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The prices of gold and silver bounced back and rose yesterday following the recent FOMC decision to expand QE3 as the Fed will start purchasing long term treasuries at a pace of $45 billion per month. This purchase program is on top of the Fed's $40 billion purchase program of mortgage backed securities. Will gold and silver continue to rise today? On today's agenda: EU Economic Summit, LIBOR Rate of Swiss National Bank, SNB Press Conference, ECB Monthly Bulletin, U.S. Jobless Claims Weekly update, U.S. Retail Sales Report, U.S PPI and China flash Manufacturing PMI.
On Wednesday, the price of gold rose by 0.48% to $1,716.6; Silver price also increased by 2.28% to $33.71. During the month, gold rose by 0.33%; silver, by 1.51%.
FOMC Expands QE3
The FOMC announced it will expand QE3 by start purchasing at the beginning of 2013 long term treasuries securities at a rate of $45 billion per month. This plan will substitute operation twist and will come in addition to the current $40 billion purchase plan of mortgage backed securities. The Fed also announced it will keep the short term rates low until the rate of unemployment will fall below 6.5%.
The table below shows the bullion markets' reactions to the news of the FOMC during 2012. As seen, in the September FOMC meeting bullion rates hiked on the day of the announcement. This time, the prices of gold and silver rose by a lower rate than they did back in September. This could imply this positive effect will dissipate today.
On Today's Agenda
U.S. Jobless Claims Weekly update: in the recent update the jobless claims declined again by 25k to reach 370k; this upcoming weekly update may affect the U.S dollar;
U.S. PPI: in the latest report regarding October this index for finished goods edged down by 0.2% compared with September's rate but rose by 2.3% in the last 12 months; this news might affect commodities;
U.S. Retail Sales Report: this report will presents the monthly changes in the retail sales and food services for November; in the recent report regarding October, the retail sales declined by 0.3% from the previous month;
For further reading:
How Will the Fiscal Cliff Affect Gold and Silver?


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List of Famous Football Cornerbacks
List of the most famous (American) football cornerbacks in the history of the sport, listed by popularity with photos of the players when available. There have been many legendary cornerbacks in the NFL and NCAA, and you'll find all of them on this list below. Some of these men are considered to be the best cornerbacks to ever play the game, and if you're looking for a specific football player you can look for them by using the "search" function on this list. These amazing cornerbacks may currently be active while others have been retired for quite sometime. This list of the top cornerbacks in American football includes all the greats from both the NFL and college football.
The list you're viewing is made up of different items like Deion Sanders and Ronnie Lott.This list answers the questions, "Who is the greatest cornerback of all time?" and "Who are the best cornerbacks of all time?"

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Hood - Chapter 06/
Welcome to Chapter 6 - Night Amongst Monsters of Hood by JM Bulpett.
Deciding to put the new coat's extraordinary functions to productive use, Robbie begins to spy on the less than legal exploits of his soon-to-be-stepfather, only to find himself trapped in a place of nightmares.
Links and Show Notes
Written By: J M Bulpett Read By: Jack Collard with music produced by: Contradusk
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The United Film Festival Screenwriting Contest, now in its third year, is an opportunity for the United Film Festival to continue to grow our expansive United network and provide a forum for those who often get overlooked in the world of film production - "the screenwriter." The United Film Festival screens cutting-edge independent films and highly acclaimed classic movies with the audience in mind in six unique cities -Los Angeles, New York, London, San Francisco, Chicago, and Tulsa.
After ten years running successful filmmakers in these cities, our commitment to bringing together talented filmmakers and screenwriters from diverse backgrounds, thus creating a "United" showcase of creative energy and talent, has extended to our Screenwriting Contest. We are commited to providing opportunities for our large and constantly growing network of filmmakers through outlets including our distribution division, United Films. As of 2012, United Films acts as a sales representative for over 50 independent titles, many of whom are United Film Festival alumni or former submitters.
Our Screenwriting Contest calls for short and feature scripts in the following categories: Drama, Comedy, and Horror/Thriller. We will announce three finalists in each category (Feature-length Drama, Feature-length Comedy, Feature length Horror/Thriller, Short Drama, Short Comedy, Short Horror/Thriller) in April 2013 and winners will be announced and honored at the United Film Festival - Los Angeles in May 2013.
A Tulsa native filmmaker, Jason Connell and his production company Connell Creations founded the United Film Festival - Tulsa ten years ago, expanding to Los Angeles & New York in 2007 and San Francisco, Chicago, & London in 2009. As a result of these six unique festivals, we have built a large network of filmmakers and in 2011, we continued to expand that network by creating a forum solely for screenwriters with the United Film Festivals Screenwriting Contest. Winners are honored at the United Film Festival - Los Angeles.
United Films, the distribution division of Connell Creations and the United Film Festival, continues to support the United network by offering opportunities to filmmakers beyond our festival. We have celebrated many successes through this avenue, and many of those films were originally United Film Festival submissions.
Another way we connect to our network of filmmakers and screenwriters is by offering an option for submitters to receive Coverage, designed to provide valuable insight by sharing comments from our Reading committee. Coverage is optional and can be added to any submission.
In addition to creating the United Film Festival, Jason Connell directed and produced the heartwarming documentary "Strictly Background" in 2008, and has produced critically acclaimed films such as "The Rock-afire Explosion," "Cleanflix," "Gabi on the Roof in July," and "Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians."
Our United Film Festival - Los Angeles, where Screenwriting Contest finalists will be honored, takes place at the Los Feliz 3 Cinemas.
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Israel's Foes Embrace New Resistance Tactics
Hamas and Hezbollah Find Inspiration In Flotilla, Support Protest Movements
JERUSALEM—Hamas and Hezbollah, groups that have long battled Israel with violent tactics, have begun to embrace civil disobedience, protest marches, lawsuits and boycotts—tactics they once dismissed.
For decades, Palestinian statehood aspirations seemed to lurch between negotiations and armed resistance against Israel. But a small cadre of Palestinian activists has long argued that nonviolence, in the tradition of the American civil rights movement, would be far more effective....


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Granard firm seals US wind energy deal
A Granard-based green energy business has landed a licencing deal with a US company, which will manufacture and market its products.
Airsynergy, which has its head office in the Church Quarters area of Granard town, was established five years ago and in that time has developed a revolutionary new wind turbine design.
"We're confident that our technology designs offer a compelling value proposition to meet the gobal need for more efficient wind turbine technology," explained the company's co-founder, Jim Smyth.
Airsynergy intends to licence its designs to a global network of partners.
The first licencing deal for the technology was signed with Aris Renewable Energy in New York, which will manufacture and distribute Airsynergy's Enhanced Wind Turbine product line in the eastern United States, as well as identifying other suitable licencees in North and South America.
CEO of Aris, Gerry Ryan, said: "We want to give US consumers, both residential and commercial, the opportunity for total and sustainable energy independence and we can aim to achieve that through the use of Airsynergy's enhanced wind turbines.


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Take a look at highlights of my work over the years.
Articles*Graphic Design & Web Sites*grant writing & research*Books
looking back at a year of growth and change (virginia theological seminary journal, summer 2014)
This profile featured new faculty after their first year on campus.
provisional bishops in the episcopal church (virginia theological seminary journal, 2013)
Bishops Provisional serve as the bishop of a particular diocese during a vacancy. This article looked at the mix of skills and experience required in The Episcopal Church today.
Fueling An Analytical Chemistry Career (C&EN, Mar. 9, 2009)
How the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 opened opportunities for analytical chemists with good biology and biochemistry skills, and the ingenuity to apply them in unusual ways.
an appetite for science (C&EN, Jul. 28, 2008)
For Food Network host Alton Brown, science plays more than a cameo role.
sugar-coated science (C&EN, jul. 28, 2008)
Cooking and comedy combine for some sweet results.
Using PowerPoint To Your Advantage (C&EN, Mar. 31, 2008)
How adopting a storytelling technique can improve a presentation's impact.
Negotiating An Academic Job Offer (C&EN, Jan. 21, 2008)
One package doesn't fit all, and a tailored deal benefits both parties.
chemistry olympians: where are they now? (c&en, sept. 3, 2007)
This story was inspired by a reader's letter asking what happened to former members of the U.S. Chemistry Olympiad team after their experience.
biotech's perfect storm (C&EN, Apr. 30, 2007)
A review of the push for energy independence and the employment opportunities for chemists in biofuels.
overlooked opportunities in government (c&en, mar. 12, 2007)
Attention B.S. and M.S. chemists: Uncle Sam wants you! If you haven't heard that, you're not alone.
women faculty gain little ground (c&EN, Dec. 18, 2006)
The Faculty Scorecard is an annual feature that examines the representation of women among university chemistry faculty.
what's that stuff? jell-o(C&EN, May 19, 2003)
The chemistry behind "America's Most Famous Dessert".
Graphic Design & Web Sites
Digital advocacy (2017)
I'm the Project Coordinator, responsible for volunteer mobilization, content management, and public outreach for a series of online advocacy and community referral projects.
Virginia Theological Seminary Strategic Plan (2013)
I was commissioned to produce an updated Strategic Plan Book using InDesign. The project required a quick turnaround in order to meet an accreditation deadline.
We Believe (2013)
I designed this brochure also using InDesign incorporating text from an editorial written by the dean of the Seminary. The brochure's purpose was to generate interest in the Seminary and its publications.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Alexandria, VA (2012)
As interim director of communications, I handled the parish's social media accounts, and all daily and weekly communications. I produced five weekly bulletins and The Epistle magazine, a quarterly publication, using InDesign.
JobSpectrum.org (2000-2002)
I was the Content Manager in charge of developing and implementing an editorial plan and budget. I wrote copy around all site functionalities and managed the site's copyright and linking policies in cooperation with the in-house copyright office. The web site was integrated into Chemical & Engineering News.
Grant Writing & Research
digital imaging church records (2017)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Alexandria, Va., was founded in 1803. Subsequently, there is more than 200 years' worth of birth, marriage, and death records filed in card catalog drawers and in large ledgers. My task was to research if there were any grants available for digitizing the church records.
Ministry Resident Program (2012-2013)
I was retained to research grant funding opportunities for MRP, a program that was coordinated by a consortium of six parishes and Virginia Theological Seminary. It was designed as an extended externship from the residents' final year of seminary through their first year of ordained ministry. Initial funding for the program came from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., parishes, the Seminary, dioceses, and individual donors. Operation and funding of the program was transferred to VTS.
N Street Village (2011-2012)
The largest program for homeless women in Washington, DC, N Street Village offers a self-contained continuum of care through housing and supportive service programs. I researched and identified private funding opportunities, produced letters of inquiry and proposals, and managed the grant development process to cultivate funding to sustain and expand the program and administrative needs. In total, I wrote 32 letters of inquiry and grant proposals that totaled $1.14 million.
Rev. dr. william holland wilmer biograpy
William Holland Wilmer was the second rector (1812-1826) of St. Paul's Church, Alexandria, Va., who became a distinguished leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Dr. Wilmer's contributions were vital at a time when the future of the Episcopal Church was in doubt in the years following the American Revolution. I am the historical researcher for a biography of this great church leader who died relatively young and whose legacy has been largely unrecognized.
Following the success of "Career Transitions for Chemists," I co-edited this book, which examined 20 non-laboratory careers that are open to chemists at all degree levels.
career transitions for chemists (1995)
I was the editor of this pioneering guide for chemists who were contemplating a career change or to working in laboratory and non-laboratory settings.


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Digging Deep into Social Media & Copy Writing
We're baaaaaaccccckkkk!
Our first workshop of the year will kick off on April 1st at Imagine Media Consulting's headquarters. Their new digs might seem familiar to you, because its formerly the home of Foster and our home of Be Free from 2016 :)
We're so excited to have some serious talent and knowledge dropped on us for this first workshop of the year. We'll have Shantel Khleif of Imagine Media Consulting and Ashlyn Carter of Ashlyn Writes talk to us about all things social media, making a brand stand out from the noise, and how TRUE copy writing can transform a business/message.
Grab your seat and get ready for some knowledge bombs, ladies. We'll have our mimosa bar ready #wegotyou


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We regret to inform you that SKORE has permanently closed it's doors as of December 21st 2017. Due to increase and future increases to come due to Prop 206, we can no longer absorb those costs or pass them on to you. Please, follow directions below if you're needing additional questions answered or if you need any signatures.
All SKORE phone lines will be shut off on Dec 21st. E-mail and mail will be our only form of contact available.
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Please, email completed forms to email@example.com. Allow up to 3 weeks for a signature. April 30th 2018 will be the last date of any coorespondence will be sent or received.
please email email@example.com and allow upto 3 weeks for a response. General questions may not receive a response. April 30th 2018 will be the last date of any coorespondence will be sent or received.


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Mission Statement
To preserve and display the collection of artefacts covering 1000 years of history of St Bridget's church and to promote knowledge and understanding of the museum, the church and local history
Wallasey Historical Society was founded in 1969 by Mr Eric Irving who was at that time Chief Librarian of Wallasey. Its aims are to stimulate and encourage the study of the history of Wallasey and District by means of discussions, lectures and research.
Meetings are held at 7.30 pm on the second Thursday of each month from September to April at Wallasey Central Library, Earlston Road, Wallasey, CH45 5DX. A full and interesting programme of talks is arranged during these winter months, and in the summer there are two or more field trips.
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Investing in Israeli companies
BlueStar Indexes is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlueStar Global Investors LLC, a research-focused financial firm that specializes in the Israeli capital markets. BlueStar's mission is to develop investment strategies that provide global institutional and retail investors efficient access to the full range of Israeli asset classes. Our initial focus is on Israeli stocks trading worldwide, but our research efforts span public equity, private equity/venture capital, fixed income, mutual fund and absolute return strategies….. Our first product is the BlueStar Israel Global Index (BIGI), a benchmark designed for broad, deep and complete coverage of Israeli companies, providing balanced sector exposure to Israel's dynamic economy.
Fruition TechFund LLC is a U.S. (Chicago) based management fund that scouts and invest in Israeli and U.S. Technology companies and actively participate with their management. Through a unique investment structure enables investors to make separate investments directly in each tech company and receive both a current stream of cash flow and long-run upside.
Impact First Investments (IFI) is the first Israeli-based investment management firm that exclusively invests in viable and socially driven high tech companies. IFI and its investors seek to achieve both social and financial returns by investing in companies that provide technological solutions to global social, medical, and environmental challenges.
JANVEST is a U.S.-based investment group operating a series of Institutional Angel funds directed at seed stage innovation within Israel's emerging technology market. Our focus is on disruptive Internet, Software, Telecommunications, and Security/Defense technology companies to which our management team can provide value added advisory services, as well as an array of marketing and business development support.
My Seed Tech Fund is looking for promising early stage software startup teams. We invest our money and time in growing pre seed and seed stage companies. From the very start, we add value by supporting the team, turning technology into product, and finding product/market fit. Our investments range from 25k to 1M.
OurCrowd is an equity-based crowdfunding platform, built exclusively for a select group of accredited investors to provide venture capital funding for Israeli (and later global) venture capital start-ups. Membership in the community is vetted and offered only to people who meet the stringent accreditation criteria. Accredited investors who are accepted into the community can make minimum investments of $10,000 per deal. The initial focus of OurCrowd will be the dynamic early stage funding market in Israel and only companies that have passed a rigorous due diligence process will be added to the platform. All term sheets will be pre-negotiated and OurCrowd's management company and affiliated mentor network will lead the investment with their own money. OurCrowd has become the first Israel focused, equity-based investment platform to launch and one of the world's leading accredited investor only platforms.
Trendlines A venture capital firm that invests in, incubates, and develops early-stage, high-promise medical and agricultural technology companies in Israel, a global leader in start-up ingenuity. Trendlines creates and develops companies to improve the human condition.
Viola-Group is Israel's premier high-tech private equity fund group ($2Billion+ assets under management and 100+ companies in portfolio), co-founded by Shlomo Dovrat, Harel Beit-On and Avi Zeevi in 2000, and later joined by Jonathan Kolber and others. The group operates three institutional investor oriented fund types offering specific professionally managed exposure to private Israel technology companies in their respective asset classes: 1. Venture capital; 2. Private Debt; and 3. Private Growth Equity and Buyouts. Viola also manages Viola Partners Fund. This unique fourth fund type aims for multi-asset class exposure within the other three Viola fund types and offers priority access to syndications and co-investments, leveraging Viola's experienced management team and proprietary deal-flow. The Partners Fund enables Qualified Purchasers ($1M minimum), an opportunity to target diversified exposure to the Israel High-Tech private company scene not typically possible outside of large institutions and/or larger investment sizes.
iAngels – If you had the time, you too could immerse yourself in the high-tech hub of Tel Aviv, travel north to the R&D epicentre of Haifa or follow us up to the science centres in the hills of Jerusalem. You could attend conferences, listen to pitches and talk with industry insiders, VCs and analysts. You'd do your own due diligence, negotiate your own deal-terms and essentially, make angel investing in Israel your full-time life's work.
It's okay- that's our job and we love what we do. But more than that, if you invest with iAngels, you'll be investing with influence on your side. Because we attract Israel's top-performing entrepreneurs, we're often the first to know about emerging opportunities and discoveries before other angel investment groups. Because we understand the expectations of lead investors and savvy angels, entrepreneurs seek us out and ask for our advice.
Investing with influence on your side doesn't remove the risk of investing in early stage companies. But it mitigates it with rigorous analytics that our team has refined from years of experience in portfolio management, investment banking and corporate technology advisory roles. With iAngels as your eyes and ears on the ground, you get the best deals – something that may otherwise be difficult for you to access.
We take an active hands-on role in the companies we select. We put our industry insights and contacts to work for the enterprises in your portfolio, so you are a win/win partner optimizing their wealth-creation.
If you are an accredited investor, wherever you reside, you can become an iAngel investor. Join now for free and enjoy all the benefits of Startup Nation without leaving your chair
AMIDEX35 (Israel Mutual Fund)
Since 1999 AMIDEX35™ Israel Mutual Fund is the only Israel index mutual fund investing exclusively in Israeli companies traded on Tel Aviv and U.S. markets. A single investment gives you exposure to the industries at the core of Israel's growth. From pharmaceuticals to banking and insurance, the
AMIDEX35 Israel Mutual Fund is the most convenient way to invest in Israel's key sectors. We don't try to "time" or "outguess" the market. Our index methodology results in lower portfolio turnover and potentially lower capital gain taxes.
Israel ETF (ISRA) – Market Vectors
The index offers broad sector exposure to Israel's vibrant economy, including information technology, health care, and financials. The index is a rules-based index that tracks the overall performance of the largest and most liquid publicly traded Israeli and Israeli-linked companies, as well as mid-cap and small-cap Israeli and Israeli-linked companies that display sufficient liquidity.
Aberdeen Israel Fund, Inc. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of Israeli companies. It is the policy of the Fund to invest its assets in Israeli equity securities. For these purposes, "Israeli securities" includes common and preferred stock, warrants, options and debt securities organized under the laws of Israel.
DISCLAIMER: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INTENDED FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS ONLY. ALL INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE ENTITIES SEEKING FUNDING, AND conexx MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS IN ORDER TO ASSURE THAT YOU OBTAIN ALL INFORMATION NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR YOU TO MAKE ANY FUNDING DECISION. conexx IS NOT AWARE THAT ANY REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY STATE WITH RESPECT TO THE ENTITIES AS TO WHICH INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED, AND conexx BELIEVES THAT NO REVIEW OF THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN MADE BY ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY. conexx IS NOT A BROKER OF SECURITIES AND RECEIVES NO CONSIDERATION FOR MAKING AVAILABLE TO YOU INFORMATION CONCERNING ENTITIES SEEKING FUNDING. conexx IS NOT AN AGENT OF ANY SUCH ENTITY NOR IS IT YOUR AGENT, AND conexx HAS NO LEGAL OR FIDUCIARY DUTY TO SUCH ENTITY OR TO YOU.


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Natsuno summarized this particular day so well.
"The folks woke up at 4.30am (I uncovered Lorna's futon to wake her up....gomen ne haha), folded futon and caught 3 trains and 1 metro in Tokyo to go to busy Tsukiji Fish Market. Just before the market, we saw bankers cleaning the street in front of a brunch of a bank and Patricia wondered why they don't hire cleaners (lol welcome to Japan). We wandered around the tiny streets in the market, and had sushi for breakfast. Then we rushed to Tokyo Station to catch a bus to go to a lake near Mt. Fuji, but we were rushing so much that Nawal fell down on a zebra crossing ("yako" Nawal, but that was a funny moment!). We were so lucky to see beeeeautiful view of Fuji.....and Ciku and Mou Na learned how to ride a bicycle. On our bus ride back, Nyamwathi made new friends. Then, Sir-Ben Ngene had the moment of excitement - Shinkansen ride to Nagoya. One of the folks lost her Shinkansen ticket, but JR found it on the platform (#japaneseefficiency). We then had local Nagoya barbecue for dinner, and caught another train (so many train rides today) to head to a "theme park of public bath." On our way there, Edel got her dream item: a Japanese mask! She put it on and became a proper nihonjin (Japanese person). On the local train, a cute drunk Japanese woman kept talking with us. This drunk woman took off her artificial eye lashes, and asked Péchou to exchange her braided hair with the used artificial eye lashes. lol By the time we got to the public bath theme park, we were all tired and ready to fall asleep, but Ciirù opened her eyes because she got excited to see the crazy things in the theme park. From the morning to the night, people kept asking us where the hell we all came from ("Where are you guys from?" "We are from 6 different African countries." "Oh, sodesuka (I see). Welcome to Japan!"


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BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Cone Gatherers
Set during the Second World War in an idyllic Scottish estate, the story revolves around two brothers employed to pick cones, and the hatred of the gamekeeper towards them.india Updated: Jun 17, 2006 13:28 IST
The Cone Gatherers
Robin Jenkins
• Price — £ 7.99
• Publication — Canongate Classics
Every once in a while I come across a book so eloquent in its presence that it is hard to understand how I could not have heard of it earlier. Most of these are classics, written years before we were born.
And yet even today they retain their freshness and their unique flavour and relevance that refuses to die. The Cone Gatherers by Scottish author Robin Jenkins is one such book.
Set during the Second World War in an idyllic Scottish estate, the story revolves around two brothers employed to pick cones, and the hatred of the gamekeeper towards them.
The story is the proof, in many ways, of the propensity in humans for acute kindness and devastating hatred. But had the story been all about this alone then it might not have achieved the exalted status it enjoys today. Indeed The Cone Gatherers have been accepted by critics as being one of the foremost and most important pieces of post war Scottish literature.
Yet despite being set in the times of the war, it talks little of it. Instead its silence on the issue is what is so striking that it renders the same as being inescapable.
The idyllic life of the cone gatherers on the estate, removed from the hatred and bloodshed of fanaticism of the bloodied fields of Europe is a resounding reminder of the world beyond.
And yet within this idyllic grounds lies a hatred that is equal to what is being displayed in the world beyond. The areas of class conflict and religious hypocrisy rears its ugly head to confront the cone gatherers.
What is amazing about this book is how contemporary it seems to be. Removed far from the present times, yet it appears as fresh as it ever was.
There is a certain fragrance about this work that lingers long after the final pages have been turned.
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Since last week's terrible E3 showing, Microsoft has been widely criticized for a) requiring users of the Xbox One to be online at least once every 24 hours in order to play games, b) placing heavy restrictions on Xbox One used game sales, and c) pricing the Xbox One at $499 ($100 higher than Sony's PlayStation 4).
Well, now the firm has announced it will do away with problems a) and b). But it would appear the Xbox One will still be $100 more than the PS4. So, has the company gone far enough or will gamers remain wary of Microsoft moving forward?
Microsoft's President of Interactive Entertainment Business, Don Mattrick, made the announcement yesterday afternoon via the Xbox.com website. It's clear Mattrick and his team are responding to gamer outrage after Microsoft's disastrous E3 showing.
"Since unveiling our plans for Xbox One, my team and I have heard directly from many of you, read your comments and listened to your feedback," Mattrick says.
"You told us how much you loved the flexibility you have today with games delivered on disc. The ability to lend, share, and resell these games at your discretion is of incredible importance to you. Also important to you is the freedom to play offline, for any length of time, anywhere in the world."
Mattrick then goes on to announce that an "internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games," and that gamers will be free to "trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today."
Mattrick concludes by thanking gamers for their "passion, support and willingness to challenge the assumptions of digital licensing and connectivity."
At this point we're left with two big questions. First, are gamers willing to pay $100 more for the Xbox One than the PlayStation 4? Cutting out the mandatory purchase of the Kinect peripheral could bring the Xbox One price down to $399.
Second, after this turbulent week, do gamers trust Microsoft enough to invest $499 in their console?


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Luggage restrictions
Small aircrafts allow a maximum of 20kg's per person for luggage (inclusive of hand luggage) Bags to please be soft and easy to handle – Please note that large, hard suitcases and heavy luggage will not be accepted on light aircraft. Suitcases, oyster cases, and soft sided bags with trolley handles, metal frames and wheels do NOT constitute as soft bags and cannot fit in the luggage pods of the aircraft.
Please note luggage restrictions are extremely strict and we ask all guests to adhere to these, standard small daypack hand luggage restrictions apply (note: not the standard hard trolley bag hand luggage size)
Luggage dimensions should not exceed 25cm (10 inches) wide, 30cm (12 inches) high and 62 cm (24 inches) long. Anything larger and the luggage will unfortunately not fit in the aircraft's baggage compartment.
Should passengers have excess luggage, arrangements can be made to store the excess for the duration of their stay in Botswana or excess luggage can be booked to accompany guests at an additional cost.
Recommended luggage requirements for mobile camping safaris are as per the above 18kg's per person in soft bags.


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Here I Fit
Last week, our friend Nicole Molkentin, editor-in-chief at Rauthenticity, shared a poem with us from her adventures in New Zealand. We asked her to share what that poem means to her in today's #HonestyHour post.
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"I've been traveling for about six weeks now, and in two days I board a flight to come home. When I get back to America I have four months until I graduate from college. In the midst of senior year, I managed to put this immense pressure on myself to have my life figured out. Some of my friends are in relationships that they think will lead to marriage, some have had job offers for months, and some are continuing on to grad school.
Sometimes I convince myself that I need to have everything in my life figured out. I am single, I am not a business student, and I have no aspirations of continuing with higher education. If there was a post-grad checklist, I would maybe have half full. And then I arrived in New Zealand.
Surrounded by people figuring out their lives, everyone is in an ongoing self-love-project of expansion. And they are living the most extraordinary lives. They live with trial and error, travel and exploration, and follow their curiosities along the way. It reminded me that I don't have to have everything figured out.
No matter what, I will do something. And if it doesn't work out, then I will try something different. Nothing is permanent. I always have permission to change. Travel is constant change, and I am returning for my final semester with an overwhelming sense of peace, rather than societal pressures. And it feels really good.
Here I fit into the shifting axis of the world -- the shifting axis of my own, tiny, expanding, and constantly changing world."
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Building Tools for Exploring Connected Electronics
Bluetooth 4.0, also referred to as Low Power Bluetooth, represents a discrete shift in the communication abilities of embedded devices.
At the same time, newly opened aspects of the iOS SDK unlock new interactions and frontiers with "the internet of things"
Finally, real-time messaging SDKs like now.js create a new opportunities for crowd interaction.
This project was a collaboration with Jimmy Chion, Kyle Doerksen and Brad Simpson at IDEO, along with facilitation and support by Dan Bomze. The goal was to create a platform by which hardware+software prototypes could be rapidly developed.
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- Writing has always been part of my life. As a a teenager I wrote stories for my friends, studying for an arts degree In English I wrote essays and as a teacher I wrote essays for professional journals. To write and publish books came late in my life. When my husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I chose to be his carer for sixteen months. After his death, I met many people in my travels who were facing death in some form. I realised that when I shared the experience of my husband's death, this gave the listeners comfort. This led to my writing my first book about facing death, grieving and moving on which in my case meant going to live in South America on my own.
- I was used to journal writing for most of my life. When I started writing my first book, I had a goal to finish it. One morning I started writing at 5.30 am and stopped at 10.00 am. From then I repeated the pattern for eight weeks, five days a week. Then came the editing and proofreading.
- My first book was "From Cornwall to the AndesOne Woman's Journey from Griefto Self Fulfilment"published August 2014
My second book was "South America A New Rhythm to Life" published May 2015
- I started writing with the specific aim of sharing a personal experience and inspiring the reader - there is hope after the death of your beloved one. In my case "moving on" involved physical change because I settled in Quito, South America, on my own.
- Both my books are non fiction, specifically memoirs. Now I am writing a novel which is a very challenging writing experience after non fiction.
- Apart from the great literature I studied and taught, I have always been an avid reader. I believe that reading is the foundation for writing. However, writing has greatly changed in the last fifty years, and I have never limited myself to the influence of one author.
- My writing style is contemporary. I have always been interested in "what makes people tick?". I have studied the various psychological models so my writing is people oriented. As I have lived in seven of the fifty one countries I have visited, living in a foreign culture is often a component of my writing.
- I don't agree that the public regard self publishing as vanity. For the last three years, writers have participated in the process of self publishing to such an extent that it has become the norm. It is here to stay. I have found no prejudice against my books beingself published.
- Writing has always been important me as a means of self expression. I wrote journals for over twenty years. I wrote reports or articles for an equal period of time. I feel equally comfortable in verbal and visual(painting) forms of expression. Now I am reaching out to the realms of creative writing through fiction. I also find myself writing more articles about writing
- I remember my own struggle to accept ebooks. I love the smell and feel of paper books. Because of my moves, I had to sift through the books I would keep every time I moved from one continent to another. When I travelled luggage restrictions limited the number of books I could take with me especially to a non English speaking country. Now I read ebooks all the time. I think other people have similar experiences.
- I am currently writing a novel. I was aware that fiction writing techniques have changed greatly in the last fifty years. "Show the story" rather than "tell the story" have become the norm. Dialogue is used to spice up the prose, and never reflects the spoken word. The writer has to address the structure in the story in specific ways. So I wrote 35000 words of my novel and hired a professional editor that specialises in structure to critique it ruthlessly. This was an immensely useful exercise, even though it meant rewriting some of the text.
- More about me:
Website: www.cornwall2theandes.com
Twitter: @cornwall2andes
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Barbara M Webb graduated in English at Queensland University, St Lucia. She has lived in 7 of the 52 countries she has visited. and now lives in Cornwall in the UK.


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Ice Beetles are highly aggressive insects found in Phendrana Drifts. They are a sub-species of the Beetle, but are more powerful. Their bodies have been strengthened by a resilient shell of ice. If Samus fails to defeat them, the Beetles will burrow and reappear in another location.
Like other ice based creatures, Ice Beetles are quickly defeated by the Plasma Beam.
- ↑ "Burrowing insect with an ice-reinforced carapace. Averse to heat.
This member of the Beetle family has adapted to life in the subzero temperatures in the Phendrana Drifts, growing a thick ice shell over its entire body. The ice is extremely resilient, providing the Ice Beetle with extra protection and augmented digging abilities. " — Logbook "Ice Beetle" (Metroid Prime)


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Hi everyone! I'm Mika, and I grew up in a small beach town in Saga. If I have the beach, books, and a really nice couch, my life is complete. I hope you'll enjoy my articles as much as I enjoy writing them.
Part 3: We went to Karatsu Kunchi, an autumn festival in Karatsu, Saga. As this festival is a three-day event, we will divide this article into three parts and talk about the charm of Karatsu Kunchi. This is the third and last part of this article. This time, we'll report on Machi-mawari, which took place on November 4th!
Part 3:More Than Just a Festival: Karatsu Kunchi Part 2 – Otabisho Shinkou
Here we go, it's the final day of Karatsu Kunchi.
On November 4th, the final day, an event called Machi-mawari occurs. The hikiyama floats are pulled on a very similar route to the previous day's Otabisho Shinkou, but this time, the mikoshi are not present. When the evening falls, the hikiyama make the journey back to their home until next year, the Hikiyama Exhibition Hall. This marks the end of the festival. The Exhibition Hall is located right next to Karatsu Shrine.
The view of the children, unable to hide their sadness at the festival's end, yet still singing at the top of their lungs as they walked, somehow gave me a wistful, refreshing feeling.
The final day's festivities begin at 10:00 am, a slightly later start time.
The hikiyama, which were stationed their own districts the previous evening, are all brought together in front of Karatsu Civic Hall, just like yesterday. The festival commences after they all arrive.
Here we see hikiko affiliated with the fourth hikiyama, Minamoto no Yoshitsune no Kabuto (Helmet of Minamoto no Yoshitsune), on their way to the festival. They are walking through the Gofukumachi Shopping Street in their district.
The hikiyama have finished their "overnight stay", and now moving to start their final patrol of the city.
By noon, more and more hikiyama assemble in front of the Karatsu JR train station. It's a repeat of yesterday's amazing scenery, a complete line up of the hikiyama for all to see.
It's awfully crowded, but as this is the last part of the festival when all of the hikiyama will be lined up together, we encourage you to head over and take any photos you might have missed.
Here we break for intermission, before starting up again at 2:30 pm.
Laughing or crying, this is the last push. Leave no regrets here, they take an even deeper breath and keep yelling "enya"!
Even in the afternoon sun, you can't deny the incredible intensity of Shuten Douji to Minamoto no Raikou no Kabuto.
Children affiliated with the tenth hikiyama, Uesugi Kenshin no Kabuto (Uesugi Kenshin's Helmet), guide the other hikiko with flags. Just around the corner you'll find their district, Hirano-machi.
Somewhere, you can see an expression of delight on the helmet's face.
It is customary that children still too small to participate in pulling the hikiyama sit in the center of the platform instead. These children, now listening to the roar of the musical accompaniment just behind them, will someday be old enough to grip and pull the hikiyama's rope... isn't it moving?
Then hikiyama make their way through the city streets, to eventually arrive to their "home", the Hikiyama Exhibition Hall.
All too soon, the evening fell. All too soon, the Karatsu Kunchi festival is ending. To say that the entire city of Karatsu revolves around this yearly festival is no exaggeration. Tonight, this city can't help but feel a bit lonely.
Truth be told, the grand finale has a series of moving moments.
This is a photo taken in front of the Hikiyama Exhibition Hall. The crowds of onlookers are relocated, creating a path in front of the large, open doors.
This door is where the first hikiyama, Akajishi (The Red Lion) enters. All 14 hikiyama are normally stored here. The sightseers wait anxiously for Akajishi's arrival.
The guiding hikiko appear, each of them handling these final moments in their own way. Then, Akajishi arrives.
Slowly, the hikiyama enters the exhibition hall.
Some of the hikiko were crying. Starting with Akajishi, the rest of the hikiyama return to their resting place in order.
The performers won't stop playing. The hikiko give themselves to the music. The final calls of "enya" echo throughout the hall.
Here we see Houhoumaru, passing through the tunnel between the Karatsu Civic Hall and the Karatsu Exhibition Hall. Exiting the tunnel, hikiyama now enter the exhibition hall from the rear.
Hiryuu flies forward, swimming through the sky for the last time today.
Now the twelfth hikiyama, Tama-Tori Jishi (Lion Grabbing a Ball), appears. Hikiyama again begin entering the exhibition hall from the front. In the hall, the hikiyama are lined up in the order they were made, so the door they enter through depends on the hikiyama itself.
Next to arrive is the thirteenth hikiyama, Shachi. By this time, the previously open doors for Akajishi (Red Lion) and Kame to Urashima Taro (Turtle and Urashima Taro) have been completely closed.
Every year, a Kunchi festival themed DVD is released for sale. We saw a cameraman on the roof of the civic auditorium, trying to get close enough to capture these last moments.
Here we go, the fourteenth and last hikiyama has arrived, Shichihoumaru!
Bathed in camera flashes and cheers from the crowd, Shichihoumaru enters the exhibition hall. After prolonged and boisterous chanting of "yo-ee-sa" from both the hikiko and the surrounding crowd, with a smattering of applause, the curtain falls on the 2015 Karatsu Kunchi festival.
Every year, these front row seats in front of the Hikiyama Exhibition Hall are hotly contested. As the finale begins around 4:30 in the evening, claiming a spot before 3:00 PM is an ironclad rule.
Earlier, we mentioned that the entire city of Karatsu revolves around the yearly Karatsu Kunchi festival. In Japan, New Years Day typically marks the end of one year and the beginning of the next, but for the city of Karatsu, they say the Kunchi Festival plays this role. As night begins near the torii gates, many people are already looking towards next year's Karatsu Kunchi.
This feeling envelops not only the hikiko, but also those who make the journey to Karatsu every year. Whether you're a tourist or a local is unimportant. That night, feeling thankful towards all who participated in the festival, the people of Karatsu fall fast asleep.
Words, photos... not even videos can express the true charm of Karatsu Kunchi. It's a bit far from Tokyo or Osaka, but we invite you to make the journey at least once. We bet you'll make some amazing memories.
The next morning, it is November 5th.
The city of Karatsu has instantly returned to its normal routine. It is as if the previous three days were just a dream. However, on the road to the shrine, marks made by the hikiyama's wheels remain. We can still feel faint hints of the festival's energy. Let's finish with a stroll down the streets of Karatsu as we enjoy the afterglow.
This is Takeya, a famous unagi (Japanese eel) restaurant in the Naka-machi District of Karatsu. We had lunch here.
The sunlight filtered through the trees, shining through the window of our private dining room. We have one word about the unagi meal we had here: perfection. The atmosphere was calm and peaceful. We thoroughly recommend that you visit Takeya on your trip here.
After lunch, we visited Arupino, a souvenir shop near the JR Karatsu train station. There were many Kunchi related gifts.
This is "Kunchi Soy Sauce", a special edition from Karatsu's time honored soy sauce producer "Miyajima Soy Sauce." Soy sauce from the island of Kyushu is slightly sweeter than standard soy sauce. If you interested in trying, this smaller size might be perfect.
Behind the Arupino building, there are not one or two, but fourteen yatai (food stands) in a row! Each has a hikiyama painting displayed on their shutter doors. The passion for Kunchi sometimes appears where you least expect it.
On the way home, we find a statue of a hikiko.
We walked until we reached the "Nishi no Hama", passed through the pine trees, and took a moment to enjoy the sound of the ocean waves. This "Nishi no Hama" continues on to another beach, the "Higashi no Hama", and finally arrives at the Nijinomatsubara, which is considered one of the three great pine forests of Japan.
It must have been a 15 minute walk from the beach. We arrived at Kikouan, a tea shop that also sells a variety of goods, and enjoyed a zenzai (sweet red bean soup with rice cake) with Houjicha (roasted green tea). This shop is very close to the Japanese inn Yoyokaku, which was mentioned in the second part of this article, Otabisho Shinkou.
Karatsu has many more famous locations and businesses. After Karatsu Kunchi, it might be a good idea to visit some of these places before you leave, and get to know the peaceful, everyday side of Karatsu.
A cultured, quality life: that is the city of Karatsu. We encourage you to make the journey, and see with your own eyes everything this city has to offer.
Hi everyone! I'm Mika, and I grew up in a small beach town in Saga. If I have the beach, books, and a really nice couch, my life is complete. I hope you'll enjoy my articles as much as I enjoy writing them.


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Obama joined world leaders in northern Russia on Thursday for the Group of Twenty (G20) talks on international issues. The debate over military strikes in Syria will likely overshadow the summit, particularly because Russia is selling weapons to the regime and strongly opposes western military intervention.
This week's Global Journalist focused on the impact Syria is having on U.S. relations with Russia, and on a photojournalist who was abducted by Islamist rebels near Damascus.
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In 2012 Matt was selected from nearly 4000 applicants to participate in the prestigious Berlinale Talents film workshops. That same year he participated in the prestigious MacDowell Artists Colony where he completed an early draft of his feature length script for the film The Purple Onion. He finished a theatre and film directing Staz at the Polish National Film School in Lodz, Poland in 2007. His early film experiences include interning at the acclaimed TV studio David E. Kelley while working towards his BA in Humanities at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. While in Poland he produced for German-Polish and French-Polish co-productions, and later was uncharacteristically in front of the camera as host of a travel show about Poland. Before Matt embarked on a career in media production he worked in China as an office manager at a furniture manufacturer.
With both American and European passports Matt's dream is to make films, commercials and visual stories internationally with talented folks from all over the world. In early 2014 he launched his media production company called WOLVES.
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- Page 1 Canon Selphy ES1 Photo Printer Review
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Canon has had considerable success with its range of Selphy dedicated photo printers, which use dye sublimation, rather than the more usual inkjet. Its latest machine in the series, the ES1, refines the technique and provides extra features which should make it still more convenient to use.
Unlike earlier Selphy printers, the new machine sits vertically, more like a small toaster or transistor radio. Full controls for the printer are mounted on top, with a set of buttons on the left-hand side and a control dial and other buttons on the right. In the centre is a 63mm LCD screen, which can be used to preview pictures from memory cards and to navigate the printer's menus.
One of the key innovations in the new model is the photo cartridge, which combines photo blanks with rolls of the thin ribbon which holds the multicoloured dyes transferred during printing. This now slides in at the side of the machine and you no longer need to connect a bulky paper cartridge to the front of the printer.
At the bottom of the front panel are sockets for memory cards or to plug-in a PictBridge cable to your camera. For most people, though, a small cover on the left-hand side of the printer gives access to something more useful. The printer includes an integral USB cable on a spring-loaded retractor, complete with the miniature USB plug which fits most modern digital cameras. We had no trouble using this with HP and Ricoh models we tried. Also at the side is a USB socket for connection to a PC.
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HOME TOUR // L.A.'s Bri Emery of DesignLoveFest
It's no secret that I'm a fan of Emily Henderson and her extremely talented design team, I think partially because her design style is quite different from what I typically work with and yet it appeals to me greatly. It just looks like so much fun to work and live amidst all those colors. In light of Valentine's day, we're featuring the bright, colorful home Emily and her team created for design blogger Bri Emery - enjoy!
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Sometimes the smallest things produce the biggest results. My new role of farm wife is teaching me just that!—in more ways than one...
One day last spring my farmer husband of less than a year asked me to pick up twelve sweet potato plants at the local garden center while I was in town. He'd cultivated the garden and was ready to plant them, visions of delicious sweet potato fries, casseroles, and pies dancing in his head.
Eager to please and eager to prove myself as a capable farmer's wife despite my suburban upbringing, I headed to the garden center. I asked a worker who was watering flowers to point me to the sweet potato plants, to which she inquired, "Sweet potato vines?" "Sure," I said, feeling a twinge of doubt concerning that word vines but quickly pushing it aside, not wanting to appear as though I didn't know what I was doing. She directed me to a display covered in lovely pale green and purple leaves. I selected twelve of the best-looking plants, filled a large tray with the small plastic pots, purchased them, and drove to the farm.
When I walked up to the front porch of the farmhouse carrying my flat full of plants, I encountered my father-in-law. The twinkle in his eye and wry smile that spread across his face as he glanced at my armload instantly alerted me to the fact that I'd made a mistake. I recalled my earlier doubt at the garden center, blushed, and said, "I bought the wrong thing, didn't I?" Ever the diplomat, he simply shrugged his shoulders and allowed my sister-in-law, who'd happened upon the scene, to take over the conversation. "Oh, well!", she said, having mercy on me. "If you'd never seen them before, you'd have no way of knowing which plants to get." This gracious response to my blunder helped me to catalog this experience in my mind as one of humility instead of humiliation. My husband responded similarly but sent me right back to the garden center to remedy my error.
The ten-minute drive into town gave me time to ponder this new life of mine and the fact that it felt hopeful and beautiful, yet at the same time foreign and awkward. My previous two jobs had required me to be skilled in performance—one focused on musical performance and one public speaking—so confidence had been a key factor in my success. I was beginning to suspect, however, that it would not primarily be confidence that made me flourish in my role of farm wife—in fact, overconfidence had gotten me into trouble!—but rather humility. I'd need a willingness to admit that there was much I didn't know and a teachable spirit to learn from my husband and others who would help me become acquainted with the unfamiliar yet rewarding ways of farm life.
When I arrived back at the garden center, the teenage boy working the cash register was fortunately uninterested in my embarrassment. He mechanically exchanged my $20 worth of sweet potato vines for $3 of sweet potato plants. To my surprise the twelve plants were tiny, each about six-inches long and together forming a bundle no bigger around than a nickel! I felt silly carrying this flimsy little cluster wrapped in a wet paper towel back to my car when just moments earlier I'd emerged from it with arms full; anyone observing the transaction would be sure to know I wasn't from around here. When I returned to the farm, I helped my husband plant the itty-bitties, again surprised because he'd made twelve mounds of dirt that were very large—much larger than the plants I held in my hand could ever warrant, I thought. But I'd learned my lesson, so I kept these doubts to myself.
Several months later it was time to harvest our sweet potatoes. My husband dug the potatoes while I put them into empty seed sacks. The first sack filled up quickly, and soon we had filled a second…Then a third! By the time we'd harvested all of the sweet potatoes, we had a crop of over 200 pounds! I couldn't believe that the twelve wimpy-looking plants over which I'd agonized had yielded such an abundance. Our bumper crop even included a huge state fair-worthy sweet potato that weighed 11.2 pounds!
For me that sweet potato harvest was metaphorical. In the same way that the tiny plants produced a large harvest, my small, inconspicuous decision to approach my new farm life with humility has begun to produce big results as well. Through asking a million questions, letting others show me the way, and getting my hands dirty I've learned my way around this way of living a bit more and become more comfortable in my own skin here too. I know my lessons are just beginning, but they are not without their delightful rewards--like the perfectly crisp grilled sweet potato wedges we ate for dinner tonight!
What about you? What small thing can you cultivate now that might produce a big result later?


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The Kiwi land is home to the most breathtaking caves and a caving tour here can be your introduction to underground sceneries like you've never seen before. Glow worms called arachnocampa luminosa are luminescent creatures unique to Waitomo, which can be seen in the caves. You can also take a quiet boat ride along the meandering Waitomo River to witness the surreal glow inside the caves. Black water subterranean rafting, rope dangling and rip roaring are some of the most thrilling things to do in New Zealand while visiting the Waitomo Caves in the Waikato region.
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The Nasty Bits: Foie Gras Butter
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Foie gras is one of those foods I would list in a game of, "If I could eat something everyday, it would be..." Like a first love, the first bite of foie gras is so unerringly delicious, you may never experience that same degree of foie-induced pleasure again. That indelible initial impression won't stop you from trying to recapture the sensation, and you will go years and years haunted by the memory of your first foie. At least, I did.
I finally reconciled myself to the idea that subsequent foies would never be as good. First of all, because I already knew what to expect. Once those circuits of my brain that respond to the signal of fat knew what they were in for, they stopped being impressed by more bites of the substance.
But secondly, and this is stranger, if you can believe it, the foie was never fatty enough for me after the first bite. Not because foie isn't fatty food. But I think that if you spend a great deal of time building up in your head the intense rush of fat that you will experience, no actual lobe of foie gras, which is still just goose or duck liver—albeit a very large, very fatty one—can live up to that expectation.
Enter, foie gras butter. It's exactly what it sounds like: a mixture of foie and butter, subtly spiced with salt, pepper, and whatever else you decide to use as flavoring. It is, obviously, fattier than foie because you manipulate the substance and jack it up with more fat.
The recipe is from Jennifer McLagan's excellent cookbook, Fat, for which this recipe is easily my favorite. As per McLagan's instructions, I flavored my foie butter with quatre epices, which is a mixture of nutmeg, cloves, white pepper, and cinnamon that the French are fond of using.
Better yet, I took additional foie fat, already cooked, that had melted off of the large lobes, and added that to my butter as well. The recipe took no time at all to make, and the results were so good, I ate several rounds of toast with the foie butter, groaned with pleasure, ate more still. Then I had to call someone to talk me down from the precipice of eating the whole jar.
"Tell me," I begged, "that my rational capacities are being held hostage by my baser instincts. Make me sheepishly ashamed."
Not only did he talk me down from the ledge, he lectured me on the concept of Aristotelian weakness of will. (The concept, akrasia, is often juxtaposed against Platonic conceptions of decision-making, for you philosophy buffs out there.) I sniffed in offense. As if I didn't know that I was suffering from an extreme, akrasic lapse of my better judgment.
So yes, foie gras butter is a shameless and tawdry appeal that most deep-seated and primal of all gastronomic pleasures: fat. To make it, you simply take a few small pieces of foie, which can be the trimmings from a larger lobe. Mash the foie up with your fork until it looks like cat food: the sweet-smelling, most expense cat food ever.
Then you form the foie into a log and poach it just briefly, until the fat begins to melt. Mix the poached foie with an equal part of butter, and if you happen to have more cooked foie fat on reserve, toss that in there too. Flavor with salt, butter, and spices. Eat it on rounds of toast. Eat it in good health, and with enough friends present to help you exert what little self-control you will have left after your first bite.
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"I wanted to write something to tell my father I love him and think he is a success, even though he feels like he never lived up to his expectations for himself. I also saw with him that the relationship one has with the world (status) can be as important (or more) as the relationship one has to family, partners, friends. I see that in myself in that---like Brad---I'm always having this running commentary in my head, comparing myself to others and the success I perceive they have — and I'm always either building myself up or tearing myself down." - Mike White
Brad Status is still showing in cinemas. It is rated G by MTRCB, so you could invite your family, kids and friends at any movies nationwide.
A scene in the movie where his former college mate during their meeting.
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Brad's Status tells the story of Brad (Ben Stiller) who has a satisfying career and a comfortable life in suburban Sacramento where he lives with his sweet-natured wife, Melanie (Jenna Fischer), and their musical prodigy son, Troy (Austin Abrams). But it's not quite what he imagined during his college glory days. Showing Troy around Boston, where Brad went to university, he can't help comparing his life with those of his four best college friends: a Hollywood bigshot (White), a hedge-fund founder (Luke Wilson), a tech entrepreneur (Jemaine Clement), and a political pundit and bestselling author (Michael Sheen). As he imagines their wealthy, glamorous lives, he wonders if cozy middle-class domesticity is the best he will ever achieve. But when circumstances force him to reconnect with his former friends, Brad begins to question whether he has really failed or if, in some essential ways, their lives are more flawed than they appear.
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"Ben Stiller and Mike White's 'Brad's Status' is Scarier Than Most Horror Movies" by Bilge Ebiri
"Toronto Film Festival: Brad's Status" by Carla Renata
"Review: Brad's Status- Feeling Restless, Suffering from Midlife Malaise" by Courtney Howard
Distributed by Solar Pictures, have a taste of bittersweet comedy BRAD'S STATUS in cinemas beginning October 18.
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U.S. Nuclear Energy Industry Strengthens Safety with Learnings from Fukushima
WASHINGTON , DC,, Feb. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the five years since the Fukushima Daiichi accident, U.S. nuclear energy facilities have invested more than $4 billion and devoted thousands of person-hours to better ensure safety in the face of extreme events, the Nuclear Energy Institute announced during a briefing today.
"The safety enhancements have been significant," said Maria Korsnick, NEI's chief operating officer. "They are based on well-defined lessons learned from Fukushima. Their development and implementation has been coordinated by chief nuclear officers and technical advisors throughout the industry and they are being implemented at all U.S. nuclear power plants."
Korsnick chaired a committee of industry chief nuclear officers who developed the U.S. response to lessons learned from the Fukushima accident. Her remarks came during a briefing that included presentations from Takafumi Anegawa, chief nuclear officer for Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), and Dr. Dale Klein, former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and chairman of the TEPCO Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee. TEPCO operated the nuclear power plant damaged by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeast Japan.
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In which I seriously geek about WoW.
File this one under "things that amuse Jimmy, [WoW] Dungeon Finder Edition": in my 110-day quest to earn Tier 9 armor without doing any raiding (seriously, who wants to deal with guilds with weekly schedules and everything? *wink*) I've been doing a daily random dungeon for the last week or so. Tonight I did The Nexus (I'm getting pretty familiar with that one, but at least it's better than Utgarde Keep, the other one I get a lot from the random dungeon finder) with no less than four healers.
I've found healers to be quite possibly the most entertaining people in PUGs (Pick Up Groups) for whatever reason. A few weeks ago I was in a Random Dungeon group where the healer turned wipes (where we all die, usually the healers fault…or at least potentially preventable by the healer) into a drinking game…needless to say, we didn't finish the dungeon. But the healers tonight I don't think I'll soon forget, here's the list:
1. our first healer was pretty good, he healed us, none of us died, we were all happy until after the second or third trash pull, when he rolled "need" on an item and then promptly left. I guess mission accomplished on his part (he got what he came for in only a few minutes), but as our tank put it: "dam healz". Even if you're doing the dungeon just to get that one item, it's only a half hour run and it's pretty rude to just leave. Also, I wasted a soulstone on him.
2. second healer joined us and was also pretty good. Everything was going well until he suddenly got disconnected. OK, it happens. Vote kick, get new healer. A few minutes waiting, at least I didn't waste a soulstone because it hadn't even cooled down yet (meaning this was the second healer we'd lost in 15 minutes, and before we even got to the first boss).
3. third healer joins, heals us for a trash pull or two and then says he hopes his healing is OK because he's high. We kinda ignore it because, well, his healing was OK. Not so for the boss, though, and we wipe (memo to kids: taking drugs makes you a bad healer…who knew?). Before we can recover, the [high] healer and one DPS (a really GOOD DPS, who'd done 48% of total damage thus far) leave us.
4. healer number four joins us and is a really good pally healer. Unfortunately apparently this leads to boredom and he tried to do some DPS on the side. This lead to me (#2 damage doer after the tank at this point) suddenly being attacked from all sides because the healer had let the tank die and I was suddenly the biggest threat (Rain of Fire has that effect, I guess). Healer started healing again after the tank and two DPS had died and he managed to keep the last DPS standing for a good 30 seconds, but there's a reason you need five people to do dungeons (hint: it's not because we like to hang out). OK, we wipe again. Healer apologizes and promises to focus on just healing from this point forward (what a thought!) and I'm happy to say that the last two bosses were a breeze.
Yeah, so, that's my gaming funny of the day. Mad props to you if you actually followed all that.


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What is Medical Weight Loss?
As most Americans have, you've probably tried your share of fad diets, weight loss programs, and exercise regimens. They all promised magical results but delivered very little. Don't worry. These results, or lack thereof, are actually very typical! Losing weight for those who struggle with it is usually a big challenge. You are not alone.
Unmonitored weight loss plans, diets, and exercise programs simply do not help in knocking off those extra pounds. Why? They rarely take the required comprehensive approach that a medically supervised weight loss program will provide. You may think that you've exhausted all weight loss solutions and that there is no more hope. But, you should really know that there is a medical way to safely lose weight.
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Floodplains by Design, a public-private partnership aimed at revolutionizing river management across Washington, came together in 2012 with the goal of making our communities safer and rivers healthier. It started as a concept: get the leaders of programs and interest groups that influence coastal and riverine floodplains out of their silos, have them work together to figure out how to manage these landscape in a collaborative, integrated fashion, and we'll collectively do a better job of delivering society's goals of reduced flooding, stronger salmon runs, clean water, economic development and a high quality of life.
Floodplain managers of various sorts – county flood managers, tribal fisheries biologists, agricultural drainage districts, conservationists, etc. – embraced the concept, having seen the folly of trying to "control rivers" and the inefficiency of trying to manage only one cog in a complex social and environmental landscape. In 4 short years the concept has evolved into a broad partnership – a "movement" in the words of one local partner. The "movement" has benefitted from strong support from the state legislature which has given $80M to the Washington Department of Ecology for the new state Floodplains by Design grant program.
Erica Simek Sloniker, Cartographer and Visual Communications specialist for The Nature Conservancy, has produced a map series that documents the evolution from concept to movement. The initial 9 Floodplains by Design demonstration projects were funded by the state legislature in 2013. 2014 brought 13 more and 2015 another 7. Earlier this year, the Department of Ecology received 56 proposals for the next round of funding – an indication of the strong interest in joining this river revolution.
For more information visit www.floodplainsbydesign.org .
Washington state lawmakers approved groundbreaking policy and budget priorities this session, positioning our state for a more resilient future.
We caught up with Cindy Dittbrenner, Natural Resource Program Manager for the Snohomish Conservation District, to discuss why data and webmaps are so important for farmers in Snohomish County.
Imagine you're a third-generation farmer in the Puget Sound. You're witnessing more rain and wetter fields. How can you make decisions about the future? A new tool will help.
Explore maps that show how fluid rivers in Washington state have been over time.
The loss of another orca is a stark reminder of how sick our Puget Sound really is and the importance of river health, salmon recovery, climate change and the impacts of a fast-growing Puget Sound.
Climate change is bringing greater precipitation to Washington, with more frequent and severe storms. Healthy floodplains are a key natural solution: They absorb heavy flows, reduce flooding and temper storm surges.
The governor's executive actions give us a unique and historic opportunity to come together as Northwesterners to save these majestic and intelligent whales
Through sideways rain as the tide rushed behind him, the tribal chairman talked about the turning point that this project represented.
Snohomish County farmers take part in advocacy after participating in a Photovoice project.
hanksgiving Day floods found many people evacuating their homes around Puget Sound and fish searching for quiet places to get away from fast-moving floodwaters.
How do we solve big flood events? By listening and learning from each other.
Floodplains are all around us, quietly at work, providing rich soil for our farms, habitat for our salmon and beautiful backdrops for our lives.
Help us celebrate Bob Carey's tenure by learning more about some of the projects Floodplains by Design has inspired and supported across the state.
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The very nature of how people interact and consume media is constantly evolving. Social media platforms have securely positioned themselves as a top choice for not only artists and entertainers to find an audience but advertisers too. In such a crowded space, clever thinking is paramount to building up a following - one way to do that is to see the platform as more than a house for your content but an interface to interact with.
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