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[WARNING - This article contains SPOILERS for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.]
Almost 20 years ago the world first met Harry Potter in the pages of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, only to be re-introduced to him a few years later with the film adaptation, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The books and movies were a certified phenomenon and made Harry Potter known the world over - not to mention Dumbledore and Hogwarts and hippogriffs and countless other people, places, and things from J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World.
Now five years after the release of the final Harry Potter film, a new movie arrives to transport audiences back to the Wizarding World - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. But instead of a young schoolboy learning of magic for the first time, we're following Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), a magizooloigist on assignment from the Ministry of Magic, returning home from a year abroad spent studying and collecting all sorts of magical creatures. Set in 1926 (some 65 years before Harry ever steps foot inside Hogwarts!), Fantastic Beasts chronicles Newt's stopover in New York City, where he had only meant to stay for a few hours. Of course, once some of those magical creatures get loose and starting running amok, all of that changes.
Hippogriffs & Hufflepuff
Newton Artemis Fido Scamander was born to wizarding parents in 1897. His mother bred hippogriffs, leading Newt to develop a keen interest in magical creatures at a very early age. Modest and a little eccentric, Newt is said to have been more comfortable in the company of animals than people and therefore didn't make friends all that easily. Like all British wizarding children, Newt began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when he was 11 years old, where he was sorted into Hufflepuff (note the Hufflepuff scarf Newt wears in the film). That same patience, loyalty, and diligence which selected him for Hufflepuff, also helped Newt to continue his study of magical creatures in earnest, though his growing obsession wasn't without setbacks. At some point during his studies, Newt was involved in an incident with a magical creature that endangered the life of another student and was expelled. His Transfiguration teacher, Albus Dumbledore, was said to have argued against the expulsion and it's since been revealed (by none other than Ms. Rowling herself) that Newt was actually taking the blame for someone else.
Interestingly, we learn during Fantastic Beasts that during his time at Hogwarts, Newt became quite close with Leda Lestrange - a family name which looms large throughout the Harry Potter saga, and are more often than not connected with dark wizards like Grindelwald and Lord Voldemort. However, we also learn the two are no longer close and didn't part on good terms, with Newt seeming quite sad and bitter about their relationship, remarking on how over time people change. In the film, Leda is portrayed by Zoe Kravitz, but is only seen in a photograph which Newt keeps. Director David Yates has said that in the sequel film we'll learn more about Leda, a character he describes as "quite complicated, a little damaged, and confused... she's kind of tragic figure in a way." Whether Leda was somehow involved in the incident which got Newt expelled, either as victim or culprit, isn't clear but it seems a likely scenario, one that will undoubtedly be at least partially revealed in Fantastic Beasts 2.
Even though he never graduated from Hogwarts (and there's no year given for his expulsion), Newt was able to secure a job at the Ministry of Magic in, shockingly, the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Perhaps it was on a recommendation from Dumbledore or just his Hufflepuff nature to work extra hard, but after two years in the Office for House-Elf Relocation, Newt was transferred to the Beast Division and eventually, after making a name for himself as a top magizoologist, was approached by Obscurus Books to write the now world-renowned Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
New York City, 1926
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them covers the time Newt spent in New York City on his way back home after studying and collecting creatures as research for his book. What was intended as a short stopover becomes a huge mess when after bumping into the no-maj, Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), some of those creatures Newt had tucked away in his briefcase escape, running amok and causing chaos throughout the city. While recovering the assorted beasts set loose in the city, Newt meets Porpentina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston) - former Auror, now a Federal Wand Permit Officer and his future wife - as well as her sister, Queenie (Alison Sudol), a Legilimens with a desk job at the Magical Congress of the United States of America.
1926 is also a tense time for the wizarding community in America, with a renewed fear of witches and magic being fanned by groups like the New Salem Philanthropic Society, and MACUSA enacting strict laws prohibiting any fraternizing between wizards and no-majs. There have also been an unusual string of attacks on no-majs, and the blame is place on Newt's escaped creatures as the most likely suspects. In addition to the tense atmosphere from beasts on the loose, unexplained attacks, and the general intense secrecy surrounding the American magical community, there's also a growing anxiety over the actions of Grindelwald and his fanatics in Europe. And as Grindelwald grows in power, there's a fear that America will also be embroiled in a war against the dark wizard.
Fantastic Beasts & Beyond
The first edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was published in 1927. The book was wildly popular, soon becoming a staple textbook of wizarding education; the version that Harry later uses while attending Hogwarts is its 52nd edition! Newt continued to work at the Ministry of Magic until he retired in the early 1990s, though even then, he never stopped studying magical creatures and regularly contributed to the new editions of his book. In 1947, Newt created the first Werewolf Registry and later, in 1965, helped enact the Ban on Experimental Breeding. He was awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class in 1979 for his contributions to magizoology and was even featured on his own Chocolate Frog Card. After his retirement, Newt visited Hogwarts during Harry's third year for reasons that aren't exactly known, but his visit can be verified by the appearance of his name on the Marauder's Map (as seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).
Newt and Tina had at least one child, who then went on to have at least one child - Rolf Scamander. Rolf later went on to marry Harry's classmate, Luna Lovegood, and the two had twins, Lorcan and Lysander. It isn't entirely out of the question, then, given this personal connection that Newt Scamander likely meets Harry Potter at some point after the defeat of Lord Voldemort and before the events of the play, Harry Potter and Cursed Child, perhaps even at Rolf and Luna's wedding. That's assuming, of course, they hadn't already crossed paths as the world's most famous magizoologist and the Boy Who Lived (they'd be such a great billing for a late night talk show). Either way, these two would certainly have stories to share of both the creatures they've seen and the dark forces they've fought.
NEXT: Fantastic Beasts' REAL Villain Explained
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) release date: Nov 18, 2016
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald/Fantastic Beasts 2 (2018) release date: Nov 16, 2018


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Harlem Hellfighters- They sound like a bunch of courageous, hell fighting superheroes from Harlem in Manhattan, N.Y. They sound like people who gave their lives so that all may have freedom. It sounds like we should probably know who they are. Also, since people don't always like reading a bunch of boring historical facts, it would be nice if some one told their story in an enthralling graphic novel.
Well the Harlem Hellfighters were hell fighting superheroes from Harlem. They did give their lives for the freedom of all Americans. Don't feel too bad if you didn't know who they were and someone did recently tell their story in an enthralling graphic novel. In fact American author and screenwriter Max Brooks published a graphic novel in 2014 about the Harlem Hellfighters, which has some ridiculously ridiculous illustrations by Caanan White. He is interviewed about his novel here. The book combines fact and fiction, but the main idea is accurate. It is still suggested to learn the facts about them, if you wanted to start with an interesting reenactment of their story this is a great place to do so.
We also saved you some trouble on the factoids part. You can read below and watch this quick video by iostudio on Vimeo about the Hellfighters.
The Harlem Hellfighters were the 369th infantry, which happened to be an all black regiment, formerly the 15th Regiment New York Guard. They were one of the first regiments to arrive in France in 1917 and the first out of approximately 200,000 black soldiers. They also helped to repel the German offensive and helped launch a counteroffensive. 171 of the regiments officers and men received individual medals and the unit received a Croix de Guerre for taking Sechault, France.
This regiment produced a very famous regimental jazz band led by James Reese Europe. He showed equal leadership on the battlefield.
In 1917, the soldiers had not been permitted to participate in the farewell parade of New York's National Guard. After political pressure they would be rewarded with a victory parade and a special dinner with city officials when they came home in February 1919.
The still operational 369th Regiment Armory is located on the west side of Fifth Avenue between 142nd and 143rd Streets in Harlem. It was built in 1933 for the 369th Regiment because of their outstanding military valor. If you are in NYC, go check it out!
Prospective: Have you ever held the door open for someone and they don't even give you a nod or say thank you? I bet it makes you mad even if its only a little bit. Of course it is nice to be shown some type of gratitude for even something that takes about 2 seconds and no sacrifice to do. So imagine what the Hellfighters and countless others would think, being that they sacrificed their well being and many times their lives, if we don't show them the least bit of gratitude and know who they are.
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Heading to Cheyenne
I was in Laramie, WY, last night with a full tank of electrons (thanks KOA—charging the bike cost a whopping $1.17!) and had three choices. One, find a place to stay in Laramie. Two, jump on 80 and get to Cheyenne. Three, take the long way to Cheyenne via WY 210. It was 7:45 p.m., so options one and two were most prudent. I chose option three.
I knew that I could really stretch the Zero DSR's throttle cable and still have plenty of charge left, and after a day of chasing George A. Wyman across sandy doubletrack and quiet backroads, I wanted the exercise. It was the right choice, as WY 210 (aka Happy Jack Road) climbed through a section of Medicine Bow National Forest in a series of long, flowing sweepers that the DSR handled confidently, turning in with precision and rocketing out on a tsunami of torque. The linear power delivery of this bike is something that needs to be experienced. The road dipped down into a valley and then into Curt Gowdy State Park and in the fading light I saw a cloud burst somewhere over Cheyenne, long flowing tendrils of rain dropping slowly from the sky. It was a scene that I won't soon forget. And then it got better. A rainbow appeared and the long fingers of precipitation turned a shimmering violet. I glanced in my mirror and saw a golden sunset setting the clouds on fire.
This has been some trip, wandering along backroads, watching the landscape change, chasing a lost legend. The roads and the towns have changed since Wyman rode here in 1903, but the land and the sky are eternal.


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The research is showing that it is likely that there is a direct connection between estrogen and breast cancer. In 1940 around the time that estrogenic chemicals were first appearing on the market & before the advent of the Pill & HRT, in the USA a woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer was 1 in 20. Now it is 1 in 8. Estrogen is a powerful hormone that has many vital functions in the body including the initiation and promotion of cell growth.
A woman's body that is continuously exposed to high amounts of synthetic estrogen, e.g.: the use of oral contraceptives & HRT is sowing the seeds of potential breast cancer. Synthetic estrogen & progesterone found in the PILL & HRT have been listed as known human carcinogens.
Estrogen Dominance. Is This 'Estrogen Out Of Control'?
Balance of hormones is always the key to a properly functioning hormonal system. There is global issue of women experiencing deficient or excessive estrogen level with concurrent progesterone imbalance. Even women with low estrogen can have estrogen dominant symptoms if she makes low levels of progesterone.
For the last 2 decades research into the issue of Estrogen dominance and progesterone deficiency has shown in female problems such as painful periods, PMS, bloating, mood swings, fibroids, PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), cancer & many other symptoms.
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When there are issues of hormonal imbalance & even if your skin is reacting, the medical solution is to "Go on the PILL"! With 4 decades of prescribing The Pill and the well-documented evidence of the side effects of the OCP (Oral Contraceptive Pill), doctors are still inadequate in their warning of woman of the potential and serious problems associated with taking the Pill. Hormones not only direct and determine physiological processes but also influence emotional and psychological states.
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Life-saving gesture
A heart attack , also called " sudden death " , is associated with knowledge loss, stop breathing . The heart rhythm is disturbed. To get the heart going again , and thus save a human life it is essential to act as quickly as possible , since the first minutes of the incident are important .
Understanding how the heart is functioning
If the heart is functioning properly pulls the heart muscle regularly together to the blood , poor in pumping out oxygen and to provide it with blood , rich in oxygen ; thus the whole body is supplied with oxygenated blood.
Why does the heart stop ?
If the electrical circuit of the upsets , there is a ventricular fibrillation. There is no heart beat and so the body can no longer provide blood supply.
How can one recognize a cardiac arrest ?
- Loss of consciousness
- The pulse stops
- Little or no breathing
After 3 minutes, severe damage to the brains could rise as there is no oxygen gets through .
Restart the heart
You have to act very quickly, and within 8 minutes :
- call 112 (or Local emergency number)
- administering a cardiac massage
- Using an automated external defibrillator.
If you witness a cardiac arrest, immediately notify the emergency services : this is a first step !
The operator will send the emergency as soon as possible to the location of the occurrence :
they will ask for more details
- The condition of the victim and the circumstances of the accident ,
- Or worry or checks are already carried out on the victim,
- The right place where you are ( address , floor , door code etc …)
Do not close off the connection first. The operator will indicate at what point you may enter the telephone connection.
The faster compressions are performed , the greater the chances of survival are !
Indeed, the chest compressions is a manual activation of the heart pump system for the irrigation of the organism. It can slow down the decline of vital functions and prevent lesions in the brains .
Here's the technique :
You need to massage the heart of the victim 's blood by circulating the body :
- lay the victim on a hard surface,
- place you on your knees , beside the victim,
- you position both hands together in the middle of the chest , between the breasts , arms outstretched,
- push with all your weight on the chest : it's not your hands or your arms but your whole weight down,
- do this compression 100 to 120 times per minute, per sequence of 30 consecutive prints. You should always press hard , to press the chest for 5 to 6 cm. Be sure to let it loose between each compression . To be carried out until the arrival of the emergency services,
- even if you have the impression that you are not doing well : do not give up , continue to do! … Better than no CPR compressions inaccurate !
In Europe, is authorized to any person , not even a doctor to use an external defibrillator. More and more defibrillators are available in public places.
How to use?
- Open the cover from the defibrillator , then remove and turn it into an electronic voice gives you the instructions to follow. It first explains how you should place the electrodes on the skin of the patient; one under the left armpit , the other on the chest on the right.
- The device allows self diagnosis and gives a choc if needed: no risk of incorrect operation !
- Remove yourself from the body of the victim while the defibrillator delivers electric current. The defibrillator will then check that the heart comes back on stream and will provide the necessary instruction .
There also exist semi-automatic defibrillators : the device will tell you to press a button to turn the surge started.
Is there no external defibrillator available then you do massage until the arrival of the emergency services.


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The Bynapp project provides a simple, intuitive and secure channel of communication between schools and parents.
We began working on this project in October 2013 by listening to many parents talking about the need for better access to their children's school communication channels. They told us about lost e-mails because of spam, intranets which were not Smartphone friendly and several other reasons which prompted us to go ahead with this project. But these were not the only determining factors: we organised interviews with teachers and headmasters/headmistresses. That was when we were able to see the specific needs of the schools as well. But there was one final reason why we wanted to continue working on this project: the environmental cost. From interviews with heads of schools we discovered how much paper was being used to send notifications to parents, and after studying this further we calculated that, for a medium-sized school, the savings in paper used to write to parents was to 37 trees.
The first version of Bynapp has already fulfilled the project's initial objectives, and allows schools to share the following information with parents:
- day-to-day updates about students
- scheduled activities: hiking, holidays, etc.
- exams, handing in work
- parent / teacher meetings All this information can be sent to parents in real time, who can access it at any time in an organised and intuitive manner on their devices.
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These videos are still happening weekly, over on YouTube and on Patreon, but I think a weekly mail in your inbox is a bit much. If I'm wrong, if you like seeing these every week, let me know and I can revert back.
Otherwise, it's a once-a-month roundup! You'll get all the stories, all the videos, and all the love, just in one spot. Thanks for reading! (as always, there are details of the recipes in the Youtube links - scroll down!)
It was Christmas vacation, and we'd rented a house on the Outer Banks, North Carolina, with friends. Well, actually, they rented the house and we crashed the party. Details. We brought food, though, does that count?
While waiting for them to arrive we got settled in the house, put away groceries, and set up this competition. Jeremy, Julian, and Bee each had $10 to buy ingredients and put together something not-main-course. We had a blast filming and eating.
Who won?
As you might have guessed from the previous video, Julian's got some serious plating chops. I came home from some errand or another one afternoon and found him creating these. He melted chocolate chips, dunked berries in the melted deliciousness, and then took it over the top with a layer of texture (2, actually, if you count the powdered sugar on the final final version). Never underestimate the power of presentation. To me, that involves visual texture as well as color. I suppose someone else might call it the architectural appeal of food . . . that's weird. Never mind.
Bananas are delicious. And energy-dense. And they turn brown SO FREAKING FAST. Yes, I love banana bread along with the rest of everyone. What else can you do with them? You make these energy balls that require no heat, no cooking, and give you a great bit of energy. They saved my hide in Indianapolis earlier in the summer when I was there for a conference; 2 of these with coffee and I was set for the morning. Yum.
When living on a boat, you need to take advantage of amazing opportunities when they come along. Sometimes that's in the form of abundant veggies or spices - but how do you keep them when your fridge space is severely limited? Vodka to the rescue. Ginger forever!
Presentation was the watchword for the first video in this post, and it's the watchword for the last as well. Here you can see the glories of visual texture as well as color as the white creamy fluffy yogurt contrasts with the brittle brown of the granola and the jewel-like softness of the fruit. And don't get me started on how delicious it is!
Pretty much all of these recipes are based on a few consistent themes. 1) Make it your own. From staging a cooking competition to creating layered masterpieces in a glass and even to preserving ginger, there's nothing sacred or detailed about how you craft any of these. Take a breath, dive in, and have fun! 2) Presentation can make a huge difference. Julian's strawberries were beautiful before he added the drizzle; they went over the top with those few lines of pop. It didn't take a lot more effort to make the end result feel a whole lot more special.
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I dont want to sound like an Oscar winner with a thank u Speak, but i have read your post and the comments and i found interesting tools for link campaing and one ad-word tool also (http://www.ppcwebspy.com/).
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By CHRIS POWELL
Plans to sell four nonprofit community hospitals in Connecticut -- in Waterbury, Bristol, Manchester and Vernon -- to a national hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare Corp., raise two big issues of public policy.
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Gov. Dannell Malloy and the General Assembly already have reduced substantially state government's financial support for hospitals. This has pushed weaker hospitals toward insolvency and induced them to look for buyers, including for-profit companies. While state officials say the insolvent hospitals have no choice but to sell out, state government itself is largely responsible for that insolvency.
The nonprofit hospitals acquired by for-profits will lose their tax exemption and start paying state corporation and municipal property taxes. The acquired hospitals will recover their new tax expenses by increasing charges to patients and insurance companies.
The insurers will recover their increased costs by raising premiums to policyholders, thereby getting blamed by the public for price increases that are actually state tax increases.
State officials then will congratulate themselves on their new revenue and spend it to increase compensation for the government and welfare classes that support them at election time.
All this will be the product of a supposedly liberal Democratic regime and more of what passes for liberalism — pious plunder.
The second policy issue here is control of the hospital business, a change from local control to distant control by the Wall Street funds that own Tenet. State government could appropriate for local control simply by adequately covering the uninsured. If, as hospitals say, they can't find investment capital with which to modernize operations and improve efficiency, state government could create a capital fund for them as it has created other capital funds.
Instead state government lately has appropriated for:
* A bus highway from Hartford to New Britain even as the busiest commuter railroad in the country, the one serving Fairfield County, repeatedly broke down.
* All sorts of corporate welfare in the name of economic development less plausible than the economic development that might come from modernized hospitals. (Who can forget the burrito shops in Colchester and East Lyme that took state money and ran?)
* And, of course, incessant raises and benefit increases for government employees, often euphemized as "aid to education" when it is only aid to educators.
Public forums held last week by Tenet and Eastern Connecticut Health Network, whose hospitals in Manchester and Vernon would be acquired, illuminated the dubious nature of the undertaking.
The companies refused to answer critical questions put to them by the (Manchester, Conn.) Journal Inquirer, including whether "golden parachutes" have been promised to ECHN's already extravagantly paid executives; whether there would be any guarantees of hospital staff levels after an acquisition; and about exactly how Tenet would make the hospitals profitable. ECHN's president did reveal that the hospital in Vernon would be guaranteed three more years of operation, which meant that its closing is contemplated if not already planned.
While ECHN's executives maintain that the hospital company can't regain solvency on its own, Tenet obviously sees plenty of money ahead in the hospital business, if only through fraud. Over the last 10 years the corporation has paid a billion dollars in fines for misconduct and has appropriated another $27 million for possible new fines.
The fate of the two ECHN hospitals now is in the hands of their 257 community corporators, whose service seems to have been a mere formality in light of what they have slept through -- not only the extravagant executive salaries but also the lucrative contracts given by ECHN to members of its self-dealing Board of Trustees.
Chris Powell is managing editor of the Journal Inquirer, in Manchester, Conn.
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Hatter's novels always have a way of speaking truth into the confusion of daily life. While most readers pick up a novel in order to escape from the chaos of living and find solace in stock characters and a linear storyline, readers of Hatter's work are drawn to her precisely for the absurd realism that she is able to capture. Life is not neat and tidy, and neither is this work. Within the pages of Cry of the Mock Turtle, you will see yourself, not as you wish to be, but as you really are. Told by the characters themselves, the most endearing thing about the book is its cast of characters and the truth they expose both about the darkness of human nature and the redemptive quality of the human spirit. Author, Editor, Book Critic
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The star of Searching for Sugar Man has been dragged into a legal battle between two companies over rights to his songwriting royalties. Sixto Rodriguez has been accused of falsely representing his contractual status more than 40 years ago, by failing to tell one company his music was already owned by another.
The heart of this dispute dates back to the early 1970s, when the Michigan singer-songwriter recorded two albums, Cold Fact and Coming from Reality. As revealed in the documentary Searching for Sugar Man, it took decades for Rodriguez to discover the records had become sleeper hits, selling hundreds of thousands of copies in South Africa.
Earlier this year, a company called Gomba Music sued Interior boss Clarence Avant for fraudulently collecting Rodriguez's royalties. Gomba said it had signed Rodriguez to a five-year music deal in 1966; knowing that, it claimed, Interior "concocted a scheme to fraudulently conceal the writing of compositions by Sixto Rodriguez", attributing most of the songs on Cold Fact to the name "Jesus Rodriguez".
Until this week, Rodriguez himself had remained detached from the litigation. Although the 71-year-old's lawyer said his client was "keenly interested in finding out what happened all those years ago", the singer was not implicated in Gomba's lawsuit.
That changed on Wednesday. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Interior has filed a third-party complaint against Rodriguez in Michigan court. They claim he falsely represented himself in 1970, when he told Interior that Gomba had dropped him from its roster and that his songs were free of any other licensing concerns. "Rodriguez provided to [us], in the form of a sworn affidavit, written notice of his rescission [from the other deal]," Interior's lawyers said. It took 43 years – until 20 May 2013 – for Gomba to contact Interioir and claim ownership of Cold Fact.
Interior has also taken issue with Rodriguez's apparent collusion with Gomba. It argues that he is working with the other company "in return for financial consideration, even though, by cooperating with Gomba in the prosecution of the claim, Rodriguez [is] admitting his own sworn affidavit was false". Rodriguez's original contract with Interior stipulated that he would cooperate with them if another party ever submitted a royalty claim.
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Trip #6 | USA | Philadelphia | Edison | Washington DC | Niagara Falls |
| Cortland | Boston | New York
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I thought all my Christmases had come at once when we went to Rolf's, loved every minute.
Bridges, towers and sunsets were today's fare. The weather was perfect as well.
New York is incomplete unless you have a hot dog.
Nothing like shopping at an outlet mall. This one was so huge.
Today was a very memorable day, now the Statue of Liberty holds a special memory for my family.
New York is always busy, and Christmas makes it all the more special.
New York is so Christmasy, it's hard not to fall in love with it.
A nice quiet day sightseeing around the Boston area, we needed a down day.
We fell in love with the lovely city of Salem, with its rich history and beautiful homes.
The Boston walking tour was very informative, shame it rained most of the day.
Such a lovely drive from Cortland to Boston, we will miss all the snow but look forward to exploring Boston.
This place is definitely a winter wonderland.
There was snow from Niagara to Cortland, such a beautiful drive.
Snow, snow, snow - so beautiful but not in a blizzard.
Longest day driving, oh wait it's a snow storm.
The Capitol, so amazing and beautiful. A tour is well worth doing.
A beautiful day in Washington DC and a visit to many memorials.
The Rocky Steps - seems popular.
Last full day in Philadelphia and Black Friday sales. So many things still left to see.
Definitely a bucket list item checked off today, watching the thanksgiving day parade.
There's so much to see, it takes time to take it all in.
Give us a park and some squirrels and we would be entertained for hours.
We're off to Philly and burr it's chilly.
Finally it's here - we're off on our holiday.
This road trip starts in Philadelphia with thanksgiving then road trip around for four weeks.


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Savannah or Bosc's monitors are the most commonly encountered monitors in the pet trade. If properly cared for and housed correctly they can make a good pet. Bosc Monitors are generally a dull greyish colour with lighter oval dotted over their bodies, these can vary between burnt orange and olive green. Their heads are fairly blunt at the snout and wide at the ears. The underside is usually white with greyish dots/lines in an irregular pattern. Its tongue is long and forked at the end, and is pink up until about halfway, then is blue down to the tip. They frequently flick out their tongue when out and about. The size of an adult monitor can vary, the longest being around the 5ft mark.


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Fresh off the Farm - Shelburne Orchards
September 17, 2014 Nick Cowles, farmer and owner of Shelburne Orchards, and Megan Humphrey, the Orchard's events, marketing and all around champion, were busy setting up for their 13th Annual Small Farms Food Fest on the blustery September morning we stopped by for a visit.
2014 Gold Barn Honors Announced!
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Fresh off the Farm - Hartshorn's Santa Davida Farm
September 3, 2014 Hartshorn's Certified Organic Farm in Waitsfield has seen a fantastic tomato season. "Contrary to what one might think, tomatoes actually do better in cooler summer temps," Farmer Dave Hartshorn explains this year's thriving crop.., "we have had a cooler season, and sporadic rain that has given the fruit time to...
Vermont Works for Women - Fresh Food Enterprise
August 20, 2014 If you came to the 2014 Annual Forum Dinner, you may have taken the opportunity to chime in on your preference between two special bites of mac and cheese. The taste test was brought to you by Vermont Works for Women Fresh Food Enterprise—an organization we are honored to have...
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July 9, 2014 On Friday, June 27th, VFN took two adventurous chefs on our maiden voyage onto Lake Champlain to fish for beautiful, tasty lake trout and get to the bottom of what is possible when thinking about local fish on more restaurant menus.
On the Forum Menu - Mountain Foot Farm and Michael's on the Hill
July 9, 2014 Curtis Sjolander has been raising brown trout on his Wheelock, VT farm for over 20 years; selling the fish at farmers' markets, through his CSA and to lucky restaurant chefs. Mountain Foot Farm trout tanks are fed by clean, cold water from an up-mountain spring--a secret to the success of...
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June 25, 2014 Wellwood Orchard has been producing apples for almost 100 years. Roy Mark took over the orchard in the early 80's and to extend his season he added early crops that would also be "pick-your-own", like his apples.
On the Menu - SoYo
June 25, 2014 To the delight of the neighborhood (kids and adults alike) Hans Manske and Sabrina Gibson opened SoYo frozen yogurt two years ago in the South End of Burlington. Frozen yogurt bars may be all the rage, but there is nothing conventional about SoYo, from their locally sourced dairy to their...
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June 11, 2014 Meghan Giroux's edible landscapes integrate trees, shrubs, vines, perennials and fungi to create low-maintenance forest gardens that mimic the natural forest and provide food and medicinal plants. These ecosystems can be used to revitalize any size piece of land, like the island beds she converted at Healthy Living Market and...
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ROCHESTER — Gonic Elementary School received $15,000 from an anonymous donor for the school's ongoing playground project.
According to Principal Gwen Rhodes, the school heard of a grant through the N.H. Charitable Foundation. They applied for the grant, not knowing how much it would be worth.
Shortly after, they received a check for $15,000. The school still has no idea who made the money for the grant available, as the only name given is the Flat Irons Fund.
"I am humbled by the generosity of this Samaritan. He or she knows that all children need a quality playground in their community," said PTA playground committee chair Matthew Pappas.
The money will be used to fix drainage issues that have been plaguing the playground.
"We'll now have enough money by next summer to get started," said Rhodes.
She explained the school sometimes has to close the playground after rainy days because its just too muddy.
"The need to get out and some fresh air. It's not just for playtime, it's also for learning," said Rhodes, of the importance of her students getting out and playing on the playground.
The anonymous donor's money will kick-start the planning for phase two of the playground. The first phase was getting a play structure. The committee raised roughly $35,000 to complete that phase.
"We have worked hard to raise the funds necessary to replace the aging equipment," said Pappas.
The second phase is dealing with the drainage issues. "We need to put down a new top surface," said Rhodes. With the grant, the committee can now get started on planning it.
Future plans detail phase three which is getting new equipment. Rhodes said a lot of the students have voiced a desire for climbing equipment.
She said the school hopes to put in an area with tables that serves as an outdoor classroom.
"Something I have learned through the five years I have headed these efforts is that quality playground equipment is not cheap," said Pappas.
While the donation allows the committee to get started on phase two, fundraising will continue.
Past fundraisers include the recent Touch-A-Truck event. The next event will be the Fly Like an Eagle 5K in September. The annual event will include a kids' fun run this year. Rhodes said a lot of local businesses and residents have made donations as well.
The news of the anonymous donor's grant was shared with the students. "They're very excited," she said.
"We are sincerely grateful for the kindness and philanthropy this anonymous donor has provided for our children," said Pappas.


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List of Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with M
Idioms & Phrases is one of the most important part of English section in SSC & Other Competitive Exams. In order to make it easy for all the aspirants,we have started our series. We have posted Idioms & Phrases in Hindi as well so that you can easily memorize them. Try to make sentences by using these idioms and post them in comment section as well.Lets see how many of you can make good sentences.
List of Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with M
1.Make a clean breast of- कबूल करना
Meaning: To confess
Use: He made a clean breast of his crime.
2.Make one's way-खुदकी मेहनत से आगे बढ़ना
Meaning: Advance in life by one's own efforts.
Use: He had to make his own way in the world as his family was very poor.
3.Man in the street-एक साधारण व्यक्ति
Meaning:An ordinary person
Use:Ram is a man in the street.
4.Man of his word-जो अपने वादों को रखता है
Meaning:One who keeps his promises.
Use: Sandeep by helping me, proves that he is a man of his word.
5.Man of straw- एक कमजोर आदमी
Meaning:A weak person.
Use:When his wife needed his support, he run away and left her facing all the problems all alone. That is why; she called him a man of straw after all.
6.Mark my words- मेरी बात सुनो
Meaning:Listen to me
Use:Mark my words; this boy is going to become a great ruler.
7.Marry money- अमीर से शादी करना
Meaning:To marry a rich person
Use:She married to sandeep Ambani and got rich.
8.Meet one's death- मर जाना
Meaning:To die.
Use:A friend of mine met his death when he got hit by a train.
9.Minting it- जल्दी से बहुत सारा पैसा कमा लेना
Meaning:Earning a lot of money quickly.
Use:The company is minting it is only due to new manager.
10.Miss the boat- किसी अवसर का लाभ उठाने में विफल
Meaning:To fail to take advantage of an opportunity.
Use:A good business opportunity comes in ram's life but ram miss the boat.
11.Maiden voyage-जहाज या नाव की पहली यात्रा
Meaning:The first voyage of a ship or boat
Use:The maiden voyage of the Titanic ship was very popular.
12.Make a beeline for- किसी की तरफ जाने की जल्दी
Meaning:To hurry directly toward someone or something
Use:When ram enter a party, he always make a beeline for the dessert section.
13.Make a comeback- वापस से पहले की तरह सफलता पाना
Meaning:To return to one's former (successful) career or situation
Use:Yuvraj singh make a comeback in word cup tournament after a lot of hard work.
14.Make a difference- किसी स्थिति में बदलाव
Meaning:To cause a change in a situation
Use:It does not make a difference whether our boss comes to the meeting or not.
15.Make a fool out of- किसी को मुर्ख की तरह दिखा देना
Meaning:To make someone look foolish
Use:The secretary made a fool out of her boss when she criticized him at the meeting.
16.Make a fuss- किसी की चिंता
Meaning:To worry about
Use:My grandmother always makes a fuss over me when I visit her.
17.Make eyes at- किसी के साथ इश्क करने के लिए
Meaning:To flirt with someone, to look at someone to try and attract him or her
Use:The boy was making eyes at the girl in maths class.
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Fred Bass
Fred Bass is a former city councillor, environmentalist and a preventive medicine physician in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Bass was born in New York City, attended Antioch College, Case-Western Reserve Medical School, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins. He served as a preventive medicine officer in the US Army's 7th Infantry Division in Korea and Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. After his military service, he was a tuberculosis control officer for the New Jersey Department of Health and unit medical health officer. He earned a master's degree in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and a Doctor of Science at Johns Hopkins, writing a thesis on medical care use attributable to cigarette smoking. He taught at the University of Pennsylvania and came to the Vancouver Health Department in 1975. There, in 1982, he became director of health promotion.
In 1989, he founded the BC Doctors Stop-Smoking Program to help doctors help their patients stop smoking. He helped to form the Society for Clinical Preventive Care in 1997, which has a mission to implement proven clinical preventive measures. In 2001 he was awarded a Senior (life) Membership in the Canadian Medical Association for his extensive work in tobacco control. He continues in 2007 to serve as the medical director of the Society for Clinical Preventive Health Care.
Early involvement with Vancouver politics[edit]
In 1989–90, Bass served on Vancouver's Clouds of Change Task Force which addressed the issues of global climate change. Bass, concerned about global warming, entered electoral politics in 1996 as a candidate for Vancouver's civic Green Party under the leadership of Stuart Parker but was defeated by a wide margin. However, the increased share of the vote won by the Greens and of a new populist party called VOICE resulted in a total rout for the city's leftist forces in which every single candidate who was not a member of the Non-Partisan Association was defeated. Despite being the Greens' second-best vote-getter in the 1996 election (second only to the party's provincial leader Stuart Parker), Bass was defeated when he sought renomination by the Greens in 1999. With the support of the Greens' executive and provincial leadership, he sought and won the nomination of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE), the party with which the Greens had just inked a coalition agreement.
Elected city councillor[edit]
Bass was first elected to city council in 1999 as a member of COPE, and topped the polls when re-elected in 2002 with 70,525 votes. His political priorities were action on the environment and transit. Bass was outspoken in his opposition to the expansion of gambling and to excessive expenditures for rapid transit by a faction of his party under the leadership of Mayor Larry Campbell.
In 2003–2005, three COPE councillors and the mayor split from the party to form Vision Vancouver. Bass and councillors Tim Louis, David Cadman, Anne Roberts and Ellen Woodsworth remained in COPE. Bass was not re-elected in the 2005 election, finishing 12th overall with 48,248 votes.
Bass introduced a controversial motion in 2005 to widen the sidewalks on the Burrard Bridge to encourage cyclists and pedestrians, but first do a minimal-cost trial of using one lane in each direction for bicycles, reserving the existing sidewalk for pedestrians, despite the failure of a similar experiment in 1996. The sidewalk-widening was slated to cost $13 million if the $2 million trial failed. Some cyclists applauded the move, though other users of the current bridge sidewalks questioned whether any changes were necessary. Concerns about motorist rage did not deter Bass, who stated "Motorists called for my head long ago and my head is still on my neck."[1] Heritage advocates strongly supported the bicycle trial, since the sidewalk-widening would impair the heritage value of this landmark, art deco bridge. Bass was the council lead on the Vancouver Area Transit Plan, which planned six new bus routes and a number of transit-friendly changes.
Intentions to run for mayor[edit]
In late 2006 he announced his aspiration to run for mayor in the next Vancouver civic election because of his concerns for respect, global warming, homelessness and lack of affordable housing. In August 2007, he announced that he no longer intended to participate in the mayoral race.[2]
- ^ Doug Ward, Vancouver Sun Published: Wednesday, July 20, 2005
- ^ https://www.straight.com/article-103871/fred-bass-drops-out-of-mayoral-race


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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) - Division of Public Programs
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Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribes, and IHEs for a range of humanities projects serving the general public. Funding is intended for in-person programs and projects that explore humanities disciplines, including literature, history, ethics, and art history. This program supports projects in three categories: Exhibitions, Interpretive Programs at Historic Places, and Humanities Discussions related to the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding. The program includes two funding levels: Planning and Implementation. Applicants with ambitious permanent or traveling Exhibitions Implementation projects of exceptional significance and impact may apply for a Chairman's Special Award.
Project Type:
- Exhibitions: This category supports the creation of permanent exhibitions (on view for at least three years) and single-site temporary exhibitions (open to the public for a minimum of two months), as well as travelling exhibitions that will be available to public audiences in at least two venues in the United States (including the originating location).
- Historic Places: This category supports long-term interpretive programs for historic sites, houses, neighborhoods, and regions that are intended to be presented to the public for at least three years. Such programs might include living history presentations, guided tours, exhibitions, and public programs.
- Humanities Discussions: The Humanities Discussions category supports series of at least six in-person public programs focused on/related to the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, and engaging audiences with humanities resources such as historic artifacts, artworks, or documents. These programs should reach a diverse public audience and should be anchored in perspectives presented by humanities experts as speakers, panelists, or discussion leaders, providing context and analysis of program themes. Projects may include, but are not limited to, symposiums, lecture series, reading and discussion programs, analytical discussions of museum collections or theater/musical performances, lifelong learning programs, or other methods of face-to-face audience engagement or informal education. The proposed series should occur over a period of three-months to two years.
In addition, NEH invites projects related to its Standing Together initiative, which encourages projects related to war and military service. For additional information, see: http://www.neh.gov/grants/standing-together
Planning awards support activities such as:
- Refining the content, format, and interpretive approach of a humanities project
- Developing the project's preliminary design
- Testing project components
- Conducting an evaluation of the project's likely impact
Implementation grants supports projects which are in the final stages of preparation to "go live" before the public. Activities may include final scholarly research and consultation, design, production, and installation of a project for presentation to the public.
Positions in Public Humanities are intended to invigorate the interpretation of the humanities in a wide variety of cultural organizations. To that end, organizations applying for an Implementation award, are invited to request additional funds for a position in public humanities. Planning applicants are not eligible to apply.
For a list of support activities, see:
For details on NEH areas of interest,see: https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/pp-public-humanities-projects-nofo-062519.pdf#page=10
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Expected Number of Awards: 16; NEH typically awards no more than one Chairman's Special Award per year.
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Bancroft Ltd is a winner at the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2017.
Bancroft achieved the President's (12 consecutive Golds) award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Awards were presented during a ceremony at the ExCeL, London on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.
Through the RoSPA Awards scheme, which is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas, judges consider entrants' overarching occupational health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement. The awards are now in its 61st year.
Julia Small, RoSPA's Head of Awards and Events, said: "The RoSPA Awards are the most prestigious in the world of occupational health and safety, and held in high regard around the world, as winning one demonstrates an organisation's commitment to maintaining an excellent health and safety record. Achieving the standard required is no mean feat". "This is a special year in the history of RoSPA, and we congratulate all of our winners in this, our Centenary year".
Sasha Johnson, Business Development Director at Bancroft, said: "We're flattered when we win any award, however, when it's in recognition of a subject as important to us as Health & Safety we're incredibly humbled, we look forward to continuing our excellent track record with RoSPA for many years to come".
Gold medals, President's Awards and orders of distinction are presented to organisations sustaining the high standards of the gold level over consecutive years.
For the first time in 2017, the Patron's Award has been presented to those organisations that have achieved consecutive gold awards for 25 years or more.


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The Great Barrier Reef's perennially clement temperatures rarely deviate from a delightful 27°C; but spring has officially sprung in Australia, so we're using that flimsy – yet perfectly valid – excuse to book our deliriously sun-starved selves a beach break at luxury resort One&Only Hayman Island.
Follow in our sand-dusted footsteps to swim in award-worthy pools and dip a snorkelling fin in the Great Barrier Reef…
The northerly tip of the Whitsunday Islands is particularly lovely at this time of year: the Coral Sea glitters invitingly, the sun warms the white-powder beaches to just-right temperatures and the submerged treasures of the Great Barrier Reef – coasting turtles, rainbow shoals of fish and otherworldly coral formations – await discovery. It just so happens, there's also a special hotel offer for five-night stays in a Suite, available to book until 15 September 2015.
Choices, choices… We love the poolside cabanas where attendants proffer champagne flutes and polish your sunglasses, sampling haute globetrotting fare in six decadent restaurants (and the sigh-worthy private dining on a sandspit), and the chance to take a well-earned time out by the world's most beloved coastline. Lazily lapping up and down the resorts' dreamy pools is a treat too; one is the largest in the southern hemisphere (and a Smith Hotel Awards nominee).
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text: Entree, Salad, Side Dish, VegetablesRena MeyerApril 14, 2018spinach, spring onions, ham, fava beans, sugar snap peas, peas, asparagus, cheese, gouda, mint, mustard Spring Chef's Salad Entree, Salad, Side Dish, VegetablesRena MeyerApril 14, 2018spinach, spring onions, ham, fava beans, sugar snap peas, peas, asparagus, cheese, gouda, mint, mustard This salad was thrown together with a blend of veggies, herbs and cheese that I picked up at our farmers market. I used Fra' mani ham, a delicious smoked ham from Berkeley to give the salad a country feel. Use any good, local ham to make this salad really awesome. Total Time: 45 minutesServes 2 to 4 as a main dishIngredientsSalad 1 bunch of asparagus, ends trimmed, asparagus stalks cut into thirds½ pound of fava bean stalks, beans removed (about 1/2 cup beans)¼ pound sugar snap peas, stem ends removed, cut in half lengthwise1 cup freshly shelled peas or 1 cup frozen peas2 spring onions, white and green parts very thinly sliced into rings2 cups baby spinach1 cup diced good ham - I used Fra' mani from Berkeley1 cup diced mild cheese - I used Gouda from the farmers market1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (chocolate mint if possible)Pinch of saltFreshly ground pepperWhole Grain Mustard Dressing1 tablespoon whole grain mustard1 teaspoon honey1 garlic clove, grated or finely chopped¼ cup apple cider vinegar¼ cup olive oil¼ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon ground pepperPreparationSaladBring a large pot of salted to a boil. Add the asparagus and cook for 15 seconds. Using a strainer, scoop the asparagus out and transfer to a bowl of ice water to cool. Drain asparagus on a paper towel lined plate and set aside. Next blanch the fava beans and peas for 30 seconds. Transfer to the ice bath to cool and then remove the outer shells from the fava beans. Set aside.Whole Grain Mustard DressingPut all of the salad dressing ingredients except the olive oil in a bowl and whisk until well combined. Slowly add the olive oil while whisking – this will help to emulsify the dressing. Alternatively, put all ingredients into a jar and shake until blended. To ServeIn a large mixing bowl, toss the spinach and half of the onions with some dressing, salt and pepper, until lightly coated. Transfer the greens to a serving platter or plates. Next add the asparagus, remaining onions, fava beans, snap peas, sweet peas, cheese, ham and most of the mint to the bowl and drizzle with the remaining dressing, salt and pepper. Toss gently and then transfer to the serving platter or plates, on top of the spinach. Sprinkle the remaining mint leaves over the salad and serve. Rena Meyer Facebook0 Twitter Tumblr 0 Likes


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Martin Burke was born in Limerick. Burke is a long term resident of Flanders where he is active as poet and playwright (and sometimes actor) and from where he has published sixteen books of his work in the USA, UK, Ireland, and Belgium -the latest work being BLAKE/LONDON/BLAKE published by the Feral Press, New York.
The god-man is made man
and morning shines beautifully
like the branches of an almond tree
taking possession of the heart
and bringing many gifts
(all of them sublime).
Oh sweet bread of the sky that cannot be rescinded
you are undying flame
and we feel the urge of love,
an earthly flash
(also bread from the sky)
for which an endless gratitude is given
by the strings of our mouths
between A and O
between which we voyage in tremors and shudders of joy.
why must the crooked road and stony batter
be taken
the high wall faced
and climbed
to stand on that shoreline
like accused and condemned ones
bound for life's termination?
See –the galley's are waiting with white sails
each inscribed
with a double hawk and axe –
symbols which alarm me
as if a second condemnation waits
like a wind to blow the dope of the sails to the full.
Master –you could choose to answer
but choose not to
and silence we must learn to unwind
like flax on a wheel to wool
is spun like the flecked cloths
brought back from foreign cities.
Already our history grows strange to us
our currency is these unfamiliar coins
why are they so marked?
why are they weighty in our hands?
and what value do they calculate?
Master –you could answer but choose not to
and we
like hanged men in a taro pack
argued over like the cloth we throw dice for.
Master –what is this turbulence?
Why are the rainbows reversed?
Why is the ground opening and closing beneath us?
Now we flinch at every flick of the sky.
Now we bury our face in our cloaks and hide from the sky.
Now all roads are crooked before us.
The road leads to the gate that must be entered.
The hanged man waits.
The river has ceased in its flowing.
The stone crumbles under the weight of its gravity.
The sky amasses its clouds.
The spider weaves an ever more subtle web.
The bell is muffled.
The clock ticks but the hands do not move forward.
The child stifles its cry.
The mother moans.
The air compounds mirage after mirage.
The song of the musician cannot be sung and so he is silent.
The tree shakes in a wind gust.
The pen refuses its pledge to the page.
The water is sour in the well.
you on a rock
what are you writing?
I am writing the low moan of the wind
I am writing a sad psalm
I am writing the torrents of clouds.
Who gave you this permission?
Who gave you leave
to question wind and rain?
The sky bequeathed this office
the clouds have taken hold of my mind
and I fear some terrible outcome.
Then write the fearful testimony
and be true to your calling –
history will be your legacy.
Half moon sky
you are dark
half moon sky
your shadow is upon us.
Shadows lead lives
independent of the forms that cast them
and dance upon the walls of caves.
Half moon sky
what do you tell
and what withhold?
Are we not disciples of meanings?
are we not needful?
are we not, as many insist
children of caves?
You do not sing
and there is no singing
you do not dance
and there are only spasms of flesh.
Like strangers in a strange land
we do not know what language to speak
and even if we did
what would we say?
Would we speak kindly of Yew and Willow?
would we welcome the cattle into the milking pen
and the bushels to the barn?
would we distribute apples from the orchard?
We would do these things unto our soul's satisfaction
but do nothing,
are fearful and immobile
(yet it is true our shadows dance)
we seek the darkest shadows to hide in
we seek that silence which allows no words
so traveller
you on a rock
what are you writing?
I am writing the endurance of sadness
I am writing shadow-held words.
I am writing with ink which refuses to flow
Then write that time has orphaned us
who inherit no goodly word
that the city does not hold us with comfort
or calm
that we would be other than what we are
but cannot be.
The figs are unripe
and it is we who fall
onto crooked path and stony batter.
The cunning wood connives with time
and is patient
the hammer connives with time
to kiss the perfect moment of death
death arrogantly swaggers through every waiting moment
while the innocent pledge their kiss to rapture
with fear.
Away from grief I turned to grief again –
The joyless beach, the starless air,
Spilling my soul to tears.
All is foreknown so look and pass on,
A second death, a friendless waste
You cannot plumb the bottom of:
I saw the dark but saw nothing in it
And turned away from grief to grief again.
Separate the green leaf from the dead leaf
wash the streams of impurity
free the finch from its cage
(it will sing in greenwood and ghetto)
unlock the bolted door and shut window
relight the headland fire and open the harbour
tighten the rope-bridge that it not sag
for we would be upheld.
who among the wise is wise
and how can we know the echo from the bell?
Voices are many
but what endures the winter of the world
outlives the frost
and sings an enduring spring?
we question the wisdom and the waste
are fretful of the things we ask
as we are of possible answers.
We tremble at the fire which we desire.
Whose displeasure is this storm?
The wind that batters our houses batters our hearts
and we are afraid.
Must we bend like willow and alder
or fall like hollow husks,
be supple before its twisting ways
or must we resist?
We fear its beating heart and aftermath.
Voices moan when the wind moans hard
the wind moans long and hard.
it is night
pit of dark
and the sharpening wind
and shadows
slinking among other shadows
as if
Hades was claiming us
reluctant inhabitants
for deep pit and dark
we have no lamps that shine there
among that absence of stars
what light may we see by?
prophesied against us.
in mole-dark we scuttle
dull gong and dirge
yet we would sing
hollow bell
as we fear to be
and muffled voice
for this is what we are
alas, alas
(this has been sung)
not even a wind to take us.
The stone falls into the pool
it is we who are falling
but there is no ripple
the water is dense as dark
the shore receives nothing
yet we are shuddering
the reeds no not move
nor is there a reed for music
the water-hen is not disturbed
yet it is we who are shuddering
the water holds itself to itself.
What can comfort us
for we need comforting
now that the clouds are darkly gathered
see them above us
now that it rains
but it does not freshen us
now that there is no moon
we sway in the gathered dark
now that the choirs are silent
and we are silent also
now that the flute is silent?
only the curlew's cry.
only the terrors of dark
we sway in the smothering dark.
If water trembles
what am I to do
and if a crack runs through the threshold
how will I cross?
If the world is meshed in sorrow
what mouth will nourish me
and if there is silence
what spirit lavish me with joy?
Wakeful, I will stay wakeful
and watch zero approach
where nothing else approaches
to the clock's last stroke
to the last stroke of death.
The white sails have changed to black
and all currency is useless.
The symbols are empty of meaning
or glow with a terrible radiance
like fire dancing up and down our hands and arms.
All gravity's reversed
and I cannot calm my mind's bewilderment
when the horseshoe cooled in water
does not fit
and barn-crops are moldy,
the sky empty of lightning
(to strike the root of time)
and the stone curving in on itself
to kill its cry.
Do the bones of dead men jangle?
does the city quiver at its centre
(which is off-centre)?
are the walls aching?
Has the pure stream stopped in its flowing?
are infants in their cots left unattended?
The few birds who fly are a calligraphic omen
I cannot read
and the wise refuse an explanation.
I am troubled by what I see and by what I do not
a bad day has come upon the world
the weather shunts my heart
but I can commit to nothing.
Cloud, air, and wind work against me
nor show me course nor passage,
my feet have no path to follow.
If the hangman would stop
or soften at the sight of horror
then –perhaps –oh astonishment….
But his heart is like a whipping post
harder than a whipping post
and laughs and says
what's reversed must be endured
that the fire is black flame in our hands
but the wood's not fit for burning.
The hangman's laughter shrivels time
and sends the clock-hands reeling.
The dice rolls to zero.
In the dark afternoon
the cloth is torn
and darkness assembles.
The land is troubled
is uneasy in the dark afternoon
and darkness assembles.
What is it death brings
that we might salvage
from where the darkness assembles?
In the dark afternoon
in the dark afternoon
the darkness assembles
and breaks.
© Martin Burke 2014


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Aldo Guru is a Spanish-peruvian painter. He was born in 1976 (Nov, 22). He has studied Industrial Engineering at National University of Trujillo, Peru, and then, studied a Postgrade at University Polythecnic of Catalunya, Spain, obtaining the title of Master in E-Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He has worked in multinationals companies like Hewlett-Packard, Novartis, Solvay. However, after visiting a lot of museums during his travels around Europe, he felt the calling of his interior voice and decided to devote his life to painting. Now, I can say Painting is my vocation and my passion. The same as Investigation, Reading (History, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Literature, Poetry), Cinema, Architecture, Sculpture, Science and Technology. I studied during two years "Drawing and Painting" in the Fine Arts School of Trujillo, Peru, but I abandoned it to undertake my own way. I've spent very tough times due to this decision, without doubt, the most difficult times of my life, a enough test to prove the love I feel to Painting. During this time, I've done a group of pictures that I can call "Early Works", in which I've paid close attention to details, hue, lines and colours. After this period, I've let to do abstract paintings and to experiment with the painting in regard to material (Squeezing, scrubbing, throwing paint, etc.) in order to get improvements in the figurative image. I think my painting is maturing gradually and, as an apple, it will fall to the ground and will flourish. Everyday I put all my faith, energy and love in this one.


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"There's zero symbolism, and that's the scary thing," Timothy Showalter says. "Every single lyric is either a direct thought or a direct event. It's exactly my life."
The Philly musician who performs under the name Strand of Oaks is talking about his new album, HEAL, which in a way functions as a memoir. Fueled by a string of tragic personal incidents, from infidelity to a near-fatal auto accident, the album brings these events to life, from the teenage isolation of "Goshen 97" (a track featuring J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.) to the bittersweet romance of "Plymouth."
With his knockout band, the songs trace paths through anthemic rock, electronic pop and distortion-pedal-laden slow-burners. Showalter says the album title should be read in all-caps: "It's a command," he says. "I'm yelling it at myself."
Hear live performances of Strand of Oaks' songs on this episode of World Cafe.
Strand Of Oaks On World Cafe
Artist: Strand Of Oaks
Album: Recorded Live For World Cafe


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Earn a B.F.A in Fashion Design While Studying Abroad in Italy
Major in Fashion Design in Florence, Italy
When you think of the world's fashion capitals, two that may instantly spring to mind are New York City and Florence, Italy. Each city was similarly settled by artists who took to crafting art that would embody the soul of its people in the form of fashion and design. New York City and Florence are concentrated with some of most renowned designers of our time, and share the title of modern day fashion capital. Apart from those designers, Florence and New York share something else, the promise of new designers coming from Marist. Anyone who wishes to study abroad and become immersed in fashion may earn a B.F.A in Fashion Design while studying abroad in Italy - offering an experience like no other.
Marist-LdM has developed a fashion design Bachelor's program through the Florence, Italy Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici. This institution has distinguished itself with accomplished professors in both facets of the fashion industry: design and merchandising. Professor Radley Cramer, Director of the Fashion Program, says, "…fashion is international, a natural extension for both American and international students to study, whether it be in Florence or the United States." Marist is the only four-year U.S. institution where students can earn a B.F.A in Fashion Design while studying abroad in Italy. Earn your degree while majoring in Fashion Design in Italy through courses taught in English by an international faculty of prominent industry professionals. While in Florence, students are influenced by some of the most successful Italian designers, including GUCCI, Emilio Pucci, and Salvatore Ferragamo. It is not uncommon for the college to partner with and visit such design studios throughout Europe for inspiration and instruction.
Fashion classes take place in an ancient convent converted to meet the needs of modern times; computers, computer animated design (CAD) software, and sewing aids. Surrounded by history, students take classes specific to their field, such as textiles, draping, CAD, and drawing. Visits to see centuries of art and fashion at the Uffizi Museum and Costume Gallery are within walking distance of campus. Over four years of study, Florence students build a portfolio and gain unique internship experience.
There are portfolio requirements for any fashion design applicant including written and drawn work. Contact Marist to learn if earning a B.F.A in Fashion Design while studying abroad in Italy is right for you.


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Why Rooftop Farming Is the Best Solution for Smart Urban Agriculture
By James Coffman, Director, Commercial Tower Garden Division
We lose more than 50 acres of American farmland to urban development every hour. And in that same amount of time, our population grows by 240 people.
Less land to grow food + more mouths to feed = big problem.
But, increasingly, forward-thinking farmers are eschewing the confines of conventional agriculture and growing on what's traditionally been considered unusable space: city rooftops.
3 Reasons Rooftop Farming Is a Fantastic Idea
Besides helping meet the growing demand for food production, rooftop farms offer the following benefits:
· Enhance the urban landscape (and human well-being). By cultivating lettuces, kale, arugula, and other crops, rooftop farms literally make cities greener. And studies have found that exposure to nature and vegetation provides an array of psychological benefits, from decreased anxiety to increased productivity.
· Make cities more eco-friendly. Bare roofs in cities absorb and then radiate heat — a phenomenon known as the "heat island effect."4 This increases energy usage and contributes to the poor air quality that often plagues big cities. But rooftop farms help cool buildings, ultimately reducing carbon emissions. And by growing food in the communities they serve, rooftop farmers lessen the environmental impact of food transportation, as well.
· Increase the availability of real, healthy food. When farmers grow inside — or better yet, on top of — the concrete jungles and food deserts that many of us inhabit, more people have access to fresh, wholesome, and affordable food. And because it travels fewer food miles, hyper-local produce is often healthier and tastier, too.
5 Revolutionary Rooftop Farms
With so many advantages, it's no surprise rooftop farms are sprouting up all over the U.S. Here are just a few inspiring examples:
1. Altius Farms in Denver, Colorado
Launching this year, Altius Farms will be the largest vertical, aeroponic rooftop greenhouse in the U.S. With 343 Tower Gardens, the farm plans to grow fresh food for Denver restaurants, food services, markets, and residents.
The rooftop farm will also offer tours, educational classes, special events, and on-the-job training for veterans and local youth.
2. Bell Book & Candle in Manhattan, New York
One of the first rooftop-to-restaurant farms in the U.S., Bell Book & Candle fuels its seasonal fare with 65 Tower Gardens in only 2,500 sq. ft.
Restaurant patrons enjoy a variety of fresh herbs, vegetables, and fruits just six flights of stairs below where it was grown and harvested by chef John Mooney and his team.
3. Rouses Supermarket in New Orleans, Louisiana
Imagine if you could to the grocery store and buy herbs that were grown on-site. Talk about fresh!
In 800 sq. ft., Roots on the Rooftop — America's first roof-to-supermarket aeroponic farm — makes this dream a reality for Rouses shoppers in New Orleans.
4. Step Up on Vine in Hollywood, California
This housing facility for the homeless provides both shelter and — with 25 rooftop Tower Gardens — nourishment for its tenants.
Step Up on Vine is also LEED-certified and uses solar power, making it prime example of eco-friendly architecture.
5. The University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado
CU Boulder student lunches have never been fresher. And that's because they now include ingredients from a 3,000 sq. ft. smart greenhouse full of 140 Tower Gardens.
In view of the Rocky Mountains, the CU rooftop farm boasts several high-tech features, including sensors that monitor temperature, humidity, and lighting. Farm Manager Alex Macmillan and his team use this real-time data to optimize fans and LEDs so that they may achieve the best growing conditions possible.
How to Start Your Own Rooftop Farm
Restaurants, schools, housing complexes, and even supermarkets — it seems as though almost everyone can benefit from a rooftop farm! That being said, obstacles do exist.
Space is limited, for example. And soil is heavy. So, a roof must be structurally sound enough to bear the weight. (Plus, you have to get the soil up there in the first place.)
Which is why, as you may have noticed, all of the farm examples above use Tower Garden — an aeroponic system that grows plants with only water and nutrients. Besides being soil-free, and therefore lighter, Tower Garden is a vertical system, allowing you to grow 10 times as many plants as a traditional row crop layout.
These are just a few of the many reasons Tower Garden is well suited for rooftop farming — and urban farming in general.
At Tower Farms, we've helped hundreds of farmerpreneurs plan, set up, and even finance rooftop Tower Garden operations. Because we're on a mission to make real, healthy food available to all.
If you're interested in starting your own rooftop farm, we'd love to chat with you!
Want to hear James Coffman speak more about smart urban agriculture? Then come join us at AgLanta 2018: Smart Ag for Smart Cities! The 2-day conference in Atlanta on March 27-28 will be a unique opportunity to network with professionals from around the US and abroad. The conference's dynamic panels and workshops will cover a range of critical Smart City themes, all with a particular focus on urban agriculture and how it can make our cities smarter. Use code 10OFF for 10% off the standard ticket price, and come join the discussion!