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National Agriculture Day takes place on the first day of spring as a way to celebrate American agriculture and the farmers who help provide the food, fiber, shelter, energy and other materials we use on a daily basis.
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) is coordinating events in Washington, D.C. on March 11, 2008, to celebrate the importance of agriculture to America's economy and society.
"Fewer than 2 percent of our population is directly involved in production agriculture," said Gerald Tumbleson, ACA chairman and Minnesota farmer. "National Agriculture Day is a great time to create awareness of the significance that agriculture plays in our everyday lives."
Several events kick off National Agriculture Week on March 11 in Washington D.C. At this year's events various associations, corporations, universities and government agencies will gather in the nation's capital for activities that include a meet-and-mingle luncheon at the Hart Senate office building and a National Celebration of Agriculture dinner at the Whitten Building patio.
Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa has been invited to speak at the luncheon, and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer has been confirmed to speak at the dinner along with Pedro Sanchez, The Earth Institute at Columbia University and the CAST Charles A Black award winner.
In addition, there will also be an FFA Rally that afternoon.
"Through technological improvements, American agriculture continues to advance," Tumbleson said. "Environmentally-friendly production practices, products and methods that help with U.S. security and innovations in efficiency are all examples we are proud of and want the general consumer to know too."
The events in Washington are organized by the Agriculture Council of America, a nonprofit organization composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicating its efforts to increasing the public's awareness of agriculture's role in modern society.
Each year, the National Ag Day program gathers members of the agricultural industry to promote American agriculture. Focused on sharing how agriculture provides almost everything we eat, use and wear on a daily basis, the National Ag Day program helps educate millions of consumers each year.
Join the effort to promote American agriculture to everyone during National Ag Week, March 16-22. For more information contact the Agriculture Council of America at (913) 491-1895.


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Confused? E-mail your questions about trucks, 4x4s, and off-roading tech using "Nuts, I'm confused" as the subject and include a picture (if it's applicable). Digital photos must measure no less than 1600 x 1200 pixels (or two megapixels) and be saved as a TIFF, an EPS, or a maximum-quality JPEG file. Also, I'll be checking the forums on our Web site (www.4wheeloffroad.com), and if I see a question that I think more of you might want to have answered, I'll print that as well. Otherwise drop it old-school style with the envelope addressed to the address below. Letters published in this magazine reflect the opinions of the writers, and we reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, brevity, or other purposes.
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Question: I have a military 1 1/4-ton Chevy pickup, sporting a 6.2L rattler and backed by a 400 turbo. I want a beefy automatic with overdrive but I am not sure what options are available. I know the ol' 700R4 would work with the correct converter, but I am looking to explore the 4L60 and 4L80 candidates. Will they work and how do I go about getting one to work with my non-ECM-controlled truck? I surmise I'll need an adapter from the trans to my original transfer case. I contacted Advance Adapters and they gave me generalities, but couldn't give me an answer on which one would work. I have no problem with changing the crossmember and driveshafts. I would like to slow the rpm down a little so I can achieve 65 mph without having the motor scream. I do want to keep the 4.56 gears, so I think the best option is the overdrive.
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Answer: What you want is a 4L80E, the electronic overdrive automatic with strength comparable to the TH400. Advance Adapters (800.350.2223, www.advanceadapters.com) sells these transmissions and can offer you a Compushift controller from HGM Electronics (877.744.3887, www.compushift.com). I have one in my Red Sled project truck and it works great, plus it has a stand-alone computer that only requires a throttle position sensor that can be added since your truck doesn't come with one. Tell them you want the torque converter built for a diesel and that you have an NP208 transfer case with a 32-spline input and they will take care of the rest.
Question: I like listening to music when I go wheeling, but half the time I can't get good reception out in the hills. Plus my CDs get all scratched up when I bounce around. Do you have any ideas for better radio reception?
Chett B.
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Answer: Though I rarely listen to music when I'm wheeling, I do travel a lot and have found that satellite radio is where it's at. I have a Sirius satellite receiver (www.sirius.com) that I can put in any vehicle I drive as long as it has a normal radio, and it picks up the broadcast of the same channels over the whole nation and way out in the boonies. I usually hit channel 28 Faction for my current rock music, Channel 14 Classic Vinyl for my classic rock fix, Channel 63 Outlaw Country for my country tunes, and channel 103 for Blue Collar Comedy. It's not cheap, about $12 per month, but if you're a fan of music, this is the way to go for back-hill travel. Of course do your fellow wheelers a favor and keep the volume to a level that only you and your passengers can hear, cause though I like just about any type of music, I'd rather listen to engines revving than somebody else's favorite song when in the dirt.
Question: I am doing an 8.1L GM big-block swap and read the articles on Project Excursion Killer (May, June, and July '02) and you said you used a "trick new EFI controller." Could you tell me what brand or where to get this?
Chris V
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Answer: The Excursion Killer had a controller from Technical Services (574.457.4004, www.technicalservicesin.com).
Question: I'm a second-year college student on a general education program and want to transfer and get my degree in mechanical engineering. I want to apply that degree towards something in the truck/4x4/off-road industry but don't know where to start. I was hoping one day to do R&D for a suspension lift company or something like that, but I am completely lost on how to go about even finding out what kind of training and education is needed for that line of work. I've been reading for years and you guys seem to be the gurus on everything off-road, so I figured you might be able to help a little bit. How do I go about putting me to work in the off-road world?
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Answer: First do some research. Call and talk to engineers at companies that make parts you like, find out how they got there, what they studied, what their background is. Maybe it's your favorite suspension, favorite truck, or favorite widget. Also talk to the company owners or human resources person and ask what they are looking for. And start with part-time jobs or internships at local 4x4 manufacturers, suppliers, or shops to gain practical experience.
Question: I have a Jeep Wrangler, and after reading about your Ultimate Adventure Rubi Wagon Jeep buildup with the Cummins diesel swapped in, I really want to put a diesel in my Jeep. However, since the Cummins is so darn big and heavy, are there any smaller versions available that will give me diesel mileage and torque?
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Answer: I understand your dilemma. There are a bunch of great diesels available, but most are heavy as anchors and demand tons of work to stuff in a Jeep. Even the elusive four-cylinder Cummins weighs more than a big-block gas engine and will require a complete drivetrain swap to survive in a 1/4-ton Wrangler. I've seen some awesome smaller diesels in the works for future 1/2-ton trucks (such as the new Dodge Ram 1/2-ton), and great little foreign diesels, but those are all still out of reach due to time, space, and importing regulations. However there may be another option on the horizon. I recently got this photo from a super-secret OEM performance research facility where we see a Jeep chassis from a long-wheelbase military TJ Wrangler with a 2.8L, four-cylinder VM Motori turbo-diesel engine that my research found produces 158 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. This is nearly identical to the diesel as found in the diesel Liberty, which I felt was a great running powerplant, but if it's military I doubt it's as complicated as the KJ Liberty version. Now this might not sound like much, but when stuffed in a Wrangler I bet it's a hoot to drive and it should work with some of the factory transmissions, at least the later manual transmissions. Hmm, why would a performance accessory division of an OEM be messing around with a diesel engine and why would there be a Rubicon TJ there as well with the hood up? I couldn't get a straight answer when I started asking the hard questions to the marketing reps, but when I learn more I'll let you know.
Next start looking at trucks and 4x4 parts and try to figure out why they are built the way they are built. Ask questions. Whether it's the guys who sell the parts, install the parts, or design and engineer the parts, they can all give you insight on why stuff does or doesn't work. And at the same time, don't stick to the 4x4 world only. Look outside the industry at other neat products-maybe a tractor has a strong axle, or a lawn chair has a comfortable shape, or a tow truck has a special winch-any and all of these will spur on ideas that can someday be applied to an engineering position. I would recommend taking some business classes along with your engineering. It will be very valuable to know how to make a product work, make it within a budget, and sell it. Even if you are never in sales it's good to understand the big picture when working for a business.
Question: I have a '94 4Runner and plan on installing a Marlin or all-Pro solidaxle swap. i see articles about people using '85 Toyota front axles. Will a '69-'89 Land Cruiser front axle work? I would assume the 9.5 front end would be stronger, allowing me to run 37-inch or bigger tires without any mods to the axle. Can you shed some light on this matter?
Jeff s.
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Answer: I contacted the folks at all Pro Off Road (951.658.7077, www.allprooffroad. com)and we discussed your idea of using a Land Cruiser axle. They recommended using a mini-truck axle first because of the stronger selectable hubs and the wider variety and lower cost of aftermarket support for everything from gears and bearings to trusses and housings, and because the leaf springs are already on top of the axle whereas the Land Cruiser axles were spring-under from the factory. also the FJ-80 high-pinion drop-out centersection is stronger than the earlier Cruiser low-pinion even though it is only 8-inch versus 91/2, and it can be fitted into the mini-truck housing and will help with driveshaft issues when used in a v-6-equipped 4Runner. if you do decide on the Land Cruiser axle, we recommend a '79-or-newer version since it has knuckles that accept high-steer arms. Make sure you get the fine-spline pinion variant. However, the first choice would be a built mini-truck axle or aftermarket housing with mini-truck internals.
Question: I am building up my first off-road rig. i am 17 and have an '87 Jeep Cherokee with a 4.0L Fi, five-speed manual, an NP231, a Dana 30 front, and a Dana 35 rear. i was planning on getting a Rough Country 6.5-inch X-Series lift and 33-inch tires, but i wanted to get some more advice from experienced wheelers. Will my axles hold up with 33-inch tires during moderate wheeling? Should I forget about that lift and save for some Dana 60s or big axles and then later go for a custom lift? i don't have a lot of money but am willing to take a lifetime to build this rig properly and safely, because it will be my daily vehicle.
If I did get that lift could i install it with the help of my friends? if i paid someone to do it (4x4 shop) i wouldn't learn anything, but i want to be safe and be able to drive it and not worry about my tire falling off. What would you recommend? Will my 4.0 push my Jeep with 33s, bumpers, and a full exocage? i love fixing stuff, especially engines and vehicles. i know anybody can do this stuff if they take their time and get advice and know-how from experienced people. But safety is key and i don't want to bust up trails because my rig was built wrong.
Josh R.
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Answer: Your '87 Cherokee is exceptional off road and has tons of accessories available, and you should have no problem installing the Rough Country suspension. Take your time and follow the instructions. your axles will be fine with 33-inch tires for moderate use so don't sweat it. it is easy to wait and wait until you have money for big axles, but you might as well build the truck with what you have and just start wheeling. When you break you will learn what needs to be upgraded. The 4.0L will handle the addition of bumpers and an exo, but remember by adding extra weight you are adding stress onto the lightweight axles.
I'm encouraged that you are looking for advice and so we want to give you this month's Nuts i'm Confused letter award. This month i have an ECTED for your Jeep project. ECTED stands for Electronically Controlled Traction Enhancing Differential. it provides the user with a selectable limited slip or locker mode. When selected "off," the ECTED functions as a performance limited-slip differential for on- and off-road excitement. When selected "on," the ECTED becomes a locker or spool, which is ideal for the nastiest off-road terrain.
Auburn Gear (260.925.3200, www. auburngear.com) has the following units available: aMC 20, Dana model 30, 35, 44, and 50 for front axles, Ford 8.8, GM 8.5 10-bolt, and GM 87/8 12-bolt. Thus you could get the locker for your current Dana 35, or learn to wheel with an open diff and get a Dana 44 or Ford 8.8 model for a future rear axle upgrade.
Question: I am not an engineer of any sort, but I have recently been working on two new tire designs that I feel would benefit the current pneumatic tire industry. One concept is geared for passenger vehicles of all shapes and sizes and would, in theory, grant greater traction, stability, longer tread life, and twice the safety of current conventional tires. The second idea is a wheel system designed for heavy industrial and military applications as it would provide the strength and durability of solid rubber tires while retaining the comfortable ride of pneumatic tires. Not to mention this wheel would be literally bulletproof. I have produced technical illustrations of these two tire concepts and have copyrighted my work (via a "common law copyright"). Unfortunately I have tried numerous times to contact virtually every tire manufacturer in the U.S., but none of them seem to have the desire to reply back to me. Any ideas on what I should do next to bring my inventions to life?
Matthew Todd
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Answer: In these days of lawsuits galore and patent infringement, there are some thin-ice situations when discussing product ideas. Open discussions are one thing but when it gets to intellectual property, that's a whole new situation. A company has to be very careful about looking at designs outside the company as they don't want to open any doors that would allow for someone outside the company to allege that they "stole" intellectual property. Many engineers don't even want to see anything of this nature unless it has gone through the proper filters. Oftentimes corporations have a lot of active projects. There is a chance that something they are working on could be similar to what an outsider proposed, which can lead to litigation. There is no doubt that companies like Michelin, Goodyear, Firestone, and Toyo pay a lot of people a salary to generate ideas and concepts. You may be having trouble trying to sell your idea because the company is already working on lots of other ideas that have been reviewed. I would recommend your getting a patent lawyer to discuss your idea with first. From there you can shop it around to the head office and the technical center or research center or similar businesses if they exist.


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On the eve of a state summit meeting on a possible pandemic flu, Mayor Coleen J. Seng today announced that local officials have been working on response plans for several months. The planning is in response to concerns about the avian flu, which is transferred from birds to humans.
"There is a low public health risk right now, but we must be prepared in case a new strain of the flu is transferred from human to human," said Mayor Seng. "I am pleased that local public health and emergency response officials are working together on a response plan to keep this community safe and healthy."
Bruce Dart, Health Director of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD), said his agency is partnering with City and County fire, law enforcement, emergency management, public works and hospital officials on potential response plans. Others included in the planning process are representatives of the business, education, legal, faith and mental health communities as well as food service and transportation providers and elected officials.
"We want the public to know that they don't need to be worried at this time about such things as eating poultry, catching avian flu from another human or immediately getting anti-virals such as Tamiflu," said Dart. "Our local planning efforts will prepare our community on many levels if we face the pandemic flu." Dart said initial priorities have focused on the continuation of basic services such as power, water, food, emergency response and health care.
Dart said local officials are working with state officials to assure local plans are compatible with those at the state and federal levels. That coordination includes tomorrow's statewide flu summit sponsored by Governor Dave Heineman and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt. Mayor Seng will attend the summit, which begins at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Lied Center.
"While we have not had to respond to a pandemic flu event since 1968, we have developed strong partnerships to operate under a unified command system," said Doug Ahlberg, Lancaster County Emergency Management Director. "The May 2004 tornados in Hallam and southeastern Nebraska taught us a lot about the value of working together."
Dart said all agencies that would be involved have submitted individual plans and procedures that would be followed during a pandemic flu event, and a statewide exercise is being planned to test the plans. They also have started a review of current policies on quarantines in case that is needed.
To assist the public prepare for a pandemic flu outbreak, the agencies are drafting checklists based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Dart said the LLCHD will provide continuous health education information if the situation with the avian flu changes or becomes more serious.
More information is available on the City Web site, lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: flu) and on the CDC Web site at www.cdc.gov.


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WHERE: The path will follow along the west side of Spencer and the north side of Southeast 36th, connecting to the bridge over I-135. The pathway will be marked as a bike path facility that is shared with pedestrians.
WHEN: The project is proposed for 2019.
WHY: The city's capital plan states extending the pathway provides for a separation of bicycle and pedestrian traffic from industrial vehicle traffic along Spencer. The pathway also could tie into a future YMCA or other recreational facility in the future.
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Sherlock Holmes autumnal top - jacket Burda 12/2011
Added Oct 14, 2012
by Irina Schwab
Aylesbury, Unite...
I made this jacket – top a whole ago, however I did not get the chance to wear it or photograph it.
It is a cross between a jacket and a top, with a fully open zip at the back.
It is made following pattern 109B (tweed fabric) in Burda magazine12/2011 and I used the classic British fabric.
The seams at underarms are particularly interesting however a bit tricky.
The top is gathered round the waist and has got bias tapes sleeve hems.
It goes fine with jeans, brogues and Argyle socks or try something new like the pleated skirt which I think it is an unusual alternative.
Worn with BBC "one off" pleated skirt (one of their original costumes), brown leather M&S boots and tweed and brown leather Joules bag.
Material Notes
tweed or check/patterned wool mix fabric.
Open end zip
one button
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Oct 18, 2012, 11.24 AMby Les Bonnes Vivantes Paris
A+ for styling :) love it!
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very cute!
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There are many threatening Republicans. Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal, Scott Brown, and Rand Paul. You'd expect, as conservative male Republicans, they would be the focus of liberal women's ire. Yet it is conservative women, including non-office holder, Sarah Palin, that earn a special contempt. It is striking. If Cher is watching CSPAN, she can see Chris Christie eviscerate teachers complaining about public education budget cuts. Yet, nothing. Only Sarah Palin.
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For Beijing's best food, hit the hutongs
Beijing's hutong alleyways have long been the focal point of the capital's traditional life, featuring tiny noodle restaurants, lively mahjong games and ramshackle courtyard dwellings.
But today, the hutongs are also home to a growing number of cocktail bars, upscale restaurants and brewpubs -- all with a Chinese feel.
Where to eat
The hutongs have always had an abundance of eating options, most offering local fare. In recent months, however, a few high-end restaurants have appeared.
Temple Restaurant and Bar (23 Shatan Beijie, off Wusi Dajie; +86 (0)10 8400 2232; Temple-restaurant.com) offers contemporary European cuisine and a 76-page drink list, including biodynamic and organic wines and infusion cocktails.
The location is tricky to find, but worth the effort.
It's set in a former television factory that made Beijing's first black and white TVs. In the back are a hotel and centuries-old 3,500-square-meter temple that serves as a culture space.
More on CNN: Insider Guide: What to do in Beijing
Brian McKenna@The Courtyard (95 Donghuamen St.; +86 (0)10 6526 8883; Bmktc.com), from award-winning Irish chef Brian McKenna, offers a Mediterranean-Asian menu in the Forbidden City --Beijing's ancient palace -- and has private rooms, a lounge and cigar room.
Visitors looking to get their hands dirty can try several places offering private cooking classes.
Black Sesame Kitchen (3 Heizhima Hutong, inside Nanluoguxiang; +86 (0)13 6914 7440; www.blacksesamekitchen.com) focuses on the art of dumpling- and noodle-making, among other classic Chinese dishes, in a cozy courtyard setting.
The Hutong (1 Jiudaowan Zhongxiang Hutong; +86 (0)15 9010 46127; Thehutong.com), a cultural exchange center near the Lama Temple, offers public cooking classes Mondays through Thursdays, focusing on knife skills, traditional Chinese medicine, Cantonese and more.
"The Hutong is all about learning and fun, and providing great cultural experiences for people who want to get out at night and get underneath the skin of the capital, and really explore Chinese culture," says general manager Morgan O'Hara.
More on CNN: Beyond the duck: 20 best Beijing restaurants
Where to drink
A rising number of hutong bars are serving expert cocktails, something once reserved to luxury hotels and a few choice bars in Sanlitun, the traditional heart of Beijing's nightlife.
Mao Mao Chong (12 Banchang Hutong; +86 (0)13 8103 51522, Maomaochongbeijing.com) offers an extensive list of creative cocktails, including several with mala -- a numbing spice.
"When we opened the bar there weren't any cocktail bars in the hutongs," says award-winning bartender and co-owner, Stephanie Rocard.
"When people come to our bar it's like a destination place -- you get a real Beijing feel and the adventure of finding the place. People get into the environment."
A few alleys to the east of the Drum and Bell Tower, Mai Bar (40 Beiluoguxiang; +86 (0)13 8112 52641), which opened last year, shakes up well-crafted traditional and modern cocktails and two coolers of imported beer.
A few alleys west is Modernista (4 Baochao Hutong; +86 (0)13 6712 74747; www.facebook.com/modernistabj), a throwback bar with swing dancing, burlesque shows, live music and vintage films projected on the wall.
New bars with creative concepts continue to spring up. Serk (40-2 Beixinqiao Santiao; +86 (0)13 4264 74634; Seerk.cc), in an alley not far from the Lama Temple, opened last year and serves as bike shop, café and bar.
"The cycling culture has grown incredibly," says Shannon Bufton, Serk's Australian owner. "There's the start of a modern cycling revolution here."
More on CNN: How to cycle around Beijing
Another venue close to the Drum and Bell Tower is Bamboo (20 Ju'er hutong; +86 (0)10 6401 6083), which opened a few months ago and serves drinks make with soju, including the Kim Sour and Bloody Kim.
Opening soon, The Fort (5 Dongsiliutiao, +86 (0)156 5271 0448; facebook.com/thefortbeijing), located on a secluded rooftop, will be café by day, bar by night. Bagel-centered meals, private parties and morning yoga classes are all part of the plan.
Meanwhile, the hutongs aren't short on good beer options.
El Nido (59 Fangjia Hutong; +86 (0)15 8103 82089) is a hole-in-the-wall owned by the charming Xiao Shuai ("Little Handsome"). This place is the original home of the hutong hipster, whose numbers continue to grow in Beijing, and sells dozens of imported beers across the globe.
Great Leap (6 Doujiao Hutong; +86 (0)10 5717 1399; greatleapbrewing.com), a brewery opened by a Beijing expat in 2010, kicked off Beijing's craft beer scene. The courtyard is a perfect spot for afternoon summer drinks and the venue hosts events such as an annual chili cook-off and beer-and-movie nights.
Slow Boat Taproom (56 Dongsibatiao; +86 (0)10 6538 5537; slowboatbrewery.com) opened last year and has 20 taps serving beer brewed at its facility just outside Beijing.
"The reasons why we felt the brewery would work is we kept on seeing bottled craft beer coming from the United States, and we'd never seen that before," says Chandler Jurinka, Slow Boat's co-founder.
"We felt there was a good chance [the craft beer scene] would pop sometime."
He says the low cost of entry and fewer hurdles to opening a business in Beijing compared with Shanghai will make the former the center of China's craft beer scene.
After midnight, several new establishments are keeping the energy up in the normally quiet hutongs. 4Corners (27 Dashibei hutong; +86 (0)10 6401 7797) is a Vietnamese restaurant, live music venue and late-night hangout, with a spacious courtyard that buzzes in the summer.
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We'll share stories about using the conference's Wellness Room to manage the fallout from the heightened excitement, adrenaline and information overload experienced by ePatients in particular, and all attendees in general. We'll touch on the emotions that can arise from the types of pressures ePatients confront at events like these, and, if you've never heard the term "Spoonie" you'll learn all about it.
Then we'll zoom in and discuss Self-Care—the often underestimated and misunderstood tool available to anyone seeking to gain a measure of empowerment over stress, burnout and fatigue (including the Compassion Fatigue so prevalent in healthcare).
**MedX Live is a live Google Hangout and simultaneous tweetchat from Stanford Medicine X. Join us this Tuesday, 1/21/2014 from 5:30-6:30 pm. Watch the broadcast here and make sure to use and follow the #MedX hashtag on Twitter where Nick Dawson will be fielding your questions.
Food For Thought:
1. In this short video from Medicine X's "The Buzz With Hayley" series, Emily Bradley discusses the Wellness Room and the challenges a conference attendee with active disease symptoms might face:
2. A blog post about the Wellness Room; picture below:
The #medx wellness room: http://t.co/ewqfRyzOHB
— Stanford Medicine X (@StanfordMedX) December 11, 2013
3. Great blog post about an ePatient's decision to use the Wellness Room from the blog 710.9. Relevant excerpt:
The next morning, after opening remarks, I spent the first session in the Wellness Room. I didn't want to. So far I had only used the Wellness Room during breaks. But I was really hurting, and knew that continuing to push myself would lead to even more pain, and keep me from really benefiting from the sessions I did attend. So, I planted myself on a lounger in the Wellness Room, turned on the MedX live feed on my laptop, plugged in my headphones and heating pad, and closed my eyes. That was a tough decision to make, but I probably got more out of that session via the live feed than I could have if I'd stayed in the room and watched it live, and it meant I was in better shape for the rest of the day. (emphasis mine)
4. In his "Healthy Boundaries" Just Talking podcast, fellow Medicine X ePatient Advisor, Chris Snider interviews Dr. Ann Becker-Schutte about self-care. It's an inspiring, practical resource.
5. Googling "Dr. Ann Becker Schutte Self-Care" yields a wealth of resources as she has written extensively on the subject. Here's a post that discusses whether self-care is selfish or not.
6. Interesting excerpt from a piece by Norman Rosenthal M.D., in the Huffington Post about Meditation and Productivity in Business—in this context the author is recommending Meditation as a tool for self-care:
We're not designed to live on adrenaline
Psychologists have documented variability in alertness and mental acuity across the day. Our personal experience confirms this. We dash for that extra espresso drink or diet soda so as to keep going, or settle our nerves down with a beer or cocktail at the end of the day. Aside from using these exogenous chemicals to regulate our state of mind, when stressed we release endogenous brain neurotransmitters, such as norepinephrine and dopamine, to help keep us sharp.
But these chemical systems have developed through the course of evolution for short-term crises and challenges, not as part of an ongoing lifestyle. We are not geared to "live on adrenaline." In fact, the biggest cause of long-term sick leave, work stress, has been called the "The Black Death of the 21st Century." (emphasis mine)Article reference:
"We're not designed to live on adrenaline" Gr8 point re stress via @HuffPostImpact post on Meditation & Productivity http://t.co/HGM9KAhQ31
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Port Arthur Police are investigating a report of an aggravated kidnapping that happened at about 3 a.m. on April 28 at the Fuel Depot Convenience Store on West Gulfway Drive in Port Arthur.
According to a news release from PAPD, a male victim told police he was approached by a man asking for a ride from the store. The victim agreed, but told officers that when the man got into the car he produced a handgun, demanding to be driven to Beaumont. The victim reportedly complied and drove the man to a location near Washington Boulevard in Beaumont. Once at the location, the victim was able to escape and call police. The suspect fled the area before police could arrive. The victim was not injured during the incident.
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Well. I dont really like Japanese food that much and I dont like Plain rice... or cold rice. I tried Japanese food because I thought that in the end I will find something nice. But Whatever I taste except 4 Pocky..I dont like it! So Im trying to find somethinghere but Im sort of struggled.... So Im asking 4 help.. Im looking 4 something Japanese. Only! And something that will be good to eat cold too. And that dont need to much ingredients and time... I know its robably impossible to find something..but plz! I want to give Japanese. Food a chance!
Hi Nick
Some questions first -
- What are your favorite foods? (not Japanese, just food in general)
- Pocky is basically a cookie with chocolate coating. Have you tried other Japanese snacks?
- Why do you want to like Japanese food so much?
- It could be that the rice you had wasn't very good quality. Where did you have it?
(Rice is the base of traditional Japanese food...if you don't like it you may have a hard time with traditional Japanese food in general. But, I'm still curious as to why you want to like Japanese food so much if you didn't like anything (except for a cookie stick) so far...)
The Big Onigiri.
- Wherever you go, there you are. -
1. Well I dont know what they r but...Well..I Am a vegeterian. Erm. I like pasta and potatoes XD.
I like fruit but I aint too much into vegetables dough. Except potatoes and salad is ok..And Tomto..wait thats a fruit dough XD....
I like things made from dough basically like Lasagnia pizza and all that..
And Sasuces!
I think u get the idea XD.
2. I have...A cokie with chocholate XP .
I havent tried much because all the snacks at the japanese shop r basically cokies with chocolate... :/...
3. I LOVE JAPAN!!! THE CULTURE!! ANIME AND MANGA!!!! But the only thing that goes in the way is food! So i thought that perhaps I'll like som,ething....
Just a question... it's just curiosity.
How can you be a vegetarian and not like veggies???? o___o
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Fruit and sugar and starch usually. I've known a number of people like that. It's not vegetarian as in liking veges and wanting to be healthy, it's vegetarian as in won't eat an awful lot of things, one of which is meat. It (and I'm generalising furiously and not making any judgements on this particular person) gives the picky teenager a moral excuse for pickiness. If you just don't want to eat stuff your mother will make you sit at the table until you do, but if you call yourself a vegetarian she feels morally obliged to cook what you want to eat.
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i understand... my mum would have never alowed me to be a vegetarian while being a teenager just because of those reasons you say. But she is very VERY stubborn, lol!
I think that's completely unhealthy. Veggies are good :D
Well, you don't say where you are from in your profile, so I dont know what access you have to Japanese groceries. But there are way more Japanese snack foods than Pocky. So you can just try other snacks, salty and sweet - candy, etc. Looking through a site like Jbox.com can give you an idea of what's available (and they have good descriptions) - even if you don't order from them.
You can also try some Japanese style breads, if you have a Japanese bakery in your area. If you can cook, try using the search box at the top of the page to look for 'vegetarian japanese' - there are lots of recipes.
Other possibilities are noodles (soba, udon) or okonomiyaki (kind of a savory pancake) - you can search the recipes with the search box at the top of the page.
You can love japanese culture and not like its food... I mean I have lots of friends that are japan lovers and they just don't do the food. You won't be less "true" because of that! ;)
For example, when i go to manga-cons here there are lots of ramen to eat and i just don't like them. So i end up eating spanish omelette sandwich, lol!!
But yeah if you like pasta you may like soba or udon...
hello nick
you like "sasuces" -sausages? you don't like veggies? you're what we over here call a " puddingvegetarier"- a person who won't eat most meat OR weird vegetables and survives on sugar, milk and starch. it's not a clever thing to do.
if your mom can't cook (mine certainly couldn't) you will have to learn how to do it yourself.
shop for some nice, fresh, colorful veggies, grab some soy sauce, ginger and lemon and get used to them. they are your friends. fresh veggies are always very nice. now you know! ^^
I thought he meant "sauces".
sauces? that's possible, too. sauces are good, we should all practice saver snacks and use condiments.. i was puzzled about my "sausage"-interpretation.
hm. she loves japan. the culture. as seen in manga and anime. oh, my.
well, if the urge for exotic cuteness gets young people to eat their vegetables, it sure must be a good thing.
And it's a good sign that post-WWII prejudices have finally died away.
I didn't go and look at Nick's details; I'm sorry Nick, I assumed you were a boy! My prejudices re eating habits are showing.
hm. she loves japan. the culture. as seen in manga and anime. oh, my.
well, if the urge for exotic cuteness gets young people to eat their vegetables, it sure must be a good thing.
oh my. OH MY.
most fangirls i know won't eat veggies even if their lives depend on it. They get feed on japanese junk food and think they are totally healthy.
Well, your favorite foods sounds kinda sorta similar to mine... minus the dislikes, I like almost everything.
That said, I definitely agree on the udon, soba, soumen, ramen... some kind of noodles! Although if you don't like soy sauce, most of the Japanese style broths probably won't appeal to you. (I would happily eat udon plain, but I suspect that's just me...)
Have you tried tamagoyaki? It's tough to make, but it tastes sooo good.
And nothing is wrong if you don't like a lot of Japanese foods. It doesn't mean you love Japan any less - I mean, you're trying it! That's a lot more than I can say for even some of the exchange kids in Japan!
Good luck with your search!
Weeel thats a lot to answer to.
At 1st. i am vegeterian not cuz I am picky. Meat is soooo good! BUT! I dont want to hurt the animals.
I'll agree on carrots too then. :P .
And its ok. ppl that actualy see me think i am a boy too.. So its ok XD . ima tomboy.
Im from poland..BUT. I live in UK.
I kno where to get the food from.
Eh. Nah My mum cant cook oO .uh..scary XD .
Erm yea I can cook no problems..And soy sauce is ok as long as not too much..and I dontlike Ramen ^^''''''.
THx guys.
Strictly speaking there is no vegetarian Ramen. And even if you did eat meat there is no 'nice' Ramen available in the UK, certainly nothing my Ramen loving husband would recommend. (He can't imagine enjoying it in Spain either)
If you like pasta you would probably enjoy Hiyashi Chuka. These are ramen style noodles eaten cold and there is a vegetarian version available with a nice sesame flavour sauce. You can eat this with tomato slices, perhaps some omelet strips and, if you're in the UK, you might like to try some of the Quorn deli slices available from regular supermarkets - just shred them. If you don't like cucumber, add some other salad ingredient and you have a genuine Japanese meal. Hopefully, as a pasta lover, you'll like it.
The vegetarian version I know of is available at the Rice Wine shop in London
Product N160 (the first one) version B
You can get it by mail order if you live elsewhere.
Udon and Soba noodles have been mentioned. Soba noodles are made from Buckwheat (in Polish - Gryka zwyczajna). Hopefully you already think buckwheat is nice. There are many ways of cooking with gryka zwyczajna in Japan but this food is not so easy to find in Europe - but I can help with recipes if you want to explore Japanese soba noodle and soba grout cooking.
Personally I think you would like good Udon. Udon is generally served with a fish broth, but really nice udon (which isn't easy to find outside of Japan) only needs a splash of soy sauce. You could try buying ready made udon which comes 'fresh' in packets from the refrigerator or dried, or you could try making it yourself. This would be my suggestion for trying 'nice' udon.
Maki has posted a recipe: http://www.justhungry.com/2006/01/imbb_22_kitsune.html
And so have I: http://justbento.com/forum/adventures-udon-making
If you want to seriously try any of these Japanese foods and need some more help let me know. As you can see, I am based in London.
Oh well thx!
I could try but hey. Fish is still meat XP .
and I dont like sesame seeds. XD .
haha this is funny isnt it? XD .
Right now Im not. Hungry...soooo it'll be hard to judge it. therefor I'll look at it tomorrow XD .
I could try but hey. Fish is still meat XP .
Yes it is.
I don't really understand why you have said this. I tried to give you vegetarian option that did not involve fish (i just mentioned that udon is generally eaten with a fish sauce but that this is not necessary, particularly if the udon noodles are good ones.) I hope I did not give the impression that I think that dashi/fish broth is vegetarian.
I love good, homemade udon noodles (which are vegan) with just soy sauce and just the tiniest splash of vinegar. I also like it a lot with the addition of a very, very lightly poached egg and a little bit of chopped spring onion/scallion.
If you don't like sesame sauce, perhaps you could try the Hiyashi Chuka version A in that link. This has a lemon flavoured sauce.
what about nice, freerange eggs? no dead animals!^^ try making tamagoyaki, if you eat them.
and tofu can be very nice, too. it just smells weird when you open the package- treat it well and it is lovely!
and everything with beans or lentils or chick peas (hmmmmm, chick peas!) is a good source of protein, too. they don't have much taste on their own, so can put lots of different tastes and spices into the dish.
do you like indian food? there should be a lot of that to be had in gb, if my english-textbook-knowledge isn't completely outdated. lots and lots of vegetarian dishes in indian food! and lots of fun with spices..
Oh ye tofu! Good idea! I'll try Udon too! it looks werd but perhaps :>.....
I also remember I made Dango once...
Disgusting XD.
do you actually like something? o_o
Why don't you try something less "exotic"? my impression is that you are doing japanese food because it's cool not because you really like it. And i guess you are very picky on how your food looks not on its flavor. Japanese food (not sushi, i mean the food that japanese people eat everyday) can be a little strange for us occidentals at first.
You say your mum can't cook so... maybe you don't like veggies because your mum is a bad cook? (no pun intended here!) This happens to my hubby and he actually likes his veggies and eats them even when i'm not home. So why don't you try to cook your veggies, try them and then decide?
If you like meat, then EAT it. That "no animal harm" seems like a poor excuse to me. I totally respect vegetarians but sincerely i do not believe that a teenager should stop eating meat while they are still growing up, specially if they don't eat anything else!
I don't think that cutting out meat is such a big deal. I stopped eating meat as a teenager and I am still 6'0" (~1.82m, quite tall for any woman). I would say quite honestly I had a horrible diet when I was still eating what my mother cooked (generally high in fat and lots of processed foods) which changed when I went vegetarian. I actually am far healthier and thinner than anyone else in my family, whom all struggle with weight related ailments.
of course!!!
I was just talking about nick's case; i mean if your diet is balanced, being a vegetarian is such a good option! but that's not nick's case so I don't think it's a good idea for her! :)
... It might appeal to your sweet tooth. Marinate some firm tofu and then grill. You can also simmer the tofu in teriyaki sauce for a softer texture.
If you decide to try udon, you can make a mild dashi by using the soaking liquid from soaking dried shitake. Heat and add a splash of soy sauce, some chopped green onions and you are good to go. And if you aren't opposed to MSG, add a pinch of that.
You say that you don't like plain or cold rice, how about warm rice sprinkled with furikake? Read the labels and avoid the ones that say "bonito" (fish). You could also try some Japanese pickles (tsukemono). The variety of pickles (all vegetables) goes on forever. While most are salty or vinergary, there are some that are sweet. Read the labels and ask people in the stores. If you like these, then you will able to make onigiri and cute shapes for your bento.
If you are able to find a Japanese food store, you will find a dizzying variety of snack foods. Currently in my stash are Wasabi Peas, some kind of green powder-coated pistachios, and some Vegetable Stix which are like skinny chips. Salty, crunchy, no meat, but not particularly healthy in large quanitities. Also "senbei" is the word for Japanese crackers. You'll find round, square, flat, fat, salty & sweet.
You might also try some of the Japanese soft drinks. I've tried one that comes in a glass bottle with a marble under the lid. You bang the marble into the bottle in order to drink. I've also tried Calpris and an orange drink that was sweeter than orange juice, but still contained orange pulp. There are interesting things in the beverage aisle.
I'm not sure i'm really following you with your motives...
all i know is that you remind me of my cousin Dakota, he loves anime, manga and all that japanese fashion stuff. yet he is extremely picky eater and only eats bread and meat (though you dont like meat)... I'm not saying its possible for you but I know that because of his diet he now has extremely bad health issues (and weight issues) and hes only 17!!! I don't think he has ever eaten a vegetable in his life (save for tomato sauce for spaghetti) or the diced onion on McDonalds burgers...
I think that a balanced diet is good, and i'm sure you've heard that a thousand times.... Maybe its time for you to stop ruling your life by your taste buds and start changing your diet....
example:: I used to HATE tomatos, absolutely loathe them. but one day i decided that I was going to have a slice or two of tomato a day and get myself used to them.. and over time i did, and now they are apart of my daily diet. you have to train your taste buds, just like you have to train yourself to be good at sports, or math or driving or even walking!
totally agreed
If you don't like Japanese flavors, just stick to pocky (and try yan-yan, it's about the same but in a different format); I gather that you're young, it's possible your tastes will change as you get older. Give it ten years then try again - if you still don't like it, nothing wrong with not liking Japanese food.
"Stop having the boring tuna; stop having the boring life" - Vince Offer
I became vegetarian at 11 or 12 (so long ago now that I can't quite remember!) due to my beliefs about animals. My family joked that I was the most unlikley veggie due to only ever eating potatoes and meat! I knew straight away that I was going to have to change. Mum cooked the usual Sunday roast dinner and I had everything except meat and gravy. The boredom with my diet forced me to do something!
Laura P makes a really good point about retraining your taste buds. I suppose that's what I did. Now I eat any vegetable (except both types of artichokes as I haven't a clue how to prepare or eat them!) and can rustle up a fab veggie version of most recipes. I'm still learning about Japanese food and how to 'convert' it to veggie as bonito flakes/fish stock are everywhere so I find Maki's regular vegan recipes a lifesaver.
Learn to love tofu. I could be wrong but I bet you are thin, judging by what you have said so far, so fried tofu may not be as much of a problem for you as it is me at my grand old age of 37! Use lots of marinades and flavour and you will realise that being a 'bland' food is a bonus as you can flavour it with everything else you cook with.
I think your choices are limited. Learn to adapt to the diet you want or forget about it for a few years and eat as varied a diet as possible whilst you learn about healthy eating.
This is very true!!! marinades are definatly a good idea for masking the "bland" flavor of many vegetables.
Mushrooms are a very good example, very bland with a meaty texture. So sautee them with a little steak sauce (if theres a vegetarian version out there) or some dry steak rub. because of its meaty texture mushroom is a very good alternative to meat for vegetarians. i'm a meat eater but when i eat a portobella mushroom burger i dont even miss the beef pattie.
I'm not too savvy about what vegetarian alternatives are out there but if theres such a thing a vegetarian beef broth (or even organic beef broth if you want to go that route) try masking the flavors of vegetables with it. Boil carrots, asparagus, cabbage, etc.. in the beef broth alternative. it will give it a deep beefy flavor without skipping out on the benefits of the vegetable or adding too many empty calories.
I sautee mushrooms with a little olive oil and some mild, dried chili (called here "guindilla"), that's my fav side dish.
My mum sautees them with olive oil and garlic.
Sautéed in butter and garlic, or just butter. Scrumptious.
Artichokes are one of my favorite vegetables, in fact that was my dinner on Tuesday night. I usually just steam them after a thorough washing and have a mayonnaise based lemon dip for the leaves and heart. You eat the the leaves by scraping the meat off with your teeth, easiest if you hold near the point and pull the leaf from between your teeth. and for the heart you just cut away the fuzzy part and it is good to go.
There are plenty of other ways to prepare artichokes, like stuffing and pickling, but they seem more complicated and like more work than simply steaming them.
And the other sort of artichoke you just treat like a potato. I'm not that keen on them though. Much prefer the leafy thistle ones.
Now I eat any vegetable (except both types of artichokes as I haven't a clue how to prepare or eat them!)
My mum prepares them this way: she buys them, takes off all the hard and woody parts until you have the tender part of the inside of the artichoke, then washes this tender thing, cuts them in two and boils them in salted water until they are ultra soft.
Then heat a little olive oil in a pan (like 1 or 2 tbps), add spanish ham cut in little chunks (you can add some groud meat if you like or just some garlic to go vegan, but it's yummy with meat) and toss it for 1 or 2 minutes. Add the boiled artichokes, let them roast for 5 to 10 minutes and voi-la! ^^
Thanks for the artichoke recipes. I might splash out and buy some. I'll come back to you when I do!
The most important thing is to reject all the hard leaves. And be sure to boil the enough to make them very soft and tender, otherwise you'll end up chewing a woody leaf and you'll hate it!
good luck :D
I'm not really a big fan of Japanese food, either, and what I do like is quite similar to things I'm already familiar with (tonkatsu, yakiniku, and tempura for example). If you can cook, it's so much easier to make variations on things to reflect your own tastes. I'm not a fan of raw vegetables like carrots and broccoli, so I typically cook them lightly with garlic, olive oil or butter, and a splash of soy sauce.
Have you tried Japanese style curry before? It's incredibly easy to make using a store-bought roux base. You say you like potatoes and carrots--2 of the best things to put in it; I also like to include peas and onions. Tastes great with plain rice, pasta, or udon noodles. Or what about yakisoba? It's just fried noodles with vegetables like cabbage, onions, and/or carrots and a special sauce. Gyoza are quite good and you can find these with all kinds of fillings. Again, very easy to make at home (even from scratch); you could even cook them in vegetable broth for soup.
If you really want to like the food, just keep trying it. It can take many tries before you finally develop a taste for something--if you ever do. Your tastes can and will change with age (mine sure have over the years), but don't force yourself too much. Liking Japanese food is not some requirement for liking other aspects of the culture.
If you want to be "vegetarian" but also "healthy" you are going to have to learn your way around a kitchen, and fast.
I'm trying not to judge but I know so many people my own age like you - and I know you're looking for a fast way out of taking the responsibility for your dietary choices.
I agree with everyone saying that you need to systematically try new stuff, cooking it for yourself. I thought I hated pomegranate because I drank a POM tea once and it tasted like crap. Now I love Pomegranate! Same thing with beets - I didn't think I'd like them but I do!
Based on what you said you eat in general, you really really need to start reading the labels on things. I think you would be very shocked to learn how much salt and sugar you are taking in.
Also, I don't know which anime/manga you watch, but in the ones I watch, when the girl gets upset she eats pocky and everyone tells her she's going to get fat! As a matter of fact, the Japanese government is making restrictions on people's weight now - if you get too fat, your company's has to pay more, and from what I understand of the Japanese business, you get one chance to redeem yourself through nutritious/fitness programs and then you'll probably be fired. Also, they are not very tolerant of hefty people there (this is anecdotal evidence - sorry!)
If you really want to explore food and find things you can eat within the limits you have set for yourself, then this forum is a great place to be. Also, the UK has far more options for vegetarians than, say, the US. I'm not sure if they actually have this show on tv in the UK, but on BBCAmerica we have a show called "You are What You Eat." Jillian McKeith is a wingnut sometimes, but a lot of her advice is very good, and the people on her show are only allowed to eat vegetables, so it has some good tips on surviving on vegetables only without making yourself very sick (see my comment about salt intake.)
However, if you aren't willing to try new things, or retry old things in a new way, and stick to the fast-and-easy diet, then there is only so much we can do for you.
Also, PLEASE PLEASE begin taking multi-vitamins. You can get a cute pillbox or furikake container and put a vitamin in it in your bento every day. I am sorry if this came out very critical but it makes me sad to see young people who can do anything they set their minds to stuck in a rut, and not aware of their own capabilities.
You're oh so right!!
I have a friend in the north of spain (i've talked about nutrition habits in that zone before in other posts) that only eats potato, bread and cheese (and the occasional meat, of course). Needless to say, she is extremely over-weighed and of course has vitamin needs and all sort of health problems to the point her daughter was born with lots of health problems too.
And the worst of this is that she is not aware of her problem. She feeds her child the same way as she feeds herself. The doctor told her she'd die at the age of 40 if she carries on this way but she doesn't care. I wonder if that would be considered suicide!
One more thing: don't give up on tofu! It can take a few tries before you find a way of cooking it that you really like! I had tofu last night - I took some tofu, some chicken, and this awesome salad dressing that I use for everything, fried them up in a pan and poured it over some brown rice. Mmmm! I wanted seconds!
I also tried making dango and mine sucked too...how could you fail me, Cooking With Dog?!
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"The pact… consolidates what would have been two primaries into one on March 6. Holding one primary will save taxpayers an estimated $15 million" notes Aaron Marshall of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
On a local level, several constituencies saw improvements over the previous redistricting map. "The city of Toledo will be represented by two members of the U.S. House instead of three," says the Blade, while the Dayton Daily News observes that "A major change in the new map from one passed in September was putting all of Montgomery County in one congressional district."
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"State will have one primary March 6," Columbus Dispatch
"Redrawn map puts Toledo in 2 districts instead of 3," Toledo Blade
"Ohio lawmakers reach deal on congressional redistricting and single primary election," Cleveland Plain Dealer
"State, with 16 new U.S. House districts, will have 1 primary next year," Dayton Daily News
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This post was going to begin with one of my occasional bulletins on the fortunes of Luton Town, beloved club of my mate, Simon. However, the man himself has been bitten by the blogging bug and the resultant musings on all things Teradata ( and various other topics) can be seen here.
So instead, I'd invite you to consider the Nordic majesty that is Milford Sound. Nestled in the heart of Fjordland in New Zealand's South Island, this watery expanse evokes awe and wonder, even in a land where jaw-dropping scenery is always just around the next bend.
Milford Sound was itself named after the equally picturesque sounding Milford Haven. Yes, Milford Haven in Wales, site of one of the largest oil terminals in Europe.
I should note at this point that the Welsh Ambassador has demanded that I point out that Milford Haven does have some nice bits.
Moving swiftly on, in the vain hope of avoiding domestic disharmony, my point is, the fact that two things share common characteristics doesn't mean that they are necessarily identical.
All of which provides a somewhat tortuous link to the subject of this post, namely, setting up remote desktop access via a VPN on Mint.
Now, you'd think this was pretty much the same as on Ubuntu, and it is…up to a point.
First off, the download for the VPNC Network Manager package
sudo apt-get install network-manager-vpnc
Click on the network manager icon …
Select a Cisco compatible VPN
Provide the information you got from your network Admin (Gateway, Group Name, Group Password).
NOTE – at this point, I had to re-boot before my newly created VPN connection appeared in Network Manager.
Now all you need to do is go to the Internet Menu and select Terminal Services Client…except it's not there on Mint. Oh.
Where as Ubuntu offers the tsclient utility as it's standard, friendly GUI to type in all the requisite information ( IP Address, login details etc), Mint doesn't include it out of the box.
Instead, we need to look at using rdesktop.
Fear not, dear reader, for although setting this up does, initially at least, require a foray into the wacky world of shell scripting, it's easy enough to set this up to run without having to go to the command line every time you feel the need to logon to work.
There's a useful forum post on rdesktop here.
Anyway, if I want to remote onto my PC (which for the sake of this example has an IP Address of 192.168.1.57) …
rdesktop 192.168.1.57 -u mike -p mypassword -r clipboard:PRIMARYCLIPBOARD -g 80%
So, we pass in the IP address, the username on the target machine (-u mike), the password (-p mypassword),
The -r switch enables re-direction of a device ( in this case, the clipboard on the target machine).
The -g switch specifies the screen size of the rdesktop window as a percentage of the total screen size.
Making it Prettier with Zenity
Despite being, what could be (and has been) characterised as a "Command Line Codger", I would quite like to have a nice GUI rather than doing all that typing, especially if I need to connect to more than just my work PC.
Fortunately, Zenity is on hand to offer a bit of GUI goodness without too much messing about
#!/bin/sh targetIP=$(zenity --list \ --title="Choose the Host you want to connect to" \ --column="Target IP" --column="Host Description"\ 192.168.1.57 "My Desktop"\ 192.168.1.80 "Prod Server" ) uname=$(zenity --entry \ --title="Username"\ --text="Enter Username") pwd=$(zenity --entry \ --title="Password"\ --text="Enter Password" --hide-text) rdesktop $targetIP -u $uname -p $pwd -r clipboard:PRIMARYCLIPBOARD -g 80% -a16 exit 0
Run this and we get :
Now all we need to do is obviate the need to open a Terminal Window altogether. Have a look here for the steps for adding a script to the menu. On this occasion ( at least on Mint11), the steps are identical to those on it's Ubuntu cousin.
International relationships are at a delicate stage at the moment. It's Deb's "touchy time"…Wales are playing England in the Six Nations soon. Hopefully a foot-massage and a judiciously applied glass of white wine will avert a diplomatic incident…for now.


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The Commander's real name was Matthew Davenport, and was a fanatically loyal soldier, and a member of the Templar Order, fully dedicated to the cause of the British, though he was unaware of his daughter Eleanor (The Redcoat) was serving under him, and was a member of the Assassins.
The Commander's four costumes include an elaborate white and gold costume for 2500 points, a Colonial themed blue and bright yellow color scheme for 2000, a "Reversed" color scheme with white where the red normally is and red where the white normally is for 1500 and the fourth, a black and yellow costume, is unlocked for completing "The Dark Commander" challenge.
The Commander has a wide variety of Style options. His "Head" style can customized to give him a longer hair-do at level 11 for 350 credits, or give him a much closer haircut with most of his facial hair trimmed off at level 31 for 550. His "Main Clothes" can be upgraded to give a different red trim to the jacket with slight gold trim and buttons at level 17, At level 37 The Commander's red jacket highlights are upgraded to yellow strips. The "Secondary Clothes" section upgrades his shoulder cloth to include a thicker blue line with a branch going upward at level 19, and at level 39 it goes back to the original two thin blue lines with gold-orange highlights and with a golden cord as well. His basic "Belt" upgrades into one with light highlights on either side at level 21, and becomes solid white at level 43. At level 23 his "Legs" style can be upgraded to give him black pants with white boots, and at level 47 those boots can be changed back to black with white-yellow detailing at the top. His secondary colors are purple, green and grey.
Face options allow the player to customize The Commander's visage even deeper. He can be given a light scar across the bridge of his nose, a vertical "Desmond-Altair-Ezio" scar across his lips and mouth, and a thin scar over his right eye. His first three War Paints include two light stripes across his cheeks, a series of close lines that resemble a triangle on both cheeks, and a long horizontal stripe under both eyes and across the nose. The secondary War Paints include two horizontal stripes across each cheek, three falling lines under each eye, and two long falling stripes across and under each eye, dragging down to the bottom of his facial hair. These paints come in red, blue, green, yellow, black and grey.
His stun move upgrades from a powerful punch, to a jumping knee to the face, to a violent and quick headbutt. His original taunt is to pace slightly in place with his feet, making loud stepping sounds with his boots. The first upgraded taunt at Level 13 adds him stroking his goatee as he paces. The final taunt, unlocked at level 1 on a "prestige'd" character allows him to point down at a fallen enemy and give a "tsk tsk" finger shake. His ground finish move upgrades from a kick to the head, to a curb stomp, to pulling out a pistol and executing the fallen foe.
His main weapon upgrades from the Sabre, to a blade with a more elaborate gold hilt, to a short spear, to a scepter-like mace, to a cutlass, to a short halberd, to a deadly bladed mace. His silent weapon begins as a Hidden Blade, but can upgrade first into a hand held dagger, and latter into a hand-held Hidden Axe.
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This is a deeply disturbing scene. A line of african-americans, waiting to vote, being heckled and intimidated by an angry group of white protesters. In North Carolina.
This was reported in the conservative Washington Times, of all places. Meanwhile, GOP elected officials such as Reps Bachmann and Hayes describe Obama and liberals as "anti-americans" who "hate real americans who work hard and believe in God." GOP robo-calls and mailers decry Obama as a dangerous crypto-muslim terrorist. The candidate for Vice President apparently sees a distinction between areas of this country which are "pro-america" and which are not.
Demagoguery like this is dangerous and concerning. I never thought I would see a presidential campaign get so deep in the slime. It's kind of amazing to see that McCain is now running a campaign that makes George W Bush's look principled and honest, in comparison. At least Bush had the class (or wit) to keep his official campaign separate from the slime, letting the 527s do the dirty work (and then tepidly deploring it). In this campaign, some of the nastiest cmears are coming directly from the mouths of the candidates, and their surrogates, taking a cue from the principals, ratchet up the rhetoric yet more. It makes Nixon look good in comparison.
McCain is going to lose, and he deserves to lose after a campaign like this. And worse for him, has will have destroyed his reputation in the process.
22 October 2008
2008 or 1956?
This is a deeply disturbing scene. A line of african-americans, waiting to vote, being heckled and intimidated by an angry group of white protesters. In North Carolina.
Posted by shadowfax at 10:16 AM
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I've seen parallels between certain GOP tactics and comments and McCarthyism, too.ReplyDelete
How shocking that someone like Bachmann would call for an investigation of all Congressional Democrats to make sure they were really pro-American.
You'd think people would be embarrassed by their own stupidity and narrow-mindedness, but I guess you'd have to have some personal insight for that.
I would like to add that all candidates for office should have to pass a test demonstrating they understand the basics of how our government works.
Just imagine how raucous things will get once Obama loses. The horrors!ReplyDelete
I don't condone protests at voting places, but I think it's a stretch to accuse those people of racism btw. That argument is getting really old.
You are right, to a point, and I was careful not to call these protesters racist. It's just good-old-fashioned voter intimidation (dressed up as free speech). But voter intimidation in the south has a long and sordid history, and race is the central piece of that story. It's "disturbing."
- Anonymous10/22/2008 9:04 PM
"it's a stretch to accuse those people of racism btw. That argument is getting really old."ReplyDelete
Scalpel, I don't know what part of America you are living in but if you, for one second, even think that racism or any kind of prejudice thinking for that matter does not exist, you are in complete denial. No surprise there - for you to state that the argument of racism is "old" truly shows how ignorant you are. Time to start living in the real world Scalpel. Stop living in your little world of ignorance and denial.
Politics in general has degenerated. Gone are the days of Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neil fighting it out on the issues but still respecting each other as men. The Right has no monopoly on boorishness - for every idiot Neocon I can name a Whoopi Goldberg, a Nancy Pelosi, or a Michael Moore. If you think Rush Limbaugh is hateful, try a dose of Randi Rhodes. That woman has hate in her heart for certain.ReplyDelete
For many years, the Left has thought of the Right as bad people, while the Right thought of the Left as merely stupid. These days, the Right is beginning to think of the Left as bad people as well.
Bob Barr for President!
P.S. - Doc Shadowfax, you've got a typo: "some of the nastiest cmears are coming directly"
- NurseExec10/23/2008 7:29 AM
What's next--a poll tax on minorities? That video was truly sad and contemptible.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10/23/2008 4:28 PM
Obama and his ilk are the only ones I see injecting race into the equation.ReplyDelete
Obama, as president, would mark the beginning of a new marxist era.
I like race-baiting posts in medical blogs. It's awesome.ReplyDelete
You've got your history and your constitution mixed up yet again Shadowfax.ReplyDelete
First, in 1956, the problem was not mere heckling of African-American voters. It was active, legalized disfranchisement. Only it wasn't perpetrated by Republicans. It was carried out by Democrats. Orval Faubus ( a Clinton mentor) was a Democrat. Lester Maddox (a Carter mentor) was a Democrat. They guys with the water hoses were ALL Democrats.
As to "voter intimidation," it looks to me like these people are across the street, well away from any actual voters. And I don't see any sign that any of the voters are terribly "intimidated." These people (the hecklers) may be boneheads, but they have the right to peacefully gather and express their viewpoint, no matter how stupid or obnoxious
What is truly "dangerous" is your creepy desire to silence them.
"What is truly "dangerous" is your creepy desire to silence them."ReplyDelete
I just cannot believe anyone can defend harassement at voter booths.
Many communties prohibit it, ya know.
Harrassing someone at a voting booth is not my definition of constitutionally defended free speech.
Shadowfax: Thank you thank you thank you for being the voice of reason in medical blog land!
I just cannot believe anyone can defend harassement at voter booths.ReplyDelete
You evidently have reading comprehension issues, ladyk73. No one is defending harrassment.
As to the definition of free speech, it's not your call. That was defined by the founders. That goes for freedom of assembly as well.
These things are not subject to limitation according to popular opinion or political correctitude. Everyone gets to talk.


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Otterbein's student newspaper, the Tan & Cardinal, received three awards from the Ohio Newspaper Association's (ONA) Collegiate Newspaper and Newspaper Web site Competition in February 2010.
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Thomas Ahrens' co-translation of Leo Perutz's 1918 novel, Between Nine and Nine, has just been published by Ariadne Press. Ahrens is the Assistant Director of the Center for International Education and Global Engagement. Set in turn of the century Vienna, Perutz's novel is the often humorous story of Stanislaus Demba - a tutor of children who must urgently find two hundred crowns to take his girlfriend to Italy in order to prevent her from going with a well-off law student.
Recipients of the The Cornell-Merris Award for the Study of Women have been announced. The winners are: Education staff member and English major Claire Parson, who is comparing the Merris diaries with similar diaries from the Confederate South at the Duke University Archives; and Art post-baccalaureate student Heather Mikolaj, who is creating a series of art forms aimed at capturing the daily routines depicted in the Merris diaries.
Jerry Jenkins's Workbook for Organic Chemistry - a book design to complement a variety of Organic Chemistry textbooks—was just published by W.H. Freeman and Company. Jenkins is Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry.
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I don't ever again want to see this representation of you in my news feed. Take your iPhone into the bathroom and take a picture of yourself in the mirror like the 13-year-olds do. Dust off your wedding photo. Upload a picture of a flower. A flag. A political statement. Call me and I will take one for you for free. Come on, you can do this.
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We are pleased to announce the first update release of the Flash Player 10.1 binary for Android devices. Earlier this summer, in June 2010, we released Flash Player 10.1 to all of our OEM Open Screen Project partners and achieved general availability of the Player binary for all Android 2.2 ("Froyo") devices on August 16, 2010. This update release includes new device optimizations for recently certified devices, additional bug fixes, and security updates.
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Shopping is a multisensory experience. What you hear is no exception.
Shopping is a multisensory experience. What you hear is no exception.
"Music is such an important part of the business model as it helps create the brand," said Adam Johnson, co-owner of home decor and general store Aesthetic. "It took us a lot of time to come up with a formula for what to play. Whenever we pick a new song, I always try to imagine myself in the clients' shoes, walking into Aesthetic for the first time."
We asked Aesthetic and other style locales what they play and how their musical identity reflects their businesses' personalities.Clintonville Outfitters
2869 N. High St., Clintonville
On the playlist: Mostly relaxed but spirited bluegrass and rock - Mumford & Sons, The Devil Makes Three, Yonder Mountain String Band - from the staff's music libraries, online radio stations, NPR and the Live Music Archive.Ladybird
716 N. High St., Short North
On the playlist: Sirius XM stations, particularly the 1950s or 1960s channels. "I have found that oldies resonate with all customers," said owner Allison Jayjack. "It is really good music."Seagull Bags
240 N. Fifth St. Ste. 160, Downtown
On the playlist: It's all based on the staff's diverse tastes - from hip-hop and R&B, to traditional Irish music and opera (one staffer studied classical singing at Otterbein). Popular Seagull Pandora stations: Outkast, Band of Horses, and Crosby, Stills and Nash.Jekyll & Hyde Hair Salon
16 W. Pacemont Rd., Clintonville
On the playlist: The staff frequently jams on Pandora's Scissor Sisters radio, and "I love the Gotye station when we are feeling calm and powerful," said owner Angie Hatzifotinos. "It has a great vibe that keeps our clients grooving and feeling fresh."Aesthetic
3341 N. High St., Clintonville
On the playlist: Songs that feel like lovely unexpected finds themselves. Read: indie staples such as Tegan and Sara, Karen O and The Kids, Ryan Adams, The Orwells and Lykke Li.A Gal Named Cinda Lou and Cinda Lou
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On the playlist: Classics. At the Westerville location, the team plays music from its vinyl collection (who wouldn't love to shop to Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew"?). The Campus store plays more modern rock and sometimes gets music from its neighbor, Johnny Go's House o' Music.Candle Lab
751 N. High St., Short North
On the playlist: Anything that inspires creativity, like Motown, Etta James and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Pandora stations. "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" by Father John Misty recently inspired the manager to create a candle with earth, summer lawn and champagne scents.


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