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Clambering around the steep streets of Manarola is reward enough for discovering this secret gem of the Ligurian coast. Each street is bursting with colour and history, dating back as far as the 12th century. Manarola is part of the UNESCO accredited Cinque Terre, which is five coastal villages along this little stretch. The area is known not only for their outstanding scenery, but also for the coastal walks, which are known as some of the best coastal walking routes in Europe. Walking is particularly popular from Manarola accommodation, and you shall see why the moment you step out onto one of the ancient paths.
The tunnel which will lead you from the train station to the main village was used for shelter during the WWII, and is now the village's art gallery as well as thoroughfare. The art gallery is an absolute treat, with fantastic paintings of the area, especially of the Cinque Terre villages. The Manarola Vineyard Walk also starts here, and if you are visiting Manarola, an exploration of the town's phenomenal wine heritage is an essential activity.
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Bienvenidos to my website. Here you will learn all about my 2004-2005 senior honors thesis project for the Geology Department of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
This is me, digitally callibrating some unique Protichnites trackways in central Wisconsin.
The migration of animals from marine to terrestrial environments marks an important transition in the evolution of life on Earth. Trace fossils, or ichnofossils, of subaerial locomotion shed the most light on this subject because they are preserved in environments where body fossils are not. The earliest known specimens of this nature are arthropod trackways of the ichnogenus Protichnites from Upper Cambrian strata of Ontario. Continued examination of Cambrian strata for arthropod trackways in subaerial environments is thus important for furthering our understanding of the water to land transition.
Two Protichnites trackways from Wisconsin. The tracks are characterized by two rows of imprints, often arranged in V-shaped sets, and a medial impression, possibly due to a dragging tail.
In the summer of 2004, I worked with professor Whitey Hagadorn and a team of six other students in a multi-faceted field project in New York , Quebec, and Wisconsin . My part of the project focused on Protichnites trackways from Cambrian strata in these states. For reconnaissance and comparison purposes, I studied specimens in the field at Ausable Chasm, near Essex, New York, and quarries near Melocheville, Quebec, as well as museum specimens from the Redpath Museum of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. These localities were known from documentations of Protichnites occurrences in the geologic literature. Most of the field work took place at the Krukowski Quarry near Mosinee, Wisconsin (see map to lower right), where 118 trackways were studied from loose slabs and in situ surfaces. The ichnofossils were described qualitatively and quantitatively, and I compiled a comprehensive data set that documented our work. A wide range of data points was retrieved for parameters such as width, but some consistencies were observed.
In Wisconsin, two surfaces were studied that exhibit arthropod trackways and indicators of subaerial exposure -fossilized raindrop impressions and wind-produced adhesion structures. These findings were especially important since the rock they are from is significantly older than the earliest known subaerial trackways. This research suggests that organisms could have been walking on land millions of years earlier than has been previously documented.
I complemented field work with a literature search of all reported occurrences of Protichnites, revealing 28 findings from every continent on the globe and spanning the rock record from the Cambrian to the Cenozoic. An analysis of their temporal, paleoenvironmental, and size distribution showed that ichnofossils that are named Protichnites change significantly through time, becoming smaller and coming from more terrestrial environments. I concluded that the term should be reserved for examples closely resembling the type specimens and similar specimens from the Late Cambrian of North America in order to avoid future confusion.
Additionally, an analysis of arthropods convergent in temporal, geographical, and morphological distribution with these Protichnites trackways suggests that they were made by either euthycarcinoids and/or aglaspids, and possibly other as of yet unknown creatures.
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During a call-in radio interview Thursday (July 19) with WORD-FM in Pittsburgh, K. Allan Blume described his conversation with Chick-fil-A's Dan Cathy as "very positive," unlike how it is being portrayed in a variety of news reports.
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Many of those reports "turned [the original story] into a negative," said Blume, adding the term "anti-gay" never came up in the June interview while Cathy was speaking in the Raleigh, N.C., area.
"He was not saying 'guilty as charged anti-gay,'" Blume added. "[Cathy] never even brought up that subject. Everything he stated was on the positive side He never stated anything negative."
Blume asked Cathy about opposition to the company's support of the traditional family, and Cathy responded, "Well, guilty as charged."
In the interview Cathy went on to say, "We are very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that."
Blume expressed his surprise at how standing up for traditional family values in today's politically correct society has become code for hate speech.
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Blume added that during their conversation Cathy also said, "We're a business that serves the public, all people are welcomed into Chick-fil-A, and frankly we do not feel called to weigh in on a lot of social activism that's taking place as it relates to the definition of the family, but we do definitely want to encourage strong families."
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The year 2012 has been a bag of mixed surprises for Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). From its initial public offering at $38 in May 2012, it went all the way down to a mere $17.55, a decrease of almost 53 percent within a span of three months. And when almost everyone had given up on Facebook, they fought back and ended the year at around $27. The journey is quite similar to a roller coaster ride, as you can see in the chart below:
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Let us look at the reasons behind this swinging pendulum of Facebook's stock prices.
Reasons for Such a Steep Drop:
Overpriced IPO: The company's initial price of $38 was overpriced, as per the expectations of many analyst. This led to an initial dip in the company's share prices within its first few days of trading. Traders expected the company to go down in the first few months, and that is the reason the stock became bearish in its initial days.
Acquisition of Instagram: When Mark Zuckerberg announced the acquisition of Instagram for a mammoth $1 billion, people started questioning the sustainability of Facebook on a long term basis (though later it was devalued at $730 million). Despite the fact that Instagram is one of the most popular photo-sharing social-networking services, its acquisition at such a high price was not justified.
Revenue Model: Of all the reasons, the biggest reason has been their inability to display a long term sustainable revenue model. Just like Google's Orkut, which after its initial success had a steep downfall, many are predicting the same downfall for Facebook. This raised a lot of questions on keeping the shares for the long term. At that point of time, even Mark Zuckerberg was unable to convince people with his words. The result was visible as the share price dipped by around 54 percent.
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Magical Figure: Facebook achieved the magical numbers of 1 billion monthly active users, the only social networking company to achieve this. The biggest asset for any social networking company is the number of users it can attract, and Facebook did outperform its competitors by a huge number in this regards.
Commercialization: After a long wait, Facebook finally started to commercialize and add more revenue generation options. The humongous database acted as a beneficial option in attracting many brands.
Mobile Advertising: The technology world has rapidly shifted from desktops to smartphones. This means that advertisers need to target the new audience in a smarter way. Facebook did lag behind the others in terms of developing its mobile platform for advertisers. But better late than never, they have developed the tools for advertisers to market their products on the smartphones. This did help in convincing its shareholders, thus resulting in a boost in its share prices.
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Broward Health has announced that it will continue its efforts to promote early detection of breast cancer by offering free mammograms and other breast health services for uninsured, underinsured or underserved women in the community who face cultural or financial barriers to obtaining care. (Westside Gazette, June 20, 2012)
How the Wave Would Transform Downtown Fort Lauderdale
Federal transportation officials are expected to announce $18 million in funding for the 2.7-mile Wave street car system in Fort Lauderdale. The system may be the glue needed to help expand the boundaries of the city's downtown core to places such as Broward Health Medical Center. (South Florida Business Journal, June 20, 2012)
The Balancing Act – Healthy Feet
Dr. Coral Villaneuva, as podiatrist and wound care specialist at Broward Health Imperial Point, was interviewed about foot care and treatment for common foot issues. (Lifetime Cable Network, June 20, 2012)
Key Biscayne woman helps kids with cancer
When Key Biscayne resident Ana Ramoski began her fundraising involvement with Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation she finally found a way to help children and families with extreme needs. Ramoski recently held her birthday party with 70 people in attendance and the event raised more than $3,500, a portion of which was donated to Broward Health Medical Center. (The Miami Herald, June 26, 2012)
Calvin Shirley Left Legacy of Service
Calvin Hylton Shirley, 91, one of the first black doctors in Broward County, died of natural causes at Broward Health Medical Center. He practiced medicine in Broward County for 54 years, during which time he is credited with delivering over 6,000 babies. (WSFL-TV, Sun-Sentinel, The Miami Herald, Westside Gazette, June 25- 28, 2012)
Caribbean-American Achievers Lauded
A total of 100 South Floridians with roots in the Caribbean have been tapped for recognition during a June 29 gala in Fort Lauderdale. ICABA Media Holdings is behind the initiative to honor some of the most accomplished residents whose heritage spans 14 Caribbean nations. Honorees include Pauline Grant, CEO, Broward Health North, Jamaican heritage and Rudolph Moise, medical director, Comprehensive Health Center, Haitian heritage. (South Florida Times, June 27, 2012)
Local Hospital Admission Up in Downturn
Broward Health President/CEO Frank Nask was quoted in a story about hospital admissions in one of the region's strongest employment sectors. (South Florida Business Journal, June 29, 2012)
Spin-A-Thon Raises $125K for Children's Charities
Local residents spinning for six hours on stationary bikes recently generated more than $125,000 for local charities. Organizers of the fourth annual Spin-a-Thon recently presented the donation checks to Kids In Distress and the Children's Diagnostic & Treatment Center. (Sun Sentinel, June 30, 2012)
Broward Heart Ball
Dr. Kenny Herskowitz and Dr. Elena Herskowitz were photographed at the Broward Heart Ball. (THINK, June 2012)
Memory Disorder Center
Broward Health North's Memory Disorder Center and its medical director, Dr. H. Murray Todd, were showcased in the monthly Your Health feature. (Pompano Today, June 2012)
Tips to Help You Decide on an Urgent Care or Emergency Room
Noemi Rivera, medical director at Broward Health Weston Urgent Care Center was interviewed for a story about how to determine what level of care is needed for children when they are sick or injured. (South Florida Parenting, June 2012)
Too late! You have a sunburn
How to care for your skin once you've already let it get burnt, with tips from Broward Health Medical Center dermatologist Dr. Peter Babinski. (Gold Coast, Summer 2012)


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In person, I'm a quiet, usually reserved person. Speaking to the person next to me or walking into a crowded space are forced endeavors. So, as a small business owner, I find myself in an uncomfortable position yet again. Selling myself.
It's not that I can't appreciate my own work; I can. Although my perfectionistic nature prevents me from loving my accomplishments without reservation, I am confident that my execution of whatever task or project set before me is adequate. So…why is self promotion so incredibly difficult?
Whether its writing, crocheting or something else, I find it's so much easier to encourage others in their accomplishments and share those accomplishments than to encourage myself and share my own accomplishments.
I recognize how foolish this attitude is - after all, my family depends on the revenue my accomplishments generate - but still, I nurture sentiments of inadequacy. Incredibly, even my minute level of success evokes guilt. "Well, my work is ok, but is it the best? Did I really earn/deserve this?"
I know that I'm not the only person who faces this challenge, but that does little to pacify me.
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So, I decided it was time to tackle a more challenging crochet project, and decided a custom fit dress would be just the thing. I looked everywhere for the absolute perfect dress pattern, seeing much I liked but few that met my criteria. Namely, I wanted to make a formal, fitted gown that was actually wearable - and seamless!
Well, eventually I stumbled across the Organdy Ribbon Dress, a gorgeous vintage pattern from the 50s. It wasn't worked all in one piece, but was essentially seamless and appeared vastly customizable. Project selected, I then moved on to materials. Instead of organdy ribbon (which would have cost me upwards of $3,000 for materials alone!!!) I selected Naturally Caron Spa (a light weight bamboo blend yarn in a soft off white) for its soft, shimmery, fuzz free appearance. Next, I worked on gauge. The pattern called for a J hook, but my yarn looked best with a G, so I worked the largest size in the pattern.
My next amendment was working the skirt from the waist down instead of from the bottom up. I started with the number of chain stitches called for at the waist of the top, and worked increases in place of decreases. First I worked the single crochet row, and worked 6 rows with 20 5 double crochet shells. I then increased by 5 shells on the next row, and worked 3 more rows even. I repeated this increase pattern until I had worked 4 rows with 60 shells. Next, I worked 60 7 double crochet shell rows until the skirt measured approximately 4 inches shorter than the desired length. (For me, the perfect length is 24 inches, but I'm only 5'0.) On the finishing row, I worked 60 7 double crochet shells, but in the single crochet spaces, I worked sc, ch 3 sc to give a lacy look. Skirt done!
The next change was to work the top onto the skirt as I went, to avoid the dreaded seam. For the waist and torso, I worked the smallest size, so as I attached the top to the skirt in the unworked loop of the initial chain, I worked 2 sc together spaced evenly to obtain the number of single crochet needed for that size. I discovered that, for me, additional rows were needed before I began increases at the chest. Trying the dress on every few row was essential. At the bust, I made another adjustment. Since I am large chested, I worked 3 consecutive increase rows in which I worked 1 increase at each side of the bust, working each new increase in the center st of the last increase. This created a 'dart' effect that gave me the increased volume and shaping only where it was needed. I then worked rows evenly up to the underarms.
From this point, I followed the pattern until the final row of the neckline and trim rows around each arm. On both, I worked sc, 2 ch, sc in the sc spaces to mimic the lace effect of the bottom.
I worked a row of slip stitches with a fine elastic cording on the backside of the chain joining the top and bottom of the dress. After soaking the dress in cold water, I pinned and blocked the skirt to the desired length. To finish the dress, I selected a vintage sapphire blue full slip to go underneath to show off the intricate lacy pattern on the dress and modernize it a bit. A wide blue sash and a coordinating delicate lace and shell headband completed the look.
I love lists. I find my myriad scraps and pages of things to do, to be, to have or which I have already done, been or possessed strangely comforting. During the pinnacle of my organizational madness, when I was pregnant with each of my children, I pored over my painstakingly detailed lists daily, adding, editing, reorganizing and occasionally crossing items off. The other day, a journal resurfaced which contained a number of said lists.
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I suppose that my vehicle breaking down and earning itself a trip to the shop was a veiled blessing, because I'm enjoying one of those weeks that makes me long to never leave these four walls again. I remember a friend telling me about how she lost it and just stopped going out. For more than a month, she never left her apartment. She had groceries, toiletries, meals, etc. delivered to her door, and even had someone come and walk her dog. Eventually her parents came, packed her things and took her back home with them. Right now, that sounds nice. Problem is, I do not live in a city, I have three small children and I am not independently wealthy.
Since I can remember, I found myself fascinated by the House. Its regal countenance stood in stark contrast to its meager surroundings. Haughtily its graceful eaves peered down on the small row houses that bordered it like a dirty white picket fence. Proud, majestic, decrepit, like a long ago scorned maven, a belle abandoned, but not disgraced.
I envisioned its inception. Carefully planned and designed, erected over time on a solid foundation. Though its contemporaries were clapboard, it was brick. Presumably, stronger, required no paint, little maintenance – the added time and expense at the outset more than guaranteed financial and physical rewards over time. How lovely it was! The envy of the neighborhood. It was everything that a house should be and more – well built, expansive, nestled on a large lot in a discriminating locale. Whimsical and exotic, the rich red hue evoked a sense of nobility, while its green lawn and white trim grounded it in the ordinary, albeit tenuously. Visitors were vastly impressed by the eclectic appeal of its interior as well. The owners were well satisfied that their home was, indeed, the very best home. Perfect in every regard – perfectly suited to their every need and desire.
The owners lovingly cared for and maintained their home, reveling in any occasion to play host to friends, family and neighbors. Other homeowners looked to the House for inspiration when designing, erecting and decorating their own homes.
Over time, the owners found the financial burden of the House, grand as it was, too great. They determined that the House did not require the acreage that surrounded it, and sold off all but the land on which the House stood in an effort to maintain the lifestyle and image the desired. A number of small houses were swiftly constructed, filling every square foot of the adjacent property. In fact, one house had been built such that one corner of the house was on the owners' property. Too strapped and beleaguered to initiate a long, arduous legal battle, the owners decided to let the little house stay, although they told themselves it was because they felt compelled to demonstrate compassion for someone so much less fortunate to have to live in such a small, modest house.
Over time, the owners found themselves intrigued by and drawn to the smaller house, and less and less compelled by and satisfied with their own glorious home. The House began to fall into disrepair. As the years passed, the grounds became consumed by weeds, rocks, and pits. The owners realized that they not only no longer found the House perfect; they found it to be everything they no longer wanted it to be - flashy, massive, expensive and high maintenance. Disillusioned, they put the house up for sale. To their surprise, they discovered that their once envious neighbors no longer found the house appealing, either. After many months on the market, the owners had no choice but to abandon the House.
There it stood, white paint chipping off of the numerous window sills, porches, and eaves, broken windows gaping like a snaggle toothed old woman. The roof was missing numerous shingles, like the thinning hair of an elderly man. The porch, now roofless, sagged almost to the ground at both ends like the wry grimace of a wounded soul. As the years and decades passed, the House grew more and more derelict, along with the smaller homes surrounding it. The neighborhood was no longer discriminating; rather, it was home to those who found themselves the objects of discrimination.
Many residents of the town petitioned to have the House demolished, what little land remained parceled out and populated with rental trailers. Repeatedly, one of the original owners convinced the residents to leave the House, promising to repair the home and grounds to its original splendor – as soon as they raised enough money. But time proved that a feat too ambitious for the single owner. An auction was planned, proceeds to benefit the town long put upon by the inelegant behemoth. The owners, now both long past their youth, were drawn to the property on the eve of the event. Neither aware of the presence of the other, the elderly duo regarded the woeful countenance of the House and grieved. They realized that the House had never ceased to be the home of their dreams – they, in their pride, had believed the House to be perfect, maintenance free. The years of living in other houses had taught them that no home was perfect, and all required regular care and repair to remain inhabitable. The House, even in its abject disrepair, was still the best house in the neighborhood, the most unique and structurally sound domicile in the town. From the outside, the House still stood erect and whole. The interior, however, was a shambles.
The owners pooled their resources and began to work on the House. They cleared the home of all debris, tearing down all the eroded walls and floorboards. They replaced all the windows and doors with stronger, more energy efficient ones. Despite some floor plan alterations and the addition of three bathrooms, the home remained largely true to original design inside. From the outside, the home was restored to its original splendor, its Victorian charm perfectly buffed, painted, spackled and framed by a green front lawn and wrought iron fence.
The long journey of the House had brought it full circle. It was still a home, strong and beautiful, a refuge to its residents. The once grand property was greatly diminished, and the small row houses remained, but no longer detracted from the beauty of the House. They were part of the history of the House now, for good and ill, and removal of the homes would have resulted in scarred land and angry hearts of the row house tenants. The owners never regained the wealth of their youth, but worked tirelessly to ensure the constant, painstaking upkeep of the House, no longer merely a residence but a respite for those in need of a place to call home.


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Should kids get their own flights?
One airline is suggesting certain departures for families with small children, and will offer picture books and toys to keep the tots busy.
Japan Airlines has set aside two regular flights from Tokyo to Honolulu as the "most suitable" ones for preschool-age children. It's not requiring that families with children take these flights, nor is it keeping childless adults from them.
But starting Oct. 1, the airline will provide more picture books and toys on the two flights -- JL785 and JL786 -- according to a press release.
The idea is that by encouraging families to take those two flights, Japan Airlines' other flights between Tokyo and Honolulu may be quieter and more pleasant for other passengers.
It's a smart approach to a problem airline passengers have complained about for decades. One solution is to reserve specific rows on a plane for families with small children, but that might create even more chaos.
By dedicating an entire flight to children, Japan Airlines can still give parents just about any seat on the plane. And children can let loose with all the seat kicking, smelly diapers and tantrums they want.
Japan Airlines is also introducing a women-only area on all flights to Honolulu. Four seats in the back of the economy section will be reserved for women to apply make-up or breastfeed babies. That's quite an investment, since airlines normally want every seat filled. By holding four seats open for women during flight, Japan Airlines is hoping that the policy will bring in enough new passengers to make up for the lost seat revenue.
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Now, if we could get families into their own check-in & boarding
Most women are discreet when breastfeeding, but many are not, so this women only area in the back is a good idea, plus will unofficially reserve more restrooms for the women. I doubt many men will venture to the back, in fear of being thought of as pervs.
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Elvis Presley 's estate is planning a yearlong series of events to mark the 60th anniversary of the recording of the late King of Rock 'n' Roll's first official single, "That's All Right." On July 5, 1954, Elvis entered Memphis' famed Sun Studio with his band mates -- guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black -- and cut an energetic version of the Arthur Crudup -penned tune, an event that many consider to signal the birth of the rock 'n' roll genre.
The festivities will begin on New Year's Eve with the traditional "guitar drop" at the Hard Rock Café on Beale Street. A 10-foot-long guitar sculpture emblazoned with official "60 Years of Rock 'n' Roll" art will descend 100 feet onto the thoroughfare as the clocks strikes midnight CT.
The anniversary also will be recognized during Presley's annual birthday celebrations, that will take place from January 8 -- the date of Elvis' birth -- through January 11. Then, on March 3, a new Graceland exhibit will debut focusing on the birth of rock 'n' roll and how Presley has made his mark on musical history and popular culture during the last 60 years.
On July 5, 2014, a worldwide celebration of the 60th anniversary of Presley's landmark "That's All Right" session will take place at Sun Studio. Details about the commemorative event will be announced soon.
To find out more details about the anniversary events, visit Elvis.com/60Years .
Meanwhile, this year's edition of Graceland's annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary of Presley's death begins today and is expected to run into the early morning hours of tomorrow, August 16. Fans who can't make it to Memphis to take part in memorial can watch the two hours' worth of the event, which will be streamed live on YouTube starting at 8 p.m. CT.
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Go away. A melancholy xweetok, sitting curled up in a neat little ball on a stump glares at you with pale eyes. The light of the moon reflects off them and makes them look white. When you don't move, she turns her head and does her best to ignore you.
Go. Away. she growls, not looking back at you. You don't move an inch, entranced by the cool mist of the night, the sweet aroma that seems to come from the air, despite there being no flowers, watching her back rise and fall gently as she breathes, shining with luminosity. What do you want? she demands.
I'm lost. I- I was hoping you could show me the way out of the woods, you say, feeling that this is not one of the friendlier creatures in the woods that you could have run into.
For the longest time, she appears to have payed no attention to what you have said, still staying curled up in the tight ball as before. You are on the brink of giving up to find your way out on your own when she pulls herself up and shakes herself off. Follow me, she says, and trots off at a brisk pace without even watching to see if you are following.
She ignores all attempts at conversation as you try to follow her. In fact, she slips between the trees like a ghost, so you have trouble chasing her. You are just about to blunder off into the dark forest when a short amused cough sounds behind you, and you whip around and catch a flash of white before she disappears off into the forest again.
Soon, you reach the end of the forest, where the fields begin. She nods and turns to leave. Wait! you cry. I don't know the way from here!
I'm sure you'll find it, she whispered, and her voice, unhindered by annoyance, is like sleek liquid silver. I can't leave the Forest.
You reach to thank her, but she disappears like a wisp of mist, so wholly gone that you wonder whether she was just a dream.
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″Oh, help me," whimpered the small xweetok to no one in particular, "I've fallen and I can't get up."
″That's for sure. How in the world did you wedge yourself between too trees, lying down?" The xweetok jumped at the low voice, twisted her head as far as it would go, and when she didn't see anyone, she began to cry.
″Don't start crying now. The light's fading, and I wouldn't want to be making noise in the forest at night. Not with the creepers and crawlers about." The voice didn't sound particularly sympathetic, and the xweetok shook her head and did her best to muffle her sobs and pull herself up, but only scratched her face with the branches of the overhanging trees and made more racket.
″Then help me!" she snapped finally.
″You should've asked. Lie still." A thin, feminine muzzle came into view above her, making her question whether her rescuer was male or female.
With a jerk and a grunt and much displacement of foliage, the lupe pulled her up. "You okay now?" he asked, for it was clear he rescuer was a he. She nodded fervently, her tears drying, staring transfixed at him.
He was old, that much was clear. His frame was large and long, but hollow, much like one who has seen better, fuller days. He indeed had a long, thin muzzle, that was not feminine, but a result of malnourishment. His fur was scrimpy and scrawny and dirty, so you could barely see the faded pale blue underneath. But his most distinguishing features were definitely his tail, paws and ears.
Bright purple. Purple like they had been dyed. They stood out, shone against the rest of his dirty fur as glossy and unnaturally clean. Perhaps if surrounded by many of the less wild folks, his well groomed purple fur would have appeared less polished, but next to his faded dull blue fur, they positively gleamed.
His eyes were also purple, and the xweetok thought that perhaps twenty years earlier, they would have been bright and piercing as one often thought of enigmatic eyes, but now, twenty years later, they were clouded and pale and milky, much, she thought, like my own.
″Oh, thank you ever so much, sir," she simpered as well as she knew how. "I would have lain there forever if you had not found me."
″Hm. Well, I suppose I'll be going- what?
The xweetok wilted under his withering glare. ″I- um... Big forest... A bit dark..."
″And you don't know the way home," he finished for her. "Huh. Well, good luck with that." He turned to leave.
″Please don't go! My home is just by the big meadow, but I don't know which way the meadow is. If you could just show me the way..." The xweetok peeked up from under her eyelashes.
The lupe stared at her for a long time. Finally, just as the xweetok was considering backing away slowly, he nodded. ″Follow me." He turned with a swish of his tail.
And she followed.
As he trotted briskly through the trees, only stopping once in a while to see if the xweetok was following, she chatted as if they were good friends.
″My name's Ellie. I live in the meadow in the middle of the woods. Wood doesn't let me go into the forest a lot, but when he does, I usually get lost." She stopped and giggled at the thought, oblivious to the annoyance of the lupe. "Like now. But I usually don't get this lost."
″That's nice." The lupe didn't sound remotely amused. He continued at his hurried pace.
″So... What's your name?" Ellie tried again.
The lupe took a breath. "Hale. Come on, we must be going." He nearly sprinted away, leaving the small white xweetok looking confused among the foliage. She hastened to follow.
″Um, and, why- why are your ears and tail and feet, you know, purple?" she cried at him.
Hale stopped so suddenly Ellie nearly crashed headlong into him. "Do you know what red and blue make?" He bared his teeth, and Ellie cowered.
″P-purple?" she squeaked.
″Yeah. My fur is blue, blood is red. It can't be washed out." His ribs inflated like he was taking another deep breath.
Ellie looked up at him with her most innocent face- wide eyes, pouting mouth, slightly wilted ears. "Why do you have blood on you? How?"
″What does it matter? A war! You ever seen war? No? I didn't think so. Why can't you leave me be?" Suddenly Hale's milky eyes seemed fiery, and the forest had gone silent at the sound of his raised voice. He snapped his thin jaws at her, and Ellie could indeed see him, many years ago, young and strong and proud, fighting.
Frightened, she saw he had been a terrifying combatant. His thin jaws could snap between pieces of armor to reach the weak, unprotected parts of the body. His paws were soaked in the blood of his enemies, as he sat down his tail was saturated. He stood on a pile of the bodies of his foes, and he licked the blood from his maw.
He howled to the moon, and as the vision faded, Ellie wasn't sure whether it was the vision or the real lupe before her she had heard.
″My friend," he said, and his voice was soft, broken. "I killed my best friend. I wanted to be a hero, and I killed him. Ambition got in the way of sensible thought.
″I went home, and the war was won, but I had lost. Everything. No one was left. No one who mattered. I was stained by the killing I did, and there was no one left who loved me." A pearly tear trickled down his face.
″Oooh." Ellie's breath came out in a rushed whisper. "I understand. But you're wrong. I love you." The lupe stiffened, as she wrapped her arms around him, then relaxed.
″Thank you. That's a kindness." He looked down at the small child wrapped around him in a rush of affection. "Le's get you home, now."
He pulled away and began to lead her home.
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Pennetta, Domínguez Lino Ousted in Bogotá
Published February 17, 2009 12:00
BOGOTÁ, Colombia - Flavia Pennetta fought until the bitter end but was not able to escape the upset on Tuesday, falling to Masa Zec Peskiric in her first round match at the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas.
Pennetta, seeded No.1 and the heavy favorite to win the red clay court event, split the first two sets with the unseeded Zec Peskiric but was forced to claw back from behind over and over again in the third, as her Slovenian opponent built leads of 4-1, 5-3, and 5-1 in the tie-break, eventually closing out her first Top 20 win, 63 46 76(4). It was the second straight year Pennetta has come in as the top seed and fallen in the first round of the International event.
Pennetta wasn't the only seed to fall, as No.8 seed Lourdes Domínguez Lino lost to Ioana Raluca Olaru, 57 64 76(3), after holding a pair of match points leading 5-3 in the third set. Pennetta and Domínguez Lino are both former champions in Bogotá, playing each other in back-to-back finals in 2005 and 2006, with the Italian winning the first time and the Spaniard winning their rematch a year later.
The other five seeds in action, namely No.2 seed Carla Suárez Navarro, No.3 seed Gisela Dulko, No.4 seed and defending champion Nuria Llagostera Vives, No.6 seed Mathilde Johansson and No.7 seed María José Martínez Sánchez, all won their respective first round matches.
Other winners were Rossana de los Ríos, Patricia Mayr, Maret Ani, Betina Jozami, qualifier Katalin Marosi and wildcard Arantxa Parra Santonja.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) — Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has presided at her first same-sex wedding, marrying a former colleague to his longtime partner.
Jeff Trammell, the former rector of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., told BuzzFeed the ceremony Tuesday in the lawyer's lounge at the Supreme Court Building in Washington was "very traditional."
"It was wonderful," Trammell said. "It was everything you'd expect it to be: elegant, charming, very moving. She really was wonderful, in private just like she is in public."
O'Connor is the second current or former justice to marry a gay couple. Ruth Bader Ginsburg presided at a same-sex ceremony soon after the court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
Trammell said he got to know O'Connor when he became rector of William and Mary, where she was the chancellor. He currently heads his own political consulting firm in Washington.
Trammell and Stuart Serkin have been together for more than three decades.
O'Connor, who retired from the court in 2006, was appointed by President Ronald Reagan. She became known on the court as an independent.


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Cherries in the Snow Recipe
- 6 cups fat-free milk
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- Sugar substitute equivalent to 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fat-free whipped topping
- In a large saucepan, combine the milk, rice and sugar substitute. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and seeds to milk mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes or until rice is tender and pudding is thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Transfer to a small bowl; discard vanilla bean. Stir in the cherries, rum and salt. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Fold in whipped topping before serving. Yield: 6 servings.
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I will try again only because I liked the taste. The rice did not cook to a creamy texture. It was chewy.
If you can cook, you can review and rate any recipe just as you do every book you decide to read or not. As a cancer survivor, I would not use any sugar substitute except for natural ones. Looks real good with just a little regular sugar.
I'm with anyone who looks at this and says, " No!".There are many recipes that are diet friendly health and weight wise that are delicious. I know this is, but not low in calories. Personally I use small amounts of sugar, not sugar substitute, which is unhealthy and tastes bad.
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"This just tastes like normal gyro meat," my niece said.
Oh, thank god, I thought. I had been fretting more than usual about making gyros. Apparently, without the use of a rotisserie, gyros are a tricky wicket to make at home. So tricky, in fact, that Serious Eats has a whole scientific food lab entry about it. Since I was making these for company (naturally--when do I ever not try something complicated and potentially disastrous for company?), the stakes were high. And children really are the most honest and terrifying judges. So, it was with great relief that I accepted Sophie's commentary.
And then there was this....all that was left after we descended like locusts upon our dinner:
1 1/2 pieces of gyro meat. Out of two pounds. That's how you know it was good.
How could it not be good with three types of meat? All that fatty, salty, spiced meat, sprinkled with crisp onions, cucumbers and tomatoes, smothered in soothing tzatziki, and blanketed in soft, chewy homemade pita? It's impossible to not wolf it down like your life depends on it.
It was so good that my sister in law had to take her son's second gyro away from him, lest it come right back up.
These gyros are "I'm willing to upchuck to keep eating this"-good.
Gyros (modified from Serious Eats, who really did all the heavy lifting)
-1 lb. ground lamb
-1 lb. ground beef
-4 teaspoons kosher salt (or 2 teaspoons table salt)
-1 teaspoon black pepper
-4 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried)
-1/2 tablespoon paprika
-1/2 tablespoon dried marjoram
-1/2 tablespoon dried rosemary
-1 onion, cut into 1" chunks
-2 cloves garlic, sliced
-10 slices good quality bacon, cut into 1" pieces
1. Combine lamb, beef, and all spices in a medium bowl. Mix with hands until homogeneous. Cover and refrigerate as long as possible, up to overnight. The longer you refrigerate it, the better it will stick together.
2. When ready, preheat oven to 300 with oven rack in the middle. You will need to divide the meat, onion, garlic, and bacon into fourths for a normal size food processor. Put 1/4 meat, onion, garlic, and bacon into the food processor at a time, and puree about 30-60 seconds until smooth. Scrape the sides and puree more if necessary. Put into a bowl and continue processing until all of the meat is done
3. Line a rimmed baking sheet with tin foil. Form the meat into two rectangles about 1 1/2" high, 8" long, and about 4-5" wide. The height is what matters most here, so the length and width can vary a bit, depending on what's necessary. Bake until the center of each registers 155 F. You may need to rotate the baking sheet occasionally to ensure even browning. If you're like me, you may also need to jack the temperature up to 350 to eat sooner.
4. Remove the meat from the oven, pour off any liquids, and let sit for 15 minutes. Preheat the broiler. Cut the meat crosswise into 4-5"x1/2" slices. Lay slices back on the foil-rimmed sheet. You will need to do this in 2 batches. Broil the slices for 2-3 minutes, until crispy on the edges. Serve as soon as possible with warm pita bread, tzatziki sauce, raw sliced onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
Tzatziki Sauce:
-1 cup greek yogurt
-1 cucumber, peeeled, seeded and finely chopped
-1 clove garlic, minced
-1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
-1 teaspoon lemon juice
-1 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves (I used chocolate mint! Yum!)
-Salt to taste
-Black pepper to taste
1. Mix together, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
-Entire recipe serves 6-8 people. In our case, it was 6 very hungry people. :)
Posted by Heather at 6:36 AM | Labels: Beef, Lamb, Main Dishes, Sandwiches, Sauces
5 comments:
- Melanie said...
Oh wow, that looks incredibly good. This recipe is going into my to-make folder!
- July 3, 2011 at 9:56 AM
- Katie said...
Good for you! I love gyros, but they seem intimidating to make on your own!
- July 3, 2011 at 4:50 PM
- Chris's Gourmet Fashion said...
Wow home made gyros - very well presented (I personally would use chicken instead since I don't eat red meat)- what a novel idea to use chocolate mint:)
- July 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM
- Joy said...
Great job on the gyros. My husband would love this.
- July 10, 2011 at 9:53 PM
- Trix said...
I make many, many gyros in the kitchen where I work at a Middle Eastern cafe, and I must tell you that yours look amazing!
- July 21, 2011 at 12:52 PM
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Social media: freedom or fiefdom for public relations?
Social media is an antidote to the nanny state, for young people in particular, offering them a freedom that they are increasingly being deprived of. With its virtually (sic) non-existent rules, ever-evolving 'etiquettes', yet-to-be-determined legal precedents and myriad of platforms – which offer opportunities for expression and showboating never known before – social media frontiers are being extended each passing moment.
This is a view recently touched upon on by John Roskam of the Institute of Public Affairs in The Australian. No doubt it's not the first time this observation has been made, but it's one I found quite striking and worth exploring.
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The nanny state which Roskam bemoans has been extensively discussed. It is a state of being which is seeing freedoms curtailed for the sake of occupational health & safety. It is having its most extreme manifestation in Australia's economy, where safety is a major factor in the rising cost of doing business in Australia (e.g. mining, oil & gas), frightening off investment dollars (and jobs) elsewhere.
For Roskam, the freedoms lost to Australian youth are frustrating, too. Examples include children not being allowed to play physical games at school, no matter how seemingly benign, or playgrounds only being permitted to be constructed using certain equipment and after extensive and expensive risk analysis has been undertaken.
An extension of this is the political correctness applied to situations such as children's sport, whereby coaches of young children are chastised if they answer questions about a match's score, rather than answering in an obfuscating way along the lines of, "The score doesn't matter, it's about participating and having fun." (Of course this is true, but if the kid asks the question, as a kids' sporting coach myself I think there is a safe middle ground here which is not condescending to the children.)
Social media as freedom
It's hard not to agree with Roskam's assertion that social media offers freedom, though perhaps there is worth in the observation, too, that "freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose".
And this is not just a throwaway line, not in the context of social media, anyway. Because freedom means being able to act like an idiot, a bully and a saboteur, just as it means being able to behave in a manner useful to society and/or simply to have some harmless fun.
We could talk at length about the cloak of invisibility social media offers those who choose to go down this path. How many times have we heard of cyberbullies and/or those who make comments whilst not choosing to make their identity known, potentially causing all sorts of unhappiness, yet running from taking responsibility for what they have contributed to?
Is this the sort of freedom we want?
Yes, the same sort of thing can and does happen offline, too. But offline doesn't have the same viral, audience multiplication characteristics:
- More people can learn of an opinion, accusation, rumour etc online than they can offline
- Social proof – the credibility of numbers. An implication of this is that if a piece of information is shared often enough online, then by its sheer proliferation it is assumed it must be true, when clearly this isn't necessarily the case.
It is true, also, that many online environments can have a moderating effect on information, calming the waters of outrageous pieces of supposed information (more like a piece of data, really).
And it is similarly true, and here we have a wonderful example of social media freedom, that the information posted online can be curated by those choosing to share it. This can mean adding further (perhaps qualifying) insights and opinion, scrutinising what is being shared and, ultimately, accelerating a dialogue on the topic in a much more expansive (if not necessarily in a more intelligent) manner than could have occurred offline.
So yes, social media does offer a unique sort of freedom to all of us. How society ends up using the freedom, well, only time will tell. But it will be interesting to see how it evolves!
Freedom at last: implications for communication/relationship management
For communicators, social media offers wonderful opportunities to share information, enhance reputations and build relationships. And it can help mitigate the impact of crises, through issue identification, conversation monitoring, information sharing and having 3rd party advocates assist in the application of social proof.
Of course, when it comes to crises, social media has made worse many an organisational crisis, too, due to the number of people who can very quickly pick up on a piece of information (or disinformation, as the case may be) and share it.
Another major challenge for communicators are the proliferation of social media platforms which can be utilised. And it's not one size fits all. One piece of information articulated in the same way cannot simply be replicated across all platforms.
All this interaction requires not just strategic insights, technical skills and creativity, but increased budget.
The many opportunities for expression social media and digital offers creates further new challenges. Video, photos, illustrations, software which makes and distorts all of this, with text being either bastardised into new forms or iterations of language or being superseded completely by digital's current darling, video .
It's tempting to accuse still images of dumbing down communication, with infographics being one manifestation. But that would be to deny a powerfully large thing we call the visual arts. Still, you have to wonder that whilst, yes, a picture is worth a thousand words, sometimes those 'words' may not make much sense.
Or, and here's the killer, words may not be connected in a manner which the viewer is able to 'decipher' to give the words meaning.
Furthermore, the meaning audiences gain may not be the meaning intended. It is my belief words can be much more specific than images, both to capture the meaning and to customise the meaning in a manner more attuned to the individual's ability and desire to decipher it.
Really, even at the best of times it's hard to know to know whether social is a bane or a boost to professional communication. It's certainly complicated it! And, as well all know, it ain't going nowhere, so best we figure out excellent solutions and be ever open to a rapid evolution to the approaches we choose to take.
Where have you seen, or experienced, the impact which social media's freedom characteristic has had on public relations or marketing? Where do you feel the freedom dimension is helpful or a hindrance to professional communication? Have you observed where the nanny state mindset is being applied to social media (apart from China!)?
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