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15 Things You Should Know About Protein
Protein is such a buzz word. If a product has a lot of protein, you better believe it's going to advertise that largely and proudly across the packaging. Many smoothie shops allow you to add a shot of protein for a small fee—what even is a shot of protein? Do we even know? It's not like they're throwing half a chicken breast in your banana smoothie. For the most part, people generally agree on the fact that protein is good, and the more the better. Oddly enough, barely 60 years ago, diets focused more on carbs and fats from vegetables and starches. This protein obsession is relatively new in the grand scheme of human diets. So maybe we should learn a little bit about it before we build a shrine in its honor. Here are interesting facts about protein everyone should know.
This cheese is high in it
We don't often think of cheese as our friend in the protein department, but did you know that low-sodium parmesan cheese contains over 20 grams of protein in just half a cup?
This fish is high in it, too
When it comes to protein and fish, yellow fin tuna is your best bet. This fish has over 40 grams of protein in just six ounces of the stuff. Sardines are the next highest protein fish, with around 42 grams of protein in six ounces.
Chicken has more than steak
Many people believe that steak is the end all, be all when it comes to protein. But in fact chicken has more protein than steak. A four-ounce chicken breast will give you 35 grams of protein, while the same size steak will only yield 28 grams of protein.
It should make up this much of your diet
Depending on your goals and lifestyle (active, bodybuilder, inactive etc.) protein should make up between 10 and 35 percent of your diet. So no matter how you look at it, it should not take up half of your plate.
Eggs are the best protein
Our body uses 100 percent of the protein found in eggs, while only using 79 percent of the protein in poultry and 69 percent of that in beef.
Most Americans eat too much
Most Americans consume too much protein, with many eating around 70 to 90 grams of the stuff a day, while they should only be having around 45 to 56 grams per day, depending on age and gender.
Except for these Americans
Adolescent and elderly women are two groups that tend not to consume enough protein. If you're in this group, check your levels.
Older people need more
As people age, they actually need more protein because their bodies do not use the protein they eat as efficiently. Those 70 and up may need as much as 70 to 80 grams of protein a day.
It can lead to weight loss or weight gain
If you swap out carbs for protein, you can lose weight. If you simply add protein to your diet, you can gain weight. When your body gets too much protein, it stores the excess as fat.
Animal protein is best for us
Animal protein is most like our own, human protein, so our bodies more readily use it. That's not to say that vegetarians can't get sufficient protein, but they need to be far more aware of their protein intake and food choices.
Too much can cause a problem
You can only use around 25 to 30 grams of protein per meal. After that, your kidneys and liver become overworked.
You don't need it after you exercise
You don't need to chow down on protein right after exercising in order for it to help you build muscles. Simply having enough protein throughout the day will help you build muscles.
Powders should only be supplements
Protein powder can be good, but it should not replace meat. Meat provides micro and macronutrients that protein powder simply doesn't.
You can have rice and beans separately
While it's true that vegetarians cannot get all nine essential amino acids on just rice or beans, and must have them together, they don't need to have them in the same meal. Simply having the two foods on the same day will suffice.
It's bad for your GI tract if you're low on fiber
Many people say that meat-eating is bad for your GI tract, but those individuals assume that people who eat meat don't eat enough vegetables, fruit, and fiber. If you follow the recommended ratio of a plate that's around 50 percent vegetables, 25 percent starch, and 25 percent protein, meat shouldn't upset your stomach.


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Myanmar Migrant Trap
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Thailand'S raised minimum wage is causing Thai fishing boat captains heartache. Myanmar migrants who man the boats are trying when they can to escape to what they think might be better and safer opportunities in Thai factories.
Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has full-filled an election pledge and instituted a minimum daily wage of 300 baht in the country. While this may benefit many lowly-paid workers, it has also led to the shedding of jobs by companies and workers being forced to work harder and longer for their pay.
Thailand's fishing fleet is facing a manpower crisis, partly because of the lure of higher pay elsewhere but also because of the industry's bad reputation.
Contrary to the image of Thailand being a "Land of Smiles," the reality of work for Myanmar migrants on the boats is one of bad treatment, even murder.
As one former Myanmar migrant fisherman put it, "Burmese fishermen dies like dogs and pigs on Thai fishing boats."
A recent UN study reported that 59 percent of surveyed migrants who had been trafficked onto Thai fishing boats had witnessed a fellow worker being killed by the boat's captain or senior crew members.
Most of the migrants are tricked into working on the boats after applying for what they had hoped would be lucrative work in factories or in the logging industry.
It's tough being a sailor at the best of times, but for Myanmar migrants, they are lucky if they survive the experience.
Deadly occupation
Myanmar migrant Wan Yan counts himself lucky to be alive. At the age of 16, he fled poverty in Myanmar in search of work and was lured to join the crew on a Thai fishing boat with promises of good pay. It was two years before he could place his feet back on dry land.
Wan Yan's story is one of thousands that typically remain untold. The Thai fishing fleets rely almost exclusively on Myanmar and Cambodian migrants, typically working illegally. It is an industry cloaked in murky dealings, with horror stories of long hours, bad conditions and abuse, and one that is proving hard to police.
Jim Wickens is a film maker with the UK-based Ecologist Film Unitwho penetrated the hidden world of migrant workers at sea. In his documentary, "Grinding Nemo: What's the real cost of your prawn curry?" Wickens surreptitiously got access to the boats and migrants – mostly from Myanmar - struggling to work.
Working undercover for the Ecologist, he managed to board several trawlers fishing offshore. According to the film and story by Wickens, they were told of captains force-feeding amphetamines to half-starved crew members, the routine killing of crew who complain, and Myanmar migrants leaping from the backs of vessels in suicidal bids to escape the torment of life at sea.
One man Wickens spoke to talked of a killing he witnessed: "The captain took his gun and shot him until he fell off the boat. He fell in the gap between the two boats. He didn't die right away, he tried to come up, but the captain just gave him another shot until he sank away... I've seen this happen twice," he said.
Wickens told Mizzima Business Weeklythat there was no camaraderie that you might find on a small boat. This was essentially apartheid at sea, a Thai captain and his crew lording it over the fishermen. Treatment of the deck hands is poor. And it was hard to get a clear picture of how many fishermen were beaten, or worse, killed, he said.
Wan Yan's case reflects the experience of many. "Every time I saw the mother ship come, I would cry because I wanted to go home," he told the Ecologist, referring to the large supply boat. "But I couldn't because they wouldn't let me."
Taken to fish hundreds of miles out at sea in the Indian Ocean, he was continually trafficked between vessels, his only contact with the outside world was the supply boat that would bring food and fuel and carry the fish back to Thai ports.
Even those allowed to return to shore may find themselves locked up, waiting until the boat sets sail again.
Wickens and his film team met and interviewed a number of Myanmar migrants on the boats, as well as some who had escaped and were only willing to talk under cover of anonymity.
Not all migrants are treated badly but there are many stories of abuse.
There have been alarming cases where complaints over pay or working conditions have been met with collusive responses that involved three types of people: fishing company or ship owners, local gangsters as enforcers, and police or immigration officials. The results for some Myanmar migrants have been beatings, occasional deaths, and deportations. The police typically claim they are not involved and that any problems in the past have been sorted out and the bad apples dismissed from the force.
Surveys, interviews and anecdotal evidence suggests Wan Yan's case was fairly typical. As he said, he was seasick all the time but had to continue to work as the captain carried a gun and it was impossible to say no to him. It was only because the boat began to leak that the boat returned to port.
Vulnerable to abuse
A crucial part of the problem is the vulnerability of migrants minus papers, like Wan Yan. In total, there are estimated to be around 2 million Myanmar migrants, in addition to other nationalities, working illegally or on temporary work papers. Many are vulnerable and have no choice but to take what is on offer as far as work and pay and keep quiet. All it takes is a phone call and they can be taken away for deportation with others being hired in their place.
Fishing boat captains and their owners know that there is lack of efficient policing at sea. Plus fishing is getting tougher as stocks are depleted and boats and their crews have to go on longer voyages. As the Ecologist points out, many boats seek to catch whatever they can, with nets that in effect vacuum up the oceans with young fish caught in the catch, a practice that is illegal. As the report points out, few people dining in the United States or Europe realize that the prawn curry they may be eating comes at a substantial cost, both in terms of the treatment of labour used and in the young fish that are ground up to make feed for onshore prawn farms.
Those most likely to end up on the Thai boats are Myanmar and Cambodian migrants desperate for a job and often tricked into joining up, expecting good wages, some not expecting they will be going to sea.
Phil Robertson, an expert maritime labour issues and the author of a report for the International Migration Organization, entitled, "Trafficking of Fishermen in Thailand," says Myanmar migrants are in demand because Thais tend to steer clear of working as fishermen in the wake of the 1989 Typhoon Gay tragedy that saw the sinking of 200 fishing boats, 458 deaths and over 600 missing, presumed dead. Compounding the problem is scarcity of fish and increased competition. Plus the message has got out to the many local Thai migrants, who often come from the country's relatively poor Northeast – stay clear of the fishing boats.
"One of the things that has propelled trafficking of Myanmar fishermen on Thai fishing boats is that the Thai boats are going much further than they did before," Robertson told Mizzima Business Weekly. "Given the abusive labor conditions and the propensity of fishing captains to cheat workers out of wages, no one wants to voluntarily sign up for a tour that will take four to five years – which is the amount of time some of the boats take to go to and remain in Indonesian waters, or even further, to Somalia, or off the coast of Yemen. So, increasing competition for ocean fish stock also causes greater demand for trafficked men and boys from Myanmar to serve on fishing boats."
Robertson's investigations reveal the harrowing conditions that Myanmar and Cambodian migrants face on the boats, similar to those faced by Wan Yan.
"The conditions are brutal and deadly. Fisherman are forced to work day in and day out, often 20 or more hours per day, and face severe beatings if they falter, fall asleep, or are seen to not be working as hard as the captain and first mate think they should. In Indonesia seas, boats can be out at sea and working consistently for 45 days in a row before coming back to port. In other places, I was told about 'sea prison' – where trafficked fishermen are transferred from a boat returning to port to another boat staying at sea, and this happens time and time again so that these fishermen may not see land, or have a break from their brutal treatment, for years."
Dealing with the problem
The Thai authorities have said they are trying to deal with the problems besetting the fishing industry. But it is hard to see any positive progress. The International Migrant Organization report makes recommendations for actions to solve the problem of trafficking on Thai fishing boats including developing a legal and regulatory framework, prevention measures, and ways to prosecute in the case of bad treatment.
According to Robertson, the Thai government is not seriously considering any of these except the proposal for hiring reform, through a hiring hall arrangement, – "but unfortunately, I predict that will be a situation similar to the fox guarding the chickens, since the Thai government appears to be ceding day to day operational control over the proposed centers to the National Fishing Association of Thailand, an employers' group which has a checkered record in dealing with the issue of human trafficking.
For years, they have denied that it was happening, and now they are suddenly part of the solution – looks like the prescription for a whitewash of the situation to me, without likely really improvements occurring."
Andy Hall is an expert on migrant issues. He says there has been little effective antitrafficking and anti-exploitation programs enacted by the Thai authorities to genuinely address and improve the appalling situation of migrant workers, particularly from Myanmar and Cambodia, but also from Thailand itself and other countries, being blatantly and systematically abused on Thai fishing boats in Thai waters and outside of Thai waters.
He says there has been a positive development in the drafting and enactment of a fishing regulation to bring these vulnerable workers more clearly within Thailand's labor protection laws (Labour Protection Act 1998), but enacting more legislation is one necessary step, as without enforcement and addressing wider systematic abuse factors like poor recruitment practices, broker exploitation and law officials' abuses of power, the legal changes will be
meaningless in practice.
There has been little sign so far that the Thai Government is addressing this problem as seriously and urgently as they should be, says Hall, given the amount of global export from Thailand of seafood products but also in view the global campaigns on trafficking and migrant abuse. There has not been enough pressure placed on Thailand by international consumers and governments who receive Thai fish also, he points out.
He says it is very difficult to address such challenges as the industry is essentially in practice not regulated, boats are not registered, workers are not registered, and these boats often travel to far away waters.
In addition, there continues to be no clear line of responsibility for related and overlapping authorities to take action on this issue. A serious overhaul of the fishing sector is needed, as is the recruitment processes used to find the much needed workers.
Migrants steering clear?
Although migrants from Myanmar like Wan Yan still appear to be seeking work on Thai fishing boats, the word may be getting out that it is far from a path to riches. The Thai fishing industry is struggling in terms of manpower, and with opportunities in Myanmar improving, though at slow speed, the longterm prognosis for people to man Thai boats is likely to grow bleaker. Hence action is needed.
Migrant workers from Bangladesh are said to be being brought in to ease the problem of labor shortages in the Thai fishing industry, to the tune of tens of thousands of workers. Whether or not the employment of Bangladeshi workers on fishing boats will receive due oversight remains to be seen. Judging by the record so far, the prospects do not look good.
As Wan Yan said, he and his fellow fishermen did not dare claim their salaries when their boat eventually did arrive in port. Those who complain, it is said, are often the ones who end up dead in the sea.
This article first appeared in the August 22 edition of M-ZINE+.
M-ZINE+ is a business weekly available in print in Yangon through Innwa Bookstore and through online subscription at www.mzineplus.com

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Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.
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1 Amazingly Simple Way to Cut Student Loan Debt That No One Thought of - Until Now
Think about this statement for a minute: Education can reduce student loan debt.
Though it might sound like a paradox - after all, isn't it the pursuit of education that has ignited the college debt crisis? - the Hoosier state university system has proved that educating students about loan debt can alter their behavior in a positive way.
Last year, the seven colleges making up the Indiana University system sent letters to students giving them a sneak peek at their post-graduate monthly loan payments. The missives were a wake-up call for many, who decided against taking out additional loans, according to Bloomberg. Overall, the university system saw an 11% decline in the amount of federal Stafford loan disbursements, which fell by about $31 million over the course of the academic year.
Financial literacy campaign
While it may seem fantastic that just viewing the future effects of current behavior would make such an impression, the outcome of this experiment should not be surprising. Many students have very little understanding of their personal student debt situation, and most American families feel helpless in the face of the escalating cost of higher education, but are not proactive in trying to avoid college debt.
Indiana seems determined to buck this trend. In addition to the debt summary letters, the school has launched two other initiatives in the fight against spiraling college debt. The "MoneySmarts" online financial literacy course is now a requirement of all incoming students, and the "Finish in Four" program gives financial incentives for upperclassmen to finish their degrees timely.
Empowerment is key
Can students be "taught" to avoid onerous student debt? The answer seems to be a resounding, "yes". The Bloomberg article noted that some students, upon seeing how much debt they were accumulating, came up with alternate plans to fund their college careers - by cutting expenses, dedicating more income from work toward college costs, or by investigating available scholarship opportunities.
Being aware of how much you are borrowing is huge, and Indiana has taken additional steps to highlight that issue. The university system has begun requiring its students to let the school know which loans they plan to take on, rather than the usual regimen of blindly filling out the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms online. This change alone brought about an 8% decrease in loan disbursements in one year.
If you already have student loans, get a handle on what they are and how much you owe by visiting the National Student Loan Data System. And, before you take out any more loans, research alternative methods to cover your college costs. Thoughtful consideration has worked for others, and it can work for you, too.
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There are very few movies that I insist on seeing the moment they come out. Normally, I don't like crowds, lines, or being in an overstuffed movie theater. However, there is one movie that I insist on seeing at midnight on the day it comes out: Harry Potter.
It's not "going to a movie." It's an EVENT. There are people dressed up in crazy costumes that are sometimes a little too good. The last time I went, there was a guy who had such a great Snape costume on, he seriously creeped me out! There is a genuine buzz of excitement from everyone there that is totally contagious. No one is too cool to see it, even the people who are being dragged by their significant others. I can't tell you how many "cool" guys I've seen get into line, act like they are too good for it, and by the time the line goes in, are totally geeking out with the rest of us. A conversation about the awesomeness of wizard fights will break anyone.
I'm also a sucker for any movie where people participate. Not the yell at the screen and add your own commentary thing that happens in some movies. But people are so amped up that when the first note of the theme plays, the whole crowd erupts. Then, during the big action and fight scenes, everyone is on the edge of their seats and cheering when the good guy lands a hit or gasping when the bad guy takes someone out. There are moments when the whole audience is holding its breath and then the next moment where everyone is laughing. It's a great feeling to know that a theater jammed packed with people are all spending 2 hours experiencing something they love.
The last and most important reason I go to these early showings is that I refuse to let anyone ruin it for me. I have read all the books and know what's going to happen, but it's the reviews that I don't want to hear. Everyone has a right to an opinion and that's one of the things I love about our society. However, I do not want to have an opinion about what I am about to see before I see it. I love Harry Potter and if I hear someone say, "It was good except that the scenes with Harry and Ginny felt forced," I'm going to walk in and have an opinion about the scenes with Harry and Ginny. (My second favorite couple, after Ron and Hermione, btw) I want to walk in, be excited to see it, and then form my own opinion afterwards, which I will usually keep to myself unless provoked.
Needless to say, I'm incredibly excited for next Thursday night. It can't come fast enough!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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Montana Ski Resort NewsNovember 11th, 2008
I noticed two interesting news tidbits about Montana ski resorts today via NewWest.net. The first item that caught my eye (especially since I was trying to get a job there) is that the Yellowstone Club is filing for bankruptcy. For those who don't know, the Yellowstone Club is a private ski resort in Big Sky, Montana. It's a little infamous around here because, well, it's a private ski resort. It's not a small one either (trailmap), boasting a 2,700′ vertical rise, 2,200 acres and eight lifts - four of which are high-speed quads! And you must be a member to ski it. "Private Powder". One of the requirements for membership is building a $1 million home at the Club (legend has it, at least). It's ultra-rich and famous members include Warren Miller, Bill Gates and Dan Quayle. Infamous indeed.
And it's going bankrupt?
The tragedy here isn't for the scandal-ridden Blixseths of course, or the members of this exclusive club who probably only visit one week a year anyway. For as much flak as everyone gives the club, I learned today that they employ around 600 people. That would be a big hit to the local economy. Some of my friends work there. There's a certain satisfaction for us ski bums in watching the Club have troubles like this… until "us ski bums" all get laid off. More info here and here.
On a more positive note I learned about the proposed Bitterroot Resort today as well. The new resort is near Lolo, MT and has passed another of the many, many hurdles towards Forest Service approval. NewWest has more info here, and the Bitterroot site has all of the past approval news. The whole thing sounds awesome to me. Granted, there are still plenty of resorts in Montana I've never skiied at, but for some reason the idea of a new one is still exciting. More ski and mountain bike terrain sounds like a good thing to me. The project has a nice environmental angle too - although it probably has to if it hopes to be approved.


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As you can see from my pics from varying times, I am no ab expert and I too definitely have room for improvement (cough...ummm...errrr...diet...cough). Still, I can share what I have found beneficial when it comes to abs and encourage you to comment with any other tips you have as well.I think so many of us focus all our time and energy on what happens in the gym. All we can think of is doing thousands of crunches or situps, but what we forget is that what happens outside the gym is just as or maybe even MORE important. Let me just say that first and foremost, if you want a "six pack", you will NOT get it without paying attention to your diet!!! You can eat like crap and exercise a ton and not be overweight, but you will not have the definition in your abs unless you are LEAN. It doesn't matter how strong your abs are or how many situps you can do if they are hidden under a layer of fat. I wish I had a magic solution for this, but there's not one. DIET is key if you want a "six pack", which is part of the reason I only have a four pack! LOL!Range of motion is also very important. In other words...crunches DON'T work. Neither do those silly machines at gyms where you hold on and basically do machine assisted crunches. Seriously think about it. Most of the people that you see doing jillions of crunches or on those machines...don't have abs that you are jealous of. I have found that when you do things with a full range of motion, it is always more effective. So if you want to do crunches on the floor or on a ball, don't. Do a full situp. Don't crank on your neck like they taught you in elementary school or grab your legs and pull up. Use your abs and sit up. Go from shoulders completely touching the floor to chest touching you knees. There's lots of variations. You can do them with your feet "anchored" which will introduce more hips but allows you to do them faster. You can do them unanchored with your feet in the normal position or vary it and put the soles of your feet together. That's what I call "butterfly situps". You can also use an ABMAT which will give a small amount of hyperextension.
There are also other more advanced movements. The two I like are situps on the GHD (Glute Ham Developer) and KTEs (Knees To Elbows). If you click on the names of the exercises in white, it will take you to a video that describes the movements in detail. These are advanced and should not be overdone in the beginning whether you are a seasoned athlete or a beginner...especially the GHD situps! The movements are done by 1000s of Crossfitters worldwide and are safe if done correctly and you work up in reps over time. You can do damage to the muscles if these are overdone to quickly. Again, full range of motion is key.
When doing KTEs, not only are you lifting the knees, but the hips should rise as well.
The last tip...probably the one that is always the most foreign to people is the importance of MIDLINE STABILIZATION. Coach Glassman explains it much better than I can, so please watch the video. So many times, people want to focus JUST on their stomach and forget that many other movements engage those muscles and can be even more effective in building strength and getting the definition we are all seeking. It's not common to think of Olympic lifts, or Powerlifting, or Overhead Squats when we think of abs but they ALL require midline stabilization and will build a very strong core and amazing abs. When asked about abs, Coach Glassman says this,
"People ask me, 'what do I do for abs? I tell them, stabilize the mid-line like a motherf***er, that's what you do."
There's many other exercises that can be discussed, but these are the exercises that I personally find to be the most effective. The most important thing to remember, is that everyone is unique. There are no two of us alike. Your abs will not look exactly like mine and mine will not look exactly like someone else's. We all have to work with what we were given. That does not mean that you can use excuses like "I've had kids." There are many women that have had multiple children and still have great abs. So what if you have stretch marks...you can still have great abs. Up close, I have them. I don't like them, but it doesn't stop me from showing off my hard work and I'm positive that no one has ever walked away from me on the beach and said, "Ewww! Did you see her old faded stretch marks!?!?!?"
Age is not an excuse either. Stop by the "Strong is the new skinny" Facebook page and you will see SEVERAL women (myself included) over 40 that have abs a 20 yr old would want! There are lots of pics that were put up today. No two abs were alike. There were varying ages, colors, sizes, shapes etc. The only thing that was similar was that they were all worked hard for and are all beautiful.
Don't make excuses or say I can't! BE STRONG, make a goal, work hard, and YOU can have great abs too!!!


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How To Cook With Vinegar
Vinegar is often the central ingredient in marinades or other recipes. Its qualities give character and shape to dishes. However, vinegar is not always just a compliment or late component in a dish; it often takes on a more vital role and plays a key element in a dish such as Chicken Vinaigrette. In such dishes the vinegar will be less direct, more subtle, and its acidic qualities will help build a dish rather than overpower it. Balsamic vinegar on the other hand is used as a condiment that is used to create flavor once a dish is finished.
If you are going to use vinegar in a marinade, you need to understand how to do it. The acid in vinegar will denature and will effectively cook protein. If you submerge a fillet of fresh chicken in pure vinegar, you will be able to notice the changes taking place before your eyes as the acid gets to work at changing the cellular structure of the fillet and its protein. In effect, the acid will actually "cook" the chicken and give it a dry and unpleasant texture as a result of denaturing the protein. This is obviously not what you are aiming to do when you use vinegar. When you use vinegar in a marinade for poultry or meat dishes, it needs to be in combination with herbs, spices, and oils.
When vinegar is used as a marinade with lamb, beef, or pork, only the surface of the meet will become denatured, and it will not be effective in tenderizing it. To tenderize such meats effectively you need to use mechanical methods. If you use a thinner cut of meat, then success on tenderizing will be improved but a lot of fluid will be lost when it is cooked. For larger cuts of meats such as a leg of lamb or tenderloin, a dry marinade is far more successful, rosemary, lemon zest, parsley, and garlic working perfectly. Oil and vinegar marinades are excellent for flavoring smaller cuts of meat such as cubes of meat for a stew or kebabs and curries.
Because if the denaturing effect of vinegar, we need to make sure that we do not let this action go too far when we use it. Vinegar will prevent the coagulation of pH in sauces made from eggs. It can be used before the process has been allowed to go too far. Coagulation of sauces once they are emulsified is a problem that is irreparable, egg protein never becoming un coagulated; oils however can be used to emulsify and repair sauces. In sauces that have a neutral pH the protein will curdle at a temperature of somewhere in the range of 160 to 175 degrees. By adding vinegar it is possible to heat the sauce further, up to 195 degrees. Under normal circumstances, sauces are elaborated at temperatures less than 160 degrees, the temperatures at which butter would separate from an emulsion. However, it is too easy to turn away for a moment and allow the temperature to rise too high.
Cooking with vinegar is completely different to cooking with fats and oils. For a start, the acidic taste of vinegar makes it unpleasant when used in large quantities and not mixed with other flavors. We must learn to use vinegar to enhance a dish and not to over dominate it. The small recipes showed at the start of the section show how vinegar can be used as a stand alone ingredient to contribute to a dish in ways that are often overlooked. It function in recipes in a similar yet more complex way, Mignonette.
Cooking with vinegar is entirely different from cooking with oil. First of all, we have a very strong reaction to simple acetic acid, and it is rarely pleasant when used in substantial quantities, unmitigated by other ingredients. We must learn to choose vinegar wisely and to use it judiciously, so that it enhances a particular dish and contributes its uniquely tart flavor without dominating the other ingredients. The Little Recipes that begin the section show ways in which vinegar can stand on its own, making a contribution in flavor so simple that it is often overlooked. It functions in a similar, though somewhat more complex, way in other key recipes in this section, Mignonette sauce being the perfect example of this. Oysters may not be a dish that you serve very often, but when you do you need them to be perfect. Vinegar adds aromatic presence to seafood dishes, flavoring the dishes and giving them a taste that is more delicate than that which you would normally associate with acidic vinegar. If you are not used to cooking with parchment, these recipes that are tasty and colorful can change your enthusiasm for the ingredient. Vinegar is a vital part of our every day cuisine. It is essential in all kinds of dishes from chutney to ketchup. It draws natural flavors from other ingredients, its tartness combing beautifully with the other flavors.
Nowadays, you will find many people who simply no longer cook and who rely on fast food restaurant and take outs. Others will rely on already prepared dishes that are widely available in stores, simply heating meals in the microwave. What we have in the cupboards of our kitchens is a far cry from the pantry of our grandmother.
It does not matter whether you cook often or rarely, it is essential to have a well stocked food cupboard. By having certain ingredients always at hand such as pasta, broth, and Tabasco sauce, you can quickly put together a meal. When you have a proper range of ingredients including oils and vinegar, then you will be able to diversify with what you cook. Always make sure that you have enough of all your ingredients in stock, this being possible by looking closely at your habits. For example, do not purchase a drum of olive oil if you will only use it twice a year. Always stick to sizes of both oils and vinegars that you will use within a six month period from the date of purchase. Many vinegars and oils will indeed keep longer for six months, but if they are left to sit on your pantry shelf for years they will start to deteriorate over time.


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What you need to succeed
As an Associate, your job is to nurture and grow relationships with a personal portfolio of clients. Using the knowledge and skills you acquire from the program, you are expected to grow your portfolio over time in line with business targets. The program closes your skill & knowledge gaps in UBS processes, client servicing and our world class products.
Associates are responsible for delivering the UBS value proposition within the principles of the business model. You apply the client experience principles for your clients and internal stakeholders, and follow processes, guidelines and best practices to meet legal and compliance requirements and sales efficiency standards.
An entrepreneurial mindset is essential for success in this role. You must enjoy the challenge of developing and selling new ideas and relish staying ahead of the game. At the same time, you must be able to show a great deal of initiative, flexibility and team spirit.
You are a networker and a skilled relationship builder at heart. Although you might not have experience in financial services, you are ambitious and want to make an impact in the financial industry. In addition, you bring the following:
- Outstanding MBA, Master's or Bachelor's degree from a leading university
- Minimum 5 years of experience
- Experience in an emerging market, including language, cultural understanding and an already-established network.
- Fluency in English and relevant local language(s)
- Outstanding record of extracurricular and/or entrepreneurial achievements
- Good understanding or strong interest in financial markets and wealth management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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This list contains the names of the men and women from the Tenterfield Shire who answered the call to enlist for service in World War 1.
The servicemen who died during or as a result of service while a member of an Australian military force or unit which was or could be sent overseas is indicated by a "+" sign next to their name.
All care has been taken to be accurate and inclusive when compiling this list.
When comparing the names from Tenterfield Shire honour boards with the National Archives of Australia, Australian War Memorial, and other resources, the following anomalies were found in some instances:
- Misspelt names on Records and Honour Boards.
- People being known only by a nickname, or some other name
- Transcription errors from hand written documents.
- Shire boundaries have changed since the time of WW1.
These anomalies have made matching difficult therefore the list is open to corrective submissions when errors are found. Please contact the Tenterfield Shire Council with the information if you wish to make an adjustment to the list.


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Shu Ren International School is privileged and honored to have the most active and unique families that inspire us to do what we do best. Shu Ren International School families draw on their experiences and individual perspectives to help us better serve our community. Our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is led by passionate parents who successfully organize parents, teachers, and staff in implementing school wide events, implementing classroom activities, and providing administration with the necessary support and insight into developing our school to be the very best it can be.
Here are a few statements from some of our happy and satisfied families:
"Thank you for guiding the children as they grow. It is wonderful to see them learning and improving year after year in all aspects due to your teaching."
"Shu Ren kids are so happy. Thanks to the entire administration for setting that tone. "
"So grateful for the care and attention you provide the children! Helping to make learning a fun and enjoyable activity! Thank you so very much for all that you do!"
"Our son randomly breaks out in song and dance. In Chinese!! It always makes our day."
"My family is so grateful for what the teachers have done to help my son grow and become a better citizen."


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NTDG wins environment award
No Tillegra Dam Group
Most outstanding Environment Group 2011
"The No Tillegra Dam Group (NTDG) was presented with the Nature Conservation Council's (NCC) Most Outstanding Environment Group award at the NCC Annual Conference on Saturday 29th October 2011.
The award is presented annually to a Member Group of NCC which has demonstrated outstanding commitment and success in the conservation of the NSW Environment.
Carol Pasenow Chair NTDG, said it was a delight to accept this award on behalf of the members of NTDG. For a small grass roots community group to achieve the outcome which we did is testimony to the hard work and determination shown by our group. The historic decision around the Tillegra Dam proposal and the determination that NO dam shall be built in the Hunter is evidence of the detrimental effects a dam would have on not just the Williams River but the whole of the Hunter's river network.
This award should also be shared with member groups of the Save the Williams River Coalition; The Wilderness Society, Hunter Environment Centre, Total Environment Centre, and National Parks Association, as well as Dr John Kaye, and the Greens, who contributed enormously to our campaign. We must also thank the Hunter community whose environmental awareness and support was paramount to our campaign.
Ms Pasenow says "NTDG is now addressing the future of the Dungog community which has suffered through four years of indecision. We welcome the O'Farrell government's commitment of no dam in the Tillegra valley and no desalination plant for the Hunter.
NTDG requests that the Premier now follow through and direct the Department of Planning to commence a 'Whole of Government' strategy to sell all Hunter Water owned land in the Williams River Valley. By instigating a proper land use plan we can promote a sound socio-economic future for our community. A future that ensures the preservation of the natural beauty, rural aspect, the social and natural heritage of the valley and it's unique environment.
NTDG will work towards promoting sustainable water planning which encourages community and independent consultation.
For more information contact; Carol Pasenow 0427 607 491


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Favorite Secondary Character : Kay from Nail Shop Paris and Cindy from Producer
Day 8 of the 31 Day Kdrama Challenge
I seriously tried very hard to come up with a top secondary character, but I just couldn't narrow it down beyond the top two so for this challenge it is a tie between Kay from Nail Shop Paris and Cindy from Producer. There are certainly many secondary characters I loved namely second male leads, but the reason I chose these two is because I felt more connected to them than any other secondary character. In both cases I rooted for them over the main leads. I would have rooted for them no matter what because I just loved these characters so much.
With Kay, I can't articulate why I loved him so much. It's was probably a combination of things. He is adamant in his love for Yeo Joo and had resolved to come clean with his feelings even while thinking she's a man. And finding out that she is a woman he's not angry and still comes out with his feelings saying he likes her either way. Maybe it's because I'm so used to the male lead being the one that's haughty and short-tempered that seeing that personality on Kay made me instantly root for him. But he wasn't as tough as he seemed- he revealed what an amazing character he actually had in how he treated her once he made his feelings known. He was nothing but precious towards her. I was so #TeamKay that I got irate thinking that the drama was going to end with her going for the male lead like dramas typically do. Especially after romantic feelings had definitely developed between Yeo Joo and Kay, I saw red imagining her and Alex together. So imagine the pure joy I had when she chose him in the end. Pure Joy. This was the one case where I thought I would literally lose my mind if she went for the male lead and thankfully this was one of the rare cases where the male lead wins. And how cute that you get a glimpse of them and their future.
With Cindy, while maybe not a popular opinion, I felt such empathy for her character. She seems like a ruthless ice queen, but you see what a lonely life she lives and how she's treated she becomes incredibly relatable. I've always thought IU is such an adorable actress and great at pulling at your heartstrings. Seeing her in a more provocative role as Cindy, she still brings that adorable charm across bringing great complexity to Cindy's character. Also, Cindy's has great character development. She learns to be genuine and to rely on people. The best Cindy moment in the whole drama is when she joins her own anti-fan club, becomes a moderator, and then turns all of the other moderators into fans. Who does that? I just think she's awesome. And while my ship with her and Seung Chan didn't completely sail, they didn't not end up together either so I was satisfied enough.
I don't regret not being able to choose between these two secondary characters, because they're both fantastic in my book. What about you, friends? Any secondary characters that you just loved? You can follow along with the whole 31 day challenge here.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Day 8 - Favorite Secondary Character : Kay from Nail Shop Paris and Cindy from Producer
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By Rob Blackwelder
Only three or four minutes after the lights go down, any credibility "The General's Daughter" might have as a serious drama goes right out the window with the introduction of the title character.
At a retirement party for The General (James Cromwell), a military banquet hall is filled with brass honoring their commander. The camera searches row after row of stern-looking, spit-and-polish men before moving into a close-up of his daughter (Leslie Stefanson), a hot babe of the underwear model variety, smiling a centerfold smile and, except for her uniform, looking for all intents and purposes like she should be jumping out of a cake.
Forgoing the opportunity for a relatively realistic female officer portrayal like Demi Moore in "A Few Good Men," "The General's Daughter" asks us to believe that this porcelain blonde, who looks like she'd cry if she broke a nail, is not only an army captain but a doctor -- a shrink who instructs soldiers in the psychological warfare, no less.
Right. Tell me another one.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not saying beautiful girls can't be officers in the military. In fact, one of my best friends was in the army, and she's an absolute doll. What I am saying is that beautiful military women don't walk around on duty looking like they stepped off the pages of Victoria's Secret and slipped into dress blues.
But wait! There's more!
Later we find out that while she's a flirty sweetie on the outside, if you get her behind closed doors she turns into a cat o' nine tails-touting, bondage freak dominatrix -- a symptom of emotional scarring suffered when she was gang-raped during basic training some years ago -- and that sleeping with her is a practically a rite of passage on this base.
Not exploitive enough for you? How about if we get to see the rape in detail during a wholly unnecessary flashback?
Want still more?
When she's murdered (enter the plot), the key to finding the killer seems somehow to be connected with the fact that her duty-blinded daddy helped cover up her rape to protect the honor of West Point.
When it's not being ridiculously, insultingly exploitive with sexual subplots, "The General's Daughter" follows hot-shot military dick John Travolta on his investigation of the girl's seemingly brutal death -- she was staked out spread eagle and naked on a training range and strangled with her undies and a rope.
It just keeps getting worse, don't it?
The movie is directed by Simon West ("Con Air"), whose biggest weakness is his apparent inability to work with animate objects, especially the ones capable of speech. As such, the actors are left to their own devices while West focuses on gratuitous cinematography, and most of them slip into caricatures and/or their own private typecasting.
Travolta tries his hand at a silly mock-Southern accent before falling back on that thing he does with his chin, pointing his cleft at people he's trying to intimidate and scratching his razor stubble.
Madeleine Stowe plays the rape investigator Travolta is reluctantly partnered with (turns out they're each other's ex), and gives an I'll-never-be-a-victim-again performance grafted from similar characters she's played in "12 Monkeys," "Blink," "Revenge," et al.
James Woods, surprisingly, is the subtle one in the cast (is it just me or has he been get better with every role?). He plays a the general's daughter's Psych Ops superior, who may also have been sleeping with her -- unless it turns out he's gay. Don't ask, don't tell. His evasive, combative rebuttals to relentless questioning from Travolta make for the only good scenes in the movie.
With Woods holding back, scenery-chewing duties fall to Timothy Hutton as Travolta's commander, who also may have been one of the dead girl's mattress rodeo riders and who gets the call to go postal when West succumbs to his inner action hack in the last reel and Scotch tapes a big explosion on to the preposterous finale.
Adding insult to injury, the director has the audacity to end the picture with a text epilogue in which he tries to make up for two hours of rape fantasy exploitation with a few choice words touting the merits of women in the military.
Sorry, buddy, you're not fooling anyone.
Year: 1999
Run time: 116 mins
In Theaters: Friday 18th June 1999
Box Office Worldwide: $100M
Budget: $60M
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Production compaines: Paramount Pictures
Contactmusic.com: 1.5 / 5
Rotten Tomatoes: 22%
Fresh: 20 Rotten: 69
Director: Simon West
Starring: John Travolta as Paul Brenner, Madeleine Stowe as Sara Sunhill, Timothy Hutton as Col. William Kent, James Cromwell as Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell, Leslie Stefanson as Capt. Elizabeth Campbell, James Woods as Col. Robert Moore
Also starring: Clarence Williams III
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THE POINT, 732 Peake's Point Drive, is notably the finest address in the Pensacola area. One thousand feet of beachfront and a 180-degree view of both Pensacola Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway are the backdrops for this quiet, secluded spot of heaven. Sunrise to sunset, with views that thrill and then soothe.... from every window the sights are a lagniappe in this comfortable and elegant residence. The residence was built using the finest materials from ground up. Cement/rebar pilings & solid cement block walls provide the foundation for a home where no expense was spared to provide safety, convenience and quality in product and artisanship. The whole house fire suppression system, whole house generator, large commercial grade elevator, and GeoThermal HVAC are some evidences of care for the long-term well being of this home. From the owner designed bronze handrails on the porches, to the handcrafted sycamore wood walls in the office and pear wood walls of the formal dining room, every aspect of this home was studied, designed and created for a simple, elegant, and always comfortable way of life. The fine work of E. F. San Juan and Markus Danneker are both represented in this home. All mouldings, doors, and woodwork of every kind are custom designed and created. Wayne Dalton garage doors, Anderson high impact windows, Spanish cedar shake exterior, custom bronze railings and copper gutters throughout are further evidences of construction made to last. The guest house, a "garage apartment" sits above an additional carport and two car garage. With nearly 12,000 sq ft of home, not to mention the 5,000 sq ft of porches, the saltwater pool and spa to relax in while watching sailboats or naval maneuvers, life doesn't get any better than right here.....on The Point. Please take a look at the Virtual Tour video for a closer look! And if you would like additional property information, floor plans or more pictures, contact an agent for access to the property website.
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Older Americans Month is coming up quickly. It's also Foster Care Month so it's a great time to bring attention to the important role older adults play in the lives of young people whether as primary caregivers, mentors or simply good friends, older adults can provide important connections for young people as they grow to adulthood.
The third week of May is also Intergenerational Week founded by Fred Ramstedt more than 15 years ago. What will you be doing to celebrate and bring attention to the important connection between young and old?


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Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael return to theaters this summer to battle bigger, badder villains, alongside April O'Neil (Megan Fox), Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett), and a newcomer: the hockey-masked vigilante Casey Jones (Stephen Amell). After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman (Tyler Perry) and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady (WWE Superstar Stephen "Sheamus" Farrelly), to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.
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Oxford Brookes Law School is hosting a day-long workshop on the protection of rights in Europe this coming Friday (18 January, 9am-5pm in Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 0BP). The aim of this workshop is to bring together scholars, judges and policy makers to discuss the legal framework for the protection of fundamental rights in Europe. This event will reflect on the relationship between the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in Luxembourg and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg. It will examine the current state of accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and consider the legal implications of the accession for the protection of the fundamental rights of EU and non-EU citizens.
It will explore this theme from a number of different angles and as such it is divided into four main streams: employment rights, citizenship and migration, fundamental rights versus fundamental freedoms and access to justice. Speakers include: Advocate General Jaaskinen of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Kristi Raba of the Council of the European Union, Joerg Polakiewicz of the Human Rights Law and Policy Division, Council of Europe, Professor Weatherill of Oxford University, Professor Loenen of Leiden University and Judge Popović of the European Court of Human Rights. Further conference details available here.


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Retail Innovation Lounge
Lounge + Learn with leading innovators while enjoying comfy seating, cold beer, wine, and food. Bring your friends and coworkers, meet new people, talk innovation, have a drink, play games, and check out the latest in innovative fashion, retail, and technology.
Primary Entry: Music Badge, Platinum Badge, Film Badge, Interactive Badge
Event Type: Lounge


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Work to Live
At Villaggio, we don't live to work, we work to live, and we're happy to offer you a few simple places where life tends to be its sweetest and most enjoyable.
And, because we know work is important too, we've included a non-exhaustive list of area employers as well so you can see how hassle free getting to work is when you call Villaggio home.
Things to Do
Golfing5500 140th Ave. NEBellevue, WA 98005
Paramount Theater
See a show or concert.911 Pine StSeattle, WA 98101
Argosy Cruises
Puget Sound cruising.1101 Alaskan WaySeattle, WA 98101
Snoqualmie Pass
Skiing and more.NF-9041North Bend, WA 98045
Bellevue Square Mall575 Bellevue Way NEBellevue, WA 98004
Westland Distillery2931 1st Avenue SouthSeattle, WA 98134
Woodinville Whisky Company14509 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NEWoodinville, WA 98072
DeLille Cellars14421 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NEWoodinville, WA 98072
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery14111 NE 145th StWoodinville, WA 98072
Pyramid Brewery and Alehouse1201 1st Avenue SouthSeattle, WA 98134
Elysian Brewing Company1221 Pike StSeattle, WA 98122
Flat Stick Pub15 Lake StKirkland, WA 98033
The ultimate Seattle dining experience and institution2576 Aurora Ave NSeattle, WA 98109
John Howie Steak
Celebrated local steakhouse with national acclaim.11111 NE 8th St #125Bellevue, WA 98004
Din Tai Fung
World renowned Taiwanese food, minutes away.700 Bellevue Way NE #280Bellevue, WA 98004
Quintessentially Kirkland, good anytime of day112 Lake St SKirkland, WA 98033
Redhook Brewery
Where craft brew began.14300 NE 145th StWoodinville, WA 98072
Café Juanita
Unparalleled and celebrated Italian cuisine.9702 NE 120th PlKirkland, WA 98034


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Miles of new sidewalks have been built through the City of Spring Hill Neighborhood Sidewalk Program by annually putting aside dollars that allow neighborhoods to submit sidewalk project proposals and financially partner with the City to put needed walkways from where they live to nearby schools and retail centers.
Here are the 2019-2020 fiscal year projects to be constructed by the Neighborhood Sidewalk Program.


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Unveiled during the Pebble Beach week at the McCall Jet Center, and will probably featured at other events this period as well. According to a factory tour in early June 2013, this car should be VIN 76023, or at least the car #23.
Full carbon fiber exterior, red interior and side markers as per US laws. The registration plate isn't squared as we assumed a while back, indeed I've seen a few pictures of cars registered in the US with a rectangular (European) registration plate housing.
The sidemarkers are a bit terrible I'll admit it, I wonder if it was possible to do something a little more subtle, perhaps closer to the wheel arch and whit LED technology so to make it smaller. I'm holding judgment on the front one, but it doesn't' look much different unfortunately.


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|Dalek Sec
|Also known as:
Old Charlie Boy (by Martha Jones)
|Dalek Supreme, later Human-Dalek
|Home Planet:
|Home Era:
|Nicholas Briggs (voice)
Eric Loren (as Human Dalek)
Dalek Sec was the Commander of a Dalek force whose mission was to wipe out the Mechanoids. Sec commanded from the battlefield, overlooking the field from vantage points, and finally exterminated the Dalek's old enemies. (DWF: Birth of a Legend) He was in command of the Seventh Incursion Squad, a squad of Daleks that chased the Doctor though time.
Following these missions, he served as leader of the Cult of Skaro. They escaped the Last Great Time War by hiding between realities in a Void ship.
Emerging from the Genesis Ark, a Time Lord device, Sec served as Dalek commander during the Battle of Canary Wharf against the Cybus Cybermen. He and the other Daleks seemed unhindered by the Cybermen's invasion, stating 'This is not war - this is pest control!' Sec led the Daleks to the top floor of Canary Wharf (Torchwood Tower) where the Cult of Skaro opened the roof and and ascended to an area where the Genesis Ark could open.
Sec and the rest of the Cult of Skaro released an army of Daleks from the Genesis Ark, which started to kill the Humans and the Cybermen who were also present at the battle and in the streets below. If it were not for the Tenth Doctor's involvment opening the void, he and his army would likely have won the battle as Daleks could easily kill Cybermen while Cybermen had alot more difficulty killing Daleks (indeed it took a large force of them combined with humans equipped with alien weapons to damage a Dalek's shielding) . Instead, Sec and the Cult initiated an emergency temporal shift and vanished before they were flung into the void.(DW: Doomsday)
Sec along with the Cult of Skaro ended up in New York in the 1930s and established a base beneath the Empire State Building. The Cult of Skaro attempted to create new Dalek mutants and revive the Dalek race; when those attempts failed, Sec decided to attempt the "Final Experiment": blending Dalek with Human. He enveloped Mr Diagoras and began to "evolve". (DW: Daleks in Manhattan)
While in his new body, he began to feel humanity for the first time in his existence, Motivated by emotions beyond anger and hate, and rejecting the traditional Dalek drive to conquer, Sec asked the Doctor to help him create more hybrids using mindless human bodies. Sec started to express his feelings that their creator had been wrong. He decided to create the new race of Dalek Humans, different from the Daleks, out of the belief that if they continued to try to be superior, they would eventually die.
However, the other Daleks came to reject Sec's theories as heresy, and eventually betrayed him. Dalek Caan took control and fueled the other human bodies with pure Dalek DNA, in place of Sec's distinct mixture of the two. When the new Daleks in human shape tracked the Doctor down, they took Sec with them, putting him in chains. Taken before the Doctor, Dalek Thay accidentally exterminated Sec when he stood between Thay and the Doctor, either intending to save the Doctor by sacrificing himself, or expecting Dalek Thay to obey him and stop the mutiny.
The Doctor openly declared his great respect for Sec, calling him the "cleverest Dalek ever" and the only creature that could have led the Daleks from the darkness.
Dalek Sec made a prediction mere seconds before his death, stating "My Daleks... understand this. If you choose death and destruction... then death and destruction will choose you." Dalek Jast dismissed the thought at the time, but a mere minute later he was the next of the Cult to die, at the hands of the Human Daleks. Dalek Thay was killed shortly thereafter, leaving only Caan, who performed an emergency temporal shift and disappeared. (DW: Evolution of the Daleks)
|Dalek Variants
|Standard Dalek • Dalek Supreme • Dalek Emperor • Dalek Prime • Dalek Saucer Commander • Marsh Dalek • Daleks of Human Origin • Glass Dalek • Special Weapons Dalek • Marine Dalek • Spider Dalek • Emperor's Personal Guard • Cult of Skaro • Mutant Dalek Embryo • Dalek Sec Hybrid • Supreme Dalek • Vault Dalek
|Aliens and Enemies of Series 2
|The Christmas Invasion: Sycorax • Fadros Pallujikaa • Roboforms • Roboform Christmas Tree
Attack of the Graske: Graske • Changelings • Slitheen family • Zygon
New Earth: Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 • Chip • Sisters of Plenitude • Face of Boe • New Humans • Casp • Jatt Tooth and Claw: Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform • Brethren • Angelo School Reunion: Krillitanes • Lassar • Wagner • Jackson The Girl in the Fireplace: Clockwork Droids Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel: Cybermen • John Lumic/Cyber-Controller • Crane The Idiot's Lantern: The Wire • Magpie The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit: The Beast • Ood • Tobias Zed • Seven Gamma Seven Love & Monsters: Abzorbaloff • Hoix • Autons Fear Her: Isolus • Mr Webber • Scribble Monster Army of Ghosts/Doomsday: Daleks • Cult of Skaro • Dalek Sec • Dalek Caan • Dalek Thay • Dalek Jast • Cybermen • Cyber-Leader • Adeola Oshodi • Gareth Evans • Matt Crane • Flying Stingrays
|Aliens and Enemies of Series 3
|The Runaway Bride: Empress of the Racnoss • Racnoss • Lance Bennett • Roboforms • Roboform Christmas Tree
Smith and Jones: Florence Finnegan • Judoon • Slabs The Shakespeare Code: Carrionites • Lilith • Bloodtide • Doomfinger Gridlock: Macra • Face of Boe • Catkind • Pharmacists Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks: Daleks • Cult of Skaro • Dalek Sec • Dalek Caan • Dalek Thay • Dalek Jast • Pig slaves • Diagoras • Human-Daleks The Lazarus Experiment: Richard Lazarus • Sylvia Thaw • Mysterious Man 42: Torajii • Hal Korwin • Dev Ashton • Miss Dexter Human Nature/The Family of Blood: Family of Blood • Son of Mine • Daughter of Mine • Father of Mine • Mother of Mine • Scarecrows Blink: Weeping Angels Utopia: Futurekind • Chantho • Chieftain • Wiry Woman •The Master The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords: The Master • Toclafane • Lucy Saxon • Miss Dexter • Futurekind
The Infinite Quest: Baltazar • Caw • Squawk • Kaliko • Swabb • Skeleton Crew • Oil rigs • Ulysees Meregrass • Mantasphids • Mantasphid Queen • Constantine Ethelred Gurney • Lok • Wardens
|Dalek Sec
|Biographical information
|Physical description
|Chronological and political information
Dalek Sec was the second-in-command of the Dalek Empire, second only to the Dalek Emperor himself. He had command over major parts of Dalek forces. His powers as head of the Cult of Skaro, however, went beyond those of the Emperor.


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Halo Reach Pistol Prop
So I got a few solid resin reach pistols from a guy by the name of Smick6 on The RPF. They're very nicely done and I hope the paintwork compliments his castings 🙂
If you need anything customized, let me know! email@example.com
Ultimate Custom Nerf Collection?
My first blaster model
She's cute, but watch out. She knows how to use that thing! 🙂
HALO style pistol with rubberized grips
Weathered up this scout and decided to try out my new rubber coating. It's designed for dipping so applying with a brush was a bit tricky. After a few tries I think it came out cool and properly weathered to match the rest of the gun. It feels good too, like there's actually something other thank plastic in your hand 🙂
Just a few more small details and it's ready to ship out to its new Spartan owner!
HALO style Nerf Praxis and Element
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! (Those in the US, of course, but we can all take a day to give thanks for what he have, ay?)
I'm working on a lot of new stuff, but here's a few photos to give you guys a look. Let me know what you think!
Nerf Element Film Prop in progress
My side project 😉
and here's a bonus photo of the Mass Effect 2 M5 Phalanx resin kit. Still a bit to do, but it's getting there!
aaand here's a photo of the second almost finished Firefly pistol. Darker grips on this one compared to the first.
Mass Effect Maverick Almost done – Steampunk Lanard X8 and more
Yes, back on the computer where I can do a proper update..ok, proper for me anyways..hehe. Some of these will be familiar, but I got photos with the DSLR this time 🙂 I'll be on vacation next week so I'm hoping to get a lot done and actually do some spring cleaning…in the fall. Yep. Hehe
Kind of Blase Runner inspired, but not after any particular gun. Borrowed the slide for the photo, but the final one will look more like the body..I think.. Lousy iP4 photo..come on 4S!!
Almost ready for the third masking
Working on a Mass Effect themed Vigilon. It's further along by quite a bit, but this was the last photo 🙂
It got some white shoes! Almost done
More of a prop, but with the skinny barrel removed it will still shoot darts! Scope is a stand-in for the LS scope to be used in the final version
Better shot of the trailer prop
And much better photos of the last Lanard X8
More cool stuff coming. Thanks for visiting!
Custom NERF Vigilon gets some paint and Jayne's Vera gets some character!
Sorry for a short post tonight, but I wanted to get a few photos up before heading out. I painted the rear part of the Vigilon to get a sense of the color-scheme (military/HALO-ish) and from that I think the gun will look pretty cool when it's all done. I also started breaking up the canvas that is my NERF version of Vera from the TV show Firefly. That's one heck of a detailed prop and so I'm doing my best to replicate the different surfaces. I'm certain it will look good when it's done, but I'm shooting for great so we'll see how the next week goes!
Enjoy the pictures and thank you for visiting my humble little blog site. 🙂
Vera with parts missing, of course!
A couple scouts that snuck in..