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A beautiful building housing one of the UK's finest collections of fine and decorative art.
Paintings, Wedgwood and Chinese ceramics.
Uncover objects from the Titanic, find out about life at sea and learn about the port of Liverpool.
The Titanic, life at sea and Liverpool's port.
This museum tells the story of Liverpool with diverse exhibits housed in a stunning building.
Liverpool's history and popular culture.
Explore a Victorian merchant's house with its period furniture and beautiful paintings.
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'Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool' by David Hockney © David Hockney
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David Hockney is considered to be one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. A new exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery brings to together a unique selection of paintings and prints, which chart the early development of this iconic British artist.
'David Hockney: Early reflections' goes on display at the Walker Art Gallery from 11 October 2013 to 16 March 2014 under The Arts Council Collection Partnerships supported by Christie's scheme.
The exhibition is part of National Museums Liverpool's Modern Masters series, part funded by the European Union - the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Featuring work from the Walker's own collection, including 'Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool', which won the John Moores Painting Prize in 1967, together with key pieces from the Arts Council Collection and other loans, the exhibition explores Hockney's early influences.
With almost 40 pieces on display dating between 1960 to 1978, the exhibition is an insight into Hockney's prodigious talent which was evident even as a student.
Through recurring obsessions such as the evolving references to his own homosexuality, depictions of the reflective qualities of water and his persistent return to portraiture, the exhibition reveals how his style, which flourished during the 1960s, had changed dramatically by the early 1970s.
Head of Fine Art, Ann Bukantas said: "David Hockney is one of the most important artists of our time. This exhibition goes back to the roots of his success, before he became an international star. We explore the influence of art school and life in London on Hockney's drive to express a new artistic direction, his sexuality, and a burgeoning self-belief.
"The exhibition also follows his transformative move to sunny Los Angeles, where his work becomes more openly homoerotic and celebrates his glamorous location and way of life, alongside his rise as an international name.
"The Walker's 'Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool' has a central role in the exhibition. As winner of the John Moores Painting Prize in 1967 it represents the success of this striking change in approach and technique.
"We are really excited to be working with the Arts Council Collection to include several important pieces, particularly the Cavafy series of prints and the major painting from his Royal College days, We Two Boys Together Clinging (1961)."
Grouped thematically, the exhibition is divided into four sections:
• In the Mood for Love - This section looks at some of the major early paintings that Hockney produced at the Royal College of Art (1959-62). Influenced by the bohemian and creative atmosphere in London during the swinging 1960s, the work explores the 'modern' style Hockney had developed. Despite a repressive social backdrop, where homosexuality was still illegal, Hockney found the confidence to express his sexuality in an increasingly overt way within his college work. This section features a number of the Love Paintings, including the masterpiece 'We Two Boys Together Clinging' (1961) from the Arts Council Collection, 'Cliff' (1962) and 'Going to be Queen for Tonight' (1960).
• Picturing Poetry - Nicely coinciding with the Greek culture ministry's Year of Constantine Petrou Cavafy (1863-1933), this section looks at Hockney's admiration for the poet. It includes twelve etchings for the book Illustrations for fourteen poems from Cavafy (1966), a translation of his homoerotic poems. Hockney used personal experiences with friends and lovers to imagine Cavafy's tender scenes of doomed love between young men. To demonstrate Hockney's skill and versatility as a draughtsman and printmaker, the Cavafy etchings are displayed alongside two illustrations for the Brothers Grimm tales, from the Walker's collection.
• On Reflection - Hockney's water-themed paintings, particularly those of swimming pools are among his most renowned. This section deals with Hockney's pre-occupation with the depiction of transparent surfaces, especially water, and his distinctive array of 'visual signs' with which to represent it. Around nine works in this section, including the iconic 'Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool' (1966); a fascinating study for 'Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two figures)' (1971/2) and a lithographic print of his poster design for 1972 Munich Olympics, combine an array of vivid colours.
• Familiar Faces - Portraiture has always been central to Hockney's work. Preferring to make portraits of people he knows, a selection of works from the Arts Council Collection introduces some of his early social circle, revealing the skill, sensitivity and psychological insight with which he represented them. In the early 1960s Hockney began a short-lived spell of experimenting with abstraction and still life. One of the outcomes of this period is the Art Council Collection's painting 'Portrait Surrounded by Artistic Devices' (1965), a depiction of Hockney's father, sat behind a pile of abstracted geometric shapes, and beneath a colourful arc. The painting responds to Cezanne's idea that all nature can be reduced to cylinders, spheres and cones.
An audio guide will accompany the exhibition.
The exhibition is part of Liverpool's Homotopia festival 2013.
The John Moores Painting Prize 2014 calls for entries is open from 22 July to 25 October 2013. More details:
Born in Bradford in 1937, Hockney's stellar reputation was established while he was still a student; his work was featured in several of the annual Young Contemporaries exhibitions, one of which heralded the birth of British Pop Art. He visited Los Angeles in 1964 and settled there soon after. He is closely associated with southern California and has produced a large body of work there over many decades. In recent years the artist has relocated to Bridlington, Yorkshire where his work has focused on documenting the rural landscape. The artist was elected a Royal Academician in 1991 and recently appointed a member of the Order of Merit by the Queen.
The Arts Council Partnerships supported by Christie's is a partnership with four regional museums. During the four year scheme, which started in 2012, the partner museums – Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries, Manchester Art Gallery and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool – will create a dynamic programme of displays and exhibitions based on loans from the Arts Council Collection combined with their own collections.
Over the course of the scheme, the Arts Council Collection will also provide sustained curatorial and technical support in developing displays and exhibitions of works from the Collection, as well as offering a place on the Acquisitions Committee each year for one curator from a regional museum partner. The support from Christie's for an initial period of two years will go directly to the museums towards curatorial research, transport, display and education.
Arts Council Collection which is run by Southbank Centre on behalf of Arts Council England, is one of Britain's foremost national collections of post-war British Art. As a collection 'without walls', it has no permanent gallery; it can be seen on long term loan to museums, galleries, schools, hospitals, colleges and charitable associations and in touring exhibitions and displays at home and abroad. It is also, importantly, one of the most widely circulated and easily accessible collection of its kind, with nearly 8000 works available for loan. Established in 1946 to promote and enrich knowledge of contemporary art, the Collection continues to acquire works by artists, many at an early stage of their career, living and working in Britain and to foster the widest possible access to modern and contemporary across the UK. It includes work by Francis Bacon, Tracey Emin, Lucian Freud, Antony Gormley, Barbara Hepworth, David Hockney, Anish Kapoor, Henry Moore, Bridget Riley and Wolfgang Tillmans. For more information visit www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk
Christie's is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and expertise, as well as international glamour. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie's has since conducted the greatest and most celebrated auctions through the centuries providing a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christie's offers over 450 auctions annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie's also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War and Contemporary, Impressionist and Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery. Christie's has a global presence with 53 offices in 32 countries and 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zürich, and Hong Kong. More recently, Christie's has led the market with expanded initiatives in growth markets such as Russia, China, India and the United Arab Emirates, with successful sales and exhibitions in Beijing, Mumbai and Dubai.
*Estimates do not include buyer's premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer's premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer's or seller's credits.
Homotopia is an arts and social justice organisation that draws on the LGBT experience to unite and regenerate communities through the production, promotion and commissioning of great art, heritage and culture for everyone. In November 2013, the Homotopia Festival will be celebrating its tenth anniversary with events staged across Liverpool.
ERDF is making a real difference to people and businesses in the North West. With €755 million to invest between 2007 and 2013, ERDF is enhancing the competitiveness of the region's economy by supporting growth in enterprise and employment.
ERDF in the North West is managed by the Department for Communities and Local Government – for further information visit
National Museums Liverpool comprises eight venues. Our collections are among the most important and varied in Europe and contain everything from Impressionist paintings and rare beetles to a lifejacket from the Titanic.
We attract more than three million visitors every year. Our venues are the International Slavery Museum, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Museum of Liverpool, Sudley House, Border Force National Museum (Seized! The Border and Customs Uncovered), Walker Art Gallery and World Museum.
One of the finest art galleries in Europe, the Walker Art Gallery is home to renaissance masterpieces, Tudor portraits and one of the best collections of Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art in the country. An outstanding display of contemporary art includes work by David Hockney, Lucian Freud and Banksy.
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The main presentation for this meeting will be by Stephen Ehat on FIND ALL YOUR RELATIVES IN THE 1940 U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS. The 1940 US Federal Census was released on 2 Apr 2012 and digital images are now posted on several sites including the National Archives at http://1940census.archives.
Stephen Kent Ehat was born in San Francisco in 1951. Baptized a Latter-day Saint as a convert at age 10, he first attempted to do genealogical research at age 11. He knew too little, but at age 17, when he began studies at BYU, he successfully began a lifetime of family history research and discovery. He has served as a Records Examiner (Remember those?), as a Stake Extraction Director (back in the day when that opportunity first existed), and recently as the Director of a six-stake Family History Center serving Orem and Lindon. He has made a number of presentations at recent BYU Family History Conferences and at the BYU Family History Center Sunday classes and is constantly helping people with their research. He has been to Italy twice for family history research on his own Italian line that arrived in San Francisco 45 years before the earthquake and fire in 1906. He is a California attorney who lives with his wife, Jeanine, in Lindon, Utah, and they have five sons and thirteen -- now almost 14 -- grandchildren.
Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are:
- Are Your Ancestors Frozen in Time?, by Claire Brisson-Banks
- "Where Did That File Go?" - Understanding and Organizing Computer Files, by Sue Maxwell
- Analyzing Census Records, by Stephen Ehat
- Personal Help with Family History, by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen
- Video of last month's main presentation: Increasing Productivity on FamilySearch with Sharing Time, by Andrea Schnakenburg
- Everything Mac for Genealogy, by Ron Snowden
- RootsMagic, by Renee Zamora
- Ancestral Quest, by Paul Johnson
- Legacy, by Joel Graham.

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Sculpteo API - SDKs
Sculpteo is an online 3D printing service. Users upload a 3D printed model and Sculpteo ships a 3D object. Sculpteo supports files from most 3D modeling softwares and keeps shapes, colors, and textures as designed. Objects are available in a variety of materials. The Sculpteo API provides developer access to Sculpteo functionality through HTTP POST calls. Supported processes include uploading files and ordering designs. Responses and progress tracking are JSON formatted.


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While I love to read all sorts of fiction, my favorite books fall into the very general category of coming-of-age stories. Two recent novels of this sort that I really enjoyed were We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler. While they are very different novels in most respects, they both concern young women who are struggling to make sense of the role that their childhoods and families play in the women they are becoming.
We Need New Names focuses on Darling, who is 10 years old and living in Zimbabwe when the novel begins. Darling lives with her grandmother in a dilapidated shantytown nicknamed "Paradise", where they have lived since being driven out of their houses in the city during political unrest. She spends her days running around with her group of friends, stealing guavas from the yards of rich neighborhoods and dreaming of America. Darling, unlike her friends, gets a chance to move to America to live with an aunt and then has to try to adjust to the cold winters of Detroit, a far cry from the heat and the dust of Paradise. While she enjoys many of the luxuries and opportunities of her new life, she misses her friends and struggles to stay in touch with her roots, feeling torn between the harsh differences between her reality and those she left behind in Zimbabwe.
Rosemary, the narrator of Karen Joy Fowler's We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, also struggles to reconcile memories of her past and the realities of her family history. The novel does contain a twist (although one that is revealed in most reviews), so I won't go into too much detail of the plot. It concerns Rosemary, who is a college student, delving into the history of her parents and her siblings and a traumatic event from the past and the profound effects it had on shaping their lives and personalities. Rosemary tells people she has one sibling, a brother, but she once had a sister to whom she was quite close. Rosemary is an engaging narrator, clever and witty, and the novel unfolds with continual surprises in an exploration of memory and family that is both humorous and heartbreaking.
Have any favorite coming-of-age novels? Let me know in the comments!


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David Robert Duval (born November 9, 1971) is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 who competes on the PGA Tour.
Duval was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of golf instructor and club professional Bob Duval and Diane Poole Duval, a member of the FSU Flying High Circus during college. His brother Brent was two years older, and sister Diedre was five years younger. During his early years, his father was club professional at Timuquana Country Club, where he learned to play golf under his father's guidance.
When David was nine, his brother Brent developed aplastic anemia. The family sought treatment at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, where David underwent surgery to donate bone marrow. Unfortunately, the transplant was not successful, and Brent died as a result of blood poisoning on May 17, 1981 at age 12.


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New York Police Set Up Team to Track Stolen iPhones, iPads
(NEW YORK) -- Apple has become one of the most popular gadget brands in the world — not only in sales, but in theft. With iPhones, iPads and iPods stolen so often, New York City police have teamed up with Apple Inc. to combat these crimes directly, the New York Post reports.
The NYPD has designated a special "team of cops" to pursue the theft of mobile Apple devices like iPhones and iPads. With the use of a device's International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMSEI), it's possible for Apple to track the whereabouts of a device and then share that information with the police.
"We're looking for ways to find individuals who have stolen Apple products and return the products to their original owners," NYPD spokesman Paul Browne told the Post. "It is being done to learn the pattern [of] who is stealing."
When reached by ABC News, Apple declined to comment on its involvement with the NYPD. The NYPD did not return ABC News' request for comment.
In one case a stolen iPad was tracked all the way to the Dominican Republic and recovered with the help of an NYPD intelligence cop assigned to Santo Domingo, according to the Post.
The NYPD began Operation ID last September as an effort to encourage the public to register the serial numbers of their devices free of charge, ABC station WABC-TV reported.
"The theft of Apple phones and other hand-held devices drove the spike in robberies and larceny [in 2012]…Operation ID will help those whose property is lost or stolen to get it back," Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly told WABC. According to the NYPD, more criminals are targeting Apple products, and while overall crime is up four percent in New York City, Apple product crime is up 40 percent.
Because of the rising rate of theft, there is even risk involved in buying one of these devices second-hand. Police say they can and will confiscate any stolen and resold devices and return them to their rightful owners. With Apple's tracking system, it's even possible to find a device after it's been reregistered with a different wireless provider.
As reported by ABC News earlier this year, one creative New York man was able to reclaim his device without the help of the police or Apple. Nadav Nirenberg left his iPhone in a New York City cab and noticed the person who had assumed possession of the device was posting on his online dating profile. Nirenberg created a fake profile to set up a "date" with the person using his phone. The confrontation was not violent. Nirenberg got his phone back.
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Local counselors, advisors share tips for incoming college freshman to evade future student loan debt.
You can control student loan debt, ironically enough, through education.
There is a foreign world of student aid waiting for the hundreds of area teens entering their first year of college. In North Carolina, the average debt amount was $20,800 among graduates of four-year private and public colleges in 2011.
While reports show nearly 70 percent of college-bound students in North Carolina rely on financial aid, including scholarships and grants, loans and work study, local student aid administrators say there is a way to limit debt upon graduation � and it starts now.
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Rachel McGlew, the senior guidance counselor at Kinston High School, said senior students should become familiar with the various loans, grants and scholarships different colleges offer.
�What I find a lot of students in financial trouble is not knowing what they are signing up for and/oraccepting in their financial aid package,� she said. �One of the most important things students can do to limit their student loan debt when they go to college it to be knowledgeable about financial aid and all it entails.�
She cited the two most common government loans distributed to college students: federal subsidized and federal unsubsidized loans, which most every student is offered.
McGlew said an unsubsidized loan, �can get the student in serious debt because the minute it is accepted, interest starts and the student is responsible for this interest.�
Although it isn�t necessary to begin paying on an unsubsidized loan until after graduation, the amount can triple by the time graduation comes, as long as four years later.
Subsidized loan interest starts once the student graduates, so the amount is the same as when he or she borrowed.
�If students are fully aware of the difference between the types of loans and other financial aid,� said McGlew, �they will be more likely to keep themselves from getting into student loan debt.�
North Lenoir High School guidance counselor Martha Wade said North Carolina collegesrequire students to pass a financial aid literacy class before taking out a loan.
The school hosts events for parents and students to prepare them for that next academic step.
�We hold senior parent night, (and) we hold financial aid nights so that they understand what all the loans are and what they have to pay back,� Wade said. �(Students) also need to make sure they have completed their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). A lot of the colleges are already awarding money, so it�s getting kind of late in the process for that. They need to make sure they have done it.�
The FAFSA is the form current and prospective students complete annually to determine how much federal and state aid they can receive for college.
But some students are still working to complete their financial aid process, but McGlew said students should keep applying for scholarships throughout the school year.
Shaquana Outlaw, 18, was accepted into Fayetteville State University and will study nursing; she said it�s been the trend for all the women in her family.
The Kinston High senior is still applying for many scholarships to help pay her tuition of nearly $3,000.
�I�m hoping that when I do get all my financial aid stuff right, it will work out right for me to go,� Outlaw said. �I think it�s great that we can get financial aid to help us, because a lot of people can�t afford college.�
Though applying for scholarships, Outlaw may have to use loans to cover some of her pending tuition, but she said her mother warned her about borrowing.
�I could be graduated from college and owe the loans; it depends on the amount it is,� she said. �My mom told me try not to do a lot of loans because I have to pay them back. She said try to stay away from getting loans from the schools because I could be paying it back for the rest of my life.�
After: Avoid
Luckily for Lenoir Community College students, the school is set up for them to get their associate�s degree debt-free, according to Financial Aid Director Brandi Massey.
�For our students, because the cost is so much lower, they don�t really have to take the loans,� she said. �We�ve not seen a need to have to offer student loans here.�
Massey said most LCC students can get a scholarship or type of federal and state financial aid to help them before opting for a loan. If they wish to take one out, they have to do research independently since the college cannot direct them to any agencies.
Community college grants based on the Extended Family Contribution will be extended in the upcoming year. Massey said the aid will reach more middle-class families as students can receive up to $8,500, when the maximum was previously $5,000.
Massey said students coming into college should closely examine their federal student aid options before trying to borrow.
�A lot of students will think they have to go straight for the loan and that�s not necessarily the case,� she said. �All students need to start applying for aid early.�
While LCC is ideal for someone looking for an associate�s, Rachel McGlew said even when students start college at four-year schools, they should be still apply for scholarships and grants to avoid loans.
Sallie Mae, the largest private loan lender, reported in 2011 a 29 percent in loan application processes, according to Projectonstudentdebt.org.
McGlew said it is possible for colleges and universities to raise the amount of a student�s merit scholarship based on grades if the student needed more money.
�The worse thing the college can say is �no,� and that the merit scholarship offered to them stands as is,� McGlew said. �Overall, I think it is all about being knowledgeable, prepared and realistic.�
Jessika Morgan can be reached at 252-559-1078 or at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @JessikaMorgan.
North CarolinaAverage Student Loan Debt 2011 Graduates
n $20,800 average debt per borrower
n 54 percent proportion of graduates with debt
Types of financial aid:
1) Scholarships or Grants: Money that does not have to be repaid or earned.
Scholarships and grants are available based on the student�s financial need (need-based) or based on the student�s academic achievements or special talents (merit-based).
2) Loans: Funds that must be repaid either in cash, usually with interest, or through service.
Loans made with a service option usually require that the student repay the loan after graduation by working a specified number of years in a specific field. Loans that must be repaid with cash usually begin repayment after the student is out of college.
3) Work study: Funds that a student earns through a job on or off the college campus.
The student has the opportunity to work and earn money to assist with the expenses associated with college.
Source: projectonstudentdebt.org, College Foundation of North Carolina


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Peach Blow Fizz
The Juice of 1/2 Lemon or 1 Lime (Juice 1/2 Lemon AND juice 1/2 Lime)
4 Mashed Strawberries. (6 Mashed Raspberries)
1/2 Tablespoonful Powdered Sugar. (Generous Tablespoon Rich Simple Syrup)
1 Tablespoonful Sweet Cream. (1 Tablespoon Heavy Whipping Cream)
1 Glass Dry Gin. (2 oz Plymouth Gin)
Shake well, strain into medium size glass and fill with syphon soda water.
Another of the Fizzes sourced from Hugo Ensslin's 1916 "Recipes for Mixed Drinks", the original recipe is slightly different from the Savoy Cocktail Book:
Peach Blow Fizz: Juice ½ Lime; Juice ½ Lemon; 4 Strawberries, mashed up; 1 teasponful Powdered Sugar; 1 drink Gin; 1 Pony Cream. Made and served as directed for plain Gin Fizz.
Again you see Ensslin calling for more than one type of citrus. His recipe also calls for a bit more cream, generally a "Pony" is considered an ounce.
The Peach Blow Fizz is one of those puzzling cocktails. First off, there's the whole "Blow" thing, that, as far as I know nobody really understands. Second there's the "Peach" thing. Why is this a "Peach Blow Fizz" without any peaches?
I have no idea.
What I can tell you is, the Peach Blow Fizz is a delicious species of Fizz.
The cream sometimes freaks people, well men, out. One Savoy Cocktail Book night, a friend was in and interested in Savoy Cocktails with Strawberries. He'd tried the Bloodhound and I'd garnished his King Cole with Strawberries (Fernet and Strawberries, a great combination, by the way) and was looking for a Third drink before calling it a night. I mentioned the Peach Blow Fizz, and he said, "Oooh, that has cream, doesn't it?" So that was a no go.
Anyway, I think I ended up making a non-strawberry drink, Jabberwock or something, but I was a little sad he didn't man up and just drink the pink fruity concoction. It's not like it has a lot of Cream, or anything. It's no Grasshopper or Brandy Alexander.
Oh, yeah, Raspberries. I forgot to buy strawberries, so substituted frozen raspberries this time. A change I do heartily recommend.
Tasty, pink, fruity, and boozy, it's actually a pretty serious drink, for all its girliness.
Heh, one of these days, I'm going to have to try it out when I get an order for a Gin and citrus Bartender's choice, not too sweet. I bet they'll love it.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the drinks in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, the, uh, Sauterne Cup.


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Bake healthier dishes by substituting these for 'the white devil'
The first time I attempted to bake with flours other than the standard "white devil" was a disaster. Although my boys and I had a blast making blueberry muffins with quinoa flour and cookies with spelt flour, our enthusiasm faded rapidly when we took the first bite. None of us could even stomach a second try because the whole lot tasted that dreadful.
Since then, I have learned a great deal about the diverse types of whole-grain flours. I've come to know the varieties that successfully produce pancakes, muffins and cookies and those better for flatbreads and pizza crust. I've learned to take it slow and mix unfamiliar flours with familiar selections until my family's palate adjusts.
To save you some bad batches of baked goods, here is a cheat sheet for baking with healthful flours.
Why choose flours other than refined white? Refined white flour, called "the white devil" by many in the nutrition community, is made by removing the fiber, wheat germ and B vitamins from a wheat kernel. In fact, it has been shown that 93 percent of the fiber, 25 percent of the original protein content and almost 20 other essential nutrients are lost. The starchy (gluten) part of the kernel remains, is finely ground, and then bleached with chemicals. Sometimes the resulting refined flour is enriched with synthetic vitamins and minerals to make it "healthful" again, although the jury is out on whether our bodies absorb and use those synthetic vitamins as effectively. The body immediately turns this processed final product into glucose, which raises insulin levels and can contribute to sugar highs, energy lows, weight gain and cravings.
Most whole grains and many nuts and beans can be ground into flour, but they are not all interchangeable. Each has its own character, ranging from silky to gritty, and they yield different outcomes when baked. Wheat is the most versatile and popular because of its gluten content, which allows recipes to bind easily without crumbling.
When experimenting with whole-grain and bean flours, do so in stages. If a recipe calls for a cup of white flour, try a quarter-cup of a whole-grain flour and three-quarters cup white. Next time, increase the amount of whole-grain flour by a bit, ensuring it still suits your palate. There are countless cookbooks chock-full of recipes using all kinds of flours. Pick one up for tested recipes that will keep you from tossing batches of rock-hard muffins, crumbling cookies and bitter-tasting breads.
The method of production has an effect on the flour's performance, flavor and nutrition. Organic flour from a stone-ground mill is ideal. Bob's Red Mill and Arrowhead Mills are two high-quality brands that can be found in grocery stores nationwide.
Store in an airtight container, ideally in the refrigerator. Processed white flour has a long shelf life, but whole-grain flours go rancid more quickly. Freshly ground, whole-grain flour has a shelf life of one to two months in a pantry and four in the fridge. Store-bought flour will have a use-by date on it. A rancid flour will begin to smell and give an unsavory taste. Rancid flours also have lower nutrient content.
Going gluten-free
Bob's Red Mill, a producer of many high-quality whole grains and whole-grain flours, suggests using 2 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder per cup of a wheat-free/gluten-free flour. And when baking without wheat or gluten, add xanthan gum or guar gum (both binders that keep batter from separating) to improve the texture of the baked good. Visit www.bobsredmill.com for additional details. My favorite brands of gluten-free flour are Deya's Gluten Free Flour, which can be bought at www.deyasglutenfree.com, and Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Flour and Pamela's Gluten-Free Bread Mix, both of which can be found at grocery stores nationwide.
The flours:
- gluten-free
- not a whole grain but an ideal flour substitute for pancakes, muffins, cookies
- adds sweetness
- creates a cakelike consistency if used in a large quantity
- contains gluten
- use to thicken and sweeten gravies and sauces
- combine with other flours like whole-wheat or spelt for breads
- adds sweetness
- lightly toast before using for ideal flavor
Brown rice:
- gluten-free
- use for pie crust, breads, crackers, pizza crust (to make crispy)
- substitute in small amounts
- in breads, must be combined with a sticky flour like oat or with xanthan gum or guar gum
- grainy texture
- purchase in small quantities as high oil content causes rapid rancidity
- gluten-free and wheat-free (despite the name)
- use in pancakes, waffles and pastas
- do not use in sauces - it will turn to glue
- adds an earthy flavor to baked goods
Cornmeal, yellow & blue:
- gluten-free
- use in pancakes, muffins, corn bread and tortillas
- use to thicken sauces
- the blue variety has a higher nutrition content and turns a lavender color when cooked
- gluten-free
- not a whole grain but an ideal flour substitute for crepes, flat bread, hummus and falafel
- high in protein and calcium
- high-gluten
- works well in pizza crust, flatbreads and pasta
- does not rise well, so do not substitute 100 percent
- protein-packed
- adds a lovely amber color
- gluten-free
- provides structure to flat breads, bread, pizza and muffins
- provides protein
- easy to digest
- sweet, buttery, cornmeal-like flavor
- low-gluten or gluten-free depending upon the factory in which it is processed
- add to cookies, pie crust and muffins
- use in soups and sauces for a dairy-free, milklike base
- sweet taste
- contains antioxidants that help baked goods retain freshness
- gluten-free
- use in bread
- try 50 percent in cake recipes
- replace 100 percent in pancakes, crepes, muffins, crackers and cookies
- contains twice the protein of corn or rice
- dry-roast to enhance its flavor
- contains gluten
- when using as a substitute, reduce the liquid by 25 percent
- do not over-knead because high gluten content will make it dense
- gluten-free
- use to thicken stews, soups and sauces
- makes breads, pancakes and waffles
- sweet, malty flavor
- high-gluten
- an all-purpose flour
- more nutritious than white, so an ideal 100 percent substitute
Whole-wheat pastry:
- less gluten than whole-wheat flour
- try a 50/50 mix with unbleached white flour
- absorbs less water than white, so it tends to crumble more easily
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You gotta love a band like 7 Seconds who continue to gig and passionately play the music that they love three plus decades into their career - even if they have gone through several lineup changes and some musical style changes too over the years. The Reno Nevada hardcore punk band, who formed 1980, are playing 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley tonight on a bill along with Bastards of Young, Heart Sounds, and City of Vain. And based on reports of their recent shows they should kick some serious ass at tonight's East Bay show.
Above is a classic old school era live performance of "Young Til I Die" and below is a more recent performance by 7 Seconds from a European tour a few years ago when they did an inspired cover of a Sham 69 song. While some members have split over the years both Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth have remained consistent members of the band who, over their 32 year career, have released a lot of music that includes 15 albums and a half dozen EPs plus numerous compilation appearances. With the exception of some rare 7" EP releases by the band much of 7 Seconds catalog can be found in the three Amoeba Music stores (be sure to check the new punk section at Amoeba Hollywood). You can also find some online at the Amoeba.Com store where you can cop such 7 Seconds albums on CD as Walk Together, Rock Together, The Crew (both on BYO Records), Take It Back, Take It On, Take It Over on Side One Dummy Records, and Old School on Headhunter Records.
Tonight's Sept 22nd, 2012 7 Seconds headlined show at Gilman Street is at 7pm. It is
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7 Seconds - If The Kids Are United (Eastpak Resistence Tour) (2009)


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Johnson/Kellog—Seerdengpu, Tibet
Funded in part by both a Mugs Stump Award and a Lyman Spitzer Award from the American Alpine Club, Chad Kellogg and I reached the unclimbed summit of China's Seerdengpu on September 13th after three attempts during the expedition. The peak forms the high point above the heads of two river valleys; the Changping River flows out off its east and south faces, and the Shoughshiou River descends from its north and west flanks. The north and west faces form a 1600m granite wall, and are remarkably accessible. One can take a public bus on a paved road to within a couple hours walk of the base. The much more remote south and east faces are some 1200m high and are composed of a combination of alpine big walls and complex alpine mixed terrain.
Chad and I had been hoping to make an attempt on the iconic granite peak since we made a reconnaissance trip to the north face in 2008 after climbing Siguniang. Seerdengpu, the Yeti - or "Savage Peak," as it's translated, bears distinct resemblance from the north as the head and face of a "savage." Our original plan was to ascend the unmistakable five thousand foot nose of the yeti. The compelling line and ease of access has attracted somewhere around a dozen expeditions over the past decade. Upon our arrival, we learned that three expeditions were attempting the line in August and September alone. The first of the three teams, from Japan, had been rescued after incurring rock fall injuries the week prior to our arrival.
Our itinerary called for acclimatizing in the adjacent Changping Valley near Siguniang until mid September, and we promptly set to work establishing an advanced base camp at the head of the valley under the east face of Seerdengpu. As we did so, our liaison officer informed us that a Polish team arrived at the base of the north face nose. The abandoned Japanese tent still remained a third of the way up the nose. Storms arrived and deposited the first autumn snowfall on the peaks during the first week of September. The new snow and crowds on the north face encouraged us to remain focused on the mixed terrain on the east face. After much deliberation, we went to work on a line on the northeast ridge. On our first attempt, we found solid granite rock climbing, going free at 5.10 for the first 250m. At nightfall, we rapped back to our high camp, left a line fixed over the crux slabs and set the alarms for a predawn start. The skies deteriorated throughout the night and by four AM half a foot of new snow had fallen.
Four days later we returned amid marginal weather, but psyched to be pushing higher, gaining acclimatization if nothing else. As we gained the northeast ridge proper, Chad took the lead and we were pleasantly surprised to find straightforward passage up the ridge in a hidden gulley, offering 300m of snow and mixed climbing up to M5. The weather was poor and visibility nearly nonexistent but we continued upward. At 5200m the gulley terminated at a small col and a series of complex gendarmes guarded the upper mountain. In the waning daylight, I led up a steep gendarme drytooling a thin crack. While trying to clear snow and find some gear, my tool ripped and sent me hurling off backwards for my first real alpine whipper. A bit shaken up, discouraged and without any bivy gear, we decided to rap again and try tomorrow. For the second time in a row we awoke to several inches of new snow by morning. Again, we cached our food and fuel and made our way down the slippery talus back to base camp.
After one rest day in base camp, my wife Jenna called in a splitter forecast. We repacked the kit and set off at 1:30 PM up the fifteen miles of swamps and talus to the base of the route. As we approached the head of the valley, we agreed that we didn't want to risk getting stopped by a sudden storm again and thought the best strategy would be to simply begin climbing as soon as we reached the base. After a quick brew stop at our high camp we started up the route at 11:30 PM. The 5.10 slabs were running with snow melt, so I was forced to do some interesting A2 by headlamp instead. We had left a line fixed over a section of the second pitch, but nervous about the rope's integrity after the past storm, I free climbed most of the wet and snowy pitch "protected" by a Ropeman on the fixed line. Without a moon, the Tibetan skies were thick with starlight as we climbed through the rest of the rock walls and up the mixed gullies reaching our high point at dawn.
After breakfast we opted to traverse under the gendarmes to the left and completed four difficult 5.10 C2 horizontal pitches to reach more simul-climbing terrain on the upper mountain. The weather was holding and we completed the upper 300m to the summit ridge in a single pitch. The summit ridge offered spectacular cornice walking and easy mixed climbing accompanied by giant raptors flying below. Reaching the summit at 2:30 PM we enjoyed unmatched views of the entire range. For the first time I was able to organize the complex topography of the Quonglai mountains in my mind. It was my third summit in the area, Chad's seventh.
The descent went relatively smoothly, the traverses were difficult to reverse but we sorted them out with a few pendulums and sideways raps. Our lead line suffered two debilitating core shots, and on our final rap our tag line became hopelessly stuck behind a flake on an overhanging rappel. Despite our best efforts to retrieve it, we regretfully had to leave it behind. We arrived at our high camp at 11:30 PM, after 34 hours on the go.
We named the route "Headwaters" after its obvious position in the hydrology of the region, a gesture to the Yeti himself, and as an acknowledgement of the alarming glacial recession underway here – a major threat to the crowded Chinese lowlands extending thousands of miles downriver.
A few days later, we (along with John Dickey), nearly made the first ascent of a stunning granite spire of 5086m near Seerdengpu. Unfortunately, in the dark, after 600m of absolutely classic free climbing, I had to turn back some 25m from the summit faced with steep, unprotectable arête climbing and no bolt kit. On the descent we destroyed our only remaining lead line.
Chad and I broke down base camp and returned to Rilong, the village below the peaks, and learned that the Polish team was also hit with rock fall on the north face and was in a hospital in Chengdu. It sounds like they are okay, but have broken hands. Meanwhile, a Chinese team had replaced them and started up the north face nose route. We checked the weather and were discouraged to see that our windows appeared to have ended for the foreseeable future. The odds were stacking up against us; all our ropes were destroyed, another team was already on the north face objective, and the weather forecast was grim. With the first ascent behind us and piles of work awaiting us at home - we are both business owners in the building trades, Chad contracting and myself designing - we pulled the plug and came home a week early.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the American Alpine Club, the Mugs Stump and Lyman Spitzer climbing grant programs for their generous support of the expedition. For us, these exploratory trips in Asia would not be possible without the financial support of the grant programs. The expedition was also supported by the Four Sisters Film project; keep your eyes out for their impressive work.


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This 114 page manual highlights the SPIR project's approach to youth skill building and employability
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Jacqueline Ntunzwenimana, 21, is a seamstress who operates her business out of her home in Musaga, Burundi. Jacqueline was able to start her business with a loan she acquired through her solidarity group's microfinance activities as part of CARE's ISHAKA program. This Nike-funded program seeks to address empowerment needs of adolescent girls, the majority of whom are sexually active, by focusing on savings and loan solidarity groups as well as education on rights, literacy and sexual and reproductive health. Originally designed for women, CARE adapted our village savings and loan program to socially and economically empower girls and young women, aged 14-22, in Burundi. Thus far, more than 12,000 youth have benefited, with another 8,000 targeted. ISHAKA's three objectives are:
• To provide 20,000 young women with individual skills and capacities to access financial services and make informed choices to ensure economic and social security;
•To reinforce the social networks and safety nets of 20,000 young women by participation in solidarity groups; and
•To achieve cultural and policy norms that allow young women to access informal and formal financial services and also make informed decisions about use of their own resources.
Girls are organized into groups and make regular deposits into a group fund, of which 80 percent is dedicated towards a savings and loan fund and 20 percent towards social causes, or a rainy-day fund. Once enough savings has amassed, the members can take out loans to invest in income-generating activities, such as starting a small business. Along the way, CARE-trained mentors oversee the groups and train the girls in financial education, life skills, and sexual and reproductive health. Financial resources give girls the leverage they need to control what happens in their lives, while training and access to a mentor and social network gives them the information they need to safeguard their own well-being. And it's working!
CARE's success in implementing ISHAKA led us to present our findings at the 2010 Making Cents International Global Youth Enterprise Conference. We found that 11,577 girls saved a total of $38,000.00 in 613 solidarity groups – and generated almost $150,000 through their own businesses and other income-generating enterprises. That's not all. Results also
included reduced gender-based violence, improved safety, greater capacity to meet basic needs without reliance upon men and boys, increased solidarity and confidence among girls. In addition, the moms in the group now have greater access to birth certificates for their children, allowing children to access basic, government services, such as medical care and education.


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