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Puerto Plata, the capital of the Dominican Republic's province of the same name, sits on the country's north coast and is the gateway to the numerous holiday towns and resorts found adjacent to the shore. The coastline itself is blessed with beautiful stretches of pristine beach, lush green valleys, and is backed by the majestic Mount Isabel de Torres. Columbus described the spot as 'the fairest land under heaven' when he arrived there in 1492, and the thousands of visitors that arrive every day today tend to agree with him. The city sports a romantic air of days gone by, enhanced by its Victorian architecture with its filigree lace wood and ironwork and 'gingerbread' motifs that characterise most of the historic homesteads and public buildings. The town has a buzzing atmosphere, with many restaurants and clubs pumping the sultry beats of merengue and salsa into the tropical night air.
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Oxygen is needed in every cell of the body. It first enters the body through the lungs. The oxygen is then picked up by the blood flowing by the lungs. The blood brings oxygen to the rest of the body. In newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), the blood does not flow by the lungs.
The baby's lungs are not used during pregnancy. Instead, oxygen passes from the mother to the baby through the umbilical cord, bypassing the lungs. Once the baby is born, the baby's lungs should take over. When this does not occur most of the blood flow bypasses the lungs, does not pick up oxygen, and the body does not get enough oxygen.
PPHN can be a very serious condition. It can cause both immediate and long-term health problems.
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PPHN can be caused by a variety of factors, including:
Factors that may increase your baby's chance of PPHN include:
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Your doctor will ask about your baby's symptoms. Your pregnancy history may also be reviewed. A physical exam will be done.
Tests may include the following:
Treatment for PPHN is typically administered by a doctor who specializes in newborn illness.
Treatment begins with correcting any related conditions. These conditions can include low blood sugar, low oxygen levels, low blood pressure, and low blood pH. Treatment may include:
Extra oxygen is the most important treatment for PPHN. Oxygen will relax blood vessels to the lungs and improve the flow of blood to the lungs. It may be given with nasal prongs or a hood.
A ventilator is a machine that will help your baby breathe. It may be used if your baby can not get enough oxygen in other ways. A tube will be placed in the baby's throat. The tube is collected to the ventilation machine. The ventilator will deliver air and oxygen with gentle pressure. The pressure will help keep the lungs open.
Nitric oxide is a gas. It may be delivered before or during ventilation. Nitric oxide may relax blood vessels. This will also improve the flow of blood in the lungs.
Medications may be given to relax your infant, especially if a ventilator is needed.
There are a number of new medications to treat PPHN that are being reviewed. One example is sildenafil, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction. Small studies have shown positive results with sildenafil. However, larger studies are needed to confirm the benefits and safety of the medication.
ECMO is a machine that can take over the job of the lungs. It requires major surgery. ECMO may be done if your child has a severe cases of PPHN that is not responding to other treatments. This procedure is done to take some stress off of your baby's body. It can give your baby some time to heal.
Most cases of PPHN have no clear cause or are caused by uncontrollable events. For these cases there are no clear preventative steps. Some cases of PPHN may be prevented with proper prenatal care and good health of the mother during pregnancy. General tips for a healthy pregnancy include:
Healthy Children—American Academy of Pediatrics
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Cincinnati Children's Hospital website. Available at: http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/e/ecmo. Updated October 2013. Accessed September 4, 2014.
Kleigman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Saunders: Philadelphia, PA; 2007.
Lungs and respiratory system. Children's Hospital Colorado website. Available at: http://www.childrenscolorado.org/wellness-safety/health-library/for-parents/body-basics/lungs-and-respiratory-system. Accessed September 4, 2014.
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated January 30, 2014. Accessed May 28, 2015.
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompei and Herculaneum, as well as the many wealthy villas in the area. These have been progressively excavated and made accessible to the public since the mid-18th century. The vast expanse of the commercial town of Pompei contrasts with the smaller but better-preserved remains of the holiday resort of Herculaneum, while the superb wall paintings of the Villa Oplontis at Torre Annunziata give a vivid impression of the opulent lifestyle enjoyed by the wealthier citizens of the Early Roman Empire.
Zones archéologiques de Pompéi, Herculanum et Torre Annunziata
L'éruption du Vésuve, le 24 août de l'an 79, a enseveli les deux villes romaines florissantes de Pompéi et d'Herculanum ainsi que nombre de riches maisons de la région. Depuis le milieu du XVIIIe siècle, elles sont progressivement mises au jour et rendues accessibles au public. La vaste étendue de la ville commerciale de Pompéi contraste avec les vestiges plus restreints mais mieux préservés de la cité résidentielle de détente d'Herculanum, tandis que les superbes peintures murales de la villa Oplontis de Torre Annunziata donnent un témoignage très vivant du mode de vie opulent des citoyens les plus riches des débuts de l'Empire romain.
المناطق الأثرية في بومبي، هركولانيوم وتورّي أنّونزياتا
أدّى انفجار بركان فيزوفو في 24 آب/أغسطس من العام 79 إلى طمر مدينتي بومبي وهركولانيوم الرومانيتين المزدهرتين وكذلك عدد من المنازل الغنية في المنطقة. ومنذ منتصف القرن الثامن عشر، كُشفت تلك الآثار تدريجًا وأصبح الوصول إليها ممكنًا. كما أن المساحة الواسعة من مدينة بومبي التجارية تشكل تناقضًا مع الآثار الأقل عددًا ولكن المحفوظة أكثر للمدينة السكنية هركولانيوم، بينما تعطي الرسوم الجدارية الرائعة لفِلاّ أُبلونتيس في تورّي أنّونزياتا شهادة حيّة جدًا على نمط الحياة المترف للمواطنين الأكثر غنى في بدايات الامبراطورية الرومانية.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: UNESCO/ERI
Археологические зоны - Помпеи, Геркуланум и Торре-Аннунциата
После извержения Везувия 24 августа 79 г. два процветающих древнеримских города Помпеи и Геркуланум, вместе со многими богатыми виллами в окрестностях, были погребены под пеплом. Они были постепенно раскопаны и стали доступны для обозрения с середины XVIII в. Большие размеры торгового города Помпеи контрастируют с меньшими, но лучше сохранившимися руинами курорта Геркуланум, в то время как превосходные настенные росписи виллы Оплонтис в Торре-Аннунциата дают яркое представление о богатом образе жизни, которым наслаждались состоятельные граждане ранней Римской империи.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Zonas arqueológicas de Pompeya, Herculano y la Torre Annunziate
La erupción del Vesubio ocurrida el 24 de agosto del año 79 sepultó las dos florecientes ciudades romanas de Pompeya y Herculano, así como numerosas mansiones de las comarcas circundantes. Desde mediados del siglo XVIII se empezaron a desenterrar sus ruinas paulatinamente y se hicieron accesibles al público. La vasta extensión ocupada por los restos de ciudad mercantil de Pompeya contrasta con el espacio más reducido de los vestigios, mejor conservados, de la ciudad residencial de Herculano. Las soberbias pinturas murales de la Villa Oplontis, situada en Torre Annunziata, son un vívido testimonio de la vida opulenta de los ciudadanos romanos más pudientes en los primeros años de la Roma imperial.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: NFUAJ
Archeologische gebieden van Pompeii, Herculaneum en Torre Annunziata
Toen de vulkaan Vesuvius uitbarstte op 24 augustus in het jaar 79, overspoelde het de twee bloeiende Romeinse steden Pompeii en Herculaneum met lava, evenals de vele rijke villa's in het gebied. De laatste zijn geleidelijk opgegraven en toegankelijk gemaakt voor het publiek vanaf het midden van de 18e eeuw. De enorme uitgestrektheid van de commerciële stad Pompeii staat in schril contrast met de kleinere maar beter bewaard gebleven resten van het vakantieoord Herculaneum. De prachtige muurschilderingen van Villa Oplontis in Torre Annunziata geven een levendige indruk van de overvloedige levensstijl van de rijkere burgers van het vroege Romeinse Rijk.
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Justification for Inscription
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (v), considering that the impressive remains of the towns of Pompei and Herculaneum and their associated villas, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, provide a complete and vivid picture of society and daily life at a specific moment in the past that is without parallel anywhere in the world.
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The impressive remains of the towns of Pompei and Herculaneum and their associated villas, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, provide a complete and vivid picture of society and daily life at a specific moment in the past that is without parallel anywhere in the world.
Pompei was an Opician foundation of the 6th century BC, and Dionysus of Halicarnassus maintained that Herculaneum (Ercolano) was founded by Hercules. Both underwent changes of overlord in the centuries that followed: Oscans, Samnites, Greeks, Etruscans, and finally Romans in 89 BC, following the Social War. Pompei was elevated to the status of Colonia Cornelia Venera Pompeiana in 89 BC, whereas Herculaneum was accorded the lower rank of municipium. The lives of both towns came to an abrupt and catastrophic end on 24 August, AD 79. The area had been shaken by an earthquake shortly before and reconstruction work was still in progress when Vesuvius erupted with tremendous violence. Pompei was buried under a thick layer of volcanic ash and stone and Herculaneum disappeared under a pyroclastic flow of volcanic mud.
Since the discovery of the two buried towns in the 18th century, much more of Pompei has been revealed by excavation than of Herculaneum. The main forum is flanked by the foundations of a number of imposing public buildings, such as the Capitolium (temple dedicated to the divine triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva), the Basilica (courthouse), and one of the sets of public baths. Close by is the older triangular forum, where the two theatres are located. The larger of these is of Greek origin, remodelled to suit Roman taste. Among other notable public buildings are the well-preserved Stabian Baths, begun in the 2nd century BC. However, Pompei is renowned for its series of domestic buildings, ranged along well paved streets. The earliest is the atrium house, entirely inward-looking with a courtyard at its centre: the House of the Surgeon is a good example of this type. Under Hellenistic influences this type of house was enlarged and decorated with columns and arcades and equipped with large rooms for social functions. In its most extreme form, this type of Roman house, known from towns all over the Empire, developed into a veritable palace, richly decorated and with many rooms, of which the Houses of the Faun and of the Chaste Lovers are outstanding examples. Perhaps the most exceptional of all the houses in Pompei is the Villa dei Misteri (the House of the Mysteries). This enormous establishment just outside the walls, which developed from a modest town house built in the 3rd century BC, takes its name from the remarkable wall paintings in the triclinium, which depict the initiation rites ('mysteries') of the cult of Dionysus. A special characteristic of Pompei is the wealth of graffiti on its walls. An election was imminent at the time of the eruption, and there are many slogans to be found scrawled on walls, as well as others of a more personal, often scurrilous, nature.
Much less of Herculaneum, built on a promontory overlooking the Bay of Naples, has been uncovered, not least because of the depth to which it was buried. However, the nature of its volcanic covering is such that the ancient buildings are much better preserved than those of Pompei. Organic materials such as wood survive in situ and the upper floors of many buildings are intact. Several impressive public buildings are well preserved, including a spacious palaestra entered through a monumental gateway, two sets of public baths, one of which (Urban Baths) is monumental in scale and vividly decorated, the College of the Priests of Augustus, and a theatre of standard form. The houses are also remarkable for their extent and decoration, especially the House of the Bicentenary. Those fronting on the sea, such as the House of the Deer, have large courtyards and rich decoration. The town is also noteworthy for the completeness of its shops, still containing fittings such as enormous wine jars. Recent excavations in the harbour area have revealed vaulted warehouses which contained the remains of unfortunate citizens who had sought refuge there, only to suffer death by asphyxiation. Of great importance in both towns are the artistic styles represented by their sculptures, their mosaics and, above all, their wall paintings.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Pompei was an Opician foundation of the 6th century BC, and Dionysus of Halicarnassus maintained that Herculaneum (Ercolano) was founded by Hercules on his way back to Greece from Spain. Both underwent several changes of overlord in the centuries that followed - Oscans, Samnites, Greeks, Etruscans, and finally Romans in 89 BC, following the Social War. By this time both were thoroughly Hellenized, as a result of their contacts with Greek colonies such as nearby Cumae. Pompei was elevated to the status of Colonia Cornelia Venera Pompeiana in 89 BC, whilst Herculaneum was accorded the lower rank of municipium.
Excavations have revealed the development of Pompei in particular. The original settlement, to the south-west of the Roman town, was fortified by the Samnites in the 4th century BC; these defaces were reinforced after the Roman occupation with a new wall and an interior earthen rampart. The early town had a main street (cardo) crossed by two decumani. There was a major period of urbanization in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, when tufa replaced limestone as the main building material. At this time a triangular colonnaded forum was constructed around the ancient Doric temple in the southern part of the town, along with a theatre. Later a second forum, this time rectangular and elongated, was added with temples to the official divinities around it.
After Pompei became part of the Roman territory, it was further endowed with fine public buildings in stone, such as the large amphitheatre, the forum baths, and the odeon (small theatre) alongside the theatre. There was an episode of modernization at the end of the 1st century BC, with the construction of an aqueduct to bring the waters of the Samo River to the town, where they were distributed by means of a sophisticated supply system to houses, baths, and public fountains. High sidewalks were built along the streets, with stepping stones to facilitate crossing.
Herculaneum was a much smaller town (320m by 370m within its walls) on the coast. The latest layout, on the standard classical "Hippodamian" grid, dates from the end of the 1st century BC. The wide main street (decumanus maximus) also served as the forum, and was lined with public buildings, such as a basilica, a shrine to Hercules, a theatre, and public baths. The houses in the centre of the town were spacious, with panoramic views on the sea, which at that time came up right up to the town. There was a sacred area, with shrines and baths, outside the walls, and the surroundings contained many fine villas, such as the magnificent Villa of the Papyri.
The roles of the two towns were very different. Pompei was a commercial town, benefiting from river trade along the Samo between the interior and the coast and from that along the coastal road between Cumae and southern Campania. It was also the centre of an important wine-producing district, the other main source of its prosperity. Herculaneum, on the other hand, was a holiday resort for rich Romans from the region, with its fine views of and easy access to the sea.
The lives of both towns came to an abrupt and catastrophic end on 24 August in AD 79. The area had been shaken by an earthquake shortly before and reconstruction work was still in progress when Vesuvius erupted with tremendous violence. Pompei was buried under a thick layer of volcanic ash and stone and Herculaneum disappeared under a pyroclastic flow of many metres of volcanic mud.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation
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- First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting for Management Plan of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata Tuesday, December 18, 2012
- The Director-General congratulates the Italian authorities for progress achieved in the conservation of the iconic World Heritage site of the Archaeological Areas of Pompei and Herculaneum Monday, September 3, 2012
- UNESCO and Italy agree to cooperate on the restoration of Pompeii Tuesday, November 29, 2011
- UNESCO sends expert mission to investigate state of Pompei's conservation Tuesday, December 7, 2010
- Google and UNESCO announce alliance to provide virtual visits of several World Heritage sites Thursday, December 3, 2009
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NEW HAVEN — Heated discussion, which has become commonplace in the East Allen County Schools boardroom, erupted again Tuesday night during a presentation from the schools of the Harding attendance area.
The board heard about the feeder area's school improvement plans, including student goals at East Allen University, a new magnet program in the district that replaced the former Harding High School that the district closed in 2011.
Board member Stephen Terry asked about the effects of closing Harding High School and busing students to one of the district's four other high schools. He said he requested specific information about the academic performance of those students who were affected by Harding's closure and expressed dissatisfaction with the information provided more than a month ago.
Board member Rick Allgeier was also skeptical about the reliability of the numbers, which included grade-point average changes, standardized-test pass/fail rates, and attendance and discipline rates for the overall population of students who left Harding to attend other schools.
Other board members said the middle of the presentation was an inappropriate time to have the discussion. Tempers flared as members interrupted one another, and Terry became defensive after board member Bill Hartman said, "It's time to grow up."
Terry's voice rose as he told Hartman it wasn't about growing up but ensuring these students aren't getting lost in the shuffle and that the district isn't "hiding behind numbers."
"(The numbers) don't tell you squat," he said.
The board later agreed to request that the district make a separate, more detailed presentation on those students at a later meeting, likely after three newly elected members join the board.
A former student who left Hoagland High School to serve in the Army during the Korean War was awarded an honorary diploma during the board meeting.
"It's kind of like a dream come true, a lifelong dream come true," said Russ Rothgeb, now a high school graduate of the district.
When Rothgeb dropped out of high school in 1953, one year shy of graduation, he thought he would pursue a career in the military. But after three years in demolition, it didn't quite fit, he said.
He said his decision not to finish high school has made him feel disappointed and ashamed. Hoagland High School has since closed.
"In the back of my mind, I felt like a quitter, a dropout," he said.
He said he thought about pursuing a law degree but quickly found he couldn't get far without a high school diploma. After some research, he found a way to request a diploma through the state Department of Education, an avenue possible because he's a veteran.
Now that he has that piece of paper authorized by EACS and the state education department, possibilities have opened up for Rothgeb.
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Achtung! Visual Merchandising Major Heads to Germany to Speak at Conference
Carinne Cusanelli will travel to Dusseldorf to give presentation with Dept. Chair Eric Feigenbaum
LIM College's Visual Merchandising Department prides itself on providing students with career-building and life-changing experiences.
This month, senior Carinne Cusanelli, who is from Haworth, New Jersey, will accompany Visual Merchandising Department Chair Eric Feigenbaum to Germany to give a joint presentation at the EHI Retail Design Conference, which will be held in Dusseldorf on Sept. 18-19.
Their presentation is titled "Retail's Window to the World" and deals with New York City's famed Fifth Avenue. In developing it, the Visual Merchandising Department arranged for Carinne to interview Harry Cunningham, Vice President of Visual Merchandising and Store Design at Saks Fifth Avenue; Pucci International President Ralph Pucci; and Ken Smart, Former Vice President of Visual Merchandising at Saks.
This is not Carinne's first professional experience as a Visual Merchandising major. She completed an internship with Anthropologie's visual display team in Rockfeller Center and now she's interning with the visual merchandising team at Elie Tahari's corporate headquarters. In the spring, an ensemble she created using DHL packaging materials was featured on a mannequin displayed in the company's booth at New York Fashion Week (photo at left).
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It wasn�t in a manger, but Bailey, a 3-year-old female black Labrador retriever who was turned away by her owner, gave birth in a shelter on Christmas Eve — and now 12 of Fairfax County�s newest residents are seeking loving homes.
�Bailey�s owner brought her to an animal shelter in Hughesville, Md., on Dec. 12 and said �I don�t want her anymore, she is pregnant,�� said Stephen Push, public relations director for the Annandale-based Lab Rescue section of the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac. �Bailey had her puppies in the animal shelter and then they called us to find them all homes.�
According to The Humane Society of the United States, 4 million cats and dogs — about one every eight seconds — are put down in U.S. shelters each year. Often these animals are the offspring of cherished family pets. Six-to-eight million pets end up in shelters each year — both surrenders and strays — and half of those generally are never adopted. In addition, 25 percent of pets in shelters are purebreds and most end up homeless through no fault of their own — "moving" and "landlord issues" are frequently listed as the top reasons people give for relinquishing their pets, according to the society.
�We at Lab Rescue generally try to rescue purebred labs,� said Push. �The shelter called us because they said the dogs all appeared to be full labs, but we wouldn�t have turned them away even if they hadn�t been. We have been known to rescue some lab mixes. Strays tend not to come with verifiable papers.�
Push said Bailey and her brood took the number of labs his organization rescued in 2012 up over the 1,000 mark. �With the 11 puppies included, it took us to 1,003 for the year,� he said.
According to Push, the numbers have been steadily increasing over the last six years.
�In 2011, we rescued 902,� he said. �The economy seems to have a lot to do with it, and this year we had a few Hurricane Sandy-related rescues thrown in there as well.�
Bailey and her puppies are currently residing in Fairfax at the foster home of Yvonne Young, 59, until they are old enough to be adopted next month.
Young has volunteered with Lab Rescue of the LRCP for the last four years, taking in pregnant labs and new families like Bailey�s. Young says her seven grandchildren are thrilled to watch the foster puppies as their eyes begin to open for the very first time, fortunately in a safe environment.
�Bailey is the sweetest thing,� Young said. �I tend to identify with the mother dogs, but I also get my puppy fix with all the puppies.�
Young said Bailey and her litter will all be available for adoption in about six weeks, right around Valentine�s Day.
�In the meantime, we get to watch them take their first steps and the grandkids get to name them so they can be registered with the rescue group,� she said.
According to Young, anyone can apply to adopt Bailey or any of her Christmas puppies, but there is a stringent screening process that ensures they will not return through the rescue process.
�They will check your references and make sure you do not leave the puppies alone for more than four hours at a time,� she said. �They may even perform some home visits to check up on them. The criteria is pretty tight but it is a wonderful thing to see them going to good homes.�
For more information about adopting Bailey, her puppies, or any of the many labs available through Lab Rescue of the LRCP, contact the organization at 301-299-6756, or go to www.lab-rescue.org.


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"This is a Caribbean twist on a classic dessert. Use firm, ripe mangoes, not mushy or half ripe ones. This is a great recipe to try because it's quick and simple to prepare. I used a ready made crust because it makes prep time shorter and really a graham cracker crust is perfect for cheesecakes."
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2 (8 ounce) packages
cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup
white sugar
2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
graham cracker crust, unbaked
1 1/4 cups
mango nectar
1/3 cup
white sugar
2 tablespoons
2 cups
ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and diced
Can I give this one another star? It really is an awesome and easy cheesecake. The mango topping is to die for and so easy to make! Don't be afraid to work with fresh mangoes even if you're not accustomed to them. The fresh ones really beat canned ones anyday. I usually buy desserts but saw this recipe and decided to try it. It was easy and got rave reviews from my family and friends. Now I have to make mango cheesecake at least once a month or I start hearing alot of complaining about how I never make mango cheesecake anymore! Thanks TNARINESINGH. You rock!
Looking at the reviews beforehand I suppose would have been wise, but you shouldn't have to consult reviews in a published recipe, in my opinion, to avert disaster. The crust, okay, so you can't go wrong if you buy one. I chose to make my own - just as easy, probably cheaper, and tastes better and fresher: 1-1/4 c. graham cracker crumbs, 5 T. melted butter, 2 T. sugar - in a 9" springform pan. The cheesecake filling is standard - can't go wrong there either. But the topping... what a watery mess. Either reduce the nectar, probably by half, or increase the cornstarch, probably by double. If you don't you'll end up having to do what I did and have to struggle to fix this after the fact. Also, I don't undertstand the reason for tossing the boiling hot juice with the fresh mango - -unless you're trying to cook the mango (not). Once done, this is very good as well as pretty - four stars for sure. On its own, prepared as the recipe directs? - a store bought crust with a basic cheesecake filling topped with chopped mangoes suspended in juice. And, given what you'd end up with, three stars is generous, two stars is more accurate, but I don't want to discourage anyone from trying this recipe with some important modifications.
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It is a creamy cheesecake, i love that!! its very important to disolve the mango nectar & sugar and not overheating the ripe mango because if you over heat the mango would not look fresh. I would be making it again!!
This was delicious! I followed the recipe exactly (it's so simple it would be hard to alter it) and I will definitely make it again. My only issue is there was too much syrup, so next time before adding the chopped mangoes I'll scoop out about 1/3 cup (easier than recalculating the nectar-sugar-cornstarch ratio). It took about 40 minutes in my oven.
This cheesecake was very creamy, light and delicious. I made the graham cracker crust in a springform pan. A standard crust recipe is too much for this cheesecake, so if you decide to make your own crust, use only about 3/4 of the crumbs and bring them up the pan sides only halfway. For the topping, I reduced the sugar to 1/4 cup -and drizzled it on top of each piece before serving. My family loved it!
Great cheesecake recipe! My only mistake was letting the mango sauce sit for a while until the cheesecake chilled. It got watery.
For a baked chessecake this one was very creamy. Everyone loved it!
The mango sauce was good, but not fantastic - it was a bit too much like canned pie filling.
I would make this again - but somehow try and improve the sauce.
I am a huge mango fan and this does the job. I has such a fresh flavor and is not overly sweet which is one of the reasons I like Mangos.
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- Caela Burrell
- Cairo - Egypt
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If you try to fail and you succeed, what have you accomplished?
This question reminds me about the liar paradox often discussed in Ancient Greece.
In my opinion, there are two possible contexts related to this question: You try to fail, and you succeed at failing. So in this sense, you have achieved success through failure. The other context is that you try to fail, and you fail to do so meaning you have succeeded. However, overall, you have achieved failure through success.
Daniel Brown
Mar 24 2013: You've succeeded as a failure. Duh!
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Now get back to painting the walls in you parent's basement!
[Please excuse my bad attempt at humor]
Edward Agaba
Mar 19 2013: This is very interesting!
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I think in that case you have successfully failed in your mission. You originally set out to fail and you have achieved your goal (of failing). On the flip side, it means that you had a plan which is good becuase you can retrace your steps and know how you succeeded. You now what failure is and what leads to it. Therefore, in future you will know how to succeed with better results. But this is learning, the long and hard way.
Clyde Durnen
Mar 26 2013: You may have accomplished accidental discovery.
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Ben Jarvis
Mar 23 2013: trying involves some effort and planning, so in either case you would have gained experience and hopefully be wiser for your next attempt at whatever it is to be.
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Elizabeth Gu
Mar 16 2013: Nothing. It's all about one's intention,
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Even though it may sound unconvincing, fundamentally success depends on one's perspective.
You fail to fail no matter what.Mar 16 2013: failure.Mar 16 2013: LifeMar 29 2013: You learn something ... always....
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Mar 29 2013: Frankly I don't like questions about the concepts of success and failure. How do you know success?We never know the word unless we go through failure. That is, relation between success and failure close each other. To solutions to succeed or not to ways to fail doesn't matter what can be true. Appropriate things we have to do are simply trying to hard to just do plans with proud for you and continue to go.Mar 29 2013: You have succeeded in failing to succeed.Mar 29 2013: Success.
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Language can trick human mind easily in this case. If you try to do action 'A' and you succeed, it means that you've succeeded at 'A'. Action A being a desire to fail, if one would fail successfully, he would have succeeded in achieving his goal. At the same time, if one would fail at failing, he would have succeeded because of failing his goal, which is 'to fail'.Mar 28 2013: If the question is meant in the first context mentioned then you have successfully failed and accomplished the purpose you set out to, whatever that was, that included you failing at this particular task. If we are answering the question in the second context listed, then you have just learned a new way to succeed at the task you endeavored to fail at. That seems like an accomplishment to me. Or maybe your simply infallible and couldn't fail if you tried.Mar 26 2013: If you have to try to fail, it would mean that you have been successful in everything that you attempted prior to that. If that be true, you have never failed in anything, unless you tried to. And when you succeed in failing by attempting to, you would have achieved the near impossible, the ability to do anything you want. In other words you are God.Mar 26 2013: You have achieved success through failure, means you have learned from your experiences of failures and have succeed. You were never really trying to fail.Mar 23 2013: Winning or losing while fighting for something we really want to achieve means we always win. How could it be? Well, considering the simple detail that when we aren't stuck doing nothing or seeing life pass through our eyes, but we're doing something, we're gaining experience, changing concepts, becoming a better person (or not). We're on a continuous changing, and that changes are triggered by these actions of ours. Winning or losing? Just a matter of self concept.Mar 23 2013: Huh? So thats your conclusion from what I stated in this conversation? I must sound like charlie browns teacher wah wah wah wah. You can understand and comprehend ones view without agreeing with it.... Your last comment assumes I'm religous or something. I don't know what gave you that idea..... Hmm...Mar 22 2013: Wth....You guided you..... Its your choice.... We were just afforded this chance to be on this rock to make these decisions how ever many billions of years after the great enabler enabled it or do u think this is all just a lucky dice roll.......Mar 22 2013: It is paradox because it has different criterion .It looks like that A is taller than B just as B is shorter than A.
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Mar 22 2013: Which one of them is true depens on the fact .What do you define the word "success" is the key to determine whether you are success or fail !Mar 22 2013: We already determined that A is the tallest. All we know is C and B are shorter than A. I got $5 on C. Place ur bets! Spin the wheel.......Mar 22 2013: This statement is certainly correct .This question is a waste of your being.Do you Love your Life?Is this statement beautifully correct?xxxMar 21 2013: Why do you care about accomplishing anything when the goal was to fail? :)
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Mar 22 2013: Accomplishments are totally subjective. But really the only answer is they accomplished nothing.Mar 22 2013: There could be a number of reasons to fail. Bring down the average? I bet what happened was they didn't bother reading the questions and blindly marked the multiple choice scantron and got hella lucky. Why else would somebody fail to fail. I swear I think I heard that happen one time................. nah...... But it could have.
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Mar 22 2013: To say god is good or evil is like saying nature is good or evil. It giveth and it taketh. Thats my god. From the one bacame the physical spiritual hybrid. Conscious light in physical form........at least thats how i could say it in my comic book. But it sounds like I'm just trying to sound cool. I could word it differently.but i do believe it.
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Mar 22 2013: God, I would say, is a collective of all things seen and unseen. The great enabler.Mar 22 2013: We cannot answer all questions we raised!
Capacity is one thing and logic is another thing!
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Mar 22 2013: exactly. thats why were here having this conversation. one who enabled all the consequential steps necessary for us to be here right now having this conversation. Justifying drug use or lack thereof is an adult decision and I would never judge or look down upon for ones own choices..... But yeah.... The great enabler.
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Mar 22 2013: Wth!....You guided you..... Its your choice.... We were just afforded this chance to be on this rock to make these decisions how ever many billions of years after the great enabler enabled it or do u think this is all just a lucky dice roll.......Mar 22 2013: Or She gave her children infinite freedom to become infinitexxxxxxxxxxxxxxMar 20 2013: I haven't accomplished anything. That's my final answer........ unless a logical argument be made that states otherwise.Mar 20 2013: The answer is nothingMar 19 2013: Depends on what your goal is. Sometimes trying to fail, can be in your advantage, for instance when you don't want the job, but they want you on the job, you could try to praise someone on his abilities, so that way they choose him. To the outside world you failed, but you,...you succeeded in failing. Mission accomplished :)
Then again, depends on the mindset. Negative-minded persons will try their best to fail, because they don't believe in their selves, so basically it's subconscious. There's a lack of self-confidence. In this case, there's nothing accomplished, it's just self-destruction.
Accomplishing something implies, I believe, a willing action of oneself to achieve something, to work towards a goal. whether that be failing or succeeding.
About the trying to fail and you fail to do so. It's a proof that language says nothing yet everything about reality... It has nothing to do with the outside world, but with our inner-way of thinking and creating.Mar 19 2013: You have failed in your try. If you wanted to fail, and you succeed, which is not what you wanted, then you have failed right? So you have not accomplished anything!!!
But in another way, you wanted to fail and you failed in succeeding, then you accomplished your goal because you at least failed in something.
It's a very debatable topic! It is called a rhetorical question (a question that has no reasonable answer)!!!
Mar 20 2013: I don't think it is debatable. I came to the same conclusion. I think , unless proven otherwise, this logic is correct. This person isn't gonna take any failure. That would be a cheap way out and totally unsatisfying. I think were right.Mar 19 2013: If you try to fail and you succeed, what have you accomplished?
Answer to your question is simple, You haven't accomplished nothing. But if you are determined to finish your goal you will start again, and maybe this time you will have even bigger chance for accomplishment.Mar 19 2013: You tried and failed in one aspect, but succeeded in another. So you would have done both at the same time. Sounds like a happy problem to me.Mar 18 2013: Failing to succeed in failure must feel way worse than failing in trying to succeed. I wouldnt wish that on nobody and i mean nobody.Mar 18 2013: I got it. Now,on your list of accomplishments and achievements you can place your "Failure to Fail at something" award. Since your original plan was to fail and you succeeded , you have failed but since this is not the failure you were so desperately trying to succeed in it does not count and you should definitely feel like s#!t, maybe with the right training and hard work you'll succeed in that failure next year. Success is reaching ones own aspirations. failure is reaching someone else's.Mar 18 2013: Falure and success are very much subjective. That vagrant right there, living under the bridge could very well prefer his lifestyle to yours because s/he been there and done that and it just wasnt there thing. You feel?Mar 18 2013: What you set out to do in the first place. Fail. Succeeding is totally subjective i guess you could say.Mar 18 2013: Life is in itself a teacher. Nobody is above mistake, there is no perfect formula, and things dont always go as planned or as thought.
So, if you try to fail and succeed, in that instance things have gone your way!
Mar 19 2013: How so? They went the opposite of your intended result. Failing to succeed in failure is different than succeeding to fail. This failure does not count towards his intended accomplishment which was trying to fail.maybe they shouldn't try so hard next time.
Mar 19 2013: Nathan, I think that if you try to fail and you succeed, then you must have succeeded at failing because that is what you set out to do initially. In that case the success is an excellence in failure.
Mar 20 2013: It would have only been successfull had s/he failed. S/he did not succeed in there goal therefore no accomplishment could have been made. So the answer is "Nothing". This is to be kept as a totally seperate entity from the experience one gains from just being involved(to say that learning from your mistakes is an accomplishment does not work because that goes without saying)Mar 18 2013: Life is in itself a teacher. Nobody is above mistake, there is no perfect formula, and things dont always go as planned or as thought.
So, if you try to fail and succeed, in that instance things have gone your way!Mar 18 2013: In the context of arranged marriages prevalent in may countries, at times it so happens that the girl who is not ready to marry or does not like the prospective groom, does all that she can to fail to make an impression, but in so many cases, it so happens that the relationship clicks, the marriage crosses many a milestones.
Thus at times, if it is our destiny, no matter how hard we try to fail, we succeed.Now the question :what you accomplished ?
The truth that there is ONE WHO HAS IT ALL PLANNED OUT !Mar 18 2013: Failing to try is failure
Mar 18 2013: They are trying though, just maybe too hard.....
Mar 19 2013: Are they? Perhaps...
I was merely pointing out my observation of what I believe failure to be.Mar 17 2013: G'day Caela
There is no such thing as failing unless you see it that way because one can learn by failing just as much as one can learn from succeeding, actually one can lean more from failing so to fail isn't necessarily failing only in the initial intention of the supposed outcome.
I used to tell my disabled clients in class to have never made a mistake is to have never learnt as one can only truly learn through mistakes so it's OK to make mistakes.
This question you have ask Caela is in the same context, by failing to fail in one's quest one has learnt how not to succeed which isn't a failure after all one just can't fail unless you see it as a failure!!
MathewMar 16 2013: its a good question.you still dont know what you want.but its celar that succeeding is good thing for every one.
but try achieves what you want.
try achieves what you want
try achieves what you wantMar 16 2013: Caela, what exactly does this question mean to you? Can you give context?Mar 16 2013: You have likely succeeded in promoting a bad habit.Mar 15 2013: and you accomplishment pertains to whatever the present situation calls for being accomplished so unless you give me an example i can't tell you what you accomplished or what you didn'tMar 15 2013: you failed because your initial intent was to fail but you failed to fail not a paradoxMar 15 2013: You may need to clarify that with an example. Why are you trying to fail? And at what?
I can see attempting an endeavor with an expectation that you may fail.... and then being rewarded with success.
The first thing that comes to mind with this questions (But I believe I may be misunderstanding what you are asking) is that when you succeed BEFORE failure then you accidentally learn nothing. As an example of something simple. Lets say you bought a new appliance for your house and as you assembled it per the instructions you put it together. Everything works great. A week later you want a second one and go through the same procedure only to find out it will not assemble. On close inspection you notice that one of the pieces can be installed 2 different ways. Only one way is correct and the other is incorrect. In your first attempt you just picked up the piece and happened to luckily install it correctly. The second time you tried it, you got the piece installed incorrectly and spent hours trying to figure our the problem.
I actually find this initial type of success very dangerous. I have seen business owners that had a product, sold to the market, and did very well right away. (it was that lucky hit) They then believed they were impervious to failure and moved on to larger projects. They then meet with disaster..... This is counterpointed with the individual that is first met with failure in business, learns their lesson, and then builds a successful business on sound principles.
I am not sure if this is what you may have been asking, especially since you were asking about aiming for failure.
Nathan Cook
Mar 18 2013: No example is necessary because it will be subject to your own paradigm.Mar 15 2013: You have experienced failure in your life which is what you accomplished.
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It reminds me:once I discussed a topic with my friend about Taoism:I said :a master has experienced all difficulties then at last he has been enlighten ,it also meant he laid down everything being empty.And what differnces between the Taonist and an idiot?my friend said:the differences between them:the Taoist has experiened all then can come back again.it means a flawless circle also means perfect.It means got Taoism.An idiot has nothing.


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Saturday, January 25, 2003JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (January 25, 2003) - Junior Kiya Verdell's (Hartwell, Ga.) running jumper in the lane with 2.8 seconds left gave East Tennessee State's women's basketball team a 66-64 victory over Davidson Saturday afternoon from Memorial Center. Verdell led the Buccaneers on both ends of the court by recording a career-high 28 points and seven blocked shots. "Kiya made up her mind, she came to play," said ETSU head coach Karen Kemp, whose team improves to 5-12 overall and 2-6 in the Southern Conference. "She led us the entire time. She hit some big shots in the first half and had confidence at the end of the game, so that's who we went with for the last shot." The game stayed close the entire contest with 10 lead changes and six ties in the first half alone. Davidson (7-10, 2-6 SoCon) led by as many as six points in the first stanza, while the Lady Bucs held the largest advantage of the game at eight points with 10:13 left to play. Kemp gave credit to ETSU's defense and full-court press for the second-half comeback. "Our defense really stepped up late in the game," Kemp said. "We forced some turnovers and that led to some easy buckets. We preach defense every day in practice and it paid off for us today." The Lady Bucs, who came into the game ranked 17th in the nation in blocked shots, rejected seven Wildcat shots and came up with seven steals. ETSU relied heavily on the defensive end in order to make up for some poor shooting. The Buccaneers shot 37.5 percent from the floor and just 12.5 percent (1-of-8) from the free throw line. However, Verdell hit on 11-of-21 shots, including 5-of-9 shooting from three-point land. Also scoring in double figures for ETSU was freshman point guard Adrienne Walker (Augusta, Ga.), who netted 10 points and dished out six assists. Junior Jessica Lonon (Sylvania, Ga.) grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds and scored eight points, as did junior forward Lauren Trantham (Asheville, N.C.). Pacing the Wildcats was sophomore Emily Callahan with 22 points, while senior Bethany Schott tallied a double-double with 20 points and 10 boards. Schott also garnered three steals and shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe. East Tennessee State will be in action again on Monday, Jan. 27 when the team travels to Wofford for a 5 p.m. game.
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Hope for the world still has a place in the church.
Tweet Christians are often a wildly pessimistic lot. Anyone who knows much about the Bible would find that kind of strange, I would imagine. How could those who profess faith in a God of promise, in a God who declares, "Behold I make all things new," and "All things are possible with God," and who [...]Read More →


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Bypass Doors for the Do-It-Yourselfer
You have worked hard to decorate your home, choosing the best paint, fabrics, and furniture, working to optimize the flow of the rooms, and opening the space to plenty of natural light. You certainly don't want to mar the design with obtrusive closets, a conspicuous shower, or a glaringly obvious laundry room. With bypass doors, you can avoid this problem, closing off these utilitarian spaces with a sleek, minimalist door that is as beautiful as the rest of your home. Bypass doors slide one behind the other so that space is minimized.
Pocket Doors Maximize Space and Maintain the Aesthetic Flow of Your Home
Pocket doors are a unique style of doors that were incredibly popular during the Victorian era. These sliding doors roll into a cage enclosed in the wall, and according to Tim Carter, a building expert, they can add up to 10 extra feet of floor space. Though these were rather ingenious inventions, as the Victorian Age waned, the manufacturers who made hardware for pocket doors began to go out of business. However, these doors have begun to surge in popularity again, thanks in part to improved hardware and also to the rise of smaller urban lofts, apartments, and condominiums. In these dwellings, pocket doors can be a lifesaver when it comes to maximizing square footage. They are often used for bathrooms, closets, and utility rooms, and they are particularly helpful for the handicapped, since they are much easier to open than regular swinging doors.
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Day 25 of my Boycott of TSA and the Airlines
Labor Day is about recognizing the economic and social contributions of all us workers. To celebrate I'd like to honor all the people who worked and risked and are still doing so everyday by creatively coming together with powerful intention and noble purpose to expose the crimes of our government on its own citizens.
I would like to appreciate and take a deep bow to the many thousands who made it possible for me to learn about the following US atrocities inside our own borders which have been blamed on "terrorists" or stooges or innocent people.
I would also like to honor the victims of these government conspiracies that had fatal repercussions for so many innocent people. And I'd like to apologize to all affected as a citizen and resident of this country in the hope that my concern and hope may help these individuals and communities heal.
When there is murder without justice, time heals not a bit.
Waco. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/
Oklahoma City. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmHnePnaR6E
9/11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvay28lZiHU
Iran-Contra. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYikJv8uIpw
There are many more, but these were front of mind. This is not new, it's one of the oldest stories in the world—filled with drugs, prostitutes and lies and many mysterious deaths.
I think we're just now waking up to the fact that we can change it. I feel our future requires we take these lies and make them true.
How Americans can become more globally competitive and unstoppable leaders.
I love the days when I wake up feeling how simple it could be to evolve the world and create peace, sustainability and the pursuit of prosperity. There's no doubt to me nature's impulse is toward flourishing. The impulse of nature is toward cooperation too–even the roots of trees work in communication and communion together.
There's more than one way to rule the world, if that's what our government insists on doing. What about applying some of Dale Carnegie's methods in our foreign policy. Grandma's wisdom agrees–you catch more flies with sugar than you do with vinegar. It starts at home.
It's crazy of me to think somehow as Americans we must become less bold; we must stop wanting to dominate. There are too many people who believe that's our mission, our right and even our duty and I'll never convince them all otherwise.
What could happen though that could make a great difference is we change our tactics on how it's achieved.
If before coming into my classroom I required all my students to get scanned and gave them pat downs, what kind of message am I sending them? Actually I understand there are some inner-city schools now run in this way. Certainly this has been an avenue of the desperate parent who can't afford to send their derelict child to a kind of military academy, but what happens when we treat everyone with suspicion, contempt, distrust?
Anyone who's gone to high school knows we become influential when others like us, not fear us. People like people who like them back. The bully is never an influential figure, he's just the bully—you avoid him, conspire covertly against his interest, try to rally against him, and if all else fails, you tattle on him.
This is what's happening to us now, lots of folks are trying to tattle on US. They're screaming at us that our corporations are contaminating their drinking water and that our so-called free trade is crippling their economies. They're crying because we make crucial global decisions that directly affect huge populations unilaterally, or nearly so.
So let's say our role in the world is to rule and police the globe as supreme leaders. What kind of rulers do we want to be? Do we treat our global or national citizen with mistrust brandishing firearms, provoking, using strong man tactics? Do we decide we've had enough when there's a camera on every street corner or when guards with machine guns are on permanent patrol?
Who are they protecting us against?
As you go to work each day, as you sit in the plane, as you shop–are you feeling regularly threatened by the people around you?
Tyrannical leaders are paranoid and trigger-happy. They keep people in dungeons without trail and use abuse and violent threats to coerce. They empower themselves at every occasion with more money and control. Is that US?
I don't feel afraid enough to allow my civil liberties or others' to be severed, do you? I'm more concerned about cancer from GMOs than I am about a terrorist hijacking my flight—and that's not because the TSA is using obscene procedures.
Just as in a classroom I know there are only ever a few bad apples and their influence is minimal unless you start treating them all as bad apples. The correction does not come in a banishing or slapping of the wrists. It's more of a "keep your friends close and your enemies closer"–and I think our government knows this and applies it, along with a host of unconscionable activities.
But the natural moral course is the one that most contributes to the flourishing of all of life. Surveillance, intimidation, suspicion, control, abuse, fear, silence, oppression. None of these describe flourishing yet they all describe US. Maybe we are among the "most free" of the world, but it would seem that's really nothing much. I believe we can do much better.
What's wanting to emerge is a new kind of leadership. If it's our role to lead the world into democracy, let's test it at home first. Then let's invite other's to participate, even the bullies. And if any one of our neighbors is feeling so threatened by our freedom that they must war on US, then let's have a good DEFENSE system in place. Let's not assume everyone is a terrorist until proven otherwise. Let's treat everyone fairly, as we would want to be treated in their home country.
We can't be the kind of leaders who motivate, uplift and inspire while demonstrating disrespect, dishonesty and denial.
If we must or want to be the leaders, then let's use the persuasive tactics our grandparents taught us—kindness, generosity, humility, friendship, laughter, persistence, patience.
Criminals and conspirators walk among those in power by the scores and nothing is done about it, but as law-abiding citizens we are treated as criminals in a dozen ways.
Transparency, accountability, justice, equity–these are supposed to be our shared American values. How can we offer them to others if we haven't been cultivating them ourselves? Let's take these lies and make them True!
It's starts at home. And there's something rotting in our House!
Today I'd like to invite you to honor with me all those who labored to bring us Truth not Tartuffery.
*Tartuffery–behavior becoming of a person who hypocritically pretends to be authentically pious or moral. As in "What Tartuffery we allow in our leaders!"
Follow this blog for ONE more day, you brave soul, and really consider if all this Terrorist Watching is making you feel any safer.
If you think there might be something rotting in OUR House that needs our attention, simply in the comments section write:
Not in my House!