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Meet Frank, Ray, and of course, Bob.4 Reviews
New classmates.
**I personally love this chapter, i'm not sure why, but i do. :)
Mikey and I were walking to school, since our mother had taken the car.
"Mom said we could have a few friends over," Mikey told me as he played with his tie and
as I locked the door.
I snickered. "I think she forgot we don't have any friends."
"With an attitude like that, you wouldn't," Mikey smirked. I punched him lightly on the
shoulder. "Violent much, Gerard?" he asked sarcastically.
I rolled my eyes as we started walking, thinking of our school: Belleview High Prep.
Academy. "Heaven help us, Mikey. Heaven help us."
Still Gerard:
I tool my seat in Math quickly, in the back, away from everyone else. I took out my
notebook and started to draw. I guess it didn't matter what I drew, as long as I was drawing.
My favorite pastime..... Well, almost favorite. Reading comics was definitely one too.
"Alright class," Mr. Smith, the teacher, said coming in. "Settle Down. Now. Edward, if you
don't stop staring at Bella like that, I'll have to get the school counselor."
A few laughs and snickers filled the room. I continued to keep my head down though,
smiling but remaining silent.
"Alright," Mr. Smith said, "back to where we were yesterday. Fractions, Again. Now-"
he was cut off by footsteps thudding down the hall. I looked up curiously.
A boy of about average height, if not a little taller than normal, came into the
classroom. He had blonde hair, and a lip piercing.
"Sorry... Sir... I was a little... late," he exhaled, a little out of breath.
Mr. Smith gave him a questioning look for a second, but smiled none the less. "You must be our new student... Robert, I believe?"
The boy nodded and said, "Bob, sir."
"Well, you're lucky: we were just about to start," Mr. Smith replied in a polite tone.
"Everyone, this is Robert- sorry, Bob Bryar. Now, I think there's an empty seat somewhere...
Ah, yes, next to Gerard. Gerard, please raise your hand?"
I did as told and watched as Bob made his way through the aisle of desks. I noticed a jock
stick out his foot. Bob stopped.
"Is there something wrong, Mr. Bryar?" Mr. Smith asked.
"No, sir," Bob replied in an innocent tone, shooting an evil look at the jock, that Mr. Smith didn't see. Hah. Maybe I could get to like this guy.
Bob took a seat next to me. He sighed. Suddenly, he turned to me and said, "Hey, I'm Bob,"
he smiled.
I returned the smile. "Gerard. Gerard Way."
"Cool name, dude," he complimented.
"Thanks," I said. "That was pretty good, you know, what you just did, I mean."
He shrugged. "I used to have a bunch of kids like that at my old school. It got so bad
that one day, I decided to fight them. I got expelled, so my parents moved me here."
I wasn't sure how to respond to that, so I said, "They're a bunch of jerks. Haven't left
me alone since I first stepped foot in this place."
"I'm sorry dude. Although, no offense, you look like someone who doesn't take crap from
others," he said thoughtfully.
I snickered a bit. "I really don't, I guess, but I don't have the guts to stand up to
them. Plus, my little brother.... It'd be a bad influence."
"Well, maybe you two just have to learn from the master," he said un-modestly.
His response made me laugh. "You'd do that, Bob?"
"Yeah, sure," he said sarcastically, almost as if I didn't believe him. He got a little
closer and whispered, "Just don't tell my mum, okay?" he warned me with a fake sincere look on
his face.
"Will do, Bob," I laughed.
It was silent for a moment, until he asked, "So, have you heard of The Misfits?"
This could be the start of a beautiful friendship.
"What is the proper name for the part of a story that has most action, drama, and
suspense?" Mrs. Grantt, my english teacher, asked.
I raised my hand.
"Does anybody but Michael no the answer?" she asked the class, and it occurred to me I was
the only one raising my hand. When no one else spoke, she sighed. "Well, then, Michael, what is
the answer?"
"The Climax," I said confidentially.
"Correct. At least one person will be getting an A on the test," she replied. Several
people snickered at her. Before she could respond, someone came through the door.
"Mrs. Grantt?" Mr. Gates, our principal asked. Next to him was a boy, and I'm not trying
to be mean, shorter than average and really thin, with dark brown hair, that some-what spiked
up in the back. "We have a new student."
Mrs. Grantt seemed unfazed for a second, but suddenly said, "Oh, yes sir. Class, this is
Frank Iero, who was transfered from the public school. Mr. Iero, would you like to say
"Um, uh.... hi?" he said half-nervous and half-confused.
Several people laughed. Mrs. Grantt rolled her eyes and said, "Class, settle down."
Mr. Gates laughed a little before receiving a "Don't-Make-Me-Call-Your-Mother" look from
Mrs. Grantt, who probably DID know his mother somehow. "W-Well," he stuttered nervously, "I
have to go now. Good Luck, Frank."
Frank, who seemed to understand what he meant, nodded with a blank expression.
"Okay," Mrs. Grantt said after he had left, "Now, I think there's an empty seet
somewhere.... Ah yes, next to Michael. Michael, please raise your hand."
I did as I was told and watched as Frank made his way through the aisle of desks. A heard
someone, whom I later recognized as one of the popular girls who was dating the Team Captain of
the hockey team, (although her name slipped my mind), say loudly, "Oh, look. Another emo-dork.
He's sitting next to Michael too. Poor kid. Oh well, he's probably gay anyways."
My mouth dropped. Not only was that rude, but everyone in this school knows I go by
Mikey. Not Michael. Even my own mother calls me Mikey. However, Mrs. Grantt is the only
exception, for I don't know what reason.
Frank stopped where he was for a second, realized who it was, made a face, and said so
quietly that only I and the girl's two friends sitting next to her could hear, "At least I'm
prettier than you," he said sarcastically.
She scowled and looked away. Her friends gave him the "Oh-No-You-Didn't-Look" which only
made him laugh. He continued walking and finally took a seat in the desk beside me.
When he had stopped his mini-laughing fit, he turned and said, "Hi, I'm Frank."
"I'm Mikey. Mikey Way."
"Not Michael, huh?" he asked me, and surprisingly it looked like he was merely curious.
"No. Only teachers call me that. Well, some of them, anyways," I told him.
He laughed. "Well, at least the teacher didn't call me "Franklin" -which- is actually
not my name. I am a "Jr." though," he confessed.
Math was nearly over. Which, I am excited about. Bob told me he saw another new student
earlier this morning, who's name was Ray Toro, and that he'd befriended him.
Sorry, I said Frank, Bob, and Ray would be introduced, but I think the chapter is long enough for now, I'll try to post another tommorow. :)
**** I did to Frank and Bob's introduction similar just to have that feeling of Deja-Vu humor. lol :)
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This idea needs a lot more examination than it got. "Nation States" have been responsible for most of the major catastrophes recently.
Nation States came from a "People's " reaction to Feudalism, and was originally supposed to be a unified Ethnic group. They were corrupted by success, and became Empires, made up of warring factions. Look at the US. They are intrinsically unstable, since they are based on force and/or fraud, and have no obvious other way of settling disputes with "others". They are basically like the Greek City-States, which evolved into Cities. (Civilization) But cities have solved their political problems by means of Laws, etc Nations cannot do this, because their "principles" do not involve respect for any OTHER nation state. That would be contradictory If you want to see how this all turns out, look at pre Dynastic Chinese History: the "Period of Warring States", They tried everything: Alliances, Balance s of Power, NATO, etc. it all failed.
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There are a few shows of note this Tuesday. Kicking off the rundown, the rap and rock group Flobots from Colorado is performing at the Casbah. Though the band has been around since 2000, they are best known for their single "Handlebars" from a few years ago. Generally I'm not a huge fan of the genre, but I really dig when hip-hop is mixed with a full live band, so I'm sure this will be an interesting change for the Casbah.
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Up at the Belly Up, the Presidents of the United States of America return. The band has local ties with Andrew McKeag of local legends Uncle Joe's Big Ol' Driver so this should be a nice reunion for San Diego musicians as well as fans who just love the Presidents.
Lastly, the Griffin has a special show featuring JJAMZ. A sort of indie rock supergroup, the band has members from Maroon 5, Bright Eyes, the Like and Phantom Planet. This will be their first time in San Diego. Lots of cool stuff happening this Tuesday night to broaden your musical horizons.
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Caritas Award Winners 2014
On the 31st of May eight of our Caritas Award winners attended the ceremony at the Armadillo in Glasgow. They enjoyed performances from comedian Des Clarke and X-Factor contestant Nicholas McDonald. They also received their awards on stage from members of the Bishop's Conference. In total fourteen pupils received the award this year and we are very proud of what they have achieved. They have been role models for younger pupils in the school and have shown dedication to their local communities. Mr O'Donnell would like to extend a special vote of thanks to pupils for all of their hard work throughout the year.
Glasgow 2014 Baton Relay- St Augustine's Pupils selected to run with the Baton!
This weekend our pupil Panashe Musambe and Adam Murray ran with the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Baton as part of the world wide Baton Relay. Both pupils were nominated by the school, pupils and community groups. The event was huge and a celebration of all sport and culture in our country.
Panashe was lucky enough to start the relay off again from the Commonwealth Pool after a short Diving display and meeting the Minister for sport. She was surrounded by hundreds of people and children all wanting to touch the baton and have their photo with Panashe. She coped with it all like a true celebrity as did Adam in Meadow bank earlier that day!
Well done to both pupils they were a real credit to the school and indeed the City .
City2City Relay
Congratulations to Cristiano Crolla in 6th Year who attended a selection day to represent the City of Edinburgh on the City2City relay challenge (nominated by the school and the Active Schools Co coordinator Mrs Damen). Cristiano has successfully been selected.
The City2City relay is a Celebrate 2014 event. The pupils of Edinburgh will carry a message of support for the 2014 Commonwealth Games from the Lord Provost of Edinburgh to the Lord Provost of Glasgow. On Tuesday 17th June, 10 secondary school pupils and 10 primary school pupils (including St Cuthbert's pupils) will depart from the City Chambers on the Royal Mile with the message baton. The relay will be undertaken along the canal using foot, bike and canoe. The 10 primary pupils will change over at the start of each new leg, with the same 10 secondary school pupils supporting them. The first day will end just outside Linlithgow, where the secondary school pupils will stay overnight. Then on Wednesday 18th June the secondary school pupils will continue the journey as a team and deliver the baton to the Glasgow City Chambers in George Square.
The event is being organised by the Sports and Outdoor Learning Unit in the City of Edinburgh Council and all pupils will be supported by suitably qualified staff. The event is on both the 17th and 18th June – well done!
S3 iPad Initiative: Information Evening
Over the past couple of years several schools in Edinburgh been taking part in a scheme which dramatically increases pupil access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The first stage in this involves issuing iPads to pupils to assist with their learning. This has proven very successful and we are pleased to announce that St. Augustine's is now joining the scheme and plan to issue iPad Minis to our new S3.
Our first step will be to hold an Information Meeting for Parents. The meeting will be on Thursday 19th June from 18:30 to 19.30 in the school's theatre. In addition to presentations from school staff and the council's Digital Learning Team which will give you more information about the scheme, there will be opportunities for you to ask questions.
Extensive research has shown that pupils with access to handheld and portable computing devices benefit in the everyday learning. It can be a science lab, literacy tool, research station, history archive, language lab, art canvas, music studio, video editing suite, and library to list but a few possible uses. Here at St. Augustine's we believe that enabling students to have easy access to a portable computer will help them both with their classwork and with their homework and help to raise attainment in their SQA exams.
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SAD WINK 38: A third in a trio of Jens now. All the way from the Welsh border. It's Jen. Being declared by a Scottish man as a "happy person trying to be sad" she gives it her best shot. We're fine with people using props, heck, we encourage it! Whatever makes you sad. Photos of dead relatives or suffering children are our staple here at the HQ. Jen prefers to use a simple bag of crisps. As a vegetarian, something packaged up in such a vulgar manner is quite enough to bring a tear to her eye.
SAD WINK 37: God loves a trier. Here's Jen Lloyd who, by her own admission "cannot wink at all" and is "better at butchery than winking". Here she is with a modification on the sad wink or what we like to call "a wheelchair wink".
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SAD WINK 35: AUSGANG! Now, to test my resolve on the joke making front, we have Maria Arndt-t-t from Germany… In a worryingly familiar hat. She is probably sad about the LACK OF PEACE or indeed LACK OF DIVERSITY in parts of the world. More likely however she is more likely sad about the DJ playing Eric Prydz. It ends with an english voice, cut-off unfortunately. But i can exclusively reveal that the sentence which you partially hear went "That's really cool that you and i can be friends".
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Facing the Sun
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View from My Kitchen Window, WInter Solstice, 2013
It's a lot to ask, I know, to consider slowing down some today in honor of the solstice. To consider stopping even, right there in your busy tracks, and looking for the sun which may or may not be not be shinning very brightly where you are. You may have to find the solstice in the blueness of shadows, in their thinness and length. You may have to find it in the muted beauty of a bare branch. You may have to notice it in the rugged green of a leaf of kale, or in sackfuls of turnips and potatoes, or in the smell of cinnamon and ginger and cardamom.
The sun found me on solstice morning, came shining right in through my kitchen window. So I put down my knife and pulled up a chair and let it fall across my face for a moment or two. My solstice celebration. It took a minute for the knots and energy of my busy morning to loosen and fall away from my body. It took a minute or two more for my mind to unspool some, and for my thoughts to settle to a quiet simmer on the back burner.
For a moment, a briefest moment, there was nothing but the sensation of sun on my face, still so powerful and necessary, even on its darkest day. Still able to give warmth and tinge the black of my shut eyes a velvety orange. For a beat or two there was perfect silence. No refrigerator hum, no upstairs neighbor's chair scraping her floor, no car horns or bird song. Just light and breath. Just light and life.
And then, like it does, the thought-pot started to burble up and over and the cat with its jingly bell ran beneath the window and the whole machine whirled back into action. Light and dark, stillness and animation, silence and the enormous clamor of a human life. Not so much opposites but different aspects of a wholeness and therefore to be held equally essential and of value.
In our busy modern lives, there isn't much request for stillness and silence. Very little of the world we construct around us asks us to sit down and unhook from all of our doing and being and scheming. It's quite the opposite, in fact.
So even though it's a lot to ask, I hope you remember to find a moment to pause on this winter solstice weekend. To put down your knife or your pen or your computer and turn towards the sun, wherever you can find it. May it loosen your shoulders and unspool your thoughts and may the hush and stillness settle in, if even for a moment or two. Actually, it's quite simple: only thing you have to do is pull up a chair and to raise up your face up and let it in.
- Seeking Silence
- The Sparkle and the Stillness
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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Nice post, Dana. : )
I wished I could have done that, but Seattle got NO sun yesterday. It was cloudy, semi foggy and drizzly much of the day.
Ah well, tis what it is around these parts this time of the year.
a compilation of your weekend meditations would make such a lovely book - and maybe also podcasts? it would be nice to hear your voice saying these meditations aloud. i just love the way you express yourself and look forward every weekend to your writing.
have you read these? they remind me of your writing.
A Garlic Testament (Stanley Crawford):
A Very Small Farm (William Paul Winchester)
Epitaph for a Peach (David Masumoto)
happy holidays ~
A Winter Solstice for modern times. Best weekend mediation yet. Many blessings!
Agree with Emma...such a good reminder to stop and be present today and as the season unfolds. Thank you Dana...
beautiful. thank you for sharing. :)
Ya u r so,right :)


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Magnetizing Mars. Is This How We Could Do it?
As many of you know, mars has no magnetic field and thus has a very thin and toxic atmosphere because of constant solar wind. If we ever hope to inhabit Mars, we HAVE TO magnetize it. I don't know if anyone else has come up with what I'm about to propose, but I didn't steal this idea. Mars has an iron core, so, in theory, you could magnetize the core of mars like a bar magnet. How I think you could do this is by drilling to the core of the planet on both poles. Then you construct colossal electromagnets and expose the core to a powerful magnetic fields, then, you zap the iron core with thousand's of kilowatts of electricity. Doing this, as far as I'm concerned, would magnetize the core of the planet with out heating it up. The resulting magnetic field would also be much stronger than a normal planets field since high temperature isn't involved. Please, tell me what you think.
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Aug 17 2012: Earth already has exactly the right magnetic field we need and so is her atmosphere. As long as we do not learn to value that, there is no need to crank up any other planet. And if we do learn to value, there was no need either.
So even on solar system scale, it seems, that the grass on the other side looks always greener... :o)
Aug 17 2012: Because the only need to do so was to avoid any change in our lifestyle and to keep our excessive waste of limited resources. This way we would just plunder another planet to start thinking about terraforming Venus ...
We can do better than that and the budged and resources needed for magnetizing Mars would find better use on our home planet earth at any given time.
Also the risk for our current planet could be immense and irresponsible against mankind by such a project.
As a lot of electrical energy was needed for your concept, nuclear power would the only known form today to get it realized under the given conditions. So if uranium was not on Mars itself, or to difficult to mine, it was to be shipped off earth to set up those huge power plants at the poles.
One single accident of a rocket during take off or in near orbit, with just a single nuclear fuel rod on board would be disasterous to life on earth as we know it and contaminate our food by radiation for centuries.
Many space missions carried already enough nuclear based fuel into orbit which could have endangered our planet to the highest degree. Even Curiosity has 5kg (10 pounds) of plutonium-238
in its nuclear battery which is higly toxic and could have caused a nuclear desaster if the rocked had failed within the athmosphere. No space agency is talking much about the risks they are taking.
And even if there was enough radioactive material on mars itself. You would need to send all this mining equipment, all the mining robots, all initial power plants, all construction material and constuction robots to build the final power plants at the poles, and all of those would need to be heavy duty and therefore heavy in weight. Hundreds over hundreds rockets neede to be launched off earth, adding plenty tons of toxic gases into our already polluted athmosphere while wasting plenty tons of energy intensive light metals like aluminum and titanium, which waste themselves plenty of energy and resources.
Aug 17 2012: After all of this additional plundering and pollution of our planet you would just have gained two power plants on Mars, starting to induce energy into the core in hope to intensify a magnetic field...
The rest of terraforming didn't even start...
By all of this waste the only argument which was running urgent was the call for another planet, as the old one would have been pushed even closer to its limits...
With a bit of calculation you could estimate the equivalent of the carbon footprint of this single project and I would not be surprised if the cost-benefit calculation would go against the best spaceship we already inhabit - our planet earth.
So what better needs you see to justify this sacrifice, and please do not stess any maybe or sometime technology of any golden future we haven't enter yet. Do explain.
Aug 17 2012: Lejan you're burning up.
It's true though that the solar system is for the brave and the brave only to explore, as is the Earth.
Terraforming in principle is not a hazard. In practice though we would have to take great precaution to analyze any microbes already present upon that planet and the conditions that they choose to be suitable for life before imposing another climate upon their residence. Ultimately instead we should support these microbes in their love of reproduction and design foremost a planet that they might be able to easier reproduce across.
Unity in diversity.
Aug 17 2012: Just to get this out of the way, rockets use oxygen and hydrogen as fuel, so the exhaust is H20. Shipping fuel rod's to mars wouldn't actually be that dangerous because fuel rod's are only 3% enriched. You can actually hold a fuel pallet safely. Secondly, the rewards would outweigh the "sacrifices" by pumping vast amounts of money into the global economy. Mars is obviously rich in iron because of the amount of Iron oxide on it's surface. Iron the basis for producing steel which plays a large role in human society. Mars, once a sustainable colony is set up, would pay for itself by acting as a gigantic mine. All the materials that are toi be used to send things to mars can be recycled anyways.
Aug 18 2012: Just to get it back in the way, no rocket launch system is running on oxygen / hydrogen (LH2/LOX) fuels exclusively!
Even the massive Space Shuttle H2O engine added only 1/4 of its overall thrust and 3/4 was gained out of the two solid rocket booster, mainly running on Ammonium perchlorate and aluminum, polluting carbon dioxide and hydrogen chloride in the atmosphere.
Curiosity was launched to Mars by an Atlas V rocket, which runns on kerosene and liquid oxygen (RP-1) in its first stage, producing carbon dioxide, toxic carbon monoxide emissions and oxides of nitrogen (NOx).
So no rocket produces just water vapour and this for technological as well as for financial reasons. Therefore pollution could NOT be avoided and the damage to our atmosphere would stay tremendous and irresponsible!
Regarding nuclear fuel rod's I just can't follow your 3% enrichment argument, as it misses any weight reference!
An average nuclear power plant contains about 200 fuel rod's. Each fuel rod is filled with about 1.800 kg of fuel pallets, which, by a 3% enrichment, adds up to 54 kg of U-235 within a single rod.
54 kg of U-235, scattered within lower atmosphere, is nothing we wish to have for our health.
It would take 400 flights for all fuel rod's of just two normal size nuclear power plants on Mars if for savety reasons only one rod would be launched at a time. By a given failure rate of 2 out of 100 take off's of a highly improved rocket system, this would result in an overall risk of:
432 kg of U-235 !!!
beeing released in earth atmosphere.
And this very simple risk analysis does not even include all the nuclear material needed in isotopic batteries for hundreds of constructing, drilling, mining and maintenance robots.
So a single fuel pallet what may seems easy and fun to hold solid in your hand becomes pretty dangerous once released in form of airborne particles and inhaled day by day without any escape.
Nothing outweighs this 'sacrifices'!
Aug 19 2012: What you said about rocket emissions, I didn't know. So thank you form informing me.
However, all the fuel rod risks you state are all assuming that Mars doesn't have any fissile material on it at all. Saying such a thing would be bologna. The Mars orbiter(I can't remember it's full name) has detected gamma ray emission from mars which suggests natural nuclear fission which also indicates the presence of Uranium and other radio isotopes. And once again, Mars would act like a giant mine, essentially paying for itself.
I also think that instead of using rockets, we might end up using different means of putting materials into orbit. One such technology that can produce significant thrust is a rocket design where you have a stream of water come out of the bottom of the vessel that is vaporized by either lasers or microwaves. I think this may be a possible candidate for putting payloads into orbit rather than rockets. Although, it hasn't gained much attention yet either.
Aug 18 2012: What do you do with the soil that the crawler removes? How do you get the dirt out of your hole? How do you power your crawler when it's so deep in a hole that the sun won't reach it? What happens when you reach a big rock?
When we are able to move through space at very fast speeds and with more technology, we will be able to use that technology to do as you say, and you might be speaking words that are prescient in that regard. But for now, with our current technology, we would be better off depolluting our own aquifers and creating hydroponic sky scrapers and creating an earth friendly energy program and using our own resources more carefully. But keep thinking creative ideas. Humankind is lost without them.
Aug 19 2012: Gail, I think you are somewhat blinded only by the colossal size of such project. Remember, we aren't going to Mars for e few more decades(so they say). So, we still have a chance to do all of what you stated and all of it is necessary.
About your questions, the soil would be moved behind the crawler just like how a drill bit moves the dust out of it's way. As for power, I can imagine an on board LFTR, that way you don't have to have a power source on the surface. For a large dense area, you can use radar to detect such an area and shift the crawler at such an angle that it just grazes it.
James Zhang 30+Aug 17 2012: From my understanding, Earth's core is made of nickel and cobalt, both are elements with magnetic properties. To make Mars magnetic like earth, we would need to change its core to something like Nickel/Cobalt. And not to mention, we would need large quantities.
Perhaps the smarter/easier way to live on Mars is not to change Mars itself, but to change humans.
In other words, how can we adapt to Mars' environments?
Aug 17 2012: We simply can't. I presume you are talking about genetic engineering. Mars has an extremely toxic atmosphere which will be eaten away by solar wind in a very short time(on a cosmic scale of course). Mars's atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide, so we would, in simple words, have to change humans to moving globs of vegetation.
James Zhang 30+Aug 17 2012: So then, how do we change the atmosphere to more oxygen-based, if it isn't possible for humans to adapt and live off of carbon-dioxide. What about trying to sustain enough plant-life there? Plants pretty much breathe carbon dioxide.
And hey, changing humans to globs of vegetation sounds pretty cool actually. We wouldn't even need to eat anymore, we could just photosynthesize. It'll be like "Ok feeding time, time to take a nap outside" lol
Aug 17 2012: As silly as this sounds, just like in science fiction, we could use small asteroids to bombard the poles of mars and release millions of tons of carbon dioxide, thus causing a greenhouse affect. These asteroids could even be constructed by using waste minerals that we have no use for. This is the window of opportunity where we can plant vast amounts of plant life in order to release oxygen. If you were wondering, when plant's absorb carbon dioxide, a chemical reaction takes place where the two atoms of oxygen are removed from the single atom of carbon, so, you end up with a single carbon atom and two oxygen atoms which get released.
To be honest, I agree that it would be pretty amazing if humans were turned to walking plant's. That's almost worthy of being in a Science Fiction movie. Although, if i was turned to a plant, I would feel so empty all the time without having to eat normal food. I hate to admit it,but I would probably miss those cheap frozen dinners from the grocery store.
Aug 17 2012: Hey, that's pretty good thinking, we get rid of our waste and we create future life on Mars. Sounds like win-win to me if this can really work.
Hey, remember, we are both herbivores and carnivores, unlike other animals. Maybe next step in human anatomical evolution is becoming herbivores/carnivores/self-sustainers lol. We have the option to eat them frozen dinners or we have option to do... nothing...
Aug 18 2012: Another idea that I had on the matter is that you could construct artificial moons around Mars that occasionally aline in such a way that it causes tidal friction. This is why Io has volcanic activity. These moons could also be constructed from waste materials both from earth and from mining asteroids. In case you haven't heard already, an asteroid mining company backed by James Cameron, Google and former NASA scientists, is just getting started. There will for sure be waste minerals so we will definitely have enough materials to build artificial moons piece by piece.
Oh, and honestly, I think I would rather eat physical food rather than rely off photosynthesis. Life would be a bit bland without my favorite food's. But really, that idea could be something that could be put into a book.
Aug 18 2012: Yes, we are omnivores, much like the bears. As for becoming producers, would we require development of green skin? Sounds very martian-esque...
As for constructing artificial moons around Mars, I hope you're not thinking about building some death star? It didn't go well for that evil empire in the end, the Jedi kicked their big shiny death star ass! Their storm troopers weren't even up to scratch, beaten back by furry balls of fluff with nothing except rocks and ropes. Nope, I refuse to work alongside such a diabolical and ill-prepared empire.
Robin Patin 10+Aug 17 2012: Just a thought - even if we did create a magnetic field on Mars today, it would still be hundreds of thousands if not millions of years before an atmosphere on Mars formed. But perhaps we'd be shielded from the solar winds immediately.
Also, we've never done planetary "sculpting" before. What if creating a magnetic field on Mars totally jacks up something important and unexpected (i.e. killing microbial life that already exists on Mars or unleashes a chemical or substance we don't know/understand yet)?
I agree with the assertion that we should treat this planet better and respect our own Earth and its perfect magnetic field so that we don't have the necessity to create a magnetic field on Mars.
Aug 17 2012: Creating an atmosphere for Mars wouldn't take as long as you think. Once the temperature on mars was raised, which would yield water as a result, we could fill the martian lakes with algae and plant UV resistant plant's on it's surface. It would only take around a century or less to form an atmosphere that humans could safely breath. About possible microbes on Mars, In presume they would be preserved in a laboratory on some sort either on mars or earth. It is likely that such microbes consume minerals and carbon dioxide and since that would all still be there, martian microbes would still be safe.
Aug 17 2012: Drag one of Jupiter's larger moons to it (or planet x if it hasn't already gone by) This will cause the crust to shift in response to the orbit, heating up the now-cold core and restoring the magnetic field. You could also make mars and earth twins, like twin stars that orbit around themselves. Of course, doing this would increase earth's tectonic activity, so it might be pretty bad for earths inhabitants.
Meanwhile, either of these solutions would be as practical as the one you suggest. A drill bit would have to be almost 8,000 km long, or meeting two 4,000 km drill bits in the center would have to be exceptionally exact.
I personally think that earth should be quarantined before we mess up more planets. As it stands now, we're a pretty barbaric species, though we don't have to be.
Aug 17 2012: Blimey! Dragging one of Jupiter's (by far the most powerful planet in our solar system) moons from Jupiter's incredible gravitation force?? Or better yet, break planet X from the gravity of the sun. At which point?? Practically its closest point to the sun?? You must be insane...
Hmm. If you the human cannot push a small vehicle from its path along the road then what you suggest is improbable at best.
I do agree with you in your final paragraph. We are barbaric. Though also tender and loving when we finally arrive at our cottages.
Aug 17 2012: First note - the distance to drill to the core of Mars is vast and expensive.
Question - how are we to construct these colossal electromagnets? Also, where do we place these electromagnets? Do you have any blueprints or is this science fiction?
Second note - would a thousand kilowatts of electricity suffice?
Aug 17 2012: Just to get this out of the way, I meant THOUSAND'S of kilowatts. These electromagnets would basically be extremely large coils. Placed in arrays around the core. Then, nuclear reactors would charge up large capacitor banks that would discharge into the iron rich core, thus magnetizing the core.


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Cherokee Genealogical Research (part 1): Today, the Cherokees are the second most numerous American Indian people (only the Navajo tribe is larger). Many Americans believe themselves to have Cherokee ancestry, but tribal membership is solely the responsibility of the three recognized tribal governments (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma; United Keetoowah Band, and the Eastern Band of North Carolina). It has been said that there are three types of Cherokees: "Cherokees," "Wannabees," and "Outtalucks." Also, Cherokee "Princesses" did not exist.
As late as the year 1776, the Indian traders from the state of South Carolina were responsible for the majority of commerce between the white settlers and the Cherokee nation. Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia traders also dealt with the Cherokee, but on a much smaller scale. The Cherokees were a numerous and warlike people, inhabiting southern Appalachia, consisting of parts of the present States of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Nearly 300 years ago, British subjects (mainly of Scot ancestry) traveled into the mountain country to trade with the Indians. Many of these traders established trading posts in Cherokee towns, and by accepting a Native wife or consort, were adopted into the tribe. These men became known as "Indian Countrymen".
A must-see reference is for Cherokee research is William L. McDowell's The Colonial Records of South Carolina: Documents relating to Indian Affairs. It's a 2- volume set published by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
Here are some important things to remember to guide you in researching Cherokee ancestry.
- Spellings of names are not always the same in historical records.
- Cherokee names have phonetic spellings utilizing both French and British pronunciation.
- Personal names will vary according to dialect or region. (The Cherokees had three dialects).
- Exercise caution in attempting to determine the degree of Cherokee blood. By 1900, there were very few full blood Cherokees alive.
- The surname you started with may lead you to another surname. More than likely, your search will lead to an early trader.
- As far as our ancestors who intermarried during the 18th century, on average, descendants today would possess about 1/128 to 1/256 Cherokee blood.
- Search the regions around the Cherokee nation, and be aware of the ever-changing borders of both the Cherokee lands and the frontier.
- There were four settlement groups in the Cherokee Nation. Namely, 1) OVERHILLS found in East Tennessee in the area of the Little Tennessee River; 2) VALLEY in lower East Tennessee, southwestern North Carolina, and north Georgia regions; 3) LOWER which covered the areas of western South Carolina, and northeastern Georgia; and 4) MIDDLE encompassing western North Carolina.
- Keep in mind they were transient and would move from place to place both inside and outside Cherokee boundaries.
- Check all colonial, state and local histories, frontier histories, Indian trade records.
Here's a list of some early Colonial records worth searching:
- The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia
- The Colonial Records of North Carolina
- The State Records of North Carolina
- Documents of the American Revolution, 1770 - 1783
- Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia
- Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts, 1652 – 1781
(To be continued in the January issue …)
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Fact: Today, the Cherokees are the second most numerous American Indian people (only the Navajo tribe is larger). Many Americans believe themselves to have Cherokee ancestry, but tribal membership is solely the responsibility of the three recognized tribal governments (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma; United Keetoowah Band, and the Eastern Band of North Carolina). It has been said that there are three types of Cherokees: "Cherokees," "Wannabees," and "Outtalucks." ~ Jim Hicks, Cherokee Lineages
Tip: While many publishers offer works about the Cherokees, purchase those that may help most in research. Here is a short list of some of the companies with helpful resources that are in print.
- Cherokee Publications, Cherokee, North Carolina.
- Oklahoma Yesterday Publications, 8745 East 9th St. Tulsa, OK 74112 Tulsa, Oklahoma
- University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma.
- Overmountain Press, Johnson City, Tennessee.
- University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee.
- An excellent resource is a volume by Thomas G. Mooney entitled Exploring Your Cherokee Ancestry: A Basic Genealogical Research Guide, Tahlequah, OK.: Cherokee National Historical Society, 1992. A reference copy is available in the Huntsville Heritage Room (H 929.1 Moo).
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Finishing up a run of 12 arched top Craftsman style gates. The top and bottom of the redwood gates are sealed with West epoxy before painting to waterproof the end grain and eliminate any future water damage.
The two walnut doors are going to Texas, here they are waiting for their ride.
A glued up door upright for the first time and ready for final finishing.
Gluing up large doors can be tricky and sometimes it doesn't happen all at once. I glued up the bottom section first and the complicated top section the next day.
The raised panels are always pre-finished before assemble, that way all the edges are sealed too.
How fast a year goes by. I have a amazing pair of doors on my bench right now. The arched top walnut double doors are almost 10' tall and 3" thick.
The doors start out as 400 board feet of 8/4 rough walnut, which gets sorted into panels, rails and stiles.
The milled walnut is stacked ready to be glued into 3" thick boards for the door frame and panels.
The doors are trial fit together many times, here they are before the panels are made. The "ears" on the top will be cut off to continue the arch.
Exploded views are fun, all the hidden joinery is exposed.
Below is a trial fit with the raised panels, at this point the doors are too heavy for 1 person to handle and safely stand up so everything happens horizontally.
The Circle X carving is split in the middle, below is a hint of what the center of the double doors will look like.
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Hey boys and girls, here are my next 10 favorite albums of the year! Just wanted to touch on some highly respectable up-and-coming artists that released albums that I thought were fantastic and innovative, but were unfortunately not included on this list: Autre Ne Veut, Gonjasufi, Guido, Infinite Body, Solar Bears, Twin Sister, Sun Araw, Fang Island, The Fresh & Onlys, Andrew Cedermark, Coma Cinema, Shabazz Palaces, and the Odd Future Collective. Enough text, on to the list.
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The Reporter's story on somebody or some contractor's dumping cedar log pieces on Mercer Island in the Mercerdale neighborhood, presumably to avoid a legal site's dump fees, really demands action.
Rather than the taxpayers of Mercer Island paying money and time for city workers, as described by arborist Paul West, to remedy this disgrace, I pledge $50 to the Reporter for the CEDAR Fund (Catch Evasive Dumpers And Report) for the city's receipt of any information leading to citing the dumper in Judge Wayne Stewart's court, as well as revoking any dumper's business license, if they deigned to get one.
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In the interests of being an highly efficient creative person who sucks the juice out of every moment and every opportunity of every day, here is me in that weird Tuesday interval between work and guitar lesson with a little more than an hour to devote to the crafting of this, a blog of bits, or a blog of many parts, or a quilted blog perhaps cobbled together from the 5.6 billion thoughts about writing and a writer's life that I've had since I last set digits to keyboard. Cool, a five line sentence. You should probably take that as a warning to run for the hills or at least top up your water bottle and make sure your shoelaces are tightly tied before you settle in to read this.
In this time period, I generally practice a little guitar, sneaking in one last practice session before the 6:15 lesson. The strangest thing about being a devotee and obsessive of the guitar, is the weeks are marked by the length of time since, or to, the lesson. And regardless of how much I've practiced (and this week that amount borders on an almost embarrassingly large number of hours), it never feels like enough.
The two thoughts almost always present at lights out are: 1) I didn't write enough today; and 2) I didn't play enough guitar today.
This past writer's retreat weekend I can tell you that for at least two of those four days, I wasn't thinking those thoughts. I was thinking about how I played too much guitar and wrote too much and how was I going to sleep with my hands throbbing as they were? One of the constants I tried out this weekend was a 100% alcohol free zone, the idea being that I was going to eschew (your word for the day), any activity that would distract me from true thoughts. Well, it worked.
Okay, nice try Demon Resistance, very crafty getting me to note the word of the day and then realize I still haven't made a list of all the "words of the week" mentioned in this blog and therefore my mortal soul was in the serious jeopardy posed by the possibility of committing the unforgivable sin of repeating a word of the week.
See, even if it is a pseudo legit thought sometimes the little Resistance Gremlins can turn it into a feast. Then, the next thing you know, you are in a writing cul-de-sac circling the central flower bed as you open a document, scan it, locate word-of-the-week, switch to your word-of-the-week document, type out the word with the corresponding week number and then repeat 41 times. How much writing time do you think that would suck up when it is less than 24 hours 'til deadline? ARggggh. Caught this one early though, so not too much harm done. Though I did get to Blog the 8th before I came to my senses.
It was something I became highly aware of this weekend when I got caught in one of the biggest and most dangerous of screenwriting cul-de-sacs: character naming. Now currently my protagonist's name is Elliot and he works for his friend, Ernesto. For some time now this has been weighing on my mind, as I do subscribe to the fairly widely held writerly view that you shouldn't have any of the names of your seven main characters repeat the first letter. Just one of those things that help readers distinguish Fred from Franco.
So, I've known for a while that I would need to change Ernesto's name, but like a well-disciplined writer, I recognized that renaming characters is best left until the first draft is complete and one can see how everybody connects and who has turned out to be pivotal. But nooooo, I start thinking maybe I should change it now and how 'bout Paolo in honour of my friend Pablito. But since his is neither Italian or Latin, nor the 63 years of age that the character is, it started to seem a bit silly. Then I thought maybe Giovanni or Lorenzo. Giovanni was the name of my great-grandfather, the last of my direct line born on Italian soil at the end of the 19th century. Then I started thinking about my family tree and smack! All of a sudden I'm not writing the scene where Ernesto is calling out Elliot for his bad behaviour, I'm thinking about the 17th great-great-great uncle etc. who was a Cardinal and that leads to wondering if my family line crosses the Borgia's anywhere and checking the clock to see how long it is until the Borgias are on TV. Then I remember that I'm not allowed to watch TV this weekend and GET BACK TO WRITING. So I got up, got a glass of water with extra ice and sat down again.
I wonder, if even after my year as #WW CSSC Writer Laureate concludes, if I will still spontaneously wake up at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, stagger to my computer and dump my writer thoughts for the week onto a page?
In the meantime I am pretty sure that I have a couple more thoughts to share about my screenwriting Writer's Retreat. First off, it did turn out to be all about screenwriting. Nary a song nor novel nor stage play leapt to the fore. It was all feature romantic comedy all the time.
Interesting. I was just about to spin you a tale full of my magnificent focus and total adherence to all of the constants that I set out in last week's post. But, you know what? Then, I'd be liar, liar, pants on fire and the Rock of Truth would fall off the shelf and bonk me on the head.
So, suffice it to say that I did mostly adhere to my constants.
I did watch The Borgias, but otherwise the TV was off.
I did read a few pages of a novel, but only while eating breakfast. Otherwise… no books.
I did stay off social media and the phone.
And so, I did get some great pages written and lots of quality sleep and enough guitar to make you think that at some point I must be getting pretty good.
You'd be wrong about that, but that's okay, it keeps me from shoveling potato chips in my mouth and since no words of my own were involved this time around, it did keep me focused.
Also, I am developing some seriously buff fingers.
An unexpected and very significant side effect of this enforced quietude, was the sheer volume of self-reflection which occurred. That was not so much fun. Important, but not fun. Especially when the going got rough and the usual escape mechanisms of story, comfort food, wine and listening to music or talking with people were closed. Not only did I have to talk to myself, I had to listen, whether or not it was pleasant to hear. Indeed, so much a part of the retreat experience was this, that it seems a bit disingenuous to describe it as a side effect, for it was at the centre of all– even the good writing.
From the outside, I'm sure the whole thing looked very Spartan and contemplative.
From the inside, it was anything but. As every insecurity I've ever had as a screenwriter, a woman and a human being, all tried to take a swipe at me at some point or another.
I'm happy to say that I realized this was happening fairly early on and armed myself with a host of bright sparkly feel-good phrases and a few very sharp blades of acceptance to cut a swath through the swarms of Doubt Demons. It was a lesson though that I share with you so that you will be forewarned. Those in your life may think you are having a spa weekend full of pampering and luxurious writing time, but the reality is that you are entering battle naked and alone having shed the usual mechanisms of distraction and mediation in an effort to push a project out of a long darkness and back into the light.
It was a reaffirmation of why I like my stories in books and on film – wandering in someone else's LOWIM (Land-Of-What-If-and-Maybe) keeps me from having to face the flesh-eating demons and piratical ambushes on my own. That having been said, the thrill and joy and ultimate tired satisfaction of a good-job-well-done achieved through journeying and labouring and battling in the LOWIM of mine own far outstrips the attractions offered by any other.
And so I return to you with fresh wounds and old scars newly opened, a bloody rag bound around my brow and a definite limp on the left leg. But that is also a fierce and terrible grin on my face and a sack of severed Doubt Demon ears dragging behind.
Now back to reality and the day job and friends, a brief space to catch breath, sharpen blades and patch my bloody hide before returning to the fray.


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I've made this recipe over and over and over again. It's positively our favorite way to eat shrimp. Occasionally, I'll serve over rice to make use of the extra sauce. Yummmm. Keep an eye on those shrimp, though - mine are always done long before the 25 minutes are up.
Big Easy Barbecue Shrimp
Created in 1954 at Pascal's Manale Italian restaurant in New Orleans, Barbecue Shrimp soon became a spiral-bound classic. The seasonings may vary, but it's always served with a crusty loaf of French bread for soaking up the buttery sauce. This recipe, from Elizabeth Ross of Dallas, first ran to rave reviews in our September 2006 issue.
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- 3 bay leaves
- 2 lemons, sliced
- 2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons Asian garlic-chili pepper sauce
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce
- 1 (16-oz.) French baguette, sliced
- Preheat oven to 325°. Place shrimp in a shallow aluminum foil-lined broiler pan. Stir together butter and next 8 ingredients in a saucepan over low heat until butter melts; pour over shrimp. Bake 25 minutes, stirring and turning shrimp after 10 minutes. Serve with French bread.
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Over-the-Counter Medication: Relief for Arthritis
Everyday Arthritis Pain
Everyday Arthritis Pain
For the 50 million Americans living with arthritis, pain is an everyday occurrence. Damaged joints make every movement, from bending to lifting, achy and uncomfortable. Pain relief is the goal of arthritis treatment. Though there are many ways to deal with arthritis discomfort—from exercise to surgery—over-the-counter drugs are among the most common treatments, according to the Arthritis Foundation.
NSAIDs: How They Work
NSAIDs: How They Work
According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most popular drugs for treating arthritis pain. NSAIDs include ibuprofen (Motrin), naproxen (Alleve, Naprosyn), and aspirin. They work by reducing the production of substances called prostaglandins, which cause pain and inflammation in the body. NSAIDs have a dual action; they not only relieve pain, but they bring down swelling in the joints, too.
NSAID Risks
NSAID Risks
Prostaglandins do more than cause pain. They also act to protect the stomach lining against damage by harsh stomach acids. By reducing prostaglandins in the body, NSAIDs can leave the stomach vulnerable to acids, leading to ulcers and stomach bleeding. They can also increase the risk for blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. If you have a history of stomach ulcers and/or bleeding, heart disease, high blood pressure, or kidney disease, you should talk to your doctor and consider other pain relief options.
Other Pain Relievers
Other Pain Relievers
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is another over-the-counter pain reliever that can help manage arthritis discomfort. The drug works by reducing the feeling of pain in the brain. Unlike NSAIDs, Tylenol won't decrease joint inflammation. However, it has fewer side effects than NSAIDs. When you take Tylenol, watch the dose. When taken in large amounts over time, or used with alcohol, it can lead to liver damage.
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Pain Relieving Rubs
Several topical creams, sprays, and gel pain relievers are available over the counter. They include NSAIDs, which have the same active medicine as the oral versions. Topical medications work to dull pain, and make the skin feel hot or cold. Because ointments and creams don't travel through the whole body, they have fewer side effects than oral medications. However, when taken with oral pain relievers, particularly NSAIDs, they can cause problems with the stomach lining.
Supplements for Arthritis Pain
Supplements for Arthritis Pain
A few herbal remedies have been studied and praised for their pain-relief properties. These include glucosamine and chondroitin, and SAMe—an herb that has also been used to treat depression. However, studies haven't confirmed that these supplements can relieve arthritis pain, according to the American College of Rheumatology. There is some evidence that fish oils containing omega-3 fatty acids relieve pain, but they can also cause stomach problems.
Be Wary of Supplements
Be Wary of Supplements
The evidence on herbal supplements for arthritis pain still isn't clear. If you're thinking about trying a supplement, talk to your doctor first. The FDA does not regulate these products, which means it can be hard to know if what you're getting in the bottle is what's being advertised on the label. Also, herbal supplements can cause side effects and can interact with other drugs you're taking.
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Trial and Error
You may not find relief from the first arthritis medication you try. Everyone's arthritis is different, and not everyone responds to each drug in the same way. If you're taking an NSAID or other pain reliever and it isn't helping, talk to your doctor about switching to another type of drug. Remember to discuss possible side effects and other drugs you're taking, so the switch is as safe as possible.
- What are NSAIDs? (2009). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Retrieved October 1, 2013, from http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00284.
- Herbal Remedies, Supplements and Acupuncture for Arthritis. (2012). American College of Rheumatology. Retrieved October 1, 2013, from http://www.rheumatology.org/Practice/Clinical/Patients/Diseases_And_Conditions/Herbal_Remedies,_Supplements_and_Acupuncture_for_Arthritis/.
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Recipe by Barilla
"Shell pasta is tossed in a tomato-onion sauce and seasoned with fresh basil and grated cheese."
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1 (12 ounce) box
Barilla White Fiber Mini Shells
4 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
1 small
onion, diced
2 pints
cherry tomatoes, halved
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
6 leaves
basil, julienned
1/2 cup
grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Another reviewer suggested chilling this, so I did, and we liked it! I also used Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Chili to saute the veggies which gave it a little kick of heat (loved it). Served with a green tossed salad, warm baguette, and some slices of TJ's Italian fresh mozzarella. It just doesn't get much easier than this to put a nice meal on the table, and less time in the kitchen during a hot summer definitely is for me.
This wasn't filling to me at all. The flavor was a little mild. I think it would have been better had I chilled it as reviewers suggested.
31 Ratings
This is so easy! I would add some garlic and some pepper flakes next time. The fresh basil really makes this a perfect summer dish. Personally, I like the tomatoes just tossed with the hot pasta and not actually cooked. Don't forget to salt your pasta water, it really makes a difference in the end result of this recipe.
DELICIOUS! I could not find the white fiber mini shells, so I used the white fiber mini rotini. The family really enjoyed this simple dish that can be served hot, cold or room temp. I will def be making this again~YUM! Thanks for sharing. :)
This is so simple and so flavorful. It would be great any time of year, but especially now, with the warm weather. It is just as good hot, room temperature or even chilled. The only thing I felt it needed is some finely minced garlic roasted with the tomato and onions. Thanks, Barilla
Here's another simple but tasty pasta dish that I made for a potluck. With the slight tang of the cherry tomatoes mixing with a subtle basil flavor and a creamy texture of melted parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, any pasta fan would gobble this up. Very nice!
Nice and light meal and easy to prepare.
With the weather here in triple digits I thought this recipe would be great cold and I was right. I cooked the onions in garlic infused olive oil and didn't cook the tomatoes nor did I add the cooking liquid. For added flavor I used garlic salt to season the water I cooked the mini shells in. This is an easy recipe and will definitely be made again.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
White Fiber Mini Shells with Cherry Tomatoes, Basil and Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese
Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 348
Calories from Fat: 110
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