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Thursday, April 19, 2018
GIVEAWAYS! One for you and one for your library!
55 comments:
I like large print. They are easy to read and each page goes fast. My mother could read them as she had problems seeing.ReplyDelete
debby236 at gmail dot com
I love large print books! My library has a large selection of them, especially mysteries! Thank you for the chance to win these books.ReplyDelete
I love large print books! thank you for the chance to win. email@example.com
- Diane TelfordApril 19, 2018 at 8:49 AM
I have read several large print and even have a few in my collection. I do know that my library loves to get them because they have a lot of readers that really enjoy being able to read them without a magnifying glass. Thank you for a chance to win this great prize. dianetelford at hotmail dot comReplyDelete
After this week's visit to the eye doctor I think there are more large type books in my future. My library is the place where my once read or not interested in reading books are happily accepted and put into circulation for others to enjoy. I'd love to be able to give them a large print copy of "Read to Death".ReplyDelete
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Large print books are helpful and necessary especially as our eye sight changes. My library has a wonderful collection of large print which I use. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)comReplyDelete
Sounds like a wonderful giveaway! I love this series. bobwiesmann (at) gmail (dot) com.ReplyDelete
Thanks for this giveaway. As the population ages large print books will be needed more as many in my library are appreciative of them. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
Even though we are fortunate to get some large print books via a grant from a local org, there are never enough as at least a quarter of our patrons are residents of the senior community in town.ReplyDelete
After working on a computer it is wonderful to sit down with a large print book to give my eyesReplyDelete
a break. Our library has some large print but their budget is tight so they can only purchase a
few books, whether large print or small.
Large print is wonderful when the lighting is't good.ReplyDelete
Living in south Florida, there are plenty of library users who want large print books.
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- Mary Lynette MillerApril 19, 2018 at 12:57 PM
Wish they would have had large print books when my mom was alive. She loved to read and passed the love of books to me and my sister. nettiem(at)toledotel(dot)comReplyDelete
I have a couple of large print books and they are really easy to read. I think libraries should have a collection of large print books.ReplyDelete
I have recently learned to love large print due to having to go into the eye specialist quite often. After intense dilation and testing, my eyes cannot see up close for the rest of the day. Enter large print books! I always have one from my wonderful local library before each appointment so I don't have to miss my favorite activity that evening.ReplyDelete
- BrittanyApril 19, 2018 at 8:26 PM
I love large print! It's such a great idea, especially for people who can't use audiobooks due to hearing loss but can't see well enough for standard print. I used to check them out for my grandma and will probably eventually check them out for myself! ☺ReplyDelete
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- Robyn KApril 19, 2018 at 8:32 PM
I like large print books. They are so much easier to read. Thank you for your generosity, and this opportunity to win. areewekidding(at)yahoo(com)ReplyDelete
- Robyn KApril 19, 2018 at 8:33 PM
I like large print books. They are so much easier to read. Thank you for your generosity, and this opportunity to win. areewekidding(at)yahoo(dot)comReplyDelete
At at my age I love large print 📚. They make reading so much easierReplyDelete
on the eyes. Thanks for the chance to win.
Carol Smith
Our local library has some large print cozy mysteries, but I would love for them to have more. Having worked a number of years at that library, I know how important the large print books are. Many older folks have more time to read, and often find large print easier on the eyes. Our library also runs a bi-weekly service at a large seniors assisted living facility, where they take a good selection of mostly large print books for the residents to choose from. It is especially appreciated by those who have limited mobility and in the winter months, when even the able-bodied don't want to risk the icy sidewalks. neenaluciow(at)gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
I personally am not a fan of large print but our patrons just love them so they definitely fill a need. So great for those that need it but not for me...yet.ReplyDeleteReplies
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I don't feel like I need the larger print yet, but love that it's available.ReplyDelete
I read large print books and then I pass them on to my mom who has very poor eye sight.ReplyDelete
She loves them.
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I love large print books. The larger print is easier on my eyes. I have had bad eyesight since I was seven years old. My eyeglass lenses are very thick (the term coke bottle lenses can be applied). Thank you for a chance to win! Doodlesink(at)hotmail(dot)comReplyDelete
Large Print books are helpful and needed for those who eyes get older and struggle to read. It so much easier to read. ematov)at)comcast(dot)netReplyDelete
I do enjoy large print... it's also easier to read with my kids! Thanks for this opportunity 😉ReplyDelete
Kelly Braun
i get large print sometimes my mom needs them. Thank for the chance to get this book! Love the email@example.com
- AnonymousApril 20, 2018 at 3:52 AM
I like large print.I used to go to the Library in my twenties...and if I wanted to read the book and it was that...fine with me...now I like it even better. I would love to read in this series. Thank you.ReplyDelete
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My husband read large print books prior to his cataract surgery and was happy he could continue to read, despite his eye sight problems. dbahn(at)iw(dot)netReplyDelete
It is usually easier to reserve the large print books at the library- people don't always realize they are available. Cheers (at) MarjimManor (dot) comReplyDelete
The older I get and the more my eyes seem to have trouble adjusting to the smaller print even with bifocals, I appreciate the larger print books more and more. With a large print book, I can just concentrate on reading and enjoying the book and not trying to get the book held just right in a brighter light to see it which distracts from the story itself. I can still read regular books but if the two were side by side I would definitely pick up the larger print one first. Thank you for your generosity and not only being able to win a copy for myself but also for our local small town library. We are a small town with a population of less than 3000. That being the case, most times after I have gently read the books I get, I usually give them to the library for others to enjoy as well. Might as well pass on the joy of reading to others.ReplyDelete
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Some how it seems that large print books go by faster. Not sure why that is. I do not need to read them, but sometimes you can get that copy quicker than the regular ones at the library, lol. Thanks for the chance to win a copy for me and one for my library. kayt18 (at) comcast (dot) netReplyDelete
I like reading large print books but sometimes they are so thick I don't get them often. kapw (at) inquest (dot) netReplyDelete
As I've gotten older, I really appreciate Large Print books more. Thanks for the great prize package, I would love to win this for my library. doward1952(at)yahoo(dot)comReplyDelete
As I get older, I find them easier to read. I would love to win a copy for my local library. Thanks for a chance to win.ReplyDelete
I like reading large print. Sometimes I can go without my glasses. Also our library, which just celebrated it's 200th annimversary, oldest library in Indiana, has a large, large print collection. They also have a outreach program to get books to those who cannot get out. They use large print and audible a lot for those.ReplyDelete
Forgot my info again. jluebke(at)frontier(dot)ReplyDelete
I like larger print books. Although with my reading glasses, I can read without an issue...I find some of the trade paperbacks have really small print ...I would imagine to save money on printing costs. If I buy a hard copy of a book, I will always check the ease of reading the print as far as possible eye strain goes! I(Idon't like headaches)... if there is a larger print copy available...I'll take it. Online is not an issue because you can adjust font size as needed.ReplyDelete
I use Large print books from the library. An added bonus is that there is a shorter wait list.ReplyDelete
I read the large print books from my library (due to bad eyesight) as well as regular print. I also find I'm able to read them quicker too. Thanks for offering this great giveaway. I love the idea in getting able to support our library with the large print books since sometimes you can't get them all in large print at our libraries. Dawn Kramer (at) aol (dot) comReplyDelete
- LilyAnn GillApril 20, 2018 at 1:50 PM
I find it funny that large print books read faster than a normal print book.i think that's why I can read a kindle book faster than a paperback because the font is set larger.. I don't know maybe I'm weird LOL ���� Thank you for the chance. lilyanngill56(at)gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
I have read a few large print books and it was easier to read. I guess that means I'm getting email@example.com
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I like to read large print books as when I get home at night, my eyes are tired. If it weren't for large print books, I couldn't read as much as do. Besides that the readers are working, but I am sure it won't be long for the prescription glasses. Thanks for the chance to win your giveaway.
I don't have any problem with reading large print books. But I don't prefer one print over the other. My mother in law prefers large print. farmermomwife at gmail dot comReplyDelete
I would like for myselfReplyDelete
Love large print books much easier to read.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 20, 2018 at 6:48 PM
large print reads the same as regular print. the book maybe a little bigger that's ok.ReplyDelete
I like large print books for myself. Really helps with my monovision. skforrest1957(at)gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
Large print books are nice to read later at night before bed when I'm tired. It's easier to focus on the words. anajs95 at gmail dot comReplyDelete
- Leslie LawrenceApril 21, 2018 at 7:25 AM
I like large print books. Thanks for the chance. im2early4u(at)Gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
When I was awaiting cataract surgery, I started looking for large print books at my local library and found quite a few cozies in large print. Now, I can see better, but still hooked on large print because it is so much easier to read.ReplyDelete
- Karen W. JohnstonApril 21, 2018 at 10:33 PM
I love reading large print. It's much quicker and easier to get new books by my favorite authors that way. Plus, they are easier to read even if I don't have a problem with regular print. :)ReplyDelete
- Karen W. JohnstonApril 21, 2018 at 10:35 PM
Forgot my information: johnstonkaren(at)bellsouth(dot)netReplyDelete
Giveaway is closed, winner has been notified and thanks to everyone who participated. Yay libraries!!ReplyDelete
Winner is Neena Luciow. Congratulations to Neena and to the Wainwright Public Library!ReplyDelete


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Welcome to PWInsider.com's live coverage of the TNA Destination X PPV in Norfolk, Virginia.
The PPV opened with the usual great video package.
They showed footage from earlier tonight with The Angle Alliance arriving at the building. Kurt Angle was told by Jeremy Borash that Jim Cornette had all the footage from his cage match with Christian Cage. Angle hoped he would reverse the decision. Tomko said that for once he agreed with Angle, but questioned getting to the building so early. Angle said they needed to work on strategy. Styles questioned why Karen Angle wasn't there with them and Kurt told him to stop worrying about her because they were in for the fight of their lives.
Mike Tenay and Don West welcomed everyone to the show. The building looked full and like a major event.
LAX vs. Motor City Machineguns vs. Rock N' Rave Infection
The winners of the bout will be the top contenders to the TNA Tag Team championships. Lance Hoyt was channeling Slash from Guns N' Roses.
Homicide and Chris Sabin started off. Sabin armdragged Homicide and shoulderblocked him down for a one count. Homicide caught him with a belly to belly overhead suplex. Sabin rolled through a sunset flip attempted and dropkicked Homicide. The Machineguns worked over Homicide with a series of synchronized moves.
Hoyt and Hernandez faced off. Hernandez fought off a suplex attempt and reversed it, holding Hoyt up for a long time before dropping him down. Hoyt cut him off, but Homicide held the ropes down when Hoyt rebounded, sending him to the floor.
LAX and the Machineguns went back and forth. Hernandez hit a huge dive to the floor on Rave and Hoyt. It settled down into Homicide and Rave in the ring. He tagged out to the Machineguns, who drilled Rave with kicks. Rave gets his boots up to cut them off during a charge, but Shelley nails him with a snapmare, bulldog combination.
Shelley drilled Rave with uppercuts but was tripped by Hoyt. Rave nailed a DDT. Homicide blind tagged in and hit a T-Bone suplex on Shelley. LAX worked over Shelley, culminating with an over the shoulder backbreaker by Hernandez for a two count.
Hoyt tagged in and nailed Shelley with a fall away slam. Homicide was upset about being forced out of the ring. Rave and Hoyt worked over Shelley. Shelley finally kicked Rave into Hoyt, then nailed a jawbreaker. Shelley tried to make the tag but Hoyt knocked Sabin off the apron.
Hernandez tagged in instead and nailed Rave with the Crackerjack. He cleaned house on Hoyt and Rave. Rave tried to dive off the middle turnbuckle but was caught and nailed with a sitout powerbomb. Shelley nailed Sliced Bread #2 on Hernandez. Sabin DDT's Hoyt. Homicide nailed him with the gringo stunner, then hit a tope con hilo out of the ring to everyone else. Hernandez hit the Border Toss on Rave and scored the pin.
Your winners and top contenders, LAX!
This was probably Hoy and Rave's best showing to date and a really fun opening bout. Everyone did what they do best and the crowd made it feel like something special. Hopefully this won't be a recurrence of Bound for Glory where LAX had a good showing and were forgotten.
They showed Joel and Jonny Fairplay from Survivor in the first row. Foreshadowing is your friend.
Backstage, Jeremy Borash was at Jim Cornette's office. They aired the alternative footage of the Christian Cage-Kurt Angle Steel Cage match from Impact this past Thursday. They were pushing a fan poll on whether Cornette should overturn the decision, which seems to be the direction they are going for. That certainly makes more sense because if they are going to handicap a team, for dramatic sake, it should be the babyface team.
TNA X-Division champ Jay Lethal vs. Petey Williams
The storyline here is that Scott Steiner has given Petey Rhaka Khan to be in his corner. TNA made sure to focus on So Cal Val as Jay made his way the ring and the announcers were teasing Lethal may be distracted by his upcoming date with her. Brian Hebner, formerly of WWE fame, made his TNA debut here.
Williams elbowed his way out from a waistlock and shoulderblocked Lethal down. Lethal nailed a hiptoss and went for an armbar. Williams used the ropes to set up a Lucha style armdrag and attempted and enziguiri. Lethal rolled Williams for a two but it was reversed. Lethal tried for the Lethal Combination but Williams escaped and went for the Canadian Destroyer, but didn't get it. They faced off. Good stuff early.
Lethal caught him with an elbow and a clothesline for a two count. Lethal went to the ropes and nailed a double axehandle for another near fall. Lethal went up and over to avoid a charge in the corner and nailed a hurancanrana. Williams went outside and Lethal came off the top with a double axehandle to the floor.
As Williams got back into the ring, Khan stepped in front of Lethal to distract him. When Lethal returned to the ring, Williams cut him off and took control. Williams nailed a spinning neckbreaker for a two count. Lethal began fighting back but Williams slingshot himself into the ring and drove Lethal's chest into his knees as he landed.
Williams caught Lethal with a spinkick. Williams locked in a side chinlock as the first dueling chant of the night began. Williams snapped Lethal 's neck on the top rope, then dove out of the ring onto Lethal's shoulders, nailing a hurancanrana to the floor. Williams brought him back into the ring and wore him down with a front facelock on the mat. Still a good match.
Lethal fought his way to his feet and cut off Williams with a series of standing rights. He pulled out a cartwheel into a dropkick to the chest. Lethal went to suplex Williams but but kneed in the face. Lethal finally nailed it and got a two count.
Williams came back with a dropkick to the back of the head while Lethal was draped over the ropes, then a side Russian legsweep. Williams went for the Canadian Destroyer but Lethal fought him off. Lethal went for the Lethal Combination but Williams escaped and reversed. He went for the Destroyer but Lethal slipped out and nailed a full nelson suplex for a two count.
Lethal missed a missile dropkick. They reversed a series of pinfall attempts. Williams applied the Sharpshooter. Lethal tried to make his way out to the ropes but was pulled to the center. Lethal got free and went for the Lethal Combination. He finally nailed it and went to the top for the flying elbow. Scott Steiner ran out and shoved Lethal off the top as the referee was distracted.
Williams nailed a beautiful Canadian Destroyer, but So Cal Val grabbed the referee. Williams was furious and sent Rocka after her. Sonjay Dutt came out to protect Val. Williams kept trying to make a pinfall but the referee was distracted by the outside issues. Williams went to grab Lethal but was caught with a small package for the pin.
Your winner and still X-Division champ Jay Lethal!
Lots of really good wrestling here. Normally I groan when I see run-ins, but here it worked because it allowed Val to save her man, provided a cameo for Sonjay, still led to a clean pin and allowed Williams to have a reason to demand a rematch. A really fun, athletic match. TNA is two for two so far.
Mike Tenay and Don West ran down the rest of the card.
Backstage Crystal interviewed the babyfaces in tonight's six man. Samoa Joe said that you never know what Jim Cornette is going to do because he's undependable. Joe said that no matter what they were going to do their job and he was going to take down Angle in the cage at Lockdown. Cage said that there was no question who won the match at Impact because his hand was raised and that means it's a win. Cage said that he doesn't care if Cornette overturns the ruling because he would be in the match no matter what after what AJ and Tomko did to him. Nash said that everyone assumes with his history, he'll sit out the first five minutes but he may start the match (No!). He said he made Joe a promise and would keep it tonight.
Eric Young & Kaz vs. Black Reign & Rellik
Eric Young hit the ground when his pyro hit. That cracked me up. The storyline here is Kaz is trying to convince Young that the heels are real people playing monsters, not real monsters. Well, that's different.
Rellik and Kaz started the match. Kaz nailed a nice slingshot into the ring for a sideroll pin attempt. Kaz went for a dragon screw legwhip but Rellik kicked him off. Reign tagged in but was caught with a dropkick. He went to tag in Young, who hesitated, then did so. The place went nuts for Young tagging in, which is certainly a good sign that the character is getting over.
Young avoided a charge and kicked Reign low. He goes for a pinfall but is kicked off. Young runs from the ring. Kaz tagged in and rolled up Reign with a jackrabbit at the same time he nailed a Northern Lights suplex on Rellik. That was great.
Reign nailed snake eyes in the corner on Kaz. Rellik then nailed him with a big boot. Rellik pounded on Kaz and bit his face. Rellik applied a cobra clutch and snapped Kaz over. Reign and Rellik worked over Kaz. Kaz finally made a comeback with a dropkick after landing on his feet. They were building him as someone who came come back just when you assume he's done. Kaz wanted to make a tag but Young was too scared.
Rellik nailed a spinbuster to cut him off. Kaz began drilling Reign with kicks. Young finally makes the tag. He psyched himself up but the second the villains faced off with him, Young ran backstage. This left Kaz to continue to be worked over. Kaz kept looking for a tag but there was no one there. Kaz caught them with a combination stunned and DDT.
Triumphant music began playing and Eric Young returned dressed like a super hero. The announcers called him "Super Eric." He posed during his pyro and hit the ring with a missile dropkick. He cleaned house but was double teamed. He ducked and Rellik clotheslined his partner, then nailed Eric.
Young finally nailed a double death valley driver on both for the pin.
Your winner, Kaz and Super Eric Young!
Match was decent with Kaz looking fluid and good. This was all about doing something silly with the company mascot, Eric, and it was good comedy, as opposed to stupid compedy.
Backstage, The Angle Alliance was in Jim Cornette's office. Cornette said he needed some air and walked off down the hallway with the Alliance followed him. He ran into Team 3D and Johnny Devine. Brother Ray said that Cornette kept screwing the good guys like 3D and the Alliance. He mocked Cornette for forcing them to make weight and for putting 3D in a situation where a "fish" makes stipulations. He told Cornette that he was the one who should be drug tested. Cornette said that he'd make the decisions on his own time without anyone else's help.
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The sandwich board outside a Halifax restaurant reads "fresh, creative, local." That, in a nutshell, is the message of this maritime city. After a week of climbing Citadel Hill, strolling along the revamped waterfront and taking in the lively local music scene, we came away with this refrain: Eating in Halifax has a new complexion, one of fresh, local ingredients, inventively prepared.
Move over, fish and chips. The maritime standard still exists, as do lobster rolls and mussels, but the city is replete with restaurants serving organic, fair-trade and local goods - with a little vegan thrown in for good measure - supported in no small part by a healthy, environmentally aware population of young people.
For starters, there are more than 450 food establishments in this city of around 400,000.
The city has a relatively young population (more than 50 per cent are under 40); and within an 80-kilometre radius, there are eight universities and colleges, with a total of nearly 30,000 students.
While young residents are probably the impetus, as well as some of the owners, of this organic, local food movement, the types of restaurants committed to this philosophy vary wildly.
One perennial winner of the Halifax food awards (best fine dining, best use of local ingredients) doled out by the Coast, the popular weekly tabloid, is the owner of that aforementioned sandwich board. At Chives Canadian Bistro on busy Barrington St., chef Craig Flinn sources locally and comes up with inventive dishes and wine pairings.
In the large dining room - charcoal and lime green walls set against industrial charcoal ceiling, a banquette lining one wall under a series of seascapes - there's a hum of activity on a spring evening. This was once a Bank of Nova Scotia, and the owners have made use of the main floor vault, turning it into a wine cellar-cum-private dining room.
We order, then delectable buttermilk biscuits appear, alongside whipped butter and sweet molasses. Our starters include a salad of candied celeriac with pear, walnuts, cranberries and blue cheese, and a smoked salmon bruschetta with lemon ricotta and red onion. We sample a Nova Scotia lamb served with toasted barley risotto and chestnut gravy while the non-meat-eater among us swoons over the "seafood hodgepodge" with lobster, scallops and haddock.
"I honestly believe that most of the restaurants in Halifax, especially owned by independent chefs and young restaurateurs - even some of the hotels now - are changing to a local diet," Flinn says. "We've seen a big change in what the Halifax market is demanding - people are questioning star fruit and kiwis in February."
In addition to growing heirloom tomatoes, zucchini, lettuce, peas and other vegetables on a farm in the Annapolis Valley for use in his restaurant, Flinn has written three cookbooks, all focusing on fresh, local foods.
"Small, conscientious farming is what people want," agrees Dennis Johnston, chef and owner of Fid, the restaurant that very likely started the farm-to-table movement in Halifax.
Johnson was trained in Europe and in Montreal under chef Jean Pierre Monnet at Les Halles and Les Mignardises. He and his wife came to Halifax for a slower pace, and Fid was born.
Johnston has been a member of the Slow Food movement since 1989 and the restaurant has been local since opening at its present location in 2002. He frequents the Halifax Farmers' Market and local producers to bring back the vegetables he loves to serve, in a French-Asian mix.
"I find that with vegetables, there's so much texture, variety and colour," he says. The restaurant website (fidresto.ca) lists all the farmers and foragers who supply the restaurant with mostly organic, sustainably harvested foods.
Lunch in the simple, pale-wood dining room at Fid might include warm smoked haddock with a potato-spinach mash and poached egg or organic local fingerling potato salad, while the early spring dinner menu features crispy Arctic char with wok-fried vegetables and a spicy black bean sauce, roasted free-range chicken breast with greens, button mushrooms and fresh potato gnocchi or roasted Atlantic monkfish with garlic peashoots and roasted parsnips. A variety of vegan dishes are also served.
The splendid brunch served at the bistro-style Jane's on the Common, situated - you guessed it - just across from the famed Halifax Common, offers inventive dishes created with local produce and sustainably harvested fish and seafood. The fish cakes, made with lobster, scallop and haddock, are served with a citrus caper aioli; the grilled cheese sandwich with tomato butter.
Organic and local isn't relegated only to the fine dining establishments in Halifax. At The Wooden Monkey, a casual two-storey diner on busy Grafton Street, owners Lil Mac-Pherson and Christine Bower keep the focus on local and organic food and locally brewed beer and wine. The down-home look - wide-planked pine floor, mismatched tables and chairs, tin border around the ceiling - makes their serious effort look casual.
Here, all soups are made with spring water, all breads from scratch. At lunch, we sampled a heaping plate of mussels in a garlicky broth, fusilli with Digby scallops and sun-dried tomatoes and blackened haddock with salsa. They offer a range of homemade pizzas and bowls including a Nova Scotia seafood chowder of tomato, haddock, scallops, lobster, mussels and potato, served with "house-made spelt baguette."
And there's more to Halifax dining than the waterfront area. In the North End section of the city, an architecturally unique neighbourhood known as The Hydrostone has become a thriving restaurant destination, where diners can also appreciate the effect of a most devastating tragedy that befell the city in 1917. In that year, the deadly Halifax Explosion levelled much of the North End. The Hydrostone neighbourhood was part of the rebuilding efforts, and was made primarily out of cinder blocks.
Registered as a National Historic Site, The Hydrostone was designed around boulevards with treed, grassy centre lanes, part of the "garden city movement." Today, the commercial spaces house many restaurants, with terrasses for soaking up the sun. They include delectable Japanese and Thai food at Hamachi Kita Sushi, and Asian Fare, one of four Hamachi restaurants around town, whose menu offers vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Even café-goers can get their organic/local mix at places like Heartwood Café, a vegetarian paradise serving organic black bean burritos, portobello mushroom burgers served on focaccia, and more.
But the most talked about kid on the block, and winner of the 2011 Best Café award by The Coast, is Two If By Sea. It originated across the harbour in Dartmouth and now has a second location in the corner of a historic building on the city's bustling waterfront. Here, mounds of plain, almond and prosciutto stuffed croissants vie for space on the zinc-lined counter with oversized cookies and bagels flown in regularly from Montreal (all right, not local, but what cachet!), to be washed down with smooth organic, fair-trade coffee served in its myriad of contemporary variations.
Each new locally sourced restaurant, each organic designation is another example of the forward-looking foodie life now being lived in this bustling maritime city. "Using fresh ingredients is where we're all headed," Chef Flinn says. "And we're getting there."
The Halifax Seaport Farmers Market, located since 2010 in a sustainably designed building on the waterfront at 1209 Marginal Road/Pier 20, is open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Earlier openings on Saturdays and Sundays. Up to 160 vendors sell on the weekends. Check halifaxfarmersmarket.com
Vendors still sell in the historic brewery building, now called the Brewery Market, at 1496 Lower Water St. Saturdays only, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Chives Canadian Bistro (chives. ca) is located at 1537 Barrington St., 902-420-9626.
Fid is open from Thursday to Saturday for breakfast and lunch, and brunch on Sunday. Located at The Courtyard, 1569 Dresden Row. Check fidresto. ca or call 902-422-9162
Jane's on the Common, 2394 Robie St., 902 431-5683, or online at janesonthecommon.com
The Wooden Monkey, 1707 Grafton St., is open all week from 11: 30 a.m. Phone 902-444-3844 or check online at thewoodenmonkey.ca
Hamachi Kita Sushi and Asian Fare offers takeout, lunch and dinner. It's located in the Hydrostone Market, 5537 Young St., 902-431-5543, or check hamachirestaurants.com
Heartwood Bakery & Café is open Monday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Located at 6250 Quinpool Rd. 902-425-2808 or online at heartwoodbakerycafe.ca
Two If By Sea Café Bakeshop, at 1869 Upper Water St. in Halifax, tel. 902-492-4600, open Monday to Friday 7: 30 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Same hours at Dartmouth location, 66 Ochterloney St., 902-469-0721. twoifbyseabakeshop.com


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Dr. Ted Weltzin, medical director of eating disorder services at Rogers Memorial Hospital, said male eating disorders can go unrecognized for years for one simple reason: Few people expect to encounter one in a man.
"People aren't necessarily shocked that a woman has an eating disorder," he said. "There's a lot more confusion over a guy developing one. I think the awareness is pretty low."
While much remains unknown about how and why these disorders develop in men and boys, Weltzin said there are a few common risk factors:
• Males tend to focus on muscle definition rather than losing weight. "We're seeing an evolution as to how men are portrayed in print and magazines," Weltzin said. "It's going down the same tired path as what happens with women, but it's an overvaluing of muscularity."
• Men with eating disorders are more likely than women to have been overweight in the past and are more likely to have suffered "weight-based victimization" in their childhoods.
Eating disorders are significantly higher among gay males than heterosexual ones. The reasons for that aren't clear, but Weltzin said it might be related to the emotional stress of growing up gay or how body image is valued in the gay community.
• Athletes who participate in sports in which body weight is a major factor — including everything from wrestling to high-jumping — can be susceptible to eating disorders.
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Emely Reyes, a senior human resources and marketing double major, is president of the Latin sorority Lambda Theta Alpha, Inc. Reyes's leadership duties also include serving as vice president of membership intake and retention for the Multicultural Greek Council, president of Delta Nu Chapter, and she is involved in the Human Resources Student Association and the Latin American Student Organization.
What has been a motivating factor for you in your work here at Loyola?
My family; specifically, my little sister. I am the first person in our family to physically leave Texas for school, and I'd like to set the bar high. I want my little sister to do better, but I'm not going to make it easy! Family, paired with my second family Lambda Theta Alpha and sorority and fraternity life in general, have been the push I need to make the most out of my time spent at Loyola. I am not only representing my family, but a community that I'd like to make proud. I want to be living proof that sorority and fraternity life members hold ourselves to higher standards.
What ultimately sold you on coming to Loyola?
I wanted a big change. Like I mentioned, I'm from Texas, Houston in particular, and when it came time to pick where I wanted to study, Chicago was my top choice. Looking into schools in Chicago, I liked Loyola's size, the business school, the location, and the opportunities that were mine for the taking. It helped that Loyola also assisted me financially as well. Reflecting on it now, I also think the fact that Loyola offers a Jesuit education gave me comfort. Knowing that I would be surrounded by a big group of good-hearted people was important.
How did you get involved in research/service at Loyola?
Service opportunities at Loyola are almost hard not to find! I found my primary opportunity in sorority and fraternity life. All three councils give back to the greater community in more ways than imaginable, whether it is raising money for St. Jude, participating in Relay for Life, cleaning up Rogers Park, participating with LABRE, donating books and supplies to community organizations like Centro Romero, or visiting St. Thomas of Canterbury. I do personally like lending a helping hand when possible and Loyola has given me plenty of opportunities to do so.
What do you think are the highlights of your experience at Loyola?
My highlights would definitely have to be getting the finals prayers from Sister Jean every year, the blizzard that happened sophomore year, joining my sorority, performing in the Alumni Gym at the 1st Annual MGC Triple S Show, and the flash mob during finals breakfast!
Do you think Loyola has been a rewarding experience? How?
For sure, there's no doubt Loyola has been a rewarding experience. Thinking about it now, I've grown so much as an individual, as one should after spending four years at a university. I've grown to be more compassionate to those around me and I want more for myself. I've seen opportunities at Loyola and I have the drive to go after what I want. The saying, "You are who you are by association," is so true. Loyola students always want more. Whether it's a second major, third internship, or another chance to study abroad; the culture paired with its faculty and staff challenge students to literally lead extraordinary lives.
What advice would you give students about how to get the best out of their education?
I'd tell them to realize that it is their time here. It sounds so simple, but it's true. Do what you want, with the purpose of you obtaining your degree(s) always in the back of your mind. You want to join sorority and fraternity life? Do it. Study abroad? Why not? Intern in the heart of downtown? Absolutely. Do nothing for an entire week? You can. It's your decisions that affect you in the end. At this moment it may not seem like you're living the life, but reflecting back on my earlier years here, if you look back and don't like what you see, it's because of the effort you put in, and not anyone else. Take the reins of your life; they start here, at Loyola, the first day you walk on campus.


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How to Have a Farmers Market Treasure Hunt With Your Kids
Do your kids enjoy going to the farmers' market?
Want to spend even more time wandering among the delightful sights, smells and sounds of your local market?
Discover more about the foods grown near your hometown with a fun farmers' market treasure hunt.
Don't just buy fresh fruits and vegetables. Learn where they come from and how they grow, and support local farmers in the process.
In this article I'll show you how to make the most of your trip to the local farmers' market by having a treasure hunt with your kids.
Why Have a Farmers' Market Treasure Hunt?
Whether you regularly go to the farmers' market with your family or as a special event, a treasure hunt will help you make the most out of your experience.
A farmers' market is the perfect backdrop for a unique learning quest, where the treasure is the bounty of colorful produce.
Don't just breeze past the vendors to pick up a few groceries—learn about them.
With the treasure hunt sheet as a guide, use this adventure to get to know those vendors by name, discover how the farmers get the food from the field to the market, and learn how to recognize the local produce that's in season and more.
As a bonus, by showing interest, you may even get some extra free samples.


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Funky Finds is based outside of Jefferson, Texas, a charming historical town in deep East Texas. There is always something fun going on in this small but busy town. For example, this weekend is Pilgrimage. The town will be filled with Civil War reenactors participating in the re-enactment of the Battle of Port Jefferson that took place in 1864. I personally will be dressed in period costume while acting as a docent at one of the historical homes on tour. I love playing dress up!
Last month, Jefferson hosted The Steampunk Illumination Society from the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The group held their Steampunk & Paranormal conference here because Jefferson is considered to be the most haunted town in Texas by paranormal experts, as well as Discover, Travel, and Sci-Fi channels. Also, the group enjoyed the Steamboat and train rides.
I was excited about this event, because two designers I know from the DFW area decided to participate as vendors. Lindsay Wisecup is the creative mastermind behind House of Introspection & she has vended at many of Funky Finds' art & craft events in Fort Worth. Teaming up with her for the first time was Amy Jewell, a talented designer, who teaches multiple classes, as does Lindsay, at The Artful Bead in Carrollton. For this event, Amy decided to try her hand at millinery, or hat making, and I must say she was successful in creating eye-catching accessories!
It was great to have time to visit with Lindsay & Amy in a relaxed atmosphere. Usually we see each other briefly during all the hustle & bustle I experience during a Funky Finds event! In addition to their goods, there were other vendors selling a wide variety of unique items ranging from clothing to jewelry. But, I must say, it was extremely fun people watching AND meeting a man on stilts! Steampunk attire is very creative & interesting.
If you are unfamiliar with Steampunk culture, check out this article I wrote back in 2009. Many people visiting the vendor area asked, "What IS Steampunk?" I heard Lindsay tell one curious shopper that "Steampunk is like Victorian times, but with ray guns." Now you're REALLY intrigued, aren't you!?
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- Child seat restraint installations and inspections are available for Village of Lemont residents, as well as employees of businesses within the Village of Lemont.
- Please ensure the child seat is in good working order and not past expiration date. Expired or damaged seats will not be installed by the Department.
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- If expecting, schedule an appointment 1 to 2 months prior to Mom's due date. Many CPS Technicians and their agencies require appointments several weeks in advance and some moms deliver early.
- If your child is already born, know your child's weight and height.
- If your child is already born, bring your child with you. If possible, also bring another adult to help watch the child while you are learning.
- Using the Child Car Seat Instructions, install the seat into your vehicle prior to your appointment.
- Look up "Child Safety Seats" in your Vehicle Owner's Manual. You will learn how a child's car seat should be installed in YOUR car. The Car Seat Manual may not reference the requirements specific to your vehicle.
- Bring the Car Seat Instructions AND the Vehicle Owner's Manual with you to your appointment!
- Be prepared to learn, not just watch the CPS Technician install the car seat. They're trained to teach you, not install it for you. This one-on-one education typically takes 20-30 minutes, depending on the car seat and the vehicle. The CPS Technician should take all the time necessary to ensure that you feel competent and confident in re-securing the car seat into the vehicle and re-buckling your child into the car seat on your own.
During the check up, a competent CPS Technician will:
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- Check the car seat for recalls, visible damage and an expiration date.
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- Discuss the next steps for each child, such as when to move to the next type of car seat.
- Discuss the benefits of everyone riding properly restrained, including all adults.
- Discuss safety in and around the vehicle.
- Discuss your state laws and best practice recommendations for occupant safety.
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"In this fascinating, funny, and frightening supernatural thriller, [Robert] Masello skillfully weaves together the story of the deaths of the Russian royal family with the possibility of a new worldwide influenza pandemic. . . . Toss in a pack of slavering wolves, the undead, and a chilling ending, and the result is a terrific, can't-put-it-down read. Fine prose and plotting help solidify Masello's position at the top of this crowded subgenre."—Publishers Weekly
"A former Army epidemiologist contends with greedy locals and the harsh Alaskan terrain in order to prevent the recurrence of a deadly pandemic. . . . Masello weaves several disparate genres—medical thriller, historical novel, ghost story—into a coherent whole. A delicious sense of creeping dread permeates the first act, greatly enhanced by its setting in the stark but beautiful landscape of northwestern Alaska. . . . Tense, taut and impossible to put down."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Mayor 1%'s new rules try to thwart protest, while groundswell of public dissent grows
In the last ten days, literally thousands of people from across Chicago and beyond rallied a massive amount of public outcry against efforts to restrict free speech and the right to dissent in Chicago.
To help folks separate spin from fact, we've put together this analysis to help you understand how local rules have changed in ways that undercut protest and political speech. While these revisions will not deter us from speaking out and protesting, they do change the excuses the police may use to try to prevent us from protesting.
It's also important that we understand these changes so we can educate our friends and neighbors – and fight for meaningful change that puts people's rights and the greater good ahead of the fear-mongering and greed that drove Mayor 1%'s push for these changes.
City Hall made only token changes to "improve" these revisions, and the worst of Mayor 1%'s proposed revisions remain. While the old protest ordinance was pretty terrible in its own right, the changes approved this week make it even worse. How? Because the revisions give the police more excuses to target protesters they don't like and speech they oppose with greater fines and penalties. The revisions also give police more excuses to try and censor the tools we use to speak out – sound equipment, signs, banners and whatnot.
Let's be clear, under the old ordinance, police routinely repressed speech they disliked anyway. More than a few protesters have been arrested for absolutely no reason, only to find that the police have cooked bogus charges as an afterthought – and an excuse for targeting them in the first place.
But few aldermen or reporters understand the problems with the OLD ordinance, and they certainly have no experience with the police department's chronic selective enforcement of the rules. Most have taken Mayor 1% at his word on the impact of these changes – setting them up for serious buyers' remorse once City Hall starts using these changes as an excuse to suppress political speech.
It's also important to note that Mayor 1%'s latest efforts to suppress our civil liberties do not occur in a vacuum. For the past several months, personnel from the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and the Secret Service have been on the ground in Chicago working to coordinate overall security measures for the NATO/G8 summits – and have made recommendations to municipal authorities on how to "enhance" these security measures.
This occurs at a time when Obama has signed the National Defense Authorization Act and other repressive measures, and where strong evidence exists of a nationally coordinated, inter-city campaign to suppress the Occupy movement. The National Lawyers Guild and its legal partners have filed a series of Freedom of Information requests seeking evidence of this federal role in the Occupy crackdown, and they have painted an ugly picture of federal coordination at the highest levels to undermine the most basic precepts of our right to dissent.
We "strongly suspect that the 72 so-called Fusion Centers created by the Homeland Security Department around the country, and the many Joint Terror Task Forces operated by the FBI in conjunction with local police in many cities, are serving as coordination points for the increasingly systematic attacks on the Occupy Movement," writes the Guild .
Inevitably, much of this will be litigated in the courts. Meanwhile, this latest effort by Mayor 1% and his yes-men and women – as well as his national federal partners – will not deter the legitimate right of the rest of us to speak our minds, raise our grievances and protest government policy, whether or not new "rules" give the police another excuse to try to censor us.
We may not have won on Wednesday, but every single person who spoke out, showed up, shot off an email or phoned their alderman has joined a growing groundswell of truly grassroots opposition to the abuse of power. And that is very, very powerful.
The 1% can make new rules. We honor a higher law and more fundamental freedoms: the human right to equality, dignity and peace with justice, the human right to challenge those who rip us off, undercut our health and safety and abuse our basic freedoms, and the human right to defend these freedoms with words and deeds.
Basic talking points – what has changed with the new ordinances
1. We defeated the increased penalties for "resisting arrest," but Chicago's onerous interpretation of what constitutes "resisting" remains, overly penalizing many forms of non-violent civil disobedience. The penalties remain a minimum fine of $25 and a maximum of $500.
2. The City originally wanted minimum violations of the parade permit and public assembly ordinances to jump 20-fold, from $50 to $1000, and double the maximum penalty from $1000 to $2000, while keeping in place the maximum jail time penalty of 10 days. The new ordinances will make the minimum fine "only" quadruple, to $200, while keeping in place the current maximum penalties of $1000 and/or 10 days in jail. The old ordinance was used to exact a "free speech tax" on messages the City disliked, and so the new ordinance just makes that much worse, while providing additional criteria to find alleged "violations."
3. The new parade permit ordinance proposed in December and the revised version floated January 12th both required that organizers provide in their permit application – something typically prepared months before the event – "a description of any recording equipment, sound amplification equipment, banners, signs, or other attention-getting devices to be used in connection with the parade."
Besides being logistically unworkable, this was an obvious 1st Amendment restriction. The great "concession" in the new ordinance is that it demands that organizers include in the permit application "a description of any sound amplification or other equipment that is on wheels or too large to be carried by one person, and a description of the size and dimension of any sign, banner or other attention-getting device that is too large to be carried by one person, to be used in connection with the parade." [emphasis ours]
4. The "reformed" version of the legislation is thus only a slightly less obvious 1st Amendment restriction and begs the question, will parade organizers be required to ban "unauthorized" banners under threat of fine and/or jail time?
Speaking at the City Council's Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation meeting on Tuesday, Michelle T. Boone, the Commissioner of the Department of Cultural affairs and Special Events, tried to soft-pedal this provision by implying that there would be no penalty for violation of it. But if that's so, why include the provision in the ordinance at all?
5. By changing the definition of what constitutes a "large parade," the new ordinance slips in onerous insurance and other burdens on demonstration organizers. Unless one gets a financial waiver from the Commissioner of Transportation, every street march in the downtown area will require $1 million liability insurance and "indemnify the city against any additional or uncovered third party claims against the city arising out of or caused by the parade; and (3) agree to reimburse the city for any damage to the public way or to city property arising out of or caused by the parade." Failure to provide proof of insurance with one's permit application will be grounds for rejection of the application.
6. Under the new ordinance, one can apply to the Commissioner of Transportation for a waiver of the financial requirements "if the application is for an activity protected by the 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution [virtually every activity is protected by the 1st Amendment] and the requirement would be so financially burdensome that it would preclude the applicant from applying for a parade permit for the proposed activity. An application for a waiver of the application fee or insurance requirement shall be made on a form prescribed by and contain reasonable proof acceptable to the commissioner."
There is no definition as to what constitutes "reasonable proof acceptable to the commissioner." Moreover, both the old and new versions of the ordinances allow the Transportation Commissioner to "establish…rules and regulations" in addition to those specified in the legislation – i.e., a virtual blank check to institute unpopular measures that might have difficulty passing the City Council.
7. The new ordinance repeats most of the bureaucratic limitations on "public assembly" that were contained in the old ordinance. The city defines "public assembly" as any gathering that does not use the street, but does use sidewalks and "which is reasonably anticipated to interfere with or impede the flow of pedestrian traffic."
When a member of the public raised concern about this during a City Council committee meeting, Boone tried to allay the concern by noting that the language had been lifted wholesale from the old ordinance and that "they [the police] don't enforce a lot of it." The reality is that there has been very selective enforcement of this provision of the old ordinance, amounting to a 1st Amendment content-based restriction.
By making the public assembly provisions a new subsection of the Municipal Code, the City will either enforce the old provisions against everyone, or continue its selective enforcement. Either result is a serious retreat away from the 1st Amendment.
8. The deputizing of police authority, perhaps even to private security outfits, remained intact in the legislation as passed. There is no sun-set clause on this provision.
9. The only "temporary" ordinance concerns the issuance of no-bid contracts. It is important to make sure that this truly goes away on July 30th as provided for in the legislation as passed.
Emanuel claimed that his mayoralty would have "the most open, accountable, and transparent government that the City of Chicago has ever seen." As many have commented, given Chicago's history, that's hardly setting the bar very high. Our struggle has given the lie to Mayor 1%'s claims of transparency:
a) The approximately half-dozen aldermen in the Committee on Special Events, etc. apparently had the latest version of the parade permits ordinance when they passed it out of committee on Tuesday afternoon. It was announced that paper copies of it would be distributed to them at the start of that meeting. When one of us asked for a show of hands during public comment section as to who had read it, all six or so claimed they had.
The fact remains, though, that the "latest" versions of the legislation that the City Clerk's office gave us 90 minutes before the Council vote on Wednesday were outdated, and as of yesterday, the Clerk's website still only had the old versions. So there was no way the general public had access to what was being voted on and thus have the opportunity to meaningfully weigh in on them.
b) As noted above, there is only one item in the whole body of legislation that has a sunset clause. This legislation then was not just for G8/NATO, as Emanuel claimed. In a January 17 City Council committee meeting, Mike Simon of the CDOT said that the permits ordinance revisions had been in the works since 2009. As one of us said to Tunney after the committee meeting, they've had this under review for two years and they've apparently talked to all players except those who actually use the ordinance.
c) The January 12th not-for-attribution press briefing (with no paper copies of what the revisions were) was accepted with virtually no criticism by the City Hall beat press crew. This was as much a statement about them as it was about Emanuel. Right up to and after Wednesday's vote, most accepted City Hall's spin that there were dramatic concessions to our side in the revised legislation.
d) Next up in the transparency department – what are the G8/NATO summits going to cost city taxpayers? Mayor 1% said that "We'll make sure that taxpayers don't take on the bill" and in a Council committee meeting, Alderman Pope falsely claimed that "Historically host cities have been wholly reimbursed." But wholesale violations of protesters' rights by police have typically cost host cities millions in civil suits after the fact.
Win, lose, or somewhere in between?
Finally, there is the issue of whether or not to call what happened on Wednesday a "victory" for our side or not. Most (but not all) mainstream media accounts accepted the 5th floor's spin that Mayor 1% had listened to the people and revised the legislation to address our concerns – a victory for protesters. We obviously don't think so, but at the same time, it would be wrong to label what happened as a wholesale defeat.
It is standard operating procedure for the City is to introduce draconian measures to the CTA, etc. in so-called "doomsday" budgets, only to then walk back the cuts to more "acceptable" levels once there is public outcry – the "acceptable" levels being the ones they planned on instituting all along. But we don't think that this was the initial plan for this legislation – "professional protesters" (their term) are not a group in the chain of power that they think merits any concessions. We think that they introduced the legislation in the form that they wanted it to pass, and were taken aback at the level of resistance our side was able to muster.
There was no advance plan for the January 12th Mayoral dog-and-pony shows. Those and the other spin measures were crafted in response to our resistance, and the City had to deliver at least minimal concessions in order to make them credible. If we had not fought, we would not have won anything.
Aside from the teachers and those fighting the health clinic cuts, we were the first group to take the new mayor on in a sustained battle. And we're really not a group at all – many thousands of people who did not know each other united in opposition to the mayor's plans. As with any new administration, there are always those in the public who hope that the new guy will be better than the old one, that he can be reasoned with, etc. This was an uphill battle on those grounds alone.
Our sustained battle over the ordinances helped take Emanuel's credibility down at least a few notches, concretizing his reputation as Mayor 1%. Moreover, we sent the message that if the City messes with us, we will fight back tenaciously.
Given the rubber stamp nature of our City Council (reinforced by Emanuel's deep pockets, etc.), the idea that anyone could defeat him first time out was a total long-shot. Thanks to this struggle, the odds of people defeating him on other issues in the future have gotten at least a little bit better.
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Previous articles in this series can be found here, here, here and here.
Here are the new versions of the ordinances:
G8NATOSub.pdf (75 k)
Parade & public assembly ordinances, new.pdf (56 k)