlights one woman from the Bible, someone that you might not have read about due to the lack of emphasis on women in the Bible.
What are my favourite chapters?
Chapters May (Fertility) and June (Justice) are my favourite chapters by far.
In the first, Rachel talks extensively about sex and the prevalent attitude about it. At one extreme, Christian women are told to submit to whatever their husbands want them to do in the bedroom and at the other, feminists fight against the seemingly oppressive patriarchal attitude that conservative Christianity seems to have. Rachel examines carefully what the Bible says, you can read it, and comes to this conclusion: Mutuality in the bedroom is key. I love it! Not just because I'm a woman, but because it makes sense.
Next, I saw the injustices that women all over the world suffer and my heart breaks for them. After reading the chapter, I am stirred to purchase what Rachel read in that month, a copy of Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, "a passionate call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls" according to www.randomhouse.com. I want to do my part (however little) to help lift the living standards of women and find out how to do that.
My Asian perspective?
To be honest, I just typed that in to improve my chances in winning the contest, because growing up in Singapore, I've been fed American TV shows and have consumed large quantities of US and Brit pop music, so how Asian could I possibly be?
But I was wrong. I do have an Asian perspective to offer. :)
I feel that living as a Singaporean Chinese Christian in an independent church, there seems to be an unspoken but very real rule that women are expected to submit to men. Now, we are not oppressed, with a couple of female pastors in our church, but with the senior pastor being male, there inevitably comes this attitude that Christian women are to obey their husbands no matter what they say. I supposed it comes with the strong patriarchal values we Asians were brought up with. Because in the 3 major races represented in Singapore, Chinese, Malay and Indian, all of them have familiar strains where the head of the household dominates, sometimes, even controls the entire family's thought, word and deed.
I could be wrong, being a single, unmarried woman in church, but this is just how I perceive things.
So when Rachel describes her marriage with Dan as being one that is egalitarian (a belief in equality) and complementary, inwardly, I go, "YIPPEE!" And I do expect to find a partner like that, and I'm pretty hopeful actually. Haha.
My conclusion?
Go buy this book! Christian or otherwise, it's a HILARIOUS read and very informational at the same time. I recommend it not because I'm part of a launch team, but because I believe that even if you don't benefit from learning more about how different women around the world aim to live their lives biblically, you will almost certainly have a great laugh out of this entertaining read.
You can order it here!
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Walking with God by John Eldredge
This book is a year long journey of Eldredge's walk with God. I really learnt how to quieten down and listen to the voice of God, to hear what He wants to say through Ortberg's sharing of how he does it.
There are no chapters in this book but is instead separated into Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. I found the book an easy read as the author takes on an open, honest conversational tone right from the start. He admitted to hearing from God and then ignoring His advice on the right day to go for a journey in winter time. And continues to relate to us how that was a disaster.
This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to walk even closer with God and wanting to hear His voice in the midst of this busy, connected world we live in. I certainly did, and I hope you will too.
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Labels: Autumn, Discerning, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John Eldredge, Quiet, Spring, Summer, Tecman, Walking with God, Winter
Monday, October 8, 2012
Contemplative prayer by Thomas Merton
I then ordered it online from bookdepository.co.uk, I eagerly anticipated its arrival. After exactly 2 weeks, I received it in the mail.
At 94 pages, it is one slim volume. However, do not let its size deceive you. This is one book that requires a lot of unpacking.
Thomas Merton writes in a way that forces one to think deeply. I had to read at half my usual pace because of the way it is written. I did enjoy it though.
This book was written for monks but in Merton's own words, "just as a book about psychoanalysis by an analyst and primarily for analysts may also (if it is not too technical) appeal to a layman interested in these matters, so a practical non-academic study of monastic prayer should be of interest to all Christians, since every Christian is bound to be in some sense a man of prayer."
Yup. That is exactly the reason why I got this book. But if you are expecting a clear, step-by-step instructional guide on the subject, be prepared to be sorely disappointed.
What this book does is to examine how some have approached prayer and Merton's thoughts on it.
It can be pretty profound.
I believe this is the first book (at least one that is a non-textbook) that I have used a pen to underline paragraphs that stood out to me. More than once in fact. This is no mean feat considering that I do read quite a bit.
Here is a sample of what I have underlined,
"Our knowledge of God is paradoxically a knowledge not of him as the object of our scrutiny, but of ourselves as utterly dependent on his saving and merciful knowledge of us."
"dread divests us of the sense of possession, of "having" our being and our power to love, in order that we may simply be in perfect openness (turned inside out), a defenselessness that is utter simplicity and total gift."
I am in the process of reading this book for a second time because it truly deserves rereading.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who has read Christian books on prayer but still desire something deeper. This book does it.
I have always wondered why there is a need to pray if God knows us and our thoughts. And more than the importance of speaking out and declaring our desires, this book revealed to me that prayer is also a retuning of our mind to be more aware of God.
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Tabata routine: working the chest, triceps and legs
Today's tabata routine is going to incorporate a full body routine bringing in chest and tricep muscles on the close push-up. This can be a difficult exercise to master, so if in doubt choose the easier option on the knees to make sure your form is perfect.
Your back should be flat so you are engaging your core muscles.
Side plank again is another favourite exercise, great at working the obliques. Make sure your full body is straight.
The last exercise I have chosen is a sumo squat one of the best compound exercises for legs.
So often I see squats performed incorrectly. My 15-month-old baby does the most perfect squat as naturally we do this at a young age well.You may often see your own child do this when picking something up.
Ensure your back does not round and try to push through the heels rather than the toes.
Getting the correct form is important to avoid injuries from bad squatting. When in doubt use a mirror at home to help you judge.
Perform each exercise for 20 seconds then rest for 10 seconds before you move on to the next exercise and repeat. This completes one round. Perform a minimum of three rounds.
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1/ Start by supporting your body on your toes and hands with your hands touching each other in the middle under your chest and your elbows bent, then simply push up to straight arm position.
2/ Then lower your body back to the start position and repeat. Ensure that your back is flat throughout this exercise.
Easier version
1/ Start by supporting your body on your knees and hands with your hands touching each other in the middle under your chest and your elbows bent, then simply push up to straight arm position.
2/ Then lower your body back to the starting position and repeat exercise. Ensure that your back is flat throughout the exercise.
1/ Support your body by leaning on your side on your elbow and on the side of your foot with the opposite foot sitting on top.
2/ Keep your body straight and hold the position. Try to hold the position for at least 15-20 seconds but keeping your form perfect. Repeat on opposite side.
1/ Start with your feet shoulder-width apart and point your toes outward with your arms bent in front of your chest.
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John McKenna's Polka
Cool polka, also a Scoiltrad lesson (flute, beginner). To be played with a very relaxed, lazy feel, no ornamentation.
For the metronomically inclined, i'd say 1/4=96
Polka set
The Chieftains play this one (although they don't name it) in a set of polkas with "The Britches Full Of Stitches" before segueing into some jigs and slides - their famous mix'n'match style at work.
Not the one in Easter Snow
This is not the John McKenna's in Easter Snow (Seamus Tansey); that one is a jig.
nicely paired before The Merry Girl (as on McKenna and Gaffney's 1934 recording)
The descending run which introduces the second part sounds like the first bars of this famous session reel:
K: Dmaj
fedf edcB|A2FA DAFA B2GB EBGB… (which name I've just forgot!)
St Anne's reel
Re: John McKenna's
Good version of this polka was recorded by Monks Of The Screw (album Brathar Na NOl) with Goblachan polka, but on album polka don't have name.


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When the opportunity arose to tell our first wedding story, we were delighted that it was for someone so close to The Soa Brand family. When it came time to plan the wedding of a successful publicist in Atlanta known for amazing affairs, there were no details spared in creating the experience of a lifetime.
Nicole Garner and Artis Scott were wed in a lavish ceremony inspired by The Great Gatsby at the historic Wimbish House in Atlanta, GA on December 28th, 2014. This love story began when the two met in the ice cream aisle of the grocery store and as they all say, "the rest is history."
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The Wimbish House was decked out floor to ceiling with details inspired by both The Great Gatsby and the grandeur of the 1920s style. Before entering the space, guests were greeted with a custom three foot tall 3D "LOVE" sign preparing them for the beautiful celebration the word implied.
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The Estate table featured a custom satin mint green linen with a sequin table runner in mint green. Beautiful gold starburst chargers we placed with mint green linen and gold flatware. We styled the estate table with ivory ostrich feather centerpieces atop glass trumpet vases filled with gold beans and golden "XO" wood blocks. We continued the high/low theme by creating short centerpieces of hydrangea, blush pink and ivory roses, hypericum berries, lily grass, and bronze marbles. We added special elements such as hand painted acrylic artwork that featured love notes.
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As the wedding reception winded down, Nicole – a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated – was serenaded by her sorority sisters. As guests finished their meals and their desserts of red velvet wedding cake, the couple enjoyed their last dance before exiting to a parade of petals in a vintage Rolls Royce.
The couple celebrated the New Year and the start to their happy marriage in Costa Rica.
The Bride wore Galina Signature during the ceremony and a custom House of Chapple dress with Badgley Mischka heels. Her bouquet featured hydrangeas, blush pink and ivory roses, calla lillies, tulips, and feather elements.
The groom and his groomsmen wore grey suits. The groomsmen boutonnières were ivory roses adorned with feather detail and hand painted wooden footballs to celebrate the groom's love of football. His bout featured a hand painted dolphin to commemorate his favorite team – the Miami Dolphins.
Venue: The Wimbish House | Invitations and Wedding Branding: Moze Print & Design | Catering: Jenarda's Catering |Cake: Made Fresh Daily Cakes | Bar: Merrell Gant, MillerCoors, Courvoisier, MOET, Punch Bar ATL
Photography Credit: Shawn Bell of the Media Doctor and Megan Alodie for The Soa Brand | Photobooth: OMG Booth| Video: Dre Barnes | Live Band: Elevate The Quest | DJ: Justin"Sweezy" | Lighting: PA Universal | Getaway Car:Corporate Transportation
Accessories: Fly Girl Boutik | Hair: Gail Hudson / Sassy Mitchell | MUA: Britt's Beauties | Ceremony Wedding Dress: Galina Signature | Reception Wedding Dress: House of Chapple | Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Ballet Dancer: Crystal Faison | Performance Artists: DanceVerse | MCs: Paul "PJ" Jackson & Mr. Daniel Dickey | Officiant: Terence Lester | Logistics: TLJ Headlines
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A small sample of my husband's high school creative writing assignments. He wrote them his junior year. This was the year we started dating. He was 17. And I thought he was a hoot.
They never ever get old.
Essay 43
Are glasses better than contacts? Looking at my fellow students I began to ask myself this question. I came up with this answer. I believe glasses are better than contacts. Assume for one moment that the earth loses its gravity. Contacts are too light; glasses would help to weigh you down. This means glasses are better because they help to save your life.
Essay 3
Ice cream
All I want is white
vanilla white ice cream
cone cone cone
woo hoo!!!
This song is really about crack.
Essay 56
Someone should write a story where one of the main characters is in fact a bat. Think about this. When was the last time you read a book with a bat in it. It's been a long long time hasn't it? I think there was a Hardy Boys book about some vampire bats, but that doesn't really count. My bat's name will be something devastatingly cool... like Tortongo the Batty Bat! Tortongo. That is such a beautiful name. That is definitely what my son's name will be. Maybe not, then all the kids at his school would make fun of him. They would say, Ha! Ha! Look at Tortongo! He has the same name as the bat in his Father's book!
By the way, he did not actually have anything to do with crack or drugs or anything like that. He was a National Merit Semi-Finalist. He just liked making his teachers uncomfortable.
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That last one reads like black hockey jesus.ReplyDelete
You need a torongo shirt.
brent's always (not always...you know what i mean) talking about his crack v. cocaine debate in high school. love those high school boys.ReplyDelete
I love this. :)ReplyDelete
Long live Tortongo.ReplyDelete
oh, i must have a son... that i will secretly name tortongo.ReplyDelete
What a riot! Where is the guest post from Luke? I am sure it would be great!ReplyDelete
As a teacher, I would give essay 43 an A+++++ReplyDelete
Haha! You two were totally made for each other. "A Hoot" would describe both of you.ReplyDelete
I think your husband and I would have been good friends in high school.ReplyDelete
so funny. I think you are both such funny people. just imagine the the kind of funny that's going to come out of Tortongo and Sally someday. :)ReplyDelete
That's great! lolReplyDelete
He is beyond brilliant!!! Has he NOT written a book. Of poems perhaps?ReplyDelete
I want a guest post from him too :)
i loved this post! I feel cool cause I was reading your blog way back then:)ReplyDelete
LOVED TORTONGO. Priceless.ReplyDelete


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This is a very common Russian dish that has a million variations and tastes. They are commonly served as a side to potatoes, kasha, or pasta and are a staple of Russian home cooking. According to some Russian men woman's "worthiness" as a wife and home maker can be judged by how well she can prepare cutlets among other dishes (jokingly of course).
*For a variation with fish see here
Ingredients (as prepared):
- 4lb 50/50 ground Pork and Beef
- 2 onions (grated)
- *2 minced zucchinis
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp salt, black and red pepper to taste
- 1 cup whole milk
*The zucchinis are used for a "healthier" variation. Commonly you use about 0.5 lb of soft white bread soaked in milk and processed. This ingredient is supposed help with moisture retention in the kotleti and makes them fluffy.
Combine the meat, grated onions, zucchinis (bread), and the milk in a large bowl
Mix everything together by hand until a uniform consistency. The mix has to have a little bounce to it.
Wet your hands and grab enough of the mix to form an approximately 1.5" ball. It is important to form a smooth uniformly shaped ball such that they do not fall apart when cooked. The trick is to throw the ball into your other hand hard enough to compress the meat.
Heat some oil in a pan, flatten the kotleti a little and form into an oval shape, place as many of them into the pan as you can. It will take about 5 minutes per side to cook these. If you are afraid of burning them, you can put them in an iron pot and bake them in an oven until fully cooked.