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If you're a chocoholic like me, you know what the craving sensation is like. The five o'clock post work need for chocolate before you take the dog for a walk and start dinner, the after lunch "little something" needed to cleanse your pallet, the post dinner munchies that come while watching Modern Family (or The Real Housewives if no one is looking), and that early morning chocolate craving that can only be satisfied with a chocolate long john donut. Ok, I sound like a major fatty right now! I jog just so I can indulge in these chocolate addictions. So if you are like me and can't check out of Trader Joe's without grabbing one of those Organic 80% dark chocolate bars that convince shoppers like me that I must buy the chocolate as an investment to my health and well-being, maybe you can relate to a few more of these strange rituals I find in my everyday life.
1. Dark Chocolate Stash – Since several health articles have mentioned the mood boosting benefits of dark chocolate, I feel ok admitting that my mom and I have a secret dark chocolate drawer in the kitchen. Anytime I need just a square of dark chocolate goodness, I know it's there for me. Isaac is more of a sugar candy type of person (which is just strange) so I never have to worry about him stealing my dark chocolate.
2. Portillos Chocolate Cake – What in the bleep do they put in that cake? It always tastes so fresh. I've heard mayo is a secret ingredient? Let's just say I debate back and forth in the drive thru everytime about whether to get a chopped salad with or without a piece of cake. Isaac is always there to tip my scale of indecision by mentioning that we will "split it." That makes me feel better so I always order it.
3. Double Stuffed Oreos with Whole Milk – Word of recommendation: Do not turn on Dancing with the Stars, grab the whole pack of oreos, pour a mug full of ice cold milk and sit on the couch in the middle of winter while pregnant. I've done this and then was shocked when I kept gaining seven pounds every visit to the OB! There's nohing like that oreo and milk combo though and it always satisfies my chocolate craving.
4. My Peanut M&M Jar– I keep a jar of Peanut M&Ms on my kitchen counter. I tell myself they are for Maya's treat after finishing her meal. I give her one "Emanemema" as she calls it and she thinks I have given her the world's best gift. Sadly I lost the lid to the M&M jar, so it is quite easy to grab a few every time I walk up to my sink. I would never buy a small bag of peanut M&Ms from the grocery store, but somehow a large bag to share doesn't seem to be real calories. I never understand the plain M&Ms. They are boring. The peanut butter ones just make me thirsty. The peanut M&Ms just have the perfect combination of salty, sweet, crunchy, and creamy. When I was in the hospital this year for my stroke & baby delivery, all my friends brought me bags of Peanut M&Ms because that's what they know I love!
5. Haagen Dazs Dark Chocolate Chip Gelato – This stuff is addicting, intense, and worth the money! I never understand when my husband eats sorbet. What a waste! If I want a dessert, it's gotta be rich and chocolatey. Eating gelato on my couch makes me miss my trip to Rome when I ate gelato twice a day but ended up losing weight because I walked so much. I feel a lot more guilty eating it while watching The Biggest Loser, but I feel better when Jillian Michaels tells the contestants to adopt the "everything in moderation" philosophy. At least with this gelato I can eat just a few bites and be totally satisfied.
6. Tall Non Fat With Whip Extra Hot Hot Chocolate from Starbucks – Since having two kids under two while also trying to recover from a stroke, I have dropped all the sugary nonsense and turned to straight coffee. However, when I started going to Starbucks way back in the day with my car pool buddy Meaghan, I would order this drink. It became my go to for many many years. Somehow the non fat milk helped me not feel bad about the whipped cream. It's strange how my mind justifies things. My friend Carrie finally talked me into Vanilla Lattes during our coffee breaks at work and I have slowly become a coffee addict. Starbucks is happy either way because I am still spending too much money at their stores instead of saving it in my girl's college savings account. I guess I should stop banking on Maya getting a scholarship for being from Nicaragua and Georgia receiving a full ride soccer scholarship.
7. Chocolate Long John– For my daughter's Pajama Pancake 1st birthday party, I had long johns made instead of a cake. That's how much I love donuts. I blame this particular addiction on my dad who used to pick me up from basketball practice in 7th grade and let me get 2 donuts at Dunkin Donuts on the way home. He always made me promise to not tell my mom and to eat my dinner. Dad, good thing I am not 200 pounds now! Nothing is better than a chocolate long john from The Flour Barrell Bakery in Glen Ellyn. That is a favorite Saturday morning spot for my family!
8. Chocolate "Yogurt" Smoothie from Potbellies– This is a chocolate shake made with frozen yogurt. I used to feel better about getting these in college because it was yogurt and not ice-cream. Woops- just looked it up online and it's 557 calories with 90 grams of sugar. Sometimes I would skip the mini butter cookies they place over the straw to make it seem like less of a dessert. That saves a whopping 14 calories as I just found out! I would never drive and buy myself a chocolate shake by myself, but the fact that it's called a smoothie makes it seem ok!
9. Cold Brownies – I am all for making brownies from scratch. My sister makes every dessert from scratch and would not consider using a box mix. I'm sorry Jenny. The Ghiradelli Double Chocolate Brownie Mix is awesome. I like them better than my homemade version. I actually prefer brownies that have been in the fridge for a day. I like to keep my 8 by 8 pan with leftover brownies in the fridge with a fork and eat it gradually instead of just eating one brownie. The dark chocolate brownie with the bite of the chocolate chips hidden inside the batter is an excellent combo. I always wash it down with Orange Juice. I guess chocolate and orange do go together!
10. Oberweis Chocolate Milk– Something about drinking a swig of this makes me happy. It's rich, ice cold, and comes in a glass bottle. I like to think I am saving the world by using recyclable glass containers which I return to the store and treating myself to a truly decadent treat at the same time. I have tried holding off introducing Maya to chocolate milk for as long as possible because I know she won't drink regular milk after she tries it. I guess a little chocolate never hurt anyone. My Grandma Gloria used to put chocolate milk in my sister's bottle and she turned out great. Well, she's 34 and only eats green apples with no skins, has never tried a blueberry, and would prefer Honey Bunches of Oats cereal for dinner every night if she had it her way. Let's just say she turned out maybe not great, but pretty good.

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Russian sage, or Perovskia, is an easy perennial shrub that requires minimal care but will reward you with attractive feathery bluish-gray foliage and soft blue flowering spikes in the late summer. The shrub prefers full sun, well-draining soil and little water, making it ideal for dry areas in your landscape and xeriscapes in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 9. Your Russian sage flowers on new growth and will be fuller and produce more flowers when you prune the shrub annually in the spring, while the plant is coming out of dormancy.
Look at each stem or branch of your Russian sage in the spring, after the last frost, when the new growth is beginning and can be identified easily. Russian sage blooms on new growth, and pruning your bush in the spring will promote more new growth and flowers.
Follow the branch or stem down, toward the base of the shrub, until you reach the third or fourth stem shoot.
Cut, or prune, the branch at the point of the third or fourth stem shoot. Make your cut at a 45-degree angle to promote the stem or branch to produce new stems for a fuller, more compact shrub. Older branches can be pruned to a height of 8 to 10 inches from the base of the bush to encourage new growth.
Cut 2 inches off the end of every other new growth stems when the stems have grown to around 18 inches long. By doing this extra trim, you will be encouraging additional new growth and flowering. Cutting every other stem will stagger the blooming of your Russian sage shrub so you have a longer bloom time.
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I've realized that I barely post "main dish" type recipes here! It's not like we're noshing on desserts all of the time (oh, how I wish!), but for what ever reason I seldom share our main courses. I'd like to remedy that by sharing the easy and delicious recipe for this Cajun Chicken Pasta. I first spotted it at The House of Spice, and after serving it, it was declared a winner. I'm not keen on cream-heavy pasta dishes, and this dish fits the bill. It's loaded with veggies, protein, and can be spiced as lightly or heavily as tolerated. It's a meal that both children and adults both can enjoy- A total winner in my book 😉
Cajun Chicken Pasta
Yield: 4 – 6 Servings
- 1 pound boneless chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¼ red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 bell pepper, sliced into thin strips (any color or combination of colors)
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- Salt, to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (12 ounce) can crushed tomatoes (diced tomatoes can be used; simply run through the blender before using)
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 pound dried pasta
- Fresh or dried parsley, for garnish (optional)
In a small bowl, combine chicken and Cajun seasoning. Mix well, making sure that the chicken is evenly coated.
In a large pot of boiling water, cook the pasta until al dente according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
In a large pan, heat oil and butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and no longer raw. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add more oil if needed, and add onions, bell peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and extra Cajun seasoning (if needed). Cook until the vegetables have softened and browned lightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside with chicken.
Add the tomatoes and water, and cook for a few minutes. Add whipping cream and cook until thickened, several minutes (might take longer if using diced tomatoes).
Add chicken and vegetables back into the pan and gently mix. Add cooked pasta and mix well. Check seasonings, adding more if necessary. Serve garnished with parsley.


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A part of me always believed that Dan was Gossip Girl. After all, who else could top Gossip Girl's infamous and yet canny writing in all those e-blasts? Think about it. I had a thrill reminsicing over all the seasons, fashions, cameos, music, cast in the GG montage prior to the season finale episode last Monday. I've always been a Gossip Girl fan from season 1 episode 1 with the 'Pilot' and I've been hooked ever since. As much as I don't want Gossip Girl to end, I believe it's for the better. The episodes and plots have dragged on long enough. In the end, all I needed to see was Chuck and Blair married (wasn't expecting adorable Henry Bass! Eek) and Dan and Serena happily reunited to finish it all off. Though, I was kinda sorta expecting Little J to jump out of her seat in the end and finish it off like: "Surprise! I'm Gossip Girl!"
But hey, it was a good 6 years.
And one of these days, I'll probably buy all 6 boxed DVDs sets and have a bittersweet Gossip Girl marathon with a few gals. Who's with me?
Wearing: Forever 21 coat (old), sunnies c/o ShopCalico, Louis Vuitton bag, gifted heels


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Happy Monday!
This looks to be one of the best berry seasons I have ever experienced in Western Washington, and I am so excited!! Local berry farms have been selling berries 2 weeks ahead of schedule, and don't believe the season will be shortened -WooHoo!!
We've slowly been building up our berry patch over the years; Started with a couple of dwarf blueberries, one of which is still incredibly small and not a great producer, next came the thornless blackberry from my childhood backyard, a few strawberries here & there that got their own patch this year, a marionberry in a gallon pot 2 years ago, and this year a raspberry patch comprised of a few new sticks (uh, canes) we bought at the favorite hardware store and transplants from Mom K's house.
This has all resulted in some good yield so far:
Strawberries -not enough for a decent batch of jam yet, but plenty to pick and eat.
Blueberries -couple of handfuls so far, some of them even came off of the teeny one!
Raspberries -even though these were just planted early to mid spring, we've gotten a couple of handfuls off of them. Success in my book! We will be making a trip south to buy some locals just so I can get my jam on. We like Spooner's.
Marionberries -The current star of the show:
I'll be washing and freezing the berries this week to jam later on, and probably another crisp or cobbler.
Last but not least:
Blackberries -Already seeing green berries, busy bees all over the multitude of blossoms. It's gonna be another great (and early!) blackberry year.
Honeyberries -Okay, this is a new one. Some friends of ours are moving out of state and gave us their 2 honeyberry bushes. I had never heard of honeyberries. We won't get berries this year, but if you have tips for this plant, I'd love to hear it! They are going to be planted east of the raspberries.
We have a berry good life...


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Every once in awhile the world of sports gets filled with off the court drama that keeps us all entertained outside of the game. Well recently Charles Barkley and LeBron James have been going back and forth after Charles called King James "whiny." The moment came as Barkley said during TNT's Inside the NBA that James was being "whiny" and "inappropriate" for stating that the Cavs needed help. James then responded, taking things to a personal level while speaking on some of Charles' issues off of the court.
Barkley responded shortly after, stating: "I was laughing, clearly he did some homework… he Googled me and found some things. He was young when I was playing, so I appreciate that, but I'm not upset about it… my criticism was fair and I'm good with that." He went on to add that "Some of the stuff he said about me is correct — doesn't make the message I said about him incorrect. Some of them are intimidated about LeBron [but] I'm not intimidated at all. I stick by what I said, I'm not going to make this personal… he was all whiny last week. I'm good and I'm straightforward, I'm never going to get personal on an NBA player." Stay tuned for much more on this coming very soon!


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Well...my daughter's wedding is tomorrow! I've been MIA because of all the things that have yet to be done...but today will be a bit of a slow down as most of my list is picking stuff up. We're praying for good weather...since we'll be outside. Was hoping for a little cooler than 90 degrees, but at least it's not going to rain!
Of course, this has not stopped me for also having a few projects continuing. With company coming I still needed some storage in the guest bath. I have looked at this little green night stand several times at the Red Barn Antique sale...but finally decided to purchase it last Sunday. I knew I could change it "for the good" and utilize it for towels and "stuff" in the extra bath.
It also had white fabric with red flowers covering the top. My guest bath does have red...so I went for full red coverage.
I decided to paint the top trim a creamy color. I may end up painting the other trim lighter or at least high lighting it...but I needed to get this finished before my company arrived!
I went with a dark fabric from my stash for the top...no need to show dirt too quickly.
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BAGHDAD - A U.S. helicopter fired a Hellfire missile during fighting in a Shiite militia stronghold of Baghdad on Friday, while U.S. pilots conducted their first airstrikes on the southern city of Basra to aid Iraqi forces battling powerful Shiite militias.
The American air support marked a sharp escalation in the fight — so far led by Iraqi security forces — to cripple armed factions that the Pentagon accuses of links to Iran. It also suggested that the four-day-old ground offensives by Iraqi troops and police are struggling against strong militia resistance.
President Bush said Friday that the flare up in violence presents "a defining moment in the history of Iraq."
"It's going to take awhile, but it's a necessary part of the development of a free society," Bush said at a White House news conference with visiting Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. At the same time, the president said the situation in Iraq remains "dangerous and fragile."
Washington has called the campaign an important test of Iraq's ability to handle its own security affairs. But setbacks in the battles could increasingly draw in American forces, worried that a sustained fight could wipe away many of the security gains in recent months.
In Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood — a center for the Mahdi Army militia of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr — the U.S. military said the missile strike killed four militants, although Iraqi officials said five civilians were killed.
American jets also dropped bombs overnight in Basra in the first use of U.S. air power in the southern oil port since the Iraqi government launched a crackdown against Shiite militias there on Tuesday. U.S. and British jets previously had provided surveillance.
Another U.S. airstrike targeted a rocket-propelled grenade mounted vehicle in the northern neighborhood of Azamiyah, killing two militants, the military said separately.
Defying a curfew in Baghdad, extremists lobbed more rockets or mortars against the U.S.-protected Green Zone, which has come under steady barrages this week, prompting the State Department to order embassy personnel to stay inside.
At least two rounds Friday struck the nearby offices of Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, killing two guards and wounding four, his daughter Lubna said.
Ground forces called for the airstrike in Sadr City after coming under small-arms fire while clearing a main supply route before dawn, U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Steve Stover said.
He said four gunmen were killed, but Iraqi police and hospital officials said five civilians died and four others were wounded in the attack.
U.S. troops also fought militants on the ground in Sadr City and targeted rocket and mortar teams elsewhere in the capital, another spokesman Maj. Mark Cheadle said.
"We have conducted direct engagements from the ground and air in and around Sadr City when attacked or positively identified terrorists," he said.
In Basra, the U.S. jets dropped bombs on a mortar team and a militia stronghold, said Maj. Tom Holloway, a British military spokesman. He did not have information about casualties.
The strikes came as rising anger among followers of al-Sadr threatened to unravel a militia cease-fire and spark a new cycle of violence after months of relative calm in Iraq.
The situation in Basra remained tense as a Friday deadline for gunmen to surrender their weapons and renounce violence expired, although few complied.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office announced a new offer, offering Basra residents unspecified monetary compensation if they turn over "heavy and medium-size weapons" by April 8.
Masked militia fighters, meanwhile, moved around freely in a southwestern neighborhood and there was little traffic, according to Associated Press Television News footage.
Al-Maliki has insisted the fight is targeting criminal gangs in Basra, not al-Sadr's movement, and he has promised "no retreat."
But the crackdown has intensified Sadrist anger over recent raids and detentions by U.S. and Iraqi forces followers say have taken advantage of their seven-month-old cease-fire.
Al-Sadr on Thursday called for a political solution to the burgeoning crisis and an end to the "shedding of Iraqi blood" but stopped short of ordering his Mahdi Army militia to halt attacks in a statement released by an aide.
Another al-Sadr representative called al-Maliki "a hypocrite" during a Friday sermon calling for an end to military operations and the release of Sadrist detainees.
"He imprisoned and displaced thousands of Iraqi people under the name of democracy. He is killing the citizens in the south of Iraq," Sheik Jalil al-Sarghi said, referring to al-Maliki as U.S. helicopters buzzed over the office where the prayer service was held.
In political developments, the Iraqi parliament decided to set up a committee to mediate an end to the deadly clashes at an emergency session. But the largest Shiite bloc, the United Iraqi Alliance, refused to participate, saying the legislature should not interfere in a law enforcement issue.
The campaign to rid Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, of lawless gangs and Shiite militias — some believed tied to nearby Iran — is a major test for the Shiite leader and for the Iraqi military.
The prime minister put his credibility on the line by flying down to Basra on Monday. Helicopters on Friday dropped leaflets calling on residents to help the government in its fight "to rid Basra of outlaws."
The government also announced a days-old curfew in Basra would be loosened to allow people to move around in the city from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to facilitate shopping and other necessary tasks.
The Basra offensive has triggered a violent response among al-Sadr's followers, with dozens killed in Baghdad and across the Shiite heartland of southern Iraq.
At least 26 people were killed Friday in fierce fighting in the southern cities of Mahmoudiya, Nasiriyah and Kut, according to police and army officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information.
In all, the U.S. military said 13 suspected militants were killed Friday and 26 on Thursday in Baghdad operations.


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We are wishing a very happy book birthday to St Grizzle's School for Girls, Goats and Random Boys by Karen McCombie and illustrated by Becka Moor.
When Dani's mum gets the chance to study penguins in the Antarctic, she decides the best place for eleven-year-old Dani is a strict girls' boarding school where – uh-oh! – students wear smart uniforms that include SKIRTS!
But as a homesick Dani waits for Mum to make alternative arrangements, the madness of St Grizzle's begins to warm Dani's heart…
Published by Stripes, this middle grade series is a classic boarding school adventure with a modern twist, and will be followed in June 2017 by St Grizzle's School for Girls, Ghosts and Runaway Grannies.
To find out more about Becka you can read an interview with her in our 'Spotlight On' series here. You can also visit her website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram!


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- In Memoriam: Meyer Schapiro (1904–1996)
Meyer Schapiro, University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, died at home in New York City on Sunday 3 March, at the age of 91. With his death, the worlds of art and learning have lost a legendary figure.
"The humanity of art lies in the artist and not simply in what he represents," Schapiro had declared in his lectures on abstract art. "It is the painter's constructive activity, his power of impressing a work with feeling and the qualities of thought that gives humanity to art." Informing his own life and work, these were the values that enabled him to give such expressive voice to so much of the art of the past and of the present, to articulate the passions of eighth-century Northumbrian manuscript illuminators and Romanesque stonecarvers as well as of the most creative painters of our own century. Schapiro's range as an art historian was universal, for he believed in the universality of art.
Meyer Schapiro was born 23 September 1904, in Siauliai, Lithuania, and emigrated to the United States with his family when he was three. He grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, where he was first exposed to art in evening classes taught by John Sloan at the Hebrew Settlement House. He entered Columbia College in 1920 at the age of 16, having won both Pulitzer and New York State Regents Scholarships, and received his AB in 1924. Five years later he submitted his dissertation for the Ph.D., the first in fine arts and archaeology awarded by Columbia. "The Romanesque Sculpture of Moissac," parts of which were published in The Art Bulletin of 1931, opened an entirely new critical perspective on Romanesque art; recognizing its creative and expressive imperatives, Schapiro's study articulated the aesthetic quality of that art as well as situating it historically and culturally with new precision. Supported by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation, he travelled widely in Europe and the Near East in 1926–27, leaving behind a trail of anecdotal legends that continued to be recounted long after by those who met the brilliant young graduate student—including Bernard Berenson, who compared the eloquence of the "very handsome youth" to Solomon himself.
Schapiro began his teaching career at Columbia in 1928 as a lecturer and rose through the professorial ranks, becoming full professor in 1952; he was named University Professor in 1965 and became University Professor Emeritus in 1973. Throughout his career, he moved between the university campus on Morningside Heights and his home neighborhood in Greenwich Village. Lecturing as well at the New School for Social Research from 1936 to 1952, he reached the larger community of the New York art world, especially the artists, in the years when New York was becoming the most dynamic center of contemporary art. And he brought the artists uptown; auditing and participating in his classes at Columbia, their presence in his classroom seemed to validate his wisdom. At the other end of Schapiro's range were the mathematicians, [End Page 547] scientists, and philosophers, in whose worlds he moved with equal confidence and, importantly, enthusiasm.
During the '30s Schapiro's was an important voice of moral balance in the cultural debates of the political left. Although he demonstrated with new insight and undogmatic focus the social bases of art, he insisted on recognizing "its own conditions which distinguish it from other activities." Even as he avidly pursued knowledge—of history, culture, languages—Schapiro remained an artist. He talked about pictures as an artist. His criticism was an act of re-creation, as he lovingly reconstructed decisions made by the painter on the canvas; every stroke demanded attention. Choice was important, that freedom of the individual responding to the world around him and to the challenge of his own creation. In the anonymous art of the early Middle Ages Schapiro discovered the artist, the human maker; he intuited the feeling individual responsible for the invention of such expressive form. Distant art took on life and became accessible through his recognition of and insistence on its humanity.
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Buccan (350 S. County Road), which carries a lower-case "b" like the native South American and Caribbean framework on which meat's cooked over fire, has gained quite a following since it opened this past season in Palm Beach.
That, obviously, is in large part due to think-outside-the-box chef/co-owner Clay Conley, who one could say is outpacing the rising-star status an online culinary magazine bestowed on him in 2008, with radiant praise for his "eclectic" and "global" cooking style.
The 37-year-old, who grew up in rural Maine, formerly wowed Miami during his five-year run as executive chef at the Mandarin Oriental's Azul, which bagged several awards under Conley's leadership. For a decade prior, Conley worked with master chef Todd English and, as culinary director for English's Olives Group, oversaw the opening and kitchen operations of 18 Olives restaurants around the world, including Japan, where, as Conley tells us, he sampled such dishes as squid ovary soup.
At buccan (www.buccanpalmbeach.com; 833-3450), Conley's menu frequently changes, with dishes that channel worldwide regional cuisine. On any given day, the sectioned menu—"pichos," "raw," "crispy," "wood-fire gilled," etc.—might include everything from corvina and conch ceviche, squid-ink orecchiete, and barbecued quail, to a hot dog panini with sauerkraut, gruyere, mustard and chili.
In addition to consistently good food and service and a pleasing or singular ambience, popular restaurants often possess a certain "je ne sais quoi." As far as you're concerned, what's buccan's?
"We wanted buccan to have a very gracious, welcoming atmosphere. We wanted to create a space and experience that felt like you were hanging out at a good friend's home. Some elements of this thought process resulted in the funky, found-furniture pieces in the living room lounge, exposed tabletops and also the community table. Additionally, when you dine at a friend's house, as you know everyone typically hangs out in the kitchen. With this in mind, we brought some of the kitchen into the dining areas: the open expedition kitchen, the cooking station in the wine room, and the farm table in the main area where the bread is cut and pinchos are plated. I think all of these elements, as well as our staff's genuine support, have helped create that warm atmosphere we were aiming for."
By now, you have a group of "regulars" who frequent buccan. How would you characterize them?
"Honestly, our regulars are exceptionally diverse—from young women in their twenties to the retired couple that live down the street. What might characterize everyone is their frequency, perhaps. And their love of food."
You have a strong background as a chef. This is the first time you've been both a chef and one of the owners of a restaurant. How does that feel?
"Well, the work, of course, is similar. And I've always loved the work, or else I wouldn't be in this business. However, there is a different level of enjoyment and reward in it here. For instance, I'm happy stopping by on my days off. I don't mind going in early or staying in late. And when guests compliment the space or the food, that pride of ownership glows like nothing else."
So let's pretend you're a buccan patron and you've decided to treat yourself to a six-course meal. In sequence, what will you order based on core menu items and daily specials the restaurant has featured?
"We make it easy order one thing from each section! Raw, Green, Crispy, Flour & Water, Wood-Fire Grilled and Wood-Fire Roasted. I'd also suggest that new guests go a little outside their comfort zone. Try something new. Try something you've never heard of. Consider your server's recommendation."
You mention "comfort zone." What's outside of your comfort zone?
"Not much is out of my comfort zone. I'd usually try everything at least once. In Japan, I ate chicken sashimi, which was tough to do mentally knowing all of the dangers of raw chicken. However, these chickens are raised specifically for this type of preparation. It was actually pretty good. Over there I also ate a live, squiggling shrimp. Odd mouth feel, as you can imagine. And squid ovary soup. Tasty, but also odd. I guess some of things that Andrew Zimmern tries on his (TV) show Bizarre Foods may be over even my limits. The idea of eating live worms freshly pulled from tree trunks or raw pork fermenting at room temperature for weeks might be where I draw the line."
What famous person would you like to sup with and why? What burning question would you like to ask this person?
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As the years pass, tell-tale signs of ageing begin to show on our faces in the form of fine lines and wrinkles. This is due to a natural decrease of collagen and elasticity in the skin, greatly reducing its firmness and definition of facial contours.
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At aesthetics inc. our dermal fillers treatments are carried out only by professionals, who will first undertake a thorough consultation to determine which type of filler is best to suit your individual needs. An anaesthetic cream may be applied to numb the area being treated prior to the procedure, and then the filler product is carefully injected with a fine needle to boost its volume, define contours, smooth out wrinkles and give an overall look of rejuvenation. Dermal fillers work by having a plumping effect, levelling out the area being treated with other parts of the skin and making it look even rather than sunken.
At aesthetics inc, based in London and the North West is known for its high quality treatments, the dermal fillers used are based on hyaluronic acid, a natural substance produced in the body. Although hyaluronic acid-based fillers do not last as long as permanent ones, Juvea believe that dissolvable products such as Emervel, Restylane, Teosyal and Juvederm enable reliable, safe and reproducible results that our patients like, with no risk of a 'trout pout' appearance.
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One of the benefits of dermal fillers is that they are versatile and can be used to enhance different areas of the face. Lips can be given shape and volume, cheeks and chin areas can be injected to restore lost definition and reshape the face for a younger looking appearance, and noses can be augmented for a 'non-surgical nose job' treatment.
More popularly, fillers are used to effectively smooth out or 'fill-in' wrinkles and creases in ageing skin- the most common areas being the nasolabial folds (nose to mouth lines), the marionette lines which run from the mouth to the chin, and the glabella area between the eyebrows.
Already a firm favourite amongst women, this is a treatment which is fast gaining popularity with men also, it may be that frown lines are giving you a stressed and angry look making you look older than your years. In our experience, our male clients want to look rejuvenated but not over-enhanced.
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Your mouth is one of the first things that someone will notice about you – think about it, we use our mouths to express ourselves constantly, whether it be through talking, smiling and even kissing! Lips come in all shapes and sizes and it may be that you feel as though yours are too thin, uneven or that over time they have lost volume and developed fine lines around the border. If you're a smoker, unfortunately for you this may be even more noticeable. A plumper pout can not only look sensuous, attractive and feminine, but also rebalances your facial features and restore that youthful look to give you back your confidence in your appearance.
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This cheek filler treatment may be suitable for anyone desiring an improvement in the size and shape of their cheeks, as well as those who feel their face is too, facial features which need balancing or an angular face that needs softening. The fillers are injected with very fine needles at varying depths to plump out (or 'fill') the cheek area and restore natural volume.
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Maggie and Jean Paul wanted to make a difference.
And despite what must have seemed impossible, the couple headed to Afghanistan to spend their second honeymoon in Kabul. Maggie is a midwife and her husband is a clown doctor, both headed for what may be considered to be one of the least funny places on the planet.
"The guy Jean Paul is dedicating his life to using humor to heal people and entertain people," said filmmaker Ian Hamilton, who heard of the couples travel plans and decided to tag along to document the experience.
"That's a story, you've got romance and tragedy," Hamilton said. "But it's not until you actually go to Afghanistan that you are hit hard with the reality of how people live there."
The couple has reached out and touched the lives of the children in Kabul, and with Ian's help they are putting human faces in front of us. Faces that are often left out of the political and military discussion of a country usually referred to as not much more than a rocky terrain and terrorist hideout.
And beyond the perhaps coincidental political punch the film now delivers, there is the story of a couple unknown beyond their in circle of friends who decided they must step forward and help whomever they could in a place where that attitude is in desperately short supply.
The film Honeymoon in Kabul will play this Sunday at the Downtown Independent Theater during the Zero Film Festival, so named because all 117 films featured were made with no budget.
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All of the proceeds from Sunday's screening of Honeymoon in Kabul will go directly to Hamilton's charity to help the Afghan people.


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A unique "NEW YORK" baseball uniform worn by Babe Ruth to promote the 1939-40 New York World's Fair has sold at auction for $227,854. SCP Auctions sold the uniform at its 2017 Winter Premier auction, which closed Sunday. The entire auction of 1,021 lots of sports memorabilia, game-worn items and autographs brought in $3.4 million.
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SCP Auctions' 2017 Winter Premier online auction closed early Sunday morning and the top selling lot was a 1938 "NEW YORK" uniform worn by the late, great Babe Ruth to promote the 1939-40 New York World's Fair that sold for $227,854. The entire auction of 1,021 lots of coveted sports memorabilia, game-worn items and sought-after autographs brought in $3.4 million. Other top selling lots included Tony Gwynn's 3,000th Hit baseball, $142,762; a rare 1969 Super Bowl III yellow variation full, unused ticket, which scored a winning bid of $59,098 to set a new industry record for a single sports ticket sold at auction; and a pair of World Series Championship rings (2012 and '14) that were awarded to San Francisco Giants legend Orlando Cepeda, which both sold for $59,098 apiece. The much-publicized sale of Jim Bouton's Ball Four manuscript archive from his 1970 best seller did not meet its reserve price.
"It's no surprise that once again, Babe Ruth carried the day in an auction featuring a broad array of historic sports memorabilia," said Dan Imler, vice president of SCP Auctions. "The 'Sultan of Swat' still resonates with collectors more than any other name in sports history, more than 70 years after his passing."
The one-of-a-kind, custom-made "NEW YORK" flannel uniform was manufactured by A.G. Spalding & Bros. and Ruth wore it in 1938 at several stops to help promote the upcoming 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Gwynn's 3,000th hit baseball marked the late Hall of Famer's milestone hit which occurred on August 6, 1999, versus the Montreal Expos. The 1969 Super Bowl III yellow variation ticket surprised many industry insiders as it set a new auction benchmark for the sale of a single sports ticket. The heavily coveted modern 14K white gold World Series championship rings represent the Giants' second and third baseball titles in the City by the Bay and were issued to Cepeda, a Hall of Famer and one of the franchise's greatest players.
Other highlights from the auction included: 1909-11 T206 White Border Near Complete Set of 520 Baseball Cards, $51,356; Vince Lombardi's 1956 New York Giants World Champions 10K Gold Ring, $50,131; early 1980's Magic Johnson L.A. Lakers Game Worn Road Jersey (MEARS A10), $47,188; Orlando Cepeda's 2010 San Francisco Giants World Series Champs 14K Gold Ring: $44,401; and Tony Gwynn's 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 10K Gold Ring: $37,663.
The buyers of the items wish to remain anonymous at this time. All prices include a buyer's premium. Full auction results are available at SCP Auctions. -Terry Melia
The first major catalog auction of 2017 opened Wednesday morning as SCP Auctions opened the curtain on its Winter Premier event. Over 1,000 lots are on the block including never-before-offered items from Babe Ruth, Vince Lombardi, George Blanda and other well-known names. The auction is set to run through January 21.
SCP Auctions' 2017 Winter Premier online auction begins January 4 and runs through Saturday, January 21, at www.scpauctions.com. Coveted items from the family of Babe Ruth, along with cherished pieces from the Vince Lombardi and George Blanda families lead the way in this New Year's auction that includes 1,021 outstanding lots. Other top lots include 1992 "Dream Team" memorabilia from Christian Laettner; James J. Braddock's 1935 heavyweight championship belt; a pair of Rocky Marciano's bout-worn boxing gloves from his 1953 heavyweight title defense versus Jersey Joe Walcott; a Joe DiMaggio game-used bat from the 1947 World Series; and a 1967 Roger Maris St. Louis Cardinals game-worn jersey from the Redbirds' World Series championship season that's been graded A9 by MEARS.
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For students commencing in the Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management at C Y O'Connor Institute's Muresk campus in Western Australia, Q fever vaccinations are not compulsory unless you work or have worked in high risk occupations eg abattoir workers, veterinary researchers, dairy farmers etc. Students in these categories should be immunised after being screened, using the skin sensitivity test first .For any field trips completed as part of the studies in animal science based subjects that form part of the degree, C Y O'Connor Institute will, prior to such field trips, supply all students with protective face masks to be worn on sites where a risk of infection is considered possible.


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Karuna flays Jaya on Lankan Tamils issue
"The same Jayalalithaa who criticised the Prime Minister saying he had made a non-committal reply (on India supporting the resolution against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes at the UNHRC) and that it was regrettable, has now thanked the Prime Minister," he said in a party statement.
Taking a dig at the chief minister for saying that she had moved a resolution in the Assembly last year seeking economic sanctions against Sri Lanka, Karunanidhi recalled that she had also moved a resolution in April 2002 seeking extradition of slain LTTE chief V Prabhakaran to India.
He said she had arrested LTTE supporters under the then POTA laws and charged her with misleading the people now by saying that she had written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that New Delhi back the resolution.
Responding to her description of his party`s activities in this regard as a "drama," the DMK chief recalled Jayalalithaa`s statement in 2009 saying civilian casualty was common, when the conflict between Lankan army and LTTE was at its peak, and that India did not have the right to stop the war.
"Isn`t it a drama to conceal all those (facts) and now write letters and issue statements seeking India`s support for the resolution," the DMK patriarch said.


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Stewart Filmscreen Joins USAV, a PSA Company, as a Preferred Manufacturer Partner
Westminster, Colorado- March 27, 2018- USAV, a PSA Company, announced that Stewart Filmscreen has partnered with the USAV buying group as a vendor under the group's Preferred Manufacturer Partner (PMP) program.
Stewart Filmscreen brings a tiered pricing structure, training, innovative 16K+ capable screen materials, and seamless large-format screen sizes to the commercial AV buying group.
"We are extremely excited to have Stewart Filmscreen as a new partner to our list of other best-of-breed Pro AV brands," says Chris Whitley, president of USAV. "We are looking forward to adding Stewart's innovative, market-tested solutions to the USAV lineup, providing our members with great options for projection screen materials and manufacturing expertise."
By joining forces with Stewart Filmscreen, affiliate partners of USAV will immediately receive access to a top-tier pricing structure and access to the entire line of Stewart Filmscreen products and services. This includes the vast selection of Stewart Filmscreen commercial AV products for various Pro AV market sectors, including education, government, financial, corporate, broadcast, post production/screening, theme parks, simulation, museums, and large venue/auditorium applications.
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Picking a longboard truck can be overwhelming if you don't know what you're looking for or where to start. We created this longboard trucks guide to help you get started. Start learning about the different types of longboard trucks today!
Longboard trucks are a bit different than skateboard trucks. They are wider, usually 180mm, with a 50 degree baseplate angle. They are also reverse kingpin, which makes them turn and lean a lot more than traditional kingpin skateboard trucks. You can adjust or set up your trucks on your longboard differently, according to riding style. For downhill, typically you want a more stable ride, so you will set up the trucks with harder duro bushings. Bushings are urethane pieces that go in the trucks allowing them to turn. You can check out our bushing selection HERE. For cruising and carving, riders usually want to be able to turn easily, so they will set up their trucks with a softer duro bushing.
Longboard trucks can be adjusted according to your skill level and ridingn style. You can always adjust the feel and function of your trucks by just tightening or losing the kingpin. A tighter truck will be more stable, a loser one will turn easier. Most longboard trucks (Paris, Bear Grizzly, Caliber) will work on both drop through longboards and top mount longboards. For drop through boards, you'll need to take the trucks apart, drop them through the deck, and re-assemble them. It's a fairly simple process. Paris, Bear Grizzly, and Caliber are some popular brands of longboard trucks, below are some examples of those.
Those are some examples of cast trucks, there's also forged precision trucks. These longboard trucks are typically stronger, lighter weight, and more responsive. These trucks come in both 165mm and 180mm sizes, with varying baseplate angles, usually 43 to 50 degrees. Paris and Bear make forged trucks, Below are some examples of those.
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Four nineteen year old guys + Rs. 16 thousand each for a fun trip to Goa = Total Blast in the party capital of India. However, the formula didn't work that way for Pratik, Paritosh, Harshil and Suveer. As they decided otherwise. In that summer of 2008, the only thing they knew and was sure of was that they didn't want to do a routine internship in some company like their peers. And Voila! FoxyMoron was born as a summer project. FoxyMoron that started with just Rs. 64 thousand in Mumbai, now has an annual turnover of over Rs. 250 million with a total strength of around 150 people in Mumbai, Delhi and Nashik. They work with some of the biggest brands in the country – L'Oreal Group (L'Oreal Paris, Garnier,Maybelline), SAB Miller (Foster's, Miller High Life, Knockout), Castrol, Rajasthan Royals, AXN, McVities, StarSports – to name a few among many. FoxyMoron now turns five years old and these four creative minds turn only 24 years young.
One of the Foxy guys, Pratik Gupta, was in Delhi and we had a chance to catch up with him over lunch. It was one of the best meetings we had till date with Pratik talking candidly about their venture, their amazing ways of working, growth of FoxyMoron and lots more. In an hour long exclusive conversation with LifeBeyondNumbers, Pratik takes us through the FoxyMoron journey so far and their future road map.
The Birth of FoxyMoron:
We were planning to go to Goa and had about Rs. 16 thousand each – the four of us. We didn't go and that 16 thousand multiplied by 4 is all that we have ever invested into the company till date. And we should be doing something over Rs. 250 million turn over this year. The first piece of salary we gave out to people were literally pen-drives – which were a little expensive back then (laughs…). A lot of people in college wanted to work for us because we were looking to do fun work. We were young and had nothing to lose.
We just knew we wanted to do marketing, And we had absolutely no clue how to do it. We weren't afraid of putting in the long hours and figuring out how to get something done. We did T-shirts to posters to promo videos; and one thing led to another. We sat down with a fun bunch of people, put our heads together and figured out how to do it and had a lot of fun doing it. And it's been the case throughout the journey all these years. Otherwise it is impossible to put in the kind of hours that we put in to the work. And that's what we are known for in the market even today: "Foxy can pull off anything that they commit to."
The four partners at Foxy also fell into place. One of the founders, Paritosh – he made a website when he was 8-9 years old – he is twisted since back then (laughs…). I mean technology falls right in his lap. And fortunately we started off pretty early. So we had the space and liberty to make those mistakes. Everyone was making mistakes at that point. Fortunately, we got paid to make ours. From then on, it was just about doing good work.
Today, we are an end-to-end digital agency. We do everything in-house. We are a social media agency, we do SEO, we do website design and development, we do application design and development, we do video production – we have a video production team in-house. So anything and everything that is required in the digital space today, we are in a position to provide it.
The Foxy Way of Working:
We are a bunch of souls driven by passion, not numbers. For the love of things, at times, we do things for free. We did a website for a client in Bombay and we got the money that we wanted for the website. And this client was getting the logo done from somewhere else for xyz reasons. When we saw the logo, we hated it. But loved the concept, so we made a logo with the same concept which matches our site theme and gave it to him. He liked it and used it. We wanted the final product to come out well and we did the logo for free. Money is not important; we wanted the whole thing to look beautiful. Our objective always has been to do fabulous work.
We never looked into numbers. If it was left to Paritosh and me, we would be a broke company (laughs…). Only for the last one year that we have a CFO. Numbers don't bother us and I don't think it ever will. I remember when FoxyMoron was about two and half years old, we were offered a buyout deal. It was hefty change for us back then. We were 22 and somebody was offering a hell lot of money. But all four of us said without even looking at each other – "For what??". I mean what could have been the worst case scenario – Foxy shutting down? We were 22, we hadn't even started. And it was never about money. For us it's like our first love.
We are not scared to ask stupid questions. I'd be sitting in between 100 people and be the first one to ask the dumbest question and not feel embarrassed about it at all. And that's the culture within the organization. Everybody would ask the stupidest question to get made fun of and that's fine. We are very disgustingly honest people (laughs…). That's how we grow and make things happen.
We do a lot of things based on our gut. We take business based on gut, we say no to business based on gut. We do a lot of these things instinctively and they have more often than not turned out to be the right decisions. And we are happy to take those risks. Because the basic question remains the same – what do we have to lose? And as long as the answer remains the same, we don't have a problem.
The First Big Break:
Our first break came through PVR Pictures. Mr. Ranjan Singh who used to head PVR Pictures back then happened to see our profile on a freelance work website. He called us up for a meeting and asked if we would be interested in doing a movie poster for them and we were like – "Sure, why not!" (with big grins). And then one thing led to the other and today FoxyMoron is handling some the biggest brands in the country.
Let's Blow Some Trumpet:
For Maybelline, one of our clients, we won a Shorty in New York and till date we are the only Asian agency to have won that. Still there are some places where we are not up to our standards although we are industry standard. So we are looking at strengthening things. We have just launched our offline PR division. One of our key strengths is online PR, so now we are putting in the offline leg as well. We are also getting into big data. However, at the end of it, our focus is always on digital and that's what we do.
Quality of work wise, I like to believe that there will be nobody who has worked with FoxyMoron and say that our service quality is not good. That's been our key focus, always!
Most of our work comes organically and in fact I didn't have to make a call to a client saying we are FoxyMoron till date. Our work speaks for itself and I am not being cocky about it. In fact, on the flip-side, we have had to say "Sorry, we can't do it. We don't have the bandwidth" to God knows how many businesses.
Some of FoxyMoron's notable campaigns are:
- Garnier Men 'PowerLight A Village' campaign in collaboration with Project Chirag. An initiative digitally executed by FoxyMoron with an aim to light up hundreds of villages in India that are without any electricity.
- Maybelline New York India – Baby Lips Kiss Song featuring Alia Bhatt
- L'Oréal Paris "Jad se Judein" song with Mohit Chauhan. "Stay Rooted" with L'Oréal Paris Fall Repair 3X
The 'Jad Se Judein' video has got 1.8 million views within just two weeks of launch.
The Culture at FoxyMoron:
We have invested a lot into things in our office space to make it comfortable. We have a fun office space. We have Play-stations, Carom boards and other stuff. FoxyMoron has a very sound HR policy. People don't leave us very soon. We have a very open working environment. We are all young people and have a blast in office. We are always in shorts in office and there has been times when people walk into the office and say "Who owns this place" and we'd point to some random guy saying he owns it because we're so shabbily dressed (laughs…). So office is party for us. And that's why I said, if you don't love what you do and don't love the people you're doing it with, you can't put in the hours that we put in. You can't survive it – it's not humanly possible.
A lot of people, who started as office-help with FoxyMoron now work in different departments. Somebody does SEO, somebody does graphics, somebody replies to emails. Our office is very open and we are happy to encourage and teach them different things and get them introduced to various courses. Someone who joined FoxyMoron as an admin guy, was only 8th standard pass then and now he is 12th standard pass, because we told him we'd not give him increments if he doesn't pass every year. We have people who have become web designers and HTML experts from office-help. We give them the space and the exposure to grow as an individual. And that's the culture we breed – FoxyMoron doesn't have officers. I don't even have a desk of my own (laughs…).
The Milestones:
Internally for us, people are our milestone. We want to grow to 250-300 people. And whatever we need to do to get to that number is what we are looking at doing right now. We have clear and small goals – build business for the next 30-40 people, hire them, and stabilize. We are looking to making it a 250-300 people agency within the verticals of digital, PR, big data and then take it from there.
Role of Families Behind FoxyMoron's Success:
I can't even put it correctly how much the families have supported us in doing this. It's not possible without them. We all come from business families. And we were not the dumbest people to start off with – I will take at least that much credit (laughs…). Parents had aspirations that we would carry forward their family business and things of that sort. But they never stopped us from doing anything. For the longest time they used to pay for our fuel, provide us with cars, drivers and also a lot of initial business came from them through their friends or friends of friends. Without their support it wouldn't have been possible. When we face a hit, we go to them and tell them that we messed it up. It's like the end of the world for us at that point. And they would ask us some very rudimentary questions that we fail to ask ourselves at that point and that put everything into perspective.
The FoxyMoron team has shown and proved that if one is driven by passion and dares to believe in self, it's easy to scale the heights. Learning from their mistakes, growing with the industry leaders, FoxyMoron has now set very high standards for themselves and also in the process created benchmarks for others. It will be interesting to see, in the coming times, how these young guns fire and adapt to the changing trends of this wild competitive world of digital marketing. LifeBeyondNumbers wishes them great success ahead.