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Sixth Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum Opens
The sixth Business of Intellectual Property Asia (BIP Asia) Forum opened today and continues through tomorrow at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), this year's BIP Asia Forum adopts the theme of "IP in the Innovation Era". The event features more than 80 prominent speakers and is expected to attract more than 2,400 IP professionals.
At the opening ceremony, CY Leung, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, was joined by Wang Binying, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization, Yi Xiaozhun, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization and Deng Yingjun, Deputy Director General, Office of General Affairs of Patent Office, State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China.
"In a fast-changing world driven by innovation and technology, IP is an increasingly important currency for companies around the globe," Margaret Fong, Executive Director, HKTDC, said. "To shed more light on the key trends, the BIP Asia Forum gathers leading players from all sides of the IP equation: the policymakers who shape the regulatory environment, the innovators who are pushing the boundaries of technology and the brand leaders that have been able to convert great ideas into high-demand products and services."
Forecasting IP trends in Asia
The opening day featured two plenary sessions. The plenary entitled "Growth and Opportunities: The Next IP Development in Asia" heard Dr Song Liuping, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Dr Uwe Over, Corporate Vice President, Head of IP and Associate General Counsel, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA analyse upcoming IP trends in Asia in the innovation era. The speakers also discussed ways to formulate effective IP strategies for companies to stand out from the crowd in a competitive business environment.
The second plenary session, "The Future is Open: Managing and Commercialising IP Assets" was addressed by Roger Martin, Senior Vice President and Chief IP Strategist, Qualcomm Incorporated; Kenneth S Korea, Senior Vice President and Head of US IP Center, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd; and Dr Udo Meyer, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Intellectual Property, BASF SE. The three industry experts offered insights on ways to facilitate product development through open innovation while maintaining competitiveness and market share.
The opening day also offered breakout sessions covering four main areas: IP Practical Tips, IP Market Insight, Industry-specific IP and Quick Guide to IP Basics. Meanwhile, the two-day IP Manager Training Programme, co-organised by the HKTDC and the Intellectual Property Department of the HKSAR Government, helps provide basic IP training for SMEs to raise their competitiveness.
IP, innovation and technology converge at Global Tech Summit
Technological innovation is closely linked to IP. The inaugural Global Tech Summit invited representatives from research institutes and technology enterprises, including Hanson Robotics, cherrypicks, DJI, Siemens, Vitargent and VeriFi (Hong Kong) to share their thoughts on the relationship between IP and technological innovation. The speakers explored global technology trends, shared success cases of breakthrough technologies and examined the relationship between technological innovation and IP.
China's 13th Five-Year Plan under the spotlight
Tomorrow's plenary session entitled "Looking into China's 13th Five-Year Plan: New Opportunities in the Innovation Era", welcomes Yang Guoxin, Deputy Division Director, Planning and Statistics Division of Planning and Development Department, State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China; Wang Yueping, Deputy Managing Director, Energy Service Division, CGN CLP Energy Services (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; and Danny Ng, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Altai Technologies Limited. They will give expert analysis on the opportunities and effects arising from China's blueprint for development over the next five years.
Breakout sessions explore hot topics
Tomorrow's breakout sessions will investigate hot IP issues for different sectors. Topics include "Social Media Law and IP Issues Relating to 3D Printing", "Partnering with Universities and Research Institutions in the Era of Open Innovation", "Resolution of IP Disputes – Recent Developments", "Strategic IP Management in China's Film and Creative Industries", "Fashion and IP: New Materials and Technology Applications", "IP Financing: Global Success Models and the Roadmap for Hong Kong", "Brexit and IP: Impacts and Implications", and "Start-ups and IP Business Opportunities".
New strategic partners for Asia IP Exchange
The Asia IP Exchange (AsiaIPEX) lists more than 27,000 tradable IP items ranging from patents, trademarks and copyrights to registered designs, covering such industries as biotechnology, medicine, electronics and engineering, film and publication. It is the largest platform of its kind in Asia.
During the BIP Asia Forum the HKTDC will sign memoranda of understanding with three new strategic partners – British Columbia Institute of Technology, Okinawa Invention and Innovation Institute and The Association of Corporate Patent Executives – to strengthen information exchange and cooperation in IP, expanding the number of strategic partners for the AsiaIPEX to 35.
In addition, the HKTDC will sign another memorandum of understanding with the Chongqing Intellectual Property Office to strengthen information exchange and cooperation in IP, so as to facilitate IP trading for enterprises capitalising on the rapidly growing IP market in the Chinese mainland.
The BIP Asia exhibition is being staged alongside the main forum to provide more business opportunities for forum participants. It features more than 90 exhibitors, including the World Intellectual Property Organization, major international technology companies, leading local and overseas R&D centres, universities and IP services providers, including Marks & Clerk, Deacons and China Patent Agent. The exhibition provides one-stop on-site advisory services, ranging from knowledge transfer and commercialisation to the application, authorisation and trading of such IP as patents, trademarks and copyrights, as well as relevant laws.
Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum: http://bipasiaforum.com/en/index.htm
Asia IP Exchange: http://www.asiaipex.com/Home/Index_EN


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Elora, 18 months
Happy half-birthday, Elora! You're eighteen months and full of toddler spirit. Why, just today I realized you've mastered the head shake for "no". You're such a little person now!
You really didn't want to take a photo today with mama's pretty fabric. What is the point, you wonder? I almost gave up when the goat grabbed a corner of the fabric and tried to drag it away. I think they could hear my horrified scream all the way in town!
But then I remembered your penchant for little rocks. You couldn't resist a few pebbles stacked tantalizingly on top of the fabric stand. Win-win!
This month baby is photographed with Paint Roses Orange available at Crosscut Sewing Co.
Memory Box {Eighteen Months}
Milestones:: She has words! Her first words were "mama" and "dada", but those came so gradually that we didn't know when to officially count them. When she started saying "nigh-nigh" consistently at bedtime, we knew she was definitely talking. So funny that one of her first words is about going to bed! I've never met a toddler who's excited about sleeping.
Now she also clearly says "Aria", "hi", "bye-bye" and "shoes." Her family can understand when she says "up", "Liam" and "please." Combined with her baby signs, we're finally getting somewhere with communication!
Other milestones? She can follow two step directions, stack block towers and drink out of a cup.
Biggest Challenge:: Car travel. I think all toddlers go through a stage (or live in a stage) wherein they hate their car seat. Rora has been a pretty easy-going traveler, but not anymore. This weekend we took her on a 2.5 hour drive to the mountains. No, she doesn't fall asleep in the car. Even when it's her nap time, she mostly stays awake. We were all pretty miserable.
Still, we had a great time in the mountains. On our hike Aria and I helped Rora jump over muddy sections. Such fun for all! I just think we need to wait on road trips for awhile.
Biggest Surprise:: Elora is the easiest toddler sleeper I've had. Now, Aria was my easiest infant sleeper, and Rora was OK at that stage. But as a toddler, she is ridiculously easy to put to bed. I almost feel bad reporting this here...
At naptime and bedtime she's happy when it's time to say "nigh-nigh" and head to her room. In her room, I grab her voile bedtime lovey and sit with her on the rocking chair. We read a book. I sing her a song. Next I place her into her crib. I then step out of sight and sneak out the door. If she cries, I say "shhhh" once or twice through the closed door. And that's usually it! At first I was sure this was just a phase, but it's been like this since she was about 14 months. She wakes around 7 am, naps from noon to 2 pm and goes to bed again at 7 pm. I know, I know - so lucky!
Best Memory:: The other night at dinner time, Rora was not very interested in eating. I don't remember whose idea it was, but she ended up feeding Brandon some cut up strawberries. She thought it was HILARIOUS. She was lunging and babbling with glee in her efforts to reach his mouth. Really, she was so ecstatic about the experience that sometimes she completely missed. Feeding Daddy is apparently even more fun than feeding the giraffes at the zoo! Next time, I'll get a video.

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The Advent/Christmas season can inspire great generosity but there are still plenty of Scrooges around. On this day in 2008, Bernard Madoff was arrested at his New York City apartment and charged with a long-running Ponzi scheme estimated to involve around $65 billion; one of the biggest frauds in Wall Street history.
Madoff, founded a small trading firm bearing his name in 1960. The business was established, in part, with money he earned working as a lifeguard. Two decades later it had grown into one of the largest independent trading operations in the securities industry, and he and his family lived a life of luxury. It was a greed driven business.
Based on the success of his legitimate operations, this business had, by the 1990s, become a Ponzi scheme, in which he paid his earlier investors with funds received from more recent investors. But on December 10, 2008, Madoff revealed to his brother and two sons, that the business was a fraud and nearly bankrupt. Madoff's sons turned in their father to federal authorities, who arrested him the next day. What hath greed wrought?
A generous spirit may not make you millions, it may not help you to live in the lap of luxury, but it can preserve the most important thing you can leave behind in life – an untarnished legacy and the fragrance of love and good-will. The most important thing you possess is your character. Yes, we all have plenty of flaws but a generous spirit has an infectious quality that can permeate the lives of people around you. Luke wrote in Acts 20:35, "In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" You don't have to have a lot of money and you don't have to spend a lot of money at Christmas to be generous. Giving generously is a spiritual quality that can be shared all through the year. It begins as wise men and women share of themselves not only to their family but to those in need.
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GCRTC Alerts for 12213/
*Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
<http://www.teachers-center.org/>ALERTS for Tuesday, January 22, 2013
*Alerts is coming to you on Tuesday this week due to observance of the
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday the 21st. I hope you were able to
enjoy a long weekend!*
*Please scroll down for more information on the following GCRTC courses*:
Early Childhood CCSS course (starts 3/15), Secondary CCSS course (starts
2/27), Secondary course on teaching Business skills to HS students (starts
1/29), *Teach Like a Champion* study group (starts 1/29) – and the miSci
(formerly Schenectady Museum)-Vision lecture and Butterflies Early
Childhood opportunities.
*Teacher Center Courses and opportunities*
*Early Childhood Common Core Intensive: A focus on Reading and Writing
*This 15 hour intensive professional development experience is specifically
designed to support early childhood teachers, grades pre-k through 3, who
are interested in participating in deep collaborative inquiry into some of
the more challenging aspects of Common Core State Standards including
writing from sources, academic vocabulary and text-based answers. Working
with expert early childhood facilitators and regional colleagues,
participants will refine and revise current and upcoming Common Core
lessons and units to strengthen instructional rigor and deepen student
learning experiences. (More on-line)
*Instructors:* Deb Hoffmann, Abby Weber, Robert Whiteman
*Dates/Time/Location:* March 15 (Fri) 4-8 p.m. ; March 16 (Sat) 10-5 p.m;
March 28 (Thurs) 4-8 p.m. at Guilderland Public Library
*Fee:* None, underwritten by GCRTC / Registration required - Register now
on MLP<https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=13206&I=1268324&H=1>
*For more information please contact:*valerie at teachers-center.org
*Professional collaborative inquiry into secondary content area
CCSS-aligned unit development
*The Greater Capital Region Teacher Center is sponsoring a set of
collaborative sessions investigating the use of the *unit building
strategies and tools from the Literacy Design Collaborative*. Facilitators
for these sessions are area classroom *TEACHERS*who have developed juried
modules through work with national level cohorts on the processes of
building CCSS aligned, content rich units based on rigorous student tasks,
scaffolded and differentiated skill development, and authentic assessment
of learning. (More detail is available on-line)
*Dates/Times:* 4:30- 6:30 PM Wednesdays (Feb.27, 2013; March 13, 2013;
March 27, 2013; April 10, 2013)
*Location:* Greater Capital Region Teacher Center, 512 Albany-Shaker Road,
Albany, NY 12211
*Facilitator:* Amy Salamone, Guilderland School District and
co-facilitators from the LDC project
*Fee:* None, underwritten by GCRTC / Registration required - Register now
on MLP
*For more information contact:* carol at teachers-center.org
*Basic Principles in Business Plan Development: A Teachers' Workshop*
In this course, teachers will develop a greater understanding of how to
teach students the structure and substance of a business plan and
incorporate these concepts into high school curricula. Achieved through 4
modules, each is designed as a combination of teaching and application.
Modules include vetting ideas, market research, business model and
financial picture, presentation style and deliverables. Each module will
include a lecture as well as interactive group activities. The goal of the
activities will be to draw out alternative ways of helping students learn,
practice potential classroom exercises, and apply the concepts and tools.
(More information available on MLP)
*Instructors:* Dr. Gina O'Connor, Associate Dean, Lally School of
Management & Technology; Professor of Marketing; Director, Severino Center
for Technological Entrepreneurship; Dr. William Tracy, Assistant Professor
of Management, Lally School of Management& Technology
*Fee:* $35.00 includes lunch *Register now on
For more information contact:* Kelly Reardon-Sleicher at 518-276-2650 or
SCTE at rpi.edu
*Teach Like a Champion study group with Tom Shiland, NBCT (Includes a
personal copy of the book)
*This course is designed around Doug Lemov's book *Teach Like a Champion*which
has been featured in the New York Times Magazine ("Building a Better
Teacher", NYT, 3/2/10). The book, which will be provided to participants by
GCRTC, consists of 49 techniques that outstanding teachers use in their
classrooms. Each class will consist of discussing a section of the book,
along with discussing how those techniques worked in your classroom.
*Dates/Times/Location:* 1/29/13, 4:30-5 p.m.; 2/12, 2/26, 3/12, 26, 4:30 –
6 p.m. each day at the Saratoga High School Library, Saratoga Springs, CSD
*Register now on
For more information, email:* mshiland at gmail.com
For questions on any GCRTC course, please feel free to contact
valerie at teachers-center.org for more information.
*GCRTC would like to make you aware of the following opportunity for
teachers that have been shared with us:*
*miSci (formerly Schenectady Museum) presents:*
*Vision and Learning: Help Your Child See Success (Free Adult lecture)
*Over 80% of what we learn comes in through our eyes. Looking close for
long periods of time can be very stressful for many of our children.
Symptoms of difficulty looking up close can include headaches, eye fatigue,
and double vision. Other children may simply avoid doing close work or
require hours to complete a 20 minute homework assignment. Dr. Robert Fox,
O.D., F.C.O.V.D., will discuss how vision problems impact learning and
school performance. He will discuss the latest research in this area, show
how to screen for deficits, and discuss the treatments that are available
for those children that struggle to read and learn due to a vision problem.
There will be ample time provided for questions and answers.
*Date: *Jan 24 (Thurs) – Snow date Jan 31*
Time: *7:00 PM*
Location:* 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady*
Fee: *Free
*For more information or to register:* Call 382-7890 x 228 or register
online at www.miSci.org/events <http://www.misci.org/events>.
*Spark!, New Preschool Science Class and Butterflies Exhibit
*February's Topic, *Butterfly House Exploration*, focuses on miSci's new
exhibit, *Butterflies* (February 16 through April 7) with the following
classes and main themes:
· Feb 1 (Fri): *A House of Sunlight* explores what makes things grow and
lets children grow a plant.
· Feb 8 (Fri): *A Rocky, Sandy Place *examines what constitutes dirt
through sorting boulders, pebbles, gravel, and dirt.
· Feb 15 (Fri): *Flower Food* focuses on how flowers eat through dissecting
a flower and examining suction with straws.
· Feb 22 (Fri): *Butterflies Alive* explores how butterflies live indoors
with a visit to miSci's new indoor butterfly house.
*Times: *11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
*Location:* 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady
*Fee:* $50 for miSci members for all four classes or $15 per class; $70 for
non-members for all four classes or $18 per class.
*Registration and pre-payment are required*: Call 382-7890 x 224 to
register or for more information.
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Oct 5 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co reported softer September traffic on Friday as fewer passengers boarded its planes, and its shares were off 1.5 percent as a widely watched revenue measure was below some analysts' expectations.
The Dallas-based discount carrier said traffic, measured by revenue passenger miles, fell 2.1 percent to 7.76 billion in the month from 7.93 billion a year earlier. Capacity, as measured by available seat miles, was down 1 percent.
Passenger revenue per available seat mile, an important measure called unit revenue, is estimated to have fallen 2 percent to 3 percent in September from the year before. In the third quarter, unit revenue likely increased about 1 percent, Southwest added.
Barclays analyst David Fintzen had forecast revenue growth of 2 percent to 3 percent for Southwest in September.
"Southwest was lower, although everyone else has been lower to some degree this month," he said.
Earlier this week, Delta Air Lines Inc said its unit revenue grew 0.5 percent in September, lower than it expected, partly because of lower walk-up traffic. Delta said bookings were solid and forecast a low-single-digit percentage improvement for October unit revenue.
Airlines typically see a seasonal drop in travel after the summer vacation season.
Southwest said its third quarter traffic was down 0.6 percent as capacity shrank 0.7 percent.
Load factor, or the percentage of plane seats filled, edged down to 77.0 percent in September from 77.8 percent a year earlier.
Southwest is looking to maintain its dwindling low-cost advantage against bigger rivals that have cut costs in bankruptcy.
Maxim Group aerospace analyst Ray Neidl said other challenges before Southwest included successfully integrating its 2011 acquisition of AirTran Holdings and reworking its business model in a changed industry environment.
Neidl cut his third quarter profit estimate for Southwest to 13 cents a share from 21 cents, citing softer ticket pricing and the company's third quarter unit revenue growth forecast.
Shares of Southwest fell 1.5 percent to $8.96 in afternoon trading while most other airline shares moved up in concert with the broader market.
(Reporting by Karen Jacobs, additional reporting by Alwyn Scott; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick and Marguerita Choy)
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Encouragement and Affirmation
Encouragement and affirmation are another part of the 5 Love Languages.
Encouraging our children with words of affirmation gives them the courage they need to grow up to be strong adults. What they learn with these types of lessons gives them the basis for treating others as they would like to be treated as well.
As young children grow we teach them the social skills they will need as well. This is done by confirming their good actions and positive remarks they make. When they are nice to someone we need to praise them. Encourage your children to also catch others doing something nice and to compliment or thank them for their nice act.
Listening to our children and teaching them to listen to others is an important skill. I know I've been guilty of only half listening as one of the kids comes in from school all excited about their day. I should have stopped what I was doing and listened intently to them. Instead I kept fixing dinner. We're all guilty of things like that. Try to ask your child to wait just a minute so you can finish what you're working on. Then sit down and give them your full attention. Your little action will do wonders to give them encouragement and the affirmation that they mean so much to you.
When your child does something good complement them on it. Watch for those opportunities. You can use a notebook to jot down ideas of things to watch for, such as picking up their clothes, putting their dishes in the sink, or helping a sibling with a task. What other ideas do you have of catching your child in the act of doing good.
There are many influences on our children's lives. Social media, friends, other adults in the family and community. We need to make sure they are getting the right feedback from all of them as well. Listen to their conversations with others and if something doesn't sound right talk with them and give them examples of how they should say something.
God gives us mostly positive guidance. We need to give our children as much positive affirmation as we can. With Adam and Eve, His only negative reaction was to make them leave the Garden of Eden. Then He helped them in their new lives. He also gave us the Ten Commandments to live by, they are mostly positive as well. He loves us and wants what is best for us.
We do need to correct our children, but only when necessary. Try to look for the positive as much as possible in their lives. Even as our children are teens, we need to be careful and explain why we don't want them to be involved with certain people and situations. Give them examples such as a teen dying from drugs or an accident, and how much their parents are hurting. That you don't want to have to go through that pain if they make a wrong choice and die.
Be careful when giving an affirmation that you don't negate it with something negative. I love you, but.… By saying I love you, and I need you to do this, or I love you but, I can't believe you just did that. All the child hears is but…. They don't hear your love.
How can you see different ways that you can give your child encouragement and affirmation?


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Stay Hopeful by Sun-Dried Vibes
The energetic reggae/rock band Sun-Dried Vibes, has been making an impact on the music scene with their relatively new album Stay Hopeful. The album is composed of sixteen hard rock and reggae songs that cover the topics of love, politics, having a good time, and just remaining hopeful about our current state of affairs. Stay Hopeful was released by Space Duck Records and has already debuted at #3 on Billboard's Reggae chart and #1 on iTunes Reggae Chart.
The highlight of Stay Hopeful is its bouncing instrumentals and Zach Fowler's high pitched vocals. The perfect sound to each song will capture your attention and keep you enthralled. Each song also carries a unique message that will make you contemplate the importance of remaining resistant against corrupt entities. However, there are moments of levity in the album with love themed songs like, "Your Eyes" and "It's Always Been You."
The most notable song on the album is, "I&I." "I&I" best exemplifies the theme of the majority of the album with its slow tempo instrumentals, impactful lyrics about politics, and clear cut vocals from Fowler. You can see the video for I&I below:
So far, the album has already paid dividends with its success on the Billboard charts and iTunes. Zach Fowler praised Sun-Dried Vibes fans, "For the last 8 years, we have been making music for our fans and the happiness of their souls. With this album, our fans have given that back to us by helping us hit the Billboard Charts. Thank you all for the continued love and support."
Sun-Dried Vibes will also be touring from this October to December. You can see the full concert date list at: www.letsgetsundried.com/tour
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The Martian mummy hoax in 1864:
The story began in the 17 June 1864 issue of Le Pays, Journal de l'Empire, one of the most important French newspapers at the time of Emperor Napoléon III, as a letter sent by an unnamed correspondent to a French journalist; its title was "Un habitant de la planète Mars" ["An Inhabitant of the Planet Mars"]. Other letters were then published twice a month in that paper until 06 January 1865. And a book with the same title, by author Henri de Parville, was soon published in Paris, probably in April or May 1865, by Hetzel, who was from 1863 the publisher of Jules Verne; it had apparently both a hardback and a softcover edition. De Parville, whose full name was François Henri Peudefer de Parville (1838-1909), was a popular science writer, a contributor to some newspapers, an author (for instance, in 1883 he wrote a book about electricity and its applications), and a manager of a popular science magazine. He had apparently some importance, for a prize of the Académie des Sciences bears his name.Besides a preface and a postscript by de Parville (hereafter P), which will be considered later, the book consists of the 14 letters sent to him by the unnamed journalist from Richmond (hereafter N = narrator); they bear no date, except for the last one, dated 27 September [1864] , which is the only one which did not appear in Le Pays.
The [alleged…] events take place in the "Arrapahys country, several miles from James Peak"; no other precise location is given, but the given route locates them probably somewhere in Colorado. (A quick Google search gives indeed the James Peak in the Arapaho National Forest, at some 60 km WNW of Denver.) Workers of (or for) the wealthy landowner Mr. Paxton are searching for oil in his estate. One day, they discover in a Paleozoic terrain a strange egg-shaped rock which measures some 45 yards [35 m] and the surface of which seems enameled. Mr. Davis, a geologist from Pittsburgh, begins its study. News of the discovery spreads, and interested people are arriving on the spot, despite its isolation and the war [the American Civil War, of course].
A scientific committee decides to dig a hole in the rock, in which they find a cavity, from which is extracted a white metallic jar bearing curious drawings, then several other such containers. Next a grave is discovered behind a metal plate. It contains the calcified mummy of a strange being:
some parts seemed carbonized and the short legs were damaged during the extraction, the head was intact, no hair, instead a smooth, coriaceous skin, a triangular-shaped brain,..[]…instead of a nose a short trunk, a small mouth with some teeth, two orbital cavities with the eyeballs removed in the past, as limestone had formed in there…
There are also some objects, particularly metal rods. The plate bears several drawings: 'rhinoceros', 'palm tree', "very successful representation of a star similar to the Sun as drawn by children", other 'stars' which are identified as the planets and the biggest of which shows evidently the Martian origin of the being. Money is collected so that the work can be continued, with several meetings of the scientific committee on the site. It consists of specialists from various disciplines and is chaired by the geologist Newbold, and has some journalists as guests, including N. During the first meeting, a vote by the committee decides that the creature is an extraterrestrial.
In order that the whole world shares proofs of the event, Paxton decides to offer the engraved plate to the Royal Society in London and the mummy to the Institut de France in Paris, while the United States keeps the egg-shaped rock and the various artifacts. And N is assigned the mission to bring the mummy to France, he writes in his last letter to his friend P.
However, nothing comes during the following months. Here we must go
back briefly to the preface, where P had written that he had received the letters very mysteriously twice a month: early on the morning, opened on his desk. And we jump again to the postscript: six months later, another letter comes from Richmond, in which N wonders for not having received news from France, and this letter is signed… Henri de Parville! P wonders if de Parville had been his own correspondent, writing by night in some altered state. Last clue: his postscript is dated… 1 April 1865 (April Fool's Day).
An identical story was published in La Capital, a Rosario, Argentina newspaper on 13 October 1877. This time the discovery, again attributed to Paxton and Davis, occurred near the Carcarana River, near whose banks the egg-shaped object lay half-buried. The body and related artifacts were put on display in a local tavern and later lost.
Many nineteenth-century newspapers routinely published outrageous yarns, often set in some distant place inaccessible to a skeptical reader who might seek verification.
The French "mummified Martian" hoax might have inspired the "Cardiff Giant," the 10-foot statue planted and uncovered in 1868-1869 in an upstate New York farm as an alleged petrified ancient giant man. The "Cardiff Giant" was the creation of New York tobacconist and outspoken atheist George Hull. He decided to create the giant after an argument with a fundamentalist minister about the passage in Genesis 6:4 that there were giants who once lived on Earth.
- Jerome Clark. Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences and Puzzling Physical Phenomena, 3rd Edition (Canton, MI: Visible Ink Press, 2012).
- Henri de Parville. Un habitant de la planète Mars (Paris, France: J. Hetzel, 1865).


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6. Online Raffles
Online raffle events present great possibilities to raise substantial funds for your organization. It is possible to sell an astounding number of high priced raffle tickets for a high value item, or reach many small groups interested in unique, diversely priced, raffle items and bundles. In addition to the great proceed generating opportunities of online raffles, you can also greatly to expand your email list by diligently gathering new participant information.
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1. Gather Supporter Data and Develop Profiles
Gather as much data on your supporters as possible. This information will aid in prize selection, considerations for prize donors, as well as auction item selection. Collect needed data when surveying new supporters for your e-mail campaign, or by placing a simple survey on your homepage. Keep in mind that collecting data that is specific to each supporter will allow you to send targeted e-mails informing them of future prize offerings they might find interesting. Analyze data on your supporters carefully. Develop profile groups based on potential interest in particular types of raffle items. Profiles should be determined by individual interests, past auction item purchases, amount spent on past raffle items and donations.
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Small Items - Items with raffle tickets in the $1 to $20 range attract people that want to help out, but are not willing to purchase high priced raffle tickets or bid on large auction items. Raffling smaller items will also generate more revenue than auctioning them. The key to a successful small item online raffle is extensive supporter segmentation for item selection and promotion.
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How many times can a person sneeze before they turn themselves inside out? Stay tuned. I may have an answer for you soon.
My boss came back from vacation and was at work for 4 hours before she had to be taken to the hospital because of excruciating abdominal pain. Ruptured diverticula. IV antibiotics. Surgery today. Hemi-colectomy? Definitely. Colostomy? Quite possibly. MassHealth surveyors coming next month to certify the program? Oh, yeah. Percent chance that Boss will be out of the hospital and back to work before then? Minus ten. Amy panicking just a bit? Mmmm. Hmmmm.
Bye, bye annual week-long vacation on Martha's Vineyard! Hope you and all my friends have a great time!
And I wonder why I haven't been able to sleep all week.
New Target being built on the halfway point between work and home is being framed today. Big trucks carrying enormous slabs of concrete caused traffic to back up so far that it took me 20 minutes to travel the 1.7 miles from home to work. On the plus side: NEW TARGET STORE BEING BUILT BASICALLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE OMG!!! I know I will change my tune significantly when the place opens and I can't turn off my street because the traffic is so congested, so I will just be happy until the theoretic traffic becomes actual traffic.
This headache that won't go away? Sucks. Ass. I am done with you now. Please go bother someone else.
I have to drive toward the Cape on a Friday before a holiday weekend to pick up my kid at her grandfolks house. Am supremely stupid.
Speaking of kidlet: grandfolks bought and sent her a super-cool swingset/slide/clubhouse for her birthday. LT managed to assemble it only to find that it was missing the beam that the swings are supposed to hang from, and that basically holds the whole thing together. Lovely as it is, it's not exactly what I would choose as a lawn ornament. Plus, the whining from kidlet and the crying that ensues when we explain that she can't "swing" yet makes my ears bleed. Toddlers don't understand global supply and shipping logistics, and no amount of explanation is going to convince her that her parents are not just mean and/or lazy and won't finish putting her swingset together. LT is a good Mommy, so she called the company, told them the saga of the Missing Piece, and they promised to overnight it to us. Two weeks ago. The next time we call to inquire as to the location of said missing piece, I'm going to put kidlet on the phone so she can express her supreme disappointment to the nice lady herself. My translation lacks the much-needed sense of urgency that only kidlet can so expertly convey.
Daisy-dog is allergic to something in the yard/air at this time of year. Fortunately, this lasts only a couple of weeks every year, but she spends all night scratching. Next to the bed. Benadryl, oatmeal baths, etc. have little effect. Her sad little doggy face hurts my heart.
LT's folks leave next week for Kauai. I do not leave for Kauai until a year from next week. Waaaaa!
I have one positive thing to say: It is currently 12:30 on the Friday before a long holiday weekend, and I can lock my office door behind me in just 2 and a half short hours. I should probably get some work done.
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OMG, I am so sorry about the missed vacay... that is the total suck!
And yes, explaining anything to a child who is disappointed is like digging a brick wall with a plastic spoon, except digging the wall is less frustrating!
I hope your weekend is great and that things look up!
- August 31, 2007 at 9:36 PM
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Sucks you don't get your trip..
Put the kid on the phone for sure. That beam will be there so fast.
Please don't go broke with a Target across the street! I like to keep Target at a safe driving distance. Like Trader Joes. If I go in there, it's minimum $50.
Have a great holiday weekend.
- September 1, 2007 at 6:46 AM
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The first Wednesday of every month, we invite gym members to bring a friend for free.
Simply register your friend at reception on check-in and enjoy your workout together.
5 reasons to exercise with a friend
Added motivation – organising a time to meet a friend makes you more accountable and less likely to find an excuse not to get that workout done. Having someone to motivate you can make all the difference to achieving your goal.
It's fun - adding a social element and sharing experiences with a friend makes everything much more enjoyable and that makes you more likely to stick to your exercise program.
You work that little bit harder - having an exercise partner often brings out a competitive instinct that pushes you both to get a little bit more out of your workout. You're more likely to do that extra set or increased minutes of cardio when you're being spurred on.
Trying new things is no longer intimidating – it's often easier to venture out and try something new when you have the support of a friend. It opens up all sorts of possibilities to new forms of exercise.
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The meeting minutes of Mar. 19, 2018.
The meeting minutes of Mar. 19, 2018.
Business session TM Hikosaka
•The area 42 Speech Contest will be held on March 25th at Narita Kouzunomori Community Center, Morinpia Kouzu.
Thought of the Evening TM Takayama
He went to an eye clinic today because he is having a cataract operation soon. To renew his driver's license, it is required to have his eyesight of 0.7 in both eyes. So, he decided to undergo the operation.
Word of the Evening TM Nishioka "considerably"
Toastmaster of the Evening TM Horiuchi Helpers
Timer ——————— TM Yo Watanabe
Grammarian————— TM Takimoto
Um/ah Counter———— TM Sasaki
Vote Counter ————– TM Chiba
Joke Master TM Oka
Prime Minister Sinzo Abe has been rocked by a scandal related to a school operator Moritomo Gakuen recently. There were some other suspected cronyism scandals such as the Kake Gakuen scandal and the Supercomputer venture company's corporate tax fraud's scandal. These scandals are "もり""かけ""スパ"scandals!・・・ もり,かけ,スパ means buckwheat noodles(もりそば、かけそば) and spaghetti! They are "carbohydrate(炭水化物)"scandals!
Table Topics Session TM Nakagami
① If you were a first-year student in elementary school, what do you want to study? TM Kuroda 1'38
② If you were a teacher of first-year students in elementary school, what do you want to teach them? TM Takimoto 2'09
③ Do you think the school uniform is necessary in elementary school? TM Hikosaka 1'00
④ If you were a father or mother of a new student in elementary school, what kind of dream or will do you want your child to have? TM Mizuno 044
Explanation of Pathways TM S. Matsumoto Briefing session of the new system
Prepared Speakers
(1) PS1 Practice speech for the upcoming area 42 International Speech Contest. Title: He knows the way. TM Murata 7'04
(2) PS2 Practice speech for the upcoming area 42 International Speech Contest. Title: Let's make a big change. TM Takamiya 6'51
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Next meeting is Apr. 2th, 2018. Role assignments are as follows.
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Small Evergreen Shrubs
Madhurjya Bhattacharyya
Feb 12, 2019
If you are looking for some hedges to give you some kind of privacy, you can go for small evergreen shrubs. Here, we give you a list of a few varieties that can be used to create a boundary for your home.
With the presence of green leaves throughout the year, evergreen shrubs and bushes have become some of the most popular plants to be used as hedges. They bear needle-shaped leaves and can be easily trimmed and shaped.
There are some bushes which blend well with other flowering plants. Hence, whenever you plant these, you should try and place them in combination with flowering plants. These shrubs need acidic soil to thrive. If the soil in your garden is not acidic, you would have to plant them in pots with ericaceous compost.
Requirements for Planting
Shrubs of the evergreen category can be planted at any time of the year provided that the soil is not frozen or waterlogged. You just need to dig a hole about twice the size of the root ball. In case the soil in your garden is not fertile, you can mix it with compost, which would help the roots to grow well.
Separate a few roots before placing the root ball in the hole. Fill the hole with soil and compost, and firm the soil so that the plant stands vertically. Make sure that you water it well, especially during summer months so that it doesn't dry out. If you plant it in winter or autumn, you wouldn't need to water it so regularly.
Monkey Puzzle
Most common amongst these shrubs is the Chilean Pine, it also called the Monkey Puzzle. Initially, the plant grows very slowly. Later, it grows a bit faster and goes on to become quite large. Ensure that you plant it in an open space, as it propagates very fast.
The soil should be reasonably fertile and acidic in nature. The only thing it can't resist is disturbance to the roots. So, when you replant it from a nursery in your garden, make sure that you bury the pot along with the roots. Over time, the pot would disintegrate, and the roots would grow well.
Aucuba rozannie
This plant is a compact shrub with glossy leaves. It produces bright, red berries during winters, which ripen by the arrival of spring. This shrub can tolerate any kind of climatic and soil conditions.
However, to be on the safer side, make sure that you don't expose the plant too much to sunshine when it's young, as it may be harmful. The only thing it can't withstand is waterlogged soil, so make sure that the soil is well drained.
Aucuba rozannie
grows to about a meter in about 5 years.
Azalea japonica ardeur
This is another variety that is quite hardy and can withstand fluctuations of temperature. In spring, it produces red flowers, and the leaves are dark green. If you opt to grow it in a pot, make sure that you mix ericaceous compost with the soil.
Moreover, you should water the plant well, especially during the warm summer months. At times, the leaves may become yellow, and in such a case, you need to mix iron sulfate with water before you water the plant.
Berberis buxiflora nana
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produces box-like, light green leaves and small yellow flowers which look like hanging teardrops. These flowers are produced mostly in the summers and the spring.
You can plant this shrub in shady as well as sunny places, but make sure that the soil is well drained. It grows very slowly and can grow to just about 45 centimeters in about 10 years.
You need to take good care of these plants, especially during their formative years. You can prune them at regular intervals so that they remain at a particularly desirable height. Go for these listed evergreen shrubs if you want to spruce up your garden and get envious looks from your neighbors.
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French households remained untroubled by the prospect of a major electoral shock in three months' time, with a key gauge of consumer confidence holding steady at a decade-high in February.
Insee's official measure of sentiment among spenders remained at 100 for the second consecutive month, despite market jitters about the prospect of a Marine Le Pen victory that would shake the EU's established order. The gauge is at its highest since 2007 and around its long-term average.
The National Front leader, who is leading in first round voting intentions, is vowing to take France out of the eurozone. Her ascendancy has seen investors sell French government bonds and demand the highest premium in four years to hold the country's debt over Germany's.
Still, surveys this month show both French consumers and businesses in relatively sanguine mood.
Insee said consumer expectations of their finances and employment prospects remained stable this month while more spenders said they thought it was a better time to make a major purchase. It comes as French inflation has hit a four-year high at the start of 2017, likely pushing forward consumer buying intentions.
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We present the design, fabrication, and testing of optomechanics for a free-space optical backplane mounted in a standard 6U VME backplane chassis. The optomechanics implement an optical interconnect consisting of lenslet-to-lenslet, as well as conventional lens-to-lens, links. Mechanical, optical, electrical, thermal, material, and fabrication constraints are studied. Design trade-offs that affect system scalability and ease of assembly are put forward and analyzed. Novel mounting techniques such as a thermal-loaded interference-fitted lens-mounting technique are presented and discussed. Diagnostic tools are developed to quantify the performance of the optomechanics, and experimental results are given and analyzed.
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What I Want Wednesday
It's the middle of the week and Spring is upon us! We are experiencing some colder than usual weather here in Los Angeles the past few days, however I am enjoying it! After walking through Nordstrom on my break almost everyday for the past six days (It's exercise!!) here are a few things I've had my eyes on this week.
Sandals. Whether they are Birkenstocks or a city heel, I have had my eye on a few different colors and styles while out and about. While I have never owned pair of Birkenstocks, I would love to give them a try especially in the matte black leather or even GOLD :) I love a good pair of sandals with a chunkier heel, they are easier and feel a lot more comfortable to walk around in.
Bucket Bags. The it bag this spring and summer. They are everywhere. Bucket Bags are easy to wear and hold just the right amount of your daily necessities. I am really looking forward to the Rebecca Minkoff x Nordstrom bucket bag that fans were able to vote on! (You bet I picked that one).
Shift Dress. These dresses look great on almost anyone. One of my favorite styles to wear because they don't hug or cling to you too tightly. They can be worn day or night and with or without a jacket or sweater.
Apple Watch. It's coming and I'm in line. While I dream about the Gold Edition Watch, you'll find the Space Gray Sport Watch on my wrist! I can not wait to get my hands on this.
Ps I am totally digging these Kaanas sneakers I picked up on mega sale at Anthropologie! I could not find them on the website, so if you go in check the clearance shoes or ask a sales professional!
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Overtime Blues
By Randy Renner
The Oklahoma City Thunder have overdosed on overtime games. The Thunder and the Grizzlies are the only teams in NBA history to have played four straight games that have stretched into overtime. Memphis has won three of those four games.
Not only are games like this physically demanding, especially when the opponent is Memphis, but they're mentally draining as well.
Every single point your team gets and your team allows becomes huge. Every mistake is magnified, every possession is critical.
It is exhausting.
"Well it is," Thunder head coach Scott Brooks admitted after Wednesday's practice, "but that's playoff basketball," he added with a shrug of his shoulders.
"It comes down to one or two plays during the game, particularly in this series with four overtime games, so every point is important and we obviously have to do a better job of that going into the next game."
Because that next game could also be the very last game. The Thunder find themselves down 3-2 in the series and now they will have to win that next game on the road and if they can do that win Game 7 at home to survive and move on.
Wednesday's practice wasn't about getting in a lot of work on the floor. It mostly consisted of watching game film and talking about what it will take to extend the season.
"Just guys talking about the game, talking about ourselves and what we need to do to give ourselves a chance to win a game," said veteran guard Derek Fisher.
Fish figured he'd seen it all in the 244 playoff games he'd been in before last night and then in his NBA record-setting 245th playoff game he saw one more thing. A fourth overtime game in the same playoff series. It had never happened before in the NBA playoffs.
"There's not a script to playing in post-season and winning in the playoffs," he said, "you just figure it out and you take 'em how they come."
The Thunder it seems have had an awfully tough time 'figuring it out' during this series. The only thing that's been consistent is how inconsistent things have been.
The defense has been great and terrible for long stretches in the same games. The offense has mostly struggled but it too has shown flashes only to burn out.
Brooks prefers the optimistic approach.
"We have a great opportunity," he began when he started speaking with the media. "A great opportunity to go in there and play with a lot of confidence and composure and give ourselves a chance to win."
They've given themselves a chance to win every game. The opportunities have been there but they haven't always been taken advantage of.
And confidence? You have to wonder just how much this team has right now, especially its two superstars who are struggling together as never before.
Kevin Durant, who will almost certainly be named the NBA's Most Valuable Player later in these playoffs is shooting 40 percent overall against Memphis and just 28.6 percent on 3-pointers. Russell Westbrook is even worse at 34.4 percent overall and a miniscule 18.4 percent from deep.
Westbrook's shooting has been atrocious in the all important overtimes. He hasn't hit a single shot, 0-for-14. According to BasketballReference.com he's missed 10 jumpers, two layups and even a couple of tip-ins.
And not only has he not made a shot, he hasn't helped anyone else make one either, zero assists in the four overtimes combined.
The Thunder coaches and players have preached ball movement and shot selection but during the most critical times of games the ball movement gets sticky and the shot selection gets less selective.
"It's us not doing what we've talked about doing since I've been here," Fisher said. "Our coaching staff has continued to reinforce the same messages, we work on and drill the same things in practice. We work on tons of drills where if there's two people on the ball you move it to the next guy, but it's just part of the breakthrough of a team."
Most fans and members of the media figured this version of the Thunder had already made that breakthrough. Everyone already knew what needed to be done, everyone already had playoff experience.
And Fish agreed with all that but noted there's a big difference in knowing what to do and actually doing it.
"It is very hard in the most pressure packed and most emotional times to actually go out there and do that and that's the challenge for us. Our organization is built around unselfish guys, our players are like that and our coaches are like that."
Fisher stressed everyone has been coached up on all the situations, by now many of the players have lived through those situations.
"Coaching only gets you so far, once the game starts there's nothing that's happening out there that we haven't been prepared to handle," he said.
"So at the end of the day the five guys out there have all the knowledge, all the intelligence to figure out what needs to be done. We just have to go out there and do it."
All season long after disappointing losses players and coach Brooks have said 'we'll learn from this and move on,' but the same mistakes have been made, the lessons haven't been learned.
It has now come down to Thursday night. One more game, one more chance to figure it out and get it right and extend the season for another game.
And if the lessons haven't been learned this time, it will be too late for more homework because school will be out for the summer.


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Lincoln hero Nathan Arnold has warned that the Non-league Imps are prepared to play "direct" to cause more FA Cup shocks.
The National League leaders earned an FA Cup fourth round tie at home to Brighton by knocking out Championship rivals Ipswich.
Winger Arnold grabbed a stoppage-time winner in the 1-0 televised replay over Town , who are 59 places higher in the football pyramid .
Arnold slotted his 11th of the season following a brilliant counter-attack after targetman Matt Rhead earlier put a header wide.
Danny Cowley's in-form side, who knocked out Oldham in the second round, have now lost just once in 22 matches.
Arnold, 29, told MirrorSport: "Some people look at the big man upfront and we get labelled direct.
"But for a Non-League team to make the fourth round of the FA Cup and knock out a League One team and a Championship team, you don't do that unless you play good football or be effective in your play.
"It is direct and effective. If we have a big man upfront in the team and he holds off Championship defenders like he has been doing, why not use his strengths.
"Lincoln have been starved of success of late and whether we are surprising a few people, I don't know but whatever are doing we need to maintain.
"We are in a very good place at the minute and there is belief and optimism back at the football club."
Lincoln earned £67,000 in prize money and pocketed £72,000 in broadcast cash as they reached the fourth round for the first time in 41 years.
The late Graham Taylor was in charge back then and Arnold felt Tuesday's victory was a fitting tribute to their former boss after original tie was 2-2.
Arnold , who rounded Dean Gerken to cooly convert the winner, added: "It was fate we got them back to the Sincil Bank and could put on a show.
"Graham Taylor is a legend and I hope he is looking down and is very proud of the football club.
"It gives me goosebumps thinking back about the moment I scored. It was great to stay composed in that moment and is one that will live long in the memory that is for sure."


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Oh my gosh. This. Is. The. Soup!
It's chilly outside. Autumn is definitely here with the cooler, rainier weather. And you just want something to warm your bones. And only one thing will do it.
A nice hot bowl of soup.
No, not that 'stuff' in a can. That's basically salt water with added chemical flavoring. I'm talking about REAL soup, homemade, that's bursting with flavor, without all the chemical additives, sodium, and fat.
I'm talking about THIS soup, Vegan White Bean Soup with carrots, celery, and tomatoes. Oh and maybe a big hunk of Country Vegan Cornbread on the side.
Can you say pure yumminess in a bowl?
My daughter, the non-vegan, gave it a big thumbs up, so it must be good.
Vegan White Bean Soup
I hear so many people say "I hate to cook" or "I don't have time to cook" and I wonder why. This dinner literally took minutes to put together and it is so good, healthy, and filling. Really, cooking CAN be easy, and tasty too.
I started by chopping a yellow onion, a few cloves of garlic, a stalk of celery, and a couple of carrots.
Add this to a large soup pan with just enough veggie broth to keep it from burning, and simmer until the onions start to soften and turn clear. Then sprinkle on a couple of teaspoons of dried basil, a teaspoon and a half of dried sage, and a 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
Now add about 3 1/2 cups of low sodium vegetable broth and a 1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk.
While I was SURE I had enough canned beans in the pantry to make this, what I actually found was 1 can of White Beans, 1 can of Cannelini Beans, and 1 can of Pinto Beans.
Ok, yeah – I realize pinto beans aren't white – but it's all I had ok? (Besides – it turned out AWESOME anyway.)
So I used the 3 cans of 15oz beans, first draining them in a colander and then rinsing them very well. This will eliminate a lot of the extra sodium that usually comes in canned beans. Add these to your soup, give it a stir, and cover it. Let it all simmer for about 15 – 20 minutes.
While the soup is simmering, drain and rinse a 150z can of chopped tomatoes.
And lastly, rinse and chop about 3 good handfuls of fresh baby spinach. I kind of bunch it together and slice it until it's in little slivers compared to big popeye sized leaves.
After the 20 minutes, turn off the heat and fold in the tomatoes and spinach. The spinach will immediately begin to wilt.
For a thicker soup, I like to take a few ladles (or cups if you prefer) and puree in my blender, then add back into my soup.
This soup has a little bit of everything, plenty of protein and fiber from the beans, vitamins from the veggies, and iron from the greens. For an added starch, you could either serve this over brown rice, or add a chopped potato while it's boiling.
That cornbread by the way is completely vegan, and also 100% fat-free. It's also very easy to make and goes great with a nice hot bowl of soup on a chilly autumn day. You can get that recipe for County Vegan Cornbread here. They make awesome muffins!
- 1 med Yellow Onion (diced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 2 med Carrots (diced)
- 1 rib Celery (diced)
- 2 tsp Basil
- 1 1/2 tsp Sage
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 3 1/2 cups Vegetable Broth (low sodium)
- 1/2 cup Almond Milk (unsweetened)
- 3 cans White Beans (15oz can)
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes (no salt added) (15oz can)
- 3 handfuls Baby Spinach
- Chop the onion, garlic, celery, and carrot and add to a large soup pan
- Saute in 1/2 cup of veggie broth until onion is softened
- Season with basil, sage, salt, and pepper
- Add 3 1/2 cups of low-sodium vegetable broth and stir to combine
- Add 1.2 cup unsweetened almond milk and stir to combine
- Rinse and drain the beans and add to the soup
- Cover and simmer on med-low for 20 minutes
- Rinse and drain 1 can of tomatoes and fold into soup
- Roughly chop 3 handfuls of baby spinach and add to soup
- Remove from heat and allow spinach to wilt
- Puree 2 cups of soup in a blender and add back in for a thicker soup