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By Caroline WexlerEverything has been great here, but I dont know how soon Ill be back. There are a lot of places I want to fish in this world.
I couldnt have been more astonished when Bernard, a fly fisherman from Belgium, said that. When leaving Casa Carolina, most guests talk about coming back. I know that life intrudes and many of them will not be back. But when theyre leaving, most of them feel that they want to come back. Since we opened Casa Carolina in 2000, we have had many guests return five, six, and seven times. Even when Bernard said that in 2004, several guests had been here multiple times.
But guess what: Bernard has been back four times. He has now decided which guide is his favorite. Bernard is not interested in a grand slam. He comes just to hunt permit, and does so very successfully.
I have been surprised at the number of people who come here who are not divers or fishers. Many people come here just to escape the congestion and crowds of the northern part of this coast, in order to relax in a beautiful, tranquil setting. But it is the fly fishermen (and women!), perhaps even more than the divers, who come back again and again. Mike Cordesius, a fly fisherman from Charlotte, N.C., has been here five times. He usually comes with his fishing buddy, Dave, from California, but he has come alone when he had time and Dave couldnt make the trip. On his most recent trip here, Mike said, Weve been fishing a lot of places, but this is the place that keeps calling us back. Mike got a grand slam on his fourth trip here. Its questionable whether Dave has also gotten a grand slam: if you count hooking a permit by the tail, the answer is yes. Dave thinks that counts, but we dont, so there arent pictures of Daves grand slam on our web page.
Guy and Maxine Anderson of Camrose, Alberta, are one of our two sport couples: Guy is a fly fisherman, and Maxine is a diver. Guy caught his first permit the first time he cast for one, on his first day fishing here. He claims he did not see the permit. He says just as they were heading out in the morning, his guide yelled, Cast! He cast, and caught a permit! On his second day of fishing here, Guy got a grand slam plus: bonefish, permit, tarpon, barracuda, and horse eye jack in the same day. You may have seen pictures of Guy even if you havent seen Casa Carolinas web page. Somehow, a picture of Guy with one of the several permit he caught on that first trip here has popped up in several places on the web, in addition to Casa Carolinas web page.
One afternoon when Guy was fishing the flats in front of Casa Carolina, after fishing all day with a guide, he started screaming for Maxine. Thinking there had been an accident, or that there was some sort of problem, we ran to see what was going on. Guy had caught a big permit right in front of Casa Carolina, and he wanted Maxine to get a picture of it. That picture, of course, is on our web page. Nate Bennett, a fly fishing guide from Jackson, Wyoming, had been admiring that picture for months while he planned his first trip here. When he came here, Guy happened to be here at the same time. Nate felt like he was meeting a legend. Maybe some of Guys luck rubbed off on Nate, because Nate also caught a permit right in front of Casa Carolina! Nates catch was witnessed, but not documented. Nate says he never catches anything when theres a camera around, so he had forbidden his wife Jamie, who is also a fly fisher, to have the camera out there.
We have lost count of how many times Jim and Lana Olson of Hoquiam, Washington, have been here. They dont know, either. But we remember when Jim caught his first bonefish in 2003. Two years later, he got a grand slam. Jim is our only guest who has gotten two grand slams, the second in 2007. Lana doesnt go out fishing with Jim every day, but she was glad she went the day she caught seven bonefish.
In addition to asking about what weight rods to bring and which flies work best here, people coming to fish in Xcalak for the first time often ask, Whos the best guide? There isnt one answer to that. There are about six men in Xcalak who are full time fly fishing guides. They are the only guides we will reserve for our guests. These are self-employed men, who have lived in Xcalak and fished these waters most of their lives. Each of them is the preferred guide of various people; there isnt one who is everyones favorite. There are exceptions, but most people seem to prefer whichever guide they fished with first. However, if I know enough about a guests fishing interests and experience, I have learned which guide might be the best match for a particular fisher.
And yes, it is advisable to reserve a guide in advance. During busy times of year, the guides often are booked up months in advance. During the less busy times, these men still have to feed their families, so they do other kinds of work, such as commercial fishing. Guiding fly fishermen is what they all love to do most, but if they dont know that they will have work, they may not be available if you just show up without a reservation.
The other most frequently asked question is, When is the best time of year to fish? If you look at the dates underneath the pictures of the grand slams in the Fly Fishing Photo Gallery on our web page, youll see that its all year!
Caroline Wexler
Casa Carolina Beach Resort
Xcalak, Q. Roo MX


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That was the view of speakers at the latest event held by the Council for the Defence of British Universities, entitled After the Election: Alternatives in Higher Education policy.
In a nod to the title of the government's 2010 higher education White Paper, Students at the Heart of the System, Rachel Wenstone, vice-president (higher education) at the National Union of Students, told the event on 20 March that "students are not the heart, but the hands of higher education".
She said the current system was "concerned with trends towards the marketisation and privatisation of universities" and that she did not believe "this marketised model of higher education serves the best interest of students".
Ms Wenstone said students should be seen as partners rather than consumers, and added that the "idea of student consumer power exists more in rhetoric than in reality".
She went on to argue that "the student whose views are welcomed, who is actively encouraged to contribute and who feels a sense of responsibility…that student is truly a partner". If universities were to produce more students like this, "the world would be a better place for it", she said.
Meanwhile, Andrew McGettigan, a writer and researcher on higher education, focused more on the role of academics within institutions.
He encouraged universities to follow the Oxbridge model where "academics are members, not just employees" and have a proper democratic say in the running of the institutions.
Dr McGettigan argued that the "key long-term battle" in improving the management of UK higher education was "revivifying democratic accountability within universities".


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Gif Asia: one week to go
With just one week to go until the first Global Innovation Forum Asia Edition kicks off in Singapore, Merle Hall our CEO, is looking forward to chairing a discussion around, 'Why is Asia the Innovation Hub of the World?'
Alongside Pamela Goldberg (Mondelez), Richa Goswami (Johnson & Johnson), Steven Neo (Microsoft) and Nicky Goh (Medtronic), Merle will be discussing a variety of emerging themes surrounding innovation in the region.
The panel will explore Asia's innovation ecosystem and reflect on the latest trends and challenges facing the region and how these vary from a local and a global perspective. Additional topics include how culture and attitudes to failure can be inhibitors to innovation in large organisations and how the freedom to experiment could be critical.
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Education-focused tablet by Nintendo in the works
According to several tweets published by Nintendo software engineer Nando Monterazo, the company is hard at work creating an Android tablet with a focus on education. Judging from his writings, the Android slate is going to be used by kids, who will get access to various educational games.
Those games, naturally, will have classic Nintendo characters in them. However, Monterazo points out that old-school Nintendo games won't be coming to the upcoming tablet. NES, Super Nintendo, and Game Boy games will not be available for the unnamed Nintendo tablet, as "educational games only" will be the focus. Read more »


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I plan to blog my heart out on Wednesday. Lots on my heart and in my brain! We feel blessed beyond measure, the support we've received from the interview on WCCO has been amazing.
No, we still don't have a baby.
For those of you that didn't see my blitz all over Facebook, or didn't catch the news on Friday night at 10:00 p.m., here it is: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/05/04/after-4-miscarriages-minn-family-turns-to-an-open-adoption/
They did a beautiful job of capturing the true us. I am so thankful for the opportunity to share our story. I hope that it was not only therapeutic for us, but for others that have suffered through infertility as well.


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I recently read Something Nice – 10 Stories by Andrew K. Lawston.
This book is a collection of unconnected short stories. While they seem a bit disjointed at first, once I reached the third short story, I began to get into the flow a little better. At this point, I retraced my steps and started back at the beginning, and got much more out of the stories than I had the first time around.
These short stories are extremely well written. Since they are short, you are immediately thrown into the plot, at times completely unaware of what is going on. But each time I started a new story, I was hooked from the first paragraph!
The stories are all unique and a little disturbing, which is a genre that I particularly enjoy. There's something fascinating and thrilling about delving into a story and knowing that no matter what initial assumptions you make about that story, the ending might completely throw you for a loop!
Lawston did a fantastic job with these short stories. I was pleasantly surprised with each of them. I also got a kick out of his ending note on why he titled the book "Something Nice." I definitely loved the inside joke.
To get your own copy, follow this link.
And here's a bit of bio information, which his permission, of course.
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Another workout week is behind us! I am happy to say I did a good job of getting back on track after vacation.
I worked out six days this week, and did a good job of varying things up. I even got in a long run, which I haven't done since March! Sadly, it's already starting to get really warm here (it was 85 during my Saturday MORNING run!) So I need to get acclimated, and fast. I spent all day yesterday guzzling water and Gatorade because I sweat so much on my run. I felt really accomplished afterwards though. Ok, so here is what I did this week!
Sunday: rest
Monday: 3 mile run, chest and tri's
Tuesday: 2 mile power walk on 7.0 incline, back bi's and abs
Wednesday: 3 mile run
Thursday: 45 minutes stationary bike, chest and tri's
Friday: workout DVD
Saturday: 6 mile run
I am hoping to do a long run of 7 miles this next weekend, and we will be sure to start a little earlier in the morning before it gets too hot! Have a fabulous Sunday everyone. Rest day for this gal.
*Don't forget about my Disney swag bag giveaway or my $100 visa giftcard giveaway!
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Pirate's Awesome Match at Lord's
He opened the bowling and took 2 wickets, more than anyone else on his side, but not until the opposition had racked up 165 runs with their opening partnership. Ouch.
During lunch the crowd (yes, there was a crowd of about 3,500 people. We were all seated in the Grand Stand, where I took these photos from, so looking across the pitch all you see are empty seats, but that's because all the spectators were behind me) was entertained by a very good band.
At teatime the players were introduced to Princess Anne (that's her in the yellow dress. I was too lazy to paste an arrow in for you). I asked Pirate what he said to her and he told me that she enquired about his job, which he described for her. Then she went on to feign interest in the next player.
Finally Pirate got to bat. When he came on to the pitch it was looking dire for his side, as they had lost a lot of wickets quite quickly and gotten few runs. The team and the crowd were getting despondent. Then he came out and smashed a 4 off the first ball and the crowd cheered. He continued hitting 4s until he had taken the team from a position of almost certain defeat to a likely draw. At one point the crowd was even chanting his name! Pi-rat! Pi-rat! Pi-rat!
When he was eventually bowled they put his photo up on all the big scoreboards. He is even awesomer than I am. The end.
Monday, July 28, 2008
My Awesome 80-mile* bike ride
And no, you can't have a lollipop. Because I said so.
After cleaning and re-oiling the gears on my bike, tightening and re-balancing the brakes, I set off yesterday morning at 10:40. It was a beautiful day, and already hot. I followed National Cycle Route 4 from Bristol to Bath, and then on to Devizes via Bradford-on-Avon along the Kennet and Avon Canal. I kept to the minimum allowable clothing, a sports bra and bike shorts. (Sorry, not photo of that.) Here is a series of pictures I took to document my journey.
Along the Avon Valley Antique Railway I spotted this gem of sarcastic graffiti:
As I was crossing over the River Avon (and stopping to eat some malt loaf), I saw this lovely red canal barge pass under the bridge. This is a bit of the Avon I know well, as it's part of the stretch of water where I scull. I've been under this bridge hundreds of times myself!
On the other side of Bath it was a bit quieter (just a bit, mind) but this wee faun didn't seem to mind all the families out enjoying the sunday sunshine:
An aquaduck! It's hard to tell from this photo (I couldn't get a higher vantage point), but this aquaduct on the K&A canal crosses over the River Avon, which is about 60 feet below. (That's my bright green bike in the foreground.)
A typical stretch of canal: peaceful and shady. Looooooooovely.
My dream home:
Thistles and lustrife in a cottage garden so charming Miss Marple herself would barf a rainbow at the sight.
*Proof! At this point I am 11 miles past Bath, which is 17 miles from Bristol, and I still have 10 to go. (I realize that doesn't quite add up to 40, but it's close. Work with me here.)
There's not much in this photo. I just liked the banding effect of the blue sky, ripe wheat, and green aquatic grass thingys.
An obliging heron:
Haystacks! Eat your heart out, Claude.
Yellow water lilies behind pink things. What do I look like, a botanist? Oh, yeah. *slinks away*
The Caen Hill Locks. This photo doesn't do them justice. This is one fucking spectacular piece of Victorian engineering. Absolutely astounding.
I wanna uh I wanna uh I wanna uh I wanna uh I wanna really really really really wanna Zig-a-Zig ah! (and Himself.)
We had a delightful time. Ziggi and Himself came to pick me up at the Devizes sports center, which was an easy landmark, right off the canal, and I know it because Pirate has played cricket there on several occasions. They took me back to their house and Ziggi made a very yummy lunch with chicken and potato salad and rolls. I was offered copious quantities of happy-making beverages (and I must say that the strawberry wine was especially scrummy), we sat by the pond-fountain-waterfeaturewithfish thing and talked all afternoon about life, politics, what have you. There were creature comforts in the forms of Fern, Suze, the Fredster, the rabbits, and Dolce the cat (who left large quantities of fluffitude on my shirt). What a great day!
On the way back I snapped this photo of the Locks from the top looking down. You can't see the series of locks well from this angle, but the sky is pretty.
That's a little better. (And yes, I had to ride all the way up that hill on the path to the left to reach this point. This at the end of a near 40-mile journey! Going back down again was fucking great, I can tell you.)
My favorite photo of the day: the pub beside the Bradford-on-Avon marina, with a hot air balloon. (If you click the bigness you will see the balloon is doing a burn, too!)
Close-up of the balloon. Hang on, what the fuck's that on the side? It's the porn balloon!
Another aquaduck. Even though I had a fairly high vantage point for this, you still don't get the sense of the valley that bridge is spanning.
Ah, that's better. I took this photo standing in the middle of the above aquaduct, looking off to the left. See what I mean now?
How stunning is this light? It was raining when I took this at about 9:30 in the evening. I was still east of Bath, and had about 20 miles to go to get home. My legs were fine. For the time being.
Just before getting in to Bath I spotted this unconventional, hippie-occupied canal boat. The chap who lived in was very friendly (and very attractive if I'm being honest. In another life, I totally would have.)
He has cool, homemade sculpture on the front of his boat. It reminded me of the water creature in The Abyss.
A field of asters
Entering Bath. This photo really doesn't capture the twinkliness of the city in the twilight.
Bath Abby. No, I did not steal this photo from their website. I took this myself, last night, with my fully automated little digital camera. Not bad for a total amateur, huh? (except you can see the handles of my bike in the foreground. whoops.)
After that it was too dark for much photography. I got home at about 11. It took me 3 hours and 40 minutes on the way out, and 4 hours coming back. By the time I was 10 miles from Bristol my legs were starting to shake. Fortunately the last few miles are the easiest.
Today I am fine. The only evidence of my journey, besides the photos, are
--> the blister on my ass
--> my incredibly tight right hamstring
--> the layers and layers of dust and filth caked on to my bike, which was sparkling clean at the outset.
It was a brilliant trip, and I will definitely take more pedal-powered roadtrips in the future.
In a word
1. Your cell phone? Fisher-Price (it's hyphenated. That makes it one word. Word.)
2. Your significant other? Perfect
3. Your hair? Boring
4. Your mother? Trying
5. Your father? Adorable
6. Your favourite thing? sculling
7. Your dream last night? bizarre
8. The room you're in? MESSY!
9. Your fear? Alone
10. What you're not? Organized
11. The last thing you did before logging on? Cook
12. Where did you grow up? Bumfuck
13. Favourite drink? weissbier
14. What are you wearing? shorts
15. Your TV? nonexistent
16. Your pet? Nazi
17. Your computer? paperweight
18. Favourite place? river
19. Your mood right now? worried
20. Missing someone? Pirate
21. Something you're not wearing? perfume
22. Love someone? Eternally
23. Your favorite color? green
24. Kids? sooooooon
25. Your life? good
26. Tagging? Everyone!
Sad... and suspicious
It also seems a bit suspicious to me. The new owners just spent loads on restoration and renovation. Can all you boys and girls say "insurance fraud?" Sure, I knew you could.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
The weather will be beautiful, there will be aquaducts and kingfishers and shady beach forests and ice cream, and best off all there will be Ziggy!
News on Monday.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Now they are bankrupt. People have already bought gifts. They, and we, are screwed. This is the last thing I need right now.
Wank shit bugger balls damn shit fuck arse shit bugger goddamnit.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Most refreshing cocktail ever conceived
In a pint glass add:
juice of 1 sweet, ripe grapefuit
several splashes of gin
top up with tonic water.
Drink like it's goin' outta style.
Now it needs a name! Suggestions in the usual place.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
If I knew you were coming...
*wipes eyes*
15 minutes ago I was still a bit nervous about baking my own wedding cake.
No longer.
Monday, July 21, 2008
I blame the sea gulls
It was because the seagulls were squawking that I leapt from my bed and lunged for the water gun on the desk to shoot the fucking bastards,
Which caused me to get dizzy and black out because I got out of bed too fast,
Which caused to lose both my balance and my consciousness
Which caused me to fall off my desk (where I was kneeling to reach the window to shoot the sea gulls)
Which caused me to (somehow, I really don't know how this happened) to fall off the desk in such a way that I scraped my back against a corner of it, catching a raised mole on my back and ripping the thing off my flesh, creating a 10-inch long vertical gouge in my back.
The pain of which caused me to go in to shock (after I came to in a pile on the floor)
Which caused me to get all hot and feverish and nauseous
Which caused me to throw up all over my laundry before I could get it together enough to ring the doctor, which I eventually did, hauled myself up to student health, and got myself bandaged up nicely.*
I could have done it myself save for the difficulty of reaching my own back.
All because of the GODDAMN FUCKING NOISY SEAGULLS.
*The bandages all fell off in the 15 minute walk back to my flat. Fucking NHS can't even apply a bandaid properly.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Why xkcd is my fav comic of All Time
link is here.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
I need this
Not 'want,' neeeeeeeeed.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The Quantum Fishies
Wong-Foo's job is to eat the Quantum Fishies. The Quantum Fishies are the offspring of my two guppies, Preggers and Studly. (I'll get some photos up as soon as I remember to charge the batteries for my camera.)
Preggers and Studly are very good at their job. Their job is to make snacks for Wong-Foo. Wong-Foo's job is to eat the snacks so the tank doesn't become overcrowded. It's an eco system thing. Keep up, people.
But Wong-Foo has gotten lazy, and there are FOUR more fishies in the tank than there should be. They are the Quantum Fishies: Nuon, Gluon, Lepton, and Quark. They are little more than a pair of eyes each attached to a small, transparent body and tail. They do not swim, they do not move. They disappear from one location and instantly reappear in another place in the tank. It is not magic: it is Quantum Tankanics. They are here, there, and everywhere, few in number, but nearly impossible to count. They are the Quantum Fishies.
Monday, July 14, 2008
How I pulled my ass cheek
So instead we went to the club and stuck me in the nets to teach me how to bat properly. (Apparently the half-ton I got this weekend for the Bowl Movement CC was a fluke.) It turns out I'm a left-hander.
I started out as a right-hander, which is what would be expected, since I'm right-handed. But i just couldn't get the coordination right. It felt forced and contrived and totally unnatural. So I switched sides. After 10 seconds of feeling slightly weird it all came together and I was blocking shots like a pro.
Pirate is a good coach, if slightly exasperating. In his job he is a pirate trainer, taking kids off the street and instilling in them all the best pirating values. I got a good sense yesterday of how his wee piratettes see him.
Several buckets of tennis balls later (i didn't have any pads, so we used softer balls), Pirate's bat was feeling very heavy indeed, and my back was getting sore, so we called it a day. I woke up today with a pulled ass.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Movie Review: Prince Capsaicin*
Except for, apparently, that line, which occurred word for word in the move twice.
That said, it was actually better than the book. I give it 2 1/2 musky gussets.
Oh, and Reepicheep was awesome. Eddie Izzard was perfect.
*cuz he be HOT, bitches.
Mega-girly Girliness
I bought an ivory satin bosque that has more lift than a Saturn 5 rocket. It turns out I have tits.* Who knew?!
Then we went to see Prince Caspian and drool over the hot kid with the faux Spanish accent playing PC. *fans face* The really sad and surprising thing is that despite PC's hotness it was the wet-chinned public school prat playing Peter who got me going in the scene where he fights Usurper Shiraz. I mean god DAMN I loves me a shiny suit of armor. *fans faster* Really, it wasn't Peter, just the way he wore that tin can with the red tabard and looked all "I'm about to die but I'm so taking you with me you fake-accented fucker." Mmmm.
(this pic would be better if he wasn't pouting. that's susan's job anyway)
Then there was more food at Frankie & Bennies where we ordered some very contrived menu item calling itself 'The Americana.' I don't know what made it American, but it were tastee. Also more wine.
w00t for (occassional) girlyness and very decadent 2-meals-out days.
*Really awesome ones
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Good Day, Sunshine!
Some of what was said to me was so horrible it was funny, but to convey the true spirit I would have to type in an accent, which I suck at, so instead I'm going to tell you why today was so wonderful instead.
It started off with another mess of wedding reply cards, which are always fun. I haven't enjoyed going to the box to get my mail this much since I was 10 years old and expecting birthday cards with cheques in them.
Today I received a very, very formal acceptance from Pirate's great aunt Peer, who is the family aristocrat. I could barely make out her handwriting as it creaked off the personalized stationery, but lo and behold she's coming. No-one expected her to. Isn't that lovely? Yay for aged and decrepit relatives who do the unexpected!
We also got our first wedding gift today! Yay! It's the solid, Michigan maple, 3" thick, end-grain chopping board I asked for. It's 4 square feet. Proper chopping board. Very generous. (Now who will get me the knives to go with it, I wonder?)
Then I got an email from an old friend from High School that I haven't heard from in, like, geological time. He saw the announcement in the news letter and sent an email to the last known account he had for me, which still feeds in to my current account. We spent the day emailing back and forth, it turns out he's moving to Germany shortly, and would like to come and visit me over the summer, so I asked him to come to the wedding, and he said 'yes'! Whoopie! I haven't seen him in over 10 years. Amazing.
And last but not least (and this is the real cherry on the cake), the Hairy Man* I.M.'d me. We haven't communicated in almost 2 years. He took the breakup pretty hard, and I've never stopped worrying about him and wondering what he's up to. It's been a bit of a loose thread that I was never able to tie off. I tried to get in touch a couple times, but he ignored me, and so I left him in peace. And then tonight he Skyped me, right out of the blue. He's living with his new girlfriend, which makes me very happy. I wish them both well, and I hope it works out for him.
Oh, and a gift I ordered for the Pirate from Amazon arrived, so I'll be able to give that to him when he comes over on Friday.
Yay! Happiness abounds! (As does stress, but we don't think about that.)
*If you're new around here and you want to read more about the Hairy Man, click the 'hairy man' category on the sidebar. It's all there.
Friday, July 04, 2008
To all my British colleagues:
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
The next time you're making squash soup
Do it. Do it now.
Detailed instructions:
1 large butternut squash/sugar pumpkin/other orange cucurbita
4 Tbs olive oil
cracked pepper
2-3 cups chicken stock or 2 oxo chicken bullion cubes
1/2 tsp cinnamon OR 1/2 tsp ginger (if you want to use both, make a fucking pumpkin pie)
1/4 cup good scotch (if you wouldn't drink it, don't cook with it you Philistine)*
single cream or half-and-half to taste
What to do:
- Cut the cucurbita in half, scoop out the seeds, cover cut side with oil, sprinkle with cracked pepper, and put face down on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 F (175 C) until the skin is brown, shiny, and bubbling off the flesh.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool, and scoop out flesh. Discard skin.
- Whiz flesh through a blender with the chicken stock (this will probably take you 2 batches, depending on the corpulence of your chosen cucurbita). The texture should be nice and smooth, but a little thicker than you would want your soup to be. You still have the whisky and cream to add, remember.
- Pour in saucepan, add spice and whiskey. Bubble for a few minutes until alcohol is cooked off. Or not.
- Ladel out a bowl, add a splash of cream,** swirl it with your spoon so it looks like a photo in a cookbook, and eat it. You will like it. It is good.
If you really want to show off to your friends at a dinner party, toast the pumpkin seeds after you've removed them and save them for garish, sprinkling them on the surface of the soup right before you serve it. Your friends will hate you.
*my feeble attempt at imitating First Nation's delightful abusive cooking instruction
** Don't add the cream until you are ready to serve it. Leftovers keep much better in the fridge or freezer if you haven't added the cream yet.


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Google CEO Sundar Pichai just got a big payday.
He received roughly $183 million in company stock, which will vest over the next four years.
According to Bloomberg, this is the highest pay package that Google has ever given to an executive whose equity grants have been reported in filings.
Although Larry Page is still CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, Pichai has the incredibly important job of making sure that the company's core businesses and cash cow stay strong.
So who is Pichai and how did he scale the ranks to get one of the most important jobs at one of the most important companies in the world?
Here's his story:
Pichai grew up in Chennai, India. His father was as an electrical engineer and his mother a stenographer before having him and his younger brother. The family wasn't wealthy, and the boys slept together in the living room of their two-room apartment.
Early on, Pichai had a talent for remembering numbers, which his family realized when he could recall every phone number he had ever dialed on their rotary phone. He will still sometimes show off his memorization skills at meetings, to colleagues' awe.
After becoming interested in computers — the first software program he wrote was a chess game — Pichai studied metallurgical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. His success there won him a scholarship to Stanford.
Source: YouTube
Moving to California was a huge leap. "I always loved technology and while growing up I had dreams of Silicon Valley," Pichai said in a recent interview. "I used to read about it, hear stories from my uncle."
Sources: Business Insider, Bloomberg
He interviewed at the Googleplex on April Fools' Day in 2004 — the same day the company launched Gmail. Everyone, Pichai included, initially thought that the free email service was one of Google's infamous pranks. He started working on Google's search toolbar.
That product ended up being important in 2006, when Microsoft created a "Doomsday" scenario for Google by making Bing the new default search engine on Internet Explorer. Pichai helped convince computer manufacturers to preinstall the Toolbar on their hardware to mitigate the effect of this change.
Source: Quora
That problem led him to one of his other biggest early achievements: convincing cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin that Google should build its own browser. The result, Chrome, is now the most used option out there.
As a leader, Pichai was always well-liked and more focused on results instead of standing out. That "substance over overt style" attitude attracted attention, though, and he started getting more responsibility.
He was also incredibly instrumental in making sure that Android was better integrated with Google proper. Before he took over, it was run basically as a completely separate business.
Source: Buzzfeed
Another landmark in Pichai's rise: He was reportedly instrumental in helping put together Google's $3.2 billion Nest acquisition in 2014.
Here's a prophetic post from 2011:
Source: Bloomberg
He has remained a loyal Googler despite being approached by Twitter for high-ranking roles a couple of times.
We've been told that he could often act as Larry Page's "interpreter" — understanding Page's vision and then helping to communicate it to other teams.
That knack and his success with Chrome, Apps, and Android led to his next important promotion in late 2014, when Page put him in charge of almost all of the company's product areas, including search, maps, Google+, commerce and ads, and infrastructure. He essentially became Page's second in command.
Although he's private, Pichai is willing to speak out about certain causes that he believes in. Following some of Donald Trump's comments about immigration, he wrote a public post expressing his views: "Let's not let fear defeat our values. We must support Muslim and other minority communities in the US and around the world."
Source: Medium
In his home country, Pichai is seen as something of a hero. "You've done what everyone has dreamed of doing," interviewer Harsha Bhogle said while Pichai did a Q&A session with students at a Delhi University.
Source: YouTube
Throughout his meteoric rise, he's remained incredibly humble: "It is always good to work with people who make you feel insecure about yourself. That way, you will constantly keep pushing your limits."
Source: The Hindu
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E T Sheppard in Henley was bought in 1944 by Alan Jones, who was at the time, the third generation owner of A F Jones Stone Masons, in Reading.
Recognising the intricate skill and precise craftsmanship required in monumental masonry, E T Sheppard became the sister company, to create a dedicated workshop, offering clients an unusual service, where stones were cut and crafted by the same organisation.
Cost Effective Memorials
70 years on and E T Sheppard continues to offer the same high standard of masonry, combining traditional hand cutting methods with modern technology, resulting in the production of bespoke, but cost effective memorials that stand the test of time.
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Angus Jones, the fifth generation owner continues the family business, upholding A F Jones and E T Sheppard's commitment to quality and craftsmanship.


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A couple accused of killing their six children in a house fire have denied charges of manslaughter.
Mick and Mairead Philpott, from Derby, who were previously charged with murder, pleaded not guilty to six separate counts of manslaughter when they appeared at Birmingham crown court via video-link.
A third defendant, Paul Mosley, 45, who was also previously charged with murder, appeared in the dock at the same hearing and also entered not guilty pleas to the unlawful killing of the children.
Jade Philpott, 10, and her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died in a blaze at their parents' semi-detached house in Allenton, Derby, on 11 May. Duwayne, 13, died later in hospital.
Mick Philpott, 55, Mairead Philpott, 31, and Mosley, of Derby, are expected to face trial in February.
The couple appeared via a split-screen video-link to the prisons where they are being held on remand.
During today's hour-long hearing, the pair spoke only to enter their pleas, give their names, and confirm they could hear and see the proceedings.
Mick Philpott, wearing a cream jumper, held his head in his hands and was heard to sob as two of the charges, which related to Jade and Jayden, were put to him by the court clerk.
His wife, wearing a blue T-shirt and sitting behind a desk, showed no obvious emotion as she denied each of the six new charges.
A further administrative hearing is due to be held in January and the trial, which may last for up to five weeks, is scheduled to begin on 11 February.


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20th Annual Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale Was a Grand Old Time/
The 20th Annual Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale was today, and thousands of people showed up on a beautiful day in the Patch. Just about everything was up for sale, from baked goods and books to kid's toys and antiques. Numerous fundraising groups were at this epic garage sale, such as Plants for Parkinson's, Elizabeth Fry Society and Rock Camp for Girls (aka RC4G), who were selling used items to go to their camper subsidy and gear funds.
Here's some pictures our Creative Director Evan Holt took at the event, which is so popular it spills over into neighbouring streets.
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Increased reliance on the Internet and other networked systems raise the risks of cyber attacks that could harm our nation's cyber infrastructure. The cyber infrastructure encompasses a number of sectors including: the nation's mass transit and other transportation systems; banking and financial systems; factories; energy systems and the electric power grid; and telecommunications, which increasingly rely on a complex array of computer networks, including the public Internet. However, many of these systems and networks were not built and designed with security in mind. Therefore, our cyber infrastructure contains many holes, risks, and vulnerabilities that may enable an attacker to cause damage or disrupt cyber infrastructure operations. Threats to cyber infrastructure safety and security come from hackers, terrorists, criminal groups, and sophisticated organized crime groups; even nation-states and foreign intelligence services conduct cyber warfare. Cyber attackers can introduce new viruses, worms, and bots capable of defeating many of our efforts. Costs to the economy from these threats are huge and increasing. Government, business, and academia must therefore work together to understand the threat and develop various modes of fighting cyber attacks, and to establish and enhance a framework to assess the vulnerability of our cyber infrastructure and provide strategic policy directions for the protection of such an infrastructure. This book addresses such questions as: How serious is the cyber threat? What technical and policy-based approaches are best suited to securing telecommunications networks and information systems infrastructure security? What role will government and the private sector play in homeland defense against cyber attacks on critical civilian infrastructure, financial, and logistical systems? What legal impediments exist concerning efforts to defend the nation against cyber attacks, especially in preventive, preemptive, and retaliatory actions?
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Monse and Oscar de la Renta to Show Fall 2017 Collections Together
Monse and Oscar de la Renta's creative directors Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia are making one of the industry's boldest moves by deciding to show both Monse's and Oscar de la Renta's fall 2017 collections together on February 13th, at Skylight Clarkson Sq in West Soho, New York.
The combined Monse and Oscar de la Renta runway show will feature something that has been called a "reveal factor' by the creative duo, which implies distinguishing one show from the other very easily (Mone's RTW line is going to be the first one to be shown).
The idea of joining forces, thus unveiling two separate collections all together, is a peculiarity we have never seen before in the fashion industry, and that will surely pave the way for similar arrangements in the future of many other fashion houses.
"We wanted to attack it head on: Can we do two different collections that have an identity on their own and be brave enough to show them together?" Fernando Garcia explained. "Having them be consecutive does not mean that there is necessarily a blending of the ideas. There's going to be different styling for each show, and it's going to be very apparent where the change happens. The clothes are very different."
Oscar de la Renta's chief executive Alex Bolen continued by explaining that such a choice not only aims at shaking up the conventional runway format a little bit (which already saw some changes as soon as the first labels began combining their women's and men's wear collections), but also at confirming Monse and Oscar de la Renta's unconditional bond, as the two fashion houses "are a part of the same brand family".
"We talk about brands DNAs, and I think that, on some level, if Fernando is part of the Monse DNA and part of the Oscar DNA, it's impossible for them to be totally separate," Bolen revealed. "And guess what? I don't think they need to be totally separate. It's going to be a happy day for me when I see a real customer with an Oscar blouse and a Monse skirt.'
With Alex Bolen being a practical man, he also tried to put the news into a more sustainable and relaxed point of view, reminding us that there will be "one less show that somebody has to run across town for".
Monse and Oscar de la Renta's upcoming conjoined runway show could be seen as a sort of declaration of intents too, as less than a month ago Carolina Herrera decided to sue the notorious American fashion house because of creative director Laura Kim's violation of a six-month non-compete clause. Although the case appears to be settled now, by standing so close to each other Monse and Oscar de la Renta are basically telling Carolina Herrera, as well as the fashion industry as a whole, that they will not let any sort of accusations tear them apart.
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The coast of British Columbia is vulnerable to a catastrophic earthquake, with the potential for major impacts to public health and safety, significant loss of life and billions of dollars in damage to critical infrastructure. Aside from an actual emergency event, exercises offer the highest degree of realism to test the province's operational readiness for a catastrophic earthquake.
Exercise Coastal Response was held from June 7 to 10 in the Port Alberni region. It was B.C.'s first ever full-scale earthquake and tsunami response exercise and tested and acted upon critical elements of the B.C. Earthquake Immediate Response Plan (PDF) in preparation for a real event.
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Exercise Coastal Response 2016 was based on a magnitude 9.0 earthquake resulting from a rupture of the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast of southwestern B.C. In this exercise scenario, strong shaking lasting several minutes would occur in areas of Greater Vancouver, Greater Victoria and central Vancouver Island, causing some destruction in the major urban centres and widespread damage in the Port Alberni valley. The earthquake would also generate a tsunami on the west coast of Vancouver Island minutes after the initial shock.
A strong and effective provincial response to a catastrophic earthquake hinges on B.C.'s ability to coordinate with internal and external agencies at all levels. The purpose of Exercise Coastal Response 2016 was for Emergency Management BC to bring together some key stakeholder groups – multiple levels of government, various jurisdictions in Canada and the U.S., and a number of provincial ministries, First Nations, Crown corporations and first responders – in a coordinated and integrated way to activate the B.C. Earthquake Immediate Response Plan (PDF). The goal was to exercise elements of this plan and strengthen relationships among and across partners and stakeholders to enhance operational coordination.
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Dr. Edgar Odell Lovett, President of William M. Rice Institute, standing near a crowded bookcase. He is wearing a dark suit, including waistcoat, and a dark tie. Original resource is a black and white photograph.
Dr. Edgar Odell Lovett was the first president (1907-1946) of the Rice Institute, which later became known as Rice University. In 1907 he was asked to head Rice Institute, Houston, being recommended for the post by Woodrow Wilson, then president of Princeton. He accepted in 1908, moved to Houston, and was formally inaugurated as the first president of the institute on Oct. 12, 1912; he continued in this capacity until his retirement on March 1, 1946. Thereafter, he was associated with Rice as president emeritus, director and consultant.
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Welcome to the first 2009 Burgess blog post! Yes, I know we are a little late but things have been busy around here! Chayse is a busy body and is all over the place. She loves chasing the cat and is never still... unless she is asleep! She is doing well though and has a third tooth! We took her to the doctors last week for a courtesy weight check and she is 16 pounds, 9 ounces now! She may not weigh much but that is because she is always moving!
Nathan is adjusting to being promoted from Car 2 to Car 1. He moved into the chief's position from the assistant chief position on January 1. We have been busy painting his office and trying to get him a new desk.
I have been busy trying to keep up with Chayse, which is a full time job. I have been having headaches at night so I am not on the computer much these days which is why we have had the lag in postings. My Etsy store has been keeping me busy but I was able to take a much needed break at the first of the year! Christmas was a busy coaster season for me so it was very nice!
Oh, and I talked to Kelly and Kyle the other day... Brayden is doing GREAT and Grayson is so excited to have his little brother home. He has all three of them come and pick him up from daycare when he is there... he wants everyone together since they had a few weeks spit up. Kelly and Kyle are very grateful for all of the prayers that were sent their way. Thank you for keep my cousin and her family in your thoughts!


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I adore Kristin Chenoweth.
So, it was a real delight that one of the colorguards selected her rendition of "Taylor, the Latte Boy" for their 2009 competition season. The eight high schoolers - only one boy - had a ball with this number.
The floor was set with a Starbuck's counter and a cafe table and chairs - Joey, who portrayed Taylor, even had the requisite green apron and attitude. (If you've never seen Winterguard competitions, they incorporate costumes, sets, rifles, sabres and flags (as well as other appropriate props. All the flags for this show had different sweetener logos emblazoned across them: Splenda, Equal, etc.)
It was a great show - perfect for this small group of student, who performed the heck out of it. I had not heard this song before seeing their show - and it's as adorable as Kristin.
So here's Taylor, the Latte Boy - hope it gets your day going. Oh, and if you'd like to see the kids in action, here's a link to a rather poor quality video of their performance a week before State Championships - where they in fact won their division easily.
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When I asked you guys over on Instagram if you'd like to see a list of the top ten most popular recipes in 2017 on Milk & Honey Nutrition, the answer was a resounding YES! And just a few observations... you guys love chocolate, cookies, and avocados! So, here you have it, the recipes you guys viewed the most this year...
Note: I will update this over the next few days if things change. The top five especially were VERY close and I'll be interested to see if they change at all!
10. Avocado Frozen Hot Chocolate
This is one of my favorite smoothie recipes I've ever done and is a great way to get some anti-inflammatory fats in before you start your day... and who doesn't love an excuse to make an avocado rose??
9. Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
This recipe was sponsored by Sprouts Farmer's Market, and was basically my excuse to experiment baking with ghee. They are a classic cookie and if you love coconut and butter-y flavors mixed together... you'll LOVE these.
8. Vegan High Protein Fudge Brownies
These were an instant favorite, and appeaIed to so many different interests: vegan, high fiber, high protein, gluten free, low sugar, no added sugar, and I could keep going. I have a feeling they would have been higher on the list, if I'd posted them earlier in the year.
7. Avocado Cacao Mousse
Yet another avocado and chocolate combo you guys seem to be really into! This mousse is the creamiest most delicious thing you've ever put in your mouth, I promise! You can make it with maple syrup or date paste... you choose. Not a lot of sugar (just 2 Tbsp of either in the whole recipe), and lots of satisfying and filling fats!
6. Avocado Banana Cookies
One of the first recipes I ever developed years ago! It was a dream come true to have it published in the first ever Siggi's Yogurt Cookbook.
5. High Protein Gingerbread Cookies
This specific version of my high protein desserts (which is basically just code for "there's beans in there") was sponsored by Natural Delights Medjool Dates. Date paste is so much friendlier on my blood sugars than traditional sweeteners.
4. Carrot Apple Butternut Squash Soup
Another oldie but a goodie type recipe. This recipe has been a staple in our home for years and is both dairy free and gluten free. It's warm and comforting and I've yet to meet a person who doesn't like it. It's also surprisingly filling for "just a soup."
3. Oatmeal Chocolate Chip High Protein Cookies
You guys have been making these cookies like crazy over the last few months... and I know exactly why. Just like the brownies (see number 10) and gingerbread cookies (see number 5), they appeal to so many people and tast A-FREAKING-MAZING!!
2. Paleo Sweet Potato Spice Muffins
This recipe was sponsored by Bob's Red Mill, and gave me an excuse to try their Paleo flour mix... which I may or may not have been dying to try. Whether you make them with regular sweet potatoes or purple sweet potatoes, given that I just posted these in November, I think they're going to be a staple I feature for many years to come!
1. How I quadrupled my income, and became a legit food blogger in 2017
Ok, so... I know this wasn't a recipe, but it was the most viewed page (after my homepage and the recipes homepage), on my website. I was incredibly nervous to write this, and was blown away by the response. It was a lesson learned that being open and transparent (and maybe a whole lot of vulnerable) was worth it.
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2017 has been a whirlwind to say the least. This business has grown more than I even began to fathom. I'm excited to see what 2018 has in store for Milk & Honey Nutrition, and would LOVE (like, seriously, please) to know what yoHonoru want to see from me and this website and my scoial media accounts! Let me know in the comments!


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- Candidate Interview: Ruchika Menon, VP Communities
- Elections Night Live 2015: Winner Interviews
- Late Election Entry: SUSU the Cat
- SUSU Elections: The Exit Polls
- Candidate Interview: Roman Martin, VP Sports Development
- Candidate Interview: Ashley Sivarajah, VP Sports Development
- Candidate Interview: Jamie Wilson, VP Sport Development
- Candidate Interview: Stephen Barratt, VP Sports Development
- Candidate Interview: Rebecca Lake, VP Student Communities
- SUSU Elections: Debates Round-Up
- Candidate Interview: Benjamin Franklin, President
- Candidate Interview: Chris McGeehan, VP DCI
- Candidate Interview: Kerry Sclater, VP DCI
- Candidate Interviews: Dan Varley and Flora Noble, JCR Officer
- Candidate Interview: Hannah Talbot, VP Engagement
- Candidate Interview: Shruti Verma, VP Education
- Candidate Interview: Jenny Bortoluzzi, VP Engagement
- Candidate Interview: Anjit Aulakh, VP Student Communities
- Candidate Interview: Chibeza Mumbi, VP Welfare
- Candidate Interview: Sam Bailey, VP Welfare
- SUSU Election Rumours: Who's Running?
- BREAKING: VP Engagment Candidate Daniel Clemence Withdraws from SUSU Elections
- BREAKING: SUSU Election Candidates Revealed
- Elections Night Live 2015: Candidate interviews
- ELECTIONS NIGHT LIVE 2015: The Results
In a startling new development, SUSU the Cat has decided to stand for Union President in the election. Using an intrepid Pause reporter as a hapless mouthpiece, she delivers her manifesto for Southampton.
Students of Southampton!
For years I have watched from the sidelines, your antics and frivolous life. But no longer. For no matter how terrible my manifesto is, I am sure to win the union presidency. Why, you ask? Because for everyone who takes an interest in union politics and will pretend to make an informed decision on their voting, there are five jokers who would sell their Gold Cards just so we could have me, a cat, as president. Hell, they'd probably sell their kidneys to pay for a statue of yours truly on the bit between the Stags and the union building.
The offerings of left-overs made by you puny humans are simply not enough. Once a year, one first year student from each department will be dumped on the Isle of Wight with nothing but a cat onesie and a rubber band to use for bribery or survival purposes. The last one to make it into Jester's will be sacrificed to appease the Gods of Catdom.
Furthermore, I demand that SUSU continues the business plan of becoming a restaurant chain that happens to be on a campus. This will greatly increase my dining and that of my cat friends, given that all the mice have been mercilessly purged from campus. I particularly enjoy Indian cuisine, so I expect that Manzil's will open a new branch on Highfield. If not, they shall feel and fear my wrath. Seriously.
There are no tunes in Southampton quite as banging as those piped thorough the SUSU shop, I will ensure that whoever it is that sets the truly excellent playlists has their music played all over campus. None shall be able to escape the classical hits. Indeed, the dulcet tones of The Proclaimers will herald a new era of Southampton University under the new regime.
Catnip shall be legalised on university premises and sold via the SUSU shop for 80p a piece. I'm not entirely sure how the human race, inferior as they are, will be able to get their jollies from my drug of choice, but there must be someone willing to do it for a dare on some social media site or another.
And for what I am told is the jumping-off point for all manner of depraved nights out, the Stag's, major changes are afoot. That unnecessary apostrophe has seen the end of its days. It will be removed from the sign and ritually burnt on Avenue Campus by a crowd of braying English students. This will happen no earlier than 3pm to ensure they have adequate time to actually get out of bed.
The sort of students who like cats enough to vote for one tend to mooch around on Avenue Campus. Many of these poor linguists, historians, philosophers, etc, find exiting their homes a deeply upsetting and traumatic experience suffered twice a week. In order to smooth the transition between their beds and their bi-weekly lectures, I will fund earl grey tea, dressing gowns and Netflix to be made available on Avenue free of charge to these poor lost souls. Naturally I demand their undying loyalty for such generosity. I will accept applications in writing from the Engineering faculty for Dungeons and Dragons sets should this be required by them.
Frankly, given the other candidates, you have no choice other than to submit to my benevolent rule of the Felinocracy. Perhaps I should come up with a suitable new name for my new role. Chairman Meow perhaps?
I think it's time for some milk and my next 16 hour nap.


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Scripture: Numbers 21:1-9
Scripture: Luke 8:40-48
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The Washington Post is warning Republican senators not to be mean to poor Judge Sotomayor. It's a funny (inadvertently funny) article, because the Post editors acknowledge that Obama was anything but gracious when he was a Senator; then they explain why, even though he wasn't gracious, he was right; and then they urge Republicans to be totally nice to Sotomayor, presumably because Obama is still right.
Of course, the main reason Republicans are being told to be nice is because Sotomayor is a woman and a Hispanic. If I were a senator, my opening statement, before I began my questions, would be short and sweet:
Welcome, Judge Sotomayor. Before I begin my questions about your qualifications and your understanding of a Supreme Court justice's role, I'd like to address one thing. My questioning will be rigorous. I will not offend you, and every woman and Hispanic in America, by acting as if either your sex or your ethnic identity have rendered you incapable of standing up to the same brisk scrutiny as any other judicial candidate who has appeared before this body.
Mine is a constitutional role and I take it very seriously. The Supreme Court is the court of last appeal in this land, and it is the court that it is responsible for ensuring that the laws of this land comport with the Constitution. I would therefore be remiss in my duty, and insulting to you, if I treated you as a lesser being by denying you the opportunity fully to explain your views.
UPDATE: More on the race issue. After you've what Tom Elia has at his blog, come back and tell me if Jesse Washington's comments make any sense at all.


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Last year in Q3, there were slightly lower home prices. That and the steady mortgage rates helped a few more Californians to purchase a home.
- The median price of a Californian home in Q3 2017 was $550,990.
- The median price for a condo or townhome in California was $449,720.
- The minimum annual income needed to qualify for the purchase of a median-priced single-family home was $111,260.
- The minimum annual income needed to afford the monthly mortgage payments on a median-priced condo or townhome was $90,810.
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text: Accessibility in Oslo Some useful links concerning physical accessibility in Oslo. Please note: VisitOSLO bears no responsibility for the accuracy of the content of the external sites. Contact the site owners for answers to questions regarding its content. Accessible toilets Oslo has a few public restrooms that comply with the principles of universal design. This map from the City of Oslo on arcgis.com shows the location of public toilets in Oslo. The symbol with three people on it represents toilets that are universally accessible ("type: UU toalett"). Swimming spots Information in Norwegian only. Four beaches / swimming spots in Oslo comply with the principles of universal design. The links lead to the web site of the City of Oslo, with information in Norwegian, and a map showing the location of the beach: Bogstadvannet Nøklevann Sognsvann Svarttjern Information about accessibility for these and other swimming spots is found on this page from the City of Oslo (information in Norwegian). Wheelchair accessibility Wheelchairs on public transport: Passengers in wheelchairs travel for free on all public transport operated by Ruter (bus, tram, ferry and subway inside the city of Oslo). Read more about travelling with a wheelchair in Oslo on ruter.no. Other useful links: App & website: Wheelmap for Oslo Spin the globe (blog): "9 Wheelchair Accessible Things to Do in Oslo" WheelchairTravel (blog): "Wheelchair Accessible Travel Guide to Oslo" Air quality Air quality index at luftkvalitet.info (in Norwegian) Green dot means minimal risk, orange = moderate, red = high, purple = very high. White dot = no data. Gluten free food Tip: On TripAdvisor, you can search for places with gluten free food: Gluten Free Restaurants in Oslo (tripadvisor.com) Organisations The Norwegian Association of Disabled - nhf.no The Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted - blindeforbundet.no (in Norwegian only) Norwegian Deaf Association - deafnet.no (in Norwegian only)The Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Association - naaf.no


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Microcontroller Tutorials and Projects
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These tutorials demonstrate how to code simple input & output for your robot using the popular PIC 16F877A microcontroller. They help you get your sensors & motors working. The rest of the code is up to you
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I am not a DIYer. Projects either end up incomplete, messy, or I finish and can tell it's not the real thing (only to replace it in 6 months). I recognize that putting hardware on an IKEA piece is hardly groundbreaking, but the shelving units in our studio turned out so great that I just had to share!
The Ikea FJÄLKINGE is one of my very favorite pieces they make. It is large in stature, has great lines and isn't something you see everywhere (which makes me like it even more). When assembling, discard the metal lip hardware and replace it with these gorgeous brass pulls. This requires a drill and is exactly the point where I deferred to Syd. NOTE: It is easier to drill the drawer fronts before assembling the drawer. Fill with baskets and organize with these cute tags. And now you've completed the easiest Ikea Hack ever!


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Alissa's Turn...
Hey everyone! Wow what a month in Zambia we had! I wanted to write a blog post of my own since the interns took control of the blog for June which was a major help to me.
So this blog post is all about our interns. ha ha ha I bet they are scared right now reading this!
I was hesitant to start the Arise Africa intern program because of concern of taking care of college kids for a long period of time in Zambia. Boy I am so glad I took the challenge and had the interns with us this month. It was amazing! They were awesome!
From leaving DFW airport with them over a month ago to now it has been such a blessing in my life and Arise Africa's. We couldn't have had a better group of girls to do life with over there. Although they didn't know one another beforehand (or very little) they all instantly bonded and were willing to work together for anything. They fought through not feeling great at times, anxiety, pressure, fear, confusion, and many other things to work to selflessly and hard for those around them.
So here is MY list of lessons learned from having interns in Africa:
1. Malaria medicine can cause anxiety, take someone off of it if this or any other weird things are happening to them!
2. Taylor Swift is apparently a really good song to sing to while on a road trip in the middle of the African bush
3. Leggings and super big extra large t-shirts are the total fashion statement right now. In fact that is all you need in your wardrobe.
4. If interns live on Nutella and coke and goldfish for the entire month, they will be fine!
5. Don't forget to remind them when going to Vic Falls and on the game drive that large African men wanting to take them on a walk to see rhinos with AR 15 rifles is actually normal and nothing to be concerned about.
6. Explain on day 1 that all water sitting in compounds could be sewage and to avoid it
7. Disney Movies are great, no matter what age you are
8. Everyone can all talk at once and somehow hear every conversation happening and still keep talking
9. They are really good at organizing donations and doing child sponsorship letters
10. They will make friends with everyone
11. Having 5 American college girls in your car in Africa draws attention and you get to be known around town as "The Landcruiser with the Texas A&M bumper sticker and hot girls."
12. Do not trust them with Remy the night guard
13. They can't cook at the beginning of the month, but they will learn and take care of themselves!
14. They are willing to help in any way, including manual labor, holding babies that pee on you, coralling kids at Bible camp, cooking and many other things.
15. Hand them over to your Zambian staff at 6AM and say good luck and don't worry about them until night. They will manage the mini busses, compounds, and everything else just fine!
16. When you ask them if they have talked ot their parents back home and they say no but the parents are fine with that, the parents are actually not fine with that and I should expect an email!
18. They are pretty good drivers, even in Zambia!
19. You can beat them in a NERTZ card game any day so make sure you make them do ridiculous things for losing.
20. They have hearts of gold and are great Godly girls!!
I am so thankful for their help with our staff and Bible camps and everything else. We were able to accomplish so much this month and the interns were the reason why! I had so much fun seeing the girls work in new environments and trust the Lord on a daily basis. I loved watching the Lord's work be done through them. They were calm and patient when needed and were willing to work so hard.
To our 2014 summer interns, you guys did GREAT! You have no idea how much God used you this past month and how thankful we are. God has a great plan for each of your lives and has uniquely made you, just hold on and keep going after Him! We love you and Arise Africa is always here for you! Don't be a stranger!
Oh yea and I've paid for Millie/Annie the dog to be shipped to America, who wants her?!
In Him,


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Deadline: 22/04/2018
Artist Residencies in the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains near Sydney
Applications open for artist residencies on the edge of Wollemi National Park, 1.5hrs from Sydney.
Description of residency program
BigCi is an independent, artist run, not for profit micro artist residency program with a focus on supporting practicing artists by facilitating their projects. Being "micro" means that we are flexible in the range of creative initiatives that interest us, personal in the way we work with individual artists, quick in making decisions, energetic in development and implementation of projects, keen to be involved in multidisciplinary collaborations.
BigCi provides a ground for the professional development of artists from various fields, such as the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Literature, Music, Photography, Film, and Hybrid Arts.
In addition to the artist residency program, BigCi is available for a variety of events, workshops and exhibitions. Proposals are welcome.
Because of our location within the World Heritage listed Greater Blue Mountains and the knowledge base of our team, many of our residents are particularly interested in projects that explore environmental or ecological issues, although many others use our beautiful natural surroundings as a source of creativity for a variety of different artistic pursuits.
Duration of residency
Artists usually stay for 4-10 weeks. Minumum stay is 2 weeks.
Disciplines supported and technical information
Painters, sculptors, multimedia artists, performance artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, dancers and other creative souls are invited to apply for the residency.
Curators, artistic directors, visionaries and ideas people are invited to propose events, gatherings, exhibitions and other creative initiatives.
Self contained in large studios, which are sometimes shared between two people.
Studio/ workspace
There is an abundance of workspaces to suit every need, both within the studios and in the common areas (in the Art Shed).
Fees and support
Successful applicants are charged a subsidised residency fee, which is AUD$250 (plus $25 GST) per person per week for Australian artists and AUD$300 (plus $30 GST) for International artists. Please note that these subsidised fees are available only to self-funded artists. Our rates for organisations are AUD$500 (plus GST) for Australian artists and AUD$600 (plus GST) for International artists.
The residency fees include artist accommodation, work space, shared living facilities, bathroom, kitchen, internet, electricity, water. They also include artist support and assistance in facilitation of the projects.
Successful applicants will be responsible for all other costs including food, transport, travel costs, insurance, and art materials. There is no stipend or living allowance attached to the stay in BigCi. The artists should consider other ways to fund their visit.
At the time of booking, artists will be required to pay total residency fee and a refundable bond of AUD$500. The refundable bond covers any costs associated with damage or extraordinary cleaning.
Expectations towards the artist
There is a possibility of an exhibition, performance, workshop or other special event during or at the end of the residency, as well as a representation on the BigCi website and social media.
Application information
See www.bigci.org
Selection process
To secure the booking, the residency fee and the refundable bond are payable upon the approval of the application form. All applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application.
Artist Residencies in the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains near Sydney
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Archive for March 2012
Hangin' On Friday Leave a comment
Rhubarb & Pineapple Pie 2 comments
Rarely do I take the time to bake pies. On a whim, I bought some rhubarb while at the market.
I am short a cup of the necessary ingredient. I toss in a cup of pineapple to compensate for the lack of rhubarb. I hope the pineapple will help sweeten the pie.
I will be making this recipe again. Enjoy your day!
On The Grow: Garden 2012 Leave a comment
The beginning of new life bursting through the soil seeking the sun.
The sweet potatoes are left over from a friend's harvest last year.
The green bean seedlings are emerging to a bright new world. The next pic looks like a shout of joy.
My sweet cat is ever ready to help defend the garden.
Enjoy your day!
Fleeting Glimpse Of Beauty: The Luna Moth 6 comments
Yesterday I found myself dashing for my camera.
I have no idea of the proper name of this amazing creature. Reminds me of a stingray oddly enough.
So this morning all that was left for my camera were these and a bunch of caterpillars a little too late for the show.
The circle of life is too short to stand still. Enjoy your day!
Rain Wonder Leave a comment
Rain makes everything spring better from the tiny seeds sprouting to the critters crawling.
The garden is taking seed to root earlier than expected. The baby spinach will soon be in a salad bowl.
The tomatoes are already blossoming.
The cherry tree provides ample food for the small flying guys.
The garden is on the grow! Jr is helping me decide where to plant the other veggies.
The blue hued caterpillars are a neat discovery! Enjoy your day!
Inch Worm To Holy Crappie Leave a comment
From the tiny wonders of nature to a huge catch in local waters, today provided a bounty of photo ops.
The fella above was caught on the first cast of the afternoon before the rain.
The inch worm was not the bait that hooked this big guy. Go out and enjoy your day!


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The Liberal party has an odd way of selecting
delegates to the Leadership Convention and
unfortunately, I have been caught up in this rather
bizarre and unusual method.
The delegate selection and Leadership method that the
Liberal party of Canada chose to implement has created
many problems. As members, we were informed that we
had two choices for delegate selection in regard to
the criteria set forth by the Liberal Party of Canada.
First, we could stand as either undeclared (not
supporting any Leadership candidate) or, in
support of one of the Leadership contenders. If you
chose to stand as an undeclared delegate candidate,
you would have virtually no opportunity to attend the
Leadership convention since all Leadership contenders
would receive a proportionate share of delegates based
on the members vote (choice) for Leader at the
Delegate selection meetings. Additionally, the general members vote for the leader
at the same time as they choose delegates. The
delegates standing for election have attached to their
name, the Leadership candidate they chose to support.
Second, when my 1st ballot choice withdrew from the
Liberal race, just a few days ago, all her confirmed
delegates revert to 'Undeclared' on the ballot. We
were not provided an opportunity to edit our choice on
the ballot in support of our second choice for Leader.
Moreover, Leadership contenders can only choose those
delegates from the lists who have voted for them at
the delegate selection meetings. Result, if your first
ballot choice withdraws, you are basically out of luck
in attending the convention.
The Liberal party has punished those of us who
supported Dr Hedy Fry. Informing us that our names
remain on the ballot even though they re-moved
Dr Fry's. I questioned them on this and said I wanted
my name removed since I wouldn't be given an
opportunity to attend the said convention. They
refused saying, my name had to remain on the ballot.
In effort to appease me, the staffer suggested I tell
members NOT to vote for a Leadership Candidate and
this may provide a faint hope for attending the
convention. And just yesterday, this same staffer telephoned me to say that I could withdraw my name from the ballot. I have chosen to stay on the ballot.
However, those who have chosen to provide Hedy Fry with their first ballot
support have been ruthlessly disenfranchised from the
Leadership and political process and this is terribly
sad. We are the grassroots of the party and this may hurt the Liberal fortunes. Especially, if expected, new instant sign-up members are bussed in to the delegate selection meetings this weekend and acquire the majority of delegate spots.
As someone who put in countless volunteers hours on both Shirley Chan and Dave Haggard's Liberal campaigns in Van-East, moreover, I have worked tirelessly on
promoting Liberal values and therefore my disappointment is profound.
I have been an instrumental member of our Policy Committee. I'm the
elected Vice-President of our Riding Association and I hosted and organized two successful events for Dr Hedy Fry and Mr Scott Brison and this is how the Party chooses to repay those who volunteer for them?
And if this is how, the Liberal Party of Canada treats it's members, then I question whether my party deserves to be entrusted as a government in waiting. It appears
the hierarchy of the party have not learned their lessons from the past. Its now time to do so.
Jamie Lee Hamilton


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Gene Sung is Associate Professor and Director of the Neurocritical Care and Stroke Division at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, USA.
Following the award of his MD at the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1991, Professor Sung completed his post-graduate training in the Neurosciences Critical Care Division of Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1996.
Professor Sung was a founder of the Neurocritical Care Society and served as President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary between 2005 and 2013. He was the Associate Editor of Neurocritical Care from 2004-2012 and he has authored or co-authored over 100 publications and presented over 300 invited lectures to national and international audiences.
Professor Sung has played an important role intensive and critical care medicine by focusing on the development and promotion of neurocritical care throughout the world. There are currently few practitioners trained specifically in the field and a small number of dedicated Neurocritical Care Units. Professor Sung is currently leading a Task Force to develop a world-wide consensus statement on Brain Death Determination.
In compliance with the Conflict of Interest Policy adopted in 2019, Professor Sung is required to submit an Annual Disclosure of Interests statement. You can view Professor Sung's 2019 declaration HERE.


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EOS Lip Balm has recently announced a launch of a new vegan crystal line with all new flavors. This has taken the industry by storm, with the company selling out of the product on the same day of the launch. Previously, all of EOS's lip balms were made from beeswax, which didn't quite make the product certified-vegan. Now, with the launch of this new line, the lip balm company is having its products fly off the shelf, see also here at imabeautygeek.com.
EOS stands for the Evolution Of Smooth, and was started back in 2009 by Fast Company. Its focus was to use organic products and establish an emotional connection with the buyer, read more here. They did this through celebrity endorsement (Kim Kardashian is a devoted customer), using all organic ingredients, and using online platforms like Twitter and Instagram. The primary goal of the start-up was to make EOS the lip balm brand of the millennial and the success is in the numbers.
The company quickly became the best-selling lip balm brand, eventually outpacing the sales of long-time leader, Chapstick. The company's devotion to its customers was on the forefront of the decision to offer a vegan option for those who would not use a beeswax-based product. The wide range of flavors and textures they are able to produce makes EOS the lip balm brand of the present and the future.
Related Source: https://www.mapleholistics.com/blog/why-are-eos-lip-balms-so-popular/.