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Thinking Right's weekend free-for-all. Pick a topic:
● Atlanta City Council starts the new year right, declining (for now at least) to rename two downtown streets — Cone and Harris — for architect John Portman and broadcaster Xernona Clayton. Legislators are as guilty as any other politicians in tacking new names on old roadways, but state law should require government to compensate those who incur expense because road names are changed, businesses especially. An established address is a business asset.
● I can never be a true Georgian until I get more caught up in where high school football players intend to perform in college. But as a starter, I note that the state's highest-ranked recruit, Carver-Columbus High running back Isaiah Crowell, has an attitude that all of us should embrace when pursuing sports, a new job, a family, a profession or most anything else worthwhile in life. He's not sure where he'll play, but "I feel like I'll be a difference-maker wherever I go."
● No question money's wasted in a war zone, as government auditors report, citing a water park in Baghdad that lies in ruin two years after opening. I'm not defending waste. An army of auditors should be dispatched as a part of every new government spending program, especially those related to health care and jobs training.
● If HOPE is a scholarship, it should reward honestly deserved academic achievement. If it's an entitlement, it's a policy mistake that does two things government shouldn't. One, it sends a message to families that they don't have to save for college. Two, it encourages teachers and students to game the system by giving and receiving unearned grades, thus putting some kids in college who probably shouldn't be there. Government should never cultivate dependency or dishonesty.
● For goodness sakes, don't jail governors and ex-governors for pursuing policies in office that benefit their home counties. We'd have to build new facilities to hold them all — and, no doubt, that facility would now be built in Hall County.
● One of the most useful assertions of PolitiFact Georgia is the finding that Standard & Poor's chief economist David Wyss was speaking truth when he declared that state governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run. Spending to "create" jobs comes from spending elsewhere. It's a wash. Long-term, however, public policies favorable to business — like, for example, sensible and limited regulation and taxes — create a climate conducive to growth. On economic development and on public education, politicians should stop looking at four-year cycles and work, instead, to build a state that provides quality of life to the next generation.
● A weakness of truth-squading, demonstrated by the AJC's pro-con op-eds on whether Obamacare represents a government takeover of health care, is that truth-police efforts tend to rely on the literal language of the law, without allowing for honest interpretations of consequence. The president says that if you like your insurance plan, you can keep it. But other factors at work may cause employers to drop coverage, forcing individuals into government-structured plans. Takeover? Literally no, but likely yes.
● Fulton County judges, reacting to the killing of State Trooper Chadwick LeCroy by a career criminal, intend to change the so-called rocket docket that had unelected magistrates prematurely releasing those who should have remained behind bars. The sad lesson here is that all public officials who make decisions with consequential public impact should be elected. Public safety. Transportation. Zoning. Development. Taxation and regulation.
● No question, cost-cutting should be the top priority of the new Congress.
January 6th, 2011
10:47 pm
JIm, it's only likely that individuals will be forced into government structured plans in your head and the heads of the naysayers. You have no proof, just a hope that the plan won't work so you can say "Told you so". You and your band of conservatives are pathetic in this regard. Wishing for failure is a sad way to live. CBO says the plan will reduce the deficit. But not a word about that finding, except to disparage it. Sad. Pathetic. Disgusting.
January 7th, 2011
1:13 am
Guess we'll never know for sure whether or not Obamacare and the life denial boards will take over the flawed and tweaking-needed healthcare system because OBAMACARE IS GONNA BE REVERSED! Now we have a chance to do it right.
January 7th, 2011
5:28 am
Loran, you need to get more sleep. The House can't reverse it by themselves and they will just waste time trying to do it. You just keep throwing out those fun terms like "life denial boards" and "job-killing". And you had a chance to do right for years and just didn't do it. It's only an issue now because the Democrats actually got it done.
January 7th, 2011
5:35 am
Mr Dithers-Obamacare doesn't matter because the Supreme Court is going slap it down like an ugly red headed stepchild. It' only a matter of time.
January 7th, 2011
7:24 am
Good morning all. I have minimal distress with the idea of honoring job producers by renaming roads; what gets in my craw is when they name one after a politician, someone who spent his life on the public dole. Here in the swamps of South Florida they have a quaint custom of having two names (and sometimes three) for practically every road. Not really applicable to the Atlanta case, as the city is lain on a perfect grid and one of the names is always a numbered "road" if north/south or numbered "street" if east/west. But the other honors a community contributor. Every town on the Atlantic coast of Florida has one named after Henry Flagler, and for good reason. Right, the same one for whom the UNC-CH business school is named.
My 92 year old father in law tells everyone who will listen that his happiest discovery on moving to Gwinnett was that they send so many players to Vanderbilt. That is supposed to sound like a good thing.
Re auditors in war zones, I have an idea to stimulate the American economy – let's move all regulators – SEC, FDA, FTC, etc – to their new location in Kandahar, make that their base of operation, do all of their work there. And don't replace casualties.
HOPE neither rewards scholarship nor functions as an entitlement. It is mostly a subsidy to indolent leftists that control universities.
Any competent economist would realize that depriving the productive economy of its capital, in order to fund pet projects of politicians, is an economic loser. "Economic inefficiency" is a given in that transaction. The surprise there is that a journalist-body was sufficiently literate in economics to understand same. On the other hand, the defective "static economic analysis" applied to ObamaCare is an intellectual deficiency shared by journalists and left-leaning economists.
January 7th, 2011
8:19 am
If the Atlanta City Council had it's way, every street in the city would have an African-American name. Or did you really think integration is a reality now in America? Birds of a feather flock together. They always have and they always will.
January 7th, 2011
8:55 am
Wooten is a long winded break of hot air. His leeched mindset is the worst part of the 21st century: that no socially-conscious growth in the zietgeist has occurred for generations and generations is discouraging.
A house divided against itself cannot withstand an elephant in the living room nor a bull in the china closet.
Conservativism is dead. Long live justice.
January 7th, 2011
9:02 am
The unelected magistrates are not responsible for the war on drugs. They turn dangerous criminals loose for the same reason cops overlook some drunk drivers on the road on New Years eve—there are so many, they're faced with the unenviable task of choosing which ones to select, and hoping ones they overlook don't kill someone. There is no possible way they can handle them all.
Prison overcrowding is inevitable as long as we continue drug prohibition. Apparently conservatives like to lecture everyone about actions having consequences, as long as they don't apply the same standards to themselves.
January 7th, 2011
9:12 am
"on economic development and public education . . ." Do you really think there is a snowball's chance that any politician of any stripe would even try to actually make decisions or promote policy that is focused on the next generation? Our "esteemed" elected officials cannot think beyond the next election and the electorate has the attention span of a gnat. Why, Jim, do you bother to blather about such topics-do you enjoy fantasizing or are you just looking for words to fill column space?
January 7th, 2011
9:14 am
Jim, You have failed to talk about the on costs of Sonny Perdue now he is leaving office.
The wasted monies on Fish Farms, and the wasted money on over spending for land acquired by the state for new public lands. These bills means the state will be paying for these items for years.
Say did you house go up in value lately ?
Then why would the land purchased by the state go up in value ?
Republican's really are liar's and corrupt when it comes to spending our tax dollars.
January 7th, 2011
9:25 am
This is a perfect example of why hyper-partisan politicians and newspaper writers have marginalized themselves.
Unemployment figures released this morning show the most significant drop in unemployment (9.8 to 9.4) since the beginning of the recession.
So….how is this very positive news received? Republicans are falling all over themselves to spin this as a non-newsworthy event and have declared this drop in unemployment meaningless. In other words, republicans will not applaud good economic news because good economic news is bad political news for republicans.
What's that you say? Democrats do the same thing? Of course they do – for example, democrats could not bring themselves to applaud the postive effects of the troop "surge" in Irag because good news in Iraq was bad news for democrats.
It is becoming more and more difficult to find newspaper writers and tv commentators that report the news without partisan slant.
I will not watch the republican television station anymore than I will watch the democrat televsion
January 7th, 2011
9:26 am
"No question, cost-cutting should be the top priority of the new Congress."
I agree, so why do Republicans want to repeal the Health Care Law and add $230 billion to the deficit? If Republicans really believe it will not add to the deficit, then why did they exempt it from their "cutgo" policy?
January 7th, 2011
9:32 am
Obviously you didn't read your own paper. The alleged shooter of tropper LeCroy was out of jail not because of the "rocket docket", but because the police did not get a warrant to hold him nor did the DA indict him. Thus, the law required he be given a bond.
I guess facts are overrated though?
January 7th, 2011
10:29 am
I agree with you Jim on the renaming of streets; the affected property owners should be paid for their expenses unless the property owners asked for it. But why does Atlanta have a constant desire to change street names? They are already "historical" unless they have been changed recently. I do agree that Portman should have a street named after him. And I propose Peachtree Center Way one block off P'tree to be renamed for him since it services his development. Also, this might actually get the COA to get rid of the metal plates, potholes, uneven pavement etc along this route!
When was the insurance companies and employers dubbed "Government". They have to compete on the open market (isn't that the conservative mantra?)
January 7th, 2011
3:30 pm
It says something that Wooten's blogs get so few comments — though probably double the number of his readers. Excerpts from the GOP talking points and other banalities? What a weak excuse for a column. When is this guy going to retire?
January 7th, 2011
4:21 pm
Jim…The Republican's want to TAX Food in Georgia…….They are cutting costs where ?
January 7th, 2011
8:59 pm
"cost cutting" is a stupid way to put it. There's no such thing as "cost Cutting" no sir.
You have to name the programs you would cut, and then face all the uproar, and then resign your position. Nobody will let you be yourself if you name one program that you would cut.
Cost cutting is stupid, and so is anyone who sez, "Cut costs".
morons. true morons. You must think the american people are stupid. It's so upsetting to read tripe like Clyde Wingnuts when he wrote his treatise about how he'd improve america and the focus was on "cutting spending".
what a true, self-actualized idiot he is, honestly folks. A total nitwit from hell.
Cut costs!! (Hey, I'm a political force now that I said Cut Costs!!!)
January 7th, 2011
10:31 pm
I guess I am weird..I love my health insurance. It pays what it says it will pay..and has a large group of doctors and hospitals and drug stores..I want to keep it and it is ok expense wise…still under %300 a month…
January 8th, 2011
4:20 am
No, you're not "weird", "old-timer", exept that you're a gasbag licensed by the Paper to drive off earnest people with posts such as this one at 10:31 pm by a certain familiarlrly unpleasant "old timer" this time. If Jim wants to boost his retirement moues or for whatever reason he wants to kill off his following for some fiduciary or literary or metaphysical end, still you're the unforgivable anvil and he's cheap to spark chips off you.
It all would be so touching were it not how far more touching that a late-night, bereft artist battles anonymously. Really, when you feel like it you should surface your name. Just anywhere. And by "surface your name" I presume to mean, as it were, the disambiguation of yourself.
Dare to decency. Think Will Rogers–a project that wouldn't tax you in particular–or else to Mr. Clemens/Twain/Clemens/Twain. Was either of them untrue? We all know that each grew to regret the personas he'd perfected. But that's a prescription for iconoclasm. Ergo for Rock 'n' Roll…
Still, you should stop magpieing and miscreanting and mock-plagiarizing. Several reasons why.
Hey, was I right about Margaret Newkirk, or what? She remains my favorite print journalist, only now, with bells on, in her honor. Whatever happens, happens. The News is the News. ("Depending on how you do it.")
January 8th, 2011
4:33 am
That's very gamey and surprisingly decent, given you for whom not much. You first censored my punctiliously proper refutations o one of Mr. Wooten's more controversial assertions, then abused your trust by banishing me from commentary in the Wooten realm, and finally you resort to jacking my name so as to publish spurious nonsense. Why, you petty, My little petty?
Do you suppose that I ever competed with or threatened you? No. Didn't.
Knock it off. Listen, style is coming back, short of Gonzo…
January 8th, 2011
5:45 am
Somehow Wooten didn't mention that the Republican appointed commission just recommended that taxes be raised on the things that the elderly and poor need, like groceries, so they can cut the income tax rate for highest earners. "As ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
January 8th, 2011
7:55 am
Could you repeat that?
January 8th, 2011
8:48 am
Where did christianity fail? It started on the cross. "Father forgive THEM, for THEY know not what THEY do." Christ should have said, "Father forgive US, for we know not what WE do". The whole point of God becoming Man was to save Man, and the only way to do that was to fully embrace Man.
By separating Himself from Man, Christ made us all feel like the no good, lyin', thieving, yellow pieces of lucifer trash we truly are.
And that wasn't very nice.
All I'm sayin'
January 8th, 2011
10:16 am
Hope Crowell cuts those damn dreadlocks if he goes to UGA.
Am tired of the thug look in football.. Enough is enough. Lte his momma wear the things under her helmet.
January 8th, 2011
11:06 am
JB Cracker, isn't there a lynching you should be at?
January 8th, 2011
1:25 pm
To carlosgvv and the table at large:
Yesterday I formally petitioned the AJC to remove the silly first comment posted by Jim's troll in my name. As you see, the result is an explosion of insipid name jacking at my expense and that of readers. Some of you remaining denizens know that several of Jim's stalwart and stimulating correspondents were driven away by such sophomoric tactics. All I can say is that from now on, anything posted here in my name didn't come from me (for that matter, neither did anything on this string do). I've never attacked Jim Wooten, whom I respect greatly. And I'm a bit distressed that such shenanigans should be perpetrated just when the Paper is once again turning out journalism of the highest order. Jim's columns are running like classic Shelbys…Newkirk is hell on wheels…even Luckovich has ignited the afterburners. So no, that dreck ain't comin' from me. I'm just sorry about it.
January 8th, 2011
1:43 pm
The obvious problem here is that the AJC is as self-policing as Cobb EMC. Foxes and henhouses. Hands awashing. Peter and Paul in the same fiduciary person.
That sort of thing. Journalists are trained to eschew cliche. Too often they live it instead. Especially when real journalists thrive amidst them.
January 8th, 2011
3:19 pm
The Republican economic and fiscal policy is based upon the failed theory of supply-side economics. Therefore, their "cost cutting" mantra is another in the long line of lies to the American people. It is impossible to turn the U.S. budget deficit around without cutting Medicare, Defense, and Social Security spending and raising some taxes. If you want an example of failed economic policy at the state level watch what happens in Texas (about as conservative as it gets) as they grapple with their budget this year (predicted to be about $25 billion). It is a state that won't raise taxes for anything and now they claim they will get themselves out of the hole by cutting expenses. It will be fun to watch the circus as it plays out.
January 8th, 2011
3:21 pm
Note to above: the Texas budget is predicted to be a $25 billion DEFICIT.
January 8th, 2011
9:05 pm
Why hell that's chump change. When it starts gettin' double-digitty, bug me then, otherwise smoke this stuff, enjoy Miss Pleasure, and let my indentured sevant do the driving to your next political appearance before the actual public-style hired people. Oh well, anyway, make up as though someone remembers you, and greet thie unwashed strangers as though you do! There's a good girl!
January 9th, 2011
10:30 am
arrogant besterd……………
what a proper name for you.
January 10th, 2011
7:42 am
Hip Hip….HOORAY!
Hip Hip….HOORAY!
Hip Hip….HOORAY!!
There, now we're all morons.
January 10th, 2011
10:25 am
Anyone heard of Van Jones………………..
Watch Glenn Beck today at 5pm ….
"Bottom up, top down, inside out"……………..
January 11th, 2011
10:16 am
The New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions have completely desensitized the vast majority of Americans and left many hypocritical.
By commission or omission, the vast majority of Americans are responsible for murdering via abortion over 50 million innocent babies in our country.
Integrationist African American women have murdered via abortion over half the innocent babies they should have birthed since 1973, Roe vs. Wade.
That awful reality has left Americans desensitized and or hypocritical when confronted with extremely sensitive issues regarding life and death.
January 11th, 2011
11:26 am
Go out and play in the snow.
Come back inside at 5 pm. and watch Glenn Beck.
He's on Fox News.
TODAY. get back to me……………..
January 11th, 2011
11:49 am
Glenn Beck is a good person for many Americans to consider, education and all. But please don't forget, my name is Dr. Stan, the black one.
We all like to play. But I prefer playing in the sun, and you like playing in the snow.
Don't be alarmed because it's separate. As some in the new generation would say, "it's all good."
January 11th, 2011
12:23 pm
If I were a mongrel, half of me would prefer playing in the snow, and the other half would not.
That's why adults should think twice when considering interracial sex love. Children of such relationships often struggle with competing internal preferences etc.
January 11th, 2011
3:09 pm
There isn't anything more hideous than a minister of the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who tells a pregnant woman, saint or sinner, that she has a right to choose whether her baby should die or be brought to term. It's obvious the baby has chosen to live.
If there is something more hideous than that, I pray ye tell.
January 11th, 2011
3:35 pm
Al Sharpton should minister up and tell the female caller that it is not the responsibility of white people to feed, clothe, shelter, educate, employ, etc African Americans. Stop blaming white people for not acting as mothers and fathers to black men and women!
The responsibility to feed, clothe, shelter, educate, employ, etc African Americans belongs to leading "educated" African Americans and African Americans in general.
January 11th, 2011
5:47 pm
Jim's a LIAR..Republican's don't cut costs…they want to tax the food you eat !
January 11th, 2011
6:10 pm
Glenn Beck wasn't bad at all…in fact, he was pretty darn good.
If they believe the founding fathers got it wrong and want to limit free speech, the New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions need to cowboy up man. They need to cowboy up.
Now let's move on to Dr. Stan @ http://www.radioliberty.com
January 12th, 2011
9:35 am
The New World Order integrationist crowd had one of their devilish black minions in the person of Spike Lee on the Today Show. He said the United States is the most violent nation in history…
If I said it once, I've said it a thousand times. It's not a good thing to give resources to a person of a people that never produced anything substantial, and allow them to speak before large groups of people. A million times out of a millions, they have nothing to offer but sheer ignorance.
Human beings are not angels. The United States may well be the most violent nation in history, but it is the only nation in history that provides the most prosperity, security, and liberty for the average person.
Tyrants want to remove guns from the general population, thereby depriving the average person of free speech and liberty. If tyrants are successful, they substantially reduce violence.
January 12th, 2011
10:05 am
Dr. Stan –
Glad to see you educated yourself yesterday..
Glenn will return today (5 pm). FOX NEWS.
Make this a habit.
January 12th, 2011
10:06 am
"God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.
The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is
wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts
they misconceive.
If they remain quiet under such misconceptions,
it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. …
And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not
warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of
Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as
to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost
in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from
time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It is its natural manure."
Thomas Jefferson
January 12th, 2011
10:10 am
Would you consider the words of Thomas Jefferson, or people like spike lee?
January 12th, 2011
12:37 pm
People are calling and asking me of my opinion of Pastor Fred Phelps and members of the Westboro Baptist church tentative decision to protest at the funeral of the child murdered by Jared Loughner.
My opinion is similar to the one I had of Muslims decision to build a Mosque at or near the site of the Twin Towers' destruction.
Certainly the Constitution of the United States grants Pastor Phelps and members of the Westboro Baptist church the right to protest at the funeral, but a protest at the funeral of Christina Taylor Green is extremely insensitive and un-American.
January 13th, 2011
11:15 am
Gayle "sho you right" King is not only into that, but she is a hypocrite too. She said she experienced goose bumps when she heard President Obama say at the Tucson Memorial that Americans should live up to the expectations of Christina Taylor Green…, the child murdered by Jared Loughner.
I would have taken President Obama seriously if he had said to the audience and the nation, "not only do Americans need to live up to the expectations of Christina Taylor Green, but Americans need to live up to the expectations of American babies in the womb, yet unborn. We need to rethink the idea of aborting our children. Over 50 million babies have been murdered in our country due to abortion, and African American women have murdered over half the babies they should have birthed since 1973 Roe vs. Wade. As I speak, it's likely hundreds are being aborted. The consequences are far and wide. We need to rethink the idea of aborting American babies."
Goose bumps would have covered Dr. Stan, the black one's body and that of all reasonable Americans. It would have left no doubt in the minds of all civilized people that the President of the United States is genuinely concerned about the death of Americans, especially our children.


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A significant number of survey respondents said they had seen their OR colleagues skimp on things like surgical scrub times because they were rushed, possibly compromising sterile technique. "There is a real push for decreased OR turnaround times and that means a lot of corners are being cut," said one respondent. Another respondent emphasized that it was critical to have "an environment where speaking up about a breach is safe."
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Knowing the recommended practices was critical to survey respondents. As one person noted, "All OR personnel and physicians should adhere meticulously to the principles of aseptic technique. Get back to the basics spelled out in the AORN standards." Another respondent added, "All practitioners need to review the AORN recommendations and standards and follow them. They speak to infection prevention throughout." Another noted that an annual review of sterile technique with surgeons and staff members was helpful.


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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - The final 16 contestants on Fox's hit show "MasterChef" cooked a gourmet meal to feed 201 local Marines.
"It's awesome to come close to the might and shear power of the U.S. military and have to feed it," said "MasterChef" judge Joe Bastianich.
The episode which aired Monday evening was actually filmed at Camp Pendleton in March.
The judges said this season features the most talented and unique contestants yet, including one who is blind.
"It's interesting because it's almost an advantage due to the fact that you're using other senses touch, smell, sound," said judge Graham Elliot. "You realize as you turn one thing off, all of the others become magnified."
Elliot's father served in the military for 32 years, and he said he spent time in San Diego growing up.
The two teams served BBQ and summer pasta. There was a bump in the road when judge Gordon Ramsay noticed some of the pork was still raw.
"That's what we're serving the bloody Marines," he shouted holding the raw pork. "Get a grip and wake up!"
Ramsay, who spent time in Afghanistan four Christmases ago serving meals to troops, said it was a pleasure to visit Camp Pendleton.
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Running and walking enthusiasts from all over the Permian Basin will test their meddle against one of the area's biggest challenges ŌĆö the historic Scenic Mountain ŌĆö on April 13, as Big Spring State Park prepares to host the 15th annual Master the Mountain Fun Run and Walk.
Registration for the event is under way for the 5K and 10K contests along the facility's hills and slopes.
ŌĆ£You can run around a flat track all day long and not get anywhere near the effect you get from running the hills and slopes of Scenic Mountain,ŌĆØ said Ron Alton, manager of the Big Spring State Park. ŌĆ£You really canŌĆÖt find the kind of hills that we offer with this run anywhere else. IŌĆÖve heard runners refer to one of the hills on the run as Terminator Hill. The steep grades really offer a challenge to runners.ŌĆØ
Alton said the event has continued to grow during the past several years.
ŌĆ£We've really been fortunate. Several people have stepped up and really helped us make the Master the Mountain a success in the community and it's grown considerably during the past several years,ŌĆØ Alton said. ŌĆ£This year we'll be having the 5K run, 5K walk, 10K run and 10K walk. There will be awards given for first, second and third place male and female finishers in each run.ŌĆØ
Entry fee for the run ŌĆö which is slated to get under way at 1 p.m. with registration from 10 a.m. until noon ŌĆö is $20 before April 13 and $25 the day of the event, and includes a commemorative T-shirt.
And while the races seem to draw the serious competitors, Alton said the beauty of the mountain draws just as many people for the walking division.
ŌĆ£You donŌĆÖt have to run to be a part of the fun,ŌĆØ said Alton. ŌĆ£We get a lot of people who participate in the walk just because of the beauty of the park and the view from the 200-foot bluff is just unbelievable. Whether youŌĆÖre running hard or just walking along, itŌĆÖs hard to ignore the beauty from there.ŌĆØ
Alton said the Fun Run doubles as a fundraiser for the State Park, and helps show the state just how important the parkŌĆÖs role is in the community.
ŌĆ£The state really looks at events like these when it comes to the state parks and the funds each one is allocated,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£So this run is really important ŌĆö not just to the health of the runners and walkers in and around the community, but to the longevity of the park itself.ŌĆØ
Alton said he hopes people take a very special reminder about exercising away from the annual event.
ŌĆ£I started running about 10 years ago, and itŌĆÖs had a tremendous impact on my health,ŌĆØ said Alton. ŌĆ£You canŌĆÖt believe the amount of energy that it creates. It sounds funny, but exercise breeds energy. At the end of the run youŌĆÖre so tired you can barely stand up, but the next day you have even more energy.ŌĆØ
The 1 p.m. start represents a time change from previous years, when the event was held in the early morning hours. However, officials have moved the start time so that it does not conflict with the Chamber of Commerce's Health Fair, which is held on the same day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dorothy Garrett Coliseum.
For more information on the ŌĆ£Master the MountainŌĆØ Fun Run and Walk, contact Alton at 432-263-4931. To register online, visit www.permianbasinevents.com


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Our world is blessed with life forms that are so diverse. Across the vast stretches of land and seas, live different life forms that are astounding in their own ways. The range of such species is truly immense. Both our earth's flora and fauna are marvels to behold. Out of all these living forms, the ones who have walked our earth for centuries are the tortoises. When I say "centuries", I really mean it! A tortoise can live to be over a hundred years old and can be very big once they reach adulthood. Out of all these tortoises, the sulcata tortoise (also known as the African spurred tortoise) is known to be the third largest (next to the Galapagos tortoise and Aldabra giant tortoise).
Before we proceed any further, it would be great to distinguish what a tortoise is from a turtle. Using these two terms can be really confusing and some of us might even use it interchangeably. Well, the fact of the matter is that a tortoise falls under the category of turtles. It is apparent how both of them are reptiles and have shells to protect their bodies. While there are a number of differences between the two, one of the easiest to distinguish is how tortoises are not much of water dwellers such as turtles. Generally, tortoises prefer to be in dry areas while turtles mostly live in water. So, there you have it – a major distinction between a turtle and tortoise.
Despite the fact that these tortoises will indeed become huge when fully grown, they have been made available to prospective pet owners. If you are one of those who plan to have a tortoise as a pet, then learning more information about them will help you understand their nature. Here are some facts about the tortoise:
From the name of the African spurred tortoise itself, it is easy to tell that they are native to the African continent. They can particularly be found in the Sahara Desert, in countries across the continent including Ethiopia, Sudan, Nigeria, Mali, and Mauritania among many others. Their natural habitats are grasslands, savannahs and shrublands. They are known to burrow into the ground of these dry lands so that they may find moist areas and escape high temperatures. In fact, their burrowing ability is quite remarkable and they have been referred to as little bulldozers due to this ability. When placed in captivity such as when they are made as pets, there are some notes that should be remembered to assure that these tortoises remain away from health risks. They must also be kept in similar conditions just like in their natural habitat. That is, they must be kept in a dry and hot environment and avoid being in cold and damp temperatures. When it rains or if the nights turn out to be too cold, they can be placed indoors in temporary housing set-ups.
Being herbivores, the diet of a tortoise constitutes mostly of vegetables, grasses and other herbaceous plants. A tortoise's diet is another subject matter that should be discussed thoroughly due to its complexity. Hence, we came up with a separate article that can help you look into the matter further.
It is widely known how tortoises have a lengthy lifespan. These animals can live for over a century. In the case of sulcata tortoises, they are expected to have a lifespan of about 50 to 150 years. Well, that means that some of these tortoises alive today have been around since the latter part of the 19th century! Now that's one amazing feat.
As hatchlings, they are barely 3 inches in length and you might be in for a surprise as they get older. Being the third largest out of all tortoises, you can expect the African spurred tortoise to get really big when fully grown. In average, they can weigh up to 200 lbs and be 24 to 36 inches long. Hence, necessary adjustments should be made to its housing and caging as they grow older. However, don't worry too much about that while they are too young since it will take time for them to be massive in size.
People who consider having a tortoise should be responsible enough to understand the nature of these animals. In this manner, they can be assured that the tortoise can be healthy and reach its expected lifespan. Providing them with the proper diet and care are keys so they can enjoy a healthy life.


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posted by autodidact101 at 5:24 am (EST) on Dec 7, 2009
What an impressive library. Our library would appear more similiar other than the fact my children have each set up their own account on here. My daughter is big into American Girl and Ameila Bedilia. My son is an avid Hardy boy fan and Tolkienen. He now has over 200 Hardy Boy books in his collection, in hopes to have them all some day:) I enjoy a mix of reading - History, religious fiction, Yancey, Lucado, Nicholas Sparks, Richard Paul Evans, Jan Karon just to name a few. I have started a goal to read a book on each President and their wife, so I will see how it goes. I have boxes yet to get added to my library list.
posted by investory at 12:50 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2007
I found you through the Carnival of Homeschooling and out of curiosity peeked at your library. Fun to see the books we share!
posted by LauraLLD at 8:32 pm (EST) on Jan 30, 2007
I, too, have Miss Minerva and William Green Hill in my collection - just listed it today. I LOVED that book, but only discovered it a year ago...I WISH it had been read aloud to me as a third grader!
posted by SaintSunniva at 7:19 pm (EST) on Oct 14, 2006
Hi Anne, Just added the first few things from my library and discovered we are the only 2 readers with "Miss Minerva and William Green Hill" on our lists. I wondered about your introduction to him. I have fond memories of this being a 'read aloud' by a teacher in elementary school. Totally un-PC these days, but Billy's troubles were hilarious to a 3rd grader.
posted by BooksFall0pen at 10:57 pm (EST) on Jul 16, 2006
Hi Anne! I was wondering about a few of your books. How did you like "Famous Men" of ... did you use it for grammar 1 (first grade?)
Also, how did you like the Peace Maker. My husband and I are trying to determine whether to buy it for a bible study.
The more I look the more questions....Wheelock's Latin. Have you been successful in learning latin by yourself?
I have a classical homeschool forum at www.classicalhomeschooling.forumup.com I hope we can chat there!
posted by triviumacademy at 2:14 am (EST) on Jun 9, 2006
Hello, Anne. I'm new to LibraryThing, but I see our libraries have many of the same volumes. I also visited your blog and like what I see. I plan to stop back by again. Hope you are enjoying Hawaii, you lucky person.
I, also, cannot live without books, as ol' Tommy Jefferson said.
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Hi, Anne. Looks like we have practically the same library, and a love for legal thrillers and Harry Potter.
posted by swinebass at 7:00 am (EST) on Nov 22, 2005
Hi Anne! I've just discovered the first downside to this thing - seeing your book list is giving me too many ideas for my Amazon wishlist... :)
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Martin Eisenstadt
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In the days after the 2008 presidential election, we heard that Sarah Palin thought Africa was one big country. We heard that the leak came from Martin Eisenstadt, a McCain policy adviser. And then, within forty-eight hours, we heard that he was a fraud, a fake, and that Martin Eisenstadt didn't exist.
Maybe he doesn't. But in a world where "news" can spread like wildfire on the Internet and a hoax can tell you more about politics than the facts, Martin Eisenstadt—whose blog and think tank fooled the world—has something to tell us. With the savviness of Primary Colors and the playfulness of Forrest Gump, his book is a mix of political intrigue, campaign-trail escapades, and cyberspace detective work. From debate preparation with Sarah Palin to his mother's basement (yes, he still lives at home), from Liberation of Iraq softball games to Saturday Night Live; from his campaign for casinos in the Green Zone to happy hour in Washington, we follow a neocon pundit on his travels. This is his version of the election campaign.
Martin Eisenstadt: Hoaxster? Hero? You decide.
Marty tell America about his new book, coming out on the one year anniversary of the historic 2008 presidential election.
One Man's (Wildly Inappropriate) Adventures with the Last Republicans
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee deputy who was fired after the publication of a photo that appears to show him choking a suspect has decided to take early retirement.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that documents dated Thursday show that 47-year-old Frank Phillips chose to take "deferred retirement" instead of appealing his firing.
Knox County Sheriff Jimmy Jones terminated Phillips on April 27, saying he believes Phillips used "excessive force" while arresting a college student.
Phillips' attorney, Don Bosch, said the former deputy denies using excessive force and is looking for other employment.
The newspaper reported that freelance photographer John Messner took photos of the arrest that first appeared on the website of the U.K. Daily Mail. The caption said the deputy, whose hands appear to be around the suspect's neck, rendered the student unconscious.
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Miami Herald Sunday/Daily Section Demographics
Main News
The Miami Heraldĺs Main News section is our most widely read section, featuring major U.S. and international news, including coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean. The People Page, anchored on page 8, features celebrity news and the hottest entertainment topics of the day. The editorial and opinion pages are also popular with readers looking for analysis and perspective on current issues and events.
The Miami Herald's LOCAL section covers news from our communities and the state of Florida, including education, the environment, consumer affairs, government and more. Also featured in Local are obituaries, a daily events calendar and the weather.
The Miami Herald's daily Sports section features exciting, comprehensive coverage of South Florida professional, college and high school teams, as well as the sports world at large. The Miami Herald's sports columnists are among the most widely read features of the newspaper. Tuesdays feature outdoor sports such as fishing and boating, popular recreational pursuits in South Florida.
The Miami Herald's Business section, published Tuesday through Friday, includes financial and corporate news, as well as comprehensive coverage of local, national and international business, finance and technology.
Business Monday
The Miami Heraldĺs weekly business tabloid focuses on South Florida industries, with features on small business, tourism, real estate, media, retail and more. A variety of weekly features and columns cover newsmakers, real estate transactions, international business, workplace issues, careers, marketing, finance, and business books. The Careerbuilder Classified Employment section is also part of this section.
Miami Herald readers look to the Money section every Saturday for all aspects of personal finance, including stock listings and expert advice on financial services, investment firms, bank rates, insurance, financial seminars and careers.
Tropical Life
Tropical Life is the Miami Heraldĺs features and entertainment section. In addition to color comics, puzzles, movie and TV listings, each weekday edition is devoted to a different topic:
Tuesday: Health & Fitness
Wednesday: Style
Thursday: Food and Dining
Friday: Weekend
Saturday: Family & Values
Sunday: Arts & Entertainment
Weekend is the Miami Heraldĺs weekly guide to fun in South Florida. Movies, events, dining, culture, entertainment and nightlife share the spotlight in this tabloid-size section inserted in Fridayĺs MIami Herald. Readers refer to Weekend throughout the week for movie reviews and features, concert previews, CD reviews, artist profiles, restaurant reviews, arts coverage and South Beach events.
The award-winning Sunday Travel section covers destinations, cruises, resorts and tourism for South Florida, one of the nation's top travel markets. Readers turn to Travel for information and advice on where to go, how to get there, what to do, how to save and more.
Neighbors is a must-read for South Floridians interested in news and advertising centered on their community. A locally zoned section that is delivered with the Miami Herald on Thursday and Sunday, Neighbors provides businesses with cost-effective ways to target specific areas of Miami-Dade County. Itĺs as close to your customers as you can get!
Sunday Comics
Doonesbury, Peanuts, Dilbert Ś all the favorites and more Ś entertain people of all ages in the Sunday Comics. The full-color Sunday Comics page is the ideal environment for family-oriented advertising.
Issues and Ideas
The Miami Heraldĺs Sunday Issues and Ideas section is popular among readers looking for analysis and interpretation of current social and political topics. The section features the editorial and opinion pages, in addition to the ôSpeak Upö reader exchange and letters to the editor. Issues & Ideas is also home to the award-wining syndicated columns of Leonard Pitts and Carl Hiaasen.
Miami Herald - Jobs
The Miami Herald Jobs readers are highly educated with significant buying power. These loyal readers make this section the perfect environment to advertise your brand and recruit employees.
Miami Herald - Sunday Home & Design / Real Estate
With a focus on home design, decorating, gardening and entertaining, the Sunday Home & Design / Real Estate section combines two topics that fit together perfectly.
This section attracts a highly motivated and targeted readership ľ those seeking new homes in Florida. Weekly gardening columns, home improvement, remodeling and decorating content make Home & Design / Real Estate the ideal environment for presenting your property, product or service.
Miami Herald - Classified Marketplace
Newspapers are the most widely cited source for making a decision on buying merchandise and finding where and when the merchandise is available for sale.
Miami Heraldĺs Classified Marketplace section offers a convenient, portable source for shopping, helping consumers decide where to shop and what to buy. The section features Automotive, Real Estate, Employment, Legal Notices, Collectibles, Pets, Antiques and a host of other categories.
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Every Saturday, the South Florida Home section offers great advertorial and advertising content for those with an interest in real estate. Featuring stories about our local communities, itĺs the perfect preview to our Sunday Real Estate listings section.
Whether youĺre in the market to buy or sell a home, or just looking for information about a community, the South Florida Home Section is a must-read every Saturday.
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The Saturday Automotive section features advertising of new and used automobiles, vans, pick-ups, SUVs, 4-wheel drive, collector cars and other transportation. Itĺs a must-read for South Florida automotive enthusiasts and shoppers alike, driving sales for auto dealers, products and service businesses.
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Main News
El Nuevo Herald's Main News section is the first place readers turn to for the latest news and information. The main section focuses on in-depth coverage of major news in South Florida, the U.S., the Caribbean, Latin America and the world. Its daily anchored features, such as De La Portada, Trasfondo, Primer Plano, Cuba and Perspectiva, enjoy a large and loyal following among South Floridaĺs growing Hispanic population.
Locales, the local news section, focuses on South Florida issues and politics, and publishes daily along with Moneda and America Latina. Moneda is el Nuevo Heraldĺs business section covering national, local and international financial news. Moneda also provides market data and international currency exchange rates. America Latina features the latest news from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Deportes & Classificados
South Florida Hispanics love sports, and el Nuevo Heraldĺs award-winning Deportes section caters to their passion. It features the most comprehensive coverage of sports from tennis to basketball to soccer. The section includes professional, college and high school sports with daily news, scores, stats, features, schedules and interviews. Deportes also includes Classificados (Classifieds) every day except Saturday.
Galería is el Nuevo Heraldĺs exciting and widely read lifestyle section. Editorial focus varies each day, from Health and Fitness to Arts and Style.
Wednesday: viva mas / sabores (Health and Food) tabloid
Friday: Viernes (Weekend) tabloid
Sunday: De Fiesta / Estilo (Events/Style) broadsheet
Sunday : artes Y letras (Arts/Literature) broadsheet
Sunday: Pasaporte (Travel) broadsheet
Viernes is the weekend entertainment magazine popular with young Hispanics, with features on music, nightclubs, movies, videos, celebrities and more. Viernes often sponsors events of interest to its active, dynamic Hispanic readers. This section offers advertisers further reach, broader coverage and higher circulation than any other Spanish-language entertainment publication in South Florida.
De Fiesta y Estilo
De Fiesta is South Floridaĺs premier Hispanic society publication, featuring weddings, celebrations, parties, fundraisers and other special events. Content targeted to affluent and socially-active Hispanics offers advertisers excellent exposure and awareness. Estilo, el Nuevo Heraldĺs fashion section, features the latest trends in fashion and design, from high-end designer styles to ready-to-wear and accessories.
A diverse and colorful travel section, Pasaporte features fascinating stories on destinations around the world, plus useful information on hotels, cruises, airfares and much more.
Hogar is el Nuevo Heraldĺs Spanish-language Sunday real estate section, showcasing residential communities and new condominium developments in South Florida. The section features stories about our local communities designed for real estate shoppers who want information to help with buying or selling decisions. Its Sunday distribution reaches thousands of prospective homebuyers.
Séptimo Día
News analysis and features presented in a long read format and supported with special art and graphic materials. It is catered toward the more sophisticated Sunday reader that is looking for an in-depth analysis that goes beyond the daily brief or a piece that can put a historical event put in perspective. The section alternates news analysis with biographic pieces about relevant figures (Celia Cruz, John F. Kennedy, Mario Vargas Llosa and Elena Poniatowska have been featured here).
Newspapers are the most widely cited source for making a decision on buying merchandise and finding where and when the merchandise is available for sale.
El Nuevo Herald Ĺs Clasificados section offers a convenient Spanish-language source for shopping, helping consumers decide where to shop and what to buy. The section features Automotive, Real Estate, Employment, Legal Notices, Collectibles, Pets, Antiques, and a host of other categories.
Caliente ľ It's Miami. And it's hot.
Caliente is a free, tabloid-style Spanish-language weekly that delivers bold, loud and fun content that reflects the vibrant Miami lifestyle. It features an editorial mix of entertainment news, celebrity gossip, gripping crime stories, horoscopes and advice, all complimented by eye-catching photography. Caliente targets non-subscribers of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald in six predominantly Spanish-speaking ZIP codes. It is distributed weekly via home delivery and newsstands.
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Published bi-monthly, INDULGE is delivered to Miami Herald subscribers, in predominantly affluent areas throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties, as well as high-end hotels, events, commercial partners and online.
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The Keynoter is published biweekly, every Wednesday and Saturday, and is distributed throughout the Keys.
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Fitting A Child, Or Making A Child Fit
IT is a general belief, and in most cases a well-founded one, that children show pretty early some indication of what they are fitted to do. Parents will do well to look for these indications, and pay more attention to them than often is given.
Creeping Into Knowledge
The creeping period is, as Mrs. Kate E. Blake has said, a trying period for the young mother who has rejoiced in the dainty sweetness of her baby, and especially in its dear little hands.
A Children's Hour
THE world is too much with us, exclaims Wordsworth: and it wedges its way into the sacred seclusion of home, and between mother and children. Every mother cries out that she gives her life to her children; and yet the children may feel that they scarcely know her, or that she knows them.
Children And Guests
ONE of the oldest and raciest of household maxims is that - Children should be seen and not heard. This, it is true, may be over-applied, resulting in loss of self-confidence and embarrassing shyness in children too often and too carelessly repressed.
Development And Discipline - Bullying
THE bully is almost always a weak child, whose mind is affected by his physical deficiencies. This may explain him to a certain extent, but it does not excuse him, unless in the eyes of some foolish mother, from whom he hides, as well he can, the meanness of his soul: for the thing a bully needs to learn is nobility.
Development And Discipline - Breaking His Will
TRAINING the child's will is training its power to make right choices.
The Boy And His Den
IF you wish your boy to be supremely happy, if you want to cultivate within him a desire for self-dependence, if you would like him to become neat in appearance, you should let him have a room, a corner of the house that is all his own.
On the Way to Jamaica
THE next authorised stopping place in the way of our steamer was Kingston, Jamaica ; but owing to the earthquake it had been decreed that we could not put in there, but must go rather to Port Antonio on the north of the island.
Kingston in Ruins
I REACHED Kingston less than a month after the disastrous earth-quake, travelling from Port Antonio by train across the island. On approaching the capital we looked out anxiously for signs of ruin, but there was nothing noteworthy to be seen along the line.
Admiral John Benbow
IN the old Parish Church of Kingston there lies buried Admiral John Benbow. His grave, near by the chancel rails, is covered with a large black stone, embellished with a coat of arms.
Port Royal As it Was
BEAUTIFUL indeed in its setting is the little sea town of Port Royal. It stands far away from the land, a speck on the deep, at the very mouth of Kingston Harbour.
Tom Bowling's Chantry
THE most human building in the town of Port Royal is the old church. Viewed from the outside it is small, insignificant and ugly, being little more than a cube of plaster standing in a disintegrated graveyard.
Colon, Panama
THE homeward journey commences at Jamaica, being made in the mail steamer which comes down from New York. The ship travels eastwards along the Spanish Main, its earliest port of call being Colon on the Isthmus of Panama.
Morgan's Raid
MORGAN'S Raid took place in 1671, yet the folk of Panama speak of it still. It can never be forgotten, for it led to the destruction of the old capital and the founding of the new, the present Panama being some five or six miles to the west of the city that Morgan demolished.
Grog's Victory
SHORTLY after leaving Colon the steamer comes in sight of the beautiful cape of Manzanillo, a green cape where tree-covered hills rise one behind the other until they are lost far away in the haze. In this cape of creeks is an inlet where lies the shrunken town of Porto Bello.
Sir Francis Drake
PORTO BELLO is memorable as the burial-place of that most adventurous of British seamen, Sir Francis Drake, while to the east of the point is the Gulf of Darien, where was laid the scene of a strange and characteristic episode in his life.
Cartagena Harbour
SOME twenty-two hours suffice for the passage from Colon to Cartagena, the most wonderful and picturesque city on the Spanish Main. As first seen, when approached from the south, it may be a city fashioned by enchantment.
The City Of Cartagena
CARTAGENA, the sea-environed city, the city of unforgotten centuries, is a place of surprising charm. The sun and the wind have bleached it, the rain has dappled the sheltered wall with tints of madder and grey, but it remains yet a fine memorial of the gorgeous days of Spain.
Puerto Colombia
THE next place touched at after Cartagena is Puerto Colombia A spot less dull is hardly to be conceived. It consists of a long, bulbous-ended pier which has been shot out into the blue like a chameleon's tongue.
The Sargasso Sea
We are to call at the Azores on the way to England, and so must pass across the Sargasso Sea. This remarkable piece of water lies in the centre of the North Atlantic, a tideless pool almost equal in area to the continent of Europe.
Vanishing Island
As the Azores are approached the steamer traverses that ocean area which was the favourite haunt of the Vanishing Island. This island, so full of interest to the ancient mariner, was less definite or more careless as to its precise position than are most tracks of land.
Sough Of An Old Song
ST. MICHAEL'S presents itself as a long island with volcanic hills at either end, and in the centre a wide monotonous slope sweeping down to the sea, at the foot of which lies the town of Ponta Delgada.
The Sites In And Around Rome
I KNOW not when the desire possessed me first, but from my boyhood days, I longed to walk the streets and visit the palaces and behold the monuments of eternal Rome ; and when, at length, what had been life's dream became a reality, my heart thrilled and trembled as I caught sight, for the first time, of the world-renowned Capitol.
The ancient Tiber and its island
And this is Rome ! the city of the Caesars, the home of the Popes, the once proud mistress of the world, the center of all that is most glorious, most remarkable in human history, all that is most en-during in art, all that is most memorable and inspiring in the lives of men.
Capitoline, Palatine and Caelian Hills
The Island of the Tiber is nowhere to be seen and the only suggestion of the Tiber itself is that stretch of white embankment in the middle distance on our left, and seen just to the left of that nearest tower.
Aventine Hill and distant Alban Mountains
We are looking somewhat south of east here, and there on our extreme left is the substantial building on the Caelian Hill. Now we can see the Aventine Hill, the last of the seven hills on the south.
the Eternal City, from the dome of St. Peter's
What a magnificent prospect! Half of Rome is lying at our feet. There, four hundred feet below us, is the great Piazza of St. Peter's, on which men, horses and carriages look like mere dots on the pavement.
The great Pontifical Palace, the Vatican
Here then is the Vatican, the Palace of the Popes. Off to our right, we know, is the great, broad city of Rome, with its mass of buildings and ruins collected there during all the long centuries.
St. Peter's and the Vatican
The pavement of the Piazza alone cost nearly one hundred thousand dollars, equal in purchasing power in America to double that amount and two hundred thousand soldiers, infantry, cavalry and artillery, can stand upon it.
The Great Altar�St. Peter's Church
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- 2 teaspoon(s) butter
- 1/2 cup(s) diced roasted red pepper (1 whole)
- 1/2 cup(s) frozen green peas
- 1 1/2 cup(s) half-and-half
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 teaspoon(s) Old Bay seafood seasoning
- 1 teaspoon(s) Olive Oil
- 8 ounce(s) package sliced mushrooms
- 8 ounce(s) Penne pasta
- 1 pound(s) raw shrimp, thawed and drained
- shredded Parmesan Cheese
- Place pasta in 2 1/2 quarts of boiling water. Cook the pasta for 9 to 11 minutes, or according to package directions. Drain Well.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter with the oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Peel and chop the onion, adding it to the skillet as you chop. Coarsley chop the sliced mushrooms and add them to the skillet. Add the shrimp. Cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the shrimp turn pink and the onion is tender.
- Add the frozen green peas and halfandhalf. Dice the roasted red pepper and add it to the skillet. Stir in the seafood seasoning and drained pasta. Mix well.
- Reduce the heat to low, and simmer 5 minutes to thicken the sauce. Remove the skillet from the heat. Spoon the pasta into shallow pasta bowls, and serve with shredded parmesan cheese.
- START TO FINISH: 20 minutes
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False Recovered Memories and the Myth of Repression
It is known, with conclusive evidence, that it is possible to create false memories. In fact some psychology teachers have found ethical and fun ways to demonstrate this in class. It is repeatedly demonstrable, and has been replicated by a diverse array of researchers. It is relevant to both psychotherapy and the criminal justice system. There have been some great experiments done that help clarify what can happen, and what changes that needed to be made in various areas – for example in eyewitness testimony. More relevant to this website, it is also important to any psychotherapy that seeks to uncover traumatic memories, and the take home conclusion from memory research is that psychotherapies should be very cautious if they are to insist on recovering what the therapist and participant believe to be repressed traumas
Whether it is possible to repress traumatic memories completely, and retrieve them pristinely is quite contested in the general population, but not so much amongst modern scientists. On the one hand we have had anecdotes in popular books and on television claiming trauma repression happens, some saying that they recovered memories that were then verified with parents, so it may be possible, but actual genuine cases seem to be rarer than once thought. However, some scientists, especially experimental psychologists, insist they have never even seen one convincing case of repressed memory. There is good peer-reviewed experimental data showing that memories are reconstructed and confabulated constantly; and that the essence and central details of traumatic memories are more likely to be remembered than other memories. Where the scientific experimental data is showing one thing and popularized anecdotes in the self-improvement section of a commercial bookstore are saying another, peer-reviewed journals are usually the more reliable source. Even if traumatic memories are sometimes forgotten, there is some debate as to the benefit and the actual healing power of reliving trauma.
Further examination of repressed memory therapy led to data that showed many of the repressed memories were often created in the therapist's office (and primed in books). In some cases the abuse was impossible for some reason, for example they checked to see if they could find verifying evidence, and it became obvious it was impossible. The main evidence came from the patients themselves, many of which retracted their stories after they realized what had happened in therapy. ( For retractor stories see: http://www.fmsfonline.org/retract1.html ).
It is important to raise the question, maybe many of the memories people recover in primal therapy are confabulated to varying degrees, depending on the clarity of the real memory. Research on memory has shown that memory is not like a photo, it is more of a reconstruction and open to reinterpretation and mistakes. This website's The Scientific Revolution Claim, which is a relatively detailed and lengthy confutation of primal therapy theory, includes a brief summary, citations and references of research in this area, here is an excerpt:
The accuracy of memory recall of children has been called into question, which is contrary to Janov's idea that memories are stored and recalled pristinely (Loftus, 1993, 2003; McNally, 2005). Memory recall by adults of events in early infancy is not supported by the evidence, [there is scant evidence for memories before age 3]; yet Janov claims his followers re-experience womb-life, birth and very early vivid memories (Janov, 1991, p.144; Eacott & Crawley, 1998).Studies in clinical psychology show that angry catharsis often just makes people angrier, which contradicts Janov's hydraulic model of emotion expression (Lohr, Olatunji, Baumeister, & Bushman, 2007; Bushman, 2002; Chaffin, Wherry, & Dykman, 1997). Studies in the field of medicine have shown a negative health effect of anger expression which contradicts Janov's prediction that it would improve health. Anger's adverse effects on arteries was investigated, amongst many others, by Ironson et al., (1993); heart disease by Kawachi et al. (1996), and stroke by Everson et al. (1999).
In addition, the page Evidence from Clinical Psychology also touches on this area of research.
In particular, check out the work of Elizabeth Loftus. The creation of false memories and the malleability of memory are well documented phenomena, it is not just opinion. The link below takes to a page with links to articles on the subject:
This recommended link does a detailed job of explaining the problems with repressed trauma type therapies: http://skepdic.com/repress.html .
This is a must read, it also addresses the lack of scientific validity of 'repression,' and much more. It is advisable to read the whole article, even if one thinks some parts of it is not directly relevant to primal therapy.
Recommended important article by Elizabeth Loftus: http://www.csicop.org/si/9503/memory.html
Another excellent explanation of repressed memory from the site mentioned above: http://skepdic.com/repressedmemory.html
I highly recommend Elizabeth Loftus' website with more informative links on it: http://faculty.washington.edu/eloftus/
Here is an excerpt of one of these articles available on Elizabeth Loftus' website:
"Planting False Memories
Could one create an entire memory for an event that never happened? My first attempt … used a procedure whereby participants were given short narrative descriptions of childhood events and encouraged to try to remember those events. While participants believed that all of the descriptions were true and had been provided by family members, one was actually a pseudo-event that had not occurred. In this study, approximately 25% of participants were led to believe, wholly or partially, that at age 5 or 6 they had been lost in a shopping mall for an extended time, were highly upset, and were ultimately rescued by an elderly person and reunited with their family (Loftus & Pickrell, 1995). Many added embellishing details to their accounts.
The method of using family members to help plant false memories has been dubbed the familial informant false narrative procedure (Lindsay, Hagen, Read, Wade, & Garry, in press), but it is probably easier to call it simply the lost-in-the-mall technique. Many investigators have used the lost-in-the-mall technique to plant false memories of events that would have been far more unusual, bizarre, painful, or even traumatic had they actually occurred. Participants have been led to believe that they had been hospitalized overnight or that they had an accident at a family wedding (Hyman, Husband, & Billings, 1995; Hyman & Pentland, 1996). They have been convinced that they had nearly drowned and had to be rescued by a lifeguard (Heaps & Nash, 2001). They have fallen sway to the suggestion that they were once the victims of a vicious animal attack (Porter, Yuille, & Lehman, 1999).
Most studies find that a significant minority of participants will develop partial or complete false memories. In a set of studies reviewed by Lindsay et al. (in press), the average false memory rate was 31%, but in individual studies, of course, the figures can vary. Sometimes people have been resistant to suggestions, as they were when investigators tried to plant false memories of having received a rectal enema (Pezdek, Finger, & Hodge, 1997). Conversely, sometimes false memories have been planted in the minds of more than 50% of exposed individuals, as they were when investigators tried to plant false memories of having gone up in a hot-air balloon ride (Wade, Garry, Read, & Lindsay, 2002).
Particularly striking are the complete false memories, or what might be termed rich false memories, which are experiences about which a person can feel confident, provide details, even express emotion about made-up events that never happened (Loftus & Bernstein, in press)."
E. Loftus from <http://faculty.washington.edu/eloftus/>


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Just blogged about a layer cake recently and I'm back blogging about another one! This cake was made also for an early birthday celebration for a friend. I decided on a strawberry cake as Korean strawberries were on sale, so I bought 2 punnets and used 1 1/2 punnets for the recipe (including decorating). I actually wanted to try making a strawberry and white chocolate mousse but was afraid that it would be too sweet, so I opted for a bavarian cream instead.
Bavarian cream, also known as crème bavaroise or Bavarois, is a dessert similar to pastry cream but is thickened with gelatin instead of flour / cornstarch. It is often flavoured with liqueur and lightened with whipped cream but as I didn't have any complementing liqueur on hand so I omitted the liqueur. The bavarian cream is rich, smooth and not overly sweet, I think the cream can be served directly in small serving cups as mousse!
As I had not made a white cake before, I didn't want to take the risk of ruining the whole birthday cake, so I decided to just use the Devil's Chocolate Cake recipe that is tested and good. It was a lovely combination! (Sorry for the lag of inspiration in writing the blog post… writing this at 12 midnight while partially dozing off is not very productive! I shall let the photos "tell" you how delicious the cake is ;))
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1) Wash and hull the strawberries.
2) Puree them in a blender and sieve to remove the seeds and lumps.
3) Sprinkle in the gelatin granules and let it soften.
4) Whisk egg yolks and sugar together.
5) Until pale and thick.
6) Bring some milk to a simmer – bubbles begin to appear ob the sides.
7) Temper the egg yolks (detailed description on tempering below!)
8) Pour the egg yolks mixture back into the pot and cook until thickened.
9) Pour in the strawberry-gelatin mixture and cook over low heat until gelatin has dissolved. Strain the mixture if there are lumps (optional!)
10) Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Set aside let it cool to room temperature. You can speed uo the process by let the bowl of strawberry mixture sit in a large ice water bath.
11) Whip some cream until medium-stiff peaks formed.
12) Whisk in 1/3 of the whipped cream into the cooled strawberry mixture to lighten it.
14) Gently fold in the remaining whipped cream.
15) Use immediately!
Really love how the photos turned out this time!
And here's the recipe!
Car navigating around Hehuanshan (合歡山)
Hehuanshan, also known as Joy Mountain in English (though I didn't know about it until I wiki it…) is a 3,416 metres high mountain in Taiwan. The peak lies between Nantou (Sun Moon Lake) and Hualien counties, and is within the Taroko National Park. You can actually get a driver that brings you from Hualien to Nantou but we didn't do so as we were traveling clockwise around Taiwan.
Hehuanshan is a popular destination local and foreign tourists. It is exceptionally popular during the summer as everyone wants to get away from the summer heat, as well as in winter as it snows during December/January, something that we can't see in other parts of Taiwan. Both the 3,421-metre East Peak and 3,422-metre North Peak of Hehuanshan are higher than the main peak.
Wu Ling (武嶺) – read from right to left
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Climbing Mt Shimen (石門山)
There are many peaks that one can climb to, however, as it was only a day trip to Hehuanshan for us, we only managed to climb Mt Shimen (石門山). Mt Shimen is 3,237 metres, and can be reached pretty easily without any climbing gear in less than 45 minutes.
Left: Steps to Mt Shimen; Right: Views halfway up Mt Shimen
There are irregular steps being built along the path up Mt Shimen, so it's really not that difficult to climb up. It is apparently also one of the best spot for sunrise as well as taking photos of star trail at night.
Sign warning us not to enter as they are breeding Fargesia murielae
And we reached the peak!
Blue skies and green pastures
Attempting another peak (yes that's me in the photo faraway…!)
A photo speak louder than words!
Left: Yet another view of Hehuanshan; Right: Starting point for Hehuanshan Main Peak
It is very difficult to finish climbing Hehuanshan in just one day. There are many peaks to conquer and we are not equipped with the proper gear to climb most of the peaks. We might be back to conquer some of the peaks, who knows? ;)
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I've always have a soft spot for layer cakes because:
1) They look absolutely gorgeous – be it round, square, triangle, rectangle or whatever odd shape it is, layer cakes will always, in my personal opinion, look a lot more pretty than cupcakes. They look more sophisticated and a lot more classy than cupcakes, don't you think so? To me, cupcakes = cute while layer cakes = gorgeous!
2) Combination of flavours – I can have a layer cake with strawberry filling and a whipped cream frosting; or maybe a green tea filling with a dark chocolate frosting… You know, the possibilities are endless!
3) Distribution of filling and frosting – I don't really like how cupcakes have a mountain of frosting on top of them and none in the middle. Because I can never put the whole cupcake in the mouth, most of the time I will start with lots of frosting and a little cake, and end up with plenty of cake and almost no frosting in the mouth. Layer cakes don't have that problem, nope!
However, with that being said, I still bake cupcakes more often than layer cakes as, well, cupcakes are a lot easier to frost – I can just pipe the frosting on top and it would most likely look good. Whereas for layer cakes, I always take a super long time to frost them because I can never be satisfied with the exterior, and I always end up frosting the cake unevenly… oops!
Besides, typing the recipe for layer cakes can be a semi-nightmare – it's really long! (You'll know when you scroll to the recipe…)
So nowadays I only reserve baking layer cakes for birthdays, or when I'm really free, haha! This cake was baked for a close friend's birthday in April (look how fast time flies!), the same friend whom I baked for last year.
Yup, you can see the frosting is pretty uneven…
Beware… very photo intensive!
It's time for The Home Bakers again! This time the cake was chosen by Grace from Life Can Be Simple. The cake is mixed together without the use of a mixer (hooray!) and without the use of butter (oil is the fat here). Oil-based cakes are moist and tender, and this cake is no exception!
I scaled down the recipe by 1/3 and made a few substitutions here and there (see end of the post for the substitution notes. I also made candied lemon slices to decorate the cake. On the first day, when I tasted the cake, despite the cake being moist and tender, the lemon taste wasn't strong at all (even though I did not omit the lemon glaze). I was a little disappointed and wondered whether I should bake again and increase the amount of lemon used.
On the second day, when I tasted the cake, I was surprised – after a night of resting, the lemon taste became more intense! So do try to make the cake a day ahead so that it had time for the flavours to develop!
Before I go into the step-by-step photos (and the recipe for the candied lemon slices), I just want to share a surprise that I received from World Kitchen a few days back! World Kitchen had kindly sponsored me a Corelle® Frost a few months back and I was in love with the simple, chic and lightweight plates. Imagine my surprise when I came home to find out that World Kitchen had delivered a water tumbler to me (and a very pretty one!)
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In Singapore, many of us carry water tumblers to school, to work and even to the gym, and you may have experienced that when you use plastic or metal tumblers, the liquid will sometimes have a plastic / metallic taste. This will not happen if you are using a glass bottle. Besides, glassware are 100% recyclable, more environmentally friendly and have a longer lifespan than plastic bottles! Undoubtedly it will be a little heavier than normal plastic bottles, but hey, the pros certainly outweigh the cons don't you think?
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Now on to the step-by-step photos! (Be warned: very photo intensive!)
In a blink of an eye, it's time for Bake Along again! I first had savoury crackers in an Italian restaurant – the crackers were served together with bread as a starter and I was intrigued and pleasantly surprised by the unpretentious, crispy and salty crackers. When these savoury crackers were chosen as the Bake Along theme, imagine my excitement!
Perfect with soup!
These crackers did not disappoint, though I felt that I should have rolled it out even thinner, as it's not as thin as those pictured in the William's Sonoma website. Nevertheless, the crackers were still pretty crunchy and the fact that my mom polished off almost half a tub (I had to stop her) is evident that these crackers are delicious and addictive! I also found that these crackers make a very delicious "spoon" for chunky soups (like mushroom soup!)
Here are the step-by-step photos!
(Click to see larger images in Flickr!)
1) Combine all the dry ingredients and butter together.
2) Cut the butter in to get coarse meals.
3) Stir in milk and form a soft dough.
4) Wrap and rest for 1 hour.
5) Roll the dough out as thinly as possible.
6) Bake until the crackers are golden and crispy!
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