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In two days I'll be joining roughly 40 other artists in an art show at The Knitting Factory in downtown Boise. I'll be showing mostly photography but I've thrown in a couple paintings and even something new (which will remain a surprise until the show). I'm getting more excited as it comes closer but I'm sure the nerves will kick in soon. Please come on down and get yourself some sweet art for your home!!!
Thank you Wayne Crans and Ellen Deangelis of Dead Bird Gallery for putting on this awesome event. You two are exactly what Boise needs... and of course what I need to get that fire lit under my you know what! Again, thank you!


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the first long hour of dzadr is uploaded. an audio-arrangement between incident and coincident, accident and aim. titled "die zehn Arten des Rauschens v. 1.8"
you can find under archive.org. (prod.2013 by t3k04; stereo, 61 min.)
the next version "die zehn Arten des Rauschens v. 2.c.3" was already broadcasted, will hopefully soon got uploaded.


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Baldness in men: types, treatment methods
- What is alopecia?
- Treatment of alopecia medicine
- Prevention alopecia traditional methods
- oil mask to prevent baldness
- Application decoctions
beautiful and thick hair want to have not only womenbut also men.But it often happens that men at an early age is changing the density of hair, bald head is formed, which leads to the emergence of complexes and self-doubt.And not always men's hair becomes less with age, hair loss can occur at a relatively early age.There are different types of hair loss in men (not always male pattern baldness is associated with lack of vitamins).
What is alopecia?
Hair loss (alopecia) - frequent disease.
It is hair loss, which can lead to thinning in a particular area of the head, to extinction.In men, the causes of baldness can be quite different:
- early male pattern baldness can be androgenic.This cause of hair loss is the most common (95% of cases), as laid parents in
- reason balding men may become diffuse (symptomatic) baldness.This type of alopecia arises from the fact that there is the failure of the body, whereby the hair begins to drop greatly and uniformly to the part of the head where hair is present.Diffuse alopecia can be expressed in a form of: anagen (due to exposure to strong poison, radiation or chemotherapy for the human body), or telogen (to cause it stress, diet, hereditary diseases, etc.).Diffuse hair loss is the second step after androgen.
- alopecia in men and can be focal (alopecia).The appearance of alopecia areata is associated with damage to the follicle root on the head, which causes the human immune system factors.This areata causes patchy loss of round shape (there may be one or more).The cause of focal alopecia can serve as vaccination, emotional stress, viral infections or anesthesia, etc.Symptoms of alopecia are rare (2.5%).
- Scar alopecia - another reason balding men.Cicatricial alopecia is irretrievable damage to the hair follicles, leading to the formation of connective tissue (or scar).The reason for this may be alopecia infectious diseases (fungal, viral, bacterial), which causes an inflammatory response, which is formed in the connective tissue.Yet it is baldness can occur due to physical injuries of the scalp (thermal or chemical burns, wounds).Alopecia of this kind is also rare (occurs about 2%).
Treatment of alopecia medicine
Before treatment of alopecia medicines or folk remedies you should always consult your doctor.Only an experienced expert will be able to determine the specific cause of your condition, prescribe the right therapy and medication to help deal with this problem.
There is a small list of drugs that can actually help get rid of baldness.Their effect is not constant, and the initial condition of the hair back to the time you stop taking the medicine or take it on a temporary basis.Most of all, this method is suitable for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia and alopecia.It is better not to buy their own pharmacies, and before using consult your doctor to avoid the manifestations of allergic reactions.
for androgenetic alopecia is also suitable and laser therapy.It is the use of laser combs like at home alone or in the health centers.But at home laser comb is ineffective, after the use of thinning hair again.But in medical centers laser comb has a significant effect, as applied more effective and powerful instruments.
androgenetic alopecia and treated surgically.In this case, the head is a healthy portion, from which the hair follicles are taken and transplanted into the damaged area.Transplanted hair take root, continue to function.But not always such an operation meets the patients, as they can cause problems.Consultation doctor.
the treatment of diffuse alopecia in the early stages do not use drugs, but first the doctor finds a source that caused alopecia.Thereafter, eliminate the cause, and further treatment involves the use of growth promoters (different sprays, conditioners, masks).
scar alopecia requires the surgeon's hands.Affected areas are removed either immediately (if they are small), or use a transplant healthy follicles.
Prevention alopecia traditional methods
It is not bald, noticing early signs of baldness?This can help you folk methods.You can use them at home, cooking, natural masks, conditioners, which will extend the original hair density.But before use of natural resources need to be aware of whether there is among such components, which can cause you allergic reactions.To avoid this, you need to consult a doctor.
oil mask to prevent baldness
Vegetable oils - a storehouse of vitamins, polyunsaturated acids, phosphides, which beneficially affect the condition of the hair, helping to prolong their lives, but it is necessary in order not to grow baldman.The combination of oils and plant components is able to treat baldness.To prepare
mask you need the following ingredients: burdock and castor oil (in the ratio 2: 1), mustard as a dry powder (1 tablespoon).All the components necessary to mix and apply the mixture to the scalp massage, hold to 30 minutes.The mask should cause a slight burning sensation.If you feel that intolerable burning sensation, rinse the mask and the next time, add more oil.If burning unobtrusive, before the next use of the mask, add a little more mustard powder.
Each ingredient of this mask has its own unique properties.Burdock contains vitamins A, B, oil can activate hair growth, strengthen hair follicles.Castor oil also contains a range of vitamins that moisturizes and nourishes the scalp, gives hair a silky, strengthens the hair structure.Due to the presence of mustard powder in a mask stimulates the growth of "sleeping" hair follicles, increases the density of the hair and their growth, and it helps with hair loss in men.
Application decoctions
Noticing signs of male pattern baldness, you can turn to another facility - broth.They are used as a rinse after washing hair (it would be better if you use the broth, rich in vitamins, immediately after a natural mask).Each broth made from dry fruits, shoots, leaves, roots (it all depends on the recipe).
- For broth baldness can take the hop cones (1 tablespoon), which boiled water.
- Suit and fruits, leaves, nasturtium buds in the amount of 2 tablespoons, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water.
- Mother and stepmother in a mixture of Calendula - great.1 tablespoonthese herbs poured 0.5 liters of boiling water.
Each of the solutions after infusion need to drain and cool, and then rinse the hair after washing.Broth - a good tool, since they contain a large amount of vitamins, enzymes, salts, which have a beneficial effect on the scalp, hair structure, helping to strengthen the hair follicles.
Hair loss for men - this is not a sentence.This problem can and must be fought. make every effort, you will not go bald, knowing how to treat alopecia and no longer meet the problem of male pattern baldness.


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All the King's horses and all the King's men....
On the front of the PDI(one example only) the disaster coverage on the front page shares space with news that the first Filipino-American woman to be nominated for an Oscar will wear a Filipino designed gown….and the beginning of a column which compares GMA with the Energizer (Duracell) bunny……..the mudslide is mentioned one more time…on page 6 with only 75% of the page covering the news…
Is this down to 'news apathy', i.e. it's happened before….it'll happen again….. the average Filipino being so used to tragedy and disaster in their country that it doesn't register any more…
When the Ultra stampede happened my colleagues raised an eyebrow and generally implied that, ok, this was a slightly different tragedy to befall the country but these sort of things are to be 'expected in the Philippines'….when I saw the breaking news on the BBC yesterday afternoon about the landslide I told my colleagues in the office….their response…"Again?" and then carried on talking about what they were going to do at the weekend….I am fairly sure they are not being cold hearted and un-feeling….just accepting…..
I am finding it hard to comprehend that 'just down the road' (as it were) there are somewhere between 1,500 – 2,000 people lying buried in mud; including a school which was at the time, filled with an estimated 200 children.
The disaster has so far been blamed on a combination of heavy rains and logging….man and Mother Nature struggling against each other…as they do so often in this country.
The Philippines is a particularly unfortunate country, almost every year brings natural disasters on a devastating scale..ranging from floods to typhoons to volcanic eruptions to landslides, with the odd earthquake for variety. Add to this the man-made problems…politics, population control and pollution (to name just three) and for an outsider such as I am…the country is a ticking time bomb in serious need of someone to sort out the challenges it faces.
I asked some of my colleagues the other day if they thought anything was going to happen on the 25th February (the anniversary of EDSA)…the general feeling was "No"….for two main reasons…the first being that although people are 'annoyed' with GMA, their feelings are not yet as strong as they were back in 1986 and in 2001 (for EDSA II), the second reason being that they don't feel there is a viable alternative to GMA…or at least not viable enough to cause hundreds of thousands of people to wander along EDSA….again…dare I say it…..apathy strikes….
Two columns I have read today have made me think about this country and the way it is governed….
The first was from the The Standard ….and is written by a journalist who was at the airport the day Aquino was assassinated and was also one of the journalists inside the Palace soon after the Marcos family left….Where has the hope gone?
It is almost as if the entire country has given a collective shrug to the current political mess because the details become numbing.
Now the country waits, in vain apparently, for People Power 3 to get rid of Arroyo.
"I don't have the energy to overthrow another president," a friend of mine said last year when the Arroyo scandal began, and it seems that weariness, rather than any lingering credibility, is what will keep Arroyo in office.
The second column was from the Opinion page of the PDI….the column itself "Passage to India" was, obviously, predominantly about India…but one paragraph really gave me pause for thought….
One of the things that should interest Filipinos is that its present president, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, is an aeronautical engineer. That's right, he's not a lawyer, nor was he ever a TV host or a movie actor. He is the author of five books, one of which has been translated into Chinese, Russian and Korean, and has two books of poems to his credit. We have much to learn from the Indians.
I know my thoughts have not been organised in this post...it was written in haste, with too many subjects jostling for opinion, with not one clear thought coming through...however, this country has many, many problems and it is going to take a concerted effort from the population, the media and a suitable goverment to overcome these huge hurdles.


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Universal Design Demonstration House open for tours in Prince William
PAUL WEISENBERGER speaks with authority when he says that everyone, at some point in their lives, will wish they lived in a house that incorporates universal design techniques.
He's one of the expert volunteer tour guides who direct visitors through the Universal Design Demonstration House in Prince William County.
After his son, Travis, was born with disabilities 33 years ago, Weisenberger took a special interest in any sort of initiative or innovation that aids or enriches the lives of the disabled.
More recently, Weisenberger's wife needed foot surgery and will need to stay off it for a while. If their bathroom at home had universal design features, she would enjoy more independence, and he wouldn't have to lift her here and there.
But the key point that Weisenberger and others want to make is that this is not a "house for the handicapped." It is a house for everyone, a house that any family could live in comfortably, and indefinitely, no matter what physical circumstance may come along.
The house is a cooperative effort if there ever was one. Located in New Bristow Village, a few miles south of Manassas off State Route 28, the house was built by Centex homes through an arrangement with Prince William County and the Greater Prince William Coalition for Housing and Universal Design. The architectural firm of Devereaux and Associates of McLean collaborated with Centex on the design.
Leon Harper chairs the universal design coalition and has been an advocate for the technique for the past 16 years. He has been involved with several other UD demonstration houses, but this one is by far the most important and successful.


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After years of planning, the South Coast will get an Acura dealership this month when the Santa Barbara Auto Group starts selling and servicing vehicles from Honda's luxury division.
The new Acura location at 401 S. Hope Ave. is one of the major developments within Santa Barbara's new car dealers this year, an area that usually has little changeover but brings a sizable amount of sales tax income to the city.
With Acura coming as soon as this week, and Lexus added earlier this year, Santa Barbara dealers hope to bring more northern Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County customers to town, too.
Duane Sanders, general manager of the Santa Barbara Auto Group, said a principal partner of the dealership has been involved with Acura since the 1980s before buying Cutter Motors in 2004 and turning it into the current Auto Group.
"He's been talking to Acura for eight years to come to Santa Barbara," Sanders said. "It probably really became a hot topic in the last 12 to 18 months as the economy improved."
Sanders said there are as many as 1,400 Acura owners in the Santa Barbara area, and there could be more potential customers interested in the brand if it had a local franchise.
Gold Coast Acura in Ventura has been serving the brand's customers since 1986. To the north, the next closest dealership is in Seaside.
"We have some new product coming out as we speak, and we feel we're a good fit for Santa Barbara," said Ron Jones, zone representative for Acura's dealer development. "We are one of the few near-luxury makes that is not in Santa Barbara."
Jones said Acura has wanted a dealership in Santa Barbara for years, but plans were put on hold after the industry's downturn in 2008. Plans were further held up last year after the Japanese tsunami that caused parts shortages for many automakers.
Acura's line of luxury cars and SUVs fits in with other Santa Barbara Auto Group offerings, such as competitors Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Sanders said BMW and Mercedes sell more than 300 units a year, with Audi around 140. He said he expects Acura Santa Barbara to move around 250 new vehicles in a full year. Jones thinks the area could sustain up to 350 new Acuras a year.
Jones said the $44,000 MDX three-row SUV is the company's best-seller, although the new $35,000 RDX — which competes with the Audi Q5 and BMW X3 — is selling quickly. The new ILX, a compact sedan starting around $26,000, also offers a hybrid version. Acura also makes a wagon, the $32,000 TSX Sportwagon.
"I was told the Santa Barbara market likes wagons," Jones said.
Jones said he wasn't concerned about having competitors such as Audi and BMW be part of the same Auto Group, but said Acura generally prefers dealers to set up standalone showrooms.
"In Santa Barbara, we realize real estate is expensive and not abundant, and the city doesn't have a lot of property for auto dealers," Jones said.
Those were the same circumstances that helped doom Hyundai Santa Barbara, the franchise Santa Barbara Auto Group dropped at the end of July. It was located on South Hope Avenue where Acura will now fit in.
"We worked for three to four months to relocate Hyundai to a place that made sense, but we weren't able to find an affordable place to move it," Sanders said. "There was a local dealer who wanted to be a Hyundai dealer, but Hyundai rejected their application. So at the eleventh hour, we had to give it up."
Santa Barbara Auto Group acquired the Hyundai franchise in November 2010 and moved it into a showroom alongside Jaguar, Land Rover and Smart.
Hyundai cars and SUVs were sold through Santa Barbara Chrysler Jeep Dodge starting in January 2009, but the dealership folded in 2010 after owner Jim Crook was unable to obtain financing to keep ordering new cars. A deal between Crook and Ventura auto dealer Leo Bunnin to sell the dealership also failed.
"Santa Barbara is very important to us; we're interested in being represented there with the right dealer and the right location," John Trainor, a representative with Orange County-based Hyundai Motor America, said recently. "We have dealerships in Oxnard and Santa Maria and hope that can sustain us for now."
Companies such as Lexus, which opened in March at 350 Hitchcock Way in Santa Barbara, require dedicated facilities, and Jones said it's hard to be profitable with high rents by not sharing some dealership space.
Sally Smeed, DCH Lexus of Santa Barbara's assistant general manager, said business there is growing.
"They're not meeting my high expectations, but they're steadily improving," she said.
But DCH Lexus is attracting a lot of customers who had to drive to the dealership's Oxnard location for service. It's also getting customers who bought a competing brand because there was no Lexus dealership in Santa Barbara.
"At least half of the business we have in the sales department is from people who bought something else because there wasn't a sales point here," Smeed said.
Smeed said the Santa Barbara dealer sells about as many new cars as used ones.
"We'd prefer to sell more new cars than used, but when the market changed three years ago, the used car became more important to dealerships."
Next to the Lexus facility, there's still half of the old Mel Clayton Ford site up for lease. It's the last space for lease within the city's auto center.
Stephen Leider of Lee & Associates said a number of parties remain interested in the 118,480 square foot-site, but he couldn't speak about potential bidders.
Even if there was a business ready to sign the lease, Leider said, the buildings there aren't move-in ready.
"It would take considerable investment to get a business running in there," Leider said.
Further down Hitchcock Way, Perry Ford Mazda dropped Lincoln from its name at the end of February. General Manager Walter Alfaro said Ford Motor Company offered compensation if Perry relinquished its Santa Barbara Lincoln franchise, but wasn't forcing them to drop it, either. Lincolns have been sold at 440 Hitchcock for more than two decades.
"We chose to drop it because we've had seen an influx of Lincoln customers decide to buy a Ford instead since we added Ford in 2007," Alfaro said, adding that many Ford models sticker for more than $50,000 or about what most Lincoln customers were paying.
Lincoln sales made up less than 10 percent of Perry's Santa Barbara sales, Alfaro said, with Mazda at 30 to 35 percent.
Perry Santa Barbara remains a Lincoln service outlet, and the firm's Lincoln store in San Luis Obispo gives them ready access to parts, Alfaro said. He said Perry has no plans to end Lincoln sales there.
Alfaro said Lincoln sales could return to Santa Barbara if customer demand warrants it.


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Medium: Painting
Subject Tags: landscape, trees, woods, realism, contemporary
Media: oil on canvas, tablet, mounted, sheet
Size: 10"W x 10"H x 0.25"D
Year Created: 2018
OK, I sort of stole the title for this piece. Switched it up a bit. I admit it... but as they say, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". Although my image (painted on-site, completely) is absolutely original, and in my own style, with no pre-meditated visual reference to Maurice Sander's work, I did have that "feeling" of Wild Things the day I painted this. There was a lot going on there and then for me, personally.
I have SUCH appreciation for illustrators! Especially those who are able to tickle the imagination of children! I wish I could find some whimsy like that within myself. Alas... we all have to be who we are, and be happy with that. I'm usually quite serious.
This was painted off the deck of a dear friend's studio in 2012. She introduced me to the singer, Edith Piaf that day. Maybe, also, it was that music in the background. She has an erie, tragic quality to her sound. Funny how I can remember all the feeling of the day when I look at any of my paintings... the weather, the circumstances, the music.
BORN AND RAISED IN PITTSBURGH, PA, BARBARA HAS BEEN PAINTING PROFESSIONALLY SINCE 1999. SHE NOW MAINTAINS A STUDIO IN SALTSBURG, PA, SHE IS MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH, AND A SIGNATURE MEMBER OF THE PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. EXHIBITS 2014 - SOLO EXHIBIT, CARNEGIE, PA 2011- GROUP SHOW, 5 "WOMEN PAINTING WOMEN" SHAW GALLERY, PITTSBURGH, PA 2011- GROUP INVITATIONAL, SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE, LATROBE, PA 2010 - SWEET ART GALLERY, NAPLES, FL 2008 - THIRD STREET GALLERY, CARNEGIE, PA 2007 - SOLO EXHIBIT, WATERCOLORS GALLERY, PITTSBURGH, PA 2004 - SOLO EXHIBIT, LATROBE ART CENTER, LATROBE, PA 2003 - BLUE HERON GALLERY, WELLFLEET, MASS 2000 - LIGONIER LIBRARY, LIGONIER, PA 2000 - SOLO EXHIBIT, SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE, SAINT VINCENT, PA- 1999 - GREENSBURG ART CLUB, GREENSBURG, PA JURIED EXHIBITS 2008 - SOUTHWESTERN PA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, LIGONIER PA 2003 - PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ART, BUTLER MUSEUM, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 2001 - SOUTHERN PA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, BIENNIAL, LORETTO, PA 1999 - WESTMORELAND ART NATIONALS, GREENSBURG, PA 1998 - A SHOW OF HANDS, BATON ROUGE, LA AWARDS 2009 - INCLUDED IN BEST OF AMERICAN PASTEL ARTISTS VOLUME II 2008 - PASTEL SOCIET OF AMERICA, CHICAGO PASTEL PAINTERS ' AWARD, NY, NY 2003 - PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, PURCHASE AWARD, NY, NY 2003 - SOUTHERN PA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, THIRD PLACE, I LIGONIER, PA 2002 - BECAME SIGNATURE MEMBER, PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2001 - WESTMORELAND HOSPICE, MOTHERS' DAY CARD SELECTION, GREENSBURG, PA 2000 - WINTERLUDE, AWARD OF DISTINCTION and JUDGE'S CHOICE AWARD, GREENSBURG,PA 1999 - SOUTHWESTERN PA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, HONORABLE MENTION, LIGONIER, PA COLLECTIONS WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIRPORT, LATROBE, PA MUTUAL AID AMBULANCE SERVICE, GREENSBURG, PA DERRY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, DERRY,PA GREENSBURG SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT, GREENSBURG, PA REBECCA HADEN STONE HOUSE MUSEUM, SALTSBURG, PA EDUCATION 2003 - STUDIO INCAMMINATI (ONGOING 2002 THROUGH 2010) 1995 - INDIANA UNIVERSITY, PA 1973 - SETON HILL UNIVERSITY SPECIAL INSTRUCTION AND INFLUENCES: PHILIP SALVATO, ROBERT LIBERACE, and all those who came before


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ABB Switzerland AG, Baden-Dättwil, Aargau, Switzerland
Increasing trends towards integrated power electronic systems demand advancements in novel, efficient thermal management solutions to cope with the increasing the power density. This paper investigates the performance of a novel open loop pulsating heat pipe embedded in an FR4 organic substrate. The heat pipe and is comprised of 26 parallel minichannels with 13 turns, an average hydraulic diameter of 1.9mm and maximum surface roughness of 2.5μm. The bulk thermal performance of three saturated working fluids — Novec 649, Novec 7200 and Ethanol (99.8%) — is investigated in terms of fill ratio, three angles of orientation, and applied heat fluxes ranging from 0.4 to 2.5W/cm2 at sub-ambient pressures. Novec 649 achieved quasi-stable pulsations at lower heat fluxes due to lower (dp/dT)sat. In addition, the dielectric Novec 649 fluid showed significant potential for integrated heat spreading applications demonstrating heat transfer of up to 176W and thermal resistances as low as 0.25°C/W for a filling ratio of 30% — a 16× improvement to that of a standard dry FR4 substrate.
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Sehwag must resist middle-order temptation
Despite his early history as a middle-order batsman, Virender Sehwag's request to finish his career there, rather than opening, may not necessarily be beneficial for him or the team.
For starters, Sehwag is ignoring his own advice. He once told the dashing young Australian opener David Warner he would eventually become a better Test player than a T20 batsman. Warner, playing for the aptly named Delhi Daredevils, seemed surprised at the suggestion and asked for his reasoning. "Because," replied Sehwag, "in a Test match the field is 'up' for the new ball and there are plenty of gaps to hit through."
That situation also means there are fewer infielders in position to take catches, and for a player like Sehwag, who hits the ball in the air regularly, that's a major consideration.
Then there's the not-so-minor matter of Sehwag setting the pattern of play at the top of the order. When you come in lower down, the rhythm of the innings is already established, and with a few wickets down, a batsman's approach may need to alter. He no longer starts on an equal footing with the bowlers.
Take the way Sehwag plays spinners, for example. In the past he has shown little respect for spinners and, upon their introduction, he has set about trying to drive them into oblivion via the farthest reaches of the grandstand. As an opener, when he has already pummelled the faster bowlers for a quick-fire 60 and got the team off to a flying start, Sehwag is afforded some leniency when he then holes out in the deep.
However, when Sehwag is dismissed in the middle order for a low score and sets off a batting collapse by attempting an outlandish onslaught on a spinner, it's likely to test the selectors' patience.
Sehwag will have to take these and other matters, like having to wait to bat, into account if he returns to the middle order. Nevertheless, the most important aspect of any experienced player looking to slide down the order is his mental state; such a request is generally an admission the player is starting to have misgivings.
Ricky Ponting made that mistake late in his career and his move was only minor, going from No. 3 to No. 4. Nevertheless, it was a major move mentally and sent a signal to the opposition that Ponting, for so long a dominant batsman, was feeling vulnerable.
Like for Ponting, much of Sehwag's aura as a batsman is bound up in his aggressive approach to the bowling. Once that is diminished with a move down the order it's like being a wounded animal; the predators smell blood.
Sachin Tendulkar, on the other hand, has never wavered; he has batted at No. 4 for the bulk of his career and has remained resolute in not moving lower down the order. In his mind he's a No. 4 and that's the way he wants to finish his career.
Part of being a long-term Test player is knowing where you want to bat. The captain may not always see things the same way, but a batsman must be clear in his own mind what position he thinks suits him best. The Australian selectors of the time had the misguided idea that I should open, and skipper Bill Lawry asked me for my thoughts. I replied: "Bill, you're the captain and if you tell me I'm opening then I'll do it, but if you're asking for my preference then it's to bat at three." In my mind I was a No. 3 and I wanted to remain in that position until I retired.
There have been suggestions that India will need some experience in the middle order when Tendulkar retires, and that Sehwag may provide the answer. India already have plenty of talent and not inconsiderable experience in Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli.
That makes a strong top four when Tendulkar decides to retire. To then replace a middle-order player in his 40s with one in his mid-30s, who is struggling as an opener, doesn't sound like a progressive move.
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Anger. It's such a useless emotion. It gets in the way of everything else, makes it difficult to think straight. It's a very bad idea to try and do anything important when you're angry, but then anger makes it nigh on impossible to recognize that what you're doing is important. Until it's too late.
I'm normally the most placid and laid back of people, but I've been feeling a lot of anger recently. Simmering rage that I find very hard to contain. I have to fight against the constant urge to lash out with my fists, to kick anything in sight, to shout until I'm hoarse, then jump on the horse and gallop away into the sunset. And then, when I finally think I've got a lid on the anger, it turns to despair like the trapdoor opening up under the condemned man on the gallows. For someone used to keeping a firm grip on his emotions, I find this roller-coaster somewhat disconcerting. I'm not used to having my mood swing quite so violently - not since I was a spotty teenager, at least - nor to finding myself swearing quite so freely, fuck it.
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Yes, young Tegid, the Patterdale Terrier. Now, Tegid's not the first terrier I've owned, not even the first Patterdale, so I can't say I didn't know what I was signing up for. He is, however, quite the most infuriating creature to cross my path in recent years. The problem is one of obedience, obviously, and his propensity for wandering off. He disappeared yesterday twice, for three hours at a time. This morning he was happily playing with young Dogmael whilst I was hanging the washing out. Things went quiet for all of fifteen seconds, and when I looked up he was gone, full-tilt across the next field, gathering speed and completely beyond calling back. He finally returned two hours later with the leg of a deer in his mouth. Well, the bones and hoof, but it was still considerably bigger than him. I hope he found it, rather than catching it, killing it and eating more than his own body weight in raw venison before bringing home a trophy to show of with in front of the rest of the pack.
This afternoon I had to go and plumb in a new water trough on the back of the hill, and then walk the far march fence before letting my cows through - well, it would be embarrassing if they wandered off into the neighbouring farm. I took the dogs with me, being careful to tie Tegid to the truck whilst I was working, then keeping him on a lead whilst we all walked. That was until the gorse got so thick I had to let him off or risk both of us getting lacerated. He lulled me into a false sense of security by staying close for a few minutes, but it couldn't last. No sooner was my attention distracted by Haggis falling into a rabbit hole than he took off into the scrub, oblivious to my whistling and shouting. A few minutes later I could hear distant barks echoing from the woods as he gave chase to something undoubtedly much bigger than him.
Not much else I could do, I gathered the other two* and continued checking the fences. I half-heartedly whistled and called once I'd got back to the pick-up, and waited around for a few minutes just in case Tegid decided to re-join us, but to no avail. Fuming, I drove slowly home and started to hammer out this blog post, that being a safer way to vent than breaking something (most likely my hands and feet).
Halfway through the second paragraph, the prodigal terrier returned. He usually does this. In his own sweet time, but eventually. He knows perfectly well how to get back home, and only fails if some kind soul picks him up first, or there's someone up on the hill with a picnic. Since arriving here in February, I've had to pick Tegid up from the police, and from all of the neighbouring farms - some of them more than once. Is it surprising that he drives me to distraction?
But I've got a soft spot for animals, in case you hadn't noticed. I care about them and what happens to them. Probably more than I care about most people, if I'm being honest, but let's not go there just now. More importantly, I can't help imagining all the terrible fates that could await a missing dog. He could be stuck in a hole, caught by his collar snagged on a protruding root. He could be hit by a car, broken-backed and in agony by the side of the road. He could be trapped in a snare, chewing off his own leg in an attempt to get free. He could be taken in by strangers with small children who feed him endless cake and dress him up in dolls clothes. Oh the horror.
So I worry, perhaps needlessly - certainly needlessly to date, except that one time when Mortimer went missing. And I'm powerless to do anything about it. The dog is gone, the dog won't respond to being called, the dog escapes from the pen I've so carefully constructed and wanders off to whatever fate awaits him. And it happens over and over again.
It's frustrating, and eventually the frustration leads to anger. But worst of all is that I'm not really angry with Tegid. He's just a dog, after all. A Patterdale Terrier must do what a Patterdale Terrier must do. No, I'm not angry with him; I'm angry with myself for letting it happen.
And there's the nub of it. All anger, if you stop and think about it, is anger at yourself. For allowing something to happen or for not being able to stop something from happening. The first kind you can do something about. Learn from your mistake, make sure you don't do it again. The second kind you're powerless to do anything about - frustrating I know, and the easy way to deal with frustration is to get angry. But if you can accept that some things are beyond your control, then it's easy to let the anger go.
OK, that sounds a bit spineless, and maybe it is, but I'm not suggesting you should just accept defeat and slink away with your tail between your legs. Instead of getting angry and kicking out at the world for being unfair, it's a lot more productive to work around the problem. At least, that's how I've tried to approach life, and for years it's worked out pretty well.
But now, I feel the little demon of anger raging around in my head more and more often. Tegid's frequent disappearances are one flashpoint, but there's an underlying malaise there. I suspect among the reasons for it are the fact that I am living four hundred miles away from the Horse Doctor; that I am attempting to set up my own business; that I am so far out of my comfort zone I can't even see the dull glow of its streetlights on the horizon now. Many, many things conspire to enrage the demon, but the worst of them all is knowing that all this shit was my own choice, and that I could have had a much easier time if I'd stayed in Wales.
Then again, if I'd done that, I'd just be beating myself up about not taking the chance to farm and getting angry with the endless Welsh rain.
I guess it's just like Jesus said. There's no pleasing some people.
* the SausageDog, being of advanced years, declines the longer strolls these days. I was accompanied only by Haggis the Lucky Labrador and young Dogmael, who has yet to earn his name.
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"The problem we are solving is how do you detect and organize all the data so the portfolio manager can analyze information and derive trends that would otherwise be invisible to them if they just searched using the Google engine," said Penny Hersher, president and chief executive of FirstRain, whose customers include mutual funds and hedge funds.
"An algorithmic-based search engine can identify the patterns and trends must faster than a human," Hersher said.
YouDevise, a New York and London-based global investment management technology firm, offers a service called Trade Idea Monitor-also known as "The TIM", which enables sell-side firms to submit targeted trading recommendations to money managers. Idea "authors" can identify key parameters, including currency, pricing method and investment amount.
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Thomson Reuters Research Management System allows fund managers to locate, organize, track and leverage research through comments, tags and ratings. The service is offered through the Thomson ONE Investment Management and Thomson ONE Investment Analyst desktop information services and soon will be on its new flagship online information service, Eikon. In December, users will be able to receive alerts on mobile devices.
StarMine, a research arm of Thomson Reuters, also offers the StarMine SmartEstimate, a weighted average of analyst estimates that places greater value on the most recent estimates from the best analysts. The best analysts out of 25,000 sell-side analysts tracked are those who are not only historically the most accurate but who also make a revision either higher or lower than their peers.
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The following beautiful story, with setting in ancient Persia, is as narrated by a certain barber to the king al-Mustansir Billah, famed Prince of Believers. According to the narrator, those were good days for the people, because he (the king) loved the poor and the lowborn, though he himself was ever companioned by sages and seers and poets. He goes: 'But I would not like you to think, Prince of Believers, that I am exaggerating the faults and disqualifies of my brothers. You will only understand how different they are from me if I tell you all their stories. The tales about them are full of moral lessons for the circumspect. Without more ado I will tell you:
KNOW, O Commander of the Faithful, that the eldest of my brothers, he who became lame, is called Bakbuk because when he tattles he makes a glucking noise like water coming out of a jar. At one time he was a tailor in Baghdad. He used to do his sewing in a small shop which he rented from a very rich merchant, who himself lived in the top part of the house above the shop. In the basement there was a mill where a miller lived and kept his bullock.
One day, as my brother Bakbuk was sitting sewing in his shop, he chanced to raise his eyes and saw a woman looking out at the passersby from a skylight let into the terrace floor above him. She was the wife of the owner of the building, and her looking forth was like the rising of the young moon. Bakbuk's heart was fired with passion at the sight of her. He could sew no more, but spent all day with his head fixed, looking up at the skylight as if he were an idiot. Next morning he was in his place by dawn, and every time he took a stitch his eye wandered to the skylight, so that he pricked his fingers more than the cloth. For several days he did the same, neither working nor bringing in any money.
It was not long before the young woman understood my brother's feelings and made up her mind to derive both profit and amusement from them. One day, as Bakbuk was sitting there in his customary adoration, she threw him a laughing glance which pierced his heart. He gave her back a languishing look which was so ridiculous that she had to retire precipitately to laugh at her ease. And the fool Bakbuk was overjoyed that day by the conquest which he thought he had made.
Next morning, therefore, my brother was not astonished to see his landlord entering the shop, carrying a great roll of rich silk under his arm. The merchant said: 'I have brought this piece of stuff so that you can sew some shirts for me.' 'Certainly, certainly, they shall be ready this very evening,' answered Bakbuk, who supposed that the landlord had been sent by his wife to further their intrigue in some way. He set to work so quickly, not allowing himself a moment for food, that twenty beautifully cut and sewn shirts were ready by the evening. The landlord came down to the shop again and asked: 'How much do I owe you?' but just at that moment the young woman appeared secretly at the skylight and signed to Bakbuk with her eyes and brows not to accept any money from her husband. So Bakbuk refused any payment, although he was extremely poor at the time and the smallest coin would have meant much to him. Yet the ass thought himself very lucky to be able to do the husband's work for the love and bright eyes of the wife.
That was only the beginning of my infatuated brother's trials. Next morning the landlord came again and handed a new roll of silk to Bakbuk, saying: 'They tell me at home I must have some new trousers to go with the new shirts, so I have brought you the stuff. Let them be plenty large enough, do not stint the material, and use the finest needlework.' 'I hear and I obey!' answered my brother, and for three whole days he worked fasting, so as to lose no time and also because there was not a single dirham in the house with which to buy food. When he had finished the fine new trousers, he folded them together and carried them joyfully upstairs to the landlord.
It is unnecessary to tell a person of your sagacity, O Commander of the Faithful, that the young woman was in league with her husband to make a laughing-stock of my unfortunate brother and to play him every trick that she could think of. When the landlord had received the trousers, he pretended to want to pay for them, but just at the right moment the pretty head of his wife appeared round the door and signed again to the tailor to refuse. So Bakbuk said that he would take no sort of payment. The husband withdrew for a moment to confer with his wife and then returned, saying: 'As my wife and I feel that we must repay your splendid services in some way, we have determined to marry you to our white slave girl, that you may become in some sort one of the family. She is both beautiful and submissive.' My witless Bakbuk thought that this was a clever ruse of the wife to give him free entry to the house, so he accepted without hesitation and was married straightway to the young slave.
When evening came, Bakbuk wished to approach his bride, but she said: 'No, no, it cannot be to-night,' and he was not able to take even a kiss from her.
Usually Bakbuk slept in the shop, but that night it had been arranged that the couple should sleep in the millroom, as it was larger; so, when the slave refused to let him lie with her and went upstairs again to her mistress, my brother was obliged to sleep in that unpleasant place alone.
In the morning he was awakened by the loud voice of the miller saying: 'Devil take the bullock! He has had a great deal of rest lately. Now I must harness him up to grind all the accumulated store of corn. My customers will be wanting their flour to-day.' Then, feigning to take my brother for the bullock, he said: 'Up lazy one! Come and be harnessed!' and with that he fastened the dumbfounded Bakbuk by the middle to the pole of the mill and gave him a great blow with the whip, crying: 'Ya Allah!' Feeling the whip sting about his loins, my brother began to low like a bullock and started to turn the mill. For a long time the miller thonged him on, and Bakbuk trotted round and round, lowing dismally and snuffling between the blows just as a bullock does.
In course of time the landlord came down to see what was happening. Satisfied that the plan was going well, he returned to his wife, who sent the slave girl down to my brother. By this time the miller had disappeared, so the young girl unfastened Bakbuk from the mill, saying in tones of the deepest concern: 'My mistress begs me to say that she has just heard of the abominable mistake which has been made. She is desolated, and so am I.' The unhappy bridegroom was so exhausted by the blows and the unusual labor that he could not answer a word.
The slave girl left him alone, and soon the clerk who had drawn up the marriage contract appeared and saluted him, saying: 'Allah grant you a long life and a fortunate marriage! You seem to have passed the happiest of nights, with amusing and intimate embraces I am sure, sweet kisses and fornications from night till day.' 'Allah confound such lying snakes, O thousand fold traitor!' answered my brother. 'Your contract has caused me to turn a mill all night.' The clerk asked for details of this singular thing and, when he had heard them, said: 'I understand it all. Your star does not agree with the star of the young woman.' 'Wretch,' cried Bakbuk, 'get out of this and play your dirty tricks elsewhere!' Then he went up to his shop and began to work sorrowfully to make a little money, he who had worked so joyfully for love.
While he was sitting sewing the white slave came down to him and said: 'My mistress desires you madly. She bids me say that she is about to mount on the terrace for the pleasure of looking at you through the skylight.' At the same moment Bakbuk saw the face of the lady of his love all bathed in tears appearing at the skylight. She wept, saying: 'My dear, my darling, why will you not look at me? Why will you not smile at me? I swear that. I was in no way privy to what happened in the mill. As for this foolish slave, I beg that you will not honor her even with one glance. I and I only shall be yours, my love.' She spoke so sweetly that Bakbuk at last lifted his head and gazed fully at her. Then were all his trials forgotten and his eyes filled with joy through looking on her charms. They spoke a little together, and soon he began to think that his misfortunes had happened to someone else.
Bakbuk continued to work assiduously in his own place, sewing shirts and trousers, undergarments and overgarments, for many hours a day in the hope of seeing his fair tormenter again. One day the slave girl returned, saying: 'My mistress greets you and would have you know that my master will be away all night at a feast given by one of his friends. She will wait you with loving impatience and lie with you all night in delicious love and amusement.' Hearing this, my all too simple brother thought that he was already in Paradise.
Now you must know that the graceless young woman had conceived a plan, with the help of her husband, to get rid of my brother and so avoid all payment for the work he had done for them. The landlord had said to his wife: 'How can we persuade him to visit you, so that I may surprise him and send him up before the wall?' And the wife had answered: 'Leave it to me, and I shall so deceive and compromise him that he shall be shamed throughout all the city.'
To think that they should have been at such pains to do him hurt, and the poor fool guess nothing of it! Alas, alas, he knew little of women!
When evening came, the slave girl led Bakbuk to her mistress, who smiled on him, saying: 'As Allah lives, my master, I burn to have you near me!' 'And I burn, too,' said Bakbuk. 'Let us be quick, first to kiss and then…' He had not time to finish his sentence before the door opened and the husband rushed in with two black slaves, who fell upon my brother, bound him, threw him to the floor and belabored his back with whips. But that was only the beginning; when he had been well trounced, they took him upon their shoulders and carried him before the wall, who condemned him to the following punishment: after two hundred stripes had been laid on with rods, he was to be hoisted on the back of a camel and led through all the streets of Baghdad, preceded by a public crier who should announce in a loud voice: 'Thus shall adulterers be punished!'
This sentence was carried out, and, during the procession, the camel became unmanageable and began to make great jumps about the street. Bakbuk was thrown to the earth and broke his leg; since then he has always walked with a limp. Further, the wall banished him, and he was forced to drag his broken limb away from the city. But just in the nick of time, Commander of the Faithful, I was told of what had happened, so I ran after him and brought him back secretly to the city. Since then I have cured him at my own charges and kept him in food and raiment.
When the Khalifah al-Mustansir Billah heard this story of Bakbuk, my masters, he rolled on his throne in laughter, calling out: 'A capital tale and a capital teller!'
-Adapted from A thousand and one nights


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Many new Porsche models have buttons on their keys that operate similar to a keyless entry system. These keys give users the ability to lock and unlock their vehicles manually (using the key) or remotely (by pressing a button on the key). Whether you drive a Porsche Boxster or a Cayenne, have a factory-installed keyless entry system or had one installed after purchase, all remote systems work in basically the same way: by transmitting a radio signal from the remote to your vehicle. If you're having trouble with your Porsche's remote entry system, try these troubleshooting tips.
Stand close to your vehicle (within 100 feet is recommended, depending on your remote's manufacturer) to test your key. Make sure no other vehicle is in the immediate area. Electronic signals from these vehicles have the potential to interfere with the radio signal transmitted from your remote. Try the lock, unlock and alarm buttons to see whether any of them works. If one button works, but not all, the battery is likely not your problem; skip to Step 5.
Replace the key's battery again. The battery you just replaced could be defective. Pop off the back of your remote key with a flathead screwdriver. This will expose the chamber where the battery is housed. Take out the old battery, and insert a new one (the size/style of your battery will depend on the model and year of your Porsche). Put the back on the key again. Test your key again to see whether it works.
Check for any dust or debris in the battery chamber. Using the screwdriver, open the key again. Look for any obvious signs of dust or debris. If you find anything, gently swipe the area with a dry cotton swab.
Look for signs of corrosion. Sometimes batteries can explode or leak inside a device, which can cause rust and other damage. If this is the case, do not try to remove the corrosion. Doing so could damage the radio transmitter and other electrical components inside the key. Take your key to a licensed Porsche repair shop; the professionals there may be able to clean it for you.
Examine the exterior of the key for any damage. You may have a jammed button that is interfering with the radio signal emitted by the key's transmitter. Dust and debris could be to blame; use a dry cotton swab to trace the edges of the buttons and remove the dirt.
Make sure the key is the problem and not the transmitter on the vehicle. Because the key worked before you replaced the battery, this is an unlikely scenario, but it doesn't hurt to test it before taking the car to a repair shop. If you can hear a "clicking" sound on your vehicle when you press the "unlock" or "lock" button, your vehicle is receiving the signal from the remote. In this case, the problem is most likely your Porsche's transmitter and not the keyless remote.
If you have a second key for the same vehicle, see whether that remote still works. If it does, you at least know it is the first key --- and not the transmitter in the vehicle itself --- that is the problem.
Do not attempt to adjust any of the electrical wires or settings inside your key. This can damage sensitive parts. It can also nullify your warranty, leaving you open to paying the full cost of any repairs.


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Kim Jong-un: Biography of a Young Despot
North Koreans have lived under a cult of personality for decades. This is an exclusive and revealing portrait of the man calling the shots in the Hermit Kingdom today: Kim Jong-un.
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When flying at speeds over 50mph air resistance starts to become significantly greater. Therefore the power a fairy needs to produce to increase it's flight speed rises exponentially.
This resistance is called drag, and aerodynamics is the art and science of minimising drag. Brain's newly developed ©Aerodynamic Helmets are a key way to reduce drag around a fairies head. Research shows the lower a fairy's drag, the faster it will go with no additional effort.
Fairies wearing Aerodynamic Helmets are able to slip through the air more effectively faster than ever before.
This fairy is hand stitched using fine leather in a colour scheme selected by you (just let us know!). It can be constructed in many colours (leather dye allowing) with carefully placed patch detail. The fairy will be presented on a wooden base wearing it's distinctive Aerodynamic Helmet. Guinea Fowl feather wings (spotty) can be a featured.
Made to order and delivered in approximately 6 months. If you need one for a certain date please do get in touch and we'll do our very best to help.
The fairies are happy to fly all over the world - international shipping costs are dependent on location so please get in touch to arrange overseas delivery.
Commissioning a piece of work is really exciting – it is a chance to have something made especially for you and an opportunity to really engage in the creative process.
Perhaps you need accessories to go with a particular outfit or a piece of furniture to fit a specific space in your home. We can work with you to design something truly unique. You'll be able to discuss your ideas, likes and dislikes with the Maker and together create a piece of craft, handmade for you.
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Thank you to our loyal customers and staff Quebecois Cheeses!
LOCAL CHOCOLATE QUEBEC WEEK EVENT March 25-29th
March 2014
2272 Oak Bay Avenue Victoria, BC 250-592-4080 www.ottaviovictoria.com
and foremost, we'd like to THANK our fantastic and dedicated STAFF and our valuable and trusting CUSTOMERS for supporting us during an often intense and challenging period after the Italian Bakery fire that took place in February. We thank you for your patience as we figured out how to produce more in our smaller kitchen and bakery. We really couldn't have done it without the ongoing support everyone has shown us. From taste-testing, to schedule juggling, to longer workdays, we feel confident in our efforts. Again, THANK YOU ALL! First
Cheeses of the Month! In honour of QUEBEC WEEK (March 25-29th, in-store), we celebrate the variety of Quebecois cheese that fills our front case. Although a long list of family producers make a wide range of cheeses, the cheese makers from la Belle Provence truly excel at WASHED RIND CHEESES and GOAT'S MILK CHEESES.
are first formed and drained and then 'washed,' as you would expect, with a variety of liquids, based on the specific recipe. B-linens is the culture used in most of these cheeses, which are washed with anything from a salt brine, to beer, wine or other spirits. The washed rind cheeses have a distinctive orange rind, that can be slightly sticky and oh so pungent. Don't be scared off by the scent, the cheeses are often quite mild. Oka is the most well know of the Quebec washed rind cheese family but branch out, we have over 20 more to choose from varieties that are harder, softer, stronger, milder, cow's milk and goats milk. Work us over for some samples as usual! WASHED RIND CHEESES
Secondly, the use of GOAT'S MILK in the production of Quebecois cheeses is drawn from the styles brought from France. This can result in some of the most delicate, gorgeous, snow-white cheeses in the case. A number are dusted with grey ash (Grey Owl, Bouq' Emissaire) to help in the aging and, historically, to protect the product from intruding bugs! This ash is tasteless but adds a unique texture and look to the cheeses. Other goat's milk varieties include Tomme du Haut Richelieu and Doux Péché, a mix of cow and goat.
Look for discounts on all featured Quebec products plus a special Quebec-inspired menu on the café, featuring Tourtière, Maple Tarts, Habitant Pea Soup and real Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwiches!
March 2014
2272 Oak Bay Avenue Victoria, BC 250-592-4080 www.ottaviovictoria.com
" March's Recipe PROSCIUTTO AND BEETROOT SALAD Serves 4 as a starter.
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2 ripe greenhouse tomatoes ½ red onion, diced 1 small cucumber, diced 1 tbsp Primavera Salted Capers*, rinsed and drained 1 tsp La Molisana Red Wine Vinegar* 8 slices of Prosciutto*, cut in half 1 large beet, peeled and grated 2 free-range eggs, hardboiled and grated 2 tbsp Italian parsley, finely chopped 3 tbsp Planeta (stronger) or Basilippo (milder) EVOO* Sourdough bread or La Panzanella* crackers, for serving
INSTRUCTIONS 1. Toss together tomatoes, onion, cucumber, capers, and vinegar. 2. Arrange prosciutto on a round serving plate and pile grated beet in the middle. 3. Spoon tomato salad over beets then top with grated egg. 4. Sprinkle with parsley and season with pepper. 5. Drizzle with EVOO and serve with the bread or crackers. *available in Ottavio deli
TRY SOMETHING NEW… COWICHAN PASTA COMPANY'S ever expanding
dried pasta line now includes Organic Emmer Fettuccine and Organic Spelt Creste di Gallo. Emmer is an old world heirloom grain, also known as farro, that is high in protein and low in gluten. It can often be tolerated by those suffering from wheat sensitivities. Spelt (triticum spelta) is wheat's more nutritious and heartier cousin; also a high protein ancient grain but not lower in gluten. Both these pastas are great prepared simply with a drizzling of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of fresh Parmigiano Reggiano.
WE ARE LOVING… Local SIRENE Chocolate We are excited about Taylor Kennedy's Sirene Chocolate. It was a definite crowd pleaser when we sampled it with our staff. Taylor's website bio sums it up best: As Victoria's only bean-to-bar specialty chocolate maker, Taylor is able to oversee production from the sourcing of the raw cacao bean to the production of the bars on the shelves and feel good about each of the steps along the way. Toronto born, Kennedy received a double major in cell and molecular biology and economics from Tulane University in New Orleans and also studied finance at Cambridge University in England. He has resided in Toronto, Paris, Cambridge, New Orleans, Washington, and now calls Victoria home. With a life-long obsession of wanting to know how things work and why, Kennedy combined his business acumen, interest in sustainability, and love of food and the planet into Sirene Chocolate.
Need a quick appetizer or snack? Try BAVARIAN ORGANIC
SUNFLOWER SEED RYE BREAD OR ORGANIC PUMPERNIKEL BREAD topped with chèvre frais and FINEST AT SEA COLD
(in our deli freezer). These all- natural little breads contain organic ingredients and are high in fibre while low in fat. Plus, they taste great toasted!
11:30 AM – 1 PM, IN THE PIAZZA Grab a seat outside and enjoy the ever-popular cheese cut…you might win some cool cheese swag and learn a thing or two along the way! This event began as a way to demonstrate our philosophy in cutting all cheese daily from the full production wheels of the world's finest cheese. We looked at some photos a while back of our first Cheese Cut and laughed at the meager turnout and strange looks as people awkwardly walked by our table of cheeses and knifewielding cheesemongers. Now, families and friends come early, pack the steps and have a ball tasting, learning and scooping up great cheese deals.