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I travel heavy. This may come as a surprise, since you might well assume that someone who travels as frequently as I do would be the type to throw a T-shirt and a toothbrush in a paper bag and go. Unfortunately this is not the case. I like selection when it comes to what I wear, especially while traveling. I like to pack and repack, envisioning all possible scenarios and the perfect ensemble for each and every one.
Trip after trip, my arms bulk up from hoisting my massive suitcase(s) to and fro. I limp to the airport, the train station or parking garage with my gross overload. On a recent trip, burdened and beaten, I realized that if I don't change my packing habits; I'll soon need to add a Sherpa to the payroll.
One of my New Year's resolutions for 2011 is to lose weight…in my suitcase. Like a closet eater who hides in the closet to indulge in private, I'm a closet packer. Quite literally, in the privacy of my own closet I admit to sitting and jumping on top of my suitcase to force the locks shut. I know it's ridiculous and that I'm going to have to heave the massive bag across the world but I can't help myself and add more clothes, shoes, and accessories to my already bursting baggage.
I've realized that preparedness is one thing, OCD is quite another. Is it really necessary to pack eight black shirts? On a trip a few years ago I asked my husband to get my black shirt out of the suitcase. He returned with a black shirt but it wasn't the one I had in mind. He patiently returned to the luggage to retrieve another, again… not the one I had imagined. He rummaged though all of the clothes only to find eight seemingly similar black shirts. I honestly didn't realize the excess until they were lined up in front of me.
Shamed by my over-packing, this year I will battle my bulging suitcase and pack only what I need. I will reject my strong urge to hold onto the familiar before embarking on voyages to the unfamiliar. I will leave the comforts of home, at home, and will be freer to nimbly explore all that a place has to offer.
Bygone are the sleepless nights spent worrying how I will be able to lift my two eighty-pound suitcases over the waist bars of the Paris Metro station by myself. Farewell to the days of flabbergasted looks from bellhops around the world. So long to back aches, broken zippers, and embarrassing orange 'over weight' airline tags crudely slapped on my big-boned bags. I'm doing this for me… and for baggage handlers across the globe.
It's the eleventh day of 2011; ten days since many people broke their New Year's resolutions. Not me…I'm already devising strategies on how to lose weight in my suitcase and keep it off. When packing, I resolve to heed the advice of experts and follow these tips:
-Make a list of items to pack. Edit the list by scratching off half the items, and only pack what's on the list.
-When in doubt...leave it home.
-Find the right suitcase. A big suitcase begs to be filled. Buy a medium sized suitcase and bring only what fits.
-Fold clothes in an efficient, wrinkle-free way to maximize space.
-Every 7 pieces should yield at least 14 ensembles. Bring items that are versatile and interchangeable.
-Bring travel sized toiletries.
-If you can't hold your packed suitcase over your head for 10 seconds…you have over-packed.
-Check the weather at your destination and pack for the climate.
-Skimp on shoes. Pack a dressy pair and wear another more sensible pair.
-Leave space to bring souvenirs home.
-Always carry a spare set of clothes and any medicine you may need in your carry-on bag in case your luggage is declared delayed or missing.
From my years of travel I've come to understand that attitude affects adventure, not wardrobe. Whether it rains in Edinburgh, swelters in Accra, or snows in Riga; the contents of my luggage have little to do with the outcome of the trip. I'll try to pack appropriately as possible. I'm not travelling to Mars- they sell just about anything I could need wherever I'm going.
Rather than buy another suitcase, the next size up, I'm going to put my current suitcase on a strict diet. I'm determined to ring in 2011 with freer arms; fewer airline surcharges on excessive luggage; and a new, lighter packing, outlook on life.


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Monica's new idea to get over Richard is to make jam. Joey loves jam!! In fact, he loves it so much that he put a spoonful of really hot jam in his mouth. Chandler seeks advice from Ross and Rachel about Janice. He says she likes to cuddle at night but when he wants to go to sleep he needs space. Rachel says they're cuddly sleepers but Ross later says that he is but he isn't and he teaches him the hug and roll maneuver. Chandler spins Janice off the bed trying it though. Phoebe talks to the guy who has been stalking her and it turns out that he was meant to be stalking Phoebe's twin sister Ursula. His name is Malcolm and they end up kissing. They later break up, though, because Malcolm is still following Ursula. Monica says that she's gonna do babies now but she realises that she needs a dad to bring up the kids. Janice tells Rachel about Chandler doing Ross' hug and roll thing and Rachel is not happy. Ross also tells Chandler that Women Talk!! They do Chandler!!
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Many Factors Contribute To High Divorce Rates Including Profession And Occupations
Although many people are choosing to marry later in life, divorce rates are still very high. There are many factors that contribute to divorce, including income, education, race, age, and profession/occupation.
By using data from the 2015 American Community Study, Dr. Nathan Yau, a statistician from UCLA, calculated the divorce rate of people from dozens of different occupations.
Which careers have the highest rate of divorce?
Dr. Yau's findings concluded that occupations with the highest divorce rate are those that are centered on nightlife and those that require extensive travel (Gaudette, 2017). More specifically, Bartenders and Casino Workers were at the top of the list. Three factors could be to blame for the incredibly high rate of divorce for these two occupations: late nights surrounded by strangers and alcohol, a different every day schedule, and whether or not the bartender is bringing home a stable income.
We know that alcohol clouds a person's judgment and impairs their ability to make good choices, so when a person is around alcohol night after night; it is more likely that they will make some questionable decisions.
While a bartender works late nights, their spouse probably works days instead. This affects the amount of time that the couple can spend together because while one is at work, it's likely that the other one is in bed, which limits conversation and communication.
Also, if the person does not work at a high-end bar or casino, their income may be unstable. Not knowing whether or not they will bring home enough cash to pay the bills can create mass amounts of tension and stress in a couple's relationship. People with lower incomes have a higher chance of being divorced.
Which occupations and careers have the lowest rate of divorce?
The occupations that are least likely to get divorced are, "actuaries, scientists, medical professionals, and software developers" (Gaudette, 2017). These careers typically have a higher income, set schedule, and arguably attract those who are more level-minded and drawn towards efficiency.
If you're interested in seeing how your occupation compares, please follow the link below to see the actual study, along with an interactive Divorce and Occupation chart.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I want to thank Jessica Robinson in our office for researching and writing this blog article on divorce! Nice job Jessica!
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These crispy, crunchy yuca fries offer a fun alternative to the typical potato!
Back in May, I was walking down The Mall in Washington D.C. with my family. We were trying frantically to see everything on our list, but we were behind schedule. Our goal was to reach the Capitol by 1 or 2 and eat lunch in the cafeteria, but we ended up getting there at half-past three — and we were ravenous. After a full day of walking, we were up for anything, even cafeteria food. Luckily, the cafeteria had some delicious choices.
In addition to standard fare such as pizza and sandwiches, the cafeteria had a rotating ethnic "food feature." At the time, Peru was in the spotlight. I was wavering between Peruvian food and a sweet potato hash, but the fried plantains that I saw in the Peru Feature made the decision for me!
In addition to fried plantains, the spread included yuca fries. I had seen yuca fries on Pinterest, but I had never tried them before. I was trying to choose between plantains and fries before I remembered that I was on vacation. So of course, I had both. #noregrets
Actually, I did have some regrets. Those yuca fries were definitely deep-fried, and NOT in a good oil. My skin didn't like that, but my tastebuds were still obsessed with yuca. Soon after I got home, I created my own version of yuca fries for the blog. My fries are baked in the oven with coconut oil, a healthier alternative to the corn or canola oil that is so often used for deep-frying. I also spiced my fries lightly with paprika and cayenne pepper for a little extra flavor.Change up your typical potato fries and use #yuca instead! tell a friend
These fries are good, guys. Actually, they're better than good. They're addicting! My mom had to remind me and my sister to save some for our dad. He got about seven . . . whoops!
I guess we'll just have to make another batch of these yuca fries. They're:
- Crispy on the outside
- Soft on the inside
- A bit spicy (but not too spicy)
- Perfectly salty
- Paleo
- Nut-free, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free . . . all the frees.
- Vegetarian
- VEGAN, too! <— whaaaaat?! Yes, I do make vegan recipes!
- Just basically the most delicious fry you will ever taste in your life!!!!
I love that these fries are not soggy at all! They're strong and starchy, and they hold their shape. Making crispy baked fries with tubers other than potatoes is difficult, but not with yuca! I would wager that these fries are even crispier than potato fries! Also, yuca has a LOT of Calcium — 70% of your daily value in 1 cup! So if I eat the whole batch . . .
After you make these fries, you'll want to make the whole batch too. Don't judge me.
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- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pound yuca root
- 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspooon coarse sea salt or to taste
- Place a large pot of salted water over high heat and preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Wash the yuca root thoroughly. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the waxy skin.
- Slice the yuca root into large fry shapes. Once the water is boiling, add the baking soda and place the fries into the pot. Cook the fries until they are fork-tender, but not mushy.
- Drain the yuca fries completely. Add the coconut oil, cayenne, paprika, and salt directly into the pot, onto the drained fries. (See note)
- Arrange the fries evenly on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden-brown and crispy.
- Oil of choice may be used instead of coconut oil, although coconut is recommended.
- Mixing everything together in the pot saves you a dish, making for easier cleanup!


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JoyGasm is asking Conscious Leaders to share their practices of Self Love that help them stay strong, focused and powerful as they champion their mission to change the world.
If you only had 10 minutes a day for Self Care, what would you DO?
Ask yourself, what is the thing I love to do?
I've thought about your request to elaborate on what "meditation on divine connection & centeredness" means to me, and I can't describe to the masses the exact technique they should use to access that Divine Connection and centeredness. That IS the journey. How they get there is uniquely personal, and not as important as it is that they get there. Often times people already know what that thing is they do that gets them into a place where they're feeling so open and in flow with Divine energy. The feeling of centerdness is a wonderful byproduct of accessing that openness. I've tried to describe it in some of my classes, and truly, its a feeling.. but you'll know it when you get there.
Opening and connecting to divine energy flow can be inspired by connecting to music, being in harmony with your favorite song. (Live version of "Hotel California" always catapolts me into the stratosphere), breath & movement like a walk in the park, Qui Gong, or yoga is another effective way for many people to open to divine flow, and then of course, there's always invoking the Reiki symbols as another method. I also know people who access that energy through cooking, baking, and some who connect through orgasm! Ask yourself, what is the thing I love to do where my mind quiets, my heart opens and I feel at peace with everything... even just for a little while. Do that and maintain that feeling of openness the rest of the day. You'll thank me for it later. 😉
The "Feeling when you get there" is totally true. I love Tamara's truth and reality that it's not always easy to find that space, but we all uniquely know what gets us there. From there, enjoy the journey, and thank her later! I've had the pleasure of getting to know Tamara in person and her wit never ceases to amuse and amaze me.
What is your take on self-love? Why is it important, and what's the most powerful way you've found to do it?
Self love is where one values themselves enough to make themselves a priority in their own life. Fill your cup so you have something to offer others. The best way to do it is to first evaluate what they need most in their life to put them in motion to achieving it.
Boundary setting, self nurture time, removing the fear of change, and "control" often comes up, so redirecting their awareness to controlling their response rather than trying to control the situation supports them in that.
What is your biggest struggle in your relationships right now?
Not having a romantic relationship for five years, I'm deferring to my "friend" experiences.
My personal relationships struggle when I over extend myself for my friend and then feel resentful when (I feel) its not appreciated or reciprocated.
How has that changed since you started learning about self-love?
Self love has taught that if I've made the choice to extend myself for my friend, then I honor that. I honor my choice and my actions as a result. I love myself enough to not focus on how they respond, rather I accept my role and my choices
What's the most important skill you've learned to help you deal with the challenges of being in relationships?
Boundaries & compassion
What has been the biggest unexpected challenge you've had in creating your great work in the world?
I'm finding that people love to talk about their misery, explore it and analyze it, but very few want to do something about it, nor pay for the support in doing it.
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I definitely feel that I have dealt with hypoglycemia for several years and that it does go hand and hand with the candida. Today is only 8 days following a candida diet (I'm following Body Ecology) and I have already noticed that I have not had any hypogycemic episodes. I would normally have several in a weekss time. In a short amount of time, this way of eating has already given me so many benefits.


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Intriguing Thaksin vs Honest Cancer [Part II]
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There have been lots of disputes against the trustworthiness of Thaksin's photos and videos. Some say they are fake and disproof them with equivalent doctoring of the photos.
However, suppose Thaksin's photos are not technically fake, the easiest way to twist the fact which anybody or Thaksin could have done easily by himself, without help of photoshop experts, is the arbitary print of the dates and times on the photos.
Ronayos's notes : Personally, I do not think that they would bother hiring a computer graphic artist to edit those photos. Some photos may have unnatural look of brightness and shades because of the use of flash light. Just print faulty but logical dates and times on them and that would be O.K. to lure people of his actual whereabouts.
Already, however, someones have discussed about the discrepancy of the printed time on the photo as compared to the tower clock behind. That proves a probable fake printing of date and time on photos. No matter what anybody says, the photographer of Thaksin actually has kept the camera clock quite reasonable to match the lighting as appear in the photos. As one can see that the time printed in his previous photos in the facebook albums always logically match with the background, eg. for the photos taken in Russia, Stockholm, and Saudi Arabia.
On April 25, 2010, Thaksinlives facebook presented 5 photos (five top most above) of Thaksin with beautiful seaside background sceneries, suggesting his presence in Fiji between April 17, 2010 and April 25, 2010 at 10:56.
On April 26, 2010 AFP/Agency released an article : Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gives a statement to journalists as he leaves a bank in centre of Montenegrin capital of Podgorica. Thaksin said that he is considering several major investments in the Adriatic country of Montenegro, including development of a scenic island. The article includes a video that Thaksin, given an interview, confirms his current presence in Montenegro on that day.
Ronayos's notes : International reporters, journalists or even news media are also known to be biased or purchasable, with Thaksin sweet briberies. For example, a controversial BBC reporter, a French news media
The video footage just includes the questions to Thaksin about purchasing an island in Montenegro and that Thaksin has just become a new Montenegrin which was the hot issue for them in 2009. Whereas there is nothing about the hotter issues of current riots in Thailand or the accusation that Thaksin, as the mastermind, is an international terrorist.
On April 28, 2010, thaksinlives facebook shows another new photo of Thaksin standing beside a national flag of Montenegro with clearly printed date of April 26, 2010, at 15:13. Since Montenegro clock lags 10 hours behind Fiji, Thaksin would have to fly his personal jet 10,200 miles (16,400 km) within 40 hours in order to make the two photos above possible. Though it is quite a long cruise and a bit hectic, it is possible. But what caused a rush of such billionaire Thaksin? OR the printed dates on the photos are totally fake up.
That Same Old Tie
Definitely, a Montenegrin newspaper reported on April 23, 2009 a major surprise to Montenegrin that Thaksin presented on his arrival at Monrovia airport, a possibly illicit Montenegrin passport numbered I38kd3695 whereas he had been using a Nicaraguan diplomatic passport before. A photo of Thaksin proudly showing the Montenegrin passport was also released. Not only Thaksin appeared to be exactly the same as seen in the photo of April 28, 2010, but also the necktie appears exactly the same one. Has Thaksin run out of necktie?
Video Evidences of 2010 Ill and Healthy Thaksin
Above, live video link of Thaksin to his red-shirt supporters' rally on March 31, 2010 when he was wearing a wig but look weak, ill and slower than his usual pace. Below, video clip of Thaksin giving flash appearance to AFP reporters, is claimed to be shot on April 26, 2010 when Thaksin appears healthier, faster and wearing the same necktie as in April 2009.
The Explanation of Photos Collection
Thaksin, a criminally proven in the court of law, is barred from British soil, as well as any decent developed countries. Between 2008 and 2009, before his Thai passports (both diplomatic and ordinary) were revoked by Abhisit's government, he deceptively paid visit to corrupt leaders of backward countries to shop for some new passports as well as honorary citizenships from Montenegro, Liberia, Fiji, Nicaragua, Uganda, Congo and Cambodia. As well to escape from extradition and interpol, Thaksin as a fugitive criminal always travels in disguise with his private jet and covers up his trails by misleading the public and releasing false information.
Despite of being welknown criminal, Thaksin was once able to stealthily travelling using a French-issued Schengen visa, which allows a person to travel in the European Union on a single visa and applied for German residence permit after bribing a German lawyer. He entered the heart of Europe and spent some time in Switzerland, France and Germany during the winter of December 2008. It is not surprising that he might have extended his journey north to Stockholm and Moscow in the same trip when he took and collected the photos for later use. In 2010, Russia officially refuses that Thaksin ever gets in.
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Bangkok, Apr 26 (ANI): Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been living in self-exile, has denied rumors circulating on Internet that he is dead.
Rumours about Thaksin's death have been sweeping the Internet in recent days, after it became clear that the former premier was suffering from terminal stage cancer.
One version said he had died during a chemotherapy session on Friday, The Bangkok Post reports.
Thaksin's eldest son, Panthongtae, earlier denied on his Twitter page that that his father had died, but that failed to persuade some people.
Ronayos's Comment: Panthongtae claimed that if his father were that ill (or dead) how come he remained in Thailand. Actually, it is welknown that the son may not leave some sorts of addiction too far and too long from Thailand.
"I'm sorry [for those who invent the rumors], but I'm fine. I'm not sick. No doctors have treated me for anything," Thaksin said in his own Twitter page around 3 a.m. on Sunday.[April 25, 2010]
Ronayos's Comment: Everybody knows that anyone with the password may log in and post.
He said he had rarely addressed the Red Shirt rally recently because he wanted to distance himself from the Red Shirt movement, to make it clear that the demonstration was purely for democracy and not for him.
Ronayos's Comment: Last year, the fast and furious Thaksin was much more vigorous to instigate the red riots. He even promised to enter Thailand to lead a rebel if there was a shot against the red. Though there were lots of shots, he never come, but went shopping instead. This time already some red-shirts supporters were killed (by masked gunmen in black). Why wouldn't he appear to cheer them up if not seriously ill?
Thaksin lashed out at the Abhisit Vejjajiva-led government for turning down the red-shirted United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) demand that he dissolve the House in 30 days.
"The UDD leaders should be applauded for agreeing to take one step back. However, it was disappointing that the government rejected it," Thaksin said.
On April 10, the red shirt demonstrators and security forces clashed in Bangkok. Theksin had left Dubai the same day, and had since travelled to Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Europe. (ANI)
More Fabrication of Lies
On April 28, 2010, at Pua Thai party, Mr.Noppadol Pattama, a legal consultant of Thaksin, an ex-FM in PM Samak's PPP government, issued an announcement of Thaksin, saying that Thaksin is filing a law suit against Mr.Suthep Tuaksuban, the Deputy PM for security and the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) for defamation with the accusation that he is involved with anti-royal movements. Surprisingly, the announcement which is supposed to be writen by Thaksin, uses different pronoun for himself "Ka-pa-jao" which is unusally formal, in contrast with all of previous announcements in which Thaksin uses the less formal "Pom" instead.
More Signs of Upcoming Death
Thaksin's ex-wife and their three children including Mr.Panthongtae, took a flash outbound flight to Hong Kong by Cathay Pacific CX 708 departing at 10.20, April 29, 2010. It is just a usual phenomenon for Thaksin's cronies. They either are afraid of eradication of red-shirts supporters by government's tough measures or going to pay a final look at acutely deteriorating dying lonely Thaksin. At his hometown in San Kam Paeng, a local Buddhist Temple was requested by Thaksin's aunt to clean up the graveyard and prepare for a spiritual rite. They claim that it is not for Thaksin.
However, on Thaksin's birthday in July 2009, red-shirts held a very special rite for him at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Some says it mimicks a funeral rite for Thaksin as a trick to avoid an actual one. Gen.Chaisit Shinawatra, the blood brother, also held another similar rite for Thaksin to help him winning his foes.
Same Old Moscow
On April 29, 2010, thaksinlives facebook shows another new photo of Thaksin, claimed to be in Moscow on April 27, 2010 at 16:31. Since Podgorica lags two hour behind Moscow. Therefore, Thaksin would have to fly 1,200 miles(2,000km) within 23 hours to make the two photos, which is still tecnically possible. However, isn't it rather funny for stingy Thaksin to rush and waste the fuel flying around in a very short period of time i.e, less than a month. What for? Is he running away from something? Facts? Cancer? or Death?
More funnily is that earlier photos of Thaksin in Moscow printed that he had been there, just on March 30 and 31, 2010. What is the matter of flying around the world to Fiji and hastily back to Moscow? Surprisingly, during both visits to Moscow, he favours wrinkles on the shirts and trousers in contrast to neat ones when he was elsewhere. He must be extremely busy packing and unpacking his luggage with such unusually frequent hopping.
And Now The End Is Near
The fact is at the end of 2009, when he petitioned for Royal pardon, he looked very ill. His face, instead of being square, becomes round and filled up with fat as so-called "moon face". Whereas the arms appear thinner in relation to the swollen torso. These features are typical of longterm steroid side effects which may be a component of chemotherapy recipe.
The Final Curtain
At least twice on his video link in the beginning of 2010, Thaksin was wearing a wig but still the sideburns were clearly exposed. The total hair loss may be from a chemotherapy recipe. Evidently, Thaksin took an abnormal stance of siting and giving speech rather than his normal standing posture. Moreover, Thaksin's background was a curtain as typically found in any patient rooms in hospitals rather than in any luxurious hotels.
Another fact is, since mid April 2010, the fast and furious Thaksin, has never showed up live in his usual video shows or even his live cheering voice to his red-shirts in trouble at the heart of Bangkok, to proof that he is alive and well, and to disproof all of the rumours that he has an advance prostate cancer with serious side effects. Perhaps, he is too busy negotiating with Satan for another visa to hell.
Thaksin may have two other accompanying comrades, since Weera Musikapong, a red core-learder, is said to have a cancer of his upper gut while Daranee Chanchoengsilpakul, "Torpedo Da", guilty of les majeste, is suffering with a cancer of the tongue after chronic painful locked jaw. Cancers are then honest and Thaksin is intriguing as usual.


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We're slowly getting over the whole flu ordeal over here and it seems to have morphed into a cough & cold. I somehow managed to escape the entire thing - or maybe I just didn't get it quite as bad as the kids. I avoided driving the porcelain bus which is the important thing. :) Also, when you're a mom and you ARE sick, sometimes you don't even realize it until after it's passed. When women get sick, they just keep going. Who else would look after the sick children..and cats...?
|The cat was having such an intense nap that his tongue was sticking out. I'm pretty sure he was faking having the flu.
I'm on day 10 of my healthy eating and exercise plan. I've exercised every day except for 2. I've lost 3 pounds in that time and I'm feeling awesome. I spent some time trying on pants that were snug on me last summer and am pleased to report they are now loose. It's so nice to finally be on my way to losing those last few pounds that have been hanging on since my last pregnancy. By my 35th birthday (in 3 months) I should be down to my pre-baby weight. *grins*
I'm finally happy and doing all of the things that I've been wanting to do for years and it feels pretty amazing.
A yummy snack I've been having in the afternoons is a simple fruit smoothie. I take frozen fruit - mango, strawberries and raspberries and throw about a cup of them in the blender. Then I add a 1/4 cup of vanilla yogurt and a 1/4 cup of soy milk and blend it all up. Delicious, refreshing and filling. :)
My sweet little man has been painting me lot's of beautiful pictures lately. I have stacks and stacks of paintings the kids have made me. So cute. :)
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In an unprecedented move of solidarity, hundreds of Europe's leading publishers and their trade associations at European and National level have joined together [in an informal coalition] to call on European Commission Vice President Joaquín Almunia to reject outright the package of draft measures offered by Google on 25 April this year to end their […]Read more »
The official launch of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) will take place in Brussels on 12 October. The launch day will also see the EDAA website www.edaa.eu "go live". A key role played by the EDAA will be the licensing of an interactive icon to identify ads on all websites that are delivered […]Read more »
The European Publishers Council is working with partners from all across the media and creative industries via the recently formed Linked Content Coalition to implement an innovative twelve month project. Proposed originally as part of the "Big Ideas" for the Digital Agenda competition launched by the European Commission, partners will work together to help the […]Read more »
Welcoming Commissioner Karel De Gucht's clarification today about what ACTA (the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) is and is not, Angela Mills Wade, Executive Director of the European Publishers Council (EPC) said, "The EPC welcomes the European Commission's decision to refer the ACTA Treaty to the Court of Justice. Although this will inevitably lead to a […]Read more »


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How to Help with Back Surgery Costs
Having back surgery is an expensive operation (possibly ending up as a robot…priceless). I'll be honest, I really hate asking for money. We've been very blessed to run a successful jump rope performance business for years. However, since I injured my back we had to lower the number of shows I could perform. This has put a dent in our income and savings. The cost of this back surgery is steep as well as the lack of income due to a 13 week rest period following. We thought about just asking for financial support, but I believe now is a perfect time to promote aRead More →


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Haul Supplies from the Community Space (7 – 9am)
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Setup (8 – 10am)
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- Requirements: You are able to set up tables and prepare food and may have large and legible handwriting for chalking
- 7 volunteers needed
Food Servers (1 – 3 hours between 9:45am and 2pm)
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- Requirements: You are friendly, hard-working, and careful in preparing and serving the food samples. You are able to work at a quick and steady pace and open to answering questions and distributing literature. Quick thinking may be needed to answer students' questions
- 12 volunteers per hour needed
Leafleters (1 – 2 hours between 8am and 2pm)
- Benefits: Share information that encourages others to choose plant-based foods
- Requirements: You are able to stand for one or more hours, smile, and offer leaflets to passersby
- 2 or more volunteers per hour needed
Photography (1 – 2 hours between 10am and 2pm)
- Benefits: Meet other CAA volunteers and possibly sample delicious vegan food
- Requirements: You can take pictures of different aspects of the event; you must take a picture of the VegFund sign
- 1 volunteer needed
Cleanup (1:45 – 3:30pm)
- Benefits: You can enjoy the leftover food samples and hang out with other CAA volunteers
- Requirements: You are able to take down tables and clean the area as needed; expect to lift heavy objects
- 8 volunteers needed
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WATCH | President Trump has claimed that millions of illegal votes cost him the popular vote in the 2016 election. He hasn't shown any proof of those claims, but he plans to get to the bottom of the voter fraud question with a new commission aimed at investigating the issue.
The commission
On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order creating the "Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity."
The bipartisan commission will evaluate "vulnerabilities" in the U.S. voting system and create a report with recommendations for improvement, including policy changes.
Vice President Mike Pence will lead the commission along with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
Bill Gardner, Democratic Secretary of State of New Hampshire, Matthew Dunlap, Democratic Secretary of State of Maine, Ken Blackwell, former Republican Secretary of State of Ohio, Connie Lawson, Republican Secretary of State of Indiana, and Christy McCormick, an Obama-appointed Republican Commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission, will also join the new election integrity panel.
The panel will conduct its review over one year.
Finding the facts
Kobach told Circa that the commission's main focus is to create a nationwide database of cases of voter fraud and "provide some hard facts."
"This commission will do what's never been done, take a national look at the problem, collect data and go where the facts lead us," he said.
He said states have already been studying cases of voter fraud, but there's no national database for them to share the information.
Does voter fraud exist?
Yes. But is it widespread enough to have an impact on elections? That's debatable.
Dozens of news reports in recent years have documents cases of alleged voter fraud. From reports of people voting twice in different states, voter impersonation, non-U.S. citizens voting illegally, and there have even been cases of dead people casting votes in some states.
But experts say these cases are rare and the number of fraudulent votes is so small that it isn't an issue.
"It's a total joke if you want to be honest about it," Diallo Brooks, a spokesman for People for the American Way said of the new commission.
"And if you look at all the studies that have happened over the years about in-person voter fraud the numbers are negligible," he said.
The Brennan Center for Justice conducted a nationwide study of voter fraud in 2007 and concluded: "It is more likely that an individual will be struck by lightning than that he will impersonate another voter at the polls."
In the specific cases examined, the Brennan Center study found voter fraud rates ranging between 0.0003% and 0.0025% of votes cast.
In 2014, the Government Accountability Office reviewed voter fraud studies and found they identified "few instances of in-person voter fraud."
Brooks said the new commission is part of a GOP agenda to win more elections by creating more Voter ID laws to keep minority groups from going to the polls.
"This is just another waste of time, another deflection, another push to create law in states around the country to undermine people's ability to turn out and vote," he said.
Others have said the commission is meant to be a distraction from the ongoing drama over the White House/Russia investigation.
Rep. Elijah Cummings called the order and its timing "a weak and transparent effort to distract from the President's firing of FBI Director Comey just as he was accelerating his investigation into the President's campaign and its ties to Russia, as well as the storm of controversy that is now enveloping the White House as a result," NBC news reported.
"In the eye of the beholder"
Kobach said seriousness of these voter fraud allegations are "in the eye of the beholder."
"A person might look at a number and say, well there's 300 cases of voter fraud in a state of 2 million people over a ten-year period, some would say 300 is a lot of cases some would say its rare," he said.
Legal battle
The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking information that the Trump administration is using as the basis for its voter fraud claims.
"It is telling that the president's choice to co-lead the commission is none other than Kris Kobach, one of the worst offenders of voter suppression in the nation today," Dale Ho, director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project said in a statement.
" If the Trump administration really cares about election integrity, it will divulge its supposed evidence before embarking on this commission boondoggle," Ho added.


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The timing couldn't have been better for Emma, a retired 65 year old workaholic who had watched the world and its biological opportunities fly past from the corner office of a shiny Dallas high rise. The problem was never money, her being an executive VP of sales and all, but rather one of government. The little foreigners in lab coats had made astounding progress over the past twenty years, enough to meet her exceptionally high standards, but the pessimistic hacks filling review boards and scientific committees just wouldn't get out of the way. But now there was a very real chance to obtain something that satisfied her each and every whim perfectly, something she desired and therefore, by definition, required. In the office Emma was known for getting what she wanted.
For her husband Harold the timing was not inopportune. Retired from a power career as a prosecutor following a nasty (but warranted) ethics investigation, he found himself with little to do but golf, struggle through crosswords, and monitor the state's predator website as head of the neighborhood Crime Watch program. With Emma loudly and relentlessly redecorating, replacing floorboards in the foyer with faux Italian marble from China and building a koi pond on the back terrace, Harold was amenable to change, given it was quiet.
So the dreadfully deep recession of '09 and '10 (which touched even them, temporarily interrupting the landscaping) offered up a most welcome opportunity. The President, a skinny man who to Harold's surprise "spoke english quite well," opened the floodgates to pent up innovation. A hastily passed law allowed tax breaks and other incentives to companies willing to "harness emerging technologies and drive the innovation of the 21st century". It wasn't long before Emma received the email that would change everything forever.
The pitch from Embryonic Research Resources was bold and confident, a powerful reminder of the unfettered market Emma so greatly admired. Send the visionless dolts out to pasture, she thought while sitting in front of the flat screen in her redesigned office, and good things like this can happen. Here are the real men we need, the modern-day Magellans that once made this country great. Emma clicked on the Yes We Can button without hesitation, knowing that Harold would share in the excitement. Given the threat of more remodeling in the pipeline, he didn't really have a choice.
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The sleek Aeroliner picks up Harold and Emma on a muggy, overcast Texas day and whisks them off to the ERR headquarters on the outskirts of Boston. The soup outside is no match for Emma's buoyant thoughts, which cut through the gloom with a rapid fire succession of possible baby names. This, she thinks while staring out the window, really is a bold and brilliant new day unlike any that have come before. Lost in thought she barely notices the time passed as the plane touches down a few hours later.
They're greeted on the tarmac by a short man in a dark suit with jelled-back hair who presents himself as Robert, a "reproductive specialist." Robert smiles, congratulating the pair on a brilliant decision, and escorts them toward a glass building, all the while raving about recycled materials and the green benefits of natural lighting. Though reluctant to believe things without first inspecting the evidence, a quality common to those involved in the law, Harold whispers to Emma that it does seem to be a slick and modern operation.
The trio strolls through a lobby filled with teakwood couches, modern art, and potted palms and enters a small conference room offering a generous view of the Boston skyline. Robert offers refreshments, which his guest decline, still sated by the Chilean sea bass served on the jet. The group gets down to business.
"Okay," Robert chimes, "let's review the items you chose online and then get to the good stuff".
Emma shifts to the front of her seat and claps in tiny, excited pats. Robert, somewhat uncomfortable with his wife's giddy enthusiasm, rests his elbows on the glass table and locks his hands into a prayer pose. Glancing around the room he muses on how different the setting is from a usual Sunday morning in the church back in Dallas.
"So," Robert continues, glancing at the flat screen monitor before him, "we decided to go with the Olympic athlete sperm grown in a rat."
Harold's sharp intake of breath draws Robert away from the screen. He smiles sheepishly and says, "As I am sure you're aware of, given your particular...fertility circumstances...this is the best option for screening out unforeseen...developments, shall we say."
Emma nods her head silently, thinking that maybe she should have shared more information beforehand. But, what's done is done, hindsight is 20-20, and so forth.
Robert smiles and starts working his reassurance magic, a requirement for success in the business.
"Our labs screen for and remove any and all proteins responsible for obesity, MS, hair-loss, depression, and any other affliction one could imagine. Trust me, this is gold medal stuff we're talking about."
Robert slides a sheaf of papers toward Harold. The stack is filled with medical studies, testimonials from happy clients, reports on cutting edge research underway. And, at the bottom, small print disclosure forms. Harold dons a pair of wire-framed bifocals and pages through the pile while Robert continues.
"So, Emma, I see here you've decided to go with the climate controlled mechanical womb. Good choice."
Emma beams and quips, "Who wants to spend months getting back into shape?"
The two laugh as Harold puts down the forms and rejoins the proceedings. Robert clicks the screen and starts waving his hands theatrically as an audio clip spits out a quiet drum roll, which quickly rises to a crescendo and finishes with a crashing symbol.
"So, it's time for the big choice...boy or girl?"
"Girl," Emma screeches, while Robert stares blankly at a painting on the wall.
"Allrighty then," Robert chuckles, "and for your bonus genetic feature?" All clients choosing the premium ERR package get one genetic upgrade. Some choose towering height (produced by spliced bamboo genes), aiming for a future basketballer, while others pick extended frequency hearing (culled from barn owl genes and expertly inserted into the embryo) in hopes of raising a rock star.
Emma, as usual, knows exactly what she wants. She juts her chin forward assertively and says "Sight!"
Robert checks a box on the screen and arcs his hand through the air with a grandiose stroke, like a magician.
"Golden eagle or barn owl?"
"Eagle," Emma replies, "definitely the eagle...it's the national symbol for god's sake."
* * * *
Eight months later the ERR jet shuttles Emma and Harold back to Boston. A technician in a spotless white lab coat hands Emma a dozen roses and escorts the couple through the lobby and down an escalator to a germ-free room bathed in lavender light. Emma and Harold gaze at a row of football shaped metal contraptions lining the wall while the tech locates their unit number on his clipboard. Clear tubes splay out from the mechanical wombs, sending fluids of various colors to the unseen biological Control Center. Apart from a quiet humming emanating from the bank of machines, the room is still and noiseless. The tech extends an arm toward unit #2 and asks Emma to "do the honors."
Harold readies his I-Phone to film the event. Nearly all their friends and family insisted on him sending instant video of the Byrth™ to Dallas. No one back home wanted to miss this pioneering, monumental event.
Emma steps forward, gently opens the door, and stands motionless. The roses drop from her hand a second before she passes out. When her body falls out of the way the viewers in Dallas see an otherwise normal child with a dagger-sharp, curved beak arcing out from just below its eyes.
* * * *
Harold tries not to revisit the piercing shriek of Beak Boy, as he's come to be known, while he sits in an office waiting for his lawyer to finish reading the disclosure agreements. The sound was earsplitting, a high pitched wail that ricocheted off the walls as he stared with shock into the mechanical womb. Someone (most likely Tony, Emma's pimply live-at-home cousin) recorded the video and posted it to You Tube. Instantly, the world was invited to gawk at the new horror that had entered Harold's life.
The calls from bottomfeeders came within hours, shortly after the ERR jet dropped him off in Dallas free of charge in a desperate attempt to avoid a lawsuit. Entertainment Tonight, America's Wildest Videos, and People all clamored to be the first to interview Beakie Senior, his new media moniker. Reporters swarmed through his suburb and blocked his driveway, forcing Harold to escape down a side street in the middle of the night and race away with the media in pursuit, like OJ (the first time). Emma wasn't with him – after regaining consciousness she fled the building and disappeared into the city to god knows where, since then remaining incommunicado.
The lawyer, generous enough to squeeze in Harold between incessant calls from a besieged developer of condo-hotel-mall casinos, grunts and lowers the papers in his hand. His brow creases in consternation as he points to a line and starts reading.
"Section VII, Part D, Force Majeure: EFF is excused from liability if some unforeseen event beyond the control of EFF prevents it from performing its obligations under the contract."
"You're telling me they're using that mumbo Trump tried in Chicago? Harold stares at his lawyer in disbelief and contemplates getting a new one.
As if reading his mind, the lawyer says, "You'll get the same answer everywhere. Can't find a greater Act of God than the world of reproduction. And, I should note, a billion dollar company with aggressive investors won't back down easily."
The lawyer grimaces and says, "I'll try, but it won't be quick...or cheap."
Harold grabs his cell, thinking that he'd give anything to be someone else at this point. An air-traffic controller in the early stages of dementia, an anger management counselor with a short fuse, a stuttering speech therapist, anyone but the recipient of a gift from mad scientists and their unwitting accomplices. He stabs a call-back number and gets the guy from Entertainment Tonight.
"I'll do it for a million."Thomas Sullivan writes short stories from his home in the Pacific Northwest. His writing has appeared inTwisted Tongue Magazine, Gloom Cupboard, Bad Idea Magazine and Lit-Up Magazine among others.
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From Fobbit author David Abrams, Brave Deeds is a compelling novel of war, brotherhood, and America.
Spanning eight hours, the novel follows a squad of six AWOL soldiers as they attempt to cross war-torn Baghdad on foot to attend the funeral of their leader, Staff Sergeant Rafe Morgan. As the men make their way to the funeral, they recall the most ancient of warriors yet are a microcosm of twenty-first-century America, and subject to the same human flaws as all of us. Drew is reliable in the field but unfaithful at home; Cheever, overweight and whining, is a friend to no one - least of all himself; and platoon commander Dmitri "Arrow" Arogapoulos is stalwart, yet troubled with questions about his own identity and sexuality. Emotionally resonant, true-to-life, and thoughtfully written, Brave Deeds is a gripping story of combat and of perserverance, and an important addition to the oeuvre of contemporary war fiction.
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In this example, the display was projected as an overlay image in the field of view of an optical sighting scope, which allowed the user to look through the scope and see information (such as compass direction, distance to object, GPS coordinates, etc.) without losing sight of the object. In this instance, a microcontroller was added to work in conjunction with the Altera EPLD to control the data and icons on the display. The microcontroller also allowed the device to:
Our enhancements to an existing pump application added programmability and flexibility, all in a smaller package. For this project, Picard Industries designed the electronics (PCB - printed circuit board) and software, and built prototypes to insure the dependability of the product. This new pump resulted in a much-improved sense of sophistication for the user.
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The goal of this project was to develop a Hexapod platform with a reduced positional accuracy, compared to the competitor's product. An added bonus was its creation at 1/10th the cost. Picard Industries was hired to design a motor control system to move 6 small stepper motors simultaneously. The motors needed to be micro-stepped to achieve the necessary smoothness and resolution in step position. These 6 stepper motors are linear actuators and are used to move the upper platform relative to the base. With 6 linear actuators placed in 3 triangular pairs, the upper platform can be moved in all six degrees of motion. They are X, Y, Z, and Theta X, Y, and Z (these are the rotations about X,Y, and Z). A microcontroller was used to coordinate the motions of the 6 motors and communicate with a PC over a serial port. Commands from the PC were sent to the motor controller over this serial port and the motor moves accordingly.
This project was completed for a digital camera manufacturer that purchased their shutters from Polaroid, but did not know how to control them. Since Picard Industries has a vast background in controlling miniature stepper motors like the one used in this shutter, we were contracted to design the electronics and controlling software to make the shutter operate correctly in their camera.
We built incoming inspection test fixtures to test shutters as they were received from their shipping department. The test fixtures were also used to test different software algorithms and do life testing of the mechanism.
This shutter consists of a pair of sliding blades that are driven linearly with a rack and gear system by a small 10mm, 5-volt, stepper motor. The shutter has an integrated position sensor that verifies that the blades are moving. Motion control algorithms were devised to step the motor with this sensor. This allowed the shutter to be moved much faster and with greater certainty by ensuring that it was moving properly.
Errors in the motion of the blades could now be detected and reported to the camera. This gave the camera manufacturer a shutter that was small, fast, and "smart" in that it knew if something went wrong during an exposure.
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The Robot Arm Plus project turned a stock battery powered, 5-axis toy robot that uses simple joysticks into a teaching tool that gives students a true (although simple) representation of how robots and their software work in real life industry. To enhance the capabilities of this educational robot, Picard Industries was hired to design and manufacture a printed circuit board (PCB) along with a computer-control interface.
We redesigned the internal PCB so that the motors could not only be controlled with the joysticks, but with a Windows Interface PC program through a serial port. Each motor and gearbox has been modified with an encoder so that the true position of the axis could be determined. A microcontroller on the new PCB coordinates motor motion commands sent through the serial port and sends the motors to their correct position. All motors on the robot arm can be maneuvered simultaneously, resulting in a fluid motion.
Errors in position are detected and reported to the user on the PC screen. The computer-control interface gives the user the ability to move individual motors and store these motions in a program script file so that these sequences of motion can be repeated as desired.
This project goal was to develop a custom low cost stepper motor amplifier board that could be controlled by an industrial PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). The LC-AMP is a compact low cost intelligent micro stepper motor driver with the following features:
The LC-AMP board was design with two methods of connecting to the motor, power supply, and PLC. It could use screw type terminal strips for discrete wiring, or D-type connector (see picture). The D-connector configuration, allow the LC-AMP boards to be stacked together for multi-motor application. This was done for better (smaller) packaging and easier cable routing between the PLC, LC-AMP, and the motors.
We at Picard Industries have extensive experience with aperture/shutter systems used in a leading camera manufacturers film cameras, digital cameras, and motorized zoom lens systems.
All these mechanisms, including the Aspen and Ghost aperture/shutters used miniature stepper motors as small as 8mm in diameter. These motors move a group of blades that form an iris. Being an iris in form, the shutter doubles as a controllable aperture by stopping the motor before the blades fully open. The mechanics were designed so that each step of the motor defined a new aperture size. The trick was to move and stop the blades, or motor, fast. The shutters could perform a 1/500 second exposure at the smallest aperture, and operate as fast as 1/100 second at the largest, or full open, aperture. We also developed a constant current drive circuit to operate the drive electronics on battery voltages from 2.0 (dead batteries) to 3.5 volts (new batteries).
Zoom drive motors were similar, in that they were also small stepper motors. These motors are attached to very fine pitch lead-screws that move small lens groups on rails. Two lens groups are moved relative to each other when zooming. This motion is not linear and the motor's velocity, or step rate always varies. The term used for this type of motion is an "electronic cam." Picard Industries developed the software methods (algorithms) necessary to accomplish this cam-type motion.
This illuminator design uses a solid state, high flux, ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diode (LED) as a light source, and is a representative of the multi-disciplined skills (mechanical, electrical, optical) that Picard Industries has to offer in developing customized products.
The design consists of a housing to hold the UV LED and its heat sink in place. A conical reflector, together with a condenser lens, collects the light and channels it into a fiber optic bundle. Integrated onto the housing is a self-contained power supply with a momentary power switch to ensure safe operation. This design results in a highly compact, low cost, rugged module for supplying UV light to a remote location.
The USB-Relay is a unique, relatively low cost, mechanical relay control system. It is powered and controlled solely by a standard USB port. This system provides the method of automated PC relay control unmatched in size, simplicity, and ease of use. The USB-Relay includes Windows based application software that runs on any standard PC with Windows-XP/Vista and a USB port. This user interface provides for individual manual control of all four relays.


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On forested hills surrounding the nation's capital are the remnants of a complex system of Civil War fortifications. Built by Union forces, these strategic buttresses transformed the young capital into one of the world's most fortified cities. This month, we will feature Fort Stanton, a massive earthwork which protected the Washington DC along the Anacostia River. Read More
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Jim Beam is expanding its support for a firefighters' charity in the US, set up after the 9/11 attacks of 2001.
The Bourbon brand is producing 36,000 cases featuring a special label for the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund, named in honour of a fire chief who perished in the World Trade Center.
The production run represents a six-fold increase on a similar initiative last year and Jim Beam is rolling out initiatives around the sponsorship to 22 US states.
It will host events in local markets to support fire stations and attend major firefighter trade shows to raise awareness of the fund.
Jim Beam has raised $200,000 for the fund since it produced its first special label in 2005, and aims to raise a further $100,000 in 2009.
Kelly Doss, senior director of Bourbon and whiskeys for Beam Global, said: "We're honouring firefighters across America for their commitment to keeping our neighbours safe and rising to the call of service in times of need.
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Some nights I just don't feel like cooking much. As we took back-to-back trips this past week, I really didn't want to do much. Summer laziness is setting in.
I bought some sweet potatoes with the intention of making my favorite quiche two weeks ago. Then the Williamsburg trip came up, then Orlando to see Hall & Oates and Tears for Fears (YAAAAY) and I never got around to it. After we returned from Orlando, I decided I just really needed to get on it.
I had my first taste of quiche in my early teen years, I think. I'd go to church with my dad, and the choir brought food to share on their breaks in-between services. Someone always brought quiche, and I'd always get a heaping serving. Quiche has always been a rare delicacy in my mind – no one in my family ever made it – and I really should make it more. It's so easy and delicious!
This quiche comes from my favorite food blog, Well Plated by Erin. I make her recipes so often, and they suit my tastes perfectly. This quiche embodies three things I adore: savory flavors, cheese, and eggs.
Though the quiche involves a bit of a time investment, most of it involves sitting around while it bakes. I enjoyed some mead from Silver Hand Meadery (see my post on Williamsburg) while I waited.
As you may know, I update my blog with a list of "Pantry Essentials" – those items I always have on hand that make cooking easy and fit my generally on-a-whim approach to my meals. I am quite surprised I've never talked about olive oil. I use it almost every day. For a while, I just bought whatever extra virgin olive oil was cheapest, or on sale, until I paid a visit to the Olive Oil Store. I was learning about "good" vs "bad" olive oil at the time, and the helpful clerks advised me further. For a while, I was buying the most peppery oil they stocked, which is one of the indicators of quality olive oil.
My dad (to whom I owe my palate, and who is quite the cook himself) told me that World Market stocked a pretty high quality olive oil. He's right! This affordable olive oil has just the right flavor for everyday cooking, and I cannot cook without it.
I've diverged into talking about this essential pantry item because it plays a prominent role in both the quiche and my go-to-I-am-too-lazy-to-really-cook side item. Sauteed, lemony kale is my favorite quick side. It really only takes minutes, and I love having greens with a breakfasty meal.
Olive oil also helps with my too-lazy-to-make-actual-pastry-crust. These two simple recipes are perfect for those "minimal effort" nights. The sweet potatoes and the onions are also roasted and caremelized in oil…you get the idea.
Quick Quiche Crust
- 1 cup whole wheat or white whole wheat flour (I've tried using all-purpose, too, and white whole wheat works best)
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup ice water
- Measure 1/4 cup water into a measuring cup, and add a few ice cubes. Set in the fridge until ready to use.
- Using a fork, blend salt and flour.
- Remove ice from water, and drain required amount to return to 1/4 cup.
- Add 1/4 cup olive oil to water (I just pour in the oil on top of the water until the level reaches the 1/2 cup line). Whisk with fork until combined.
- Add olive oil and water mixture to the flour, and stir until fully combined. Press into quiche tin, add your fillings, and bake!
Sauteed Lemony Kale (serves 2)
- 3-4 leaves curly kale, torn from stems into bite-sized pieces
- 1 TB olive oil
- 1/4-1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
- dash of lemon juice
- Heat olive oil over medium.
- Add greens and cook, stirring occasionally until partially wilted.
- Stir in garlic salt and pepper. Cook until desired doneness.
- Remove from heat, stir in a dash of lemon juice, and taste. Add more lemon if needed.
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D.L. Dykes, Jr. was a Methodist minister for nearly 50 years--he said, since he was seventeen. By his accounts, he was just learning to shave when he delivered his first sermon in a little country church in north central Louisiana. His mother was there, probably more proud than any other mother has ever been. His father, not traditionally a church-goer, was there, too, and I imagine, very proud as well. That's where the popularity began. It was the far from ordinary vision of his own commitment that shown through his warm blue eyes and modulated his soft, gentle voice. As skinny as a board, he may have seemed to those people that day the most sincere, dedicated young man they had ever seen.
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Canadians spent $22.1B on alcohol last year, StatsCan says
Sales of imported beer growing almost 3 times faster than domestic beer sales
Canada remains a nation of beer lovers, but wine and spirits are becoming almost as popular as brew.
That's one of the main takeaways from new Statistics Canada data released Tuesday that shows Canadians spent $22.1 billion on alcohol in the year ended March 31, a rise of 3.5 per cent from the same period a year earlier.
From the total, $9.2 billion was spent on beer, $7 billion on wine and $5.1 billion on spirits. The remainder, about $800 million, was spent on ciders, coolers and other alcoholic drinks.
Ten years ago, beer enjoyed a 46.7 per cent market share of all alcoholic drinks, almost twice as much as wine at 27 per cent. But last year, those gaps narrowed to 41.5 per cent and 31.6 per cent, respectively.
Beer sales are still growing, but imported suds are guzzling most of the gains. Sales of imported beer are growing almost three times faster than sales of domestic beer, the data agency says.
Per capita, there were more than 229 bottles of beer consumed in Canada last year for every Canadian of legal drinking age. By way of contrast, wine consumption was at just over 24 bottles per legal drinker.
When it comes to spirits, three types of alcohol made up more than three-quarters of all sales: whisky (31.1 per cent), vodka (25.4 per cent) and rum (17.5 per cent).
Per capita, Canadians bought more than seven bottles of spirits for every legal Canadian drinker.
All that spending on booze is a cash cow for governments, which saw their take in terms of profits increase by more than seven per cent to $6.1 billion last year.
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Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967)
Zoltán Kodály (pronounced kŏ-dī) was born in Hungary at a time when its language and culture was subservient to German and Austrian tradition. His passion for the rediscovery of the Hungarian spirit resulted in extensive folk-song research. Kodály was an untiring writer, a powerful critic, and a lifelong folksong activist of unrivalled energy. His own musical compositions were inspired by Hungarian melody and folk-lore and works like Háry Janos, Psalmus Hungaricus, and Dances of Galanta have found a home in concert halls all over the world.
Kodály came eventually to embody the artistic aspirations of his own country and is arguably the greatest music educationalist of the twentieth century; the astonishingly high standard of choral singing and musical achievement in Hungary was attained thanks to his innovations and teaching methods. These are the inspiration behind an approach to music education, which has gained world recognition.
The quotations from Zoltán Kodály which appear throughout this site are from 'Music Should Belong to Everyone'. 120 Quotations from his writings and speeches, compiled by Ildikó Herboly Kocsár and translated by Lilli Vandulek (formerly Marta Vandulek), International Kodály Society.
"A child who plays an instrument before he sings may remain unmusical for a lifetime. That is why we encounter so many skilful pianists who have no idea of the essence of music." Zoltán Kodály