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City Centre Chiropractic is the longest established Chiropractic practice in the Kootenay Boundary region. Our office has been a pillar in the health care community for more than 50 years. The framework of the office is made up by our Chiropractors Dr. Scott Emery and Dr. Stephanie Church, Registered Massage Therapists Mrs. Sherelle Milburn and Mrs. Kristie Elliot, an Acupuncturist, Dr. Andrea Wilson and a Naturopath, Dr. Chelsea Gronick.
Dr. Scott Emery brings a contemporary perspective on chiropractic and has been extensively trained in cutting edge techniques such as Active Release Technique, Graston Technique, Kinesio Taping and Cold Laser therapy.
Dr. Stephanie Church graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. She has additional training in Active Release Technique, functional movement assessments and Kinesio taping. She is new to the Kootenays and is excited to get to know the community.
Dr. Andrea Wilson Fueled by her love of learning and a strong desire to help others, Andrea practises with genuine curiosity and a true a passion for her work.
Dr. Chelsea Gronick Specialising in pain management using regenerative injection therapies - Prolotherapy and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)
Mrs. Sherelle Milburn has been providing massage therapy to the Trail/Rossland, BC area since 2014 and has decided to bring her talents here at City Centre Chiropractic. Sherelle is focused in women's health, chronic pain and paediatric massage.
Mrs. Kristie Elliot has special interest in running injury management as well as the treatment of chronic and persistent pain in all populations. As a runner she has great knowledge and experience treating running specific injuries and their complications.
Together Dr. Scott Emery and his team create a dynamic blend of clinical experience and modern technique to provide the best possible care for their patients.


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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Football Focus
Freshman Bryn Renner announced today that he's leaving the baseball team to focus on football. Nationally ranked baseball prospect out of high school, Renner plays back-up to starter T.J. Yates. He was 15-21 with 184 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the spring game. Butch Davis said it's Yates' job to win or lose. Renner was the sixth QB in his class and is said to be the future of the program. This should make for an even more interesting position battle during the summer.
Posted by Troy at 4:48 PM
Labels: ACC, ACC Coastal, North Carolina Tar Heels
2 comments:
- Kevin said...
So the big question is WHO do you want as your starting QB?
- April 22, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Troy said...
I'd like to see Yates finish his career at UNC strong, but I'm not so sure he will. He'll definately get the start in the LSU game due to experience. I think Renner will get some snaps as well.
- April 22, 2010 at 5:55 PM
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Upgrade Your Landscaping with Rockery Rock and Other Design Ideas
The National Association of Landscape Professionals had Harris Poll conduct a survey on their behalf. The results showed that 75% of people in the United States believe it's important to devote time to being outdoors in their yards. Perhaps this is a major reason why so many people are upgrading their home's landscaping and outdoor living spaces.
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Design 101 How Remodeling Your Home Can Halve Its Waiting Time On The Market
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The Leading Cause Of Lung Cancer Is Found Most Often In American Homes Radon Gas Testing
Radon gas exposure is one of the most widespread health hazards in the American home. What makes it even worse than many harmful household chemicals and dust build-up is that it's much harder to detect. This odorless, tasteless and colorless naturally occurring chemical can go undetected for years, causing short-term side-effects and even increasing your risk for developing lung cancer. Whether or not you suspect your home has radon gas, it's imperative to get a check-up as soon as possible. A residential radon testing service can determine the safety of your home and surroundings.
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The CrossFit Games page recently put out a great post titled "Fueling the Open". The post isn't just true for the open thou, it can also be reflected for everyday life.
We live in a world now where we want instant gratification. Mircowaves heat our food faster then cooking on the stove, emails are a faster communication then mailing a hand written letter. We look for the quick fix, far too often. The same can be said more often than not when it comes to our training and nutrition.
"Open performance—and health in general—depends on three things: hard work, consistent training and what's in your kitchen." Becky Harsh, a CrossFit Seminar Staff member, a Certified CrossFit Coach (CF-L4), and the owner of CrossFit Beaver Menace in Castle Rock, Colorado, said the foundation of health and performance is always real food.
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Monday, January 29, 2018
Front Squat
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For Time:
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Frequently Asked Questions
YES! 100% certified organic without exception. All fruits and vegetables that we produce are certified organic by Québec Vrai. The farm has been certified organic since the very beginning of its operations in 1997. In addition, we only buy fruits and vegetables, and other products that are certified organic.
We are very punctilious in our purchasing process. Therefore, we do not buy fruits, vegetables or other products, even certified organic, from certain countries or certain farms when our own research does not allow us to be confident about the rigorous production and certification process. We put our expertise to work for you.
First and foremost, we are producers. We grow over 450 varieties of more than 53 species of fruits, vegetables and herbs (95% heirloom and ancient).
In the summer and fall, we essentially grow everything that is found in your baskets. If a production problem occurs, we will always purchase locally from other certified farms first. Only fruits and vegetables that cannot grow in Quebec are imported.
In the winter and spring, root and long conservation vegetables are grown on the farm and stored in an optimal environment to preserve their freshness and quality. For fresh produces, we favor buying locally grown products from certified organic greenhouses based on quality and quantities available. For products that are not available in Quebec, we buy from international organic suppliers. Then, during the cold winter months, fruits and quite a few vegetables are imported from certified organic suppliers in order to provide organic baskets with variety to our partners all year-round.
Eating locally grown organic to reduce pollution and protect the environment, YES it is paramount for us. Outside of the growing season, we also believe that eating fresh organic that comes from afar in less damaging to the environment and your health, even with transportation. Also, organic farming from afar also protects people, workers, soil and the environment in other countries. The whole locally grown argument in winter as well as summer vs the environmental cost of transportation makes little sense when you consider the following.
In season or outside the growing season, produce grown conventionally, here or anywhere, use polluting chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Also, these chemicals are mostly manufactured from oil. And many of these fertilizers and pesticides are manufactured in the US, some as far as the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. Furthermore, a fair amount of the oil used to manufacture these chemicals is transported from Alberta's tar sands, and then transported back here to be used in the local farms. So, transport for transport, which do you think is better for the environment...
Finally, a local greenhouse heated with natural gas or oil produces at least, if not more, greenhouse gases than the transportation of certified organic fruits and vegetables.
We offer a variety of basket sizes at $25, $35, and $50. You can choose a basket containing only vegetables or a mix of fruits and vegetables. We also offer baskets containing only fruits for $15 and $25.
Each week, we suggest contents for the various baskets based on what is available according to the season. This allows us to promote and put forth produce grown on the farm first and then locally. If you do not make any changes to this suggested content, that's what you will receive on your next delivery (a surprise basket...).
If, on the other hand, you decide to change items in your basket, by logging into your account and using our Market, you can change a few items or change everything. You control both the variety and the quantities in your basket. Therefore, your baskets are 100% customizable to meet your needs and preferences. The minimum order per delivery is 15$.
Also, whatever the value of the suggested basket you have selected, you are not bound to that amount when you make changes. You can choose more or less than that amount according to your needs of the week. You may also add fruits to a veggies only basket or veggies to a fruits only basket... The receipt of your basket will always adjust itself automatically according to your choices.
When you sign up, you can input your allergies or dietary restrictions in the designated area in your account so that we can take the necessary precautions when preparing your baskets. In addition, you can customize your basket via our Market, you can simply add or remove fruits and vegetables that you do not want in your basket.
YES! During the registration process, you will choose a default basket format. You can change this format at any time. Every week, we suggest fruits and vegetables for each basket format to put forth produce from the farm first and then those locally grown. If the suggested basket is right for you or if you do not have time to customize it, it will be delivered as is it (a surprise basket). However, via our Market, you can add or remove fruits & vegetables from the suggested basket in order to fully customize it according to your needs (quantities) and preferences (variety). Therefore, your organic basket is 100% flexible and personalized.
The content of the suggested baskets are posted on our website every Friday evening preceding deliveries.
You can edit the content of your basket by logging into your account and to our Market from 7h00 am on Saturday to 12h00 pm (noon) on the Sunday preceding your delivery. An email reminding you of the market's opening hours is sent every Friday (you can disable this alert at any time).
You can view the delivery schedule for the entire year on our website. In addition, you will receive an email alert the day before your delivery (you can disable this alert at any time).
You can simply log into your account and enter the dates of your vacation (we strongly suggest you enter a period rather than just the date to ensure that your vacation period overlaps all delivery dates). You can define three holiday periods in advance. If you leave for an extensive period of time (e.g. snowbirds), you can stop your deliveries until further notice. During this downtime, your account will never be charged. You have until 12h00 pm (noon) on the Sunday preceding the delivery you want to cancel to do it, if not, your basket will be prepared, delivered and charged to your account.
Yes, we do. There is an additional charge of $ 4.99 per home delivery. For office deliveries, we can help you organize a collective pick-up point to eliminate this extra fee. We prefer delivering to pick-up points to reduce energy consumption and our environmental impact. We currently have over 40 pick-up points on the South-Shore and on the island of Montreal. If you want to become or organize a pick-up point, contact us by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 450 469-5358. We will help you and we can also go to your place for a group presentation.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to replace your basket the following week or to deliver it to another pick-up point or at the farm (except if you have made such a request before the preceding Sunday). This is not due to unwillingness on our part, but space in the delivery trucks is limited, production is not necessarily the same the following week, and we do not have enough staff at the farm to greet customers picking up their baskets, which would result in delivering baskets 7 days a week. Believe us, we have experienced this in the past. It's frustrating for everyone.
However, your basket will not be wasted as it is given the same evening to a food bank in the area or to people in need. We would not be comfortable asking our volunteers who take care of the pick-up points to keep your baskets and distribute them outside delivery hours, for obvious reasons.
HOME DELIVERY: If you cannot be home, please leave a large cooler (45 liters minimum with icepacks inside) easily accessible for the delivery driver so that we can drop off your basket. You can leave delivery instructions for the driver in the designated area in your account.
OFFICE DELIVERY: We recommend that you inform reception of our arrival and have cold storage bags or coolers (45 liters minimum with icepacks inside) available to keep your fruits and vegetables cool until you return home.
PICK-UP POINT: Have a family member or friend kindly pick your basket up for you!
There are no registration, membership or cancellation fees, regardless of the time of year or the duration of your membership.
If you paid by check, there is no charge to cancel your account. However, if you paid by credit card or by PayPal, there is a charge of 15$ to close your account.
Yes! We deliver organic baskets all year-round with the exception of two weeks during the holiday season in December. Please see the delivery schedule on our website for the exact dates of each delivery throughout the year.
Yes! If you gather 6 to 8 people in one place: at work, on your street, daycare, housing co-op, etc., we will deliver to that location. The pick-up point can be private (e.g. only for parents and employees of a daycare) or it can be open to the public in a neighborhood store or in the garage of a private residence.
We are here to help you and we will be happy to give a presentation to your group or office members. Our software system can also manage a waiting list. When enough people are registered, we will let them know when the first delivery will take place. Feel free to contact us by email firstname.lastname@example.com or at 450-469-5358 between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
Even though all the fruits and vegetables are certified organic (grown without any chemical pesticides), we recommend that you inspect your vegetables and transfer them to containers or perforated vegetables bags. The bags we use are not meant to be used for conservation. We also recommend you soak leafy vegetables like lettuces, spinach, etc. for ½ an hour in cold water, drying them, but not completely, before you refrigerate them. We suggest the best time to wash your produce is just before preparing and eating. Apart from those, wash everything else only when you are ready to use them. Fruits should always be kept in the refrigerator.
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The Arctic Monkeys and Take That were the big winners at the Brit Awards.
The Sheffield band won the coveted Best British Group award. They also walked away with the Best British Album award for Favourite Worst Nightmare.
Take That won Best British Live Act and Best British Single for Shine, voted for by commercial radio listeners and The Sun Bizarre column readers. Gary Barlow described it as "unbelievable".
The biggest night in the music calendar begun with an energetic performance from Mika and the Gossip's Beth Ditto. The pair opened the show with a medley of hits including his own songs Love Today and Grace Kelly.
Rock's 'royal couple' Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne hosted the Earls Court show from their own on-stage "residence", described as part Addams Family mansion and part Beckingham Palace.
Other winners included Mark Ronson for Best British Male Solo Artist. He is thought to be the first non-singer to have won the award.
Best International Male Solo Artist was Kanye West. Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue took the prize for Best International Female Solo Artist.
Foo Fighters walked away with the title of Best International Group. They also scooped the Best International Album for Echoes Silence Patience Grace.
Kate Nash picked up the award for Best British Female. Adele took the honour of the Critics' Choice award, which was voted for by a team of experts made up of music critics and heads of music at major radio and TV stations.
Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who played Henry VIII in The Tudors, presented the Best Breakthrough Act award to Mika. The singer said: "This is brilliant. Thank you very much."


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If you want a remarkable display of your turkey that is easy to do yourself, mount it on a custom engraved camo 1 piece turkey fan mounting plaque from Whitetail Woodcrafters. Our camo taxidermy plaques are handcrafted in our shop, then hydro dipped with a detailed camo pattern that will last forever. Our 1 piece turkey mounting plaque features a patented turkey bracket that allows for easy mounting of your turkey fan and the entire display hangs from this bracket. The beard is easily hot glued into the included shotgun shell.
It is easy to personalize your new turkey taxidermy mounting plaque. First you must choose your favorite camo pattern. Then, you may enter any text you would like engraved below the beard and choose your favorite font. This plaque can accommodate up to 3 lines of text. We will pick the text color that is most visible on the camo pattern you have selected. After your order is placed, we will send you a proof of your engraving design for your approval. Turkey fan and beard not included.
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Question 1. Analyze the role of the go-between in 'La Celestina'.
'La Tragic comedia de Calisto y Melibea' or 'La Celestina' is a masterpiece of Spanish literature. Written in 1499, and translated in English in 1631. The time period that this play took place in is important, in understanding the role of the go-between. The plot involves two lovers, Calisto and Melibea, who are brought together by the Celestina (the 'Celestial One'), an old bawd. Calisto is a handsome gentleman with a complex personality, he is very impulsive, and impatient. Calisto is also part of the aristocracy and was expected to go to church. Its not because he was religious just that it was proper for someone of his rank in society to do so. Melibea is also of nobility and society regards her integrity so virtuous and perfect. As Calisto states on page (6) 'consider the nobleness of her blood, the great estate she is born into, the excellency of her wit, the splendor of her virtues, her stately carriage, and, lastly, her divine beauty'.
Both Calisto and Melibea wanted to have an affair. Calisto was not thinking of marriage because it is to constrictive to him. He has a physical attraction to Melibea (lust) for sex or Passion. The concept of marriage would mean asking her father for her hand and waiting an appropriate amount of time for Melibea. Melibea realizes this strong passion Calisto has for her and is intrigued but understands she shouldn't see him in fear of her family honor. It is understood that if they were plebeians they wouldn't have to fear scrutiny for their desires. This is why Calisto hires a go-between or bawd (Celestina) because she is known for being able to persuade women and...


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A Germany-based photographer and a proud nursing mom of four Erin White created gorgeous group images like this one, which she shot in Germany, to inspire new mothers around the world about their body.
For such a natural body function, she said that breastfeeding sparks a lot of controversy and mixed emotions stares from strangers, body confidence issues in nursing moms themselves, and even a sense of guilt if a woman or her baby has trouble getting the hang of it.
Now as a proud mum she wants to transform breastfeeding from something considered shameful and often done behind closed doors to a celebrated, empowering, "indescribably beautiful" act.
Erin White, who hails from the United States and now lives in Germany, was inspired by the shot by photographer Stephanie Karr that had circulated among the women in White's local breastfeeding support group earlier this year.
Photo: Erin White Photography
"A number of women [in my group] expressed interest in doing something similar," White tells Yahoo Parenting.
So far she has volunteered to spearhead a shoot, gathering 16 breastfeeding mothers and the 18 babies between them back in May, all posed outdoors in a field in Germany.
That photo became the first in a series called "Women in the Wild," an ongoing project that has White traveling across the United States this summer and then Europe in the fall, organizing shoots of nursing moms either in groups or individually. The women are regular mothers of all shapes and sizes who volunteer to be part of the project, hoping to spread the message that breastfeeding is something to celebrate.Other moms were blown away by the sense of sisterhood, strength, and intimacy the photo conveyed.
"The energy that is present at these shoots is indescribable," says White. "There is such a feeling of empowerment and sisterhood. Everyone leaves feeling that they have taken part in something transformative. It certainly has been transformative for me."
Photo: Erin White Photography
She said the feedback she's got on her website and Facebook pages, where she posts the photos, has been very positive.
"One of the reasons I decided to go on tour was because I had so many interested moms," says White. "I have had some negative feedback, of course, some really nasty, mean comments, but the positive emotional responses from mothers are the loudest voices by far."
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Andorra is for Lovers.
It might seem strange to want to visit a country that has no naval access, no airport, or no train station. A country smaller than the city of Chicago and with less than a hundred thousand inhabitants, total. A country that didn't get electricity until 1929.
It seems strange until you get there.
Andorra is a tiny, mountain locked community where you'd be hard pressed to find a seat with a bad view. The Pyrenees encase this tiny state like the petals of a tulip. The food is inviting, the people even more so and the scenery could compete with Alpine villages.
Andorra is also a place of conundrums. In a country with the second highest life expectancy in the world, you would not expect tobacco to be their top export, much less cigarette dispensers as abundant as trash receptacles. You do not expect a spa, a place to spoil your body, to be designed and dressed to the nines like a metallic, new age cathedral. You also would not expect an elevator built into the side of a mountain simply to allow easier pedestrian street access.
This is a place, not just for avid snow bunnies, not just for spa-goers, but for travelers. Real travelers.
People who want to go to a place with community pride seeping onto the streets. People who want to be able to wander in a local shop and have a slice of chorizo and garlic waiting for them or watch a local demonstrate how to make syrup from pine cones.
People who are looking for something different.
A Day in the Life of a Spanish Import…
I begin my day usually with the sound of clinking dishes, pouring water and hearing-impaired television seeping in through my window. I wake up, get dressed and head to class. I take the train because, sadly, I have yet to master the art of telepathic bus riding, as the stops saunter by unannounced. Not a bad tradeoff, though, as I've never waited more than three minutes for a train, something every Chicagoan would deem a miracle. A coffee, however, might cost you as much as four whole minutes to perfect.
A half hour and a sixty cent café amb llet later, I am in Economics class. It took eighteen months to get here but I am here. In Barcelona. Finally.
Let me tell you about Spain…The women are golden and curly haired, the men are dark and handsome. Moped riders are almost evenly split between genders, suit-cladden and otherwise, and it seems an almost unwritten law that every home deserves a balcony. Every morning, the streets are sprayed with water to clean the previous day's debris at just about the same time the Spaniards return from a night out. These people love to socialize and I am finding it more and more alluring to take the afternoon nap in an effort to keep up with them.
It isn't out of the ordinary to see some light love making on the beach, nor walk home from Mercadona with a two foot long fuet sausage gently poking out of your bag. It isn't out of the ordinary to stop what you're doing at any time for a coffee break, or to hear lions groaning during all hours of class in Ciutadella…another comical reminder that you are not in Kansas anymore. It is strange to be in a hurry here. The Spanish stride is one of observance and existentialism, to put it delicately. Pedestrians of all ages and size stroll the avignudas and carrers gingerly and without a sense of time – tolerable on a Sunday, infuriating on a Monday.
Like most other European cities, alcohol is cheaper than water and a bakery is always within 100 yards. My diet of pan y vino is treating me well so far, but I fear I will need a real salad soon. Does Protein Bar deliver? Dinner before ten simple isn't Spanish, but my American stomach doesn't seem to want to cooperate. Snacking is vital.
After a whole day of classes and studying in the Dipòsit de les Aigües, a renovated labrynth of arches designed by Josep Fontserè and calculated by Antoni Gaudi, I head home. Students, couples and tourists accompany me on the commute and I begin to feel like I fit in. Even if its just a little.
Tomorrow is another day. And in Spain that means more tapas, more wine, and more animals roaring to the drone of economic theory.


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This Day in Georgia Civil War History
April 04, 1864
Bad Weather Allowed More Rest
A Georgia soldier in Virginia wrote home to his fiance, telling her of the bad weather there, but he actually liked it because it meant more rest. He remained confident that the Confederate army would see success in the spring campaign. He was correct in his estimation that the war would be over in about one year, but wrong in how it would end.
"…The weather for the past week has been extremely bad and disagreeable, causing us to remain in our houses the greater part of the time; consequently there remained nothing for us to do, but to think, think of the loved ones far away. Day before yesterday morning, I arose from my 'feather bed all bustin with straw' to again see everything covered with, to us, the beautiful white of snow. …but soon the rains came and it all melted away like beautiful frost work before a summer's sun. It continued to rain throughout the entire day. … Yesterday the sun shone out occasionally; but the broken clouds were flying across the heavens in almost every direction, and the wind blowing a perfect gale… As I anticipated, it is again raining, and I do feel so thankful; for the old proverb 'more rain more rest' is certainly true in our situation. So long as it continues bad weather we are sure to remain in our present quarters. I know it will not be long before we have to commence anew our marches; but I want to postpone the evil day as long as possible. … We all look forward to the approaching campaign with great interest; for we are confident that if successful, twelve months from today, we can see a termination of hostilities between the North and South. All are confident of success, and await only the approach of Grant to show their renewed determination to be free. Don't despond; but have a brave heart, and encourage the soldiers all you can, and I believe you will soon see a free and happy people. …" Source: Clyde G. Wiggins III (ed.), My Dear Friend: The Civil War Letters of Alva Benjamin Spencer, 3rd Georgia Regiment, Company C (Macon, Mercer University Press, 2007), pp. 103-104.


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Friday, September 3, 2010
Unloved Veggies Become Sesame Fried Rice
Dear unloved veggies,
I'm so sorry I've neglected you in my fridge drawer. There you sat, silverbeet stems, while your leaves became a tart. And beetroot stems, ditto. And cabbage - well, you've been hanging around for a long while, watching your companion leaves become sauerkraut. Alas, I have mistreated you.
So, I'll make it up to you all. You will not be thrown out, unused. You will become magnificent. You will become ...
Sesame Fried Rice.
Veggies, I would like to introduce you to ground toasted sesame seeds.
Serves 2-4
This will probably take 30-40 min including the chopping/rice-making time. Unless you use brown rice, in which case add on another 10-20 min.
The ground toasted sesame seeds
Fry 1/4 c sesame seeds (+ optional 2-3 Tbs pumpkin seeds) in a skillet over med heat (no oil) until nicely browned. Take them out of the skillet, add 1/2 tsp salt and grind them to a fine powder in a spice or coffee grinder. Set aside.
NOTE: I ground the sesame up because I find in my stirfries/fried rice that they always fall to the bottom and I lose half of them before they hit the plate. This way, the sesame flavour sticks to the whole dish. It's everywhere. In a good way.
The rest
1 Tbs coconut oil (use virgin if you want a hint of coconut taste, refined if you don't)
5 c mixed minced veggies - I use a mix of cabbage, carrot, celery, silverbeet or beetroot stems, bok choy, spring onions. This can be flexible, the idea is to use up the veggies that need using up. But remember that some flavours can dominate, so go lightly on those ones.
3 c cooked rice
2 Tbs tamari
2 Tbs ground toasted sesame seeds
+ sesame oil, tamari and ground toasted sesame seeds to taste, for each portion.
1. Heat up the coconut oil over med-high heat in a large skillet or wok. Add the veggies and saute until they are softened (but still crispy). Keep moving them around so they don't stick to the pan.
2. Then, add the cooked rice and stir to mix through. Add the tamari and mix. Then take the pan off the heat and mix through the ground sesame seed mix.
3. Serve into bowls and drizzle each serving with sesame oil, tamari and a sprinkle of the ground sesame seeds. Done!
Make extra rice - you can use it over the next few days for any number of things!
Make extra ground sesame seeds - it'll be so yum on salads or rice ... and I wonder how it would taste on vanilla ice cream?
Make extra fried rice - it's so good for lunches!
Have a lovely weekend!
Amanda xx
4 comments:
- Steph Bond-Hutkin said... [Reply to comment]
Love the sound of this recipe. Can't wait to try the ground sesame seeds - genius. No more unloved vegies! (the worms are going to hate me).
- September 4, 2010 at 12:43 AM
- jen @ giftboxology said... [Reply to comment]
timely post! i have a huge big cabbage in the crisper that has been neglected for a few weeks now.
- September 4, 2010 at 1:04 AM
- Easy peasy organic said... [Reply to comment]
Poor worms!! And Jen, I tried making sauerkraut - only a couple more weeks till I can tell you how it went :)
- September 4, 2010 at 2:17 AM
- jen @ giftboxology said... [Reply to comment]
i used half the cabbage for a pasta earlier in the week and the other half went in this recipe tonight! all the unloved other veggies too - a poor 1/2 cabbage that has been sitting in the crisper for two weeks! the crisper is all cleaned out for the grocery delivery tomorrow!
i didnt realise that the ground sesame mix was going to taste so delicious! i've eaten half of it before its hit the rice/veggies!!
- September 9, 2010 at 5:14 AM


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The film: Dali and Bunuel's 1929 experimental short film explored surrealism's preoccupation with sex, death and non sequitur juxtaposition. These ideas were perfectly suited to the medium of film, and the experiment was well received by the avant-garde. Somehow, it never quite clicked for mainstream audiences who were preoccupied with bourgeoisieconcepts like "plot" and "exposition."
How to spin it into a game: Push your sanity to the limit with An Andalusian Nintendog, a madness-fueled Jungian reinterpretation of the micro-game genre made exclusively for your DS. Slice eyeballs, crush ants and decompose in real-time as you plunge into the neurotic depths of your fragmented psyche. Ceci n'est pas une jeux!
Above: Insert bad DSiWare pun
The film: A ruthless American oil company hires four down at the heels barflies to drive two trucks full of nitroglycerin over treacherous mountain roads to the site of a massive oil fire. The physical and mental strain of the dangerous job takes its toll on the men; drama ensues.
Above: Will they survive to collect their Wages of Fear?!
How to spin it into a game: Forgetracing around some boring ass track for 500 laps, Wages of Fear: Nitro Edition provides seat-of-your-pants driving excitement as you painstakingly navigate your truck across potentially deadly terrain. One false move, and you'll explode in a fiery ball of death! The nerve-wracking driving portions are broken up with occasional fistfights and exploration segments as you get out of the truck to look for alternate paths around obstacles.
Above: Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder was a near-perfect adaptaion of Wages of Fear
Already tried (but could be much better)
The film: Seven rogue samurai band together to protect a group of helpless farmers from a gang of rogues. Toshiro Mifune turns in the performance of a lifetime in Akira Kurosawa's poignant, action packed epic. Like many of Kurosawa's films, Seven Samurai was remade as a Western for American audiences (The Magnificent Seven).
Above: These samurai are hungry enough to fight in the rain
How to spin it into a game: No hover tanks, no exploding tits, no tacked-on science fiction metaverse where Templars are molesting your nucleotides. Seven Samurai is bad ass enough to just be itself. Our dream game? Seven player co-op as you strategize to defend the village from the bandit assault. Build and deploy traps and fortifications, train and command peasant units, and engage in daring night raids against the enemy forces. In Seven Samurai, there are many possible endings. Bandit tactics vary in response to your actions so it never plays the same way twice. How many samurai will survive? How many villagers can you save? Stealth, pitched battles, tactical decision making… Seven Samurai has all the trappings of an amazing action/strategy hybrid. Why would anyone pay for this amazing license and use it to crap out Seven Samurai 20XX, a lifeless Dynasty Warriors clone?
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By Rob Kiser
DAYTON — Covington assistant baseball coach Andy Johnson put his record on the line in a Cross County Conference natchup up with Newton at Fifth-Third Field Friday.
And despite an early 5-0 deficit, the Buccs were able to rally for a 12-6 win to improve to 6-7 overall and 5-2 in the CCC.
Newton dropped to 8-6.
"Actually, this is my second win," Johnson, who was coaching for Mitch Hirsch who had surgery Friday, said with a smile. "It didn't look good early."
Newton pitcher Austin Evans had blanked Covington through the first two innings and the Indians had taken advantage of Covington walks and errors.
"Levi (Winn) didn't have it tonight," Johnson said. "But, the defense might have had something to do with that. Unfortunately, we have had a few games that started like that this year and didn't end well. Tonight, we were able to respond."
The game swung when Covington scored five runs in the top of the third to tie it.
Nine-hitter Noah Thomas, who reached base and scored in all four at bats, started things with a base hit.
"Noah (Thomas) can do just about anything he wants to do," Johnson said. "He is starting to gain some confidence at the plate."
After an error, Coleman Ryan had a single and Nathan Blei and Tristan Sowers would both have two-run singles in the rally, while in-between Mason Dilley brought in a run on a fielder's choice.
A bases-loaded walk to Andrew Dilts gave Newton a 6-5 lead in the home third.
Sowers entered with on out and the bases-loaded and got two outs and pitched four and two-third inning of scoreless, hitless baseball for Covington.
"Tristan (Sowers) really stepped up for us tonight," Johnson said. "He is really throwing the ball well. He is gaining more confidence with each outing."
Covington would score in every inning after that.
In the fourth, Thomas doubled down the left-field line and scored on Ryan's fielder' choice to tie it at 6.
In the fifth, Winn doubled and scored on Sowers' sacrifice fly to make it 7-6.
In the home fifth, Newton would threatened when Evans was hit by a pitch and Ryan Mollette walked.
But, with two outs, Winn snared Rhett Gipe's shot to right field that appeared to be ticketed for extra bases.
"I was pretty confident Levi (Winn) would catch it even though he was that far back," Johnson said.
Thomas started the sixth with a walk and James Grilliot and Ryan both had hits. A sacrifice fly scored one run and after Bryan Delcamp entered the game for Newton, a throwing error scored two more runs to make it 10-6.
In the seventh, Covington added two runs on a balk and a wild pitch to finish off the 12-6 win, with Thomas and Ryan both having hits in the inning.
In the first inning, Newton took advantage of three walks — including a bases loaded one to Nelson Clymer to make it 1-0.
The Indians added four more in the second before Covington rallied.
Covington had two errors in the inning.
Wade Ferrell had a RBI single in the inning, while Evans and Gipe also had hits.
With Newton leading 4-0 with runners on second and third with one out, Treg Jackson put down a bunt.
Gipe scored on the play and after Covington got the out at first, they threw home to Ferrell trying to score from second for an inning-ending double play.
Winn and Sowers combined on a five-hitter, striking out six, walking nine and hitting one batter.
Evans and Delcamp scattered 12 hits, striking out three, walking five and hitting a batter.
Rob Kiser is Sports Editor for the Daily Call. He can be reached at (937) 451-3334.
Covington right fielder Levi Winn makes a leaping catch to end the fifth inning Friday at Fifth-Third Field.


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Making Clutch's "Hot Bottom Feeder" Crab Cakes
I have to think there are a decent number of Clutch fans having crab cakes this week. Certainly ever since the Maryland lords of groove unveiled their new single last Friday I've had the notion in my head. If you haven't seen it, the track in question, "Hot Bottom Feeder," comes from the four-piece's impending album, Book of Bad Decisions, which is out Sept. 7 on Weathermaker Music, and the lyrics, as shown in the video at the bottom of this post, are a recipe for crab cakes. In the clip, vocalist Neil Fallon takes the audience cooking-show-style through the process and after he serves the results to guitarist Tim Sult, bassist Dan Maines and drummer Jean-Paul Gaster, the ending is actually a recipe card for what's described in the verses. I decided to try it out.
Now, I'm an individual of particular taste when it comes to any number of things, food among them, but I've had a few Maryland crab cakes in my time. They're a regional delicacy of the Chesapeake watershed and if I'm in the area and feeling flush with cash, I usually try to pick a few up frozen to bring home back north. Hasn't happened in a while though. And a crab cake recipe from Clutch? It couldn't be any more Maryland if it was a Baltimore Ravens bumper sticker. I hit the local fancy-ish grocer — not the super-fancy grocer, but the pretty fancy grocer — to see if they had any genuine Maryland crab meat. As the first words in the song go, "Never mind that stuff they sell from Vietnam/Get it from the Chesapeake but never from a can."
The track recommends Backfin, but as Fallon notes, "There's nothing wrong with Special." I grabbed a container of what I thought was from Maryland because that was the address on back of the package, but found out after I brought it home it said "Product of India" on the top of the lid. I know I'm old because I suck at reading packages now. Used to have that down. So not a great start, but one presses on. I assembled ingredients: Some whole wheat bread crumbs because I have food issues and authenticity is a myth so keep the 4C. Ground mustard. Mayo. Butter. A raw egg. Some fresh chopped parsley. I'm not huge on parsley and was going to get it dried, but remembered in the video the shot of Fallon chopping it. I've trusted Clutch on way more serious issues than garnish herbs, so I rolled accordingly. The idea, after all, was to follow directions.
I was surprised there was no call for Old Bay Seasoning, but again, not my recipe. I resisted all kinds of temptation to embellish. Maybe some jalapeno pesto in there instead of mayo? Maybe some paprika and red pepper flakes to give it a kick? Nope. Keep it simple. This is folk food. It's not meant to be elaborate. It's meant to be something you make for your friends and/or family on a Monday afternoon. And yes, with The Patient Mrs. looking on — she doesn't eat anything with a face, so I knew that was out — I did let The Pecan sample some crab meat as I made my way through the preparation.
Separating said Product of India in my fingers was probably the most time-consuming part, but there wasn't much shell to find, so that was okay. I threw my ingredients all together in a mixing bowl and got a 1/2 cup measuring cup to shape the actual cakes. In the song, Fallon uses a biscuit cutter. I looked for one at the store, but no dice, so I made do with what I had. They turned out to be a pretty good shape, so as instructed, I stuck them "in the reefer" for a while to cool off, then browned some butter in a pan — also substitution, since "Hot Bottom Feeder" calls for a cast iron skillet; well, all my skillets are in another state, so again, I made do — put the baby on my shoulders and began to fry them on each side.
I didn't cook a full pound of crab meat, because that's an awful lot for basically me, but I wound up with three good-sized crab cakes that were awesome. And for all my doubting, I think the fresh parsley actually made a huge difference. Making them made me think about some of the other crab cakes I've had, and the difference that some of the "to taste" balances make — some with too much mayo, some with too much mustard, too much breadcrumbs, etc. On the whole, I was pleased. I had two for lunch, without my favorite beverage because time's always a press these days and I wasn't exactly eating to relax, and was kind of sitting on the third until I decided to call my mother and have her over for the third. She said it was delicious. Nice to have that support.
"Hot Bottom Feeder" is maddeningly catchy and I hope Clutch like it because it's the kind of song that's going to feature in live sets for years to come. I'd never made my own crab cakes before, but the chance to dig into this recipe was too good to pass up, and I sincerely doubt this will be the last time I make it. This week. My particular taste? Well satisfied.
Clutch, "Hot Bottom Feeder" official video
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Network Greenlights Two New Reality Series, "Dancing Fools" and "The Vineyard"
BURBANK, CA - February 13, 2013 - Michael Riley, president, ABC Family, today announced the pick-up of two reality series, "Dancing Fools," which will be hosted by Melissa Peterman, star of the network's hit comedy series, "Baby Daddy," and a docu-soap, "The Vineyard" (working title). Production on both series will begin this spring.
"Dancing Fools" is a half-hour unscripted comedy hosted by Melissa Peterman, who also stars in ABC Family's "Baby Daddy" -- which was the #1 new cable comedy of Summer 2012 in key women demos -- and in the upcoming ABC reality series, "Bet on Your Baby." Created and executive-produced by Phil Gurin ("The Singing Bee," "Oh Sit"), the series is produced by the Gurin Company.
"The Vineyard," a dramatic coming-of-age docu-soap, follows a handful of 20-somethings in Martha's Vineyard for the summer. Tight quarters, new friends and new rivals, all living, working and playing together, make this picturesque playground ripe for mischief and romance. "The Vineyard" is created and executive-produced by Dave Broome ("Biggest Loser") and Brian Smith ("Masterchef"). The series is produced by 25/7 Productions.
Both reality series will premiere this summer with the recently announced one hour dramas "The Fosters," from executive producer Jennifer Lopez, and "Twisted," from executive producer Gavin Polone.
About "Baby Daddy"
"Baby Daddy" launched as the network's #1 comedy series in ABC Family history and will return for its second season in May 2013. The series follows Ben (Jen-Luc Bilodeau), a young man in his early 20s living the life of a bachelor as a bartender in New York City with his buddy, Tucker (Tahj Mowry), and his brother, Danny (Derek Theler), a professional hockey player. Their lives are turned upside down when they come home one day to find a baby girl left on the doorstep by an ex-girlfriend of Ben's. After much deliberation, Ben decides to raise the baby with the help of his friends and his protective and sometimes over-bearing mother, Bonnie (Melissa Peterman), and his close female friend, Riley (Chelsea Kane), who has had a secret crush on him since childhood. Riley is hopeful that Ben will finally take notice, but she doesn't realize that Ben's brother, Danny, is harboring a secret crush on her.
About "The Fosters"
From executive producer Jennifer Lopez ("American Idol," "What to Expect When You're Expecting," "The Back-Up Plan") and created by Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige ("Queer As Folk"), who will also serve as writers and executive producers, "The Fosters" stars Teri Polo ("Meet the Parents"), Sherri Saum ("In Treatment"), Jake T. Austin ("Wizards of Waverly Place"), Hayden Byerly ("Parenthood"), David Lambert ("Aaron Stone"), newcomer Maia Mitchell (star of Disney Channel's upcoming "Teen Beach Movie"), Danny Nucci ("Titanic") and Cierra Ramirez ("The Secret Life of the American Teenager"). The series is a one-hour drama about a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms. Joanna Johnson ("Make it or Break it"), Simon Fields, Benny Medina and Greg Gugliotta will also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc., and Prodco, Inc.
About "Twisted"
"Twisted" is a one-hour mystery full of twists and turns that is centered on a charismatic 16-year-old with a troubled past who has recently reconnected with his two female best friends from childhood, and who becomes the prime suspect when a fellow student is found dead in her home. The series will be executive-produced by Gavin Polone ("Gilmore Girls," "Zombieland," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "My Boys," "Jane By Design") David Babcock ("Brothers & Sisters") and Adam Milch ("Greek"), who also wrote the pilot. The drama stars Avan Jogia ("Victorious"), Maddie Hasson ("The Finder"), Kylie Bunbury ("Prom"), Kimberly Quinn ("Terriers"), Sam Robards ("Treme," "Gossip Girl"), newcomer Ashton Moio and Denise Richards ("Two and a Half Men"). The series is produced by Prodco, Inc.
Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today's families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relatable programming about today's relationships - told with a mix of diversity, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network-defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. Emmy(R) Award-winning ABCFamily.com provides a variety of interactive entertainment and community features, from rich, fan-centric programming - including blogs, viewing parties, webisodes, full episodes of the network's hit programming, along with sneak peek exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes clips. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." ABC Family. A New Kind of Family.


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Our professional culinary team at Ovation Chai Point provides residents with a wide range of delicious cuisine in a gorgeous dining area overlooking Lake Michigan.
Positioned on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, Ovation Chai Point combines the best in outstanding scenic living with the cultural experiences on Milwaukee's fashionable east-side.
Our residents are living life to the fullest with enriching social and cultural activities to promote their health and well-being—and provide a source of fun and delight.
We offer independent & assisted living through individualized supportive care programs at Ovation Chai Point, enabling our residents to age in place.
Each morning at Ovation Chai Point, residents wake to a day full of enriching possibilities. On-campus programs are more than a way to pass the time — they are designed to promote the health and well-being of our residents and provide a source of fun and delight. Equally as important, programming is based largely on the residents themselves.
Resident input plays a valuable role in the daily offerings and include:
- Yoga, tai chi, dance, weightlifting, and water aerobics
- Lifelong learning programs on a wide range of subjects
- Intergenerational activities with visits from local students
- An art studio for creative projects and an artist-in-residence program
- Daily Minyan, Sabbath and Jewish Holiday observance
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Hello folks, I hope that so far your week has served you well.
I wanted to leave you something to think about:
People are sent into your life by Heaven or Hell, there is no in between. Yes, let that in and understand that when it comes to the reason and motive of every individual it boils down to who sent them. Now before you go excluding certain people from the equation understand that EVERYONE comes in your life for a reason. You meet no one by accident, no matter how random it seems, there are no accidental acquaintances. Let me be more specific: your team members on your job, your supervisor, the particular mailman that runs your route – there is a purpose for every person in your life and it is your job to discern their purpose.
Looking at it in the right perspective might mean that there are people in your life that have what you need and don't mind getting it to you, but you haven't been paying attention. You haven't been combing through your relationships with divinity in mind. That mailman might have a part time job righting grants and can assist you in funding your vision. Do you see now???
Stop what you are doing – look with your other eyes. Discern every relationship, ask God to show you who to draw near to and who to step away from. Relationships in the upcoming season in your life will be the plain that will be used to steer you or detour you!


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I know. I don't care. I'm going to post it anyway.
With apologies to the
late, great Gary Larsen.
UPDATE: He's not dead!
Or C.J., or Toby, or any of the old gang.
As a die-hard West Wing fan (the original years, not the later years–I'm a purist), you can imagine my joy when I read that the cast reunited briefly to make a four-minute video commercial for getting out the vote in Michigan for one Bridget McCormack. Bridgit just happens to be the sister of Mary McCormack, who was one of the only good thing that came out of the later years of the series.
The commercial is a wonderful stroll down memory lane as it attempts to explain the importance of making sure voters fill out their entire ballot, including the "non-partisan section at the end"; in this case, it's promoting one Bridget Mary McCormack, non-partisan candidate for the Michigan State Supreme Court.
As you can see, much is made about the concept that this part of the ballot is "non-partisan" and therefore in theory should be beyond politics. Sadly, you can bet that nobody involved in making the commercial thought it would be a good idea to let the viewers know that there are actually six candidates on the ballot (three Democrats and three Reublicans), or that Ms. McCormack is in fact enthusiastically endorsed by the Democrat Party of Michigan:
And even if you didn't know that, all you'd have to do is to to her campaign site and see this screen to realize that she truly is a Democrat's Democrat:
Ms. McCormack: if you're aiming for the State Supreme Court, "fairness" should not be your concern: rule of law should be.
On the other hand, when your judicial philosophy is "Fairness Above All Else", you'd be a shoo-in for the US Supreme Court when Justice Ginsberg retires… if only President Romney were a Democrat!
P.S. Lily Tomlin is no Mrs. Landingham. That is all.
By now you have probably seen the photo of the midnight raid in which the maker of the film which is allegedly causing the "ruckus" in the Middle East was "politely" "requested" to "go downtown and answer a few questions". The photo itself begs to be captioned, and this being the 21st century, voila, instant Quick Meme, entitled, "Defend the Constitution."
All the captions pointedly call out the blatant disregard of the officials of our First Amendment rights (as far as I know, we don't have any anti-blashpemy laws on the books… yet). But of all the images listed at the link, I think I found this one the most disturbing:
As you recall, the very next day after the Ambassador was murdered, President Obama jetted off to Las Vegas for a fundraiser. And these days, our leaders are spinning like crazy by insisting, in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary, that the Cairo and Libya uprisings were simply spontaneous outpourings of indignation against a ridiculously crappy 15-minute video trailer, which had been online and available for protesting for at least a month prior.
As I mentioned in a tweet yesterday, when there is gun violence, the Left blames guns and tries to quash the Second Amendment. This is simply the logical next step… An American diplomat is murdered, the Left blames a video and tries to quash the First Amendment.
Unrest in the Middle East, murdered Americans, attempts to trample our basic rights. This isn't over yet.
Given the situation in the Middle East–four murdered American citizens, U.S. embassies and consulates attacked, embassy staffers desperately issuing an apologia for American values–one might think that Obama might settle down and do some actual Presidentin', to calm the storm and slow the rising waters, so to speak.
But one would be wrong, of course. Charlie Sperling of the Washington Examiner highlighted an interesting quote from an interview Obama did Wednesday night with CBS. His statement make it clear that he is now trying to rewrite his administration's initial reaction to the Arab "Sprung".
"[The Embassy statement] didn't come from me. It didn't come from Secretary Clinton," Obama said. "It came from folks on the ground who are potentially in danger. And my tendency is to cut those folks a little bit of slack when they're in that circumstance rather than try to question their judgment from the comfort of a campaign office." [Emphasis mine]
"From the comfort of a campaign office." No, Mr. President, that would be Mitt Romney in a campign office.
You are the actual president and when disaster strikes, eyes turn to you in your current job (which you are trying so desperately to keep), regardless of whether you'd rather be on the links or schmoozing with a few rich limousine liberals and eating Waygu beef hors d'oeuvres instead of doing the actual hard work of taking proper care of the country.
Perhaps you wouldn't have to try so hard if you'd actually man up and do the damn job, rather than being on a perpetual campaign.
So get your skinny butt out of your comfortable chair in your comfortable campaign office and do some real work for a change, instead of jetting off to Vegas.
You may get a kick from campaigns, but we don't get a kick out of you… we're just going to kick you out.
The U.S. Ambassador to Libya was murdered in the "turmoil" in Benghazi yesterday, along with another Consulate staffer and two Marines. The New York Times didn't even bother to report this on its front page this morning, while the White House issued a statement from the President which read in part:
"I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens…"
If the Libyans aren't careful, Obama might get outraged enough to send them a sternly-worded letter. I'm sure Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Infomation Officer Sean Smith, and the two heroic Marines who were slain will take comfort in that, as will their families.
Our Consulate attacked, our Ambassador murdered. Our embassy in Egypt attacked. I cannot fathom why these deeds are not considered acts of war against us. At the very least, President Strongly Condemn ought to immediately cut off all aid to both countries.
The real outrage is that apparently the Obama administration had information on the possiblity of attacks as early as June of this year, and did… nothing. No beefed up security, no strong statements warning against attacks. Nothing. The president was too busy desperately trying to keep his job to actually do his job.
If only Obama had some passion, some fire, some sympathy for those murdered yesterday. He might sound something like this:
Nah. That would interrupt his campaign trip to Las Vegas.
Never forget.
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What a difference a year makes, eh? ISIS is all but destroyed. No more Muslim Brotherhood toga parties at the White House. No more late night choom smoke wafting from the shaded corners of the White House South Lawn portico while the world was on fire. Ahhhh! Freedom!
As I scan the list of last year's 2017 Blog New Year's Resolutions, I am reminded of my juvenile and immature self from a full year ago. How naive and unsophisticated I was way back then! Were my puerile blog posts really that sophomoronic and Jejune? Was I so insecure and lubricious 12 months ago that I felt the need to use thesaurus dot com as a sort of crutch to hide my indolence?
Well no more, misters and misseses! From now on, its full on blog stream of consciousness.
I've decided that my 2018 resolutions will be more about some guiding principles than an actual "to do" list. Some of these proverbs, idioms and mottos may seem familiar, but I've molded and improved them to fit my sedentary and reclusive lifestyle. I hope you find them utilitarian.
*Conceive it. Believe it. Achieve it. Take a selfie of me with it.
*Endeavor to persevere. Unless you're binge-watching Yule Log on Netflix.
*The squeaky wheel gets the grease, but never give a new rotor to a crying infant and expect a competent brake installation.
*Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but imitating flatulence can be considered cultural appropriation.
*Work hard and be kind and humble to others. Once enough wealth is acquired, kick those f*&kers to the curb.
*Never put off till tomorrow what... Never mind, the hockey game's on. I'll tell ya later.
*Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Unless you are a pessimistic masochist.
*The Truth shall set you free, but not as surely as a San Francisco jury.
*a friend in need is a friend indeed. Unless said 'friend' is the Friend of the Court, in which case the friend in need may require your Quit Claim Deed.
*Above all to thine own self be true. Just not on your Facebook homepage.
*To catch rabbits, Hide behind a bush and do carrot calls. You may not catch a rabbit, but... hey, look! A butterfly!
* (Ed's fav from last year) I resolve to live by this creed: Discretion may be the better part of valor, but a manly plush bathrobe is the better part of velour.
*Obviously as a grown a$$ed man, my preferred gender pronouns are 'he', 'him', and 'his', as I am not mentally ill. However, I do suffer from Subordinating Conjunction dysphoria, and therefore my adverb preference is 'nevertheless'.
*Helen Keller once signed, "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Or was that Koko the talking gorilla? Then who signed, "Frown, cry, frown, sad" when their pet cat died? I always get those two mixed up.
*I believe it was Socrates who said... "You say goodbye and I say hello. Hello, hello. I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello. Hello, hello. I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello." And then he was immediately administered hemlock for this heresy. I think. Then again, you should trust my wisdom implicitly because if it can be said that anybody doesn't know anything for sure, it's me! (There. unravel that word-riddle in your free time, whydon'tcha).
*I believe it was the Greek philosopher PlayDoh who said... "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. And if it doesn't fit, you better hope it didn't come from Wal Mart. Have you ever been through their returns line? Not the best dental plan I'll tell ya".
Cheers, everybody! Happy New Year! Have a safe celebration, and remember that tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Let's fill it with fake news!
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Learning to Move: Recent Progress Towards Physics-based Characters
Dans le cadre de la soutenance de thèse d'Ana Lucia Cruz Ruiz le 2 décembre, Charles Pontonnier et Georges Dumont de l'équipe MimeTIC organisent le 1er décembre à 11h en salle Michel Métivier, un séminaire de Michiel Van de Panne, professeur à University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Il est spécialiste de l'animation de personnages basée physique.
Learning to Move: Recent Progress Towards Physics-based Characters
Michiel van de Panne
University of British Columbia
Interactive physics-based characters are now capable of reproducing a growing number of motion skills, often with a focus on generating agile-and-robust locomotion. In this talk, I review recent progress in simulation-based models of human and animal motion as used for computer animation, where they seek to replace simpler kinematic models based on motion-capture. I'll discuss the roles of simplified dynamical models, optimization, and machine learning (deep learning and not-so-deep learning) in these approaches. as well as what insights our simulation-based work in animation may provide for biomechanics and robotics. A wide variety of results will be shown to illustrate the capabilities of current methods. I'll also identify several research directions where still require significant work.


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Channel news: New Symantec 'bot tool; DoD records at risk; hack-for-sale market grows
Symantec bats botnets with new tool Symantec hopes customers accept AntiBot as a complimentary layer to the company's other security offerings. [eWEEK]
US service personnel at risk of ID theft Half a million people's records sent unecrypted. [TheReg]
Dirty e-Deeds done dirt cheap Password stealers, keyloggers, customized Trojans—you name it, it's for sale, and the ROI boggles the mind. [eWEEK]
Firms turning to registered e-mail for protection Some people have started using registered e-mail systems to prove that specific documents were sent or received. [Computerworld]
Bug-weary Windows shops may accept all-in-one tools Comprehensive endpoint security tools for Windows are coming, and many battle-scarred IT managers are willing to take a look at them. [SearchWinIT.com]
Apple's iPhone vulnerable to hackers: report Apple Inc.'s iPhone may be vulnerable to hackers due to a flaw that allows them to take control of the device, according a report in the New York Times on Monday. [Reuters]
Compellent, Microsoft team on new SAN The new system automatically classifies data and assigns it to an appropriate tiered storage layer. [eWEEK]
New processors present problems, payoff A fundamental change in the design of microprocessors is presenting software developers with a challenge – and a huge financial opportunity. [AP]
Duke: iPhone didn't cause power outages A problem with Duke University's wireless network caused outages at the school, officials said Friday, exonerating the initial suspect, Apple Inc.'s new iPhone. [AP]
Windows Seven: Think 2010 At Microsoft's Global Exchange (MGX) annual sales conference in Orlando this week, Microsoft shared a bit more — albeit at a high level — on Windows Seven, according to a copy of a slide deck I saw that was distributed to the field sales force during the conference. Among the information shared was that Microsoft is anticipating it will take at least three years from now to get the next version of Windows client out the door. [All About Microsoft]
A CIO's lot is not a happy one Top technology executives are even more dissatisfied than their C-level counterparts, a survey says. [eWEEK]
Computer support, can you rock to this? Fans of Christopher Guest may recognize his signature style in two new music videos released on Monday, but not the products that the videos are pitching. [NYT]


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Body, Skin & Facial Care, Cosmetic Procedures & Surgeries / Re: Facial Cleanser - What are you using?« on: July 09, 2018, 02:15:09 pm »
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Anti-ageing cleanser
Readers' choice: Shiseido Vital-perfection Treatment Cleansing Foam
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Anti-ageing toning lotion
Readers' choice: Skinfood Black Pomegranate Toner
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Anti-ageing mask
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Anti-ageing serum
Readers' choice: Elizabeth Arden Flawless Future Powered by Ceramide Caplet Serum
Editors' choice: Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate
Shaping/lifting serum
Readers' choice: Clarins Shaping Facial Lift
Editors' choice: Chanel Le Lift Serum
Shaping/lifting moisturiser
Readers' choice: Origins Plantscription Powerful Lifting Cream
Editors' choice: Pond's Age Miracle Firm & Lift Face & Neck Lifting Day Cream SPF 30/PA++
Anti-ageing day moisturiser
Readers' choice: Estee Lauder Resilience Lift Firming/Sculpting Face and Neck Creme Oil-Free SPF15
Editors' choice: Estee Lauder Resilience Lift Firming/Sculpting Face and Neck Creme Oil-Free SPF15
Anti-ageing night moisturiser
Readers' choice: Lancome Renergie French Lift
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Impact of Medical Information On The Net
Musculoskeletal Consumer Review took an opportunity to sit with Dr. Leslie Tay, a Resident Family Doctor from Karri Family Clinic to discuss about the impact of medical information on the internet. Dr. Tay is also a famous Singapore food blogger providing insights into the local hawker's lives, Singapore's food culture and trends in the development of Singapore hawker food. His food blog has been featured in various newspapers, including The Straits Times and Lian He Zao Bao.
MCR: With the recent increase in health-related websites, what are your views about health information on the Internet?
Dr Tay: There are a wealth of very good information on the net as well as a lot of nonsense, so the real difficulty is in being able to separate the wheat from the chaff. A lot of my patients get mis-informed rather than informed by the stuff they read on the net.
MCR: What challenges do you see as a healthcare provider, given the large number of health-related websites and the ease with which sites can be updated?
Dr Tay: Well, it is a matter of building a strong doctor – patient relationship. Once there is a relationship of trust, it is usually easy to educate patients. However, there are always some patients who are rather skeptical and would prefer to believe what they read on the internet rather than what their doctor tells them. On the other hand, the internet can sometimes be used to support whatever we tell the patients. We can point patients to helpful websites which can help supplement the information that we give to our patients. So it is imperative for the healthcare provider to be familiar with some of the more reliable sources of medical information on the net and direct our patients to read them instead of other less reliable websites.
MCR: Are you seeing more patients bringing in information on the Internet during their consultation?
Dr Tay: Surprisingly, this doesn't happen all that often. The most common thing that I usually hear of is that patients say that they read in the forum about certain issues.
MCR: Has there been any incidence of these patients requesting for clinically inappropriate interventions? If yes, what do you think would be an appropriate response to the patients?
Dr Tay: Yes of course. Usually, patients will read the internet and make a self diagnosis and thus request inappropriate investigations or therapy. Again it is a matter of educating and convincing the patient about the condition he is really suffering from.
MCR: In your opinion, for patients who brought in information on the Internet, do you think that it made any difference to the quality of care the patients received?
Dr Tay: I think every patient is different and we need to cater the consultation to the patients' needs. Patients who bring in information from the internet have a certain mindset and expectations. So they need to have those needs met in order to have a successful consultation. So the onus is really on the practitioner to cater to the needs of his patient.
MCR: What advice would you give to your patients when they come across any health-related websites?
Dr Tay: Well, whatever sounds too good to be true is usually not true. Always treat with suspicion any website that is trying to sell a certain product. Not everyone who places a "DR" in front of his name is a real medical practitioner, so you should always do a quick search on the internet to see his real credentials. And when in doubt, always check with your family doctor.
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Dr Tay loves food and photography. He combined these two interests and started an online food blog, ieatishootipost.sg, with its own forum with over 800 registered members. Besides food reviews, Dr Tay also provides insights into the hawker's lives, Singapore's food culture as well as trends in the development of Singapore Hawker food. His food blog now averages a hit rate of 8000 a day.


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This package provides a number of functions in R for the generalised lambda distribution. These are:
The package works for three parametersations, including the FMKL and the RS, but the default is the Freimer, Mudholkar, Kollia and Lin (FMKL) parameterisation, which is strongly recommended.
Download the package from from CRAN or email me if you have problems at CRAN.
The package is based on my previously released C code for starship estimation and includes a number of improvements on that implementation.Changelog
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What Mothers Do: especially when it looks like nothing
How often has a spouse come home from their paid job, asked a mom how her day was or what did she do, and she responds with, "Nothing really"?
I just finished reading a great book that reframes and refutes this whole concept. Mothers do a lot, even if people don't see it!
What Mothers Do: especially when it looks like nothing by Naomi Stadlen is touted as a parenting book, but it's not like other parenting books in that it's not a how-to guide. Rather, it looks at behaviours of mothers and breaks them down, describing how much in fact moms do every day with their children, even when it may look like nothing.
She talks about the power of comfort, and that to an outsider, a mother who is comforting her baby may look like she isn't doing much, just holding her baby. But any mom can tell you much work it is to soothe a child and how satisfying it is once they are able to calm them down and feel them relax and melt into your embrace.
Stadlen makes this interesting point:
No one supports the mother while she is learning how to comfort, or celebrates her when she is able to give it. People ask mothers: 'Is he sleeping through the night yet' 'Have you started him on solids yet?' 'Has he got any teeth?' No one seems to ask: 'Have you discovered what comforts him?' Yet the ability to sleep through the night, or to digest solid food or to grow teeth, has little to do with mother. Babies reach these milestones when they are mature enough, whereas being able to comfort depends on a mother's ability.
Another interesting point she makes is around how exhausted mothers are, and what is revealed when you compare their feelings to another group of exhausted people: physicians. She notes that doctors "recount their times without sleep like badges of honour, tanglible symbols of their dedication to the profession and testimony, to all, that their sacrifice justifies the status."
Practicing medicine is seen has having status and that you are tired for a cause. Stadlen asks, what if your cause is a baby? Is that not worthy of status? Instead mothers often feel like they are failures because they are tired, rather than saying they are tired because they work hard all day and night caring for their babies.
Mothers could probably cope better if we all acknowledged how complex and difficult it can be. If a mother says she is short on sleep, this could be a sign not of her failure, but how well she may be mothering. I believe that the real, dreadful qualify of maternal tiredness is the mother's sense of struggling against prevailing disrespect.
Until babies learn how to talk, mothers need to figure out what they want, and somehow they do! This is huge! A certain cry might mean baby is hungry or wants to be cuddled or has had enough stimulation. Mothers talk about how even when their toddlers don't use words other people understand, they still know what they want. To an outsider watching, this may look like nothing, but it's not: it's mothers being mothers.
Stadlen sums up her book perfectly on the last page:
It's time we as a society take a closer look at all that mothers do. And we as mothers should be proud of all that we do, even if it may look like nothing. Because I can assure you, you aren't doing nothing. You are mothering.


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Litigation Support to Challenge Flow Control
In association with a national economic firm, we were engaged in support of a litigation challenging the validity of a major city's flow control ordinances that directed all waste collected in the county to the county's own waste-to-energy facility. We built a database of markets where at least some form of flow control was then in place and compared the data from those markets with others nationally. By applying regression analysis to historical trends in supply and demand we were able to develop a relationship to pricing which could then be applied to flow control markets to show that they had statistically higher pricing. This study was eventually presented to the US Congress and served as the basis of the legal action against the municipality. (Ref. 0002JZ)
Support of Major Waste Firm in its Campaign
against Flow Control
In support of a major waste management company's campaign against flow controlled markets, we were hired to present data to show the economic impact on pricing. We combined operating data (including ownership information) on over 4,400 waste disposal facilities in 18 major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) with historical time-series data on pricing, volume and supply to build a case that flow control ordinances invariably lead to artificially inflated pricing. (Ref. 0002F6).