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The autumn season is around the corner! Long Island is home to miles of farmland, pumpkin patches, and apple orchards that attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. However, the beauty of the fall foliage and sweet smell of freshly picked apples can mask some of the potential safety hazards that lurk behind these fall activities.… Read the rest
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Slip and Falls: One of the Most Common Restaurant Accidents
According to the National Safety Council, more than 25,000 slip-and-fall accidents occur at restaurants across the United States each day.
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Falls are the Leading Cause of Injuries Among Seniors
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Slip-And-Fall Accidents During the Winter Season
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Slip and Falls Named One of the Top Contributor to Workplace Fatality
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Avoiding Slip and Fall Accidents During the Holidays
The holidays are a time for enjoying the festivities with friends and family. Many people are busy shopping, decorating, and completing their holiday tasks. At such a busy time, nothing can ruin the season more than an accident. However, 1.9 million slip and fall accidents occur each holiday season with falls from roofs and ladders being responsible for 56% of … Read the rest
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Falls and Medical Complications Make Strong Showings in Annual "Odds of Dying" Report
June is National Safety Month, which focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road and in our homes and communities. The National Safety Council began National Safety Month by releasing its annual list of Americans' 'Odds of Dying'. The list of statistical averages details the lifetime odds of dying from various causes of death, … Read the rest
Torn Carpets Can Contribute to Serious Trip and Falls Injuries
Here at Levine & Slavit, we believe that injury victims deserve to have their story heard. That's why we are committed to helping the injured and their loved ones throughout Long Island and Manhattan. If you have been seriously injured in a slip and fall accident or have had your life changed forever following a motor vehicle collision, our team … Read the rest
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Saturday, December 6, 2014
The Snowbound Bride by Davalynn Spencer
Before she realizes what has happened, the wagon is heading out and she has no way to get off. She later finds that the wagon driver is a very kindly and handsome man, Nate. She ends up away from her destination and in the home of Nate and his mother. She finds herself very happy to be in this situation and becoming quite fond of Nate, but doesn't know whether he feels the same way. As the snow continues, she remains quite content to stay where she is. But Nate doesn't feel that this city woman would be as happy in the country and also has no idea of Ara's feelings towards him. It's a sweet story and a very fun Christmas read.
This is the first book that I have read from this author and enjoyed it very much. I hope I will be able to read more of her work in the future.
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Everyone suffered some forms of back pains in their lives, whether it comes from sports injury; prolong sleeping in the wrong position, or from carrying heavy loads. It is the second most common complaints of people next to headache. If you are suffering from one, the best treatment plan is to have yourself assessed by your primary care physician to rule out any serious medical conditions.
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Though there are many pain medications to aid backaches, a lot of people attest to the efficacy of acupuncture when it comes to persistent low back pains. There is significant reduction to their pain meter and it has a long-term effect. Acupuncture is done by inserting needles along the energy pathways of your body, and is now widely accepted in the medical field as a treatment plan for people with back pains.
If you are the type of person, who is afraid of needles, applying Capsaicin cream on your back can be your resort. Capsaicin is an active ingredient found in chili peppers and a study conducted showed that it is a lot more effective than placebo medications. However, be careful when applying the cream as it causes a burning or stinging sensation, and avoid touching your eyes.
People with chronic muscle pains are found to have a symptom of vitamin D deficiency. Aside from taking supplements, you can have a healthy dose of vitamin D from fish with small bones, milk, cereal and exposure to sunlight. The most low-cost method for back pain relief is music therapy and if you couple this with the other treatments, you will be on your back again playing sports or exercising.


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San Diego Museum Of Man Serves Up New Exhibit On Cannibals
Learn about corpse medicine, skull moss, and the custom of the sea
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
The San Diego Museum of Man is serving up a new exhibit on cannibals. KPBS arts and culture reporter Beth Accomando says it may not be what you expect.
The San Diego Museum of Man is serving up a new exhibit , Cannibals: Myth and Reality, and it may not be what you expect.
What do Jeffrey Dahmer, Hannibal Lecter and King Charles II have in common? They are all cannibals, said Dr. Emily Anderson, director of exhibit development at the San Diego Museum of Man.
"Here at the San Diego Museum of Man we're really interested in looking at topics that might make some people a little uncomfortable," Anderson said. "But actually if you explore them with some sensitivity and thought you discover that there's more that unites people than divides us."
Such is the case with the new exhibit, Cannibals: Myth and Reality. Most people probably know that serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and the fictional Hannibal Lecter consumed human flesh but they may be unaware that 17th and 18th century European aristocrats, such as King Charles II, can also be categorized as cannibals for using corpse medicine.
"Part of us wants to think this is maybe a fringe or maybe folk type of medicine but this [was] mainstream. Advocated by people of science and one of the most famous users of this kind of medicine was King Charles II of England," Anderson explained. "In fact, he had his own lab. And there is a kind of ground-up skull called King's Drops after him."
Corpse medicine
For the exhibit, Anderson defines cannibalism in the broadest possible terms as people who eat anything that comes from another human being. That can include Charles's favorite King's Drops, mummy dust, skull moss or fresh blood — all of which can be found listed in a 1747 manual for apothecaries, a reproduction of which is on display at the exhibit. You can also take home a prescription slip for a popular type of corpse medicine:
Mummy Dust: Made from historical mummies or recently mummified corpses and taken orally to reduce bruising and improve overall health. "When the supply ran low, they actually started creating artificially, rapidly mummified bodies in Europe and there are actually recipes that we can find from this period that explain how you mummify a corpse and then they would use those for the medicine made from mummies," Anderson said.
Skull Moss: A fungus that grows on skulls left outdoors and snorted to stop nose bleeds and applied directly to wounds to stop bleeding. "The main supplier of these skulls were basically the battlefields of Europe. This is a period when there were wars happening all the time, either for conquest or religious reasons and especially in the case of Germany. Apparently in Germany the skulls that came from the battlefields in Ireland were especially popular, so it was a whole business of exporting skulls from the Irish battlefields to continental Europe," Anderson said.
Fresh Blood: Preferably taken from a young, healthy man who died a swift, violent death and taken orally as needed to restore health and prolong life. But also, Anderson points out, as a cure for epilepsy. "Taking of blood was one of the most public ways that human-based medicine was ingested. Those people used to gather blood at the site of executions. So when someone was beheaded there are all sorts of eyewitness accounts of people standing with a cup waiting for the blood to come out of this executed person and then running vigorously. That was part of the prescription, was to get it circulating through your body as quickly as you could," she said.
Such remedies were not referred to as cannibalism but rather as the more socially acceptable corpse medicine.
"So at the same time that Europeans are going out around the world and meeting people they didn't understand and using cannibalism as one of the ways to reinforce that difference and say those people are not like us because they eat other people. Back in Europe medicine was made of human body parts and prescribed regularly to people for a number of different ailments," Anderson said.
Columbus coins the term cannibal
Labeling someone a cannibal has been used as shorthand for designating them as different and even subhuman. When Columbus coined the term and applied it to natives in the New World it allowed Spain to enslave those people without stirring moral outcry. In order to challenge this kind of hypocrisy, the exhibit has a number of interactive components.
"One of the things we really wanted to do with this exhibit is to ask visitors to step into the shoes of people who were faced with real difficult decisions and to make people think, given the same circumstances, would they make the same choices. Can I empathize with that person, do I understand what happened?" Anderson said.
Custom of the sea
Visitors can step onto a raft and pretend to be a survivor of a shipwreck in the 1800s.
"If there was a group of people who survived and ran out of food it was acceptable, socially acceptable for them to kill somebody in that group in order for the group to survive. It was considered sort of an unpleasant but necessary practice and was called 'the custom of the sea.' There were even rules about it, basically you drew straws and the one who drew the shortest was the one who was eaten, and the one who drew the second shortest had to do the killing," Anderson explained.
There are also more modern examples of cannibalism where visitors can put themselves in the shoes of people facing extreme questions of survival, such as the Donner Party or the Siege of Leningrad. To make the Siege of Leningrad — which took place in 1941-42 where starvation drove some to cannibalism — more tangible the exhibit allows you to weigh out your rations and experience how starvation weakens your body and makes just carrying a bucket of water increasingly more difficult.
At the end of the exhibit, the museum asks visitors to consider exactly what it means to be a cannibal.
"We have this magnet wall where we can put up different human-based things, like blood and would you consider the ingestion of blood cannibalism? What about cremated human remains if you snort them, is that cannibalism or not?" Anderson asked.
The museum hopes to challenge visitors and maybe even push them out of their comfort zone in order to reconsider a taboo topic such as cannibalism from new angles.
The San Diego Museum of Man's Cannibal Exhibit is scheduled to be up for a couple years and is recommended for adults and children 10 and up.
Here is my list of some "gourmet" cannibal films.
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A Man Made Rainbow February 28, 2020 13:27
Is there nothing man cannot do.... this rainbow in our neighbours leek crop this morning, a stark contrast to the current summer drought.
The most boring super food... February 19, 2020 15:25....has to be...
Grove 2020 Summer Update January 31, 2020 16:45Olive Grove 2020 Summer update in Pictures
Massive Olive Tree Flowering 2019 November 29, 2019 13:28
This year has been a strong year for flowering, as this photo shows every flower is a potential olive.
End of November and flowering is almost done. The White petals have mostly dropped off, the flowers have been pollinated, and we are looking at the fruit set ratio to flowers.
The good news you may be able to see in this photo, is the high fruit set. Look for the green at the base of each flower.
Grafting Olives November 29, 2019 13:13Catch up with Olive Grafting on the grove, 'just' need to wait 3-4 years for the fruit to arrive....
Always room for more awards October 30, 2019 15:49
With over 70 awards won for Telegraph Hill dating back to 2003 wall space has been under pressure.
We've had a shuffle around on the shop walls so as to make some room in order to get this years 6 awards displayed...with room for next years too!
Label Refresh October 30, 2019 15:14
We've expanded our new look onto some existing products. In some cases the product name has changed slightly, not to worry its the same fantastic product behind the shiny new label.
Below is a summary of the changes and the new look label.
The label symbolises new beginnings as well as the purity of the ingredients, the sunshine, warmth, how it inspires, energise and renews, much like our product when we infuse and blend, which occurs in making our products, full of depth and flavour.
"From the hills surrounding Hawke's Bay (where our olives grow), to the colours of the sunrise and the flavourful foods that nourish and sustain our bodies, Telegraph Hill is my inspiration for making life better" says Geoff Crawford (Owner).
Read more on the label inspiration here.
Cabernet Drizzle = Cabernet Caramelised Red Wine Drizzle
Balsamic Drizzle = Balsamic Oak Infused Drizzle
Manuka Smoke infused Balsamic Drizzle = Manuka Smoke infused Balsamic Drizzle (no change)
Wasabi Vinaigrette = Wasabi Asian Inspired Vinaigrette
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Premium Blend = Premium Blend Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Lemongrass Kaffir Lime and Chilli infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil = Lemongrass Kaffir Lime and Chilli Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Telegraph Hill in Tokyo October 18, 2019 13:30Geoffs visit to Tokyo...A summary in pictures....
Olive Tree Pruning October 18, 2019 13:04Geoff doing the mahi in the grove. A video of olive tree pruning.
Olives Win Class Champion.... again September 26, 2019 14:14At the recently held Royal Easter Show Olive Awards we were delighted to receive the Class Champion awards for
Finalist - NZ Artisan Awards August 15, 2019 15:13YES! Telegraph Hill is a finalist in the 2019 Artisan Awards. We entered...
Smoke Point of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Again. (sigh) June 24, 2019 13:56Smoke point is irrelevant, a smokescreen for marketers...
Label Colour Inspiration May 28, 2019 13:07New labels. How we made a major label refresh and kept it true to Telegraph Hill.
Free Stone for Harvest March 28, 2019 22:22Using free stone method of harvest timing on green olives
6 reasons why olive oil is good for you March 18, 2019 12:35
Question: Is olive oil good for you?
Answer: A beloved pantry staple acquired from pressed whole olives and rich in healthy monounsaturated fats, olive oil is one of the healthiest oils going according to the Dieticians Association of Australia. Actually, the list of olive oil benefits are as long as your arm.
Here are just some of the ways to use olive oil:
- food preparation (as cooking oil or dressing e.g. on salad or pasta)
- drinking it as a supplement
- as body oil to moisturise the skin,
- as a makeup remover, and
- as part of natural homemade hair masks
Being rich in vitamins and other bio compounds, olive oil is healthy choice for every kind of cooking. But before you start using olive oil in every kind of cooking and beauty ritual you can think of, make sure to pick the best kind and use it the right way to make the effort worthwhile. Not all olive oils are created equal.
The different kinds of olive oil available are legit and not just a marketing ploy. According to Kelli Clark, Associate Food Editor for Kitchn, types of olive oil are distinguished from one another by the oil extraction process, additives put into them, and acidity levels, NOT by the kind of olives used. Using this criteria, you can find two main kinds:
1. Refined-treated more during the process to remove flaws from the oil. Usually a big part of the "regular" olive oil we see stocked on shelves.
2. Unrefined-this is where the gold is: the healthiest and highest-quality of the unrefined oils is extra virgin olive oil.
Based on an antioxidant value comparison chart produced by Australia's number one extra virgin olive oil producer Cobram Estate, unrefined oil includes significantly higher antioxidants and less trans fats when used in cooking.
When looking at extra virgin olive oil benefits, Associate Professor Mary Flynn of Brown University goes as far as to say, "published research shows that no other food comes close to Extra Virgin olive oil for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease."
Numerous other extra virgin olive oil health benefits exist, too. Here are five of the best.
1. Preventing Ulcers
Whether you're struggling with a chronic or condition or have an acute stomach upset, consuming olive oil can help soothe ulcers. In 2007 Science Daily reported an American Chemical Society journal study found that compounds in extra virgin olive oil have antibiotic properties which work against strains of ulcer-causing H pylori as well as strains normally resistant to antibiotics.
2. Treating Constipation
Olive oil has mild laxative effects making it the perfect choice when things down there need help moving along! Healthline suggests mixing a spoonful in with juice or milk if you don't want to drink it directly. Of course, you can put it on almost everything you cook. Drizzle it on salads, use it as a cooking oil or use a splash on a salad roll. The possibilities are both endless and delicious!
3. Pain Relief, Soothing and Disease Prevention
Back in 2005, WebMD reported olive oil got an upgrade in the health department. A previously unknown enzyme in extra virgin olive oil named Oleocanthal was discovered to have anti inflammatory properties. The Mediterraneans know this instinctively and have included it liberally in their diet for eons. Inflamation has been linked to stroke, heart disease, breast and lung cancers as well as dementia. Of course, sickness prevention isn't all anti inflammatories do. Commercial pain relievers work the same way. It's said a 50g dose of olive oil daily equals 10% of ibuprofen. It seems small, but makes a big difference when added into a person's daily routine.
4. Controlling Cholesterol
Olive oil is full of fat, but the kind of monounsaturated fats in olive oil are 'good fats' that help get rid of the bad ones that increase cholesterol levels. To avoid overconsumption, Livestrong suggests using olive oil as a replacement for other kinds of fat you regularly use, such as butter and vegetable oil. Just don't use it for frying.
5. Protection against Alzheimer's
Did you know that Alzheimer's is much less common in the Mediterannean than in the rest of the world? The likely reason? You guessed it, olive oil. The American Chemical Societysays the same enzyme responsible for olive oil's anti-inflammatory properties, Oleocanthal, also decreases the accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain, thought to be a leading cause of Alzheimer's.
6. Weight loss
Extra Virgin olive oil has been linked with lower Body Mass Indexes (BMIs) and reduced obesity rates in societies where it is heavily used (e.g the Mediterannean).
Original article can be found here: https://www.newidea.com.au/olive-oil-benefits-is-olive-oil-good-for-you
When do I pick? February 28, 2019 16:50
This frequently asked question is often answered with another question....what do you want to do with your olives?
Eat or Oil?
The rule is the eating olives (table olives) are picked first, while the flesh is still strong so that it will not soften during the natural fermentation, which lasts up to 8 months.
Oil olives are picked later, so that the oil has maximum time to accumulate in the olive prior to pressing.
The next question: where are you?
Northland start picking in March, Otago in June, and anywhere in between is in between!
Ripeness determines the time to pick, a rule of thumb is:
Table: green olives are picked before any colour change starts to happen, black olives are picked when they are black. (unless they are coloured in process, then they are picked green and, well, coloured with iron oxides), We don't colour olives at Telegraph Hill.
Oil: when the tree has 1/3 green, 1/3 coloured and 1/3 black olives. This will give a good flavour to the oil.
What is this weather doing to the Olives? January 25, 2019 11:19Is the wet start to summer good for Olives?
Harvest Birds Eye View December 12, 2018 16:07
Double Gold Awarded to Telegraph Hill November 8, 2018 15:36Its not often one gets to celebrate a gold medal in two different 'food categories'.
Why You Should Cook With Extra Virgin Olive Oil November 2, 2018 11:18Smoke point is not a good measure to determine the stability of an oil when cooking.
These Olives Are Too Salty August 22, 2018 12:08Too salty? How to reduce the salt content of olives at home.
Enjoy daffodils at home and help a family affected by Cancer August 20, 2018 08:57
Telegraph hill planted 1100 daffodil bulbs in the Autumn of 2016, with the idea that it would look fantastic to have the daffodils blooming under the rows of Olive trees. These are now blooming and it does look amazing. Over the next three weeks they will be enjoying the bulbs as they come out. (We are expecting 3,300 flowers, 3 per bulb)
"It feels a bit selfish to keep these all to ourselves, so we would like to donate these to the community. We invite the people of Hawkes Bay to pick as many as you like and donate in the Olivery shop to the Cancer Society" says Geoff Crawford, owner Telegraph Hill.
All donations will be gratefully passed onto Trudy Kirk, Hawke's Bay Centre Manager, Cancer Society.
"We are grateful of all donations in support of our fundraising, especially when we do not have to provide staff or put time into initiatives such as what Telegraph Hill are doing this year" says Ms Kirk
Geoff Crawford: "This is the first year we have started helping the Cancer Society, the great thing is we can do this fundraising every year. These daffodils will keep producing more flowers every year so we can keep raising more money every year"
All 1100 daffodils are the 'Carlton' variety a two-tone yellow daffodil with soft yellow petals encircle a large, frilly, golden yellow cup.
There is Growth On My Home Cured Olives July 5, 2018 15:36My home cured olives have grown a growth, are they ruined?
Harvest 2018 April 26, 2018 15:45
Actual vs Plan
It worked! this years plan of growing large olives worked! We pruned to reduce the crop load so the remaining olives grew bigger.
We kept a close eye on them and the weather, and when time came for picking, we kept all the large olives to use for our table olives, and the smaller olives all went for oil.
We got a ratio of 34 - 60% large olives. Previous years the ratio has been as low as 15%.
Now I'll just order a repeat for next year.....
Olive Oil Moisturising Cream Workshop March 9, 2018 15:05
Learn how to make your own moisturising cream with all natural ingredients; no chemicals, no elaborate equipment needed.
Morag Black is holding a workshop on 12th May at the Telegraph Hill Olivery! She will show you how to make a beautiful cream with Telegraph Hill's own Extra Virgin Olive Oil and other natural, spray free and organic ingredients. All requirements will be supplied and as there are only six places available it is essential to book early.
You will learn how to create a basic cream which is useful for all types of skin. Fragrance free, this cream can be used as a face cream or whole body moisturiser and you will take the information and create your own special combinations to suit individual requirements at home.
When: 12th May 2018 10am – 12noon (full), and 2 - 4pm
Where: Telegraph Hill Olivery 1279 Howard Street, Hastings, phone 06 878 4460
Who: Morag Black – workshop provider
What: -to bring – just an apron if you wish
-will be provided – all ingredients and requirements are supplied
-you will take home – at least one 200g jar of basic cream, heaps of knowledge, hands-on experience of the skills needed to experiment at home.
-will it cost - $40 all inclusive, coffee and tea provided.
email Morag to book your spot.
Artisan Cheese Tasting in Hawke's Bay with Juliet Harbutt February 14, 2018 13:51
This was fun, and what an amazing 'resource' we have here in Hawke's Bay with Juliet Harbutt a world renowned Master of Cheese!
My key 'take home' point was that, actually, i do like goats cheese. A good one doesn't taste 'goaty'. This resonated with me, because, we have the same feedback on olives! too many 'bad tasting' olives out there puts people off the whole category!
I highly recommend taking part in one of these evenings, and would be suprised if you didn't back it up with a second evening!
We got to taste 12 cheeses with 3 different beverages (so 36 different combinations!), this gave us an instant experience of what and why pairing food and wine is about. We discussed what worked, what didn't and why.
My favourite was Savvy Washed Rind from Drunken Nanny, a gooey soft cheese, paired with Mayflower Apple cider from Edgebrook Cider. The combination made both go BOOM! in your mouth, and created a whole new 'higher level' flavour.
I'll be back for more!
Less is More Olives January 31, 2018 08:45
My favourite olive tree. It always produces the biggest olives and a lot of them.
The heavy pruning earlier in the season has exaggerated this, it is looking like the experiment of more pruning = less olives = larger olives is working. Roll on Harvest.
Olive Oil Candle January 11, 2018 00:00Burning an Olive Oil Candle at Telegraph Hill...
Telegraph Hill Olive Tree Pruning December 28, 2017 11:49Read Geoff's theory on this years pruning....
November in the Olive Grove November 20, 2017 16:31
Telegraph Hill on Japanese TV October 25, 2017 00:00
This is a Saturday popular TV show. The guy walks in a local area to find nice restaurants and stores, and eats the products he finds to tell how great the food is.
Basically, she says the most recommendable salt in the store is Olive Zing, and the taste reminds us of Japanese traditional sprinkle condiment made of Japanese plum leaves.
Delicious on white rice is an appealing suggestion to use this product.
Keep the sound up when watching this, you'll get what he is saying, no translation required!
Award Winning Olives October 11, 2017 20:10
Telegraph Hill wins Champion Olives!
New Zealand's table olive competition 2017 is run in Auckland. An interesting yet irrelevant aside, somehow they are the "Royal Easter Show", yet the competition is run in September.
So the results from this years Royal Easter Show Olive competition Telegraph Hill Olives are the best olives in New Zealand!
Champion (The highest score in category)
- Champion Table Olives - Kalamata Olives
- Champion Flavoured Table Olives - Burnt Orange & Fennel Olives
And the medals went as follows:
- Gold Award Flavoured Table Olives - Burnt Orange & Fennel Olives
- Silver Award Classic Table Olives - Traditional Olives
- Silver Award Classic Table Olives - Kalamata Olives
- Silver Award Flavoured Table Olives - Sicilian Style Semi-Dried Olives
- Bronze Award Flavoured Table Olives - Roast Cumin & Garlic Olives
This is the fifth year Telegraph Hill has won Champion olives, an achievement we are very proud of.
Our history of 14 years of awards is here.
Awesome NZ Artisan Food App August 25, 2017 12:45
Amanda and Shelly have created this fantastic app showcasing NZ Food. This is a must for tourists and locals wanting to see the best of NZ.
Its called the FoodPath NZ - www.thefoodpathnz.com - They shout out and thank people along the way who make a big effort to grow, raise and make lovely and real New Zealand food. Because these producers work super hard doing something pretty special.
It covers daytime cafes, artisans, specialty grocers and markets.
In an unfamiliar NZ region, it can be tricky to find the classic, and best, daytime food experiences, and often times to understand their special NZ relevance.
The FoodPath NZ has created an app to help with that. Well done Amanda and Shelly!
Whats Geoff (the owner) of Telegraph Hill look like? August 24, 2017 13:00
Adam and Eve from The Adam and Eve Show on TV2 visited Telegraph Hill. They didn't know what they were going to be doing at the Olivery.
They made a show of us all picking and spitting olives. It was a fun time, excuse my nervous start, we got into the swing of things eventually!
Coconut oil is bad for your heart July 14, 2017 16:22
I've watched the 'clever marketing' for coconut oil, it's shown me if you say something enough times it becomes a truth. Despite the science.
Here's an article from the American Heart Association stating its as bad for your heart as any other saturated fat. A full circle back to 'old school' thinking. Saturated fats are bad for your heart health. Saturated fats have always been bad for you, but somehow coconut oil (which is 82% saturated fat) wasn't. Thumbs up for the marketing people, job well done, nailed the sales targets.
Of course plenty of science has shown that coconut oil "healthy" claims are unsubstantiated. But facts and science are so boring! President Trump has shown us that.
Dr Laurence Eyres, a New Zealand specialist in oils and fats says "Traditionally, coconut oil hasn't been recommended because it is extremely high in saturated fat. This advice remains, despite the large number of marketing claims to the contrary".
Consumer Magazine had a go too.
And for me? The only oil we use in our house is Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and my cholesterol level is the best in my family. Proves EVOO is good for everyone eh?
Get your Extra Virgin Olive Oil and happy heart here.
Olives and Pigs June 19, 2017 16:46
Pigs. The wild pigs at the Mohaka grove are the bain of Brad. When I visit the grove to look at the trees, the first thing I have to do is look at the photos of Brads close encounters with the natural wild life.
And it is wild.
If he spots one without his gun he's not getting out of the tractor cab. 'They'll go ya' he says. He has photos of the pigs alive and dead, taken from the cab and standing in the rows, and of course great stories about the ones that got away.
He likes to hunt, but his point is this: One pig makes a lot of damage. They root amongst the trees and destroy the ground, making unseen ruts and bumps that the tractor and gear crashes and bangs through. This slows down the speed of grove spraying and mowing and can damage the gear. "They're costing us Geoff" he says (and they taste good)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Have you really got it? June 9, 2017 16:35
I gave a large bottle of our Extra Virgin Olive Oil to a foodie friend, who immediately made all the right noises (oohed and aahed special thanks etc), then implied they would use it sparingly. I had a Stop The Bus moment.
I asked my friend to use it on everything, every time the family sat down to a meal I asked that she had the oil bottle out and dressed her food with it. Every time I said. Put it on everything. It will enrich and enhance your food. Enjoy all of it, in a short space of time.
Two weeks later I got a message from my friend, we've run out, she said. We did what you said, it was amazing, and we now need some more, our food is not as good without Extra Virgin Olive Oil!
This made me think, wow, I have huge respect for this friend and her food skills, I've known her for 15 years, I've had this business 13 of those years, shes been a constant customer, yet she didn't get extra virgin olive oil until now. Have you got it?
Harvest 2017 May 22, 2017 12:02
Time to celebrate! Gold for Telegraph Hill on the world stage. April 26, 2017 21:48
Telegraph Hill has had yet another successful year at the Olive Japan 2017 Extra Virgin Olive Oil awards announced on 24th April 2017.
GOLD - Roast Garlic Infused Olive Oil
GOLD - Lemongrass, Kaffir Lime & Chilli Infused Olive Oil
SILVER - Thyme, Sage and Rosemary Olive Oil
OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is one of the premier olive oil competitions in the world. Last years competition had over 600 entries! We are delighted 3 of our products have been recognised at this level against such tough competition from around the globe.
These awards are also a huge help in cementing our steadily growing niche in the Japanese market.
To find out more about the Olive Japan 2017 competition here
Olive Harvest 2017 - Tips for you at home! March 24, 2017 11:30
The olive harvest at Telegraph Hill is almost underway and this year it is running to schedule - bang on time with a medium sized olive crop.
The first variety of olives harvested are an Italian variety called Ouvo D'Piccione, known for their large green fruit. These are ready to be harvested now at two of our groves.
Manzanillo Olives are next - this is the main crop which is harvested from 8 groves dotted around Hawkes Bay.
Kalamata Olives are the final variety harvested around mid May - see these trees next time you visit The Olivery.
Here are some tips on harvesting your own crop!
- Sun ripened olives should have some variation in their colour. This is called quid pro quo and allows for not only colour variation but better flavours that only tree-ripened olives can produce.
- Once harvested make sure you use Olives swiftly - once picked the quality and flavour can deteriorate quickly.
- To cure your own olives follow this method
- If you are interested in having your crop pressed into Olive Oil contact these Hawkes Bay based businesses
Olivewood Farm Partnership - Julie and Zane / 0272784947 / 06 8367923
Ken Mark / 06 8749455
Happy harvesting!
Our Latest Silverware! October 31, 2016 17:00
Our Kalamata Extra Virgin Olive Oil (bottled as Medium Intensity Extra Virgin Olive Oil) has won a SILVER medal at this year's New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards earlier this month.
This consistent all-rounder is smooth - not too strong or peppery! and can be used liberally on all dishes to enhance and enrich. A delicious, nutritious, guilt-free superfood!
Our Latest Silverware! October 31, 2016 17:00
Our Kalamata Extra Virgin Olive Oil (bottled as Medium Intensity Extra Virgin Olive Oil) has won a SILVER medal at this year's New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards earlier this month.
This consistent all-rounder is smooth - not too strong or peppery! and can be used liberally on all dishes to enhance and enrich. A delicious, nutritious, guilt-free superfood!
Art In The Olives Festival Prep: Olive Wood Hangi Trial 1 September 29, 2016 14:34
Trial 1. Olive wood fired Hangi. Art in the Olives Festival is 10 weeks away.
Objective: Trial the Olive Wood and recipes.
Timeline is important… we plan to eat a 5.30pm, so working back from then, we pull the hangi up at 5pm, food in at 1pm, start the burn at 10am, dig the hole the day before.
It's a Saturday so we've got to weave in attending and coaching our children's sports games into the day's events as well.
Hangi Master Shayne said the woods good. Nice hot burn, no sparks, and the smoke smells nice. Perhaps we should leave some embers in the hangi to see if the smoke adds some nice smokey taste to the kai?
We hit the times and the hangi gets packed at 1pm. Plenty of people to help put the cloths over the food, and cover the Hangi with dirt. We stand by and check for steam escaping for another hour or so.
We pull the hangi up at 5, we now have three families all helping, what fun, and sense of community just from doing this. Now the fun part, back to the house and taste the trials.
Chicken Marbella, Beef shins in Apricot & Olive Tagine, Lamb Puttanesca, Goat curry, Curried Eel, Pork Belly, Chicken Chorizo bake, Sticky Drunken Prune Pudding ,all delicious, olives held up well in all dishes, definitely a success.
Round two trials will refine the recipes, and set the menu. Should we do a pudding?
Day 14 Update: Havelock North town water supply Campylobacter infection. August 26, 2016 16:57
Whats still happening?
The boil water notice remains in place. This infection has had a massive impact on a small community. There are many emergency organisations involved in helping the public to get and stay healthy. Red Cross, Rapid Disaster Relief and Age Concern are all visible in our community. Water has become the new currency
Ongoing preventative measures:
We are still taking prudent steps to ensure product safety. We can confirm that our products are safe to eat.
- We are a separate water system to the affected Havelock North supply.
- This separate system is a bore water, from our own well. We are regularly testing this water, and will continue to regularly test until we know more information. Tests so far have all been clear.
- To make sure our products are safe, we keep all manufactured product on hold in our warehouse until the clear result is received.
- We will continue this cycle of holding product, testing the water, and releasing it, until we have clarity from the Hastings District Council on the healthiness of every bore in Hastings.
What can you do?
Don't let this happen in your area. Be mindful of this event where we humans have poisoned ourselves by keeping our head in the sand and ignoring the environment.
I encourage you to go a little green, take one small step (Neil Armstrong!) to care more for your environment, and keep what we have for years to come. We certainly will be in Hawke's Bay.
And to help struggling families in Hawke's Bay? Right now the sickness levels are declining, people are back at work, and businesses need income. You can support these people by purchasing products made in Hawke's Bay, they are safe to eat. All food manufacturing businesses are all going though extra costs to ensure their product safety.
I hope this doesn't come to a town near you.
Geoff Crawford
Owner Telegraph Hill
Day 10 Update: Havelock North town water supply campylobacter infection August 22, 2016 17:02
Telegraph Hill product safety:
We are lucky at Telegraph Hill to be on a separate supply to the Havelock North town supply.
This means we have not been using the infected water in our production.
We can confirm that our products are safe to eat.
Ongoing preventative measures:
We have taken some prudent steps to ensure product safety.
- We are a separate water system to the affected Havelock North supply.
- This separate system is a bore water, from our own well. We are regularly testing this water, and will continue to regularly test until we know more information. Tests so far have all been clear.
- To make sure our products are safe, we keep all manufactured product on hold in our warehouse until the clear result is received.
- We will continue this cycle of holding product, testing the water, and releasing it, until we have clarity from the Hastings District Council on the healthiness of every bore in Hastings.
My research to date tells me that our bore water is an independent aquifer from the aquifer that supplies the water for the Havelock North Town supply. We are separated by 3km, and we are uphill and to the west from it. Aquifers do have a flow from hills (in the west) to the sea (in the east), and this is in our favour (water doesn't flow uphill).
I do expect that once the source of the infection for the Havelock North Town Supply is found, we will be able to evaluate predict the future health of our bore. Until then we will continue these preventative steps to ensure we sell safe product.
Geoff Crawford
Owner / / Managing Director
Grading Olives - The next step from tree to table July 27, 2016 15:08
Every step of the olive production process is completed by hand and onsite at Telegraph Hill Olivery. The processing of table olives requires practice and patience!
This week we are grading olives which requires all hands on deck a couple of times a month. The olives are graded for the first time at harvest and then again once we are satisfied they have reached optimal flavour through processing. They are hand graded for size and quality before they reach our production kitchen, ensuring only the largest olives of our harvest reach our table olive products.
Olives are taken straight from the barrel and tipped into a large hopper and then fed out along a conveyor belt which gives us time to inspect each olive as it rolls past. Then they run through a sizer which separates small, medium and large olives.
Most mass-produced olives are ripened using ripening/chemical agents which gives them a even black colour. You might notice Telegraph Hill olives have some variation in their colour. This is the quid pro quo for better flavours that only tree-ripened olives can produce.
Harvest 2016 Update June 29, 2016 13:31
This years Olive Harvest was a great success. A large crop and excellent weather meant we could harvest a total of 50 tonne, 15,000,000 olives in total. This year Manzanillo, Kalamata and Uovo di Piccione varieties were harvested.
What happens now.....
Once the olives are harvested (watch here) they then go through the grader to be sized. Smaller Olives are pressed to make oil and larger olives are kept for our table olives. The large olives are then washed, and placed in 2000L vats or 200L barrels in brine (salt and water). Over the first 3 weeks, rapid fermentation begins using the wild yeast and spores within the olives. This produces carbon dioxide and acid and smells delicious like making bread at home. It is this yeast which gives Telegraph Hill Olives their distinctive flavour.
Over the next 6 months the sugars in the olives will ferment and the bitterness contained in the olives will be converted until they become edible. Then the olives continue to ferment their sugar. If you are interested in fermenting your own olives give this recipe a go!
International Gold awards for Olive Oil April 28, 2016 16:42
This week the winners of the Olive Japan International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition were announced. Telegraph Hill won two Gold medals and one Silver Medal for their three flavour infused Extra Virgin Olive Oils.
This is a stunning result in what was a competitive international competition. Only two thirds of the 600 entries from around the world got awards.
We've recently started exporting to Japan, these awards will certainly help our sales and market growth. It's a fantastic endorsement for our flavoured oil range.
This continues another good year with awards, having won best olives in NZ for the fourth year in a row at the annual NZ olive completion in September last year.
Oils and Awards below:
2016 OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition APRIL 2016
- Gold Award Flavoured Oils - Thyme, Sage & Rosemary Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Gold Award Flavoured Oils - Roast Garlic infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Silver Medal, Flavoured Oils - Lemongrass, Kaffir Lime & Chilli
Competition website: http://olivejapan.com/en/category/news_en
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Cannot Paste Links from Xcode Documentation
When I copy a link from Xcode 10 documentation, I cannot paste the link into Multimarkdown.
Expected: Paste the link into Multimarkdown Composer
Actual: Nothing is pasted... blank paste.
I have to paste it first into Chrome/Safari/Notes, and then I have to copy it again, and then paste it into Multimarkdown.
My guess is that it's rtf, or some other non-text format.
Feature Request
Copy/paste of the formatted link into Markdown would be great, but just being able to paste the link would be nice.
I'd love it if I could copy website links into markdown with both the title and the link.
Example Copy #33 From John Sundell's Github and Paste into Multimarkdown Composer
Currently I have to:
1. Manually copy the title
2. Copy the link
3. Select the title in composer
4. Paste the link
Ideal workflow
- Copy link
- Paste the formatted link in one action with the title from website, and the link using markdown.
1) re: Xcode issue -- I think that's something weird with Xcode. I can't even paste such a link into Xcode itself, which is telling. I can't paste into Sublime Text. I *can* paste into TextEdit (perhaps supporting your RTF idea, though other rich text seems to work). I'll dig into it, but the proper fix probably needs to come from Apple, given that even Xcode can't paste it... I have not heard of difficulty pasting links from anywhere else -- I'll be curious to figure out exactly what's going on.
2) re: grabbing page titles off the web -- I'll think about this one. To be honest, this behavior annoys me in other apps that support it. It rarely gives me the result I want. It would also require consistent behavior in terms of when to implement this functionality (e.g. Composer currently offers several variations of pasting URLs depending on what is selected). Will also have to dig into synchronous vs asynchronous behavior -- Apple's networking calls are migrating towards asynchronous (I believe), which makes this much trickier. I can use libCurl easily on Mac, which is synchronous, but this is trickier on iOS and I'm still looking for a solution there for MultiMarkdown itself (e.g. ePub exporting.) I'm not saying no, but this won't happen quickly.
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Manager, Founder
MultiMarkdown Software, LLC
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I think it's also a bug in Xcode.
It should work, but you'll probably have to investigate the different
pasteboard types.
Yeah -- Xcode copies the URL type, but does not copy a text type. So
pasting it into an NSTextView doesn't work.
I tried replacing the contents of the pasteboard mid-stream in this
situation, but that doesn't work.
I think to fix this would require rewriting the entire paste workflow,
since I currently rely on default macOS behavior. Not the end of the
world by any means, but annoying.
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Yeah.... It took me a bit to get a handle on the idea that the
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The Mediterranean diet reduces risk factors that can cause heart disease including high LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, obesity & high blood pressure.
We all know the Mediterranean diet to be a "heart-healthy diet". But what exactly IS the Mediterranean diet?
The first country that comes to mind when Americans think about the Mediterranean diet is Greece. We actually went to Greece on our honeymoon and FELL. IN. LOVE. with the food and culture. Need get back there soon…
BUT the diet is more than just Greek food guys. It's actually based on the cuisines of a variety of countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea including Italy, Greece, Spain, Morocco, Cyprus, Croatia and more.
What is the Mediterranean Diet?
While the cuisines of each of these countries are quite different, they all have a few things in common when it comes to dietary habits. The diets of these Mediterranean countries are:
- Devoid of processed foods
- Limited in saturated fat, trans fat and refined sugar
- Focused on fresh fruits and vegetables
- Rich in whole grains
- Plentiful in beans and legumes
- Loaded with lean protein
- Abundant in healthy fats
But wait, there's more! The diet actually goes beyond these wholesome, nutritious and plant-forward foods. It's a way of life; an attitude; an appreciation for living in the moment. These countries are known for lifestyle habits that include:
- Relaxed meal times shared with family and friends
- Mindful eating
- Daily physical activity
- Stress relief
- Meaningful social engagement in the community
Numerous scientific studies have found that the Mediterranean diet reduces risk factors that can lead to heart disease, including high LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, obesity and high blood pressure. In fact, experts have analyzed "blue zones" – places on earth with the world's lowest rates of chronic disease and the highest life expectancies – and developed the following Mediterranean Diet pyramid to match the dietary and lifestyle habits of these populations.
Looking to shift your eating pattern to be more Mediterranean? Check out my favorite Mediterranean diet cookbooks for inspiration!


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Well! This year we are also spending Christmas with family. But still...the other day I saw all the glittery, cozy looking Christmas displays (they REALLY start Christmas stuff early in England, since no me really cares about Halloween and Thanksgiving doesn't exist) and I wondered if maybe I should decorate this year, after all. I mean, if I did it now, I'd totally get my money's worth.
In other news, I found my first house spider in the bathroom last night. I really, really hate them. Now I never want to go in there again.
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I found a useful review on the Digital Citizen website. They list 5 options some of which can be used on a variety of platforms. I was interested in Windows software.
- DVD Styler
- WinX DVD Author
- DeVeDe
- DVD Flick
- Freemake Video Converter
Digital Citizen Conclusion
These are the best free alternatives we've found for Microsoft's Windows DVD Maker. While any of these five can do the job, our opinion is that the best are DVD Styler, WinX DVD Author and DeVeDe. These are the apps with the largest number of DVD customizing features, they support a wide range of video and audio input formats, can embed subtitles and let you design your own custom menus. Furthermore, they're also honest software: they don't try to install unwanted programs on your computer, nor do they ask you to pay money in order to utilize them fully.
I had previously used DVD Flick but found the menu authoring options rather poor as did DC but it worked well as a video to DVD converter.
To see full reviews and to DOWNLOAD the software go to Digital Citizen website. Its clean and appears free from adware traps etc but as always be cautious about anything you download.
I will report back on my experience.
I started by downloading DVD Styler. Warning you are offered FREE software during the download, make sure you tick the right boxes if you don't want it and who does...
I gave up on all these options and went back to using Picturestoexe a very versatile piece of software used by photographers for making slideshows or AV presentations. The software includes a powerful video editing and authoring module. I had forgotten however that DVD's are low resolution. Wasted a lot of time on that problem.
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