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Devastating infectious diseases cause suffering and death for millions of people around the globe. For many years, most of the investment in addressing these global health challenges was focused on basic disease research, while nearly all product development efforts were focused on larger markets in the developed world.
At IDRI, we are the bridge between knowledge and action. We combine our passion for improving human health with the understanding that it is not just what we know about disease, but what we do to change its course that will have the greatest impact. Developing products that solve intractable global health challenges is what we do, and we have a track record of doing it successfully. Our unique product-based approach to fighting infectious diseases has already yielded novel diagnostics, vaccines and drug development strategies that are protecting and saving lives.
With deep relationships in the academic and corporate arenas, IDRI unites the best of the research and product development communities. Our partnerships with businesses, nonprofits, foundations and government agencies give us unprecedented access to cutting-edge technology and financial support.
We believe our comprehensive approach – combining the high-quality science of a research organization with the product development capabilities of a biotech company – will help us reach our goal of creating new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines to help those who need it most.
- 501(c)3 nonprofit institution founded by Steven G. Reed, Ph.D., in 1993
- Headquartered in Seattle with 100+ collaborations worldwide
- 125+ employees, of which ~50 have advanced degrees (Ph.D) and ~90 work in research and development
- $22.5 million budget in 2016
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- Eli Lilly & Co.
- Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
- GlaxoSmithKline
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- World Health Organization
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We apply innovative science to develop products to eliminate infectious diseases of global importance.
We envision a world in which infectious diseases are either prevented or rapidly diagnosed and treated using products that are available to all people.
As an undergraduate, Steve Reed had an advisor who worked on infectious diseases in Central America. Later, in the 1990s during travels to Brazil, Steve saw children being physically restrained as they were tested for leishmaniasis, a devastating infectious disease, which could only be detected through painful, invasive biopsies. These experiences raised Steve's awareness of the tremendous global health challenges posed by infectious diseases, and the equally substantial opportunities to make a difference in millions of lives by developing solutions to these challenges.
Based on his experiences, Steve established IDRI in 1993 to apply advances in immunology to the development of novel diagnostics, vaccines and drugs that could transform the lives of the millions of people at risk for infectious diseases throughout the developing world.
As a scientist with experience in both the academic and biotechnology arenas, Steve had a unique perspective. His goal: to build an institution that combined the high quality science of a research organization with the product development and production capabilities of a biotechnology company.
Today, IDRI has brought together a dedicated team of scientists from around the world who have keen minds, compassionate hearts and entrepreneurial spirits. Together, we are focused on finding new solutions for leprosy, leishmaniasis and tuberculosis, as well as malaria, HIV/AIDS, Chagas disease, pandemic flu and other infectious diseases of global importance.
As the global health arena evolves, our commitment to improving human health and our pragmatic focus on products should enable us to continue translating science into global health solutions.
In 2013, IDRI moved into a state-of-the-art facility in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood, joining the growing global health/life sciences hub in the area, occupying approximately 55,000 square feet.
The new facility allowed IDRI to consolidate its research, development and translational science programs into a contiguous laboratory space, which in turn promotes both collaboration and communication internally.
Previously, IDRI's rapidly growing number of staff was spread across three floors of a two-building complex, making conditions for teamwork within the Institute an increasing challenge. IDRI's current facility has united almost all science onto one floor, creating a more conducive environment for collaboration, training and innovation. The majority of the new space contains general laboratory facilities, as well as specialized spaces such as a GMP manufacturing suite, rooms for drug discovery robotics and IDRI's new Human Immune Monitoring Center.
The space was also designed with the public in mind, featuring interactive tour stops throughout the lab space that use technology to underscore IDRI's work in developing vaccines, drugs and diagnostics, as well as large built-in windows to showcase IDRI's specialized facilities, including manufacturing.


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Nike Internationalist Dove Grey
You know you have to buy it when you see an item that you really really like.. When I saw these shoes from Nike, I immediately knew I have to buy these babies!
I'm a sucker for grey, white and suede. So these babies are the best combination for me! They retail for €89,99 but I got them online from Intreza.nl with €5 discount. I had to exchange them from size 39 to size 40 though, since they run small, especially in the width. Like I expected them to be: they are so comfortable to walk in, with a lot of support because of the steady material. Also I'm super careful with these babies, since it's suede. I'm so happy with them, yay!
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Beso Del Sol has added a new rosé sangria to its lineup. Beso Del Sol Pink is an 8.5%-abv sangria made from Tempranillo blended with orange, lemon, peach, mango and cinnamon. The new entry is 74 calories per serving and is available now across the U.S. Beso Del Sol Pink is available in 500-ml. TetraPaks for around $5, 1.5-liter bottles for around $13 and 3-liter boxes for about $20. The newcomer joins white and red sangrias in the Beso Del Sol line.


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Yesterday I shared a new literary-based online gift store, Literary Book Gifts. If you missed that post, including Q&A with Melissa the owner, then you can go back and read it here. Today, in my second of this three-post series, I will talk about one of the products offered by Literary Book Gifts, tote bags. And who needs tote bags more than us book addicts, right? 😉
Literary Book Gifts offers multiple book-based products including t-shirts and hoodies for men; t-shirts, hoodies, and tank tops for women; and tote bags. The tote bags come in multiple sizes. There is a helpful size chart on the website so you can choose the size that's right for you.
I received a small tote bag that was the perfect size for my needs. I already have several large tote bags and needed something smaller for everyday use, mostly carrying books to and from the library or park.
As for the tote bag's quality, I've found it to be sturdy and durable. I've been using it for weeks now on a regular basis. The handles are strong and support the bag, even when it's loaded down with books. They haven't frayed or really given at all after a few weeks of regular use.
As far as the bag's design, the print is beautiful! It's not the cheesy kind that scrapes or flakes off after a few uses. This bag is created for the long haul! I was also very impressed with how gorgeous the bag is. It looks exactly as it did online and is even more gorgeous in person! There's nothing worse than ordering something online and having a clearly less quality product show up at your door. No worries about that with Literary Book Gifts! I've included a side-by-side comparison below of the tote bag pictured online and the tote bag I received. As you can see, they are identical and equally gorgeous!
There are dozens of tote bag patterns to choose from ranging from classic titles and famous authors to literary items like a vintage typewriter and phrases like "the end."
You can still take advantage of the 20% off promo code that Melissa has generously offered to Kait's Bookshelf followers by using KAITSBOOKSHELF20 at checkout. There is no minimum purchase required, and the code can be used more than once!
Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for my final post in this series, a review of a Literary Book Gifts t-shirt.
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This was one of my favourite suggestions from my Nails Supreme giveaway a couple of months ago. Zara suggested 'I'd love to see you do a manicure that looks like lava with a cooling crust on top'. Awesome idea!
She provided a link to a photo, and I'm gonna link you to it as well… Click here. Sorry for the extra effort of having to follow a link to see a picture, but Sunday night's #bbloggers Twitter chat and Helen's new post about copyright have got me scared! So just click it, okay :)
Whilst this might not exactly like the photo, I'm sure you can tell the inspiration. I started with one coat of Revlon's Mad About Mango (one of their scented ones… not super impressed with them, would you like a review?). Mad About Mango actually needs at least two coats for full opacity but I knew I'd be covering it with other stuff so I didn't bother with a second coat. Then I randomly splotched on Barielle's Lemon Drop and Orly's Haute Red. Naturally, the 'cooling crust' was achieved with Barry M's black Instant Nail Effects.
Overall, really easy but really effective I reckon. I know we're all getting pretty bored of the whole crackle/shatter thing now, but this has made me realise that using multiple colours underneath the crackle polish makes it much more interesting! I don't know why I'm surprised – I did it once before with these rainbow ones.
So, what do you think to the lava nails? Thanks again Zara for such a brilliant suggestion!


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La Suite is a unique and stylish boutique hotel that combine luxury, design and comfort in a perfect way.
The hotel's attention to details provide visitors with a private, historic oasis in an authentic Italian setting.
Each room is designed with its own ambience to evoke varying emotions.
Besides the luxurious amenities and historic value the spacious rooms provide, you will also find panoramic views and peaceful outdoor spaces.
Situated in the "green" heart of the island of Procida, just a few minutes from the beach of Ciraccio and the famous beach featured in the movie "The Postman", La Suite is surrounded by a constantly growing and evolving oasis of tranquillity, with a private garden of 5.000 sqm where guests can find the perfect balance between "mind and body".
The 23 beautifully designed rooms and suites of this luxury boutique hotel were each made to evoke different emotions in La Suite's guests, as we ensured that each room would have its own artistic flair and unique environment so no two rooms would be exactly alike.
Come experience true Italian hospitality with sweeping, panoramic views and access to lush Mediterranean gardens, in a room that feels like a home away from home.
The hotel has two restaurants, "Bouganville" – an elegant and refined restaurant – and the more informal "Le Café", which features a stunning view of the hotel garden and black pool.
These two distinct dining atmospheres were designed to cater to guests no matter what their taste or mood, whether you want to grab a quick bite in your daytime clothes, or dress up and be catered to while you enjoy a delicious gourmet Italian dinner.
Do you want to attain an even deeper level of relaxation in your hidden Italian oasis? Come get pampered in La Suite's world-class spa and try one of the many specialized beauty treatments! The La Suite spa is uniquely designed to provide a soothing atmosphere for travelers and truly transport you to another state of mind.
Surrounded by huge Indonesian beds and white beach umbrellas, with the green fronds of palm trees gently swaying around you, you will find no better way to experience the Mediterranean sun than next to our exclusive lava stone swimming pool.
Enjoy the warmth and water when you relax by this one of a kind La Suite pool or go for a dip in the refreshing, clear pool.
Weave your way through this former royal palace orchard and discover the beautiful plants and spices growing all around the flourishing grounds of La Suite.
Breathe in the fresh air and take in the hints of rosemary and orange blossoms wafting through the atmosphere, as you admire the vibrant colors and lush vegetation all around you.
What better location to celebrate your most important day than the luxurious oasis of La Suite Boutique Hotel & Spa? We are ideally situated to host unforgettable weddings, as well as private events such as conferences, all catered to with our chef's specially designed menus.
Come discover your own secret escape on the charming, colorful island of Procida, the smallest island of the Gulf of Naples.
With a surface area of just 4 square kilometers, Procida is peaceful, intimate, exclusive, and easy to explore. Best of all, you will have an authentic, local experience here, as the hidden beauty of Procida is usually sheltered from the summer tourists crowds of neighboring Ischia and Capri.
If you've been trying to get a real taste of summer in Italy and discover an island only a few people know about, Procida is the dream destination you have been waiting for all these years.


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All right, real talk: When's the last time you heard a parent refer to their kid as their "whoops, we forgot to use protection" child? What about their "it took a lot of help from doctors to make this happen" child?
No one talks like that! (OK, other than in a Judd Apatow comedy.) They'd sound ridiculous. Your kids are your kids — regardless of how they became a part of your family. Why do we so often forget to apply that understanding to children who've been adopted?
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CINCINNATI: Some Cincinnati police officers will begin wearing body cameras later this summer.
Police chief Eliot Isaac says the original July 1 date for starting roll-out of the new technology was pushed back to August 1 to avoid potential problems some other departments have experienced in implementing the policy too quickly.
Officials say about 700 cameras will be deployed gradually. Police covering Cincinnati�s central business district will be the first to begin wearing the cameras, with another police district added every few weeks.
City officials say officers aren�t required to inform citizens that they are being recorded. Officers will be required to activate the cameras in various emergency situations.
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Southern Highlands Child support payments are a court-ordered sum that the non-custodial parent should pay out to the custodial parent to pay for a proportionate amount of the children's costs, including housing and utilities, food, clothing, education fees, and other costs. Both parents have a duty to support their children, both before and after a divorce. State laws and regulations differ greatly as to exactly how the courts estimate child support payment, and child support orders could be modified just by another court order. One of our Southern Highlands child support attorneys should be able to respond to just about any child support payment questions such as the strict adherence to child support guidelines.
1) How is child support figured out?
A lot of states can vary in their Child Support requirements. Every single state has different established minimum levels of child support. Different state courts have established guidelines for awards of child support above the statutory minimums.
In figuring out a Child Support "guideline", it is set up by calculating the minimum sum of Southern Highlands child support that should be paid by a parent, the law directs the judge to first add up the entire net monthly incomes of both parents.
Then, the judge should calculate the percentage of that income that is being earned by the non-custodial parent. That amount is multiplied by the applicable degree of welfare payments for the number of children in the household.
The result of this computation would be the minimum amount child support. It needs to be understood that with the vast majority of cases, the legal court orders child support higher than the minimum level, as determined by local support guidelines.
The vast majority of child support is paid under the Child Support Guideline. The guideline is based on an elaborate mathematical formula. Actually, computer programs have to be used to compute child support under the guideline.
2) How long is Southern Highlands child support supposed to be given?
Child support should be paid up until the child gets to be 18, unless your child has not yet graduated from high school. If the child has not yet graduated high school the child support carries on up until the child has graduated high school or turns into 19, whichever happens first.
Right now, the law doesn't give judges the authority to compel a parent to support a child above the age of 19, except if the child is physically or mentally disabled.
Nevertheless, the parents can come to an agreement that child support is to carry on into the college years, and this sort of an understanding will be enforced by the Family Law Court.
3) Just how is child support going to be paid?
Unless the custodial parent agrees otherwise, all child support shall be paid by a wage assignment. It means that the child support payments should be taken off from the wages of the parent who is obliged to pay out child support.
4) How is child support computed?
A few states have got a statewide formula (called a guideline) for finding out just how much child support should be paid. In the event that the parents can't agree on child support, the judge is going to decide the child support sum as per the guideline computation.
Items which may be vital to your state's child support calculation may include:
Child support Southern Highlands could also involve the cost of special needs like:
5) Am I allowed to get child support for the time before the child support order?
If you don't collect public assistance, you may get child support from the day that you filed your case asking for child support. To get support from this date, you have to serve the other parent in three months right after you file your case.
The judge may also give child support beginning from the date of the hearing, the date the other parent was served, or some other date depending on the details in the case.
Southern Highlands Child Support Lawyers
Every single parent has a responsibility to provide for the good care of his or her child. Southern Highlands Child support is actually a court-ordered financial payment from one or both parents to give financial support for their kid's living expenses and healthcare fees. Child support payments are really a complex issue and they are usually an origin of contention over cases of divorce.
If you are having difficulty receiving child support payments from the other parent of your kid or you have been ordered to pay an unfair sum, the Southern Highlands child support lawyers at our firm can certainly help. Call our offices right now to consult with an attorney today.
Child Support Cases Southern Highlands We Deal with
All of us know the challenges of figuring out reasonable child support payments in addition to getting those payments from a child's parent. We'll help you with numerous child support concerns, including all those associated with:
Establishing a sensible child support agreement can be very tough. Even after a payment amount was established, some parents are unwilling to pay what they have been required to pay. If you are going through any problems associated to child support payments, you need experienced legal help. Our Southern Highlands child support lawyers will fight so that you can get the child support agreement you need to have.
From definition, Southern Highlands Child Support is the duty to make payments for the financial care and support of your child during and after a separation or divorce. Generally, the non-custodial parent pays the custodial parent. A father can be required to pay out the mother or perhaps the mother can be required to pay out the father.
Southern Highlands Child Support Enforcement
All states run a child support enforcement program. Child support can be taken out of a parent's paycheck. Any late child support may be collected from:
Adjusting Southern Highlands Child Support Orders
In many states, child support is usually recalculated on a regular basis. On these states, courts call for parents to exchange tax return information to determine if child support should be increased. In most states, either parent may file a court motion to recalculate child support at any time.
In case you pay support, you may want to ask the court to recalculate it if:
If you are the parent getting child support, you may want ask for recalculation if:
When Do Child Support Payments End?
Child support payments generally stop when a child reaches the age of majority, which varies by state. A court can order child support for a longer time period, such as up until the child graduates from college.
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Royal Bank of Canada has hired two co-heads of U.S. consumer and retail investment banking in New York, one from Wells Fargo & Co and another from Credit Suisse Group AG, according to people familiar with the matter.
Andrew van der Vord and David Frank will be co-heads of consumer retail investment banking, the people said, asking not to be named because the hires had not yet been announced.
Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo declined to comment. A representative for RBC did not immediately return a request for comment.
Andrew van der Vord comes from Credit Suisse, where he was global vice chairman of consumer investment banking. He will also be vice chairman of investment banking at RBC in addition to his co-head role.
David Frank will join RBC from Wells Fargo, where he was head of retail investment banking for the past five years. Before joining Wells Fargo, Frank was at Credit Suisse for a decade.
Credit Suisse hired Jeff Cohen in March from Lazard Ltd as its vice chairman of global retail. Jens Welter runs the team globally.
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The network for development of a new antimicrobial drug, from discovery of the compound to submission of the New Drug Application, is reviewed. The key problems encountered during this process, as elucidated through a survey of 62 American pharmaceutical companies, include difficulties in discovering new and significant antimicrobial drugs, the unpredictability of in-vitro and animal studies, lack of specific criteria for the bacteriologic response to therapy, difficulties in setting up well-controlled clinical studies, and difficulty with the timely enrollment of suitable patients with precise microbiologic diagnoses before treatment.
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Canola Flowers on farms in the Western Cape
Landscape photos of fields of Canola Flowers on farms in the Western Cape – South Africa. In August after good winter rains, the farm lands become a patchwork of bright yellow flowers. The yellow fields are offset by the lush green wheat lands of the Western Cape. Under clear blue skies the vibrant yellow of the canola flowers also known as rape is overwhelming. The N2 road from Riversdale in the east to Caledon in the west has many picture postcard scenes. The patchwork of yellow flowers, the the verdant green of the wheat lands and the magnificent backdrop of the blue Langeberg Mountains. Each year in August the town of Swellendam hosts the Canola Carnival. Enjoy the flowers, food and fun of the vibrant festival. People come from all over South Africa and the world to view the spectacle. The oil pressed from the Canola seed is very healthy. Canola oil is low in saturated fat and contains both omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids
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Intricate Fingerprint Coffee Paintings by Ghidaq al-Nizar
We've covered Ghidaq al-Nizar on UltraLinx before, he makes wonderfully intricate illustrations from coffee and dried leaves. More recently he's tried his hand (excuse the pun) at creating similar coffee-based art but with his and his loved ones' fingerprints as his canvas.
He really is incredible at what he does, Ghidaq's art will leave you smirking at how he creates such detail on such a small, extraordinary canvas.
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Many of you know that I had a trip of a lifetime a couple of months ago. Thanks to my superstar family, I was able to accompany my boyfriend, Luke, and his dad as they travelled to Australia to visit their family. It was, in a word, incredible. I've been meaning to write about the trip for ages (we've been back for over two months now) but just haven't gotten around to it. I discovered a solution for this procrastination: writing multiple posts! In this one I will strictly talk about the bookish things I did and encountered while I was there. In another post (which will come sooner rather than later, I hope) I'll write about the awesome things we did and saw.
First up...when going on a sixteen day vacation, which includes a mother effing long plane ride (thankfully, with no mother effing snakes...sorry, bad joke), what does a bookworm plan to pack first? Books, of course.
This was the stack that accompanied me to the other side of the world. My plan was to complete the following (links lead to reviews):
Delicious! - Ruth Reichl
Then and Always - Dani Atkins
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling
Cure for the Common Break Up - Beth Kendrick
I Don't Know What You Know Me From - Judy Greer
The Never Never Sisters - L. Alison Heller
The Man Test - Amanda Askell
Love and Chaos - Gemma Burgess (which I just realized isn't in the picture...annoying...and I'm too lazy to retake it!)
Twisted Perfection - Abbi Glines
That may seem ambitious, even for a speedy reader like myself but I'm happy to report that I have now read all of them, with the exception of Twisted Perfection. Woot!
My sister and I went to Florida two and a half years ago and I read on the plane with no issue. We would be flying for almost 20 hours all together this time around which meant tons of time for reading! Part way through our flight to LA I realized the worst: I could no longer read on a plane. Nooooooo. A headache hit almost as soon as I tried to focus on the pages so that plan was out. I managed to get a few pages read here and there on all flights but it just wasn't enough. Ah well.
I hadn't actually intended on taking Delicious! with me. I was about two thirds of the way through by the day we left and I just couldn't leave it behind. I finished that one on our first or second day there when we were being pretty low key and just hanging around the house (and recovering from our jet lag). We were staying with Luke's aunt and uncle and since they are both readers, they had no problem with me snuggling on the couch with my book. Once I finished Delicious! I finished Then and Always (so-so), Cure for the Common Break Up (loved), which I had to have read for blog tours, and The Never Never Sisters (ok but ultimately forgettable) in quick succession.
|My view from the living room. Bliss.
My sole purchase in the bookstore? This beauty:
This is the British cover and title of Sarah Dessen's Keeping the Moon. I already own that one but I don't have this cover. I just had to have it. She's my favourite author, after all.
|The face of a happy (but jetlagged) bookworm.
The second week of our trip had us staying in a farm house with Luke's uncle's son and his wife and his son and his girlfriend (Jodie). (Confused yet? Welcome to my vacation...I needed a family tree!) One of the first things I did was check out the bookshelves they had in the house. It was a holiday rental house and I was happy to see they had a good variety of books for the tenants to browse. Including two books by Canadians! If I remember correctly there was a Rohinton Mistry novel and a Margaret Atwood novel (there were also a couple of Atwood books in the bookstore).
This farmhouse gave this bookworm a couple of awesome things. The first was a fellow twenty something female reader. Jodie and I hit it off right away, especially when we realized we were both huge readers. She was reading a Nicholas Sparks novel when she arrived, which was a departure from her usual reads, and our discussion evolved from there. She actually gave me that Sparks book to take home with me since I hadn't read it yet. Not only was that very nice of her, it's also cool because its cover is one I wouldn't be able to get here. Once I learned she had read and loved The Hunger Games I told her she needed to read Divergent asap. She agreed and a month or so later I got a tweet from her saying she read it and did love it. Book pusher success! Then, just a week or so ago, she sent me another tweet in which expressed her displeasure for the end of Allegiant. Oops. :)
The second awesome thing about this house was the view we had. Oh my goodness, it was beautiful. My favourite reading spot was on the second floor balcony. It was so easy to get up at 7am, have a tea and biscuits, and read. Just look at this!
I spent a fair bit of time out there...
I also got some reading done on my birthday in a different, but equally beautiful, spot:
|HP on my birthday with Mt. Warning in the distance. Love.
As I mentioned, I got almost every single book read (or at least started) while I was away. I saved Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for the day before and day of my birthday as an extra treat. We stayed in a hotel the night before and while Luke and his dad watched TV, I happily read and drank some tea (hey, that rhymes...). Love and Chaos was a perfect holiday read - it's about a group of twentysomething girls in Brooklyn. The Man Test let me down, sadly, so I rushed to finish it before I got on the plane in Brisbane. I started I Don't Know What You Know Me From on the plane from Brisbane to LA and got a fair bit done before the headache took over. This was also a great non-fiction vacation read (and a great read overall) and I got another chunk done in LA while waiting for our flight back to Toronto.
And that's that. The bookish part of my wonderfully awesome trip to Australia. Stay tuned for another post (or maybe two...) on the rest of my vacation. Spoiler alert: there will be koala pictures!


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Dear Friend of Israel:
Knife-wielding Palestinians rampaging through the streets and bus stations of Israel—an uncoordinated uprising of "lone wolves"—mostly claim they are
trying to murder Israelis in order to protect al Aksa mosque from desecration or destruction by Jews. (This is a lie. Israel has made no moves to
change the status quo on the Temple Mount since it liberated the site in 1967.)
Yet, the Obama administration continues to try to impose its own explanation on the situation—one that comports with its blind belief that the
Palestinian-Israel conflict can be settled with a nice, friendly agreement over borders. Thus Secretary of State Kerry blames this violence on "a massive increase of settlements" over the last few years. (This is a lie, too. There has been virtually no increase of settlements and a dramatic
decrease of settlement population growth over recent years.)
Now, in Sunday's New York Times, Jerusalem Bureau Chief Jodi Rudoren expresses her inner social worker, claiming that the cause of the violence is Palestinian "despair" over conditions in neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem. While she offers precious few facts to back up her analysis, she has
lots of quotes from despairing Palestinians, one of whom inexplicably cries when he shows his Hebrew University ID at the airport. (This sounds like the
kind of first-world problem millions of Arabs would love to have.)
Truth is, the murdering Palestinians—most between the ages of 15 and 25—are not motivated by studied analysis of settlement development in the Jerusalem
suburbs or despair at school funding or the garbage pick-up schedule in their neighborhoods.
Rather, they are animated by a hate of Jews, whom they have been taught since birth are descendants of pigs and monkeys—in other words, crude,
unabashed anti-Semitism. Packed around this core of burning bigotry is an equally irrational rationale—that Jews are not a people, but rather are religious
colonists who are stealing Arab land (all of Israel) and must be driven out. The Jews of biblical Palestine, the Kingdom of David—thousands of years before
the arrival of Arabs? It's meaningless hogwash to these "indigenous" Arabs who just started calling themselves Palestinians in 1967.
These young Palestinian murderers—and polls consistently show that most Palestinians—simply don't accept the Jewish state. That's why
"President" Mahmoud Abbas consistently refuses to accept "two states for two peoples" and one of the core reasons the Palestinians don't have a state
No, my friends, it's not about al Aksa, about settlements, about despair or about the so-called occupation (which exists only because Palestinians refuse
to stop fighting, declare peace and build a state). It's about a culture of hate that is bred deep into the Palestinian psyche—cultivated and
nurtured in their schools, mosques, media and U.N. refugee camps run by UNRWA.
You'll learn more about this vicious, virulent culture in this week's FLAME Hotline featured article, below, by Bret Stephens, one of today's most astute
and articulate commentators on the Middle East. In this brief, but powerful piece, he recounts reasons for what he calls the "Palestinian psychosis" and upbraids mainstream media for denying it. (By all means, if you haven't seen it, click on the video link in Stephens'
article to the Gaza imam exhorting Palestinians to stab Jews—shocking and despicable.)
Please take a few minutes to review this piece, then pass it on to your friends and colleagues who may benefit from it. Now, more than ever, we need
clarity on this issue. No more lies. No more fake narratives of Palestinian victimhood. To this end, I also urge you to see the P.S. immediately below, which describes FLAME's efforts to tell the truth about Palestinian incitement.
Best regards,
Jim Sinkinson
Vice President, Facts and Logic About the Middle East (FLAME)
As you know, the Palestinian "cause"—which is essentially to conquer Israel—has been pushed out of the headlines and global attention by other, more
pressing issues in the Middle East, such as barbarous conquests by the Islamic State, slaughter of Syrians by their leader Bashar Assad and by other
disastrous fallout from the "Arab Spring." To regain the spotlight, Palestinian leadership is now inciting the Arab street to acts of terrorism—blaming
Israel with lies and anti-Semitic slander. Unfortunately, too many Western media, including the New York Times, are buying it! To fight back,
FLAME is now publishing a new position paper in media nationwide. I want to offer you a preview of this outspoken hasbarah message: "Palestinian Incitement to Terror" This piece will soon be appearing in magazines and newspapers, including
college newspapers, with a combined readership of some 10 million people. In addition, it is being sent to every member of the U.S. Congress and President
Obama. If you agree that this kind of public relations effort on Israel's behalf is critical, I urge you to support us. Remember: FLAME's powerful ability
to influence public opinion comes from individuals like you, one by one. I hope you'll consider giving a donation now, as you're able—with $500, $250,
$100, or even $18. (Remember, your donation to FLAME is tax deductible.) To donate online, just go to
donate now. Now more than ever we need your support to ensure that Israel gets the support it needs—from the U.S. Congress, from President Obama, and from the
American people.
As of today, more than 15,000 Israel supporters receive the FLAME Hotline at no charge every week. If you're not yet a subscriber, won't you
join us in receiving these timely updates, so you can more effectively tell the truth about Israel? Just go to
free subscription.
The truth about why Palestinians have been seized by their present blood lust.
By Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal, Oct. 12, 2015
If you've been following the news from Israel, you might have the impression that "violence" is killing a lot of people. As in this headline: "Palestinian
Killed As Violence Continues." Or this first paragraph: "Violence and bloodshed radiating outward from flash points in Jerusalem and the West Bank appear
to be shifting gears and expanding, with Gaza increasingly drawn in."
Read further, and you might also get a sense of who, according to Western media, is perpetrating "violence." As in: "Two Palestinian Teenagers Shot by
Israeli Police," according to one headline. Or: "Israeli Retaliatory Strike in Gaza Kills Woman and Child, Palestinians Say," according to another.
Such was the media's way of describing two weeks of Palestinian assaults
that began when Hamas killed a Jewish couple as they were driving with their four children in the northern West Bank. Two days later, a Palestinian
teenager stabbed two Israelis to death in Jerusalem's Old City, and also slashed a woman and a 2-year-old boy. Hours later, another knife-wielding
Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli police after he slashed a 15-year-old Israeli boy in the chest and back.
Other Palestinian attacks include the stabbing of two elderly Israeli men and an assault with a vegetable peeler on a 14-year-old. On Sunday, an
Arab-Israeli man ran over a 19-year-old female soldier at a bus stop, then got out of his car, stabbed her, and attacked two men and a 14-year-old girl.
Several attacks have been carried out by women, including a failed suicide bombing.
Regarding the causes of this Palestinian blood fetish, Western news organizations have resorted to familiar tropes. Palestinians have despaired at the
results of the peace process—never mind that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas just declared the Oslo Accords null and void. Israeli politicians want to
allow Jews to pray atop the Temple Mount—never mind that Benjamin Netanyahu denies it and has barred Israeli politicians from visiting the site. There's
always the hoary "cycle of violence" formula that holds nobody and everybody accountable at one and the same time.
Left out of most of these stories is some sense of what Palestinian leaders have to say. As in these nuggets from a speech Mr. Abbas gave last month: "Al
Aqsa Mosque is ours. They [Jews] have no right to defile it with their filthy feet." And: "We bless every drop of blood spilled for Jerusalem, which is
clean and pure blood, blood spilled for Allah."
Then there is the goading of the Muslim clergy.
"Brothers, this is why we recall today what Allah did to the Jews," one Gaza imam said Friday in a recorded address, translated by the invaluable Middle East
Media Research Institute, or Memri. "Today, we realize why the Jews build walls. They do not do this to stop missiles but to prevent the slitting of
their throats."
Then, brandishing a six-inch knife, he added: "My brother in the West Bank: Stab!"
Imagine if a white minister in, say, South Carolina preached this way about African-Americans, knife and all: Would the news media be supine in reporting
it? Would we get "both sides" journalism of the kind that is pro forma when it comes to Israelis and Palestinians, with lengthy pieces explaining—and
implicitly justifying—the minister's sundry grievances, his sense that his country has been stolen from him?
And would this be supplemented by the usual fake math of moral opprobrium, which is the stock-in-trade of reporters covering the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict? In the Middle East version, a higher Palestinian death toll suggests greater Israeli culpability. (Perhaps Israeli paramedics should stop
treating stabbing victims to help even the score.) In a U.S. version, should the higher incidence of black-on-white crime be cited to "balance" stories
about white supremacists?
Didn't think so.
have been written about the media's mind-set
when it comes to telling the story of Israel. We'll leave that aside for now. The significant question is why so many Palestinians have been seized by
their present blood lust—by a communal psychosis in which plunging knives into the necks of Jewish women, children, soldiers and civilians is seen as a
religious and patriotic duty, a moral fulfillment. Despair at the state of the peace process, or the economy? Please. It's time to stop furnishing
Palestinians with the excuses they barely bother making for themselves.
Above all, it's time to give hatred its due. We understand its explanatory power when it comes to American slavery, or the Holocaust. We understand it
especially when it is the hatred of the powerful against the weak. Yet we fail to see it when the hatred disturbs comforting fictions about all people
being basically good, or wanting the same things for their children, or being capable of empathy.
Today in Israel, Palestinians are in the midst of a campaign to knife Jews to death, one at a time. This is psychotic. It is evil. To call it anything less
is to serve as an apologist, and an accomplice.
FLAME is the only organization that defends Israel with paid editorial hasbarah messages placed in media nationwide every month: The dire threats from Iran, Hamas and Hizbollah, the injustice of BDS, Palestinian anti-Semitism and more. If you support a bold voice that tells the truth about Israel in American media, please donate now.
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Just to follow up in Cindy's post about small space gardening, I've come across the Earth Box Garden Veneer and Trellis. The self-watering Earth Box itself fits into the veneer which you attach to the trellis. Put this all together and you ahve a good looking apparatus for gardeners to show off their EarthBox tomatoes and other vine-grown crops in style.
The EarthBox Garden Veneer and the EarthBox Garden Trellis are available in two colors—white and mocha. The EarthBox Garden Veneer sells at the suggested retail price of $129, and the EarthBox Garden Trellis sells at the suggested retail price of $89.99.
All of this Earth Box equipment is sold locally at Faddegon's in Lathan, The Glade Farm in Guilderland, Olsen's Hardware in Slingerlands, Price Greenleaf in Delmar, Ynider Farms in Troy
You can buy all of this by calling EarthBox at (800) 821-8838, or buy EarthBoxes and accessories at www.earthbox.com.


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Out of any city in Italy it is Padua that holds my heart without a doubt. I lived there for a year with the two girls I came on this trip with, Annie and Livvy. I can honestly say it was one of the best years of my life so far. It had its ups and downs of course – but that's for another post. Padua is about a three hour train journey from Varenna where Annie now lives, so we were up early!
It was really strange to be back, everything felt so familiar! The soundtrack to the visit was probably 'omg do you remember when… *[insert funny memory here]* – it was safe to say we were pleased to be back. We wandered round the Christmas market and through the shops until we got to Prato della Valle (the largest piazza in Italy). Even on a grey day it is beautiful, with the water surrounded by statues of famous people such as Petrach and Galileo Galilei. In the summer we used to go there to meet up with friends and sunbathe. It was market day the day we visited so the square was full of people but we fought our way through to walk through the centre.
We couldn't resist a quick visit to our old apartment, Piazza Castello. It was pretty much in the centre of Padua and had a roof terrace that gave great views (and also acted as a personal sauna in the summer – it got to about 40 degrees up there on a few occasions!)
After a quick bite to eat at one of our favourite bars I met up with some of my Italian friends who I had met when I was out here. They are the nicest family and made me feel so at home whenever I went to visit them. I hadn't seen Giulia since I had left so it was so great to catch up with her – and also practice some of that Italian that I am steadily forgetting. I had forgotten about that oh-so-chic Italian style that they seem to effortlessly ooze and I immediately felt like I needed to go shopping to italianize my wardrobe again.
After having some traditional italian hot chocolates that are basically melted chocolate, (you have to eat them with a spoon the chocolate is so thick), we spent the rest of the afternoon eating gelato and wandering around the main piazzas that we used to hang out in. We went to the fruit and veg market – a place that had witnessed many of out attempts to try and speak some (bad) italian as we struggled with the different fruit and veg names, weights and prices (everyone knows you haven't mastered Italian until you can hear the difference between sessanta (60) and settanta (70) spoken to you by an impatient, fast speaking vendor).
We even managed to fit in time for a quick aperitivo – aperol spritz with complimentary crisps and nibbles – WHEN will this become a thing in London???
We went back to our favourite 'Red bar' – inventively named by us due to it being painted red, but known to the rest of the Padua population as Il Gottino.
The day trip had definitely brought back some very happy memories and we spent most of the day giggling over these – but some Sunday exploring of Lake Como called and it was time to go.
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So, using Stephan's advice, I hastily paid the money to change my return flight from Barcelona to Bern from Thursday to Friday with plenty of time to arrive back in Thun in time for the Friday night U-19 practice.
Then in succesion, I hit the net to get a cheap round trip flight from Barcelona to Madrid on Thursday-Friday, a Madrid hotel reservation for Thursday night and a single, very expensive front row ticket to the 7:00 p.m., Thursday evening Feria de San Isidro bullfight in Madrid's Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas del Espíritu Santo which opened in 1931.
I have only seen bullfights in Tijuana, Mexico where I've always been told the bulls are much smaller than their Iberian cousins. It should be colorful.
I'll be thinking about American bullfight author Barney Conrad for a few hours Thursday evening I'm quite certain. I love his wonderful 1953 bullfighting book, "La Fiesta Brava: The Art of the Bull Ring," that I grew up reading as my bible on introductory bullfighting.
I've got two practices tonight and still have packing to do. I better get started.


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We don't watch TV in my house but we do play computer games. And like all parents I find myself having to put limits on how much computer game playing goes on in one day. (I'm quite sure my son could play SimCity for six days straight.) So we divide the hours he's home up into digital time and analog time.
I think this might be the analog cheer squad. Go analog!


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Part 8 – Good Intentions – What Job's Three Friends Got Right
We are finally introduced to Job's infamous three friends: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. I called them 'infamous' because throughout history people have focused on their negative, self-righteous, and sometimes arrogant comments to Job about his suffering. But the truth is, with this introduction of them we discover that they actually came with good intentions – good intentions that eventually turned sour.
Here's what the friends got right:
1. They were indeed special friends. They were in a covenant relationship with each other, which means that they would go to whatever length necessary to help a brother in need, as we all ought to do regarding sincere friends.
2. The three of them desired to see Job in order to sympathize with and comfort their friend. In this context, the Hebrew word for sympathize emphasizes sharing with Job the grief he was experiencing. Comfort speaks of an attempt to ease the pain of the one suffering, in this case, by simply being there with him.
When we are dealing with someone who is hurting, especially through grief, the best thing we can do is to just be there. Our presence will comfort them more than our words. Giving them a sincere hug will help them sense that you are carrying along with them their pain in order to relieve them of some of the ache.
3. They were understanding of Job's pain because they wept bitterly at how hurt he truly was.
4. They tore their robes and threw dust into the air so that it fell upon their heads. Both of these acts were ancient Jewish rituals that told the grieving person that they too were feeling/sensing/aware of the excruciating emotionally, physical and spiritual pain their friend was experiencing.
5. They sat with Job for seven days without uttering a word. Seven days was the typical time of official mourning for a Jewish person, and their silence was reflective of not only their sorrow, but their awareness that nothing they could say would eliminate Job's grief.
There is a valuable lesson here for all of us. When visiting with one who is grieving we don't have to say anything because we cannot give them what they desire the most – their loved one back. So we don't have to say anything other than, "I am sorry for your pain. I'm sorry for your loss".
Unfortunately, it's when we open our mouths with so called advice, words of wisdom, and share our particular views as to the how's and why's that we get ourselves in trouble. And then we need to do for them; not wait for them to ask (because they won't), but simply go do it (laundry, shopping, cleaning, etc.).
We have all had our 'good intentions' at times go awry, and that shouldn't discourage us from our good intentions, but maybe we all ought to think things through, pray about it, and ask the Lord how we can 'do good' without causing more harm!


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Well, I've not sold either of the jack-o-lantern baskets I made up. So today they go on sale. And, considering that I've only sold one Handknit Felted Basket, I thought maybe a few Handknit Felted Hats might pique someones interest. So I am busily knitting away.
Now that I've posted the hats it occures to me that they need to be doo dahed up. I guess I'll be off to purchase some gross grain ribbon. And i'm thinking maybe a live model will be better than good ol' Madeline here.
So, if you're looking for a really cute decorative basket for next Halloween, stop by
http://www.judyagoddard.etsy.com/ and snap them up for $7.50 each
And while you're there, check out my other baskets. There's a couple Winter themed ones as well as one Christmas one. I have a whole slew of LIttleFelted Baskets that make great tree ornaments and or little gifty baskets. I have to get the other Christmas baskets I have posted. The holidays are upon us!


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The Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat) uses special designations to classify certain quality products. Provided below is a brief explanation of
each one:
Denominació d'Origen Protegida (DOP):
Literally, Protected Designation of Origin, this label is used to denote products from a specific geographical region whose characteristics are due exclusively to the region's environment, including both natural and human factors. Their production, processing and/or preparation must be performed in the specified region.
Indicació Geogràfica Protegida (IGP):
Literally, Protected Geographical Indication, this label is used to designate products associated with a certain quality, reputation or other trait attributable to their specific geographical origin. Their production, processing and/or preparation must be performed in the specified region.
Denominació d'Origen (DO):
Literally, Designation of Origin, this designation guarantees the geographical provenance and quality of wines made from specific grapes varieties according to pre-established vine-growing, winemaking and aging techniques.
Marca de Qualitat (MQ):
Literally, Mark of Quality or 'Q Mark', this designation is awarded by the Government of Catalonia to foodstuffs with certain outstanding qualities in accordance with specific
rules. 'Q Mark' products must meet the strictest food-quality standards under current law and be certified by an external auditor.
Producció Agrària Ecològica (Organic Agricultural Product):
The Catalan Council on Organic Agricultural Products (CCPAE) was created in 1994 as the sole control and certification body for organic agricultural products in Catalonia.
Today, a total of 56,212 hectares in Catalonia are registered with the CCPAE, of which 6,368 lie within the counties of Tarragona. Most of this area (3,751 hectares) is used for pastures, meadows, forage land, scrubland, woodland and the harvest of wild species. The main products produced and sold with this label in Costa Daurada are canned fruit, dried fruit and olive oil (Cabacés and Ulldemolins).
DOP Reus Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts were first introduced in the region as a crop plant in the 19th century, after a phylloxera plague decimated the local vineyards. Today's protected hazelnuts are farmed according to traditional methods and belong to the Negreta, Pauetet, Gironella, Morella and Culplana varieties. The production area in Costa Daurada encompasses the counties of El Baix Camp, El Tarragonès, L'Alt Camp, La Conca de Barberà and El Priorat. In total, the DOP Reus Hazelnut region spans an area of 22,000 hectares.
IGP Valls Calçots
The Valls calçot is a variety of spring onion (Allium cepa L.) known as Blanca Gran Tardana from Lleida. It owes its name, which is derived from the Catalan word calçar, or
'to shoe', to the way it is farmed: the onions bulbs are said to be 'shod' when covered with soil. Calçots typically have a white base ranging from 15 to 25 cm long and a diameter, as
measured 5 cm from the root, of between 1.7 and 2.5 cm. The Valls calçot is grown in the
counties of L'Alt Camp, El Baix Penedès, El Tarragonès and El Baix Camp.
Ideally, calçots are chargrilled over a fire made from the onion shoots themselves and served with salsa salvitxada, a mildly spicy red pepper sauce. The IGP Valls Calçot region spans a total of 30 hectares.
DOP Siurana Olive Oil
Siurana olive oil may only be made from Arbequina, Rojal and Morruda olives. Depending on when the olives
are harvested, the oil may be fruity or sweet. Both types of oil are made from extra virgin olive oil and have an acidity of less than 0.5% and peroxide values of no more than 15%. The production
area encompasses parts of the El Priorat, El Baix Camp, El Tarragonès, El Baix Penedès, L'Alt Camp, La Conca de Barberà and Ribera d'Ebre counties, the latter in Terres de L'Ebre. A total of 12,000
hectares of olive groves are registered and controlled by the Regulatory Council.
IGP Prades Potatoes
Prades potatoes are grown in the municipalities of Prades, Capafonts, La Febró and
Arbolí in El Baix Camp County. This region lies at the foot of the Prades Mountains,
and the combination of its altitude, soil and climate conditions with traditional local farming methods has given rise to a potato renowned for its distinctive characteristics and superior quality. Specifically, the region's potatoes are of the Kennebec variety and have an average diameter of 40 to 80 mm, although they can grow up to 100 mm across.
The IGP Prades Potatoes region spans a total area of 20 hectares, divided into 16 areas.
MQ Blue Fish
The only species of blue fish eligible for the Q Mark, providing they meet the minimum size requirements, are sardines (12 cm), anchovies (11 cm), Atlantic mackerel (18 cm), Pacific mackerel
(18 cm), bogue (11 cm) and horse mackerel (12 cm).
Q Mark blue fish must be caught with nets no longer than 300 metres, not counting the length of the grips, which may have a maximum length of 15 metres each. Once the shoal of fish has been tracked and encircled, the animals are kept alive in the net until they are packed.
DOQ Priorat
The original character of the wines from this region is due to the exclusive characteristics of the
area where the grapes are grown. Most of the vineyards are planted on land that, upon closer inspection, does not appear to be soil at all, but rather a bed of flat, grey, brittle rocks. These
laminates are a type of slate known locally as llicorella. Water is scarce in summer, and the grape harvest is thus modest. At the same time, however, the grapes are of exceedingly high
The white varieties used are Garnatxa Blanca (Grenache Blanc), Macabeo, Pedro Ximénez and Chenin; red grapes include Garnatxa Negra (Grenache Noir), Samsó, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.
DOQ Priorat wines have several distinctive characteristics. The young reds are densely coloured and bright, with mellow, lingering bouquets, a strong attack and a full-bodied, velvety mouthfeel. Oak aging refines the wines, endowing them with a sensuous complexity that is difficult to capture in words.
The DOQ Priorat region encompasses a total of 1,700 hectares and produces an average of 15,000 hectolitres a year. www.doqpriorat.org
DO Montsant
The vineyards of the DO Montsant region tend to be arranged on dark, terraced lands in the south with relatively unfertile slate soil that is nevertheless ideal for producing grapes with
The two main red grape varieties grown in the region are Carinyena (Carignan) and Garnatxa (Grenache), which yield wines well suited for aging. In the region's warmer south, the Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo) grape prevails. Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnatxa Peluda (Lladoner Pelut), Merlot, Monastrell, Picapoll Negre and Syrah grapes are also authorised, all of which are well suited to the specific characteristics of the land.
As for whites, Garnatxa Blanca (Grenache Blanc) and Macabeo are the region's traditional varieties and today are planted almost exclusively. This notwithstanding, Chardonnay, Pansal, Parellada and
Trobat grapes may also be grown.
Thanks to its long history as a wine-producing region, DO Montsant produces quality wines with a high mineral content and short aging periods that can be kept for different amounts of time and can cater for all tastes.
DO Montsant vineyards span a total area of 1,800 hectares. www.domontsant.com
DO Conca de Barberà
The history of winemaking in the county of La Conca de Barberà dates back to the Middle Ages and the era of the Cistercian monks of the abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet and the warrior monks, the knights Templar. More recently, in the early 20th century, several
Modernist wineries were built in the region. Famously described by Àngel Guimerà as 'wine cathedrals', today these buildings make up some of Catalonia's loveliest architectural heritage.
The region is graced with exceptional natural conditions, thanks to the erosive action of the Francolí River and a microclimate that combines the most salient features of the quintessential Mediterranean climate.
The varieties used in region include the white grapes Macabeo, Parellada and Chardonnay and the red grapes Garnatxa Negra (Grenache Noir), Trepat and Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo). Conca de Barberà produces several excellent wines, such as the young whites and rosés made from the indigenous Trepat grape or the aged Ull de Llebre reds. The Cabernet Sauvignons and Merlots are also quite good.
The registered vineyards of the DO Conca de Barbarà region span a total of 3,928 Hectares. www.doconcadebarbera.com
DO Tarragona
The wines of Tarragona have been prized since ancient Roman times, when they stood out among competitors from other corners of the empire. Today, the DO Tarragona production
area encompasses over 72 municipalities, primarily in the counties of El Camp and part of La Ribera d'Ebre in the Terres de l'Ebre region. In all, the wine region spans 9,225 hectares and
produces some 400,000 hectolitres a year.
The grapes varieties grown are Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Garnatxa Blanca (Grenache Blanc), Parellada, Chardonnay and Muscat of Alexandria (also known as Malaga or Roman Muscat) for white wines, and Samsó, Garnatxa (Grenache), Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for reds and rosés.
The region's whites are remarkably mellow, balanced, aromatic and fruity, whilst the reds are strong and aromatic and the rosés are fresh and cherry-coloured. Tarragona's signature wines are those especially meant for dessert, aromatic fortified and generoso wines with a straightforward taste.
The dry varieties are warm, whilst the sweet ones are more harmonious. The region also produces excellent rancio wines. www.dotarragona.cat


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New collective fights for Asians on NZ screens
New Zealand's first Asian TV series aired 10 years ago, and since then … nothing's really happened. Now, the creatives behind the show have formed a collective to stop this lack of representation going on for another decade.
A new group called the Pan-Asian Screen Collective launched on August 28 with a preview screening of the box-office hit Crazy Rich Asians at Hoyts Sylvia Park. PASC's executive includes the people behind New Zealand's first pan-Asian TV series, A Thousand Apologies.
Roseanne Liang, a filmmaker and an executive member of PASC says there's a real gap in representation, statistically, for screen practitioners of Asian heritage. "Both NZ on Air and the New Zealand Film Commission have done studies on diversity and gender. Asians were one of the most underrepresented."
The idea of the collective began 10 years ago when Liang worked on a New Zealand sketch comedy show called A Thousand Apologies, along with PASC executive member and filmmaker Shuchi Kothari. The six-programme series consisted of vignettes addressing the Asian experience in New Zealand.
"Nothing's moved for a decade," Liang says. "The time is now. If we don't do something, it will just be at a standstill again for another 10 years."
Film commission statistics reflect this. Of the films it has funded over the last 40 years, only 1 percent were led by an Asian creative (writer, director, or producer). But as of the 2013 census, people of pan-Asian heritage constitute almost 12 percent of New Zealand's population.
"Nothing's moved for a decade," Liang says. "The time is now. If we don't do something, it will just be at a standstill again for another 10 years."
- Roseanne Liang, Pan-Asian Screen Collective
Despite initiatives by funding bodies and workshops by arts equity organisations, the film commission says there has been a lack of funding applications from Asian creatives.
Liang says that needs to change. "Pan-Asian screen practitioners need to be hungry for these opportunities, but they're not seen on screen so it's become a subconscious bias that they don't belong on screen."
Recently, Radio New Zealand and NZ on Air announced a new $6 million joint fund to focus on "the creation of new, interesting, and innovative content for audiences who are currently not being well served".
Liang says PASC wants to work with these organisations to provide the grassroots level connection to the diverse storytellers they're seeking.
Since launching last week, PASC has attracted 250 members, Liang says. Its membership consists of mostly Chinese and Indian screen practitioners, but with several people of south-east Asian and Middle Eastern heritage.
"The narrative is being told by someone who isn't us. PASC is about allowing pan-Asian practitioners the means to representation."
Asian creatives in New Zealand say that the way they are currently represented in the media is two-dimensional. This has often led to negative stereotypes, primarily because stories aren't being told by Asians themselves. Liang says, "The narrative is being told by someone who isn't us. PASC is about allowing pan-Asian practitioners the means to representation."
Matilda Boese-Wong, a founding member of PASC, is a young New Zealander breaking into the industry. "I really think, it's such an exciting time right now to be entering the film industry as a person of colour. We're already seeing some changes, people are paying attention to stuff. A lot of films are being made right now that production companies wouldn't have funded 20 years ago."
Crazy Rich Asians has already grossed nearly $US111 million in American theatres. It is the first Hollywood feature film in a modern setting to feature a leading Asian cast since The Joy Luck Club premiered in 1993.
Boese-Wong was at the PASC screening. "The feeling of that room, we're making a statement that we're here, we've always been here. It's time for you guys to listen. That feeling of being there together in the cinema, everyone understanding the cultural nuances, I've never been in that before."
Liang says she hopes PASC fosters a new generation of Asian-Kiwi filmmakers. "I want there to be lots of men, women, and not just Chinese either, we want stories from India, Southeast Asia; we want a myriad of stories from lots of different kinds of people, and right now the situation is not acceptable."
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Ladies, it will require more than a Hollywood movie script to win a really good man and keep him. And if you already have a good man, there is always a way to help him be even better. To soften and improve his character and give it completeness will require guidance from the One who made the man. We're talking about the Creator - a loving heavenly Father who is willing to share in simple words the ways in which the godly good man can be won to your side and remain there.
A man without the blessings of a happy home, is deprived of an influence that would stimulate and strengthen him. Many of the diseases from which men suffer are the result of mental depression. Mental depression causes dyspepsia (upset stomach), and this aggravates the mental disorder. The brain is the capital of the body, the seat of all the nervous forces and of mental action. The nerves proceeding from the brain control the body. By the brain nerves, mental impressions are conveyed to all the nerves of the body as by telegraph wires; and they control the vital action of every part of the system. All the organs of motion are governed by the communications they receive from the brain. The brain nerves which communicate to the entire system are the only medium through which Heaven can communicate to man, and affect his inmost life. Tired nerves need rest and quiet. Nature needs time to recuperate her exhausted energies. Firm, quiet nerves and a healthy circulation help men to follow right principles and to listen to the promptings of conscience. A man's energy and success, as well as his happiness, depends, to a great degree, upon the character of his home. If a right influence is found there he can bravely encounter trials and discouragements without. His home is his haven of rest. But if there is discord at home, the tired nerves find no relief. The mind is subject to a constant tension, to preserve calmness and self-control. (Job 5:24/Isaiah 26:3,32:17,18/Proverbs 3:33,17:21,21:19,25:24,27:15/1 Timothy 6:6,8/Ecclesiastes 4:6/1 Corinthians 9:27)
Men were not created to be subject to poverty, disease and suffering, not for thoughtless inattention to their physical and spiritual wants, but for dignity, purity and elevation of character in this life, and for joy unspeakable and full of glory in the future immortal life. The husband comes home from his labor weary and perplexed, and meets a clouded brow instead of cheerful, encouraging words. He is but human, and his affections become weaned from his wife, he loses the love of his home, his pathway is darkened, and his courage destroyed. He yields his self-respect and that dignity which God requires him to maintain. The husband is the head of the family, as Christ is the head of the church, and any course which the wife may pursue to lessen his influence and lead him to come down from the dignified, responsible position God would have him occupy, displeases God. (Ephesians 1:3-5,3:9-11/2 Timothy 1:9,10/Romans 2:7/Isaiah 35:3/Revelation 3:2/Proverbs 14:1,31:12)
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The federal government will soon decide whether to extend or cancel "temporary protected status" for roughly 1,100 Salvadorans, Hondurans and Haitians living in Arizona, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants temporary protected status for three reasons: safety concerns due to an ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster or other extraordinary conditions. By law, the government has to decide whether to extend or cancel the designation 60 days before it expires, officials said.
The deadlines for Honduras and Haiti are in November, and El Salvador's is in January, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
"From our view, the issue of temporary protected status that affects over 300,000 immigrants who are deeply rooted in the United States, is the most important issue that most people have never heard of," said Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice Education Fund, who took part in a press call about the report.
Honduras has had temporary protected status since 1999, El Salvador since 2001 and Haiti since 2010, according to USCIS. Recipients of temporary protected status are allowed to work and cannot be deported. The report by the Center for American Progress also found the U.S. could lose $164 billion worth of gross domestic product in a decade if the government cancels temporary protected status for the three countries.
The construction, health care, hospitality and manufacturing industries would especially suffer, said Laura Reiff, co-chair of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition.
"As the unemployment is so low at this point, ripping over 300,000 people out of a workforce that is looking for workers just doesn't make sense," Reiff said.


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Boy band EXO has twelve boys: six of them are Korean speakers based in Seoul, and six are Mandarin speakers who live in China. The two groups release songs at the same time in both countries in different languages. They are as much a franchise as they are a band.
So what?
The company behind EXO is SM Entertainment. Lee Soo-Man, its founder and the grand mogul of the K-Pop system, described K-Pop as 'cultural technology'. His vision for this cultural technology includes total control over his artists, who live in compounds owned by their record companies. Agencies recruit children from age 12, and train them intensively for up to seven years: school during the day, singing and choreography every night, with extensive media coaching. The young stars make no creative decisions, and almost all aspects of their music and public image are determined by their companies.
Some agencies forbid their trainees to have romantic relationships and require them to be supervised whenever they are out in public. There is no pretence that these idols have 'creative control' of their art. The focus instead is on the high production values of their performances and videos.


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PCCR welcomes Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School to Inter-Institutional Network for Chiropractic Research
The Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research announces the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, jointly based at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has joined the Inter-Institutional Network for Chiropractic Research. The Network is a five-year multidisciplinary effort designed to facilitate chiropractic research across multiple institutions and disciplines.
The Network is a collaborative effort between the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, Yale Center for Medical Informatics and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The first action step will be to convene a steering committee of renowned experts to develop a chiropractic research agenda and establish teams of interdisciplinary researchers. These scientists will conduct projects aimed at improving the quality of chiropractic patient care. They also will collaborate on future grant applications to funding agencies such as the National Institutes of Health.
The Network will benefit from the unique strengths of the participating investigators and institutions, creating a chiropractic research portfolio that's truly translational. Vice Chancellor for Research and Health Policy at Palmer College of Chiropractic Christine M. Goertz, D.C., Ph.D. (Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research) will be the network director. Peter Wayne, Ph.D. (Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School) will join Anthony J. Lisi, D.C. (Yale Center for Medical Informatics and VA Connecticut Healthcare System) as a co-director. These investigators, along with collaborating faculty at the respective institutions, bring together complementary expertise in health services research, clinical practice, and health-care policy. Together they will form a robust foundation to advance chiropractic science, practice and policy.
"We are excited to include the Osher Center as a member of the Inter-Institutional Network for Chiropractic Research," said Dr. Goertz. "Our collective efforts provide an unprecedented opportunity to conduct clinical and basic research that advances chiropractic research and evidence-based clinical practice, ultimately benefiting the patients we serve."
The Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR), headquartered on Palmer College of Chiropractic's campus in Davenport, Iowa, is the most highly funded chiropractic research center in the U.S. Within the past 10 years, the PCCR has been awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration and the Department of Defense, in addition to private foundation grants.


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This is our second week of homeschool and Buddy's first section in Science is the solar system. What better to imagine going to space to see the stars than to pretend you are flying on a space shuttle. (Too bad our children can't ever go on a shuttle to space.) I was given the chance to review this Space Shuttle from Eitech and I thought it would be a great way to enhance our homeschool experience.
I really enjoyed having a project that just Buddy and I would work on together. It was a little overwhelming knowing that there were over 1400 pieces included in this kit. I was even more overwhelmed when I had to sort through hundreds of nuts and bolts to get all the sizes together. You can see from the picture above that there wasn't a big difference between two of the screws.
The website says perfect for ages 8 and up and the box says for ages 10 and up. Buddy is 9.5 and there's no way he could do it by himself. There are a few pieces of metal that need to be bent by hand and there's some tricky situations where it's hard to get the nuts on the bolts. There's an example of that in the picture above. Overall I think it took us about 10 hours total to get the whole space shuttle together.
You can see that this space shuttle is very tall. It comes up to Little Man's belly button! I want to find a way to mount the shuttle on the boys' wall since it's too tall to sit on any of their shelves.
Buddy can't get over how heavy the shuttle is. The shuttle is made out of steel, so it's going to be heavy! 🙂
I think it's really cool that it has a satellite on board and that the bay doors open on the shuttle so you can pull it out. There are a few different options for making the shuttle. You can make it without the fuel tank and boosters and just place it on a stand that you can build. You can also make a stand for it with the fuel tank and boosters, but somehow we were missing two pieces for the stand when it was all said and done. I'm not sure if they were not in the box originally, if they somehow got used for something else, or if the kids somehow lost them. Seeing that it's too tall to stand up anywhere, the stand won't do us any good anyway.
Making this shuttle with Buddy reminded me of when I was growing up and used to make models with my parents. I always loved getting a new model kit to put together. I think I want to start getting the kids more models to put together. I'd like to get something a lot easier next time for the younger kids to help out with.
You can find the Eitech Space Shuttle on Amazon in order to supplement your homeschooling experience or just have a fun project to do with your kids (or by yourself.)


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A few months ago, I had planned on making a few simple apps which include a periodic table and another one having to do with material science/crystal structures. I abandoned these apps because my app writing skills aren't very polished at all and the time it would take to write them could be used for other things, like having a life. Plus, I didn't have a device to develop on, but now I do... so who knows, I might take another crack at writing an app. I did write one app for the phone, but it's got some bugs.
Fedex is on their way with my tablet today. Anyway, below is a link to a comic that I thought was appropriate.


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In older teens, learning styles questionnaires help identify how their personality is developing in terms of self-perception, motivation, perseverance and self-control. Whilst you might have identified your child as a tactile learner in lower primary, with a tendency toward logical thinking (according to Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory discussed in Part Two), how do you know if your child has developed non-cognitive skills that define their true character? How do you know if they have what it takes to be successful?
Essential Questions to Ask Your Teen
1. What career do you see yourself doing?
The real question you need to ask … What skills do you have?
A 2013 report from the UK Education Endowment Foundation found non-cognitive (or 'character') skills are becoming less-important as cognitive (IQ) skills in determining future job prospects. As if to illustrate the point further, Futurewise New Generation, which offers advice on UCAS and careers, reports: "…a recent study by researchers by Oxford University and Deloitte found that about 35% of current jobs in the UK are at high risk of computerisation during the next 20 years."
2. What course will you be taking?
The real question you need to ask … What research proves this is the right course for you?
The possibilities are endless, the courses numerous, the career at the end of it no longer guaranteed and the cost of it – huge! Why would you make a decision as expensive as tertiary/further education with little research? Would you spend so little time researching the cost of a £50,000 car, without knowing if you'd like to drive it at the end of the purchase? Why choose a course/career without trying it out first?
Yet, this seems to be the kind of decision teens are being asked to make as early as first term in lower sixth form.
How Can Learning Styles Influence Career Choices?
The tried and tested C Jung and Briggs Meyers type personality test leads to an understanding of how you think and the careers that might suit you. A good place to start, but keep in mind you might change (a little) as you get older. My own experience is I'm the same personality-type as I was at 16!
The site explains the personality test types for Extrovert/Introvert, Intuitive/Sensing, Thinking/Feeling and Judgement/Perception. A great site to explore if needing careers advice, study options, or simply to understand how you think and react when learning and interacting socially. Not only does it have a fascinating description of each type, but it is quite inspirational too!
How Does MagiKats Use Learning Styles?
A learning style may not be the reason people are hired, but it is the reason people succeed. A great match between the way your child learns and their chosen career is the best way to ensure they enjoy the future and succeed! How will they know if they can persevere and show true grit? Does working with people motivate them? Do they enjoy critical-thinking? Or analysis?
At MagiKats Mathematics and English we feedback our observations on every child's learning throughout their time with us. Students can learn with us all the way from pre-school to GCSE or Highers. We employ a rich variety of learning styles, engaging our learners in every workshop. As students progress through the MagiKats learning stages, our multiple-styles approach invites curiosity about the world and their place within it.
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