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This is the second instalment in my six week series called
Picture Books: Making It Count
I hope you find some interesting tips here. Thanks for reading!
Jill Carter-Hansen, Illustrator of Bearly There
(Windy Hollow Books, 2013)
Part 2: How Do I Find An Illustrator For My Picture Book?
For those seeking commercial publication, one thing that holds them back is the belief that they need to find and pay for an artist to illustrate their work before they submit it to a publisher.
Whenever I run a picture book course or speak to beginner writers, one of the first questions I'm asked is 'Where I can find an illustrator for my picture book?'.
This is a common misconception people have when they're starting out.
Unless you're thinking of self-publishing, the task of finding an illustrator is undertaken by the publisher.
Publishers work with several, if not many, illustrators. They may even have a 'stable' of illustrators who they regularly employ on projects, whether they are picture books, chapter books or book covers.
Authors may not even know the illustrator who is commissioned to work on their picture book. I've worked on a book where the illustrations were done by two manga artists living in Japan.
Fangs was a full-colour illustrated chapter book
(a little unusual - chapter books normally have B&W illustrations).
The drawings were done by a Japanese manga group called Gurihiru.
(Blake Education)
Other books I've worked on have involved illustrators who live in different states. Our only correspondence has been via email or sometimes telephone. Sometimes not at all. In other cases, I've known the illustrator before they've signed onto the project or met them afterwards and become firm friends with them. We've even held joint events to launch or promote our new picture book.
Different types of relationships will evolve on different projects. This is all normal.
The publisher or editor will act as the middle-man or conduit for the relationship. They will manage the editing of both the text and the illustrations, passing on information or queries or feedback. This may seem a strange process to some, but the practice is conducted industry-wide and from my experience it works well because it allows each party their own creative freedom.
What the publisher does want to see from an author is fresh, clever, original words. And usually words alone. Your words have to stand out. They have to SING.
Aleesah Darlison
It wasn't until well and truly after our book, Stripes in the Forest: The Story of the Last Wild Thylacine, had been published that the illustrator and I actually got to meet. I live in QLD and Shane McGrath lives in VIC, so we were separated by geography. We spoke on the phone and via email quite a lot throughout the book creation process, however.
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Aleesah is a multi-published, award-winning author and owner of Greenleaf Press.
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A symbol is worth a thousand wordsIt's easy to get distracted by Goofy and Donald, but the Kingdom Hearts games have A LOT going on. You can battle classic villains alongside characters from Disney and Final Fantasy. You can travel to new worlds, or ones you've grown up watching in movies (Halloween Town is everything we'd imagined and more!). You'll have to rescue the Princesses of Heart, but get this: THEY AREN'T ALL PRINCESSES!
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Practices and perceptions of living apart together
Duncan, S., Phillips, M., Carter, J., Roseneil, S. and Stoilova, M. (2014) Practices and perceptions of living apart together. Family Science, 5 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1942-4620.Full text not available from this repository.
This paper examines how people living apart together (LATs) maintain their relationships, and describes how they view this living arrangement. It draws on a 2011 survey on LAT in Britain, supplemented by qualitative interviewing. Most LATs in Britain live close to their partners, and have frequent contact with them. At the same time most see LAT in terms of a monogamous, committed couple, where marriage remains a strong normative reference point, and see living apart as not much different from co-residence in terms of risk, emotional security or closeness. Many see themselves living together in the future. However, LAT does appear to make difference to patterns of care between partners. In addition, LATs report advantages in terms of autonomy and flexibility. The paper concludes that LAT allows individuals some freedom to manoeuvre in balancing the demands of life circumstances and personal needs with those of an intimate relationship, but that practices of LAT do not, in general, represent a radical departure from the norms of contemporary coupledom, except for that which expects couples to cohabit.
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City-Regions and Urban Fields in Nigeria
Published: 26 April 2018 10:10
Dr Robin Bloch, URN Team Leader and Technical Director, City and Regional Development at ICF, authored a book chapter titled City-regions, urban fields and urban frontiers: Friedmann's legacy.
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The book chapter is a contribution to the book Insurgencies and Revolutions: Reflections on John Friedmann's Contributions to Planning Theory and Practice published by Taylor & Francis and edited by Haripriya Rangan, Mee Kam NG, Libby Porter and Jacquelyn Chase.
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The Right to Repair legislation (The Secure Tenants of Local Housing Authorities (Right to Repair) Regulations 1994) gives the right to tenants to have small emergency or urgent repairs carried out quickly and to receive payment if we fail to meet our obligations on the second occasion.
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Jeff has been with BurgerMonger for 3 years & is currently General Manager at our South Tampa restaurant.
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YEREVAN, June 8. /ARKA/. Armenia has joined the multilateral convention of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on counteracting the tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), the Armenian ministry of finance said today in a press release.
The convention was signed Wednesday by Armenian finance minister Vardan Aramyan in Paris, reaffirming Armenia's commitment to cooperate in the global efforts to tackle aggressive tax planning.
Representatives of 68 jurisdictions, including Armenia, Austria, Australia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, India, Great Britain, Russia, Switzerland and others, signed the Convention which will have the effect of amending most of the bilateral tax treaties of the signatory jurisdictions in respect of treaty related measures under the BEPS package for preventing artificial tax avoidance, prevention of treaty abuse, and improve dispute resolution.
However, countries do have the liberty to argue their point and make sure that they meet minimum BEPS standards.
The Convention will ensure that the minimum standards regarding prevention of treaty abuse and amelioration of the international tax dispute resolution process are implemented in all covered tax agreements quickly.
OECD is one of the world's leading economic organizations, comprising 35 most developed countries. The headquarters of the organization is in Paris, France. --0--


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If you ask Steven Tyler, an Aerosmith "Farewell Tour" is imminent. He recently told Howard Stern, "I wanna squash any thought that anybody might have about the band [being] over. We're doing a farewell tour, but that's only because it's time."
Perhaps this was in response to Joe Perry's recent comments suggesting otherwise,
"A farewell tour is something we've talked about doing for years, let's say roughly in the last five years.
It's just something the band's talked about at various times. At this point, the five of us have never sat down and said, 'It's time to do it.' So 'considering' is an appropriate word for that statement. A farewell tour is definitely not confirmed."
The key words in that statement might be "the five of us" – that's probably exactly where the contradiction in thoughts on the tour stem from. It looks like we'll have to wait for an official statement from the band before we believe anything…
Until then, we can count on Steven Tyler's country solo album (called We're All Somebody From Somewhere) to come out on July 15th.
Guitarist Brad Whitford recently reunited with singer Derek St. Holmes for a new album which he's working on, and bassist Tom Hamilton will is touring with the current Thin Lizzy lineup. Joe Perry is busy touring with The Hollywood Vampires.


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With all respects to Jesus and that fine story, the greatest story ever told actually happened two nights ago and was written by a bunch of teenagers.
Once there was a little girl who needed help. The little girl needed help getting NOS on her turtle so she could go to the store. On the way, the turtle saw a rabbit and they started to race! Then a semi came through and smashed the turtle and the rabbit to death! The rabbit did not die, he came back as a zombie and ate all the turtles that were left. But the turtles were from Iraq and exploded!
-The End
There you have it, folks. Rabbits and turtles racing, which is classic, and then zombies? You can't argue that zombies have taken the literary world by storm. Add some violence with the semi smashing, toss that all together with an Iraq reference, which is topical, and you've got the greatest story ever written. Do you NEED to know how the girl eventually got NOS on her turtle? No. No you don't. All you need to know is that the turtle was looking for victory number two when it came to rabbit/turtle racing, and he was prepared to do anything to get it.
I'm not going to lie, folks. That bit at the end, the twist there? I got the goosebumps. The turtles win again. When will those rabbits learn?
The oft-irreverent, sometimes-inspiring, and always honest writing of a husband, son, father, brother, teacher, and basketball fan. Your mother probably loves me.
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Greatest Story Ever Told...
Posted by Travis Sloat at 9:06 AM
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I'm a husband, father, son, brother, and friend. I teach English and Literature to the youth of today. I love Jesus and my mother, and I'll gladly introduce you to both. I love photography and writing. Duke basketball keeps me occupied for half the year, and hating Chapel Hill keeps me busy the other half. As you can tell from the title of my blog, I like stories. I'm a big guy with a big voice, trying desperately to be heard by someone before The Lord takes me home. Let's be best friends.
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I remember looking through the Xbox Live Arcade titles a while back, trying to find something new to play. A decidedly Japanese-looking game caught my eye — Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax. What the hell kind of a name even is that? After reading up on it a bit, I decided to give it a shot. It's a wild ride packed with humor and incredibly unique gameplay.
- TL;DR: 30 seconds to save the world from destruction!
- Platform: Xbox 360
- Score: 9.2
- Hours Played: 15
- What I Played: All modes
- Recommended: Yes
In Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax, a port of the PSP original, you take the role of Hero. The Time Goddess needs your help to stop an evil lord from casting a spell that will destroy the world! Oh no! To make matters worse, said evil lord is going to cast the spell in THIRTY SECONDS! WHAT?! You "fight" (I'll explain later) monsters, level up, and must save the world. Blah blah blah, another generic hero quest, right? NOPE.
Each level dumps you in an old-school overworld with a 30 second timer and a new evil lord. I said that you "fight" monsters. I put "fight" in quotes because it consists of running across the screen and ramming into the monster until either you or it die, bouncing off each other like a five year old playing with action figures. Yes, seriously. After gaining enough XP, you'll level up. Once you hit a level high enough to defeat the evil lord in each level, the game will flash "YOU > EVIL" across the screen. "Damn right I'm better than evil," you'll say to yourself. But what about this whole timer deal? Well, every time you visit a town, the Time Goddess is nice enough to pause this timer for you. If your timer gets too low, you can pay her (she's a bit of a gold digger) and she will reset the timer to 30 seconds. In town, you can also do side quests to gain party members and upgrade your equipment.
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Graphically, the game is a two-headed beast. You can play in 8-bit mode, like I did, or you can play in Super Mega Neo Climax mode, which looks more like an anime. Between (and within) each level, there are various throwback dialogue sets of a giant photo of a character (usually the Time Goddess) speaking. The main story can end in multiple places, depending on the way you finish missions (choosing to take the giant treasure instead of giving it back to the townspeople, for example).
After beating Hero 30, the main game mode I've been telling you about so far, you can unlock other modes. Evil Lord 30 lets you play as one of the aforementioned evil lords, trying to save his beloved from damnation in an RTS-style game. Princess 30 is a shooter where you control a princess, surrounded by her cavalcade of knights, trying to get medicine for her dying father. Knight 30 is similar to Hero 30 in that you play a fighter, but you must protect a sage who is trying to cast a spell that, you guessed it, takes 30 seconds. Hero 300, my favorite non-main mode, puts you back in the Hero's shoes for a single mission with a 300 second timer and no Time Goddess. Hero 3 is another single mission, but with a 3 second timer and the Time Goddess back at your side. Unfortunately, the Evil Lord/Princess/Knight modes in the Xbox version have been stripped down to one mission instead of 30.
Half Minute Hero is full of humor and crazy fast gameplay. It's a satire on the entire RPG genre. How many games let you go from a no-name to fully geared, dragon-slaying machine in under 60 seconds? At just 800MSP/$10 (and only $2.49 on Steam!), it's a steal.


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Photo 1, Cut from a 3mm sheet of plastic i got from the "help yourself bin" at Homebase.
Photo 2, 3mm is really quite stiff so the ratchet strap took most of the strain.
Photo 3, Speed welding plastic. I got the info here;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_welding & used a cheap soldering iron.Thin strips of plastic were cut & used as welding rods to add to the mix. Important point is it must be the same plastic. Drag the iron & push it along with the rod, everything will melt & mix. You can pretty the weld up with the iron when finished.
Photo 4, I ran the tip of the iron without any rods along the outer seam which made it look neat. I purposely left an overhang with the intention of filing it down but it looks OK as is.
Photo 5, Just needs a spray (probably black) & some stickers.Didn't cost me anything apart from a cut finger 🙁The weld is surprisingly strong. I thought it would snap straight off when the ratchet strap was removed but it holds fast.
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It's true - Twin Creeks throws the best parties in town. But we don't stop there. Our calendar is stocked with interesting things to do for everyone, whether you want an active, outgoing adventure, or you just want to relax and enjoy an entertainment program. Our programs are designed to enlighten, stimulate, and entertain our residents.
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Cover Characteristic
(hosted by A Muggle's Magical Book Blog)
This a meme where each week a book cover characteristic will be selected by the host. You then choose 5 covers to post with that particular characteristic.
This week's Theme:
Darkest Powers trilogy (The Summoning, The Awakening, The Reckoning) by Kelley Armstrong
The Lost Crown by Sarah Miller
A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary Queen of Scots by Carolyn Meyer
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Something Like Normal by Trish Dollar
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Amma Passes away
Tamil New Year Morning
Sunday, April 14, 2013, 9 AM
விஜய வருடம், சித்திரை மாதம் 1- ஆம் தேதி, ஞாயிற்று கிழமை காலை 9 மணி
Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
Thayumanaswamy Rajalakshmi Aachi
Thayumanaswamy Rajalakshmi (aka Bhooma) was born in Thirupayanthan Gudi, Madras Presidency, India on Wednesday, January 8, 1941 as the third child of T. S. Vedanayagam Pillai and Seetha Lakshmy Ammal. She grew up in the farming village with several of her brothers and sisters and was well liked both by her parents and siblings. She completed eighth grade in the local middle school and was a studious student. Bhooma's father was a farmer and her mother maintained a household with nine children where Bhooma took up the responsibility of being a big sister to many of her younger siblings.
On September 8, 1965, she married Appakutty Somasundaram Thayumanaswamy Pillai of Vedaraniam and moved to Vedaraniam (aka Thirumarai Kadu). There she had a dual role of a wife and a step mother to young children, Swarnambal and Somasundaram. Bhooma excelled in both by showering affection to the newly motherless children and a wife who needed to run a larger household by herself. Bhooma also took care of her mother-in-law until latter's death in 1968. She gave birth to three wonderful children Thiyagarajan in 1966, Thillaikkarasi in 1968 and Ambika in 1976.Until her death,she took care of herself and her beloved husband even as his health was failing. She was an excellent cook and a pious person following the Hindu religious customs and worship. She was a great role model to all her children and never complained about anything.
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Beautiful streets are the treasure to one city. It's like the most fabulous wedding dress in the store window. This is how I see the streets of Kotor. A city full of beautiful areas that just take your breath away in a second.
Here are some pictures I took last summer (2013), during one of my visits there. I was just starting to use my photography skills (if I can call it that way), so they are not my best work. However, the beautiful streets of this city made it so much better.
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take(count: number): Observable
Emit provided number of values before completing.
Why use
When you are interested in only the first set number of emission, you want to
take. Maybe you want to see what the user first clicked on when he/she
first entered the page, you would want to subscribe to the click event and just
take the first emission. There is a race and you want to observe the race, but
you're only interested in the first who crosses the finish line. This operator
is clear and straight forward, you just want to see the first n numbers of
emission to do whatever it is you need.
If you want to take a variable number of values based on some logic, or another observable, you can use takeUntil or takeWhile!
take is the opposite of
skip where
take will take the first n
number of emissions while
skip will skip the first n number of emissions.
Example 1: Take 1 value from source
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// RxJS v6+
import { of } from 'rxjs';
import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
//emit 1,2,3,4,5
const source = of(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
//take the first emitted value then complete
const example = source.pipe(take(1));
//output: 1
const subscribe = example.subscribe(val => console.log(val));
Example 2: Take the first 5 values from source
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// RxJS v6+
import { interval } from 'rxjs';
import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
//emit value every 1s
const interval$ = interval(1000);
//take the first 5 emitted values
const example = interval$.pipe(take(5));
//output: 0,1,2,3,4
const subscribe = example.subscribe(val => console.log(val));
Example 3: Taking first click location
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<div id="locationDisplay">
Where would you click first?
// RxJS v6+
import { fromEvent } from 'rxjs';
import { take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
const oneClickEvent = fromEvent(document, 'click').pipe(
tap(v => {
).innerHTML = `Your first click was on location ${v.screenX}:${v.screenY}`;
const subscribe = oneClickEvent.subscribe();
Additional Resources
- take - Official docs
- Filtering operator: take, first, skip - André Staltz
Source Code: https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/internal/operators/take.ts


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If you want to embed a video on your landing page, which is currently being displayed on one of YouTube or Vimeo channels, you can do so using the easy implementation of the video URL.
To do this, follow these steps.
- Log in to the application and launch your landing page editor.
- Add a "Video" widget to the editor area and open its options (with double-click).
3. In the URL field, paste the path of your video. You can find it when you added them to one of the channels above. You can also set those functionalities:
- Autoplay (the video will be turned on the landing page automatically),
- Loop (means that your video will be displayed again and again),
- Controls (controls appear),
- Related Videos (you can see videos similar type your video),
- Title (your video title appear),
- Mute (your video will display mute automatically).
4. "Save and close" your current changes.
5. Once the landing page is published, check that the video is finally displayed properly.


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Home Automation
Home automation is a new buzz now a days ..there are so many open source hardware available to build your own home automation. So many tools, its easy to confuse you to decide which is best /suitable for you. Keeping cost in mind and the basic requirement in mind you can find the best and cost effective solution.
Target of this workshop is to be able to control your home appliance by your android phone.
When the you pews the button in your phone light or fan in your home turns on or off.
This will be a 2 days complete Hands-on Experience on Development boards, sensors and some actuators.
You can attend as team also (max 2 people )
Board and Tools used:
ARDUINO development board WITH ESP8266 wifi module
2) 3.3 V poser supply
3) Relay board
4) AC appliance
5) Couple of sensors like Temp / humidity sensors and object detection sensor.
Register yourself for the workshop and understand how Home automation works and its design principles.
10:00 AM - Introduction to IOT concepts
11:00 AM -12:00 - Exploring the ARDUINO development board
12-12:30 pm - Discussion on sensors and power supply
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm - Arduino IDE discussion and libraries integration.
1:00 pm -2:30 pm Complete Hands on designing basic appliance control
2:40 pm -4:.00 pm- Collecting the sensor-data and understanding the control mechanisms
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM-Designing the controlling mechanisms based on sensor data
1:30 pm -4 PM - Integrating all the sensors and controlling programs
Controlling the appliance from webpage or mobile
automating appliances based on sensor data.
NOTE: Please bring your laptop(mandatory)
install the following software
You will be getting complete kit as he take way along with the materials.
you can register by paying the fee to the below account
Name: Raj kumar thavti
Bank: ICICI Bank
Branch : Kukatpally
For more details call
Raj thavti: 9640502200 or
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INTAR presents the New York premiere of Cándido Tirado's drama about a chess-loving computer programmer and the street players trying to hustle him. More…
On a hot summer's day Rey Reyes, a computer programmer for a large bank, walks into Washington Square Park to pay off a debt his uncle incurred the night before to chess hustlers. In dire needs of money, the hustlers talk Rey into playing a few games. "Ninety-Two," a Holocaust survivor who is always interfering with the players' trade, tries to pry Rey away from them. The struggle for Rey's soul between the hustlers and "Ninety-Two" gets more and more heated until the game becomes a life and death struggle.
"'Fish Men' is a stunning and thought-provoking play, full of enriching sports metaphors and surprises about life, trauma, and adversity...The actors inhabit their roles superbly and effortlessly...If you enjoy theater that explores relationships, then you'll definitely enjoy 'Fish Men.' And you'll never look at the people who play those sidewalk chess games the same way again." Full Review
"Tirado plots his tale so cunningly, upping the stakes so stealthily, that it's difficult to pinpoint the moment when 'Fish Men' turns into such a nail-biter...'Fish Men' requires five vividly drawn characterizations, a mission neatly accomplished under Lou Moreno's taut direction...It's possible that 'Fish Men' ends on too neat a note, given the festering wounds afflicting some of its characters, but that won't keep you from being in a state of tense expectation throughout." Full Review
"A rich character study...A thoughtful and compelling night of theater...Tirado could easily have turned this into another drama that assuages the guilt of liberal America by teaching and preaching to the choir, but he wisely masks it with natural and often funny dialogue...Director Lou Moreno has given his actors plenty of leeway to explore their characters, but still keeps the stakes high and the action laser focused." Full Review
"What gets played out during the course of this production is not only several riveting games of speed chess, but the burdens each character has carried through life for wrong's committed...If you listen here, you will be challenged. Challenged and brought to a modicum of understanding. An understanding of, despite all the horrors we face that bring us to the precipice, we still innately have a desire to do good in the world." Full Review
"Tirado's craftsmanship includes solid structure, paced well by director Lou Moreno, although the final build-up could be bigger and with more urgency. The characters and world he creates are original and intriguing. The set director, Raul Abrego, has designed a persuasively detailed park down: the realistic stone chess tables, the benches, and a water fountain are wonderful." Full Review
"This show tackles a lot of issues including the Holocaust, the extermination of American Indians, genocide in Guatemala and Black Lives Matter...Act One is a lot of exposition and should be cut or at least streamlined. Act Two has payoffs but again, less is more...The cast is all superb with Setrakian and Pérez standing out. Moreno's direction is fascinating to watch as the dialogue goes hand in hand with high-speed chess. This play has a lot going for it but seriously needs some cutting." Full Review
"The second act moves at an exciting pace (much quicker than the first, which could be trimmed, as some of the dialogue gets repetitive)…Each one of their histories could be a play unto itself, and it occasionally feels like Tirado is tackling too much. But it's always refreshing to see diversity onstage and their stories are moving...They were still tripping over their lines the press performance I attended, but each actor is believable in his role, so it was easy to overlook." Full Review
"There's lots of dialogue; in fact, about a half hour too much…This demands excellent actors who understand subtext and know how to pace themselves to reveal just enough and when necessary. Such skills are beyond most of the men in this cast…In this production they either remain static or change in ways that are supported by the text, but not the acting…Nevertheless, 'Fish Men' is often compelling. And the actors manage to pull it together for an ending that is quite moving." Full Review
"Fitfully fascinating, but ultimately disappointing con job drama...That it's very well acted and staged compensates for its lack of tautness...The play is marred by drawn out and repetitious writing...Still, Tirado has created five interesting and well-delineated characters and placed them in an intriguing setting...Director Moreno has aesthetically succeeded in infusing tension and visual variety into the presentation along with some riveting sequences and the excellent performances." Full Review
"Mr. Tirado gives each character a ration of pithy dialogue, some of which is delivered by the actors as they are playing actual games of speed chess. That moderately impressive feat, though, cannot distract you from the overindulgence in this play...Requires a crackling type of accelerating tension that the actors hadn't yet mastered. The director, Lou Moreno, presumably will tighten things up as the run goes along. That would at least make the play's flaws more forgivable." Full Review
See it if I absolutely loved this play. It has everything, and relevant for not only in our times, but since human history. It was clever, and touchin
Don't see it if I cannot think any reason
See it if A great play that keeps growing in intensity. Edge of your seat and stays with you after its over.
Don't see it if You want a lighthearted evening of theater
See it if Your interested in thought provoking social issues.
Don't see it if Your looking for comedy.
See it if you want to see near perfect theater. Yes, its about chess but don't let that scare you. The acting is perfection
Don't see it if you want big fireworks on stage. This is 5 perfect actors and two chess boards but please don't let that scare you. see this show.
Also This was a free ticket from show score. My 5th free show and I was not... Read more Read less
See it if Like small productions, black box style. If you like shows that tackle the same topic from different perspectives. Symbolism.
Don't see it if You need flashy and large spectacles. Don't like all male casts. Don't like shows that deal with darker issues. Don't understand chess.
See it if There is a beauty and clarity that comes from the complexity of the story and the rapid exchange of ideas, in this play.Superb acting.
Don't see it if You only go for Broadway productions
Also It will not surprise me if this play may find a run in an Off Broadway... Read more Read less
See it if You like dramas about men's personal journeys and crossroads. This stellar ensemble won't disappoint.
Don't see it if You prefer lighter fare, but even so, you should break out of your pattern and see this exemplary play!
See it if You want to see a play with chess as the foundation but many other relevant issue are being discussed. You want to see some great acting.
Don't see it if You want really light and fluffy. You don't want to hear about some intense issues. You don't want to hear about a holocaust survivor.
Also Don't think that you have to love or like the game of chess to enjoy t... Read more Read less
See it if you love chess, you enjoy thought-provoking shows about vengeance and revenge, you enjoy show that question what is right.
Don't see it if you need fast paced spectacle, you're looking for a light comedic show.
See it if You can play chess, you like intense plots. You want to see a play that can make you think about holocausts, human nature and relationships.
Don't see it if You want a light theater. This is a very serious piece.
Also Wow, what can I say! This play will always make you want to know what ... Read more Read less
See it if you like great set design, intense character development, plot twists & raw depictions of racial tension/violence/historic trauma—and chess!
Don't see it if you want escapism or light/fun entertainment. Or women—it's an all-male cast & the women discussed are archetypal. It also felt a bit long.
See it if you enjoy dramas which give us a message without preaching; explore important life lessons; excellent acting and a dramatic ending.
Don't see it if you only like big Broadway productions; otherwise, no reason not to see this.
See it if you are interested in stories about survivors and what being one actually means.
Don't see it if you don't like intense situations, or want an elaborate set.
See it if You like intense and intimate. The acting and script are superb. Plot can feel a tad slow but there is a solid payoff.
Don't see it if You don't like serious plays or getting up close and personal. This may taps variety of tough emotions.
See it if you want to see an original, thought provoking, suspenseful play; excellent, 5 male diverse cast each brings something different;
Don't see it if you want a large production and staging; want a female voice
See it if you enjoy fast, smart plays; very intimate and up-close setting; ensemble acting w quirky, strong characters. If you are a chess fan!
Don't see it if you want a big production, you have trouble following fast dialogue, accents; you want light and easy (though this play is funny too)
Also Most of the acting was strong, but the cast was uneven, including a pi... Read more Read less
See it if you like dramatic plays. nice plot and character development - build up of suspense
Don't see it if see it
See it if you like stories about humanity, inhumanity, and the effects of trauma; you love chess (it's fun to watch games and listen to chess talk).
Don't see it if you won't enjoy a script that at turns punches you in the gut with pure humanity but at other times pushes plausibility
See it if You want an intimate experience with a compelling, relevant and at times surprising story. Go with an open mind.
Don't see it if You don't like to be close to the actors. You don't like to think.
Also If you've been thinking about Intar, but haven't seen their work yet, ... Read more Read less
See it if you enjoy con men plots or stories of shared hardship and experiences accross cultures.
Don't see it if you will be dissapointed if not all character twists come through as believable in the acting.
See it if You're a fan of modern works with a multi-racial, multi-generational cast of men, with difficult themes.
Don't see it if You only like musicals.
See it if you enjoy a play that keeps ratcheting up the tension set in a park where chess hustlers look for easy marks.
Don't see it if you're not inclined to suspend your disbelief about unlikely events occurring in a setting where they're not likely to happen.
Also Chess is the main character here, perhaps a bit too much. Despite seve... Read more Read less
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My Mantras
"I love to live free"
"I am unconditionally loved"
"I am strong"
"Money is not evil, it is a delight"
"Abundance is inevitable"
"I am debt free"
A mantra is an instrument of the mind. It is used to facilitate change and growth. Mantras are used as seeds to the subconscious mind or our unconscious. For most people, our pasts may have impacted us positively or negatively in our present and may impact us in the future whether it is known or unknown. Our experiences are engraved into our minds and determines our beliefs and perspectives of the world. As we grow, change, and experience new things, our beliefs and perspectives change simultaneously. Mantras help to replace those old beliefs with new ones.
Our thoughts are powerful so if we are thinking and believing that we are not in a position to receive and it is embedded in our minds because as a child you were told "Were not rich, Don't ask for anything, Take what you get and don't have a fit", and in turn you believed "Ill never be rich, I cant ask for anything, I am not worthy of excess", then those will be the thoughts that impact your daily life. You can see how these statements are no good for improvement.
With all the change that is going on in my life, I am realizing that my upbringing has impacted me greatly. Therefore, I made it a priority to change my lifestyle but I forgot to change my beliefs about the circumstances that determined the lifestyle such as money and security. There are many thoughts and beliefs that are holding me back from moving forward in my life. The Mantras help to remove and replace those detrimental thoughts and beliefs and replace them with new beliefs.
Regular practice with anything will provide considerable growth and expertise. So my challenge is to
Use Mantras as Daily Affirmations!
Source: http://www.chopra.com/ccl/what-is-a-mantra


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A book came in the post today. I'm hoping it will positively change my life. It's called 'Safety Skills for Asperger Women' and it's by Liane Holliday Willey. That's quite a big title to admit to buying. Especially as I don't feel comfortable classifying myself as an Asperger Woman. It is a very personal process admitting flaws and blind spots. I hope I will become more capable and determined to succeed. I want to understand myself better. Especially to keep myself on track and not fall down any, which I shall change to many more, dark holes. And most relevant to the title of this book I want to live safely. I don't mean I go around being dangerous (not so much any more) but I have done and do some pretty silly things because I don't have a 'STOP, WAIT' function. It's a process this life and mostly I am learning to enjoy it.
A new book to change my life?


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I have mentioned previously that since my wardrobe clear out I have noticed some gaps in the wardrobe. I also noticed some very big gaps in the recent heatwave we had- I have no appropriate tops for summer!
As a bit of back story I've never been one for seasonal dressing. I wear what I wear when I wanna wear it. I basically wear everything with skin coloured tights in the summer and thick dark tights (and obviously some form of coat) in the winter months.
A lot of people always ask why I wear skin-coloured tights in the summer and often people think I'm crazy. I'm might be crazy but I'm a self-conscious crazy person. I just feel more comfortable in tights. Well, until recently that is! I've been working on a lot of inner demons and anxiety issues recently and the heat wave was actually a major deal breaker with the whole tights issues - it was so damn hot. Too damn hot for tights! So I made the decision to not wear them. It was a little nerve wracking walking out the house for the first time sans-leg wear (I had my Sew Over It Betty dress on) but I did it and it was amazing. I think the length of the dress really helped (it was just below the knee) and since then I've gone tight-less more and more. It might seem like it's not a big deal to most people but to me this is the BIGGEST deal and I'm so excited about it.
Anyway, I've digressed! In my quest for more heatwave appropriate items to fill up those holes in the ol' wardrobe I dug out my copy of the Sew Over It silk cami. I've had this pattern for absolutely ages. I think I got it free with a copy of Molly Makes magazine. It's been on the to-do list ever since then. I've even had this fabric for a fair few months with the intention of making the top. Well, now seemed like a good a time as ever to get making.
I normally hate pdf patterns (probably part of the reason I haven't made this yet). I just find it so monotonous cutting and sticking. However, I found this pretty soothing. I think because it's not so big it didn't take that long.
I cut out a straight size 16 and cut the fabric out on one layer. And speaking of the fabric, I used a viscose I bought from Fabric Land a few months ago. I fell in love with the print- I mean elephants and stripes?! I actually purchased this hoping to make this top before I went to India way back in January but that didn't happen.
I used french seams to stitch up the side and shoulder seams. I messed up a little with the facing and ended up just folding it over stitching. The facing is an all in one type jobby and I made this up sans-instructions and just kind of forgot about how to do it until I'd stitched it and then realised - doh! That's wrong. Oh well. It's worked out o.k so all's well that ends well.
This top is incredibly easy to make. I reckon it took me about an hour and half or something like that. It took slightly longer as I cut my fabric in one layer and screwing up with the facing so I reckon I could do this in less time next time. And yes, there will be a next time. Such a satisfying make.
This top is quite big, especially at the bottom but I quite like it like that. I normally wear more fitted tops but this is a nice steer away from that the usual style and I'm embracing a slight change in my style right now.
I think some plain solid coloured versions are needed next. Although I'm on a slight fabric buying ban... we'll see how long that lasts!


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Villagers of Kotharia in Gujarat's Rajkot district on Thursday gave up plans to have a temple in honour of Narendra Modi, hours after the Prime Minister tweeted it was against India's traditions.The villagers collected around Rs 4.5 lakh to build the temple including the idol which cost them Rs. 1.6 lakh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had tweeted he was 'appalled' over news that there was a temple being built in his name."Have seen the news about a Temple being built in my name. I was appalled. This is shocking & against India's great traditions," Modi tweeted on his official handle.
"Personally, it made me very sad. Would urge those doing it not to do it. If you have time and resources, please devote the same towards fulfilling our dream of a Clean India," PM Modi said.
The opening ceremony scheduled for Sunday has now been cancelled and the villagers will now convert it into a temple for 'Bharat Mata'.


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Appetite for a Comeback – Part 2: Charlotte Lewis recovers after being told 'You'll never walk again'
Pictured: cutwoman Charlotte Lewis readying an MMA competitor. By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran After her fast paced teenage years spent as a martial …Read More
Cutman Newsletter: Women's Boxing – A History
By Joseph Clifford in the Cutman Newsletter, vol.1, edition 6: Read the full Cutman Newsletter 6th Edition We really must look …Read More
German MMA Federation builds UFC relationship, reports positive meeting with national Olympic Committee
By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran 2018 is continuing as the most progressive year to date for the German MMA Federation (GEMMAF). …Read More
Appetite for a comeback: The story of RAF vet Charlotte Lewis, Part 1
By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran At the age of just 25, Charlotte Lewis – pictured above readying an MMA competitor – is a former …Read More
IMMAF Definition of Amateur MMA Explained: Prize Money & Financial Gain
By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran The China International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has gifted half-a-million dollars in prize money for medallists …Read More
2018 IMMAF ASIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS & 2018 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BEIJING – 10 – 15 SEPTEMBER* Note date change The China International Mixed Martial Arts …Read More
IMMAF President visits Thai MMA Federation as OneShin Cup & Ignite Warrior Series flourish
Pictured: IMMAF President Kerrith Brown (left), TMMAF President Jitinat Asdamongkol (centre), Thonglor "Master Thong" Armatsena (right) By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran Ignite Warrior Series for amateur …Read More
Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism documents consequences of weight cutting in MMA
Based on research collected in 2017 by IMMAF volunteer Ben Crighton and fellow researchers, the group's latest case study was published …Read More
Altas vs. Bond, IMMAF World Champion meets fellow European gold medalist in pro bout
By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran As amateur standouts, Serdar Altas and Jake Bond both claimed IMMAF's European title in the men's …Read More
National federations unite to secure the future of MMA in Belgium
Pictured: Issa Isakov secured a silver medal for Belgium in the Senior Men's Welterweight division at the 2018 IMMAF European …Read More
11 July 2018. London The International Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAF) has partnered with Sportradar for the launch of its …Read More
IMMAF Events Director praises example set by women as MMA officials
Pictured above: South Africa's Chyrene Strauss officiates at FightStar Championships, the nation's prominent developmental platform. By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran For …Read More
The chase is on for IMMAF pound-for-pound pinnacle
Pictured: Irman Smajic (upper), Anna Astvik (lower left), Murtaza Talha Ali (lower right) By IMMAF.org lead writer, Jorden Curran Having passed the …Read More
Germany triumphs at Euro18 & GEMMAF makes big leaps: 'It's a new beginning', says Clemens Werner
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Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent…
2 Kings 7:9
2 Kings 7:1-16 relays the story of four lepers, outside the gate, dying, rotting in their flesh – a leprous congregation of four wretched men to whom God is going to speak and bring blessing. As you read the text you see how God miraculously provides for His people at the expense of the unbelief of the Samaritans. Just like the world today, the Samaritans dwelled in fear and unbelief; but what an astonishing thing their unbelief will result in for the children of God.
Now, as wretched as they were, they recognize their unbearable starvation. Even the garbage that had been handed over the wall, which they had survived on in days passed, had ceased altogether, and they became emaciated. So they said to one another in their despair, "Why do we sit here until we die? If we go into the city, the famine is there and the gate is shut. And if we sit here, we starve in agony. Let's go to the Syrians. And if they slay us, it will be better to die with one death stroke, than it will be to sit here in this long and lingering wretchedness." The recognition of their desperate condition leads them to take a courageous step of faith which begins with a question. What a good question for all men to ask themselves – why sit we here until we die? Oh that men would ask this from the midst of their tombs of worldly ambition and their rotting corpses of carnal pursuit.
The four lepers ask, "Why sit we here until we die?" And they begin to walk. We can hear them as they approach the city with words of faith mixed with worldly fear, "Be encouraged, our next step may be our last, our next step will certainly challenge us, but be of good courage. Let's press on and go." But as they walk, to their surprise, there is no death that faces them. Instead, they come into the camp and find abundance! No fear of death; no fear of judgment; no fear of damnation; no fear of hell; no fear of the darkness – only the overflowing of the mercies of God. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies."
One hundred thousand Samaritans have fled; and God's miserable wretches sit down to the banquet God has prepared for them. How amazed they were, as they looked on the gold and silver and raiment and food – on the vast bounty left behind by the fearful Samaritans! But they do not leave it at that. They said one to another, "This isn't right. This is the day of good tidings, let's tell the king. Let's tell him of the bounty available to miserable wretches who need no longer starve! Let us announce that God has opened the windows of heaven, for us to freely enjoy."
There is perhaps no finer illustration of what it is to be a preacher of the Gospel, what it is to be a witness, what it is to be a Christian. We are calling sinners such as ourselves, miserable wretches, to the way that a man might be saved. We are proclaiming to a dying, decaying people, that there is a way that they might live in abundance. We are saying, "Come see the abundant eternal life which God has set before those who trust in Him. Come. Come. Come! There's bread enough for all! Bread for the soul! The Bread of life! There is life for death. There is freedom for captivity. There is Christ and the fullness of God, so Come! Why be lost in perdition and damnation, when God hath opened the palace of glory? Why live cooped up in this little part of this mortal life, when God has set our feet in a wide and spacious land – giving us freedom, liberty and eternal life? Why choose to die when the crimson cross is so nearby? Why? Why not come to Jesus?"
May the judgment and death that we inevitably face drive us to Christ; but may it not end there. Like the four lepers who made a difference, let us go into all the world and teach and preach the good news of the kingdom to all nations. What a glorious reality we own as children of the kingdom of God – may God make us faithful as witnesses and heralds of our inheritance to the leprous world in which we live.


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The S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed unofficially up 86.52 points, or 0.9 percent, at 9,682.73. (Reporting by Jennifer Kwan; Editing by Peter Galloway)


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After a lot of guesswork typical to the rumor mill, BlackBerry has finally put the creatures at peace, by announcing the release dates for the much awaited BlackBerry Messenger for Android and the iPhone. The Android version will be available for download on 21st September (Saturday), while the iPhone version goes Live a day later.
In an update post regarding the BlackBerry Messenger availability, the BlackBerry says, "BBM will be available as a free download for Android smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean (Android 4.x) beginning at 7AM EDT on September 21. BBM for iPhones running iOS 6 and iOS 7 will become available for each market on the App Store schedule of 12:01 AM local time on September 22."
BlackBerry has however, not mentioned anything about Samsung's claim that BBM will be exclusive for Samsung Galaxy smartphones for a certain period. (Read details here)
At the moment, there are 60 million users on BBM, and is available exclusively on BlackBerry smartphones. It will be interesting to see how it shapes up when competing with the more established messenger apps - WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger etc.
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Cycling- no brainer- it stays. Whether it's Track, RR, ITT, Mountain, whatever- the guy who crosses the line first wins. Provided he's not caught doping. Not sure about BMX yet. Have to see how it works Olympic Style this week. OBJECTIVE!
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UN Chief Demands Greater Possibilities of Access for Girls
United Nations, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, is drawing attention on Thursday to the need to expand opportunities so girls can access more jobs and on equal terms in the future.
On occasion of the International Day of the Girl, the UN head warned that about a quarter of the world's young people, mostly women, are not employed or receive any kind of training.
Guterres posted on Twitter the link to a UN website that offers alarming figures about the number of girls who lack access to education and job training.
According to data from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), about 600 million adolescent girls will enter the workforce in the next decade, so this date seeks to highlight the need to invest in opportunities so they acquire skills for employment.
The current generation of girls is preparing to enter a labor world in full transformation due to innovation and automation, but many do not have access to any kind of training for the future, UNICEF says.
In the next decade, of one billion young people who will join to labor market, nearly 600 million will be girls and adolescents and more than 90 percent of those living in developing countries will work in the informal sector, that is, they will perform regulated or unprotected works, receive a low or no salary , and have been exposed to abuses and exploitation.
At present, many girls are not developing the necessary skills that will guarantee them a decent job in the future: about 10 percent of girls in primary school age are out of school and many more cannot start secondary education, UN agency states.
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December 24 07:26 PM
The Rockets officially filed a protest of Friday's game in which a Los Angeles Clippers player should have been disqualified with 3:10 left, a person with knowledge of the protest said Sunday.
On Christmas, Cavaliers regret how they guarded Kevin Durant in 2017 Finals – via cleveland.com
December 24 05:07 PM
Though the 2017 Finals was not close on paper, the Cavs nevertheless lament the way they guarded Kevin Durant in at least two of the games.
The NBA's best Christmas Day moments since 2000 – via sports.yahoo.com
December 22 08:52 PM
Christmas Day has long been when the NBA showcases its best matchups and marquee players, and this year is no different. The day's slate features no shortage of rising stars, former MVPs and MVP candidates, and, or course, rivalries.
Hawks' Schroder says Quavo from Migos was the inspiration behind his career night – via cbssports.com
December 24 01:49 PM
Schroder also hit the game-winning 3-pointer for the Hawks
We asked the experts: Who is the Warriors' biggest competition in the East – via mercurynews.com
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World's greatest debate: Why Kevin Durant is still chasing LeBron for the NBA mantle – via cbssports.com
December 24 01:25 PM
There are many reasons why LeBron sits as the best player in the game today
Celtics look to host 2022 NBA All-Star Game – The Boston Globe – via bostonglobe.com
December 23 09:51 PM
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Game Freak director Junichi Masuda was recently interviewed by Famitsu about Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. The following points were translated by ResetEra member Atheerios and Joe Merrick from Serebii:
- The main reason why Pokémon Let's Go doesn't have wild battles is to make it similar to Pokémon GO.
- However, that's not the only reason. Masuda thinks that the classic catching mechanics may be too difficult for some players, so they wanted to simplify the captures by introducing the GO mechanics.
- This was a controversial decision even at Game Freak, but Masuda says that as he is the director it's "his responsibility".
- It appears that the fishing minigame has also changed and now you waggle the worm.
- They need to keep trying new things for Pokémon or the gameplay will stale.
- They intend to continue experimenting with new gameplay styles and some of them may also generate the same kind of controversial discussions.
- They are open/listening to feedback, both positive and negative, for consideration for the future.
- When asked about the graphical style of Let's Go, Masuda responded that he chose the style to be more fantasy like, not realistic, and so parents could more instantly recognise it as Pokémon, and a safe game, at a glance when peering in to check on their kids from another room.
- Pokémon CP are different in Pokémon Let's Go and in GO. A Pokémon with the same CP number in both games will be stronger in GO.
- This time the person in charge of the music is Shota Kageyama. They decided to use classical instruments with the goal to relax players while listening and create the vision of a peaceful world.
- Alola forms won't appear in the wild in Pokémon Let's Go, however there may be a way to obtain them without Pokémon GO.
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BORNGAN, March 9, 2018–A new airline is set to fly to Borongan City soon.
MGen. Gilbert Llanto, Chairman of ACDI (Aviation Cadet Development Inc)said that they will ply the Borongan-Cebu-Borongan route starting April 28, thru their subsidiary, Leascor, which handles the air charter operations of ACDI.
According to Llanto, they have two 50-seater Fokker 50 aircraft that will be used for the twice a week flight schedule. ACDI will be operating regular commercial flights, not chartered flights. They have pegged the plane fare at P3,000 for one way.
MGen Llanto said that for the initial flights, they are hoping for at least 40 seats booked for every flight, and then maybe after three months, all seats will be filled.
Llanto said that if Eastern Samar can "generate the traffic, we can increase flight frequency". "We intend to bring in travel operators from Cebu so they can also get passengers from there to increase takeout of tickets in and out of Borongan".
Acting Governor Marcelo Ferdinand Picardal said that to support ACDI develop the market, the provincial government will help promote and market their operation.
He said that these will not be chartered flights and the provincial government has not allocated funds to subsidize the flights to Borongan or pay for empty seats.
Travel and tour operators, hotel owners and businessmen in the province will also be asked to help.
ACDI is a multi-purpose cooperative composed of active and retired members of the armed forces, engaged in lending and general services, agribusiness, aviation school and air charter operations.
Prior to the first revenue flight, they will already be flying their aircraft with CAAP for a series of evaluation checks. Their pilots are now undergoing simulation training.
The opening of the Borongan-Cebu route will be a big boost to the province's efforts in promoting the tourism industry which is seen as a big economic driver, and one of the strategies to reduce poverty incidence in Eastern Samar.
The maiden flight of ACDI will coincide with the "Kuracha mardi gras", a tourism initiative that aims to draw in thousands of tourists this summer.
ACDI is also looking at the possibility of a Guiuan-Cebu and Borongan-Clark flights, if such routes are determined to be commercially viable. (Eden Cidro/Este News)


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If you enjoy apricots, you need to make this cobbler. This type of baking is so simple and yet one of the best ways to showcase fruit in a dessert. When the apricot (or other stone fruit or berry or what have you) is at the peak of its prime, it doesn't need much embellishment. The great thing about pies and cobblers and tarts is that you can adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste, depending on the natural sweetness of the fruit. The other great thing about pies and cobblers and tarts is that, although it may be a bit hot to turn the oven on, you can always make ice cream to eat with them. You'll thank yourself for turning the oven on earlier in the day when sitting down after dinner to a helping of cobbler topped with freshly churned ice cream. Apricots and vanilla pair very well together. This isn't revelatory news in the food world (because really, what doesn't pair with vanilla?), but some things are just worth going back to again and again and again.
Feel free to substitute other fruit in this recipe, or a mixture of fruits. I'm certainly willing to try more ideas. The apricot, though, is a good choice. The biscuits are cream biscuits -- they kind of remind me of what old-fashioned, fluffy biscuits should be like, real dessert biscuits. Bite into it and you'll remember why simple, traditional cobbler is so popular. The apricots taste like what apricots should taste like, the biscuits are complimentary, they neither underwhelm nor overwhelm, and the near perfect combination invites a large scoop of smooth, creamy ice cream. The ice cream isn't necessary by any means, but it does make the whole thing that much better, as if cobbler could get any better than this.
Although he didn't say much, my dad seemed to enjoy his cobbler. He's the type, much like me, that will speak up if something isn't to his liking but remains quiet when it is good. I don't know why we do that. The biscuits are rather large, but hey, if you're going to have cobbler, have some cobbler.
I doubled the original recipe to make enough for my family, so if you want to make a smaller version, just halve everything and use an 8 x 8" baking dish. It's best on the day it's baked. The biscuits will slowly lose their moist freshness over a few days, so enjoy it quickly. We make our ice cream with honey, for several reasons, mostly health ones, but if you would prefer using granulated sugar, up the dosage to 3/4 cup. Honey is much sweeter than sugar, thus less is needed. The ice cream is quick and easy to make but high quality. A sufficient amount of cream makes the difference between an icy version and a smooth, creamy one.
Apricot Cobbler w/ Vanilla Ice Cream
Hugely adapted from The Craft of Baking
For fruit:
3 quarts whole ripe apricots, pitted, cut into sixths
½ cup granulated sugar
2 - 3 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
For biscuits:
3 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for shaping
2 Tbsp plus 1 tsp baking powder
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
12 Tbsp (1 ½ sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cubed
2 cups heavy cream, plus extra for brushing biscuits
1 Tbsp raw sugar, such as turbinado
Prepare fruit: In a bowl, stir together the apricots, sugar, flour, and lemon juice. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes.
Make biscuits: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry blender (or two knives) until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add 2 cups of the cream, and mix until just combined.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Roll out the dough to ¾-inch thickness. Using a 3-inch biscuit cutter (or inverted drinking glass dipped in flour), cut out 15 rounds. Gather the dough scraps and roll out again as needed to cut out all of them.
Assemble cobbler: Preheat the oven to 375° F.
Scrape the fruit and its juices into a 14 x 10-inch glass baking dish (or something of a similar capacity), and top with the biscuits. Brush the tops of the biscuits with the extra cream, and sprinkle with the raw sugar.
Bake, rotating the dish halfway through, until the juices are bubbling and thickened and the biscuits are cooked and dark golden brown, about 1 hour. Transfer the baking dish to a wire rack to cool.
Serve warm or at room temperature, with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream.
Makes 15 servings.
Simple Vanilla Ice Cream
Adapted from the Cuisinart manual's Recipe Booklet
1 ½ cups whole milk
½ cup mild flavored honey
3 cups chilled heavy cream
1 ½ Tbsp pure vanilla extract
In a medium mixing bowl, use a hand mixer on low speed to combine the milk and honey until fully incorporated, about 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla. Process according to your ice cream manufacturer's directions (it takes about 25 - 30 minutes in ours). Transfer ice cream to an airtight container and freeze for a few hours for a firmer, scoopable texture.
Makes about 2 quarts.
(To double the recipe, we make two separate batches, as the ice cream maker only has the capacity to churn out 2 quarts at a time.)