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Thursday, 17 September 2009
Rava Puttu
Puttu is a breakfast dish prepared in most Kerala and Mangalore households. It is basically powdered rice or rava/semolina steamed in a special mold. You can have it sweet with mashed plantains and sugar or savory with kadala curry. I'm sharing my recipe of wheat rava or semolina puttu with you.
Makes 5 servings
fine Rava/ Semolina - 1 cup
Coconut - 1/4th grated
Water - 1 cup ( add 1/2 tsp salt)
Method of Preparation:
1. Keep a pan or kadai(wok) on medium heat. Roast rava in the pan untill the raw smell goes.(10-15 mins).
Spread the roasted rava on butter paper to cool.
(Ideally its better to do this process on the night before you intend to make puttu.)
Before proceeding to the next step the rava MUST be thoroughly cool.
2. Put the cool rava into a large bowl. Take a tablespoon of water and pour it over the rava. Mix fast and thoroughly to get a lump-free dough.
Repeat 5-6 times. Each time you add water, mix the rava thoroughly untill it is dry (rava has the abilitly to saok up water fast). Your dough is ready when your mixture is moist enough to hold shape when pressed gently in your hands. When pressed it should crumble easily into a powder.
3. Add 1 tbsp of grated coconut and mix again.
4. If you have a puttu vessel pour water into the bottom portion of the vessel and bring it to a boil. If using a pressure cooker pour water into the cooker and close lid without the weight. Keep on high heat untill you see steam releasing from the pressure vent. Lower heat to medium.
5. Meanwhile take your puttu cone and put a heaped tablespoon of grated coconut on the perforated base plate. Spread it evenly to cover the base. Carefully put 1/5 th of the rava mixture into the cone. Over this add another tablespoon of grated coconut and spread evenly. Repeat untill the cone is full. Top with grated coconut. Close the lid of the puttu cone and place over puttu vessel or over the pressure cooker vent if using a pressure cooker.
6. Steam for 15- 20 mins. (see to it that the steam does not escape from the base of the puttu cone. If it does cover it with a thick cloth to prevent the escape of steam).
7. Push a stick through the base plate of the puttu cone to release the puttu onto a plate.
8. Serve topped with sugar and plantain.
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Tomato Rasam
Serves 8
Tomatoes - 2 nos. (chopped)
Tuvar dal - 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 1 nos.(slit)
Corriander leaves - 1 stem
Tamarind - 1 1/2 marble size (soaked in 1/4 cup of water)
Jaggery -1/2 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric pwd - 1/4 tsp
Rasam pwd. - 1 heaped tbsp.
Oil - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste.
Oil - 1tsp.
Long Red Chilli - 1 no.(broken into 3 pieces)
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 5 nos.
Method of Preparation:
1. Boil Tuvar dal in 2 cups of water along with oil and turmeric pwd. in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles.
(When well cooked you will not see the individual pieces of dal, it will be well dissolved with the water.)
2. Once the dal is cooked add tomatoes, green chillies, hing and salt. Boil till the tomatoes are cooked.
3. Add strained tamarind juice, jaggery and four cups of water. Boil for 3-4 mins.
4. Add Rasam Pwd.(recipe given in another post) and corriander leaves. Boil of 1 mins and remove from heat.
5. Seasoning: Heat oil in a small vessel. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, let them splutter. Put off heat. Now add the red chillies and curry leaves. turn the vessel around to coat the chillies and curry leaves with oil. Pour over rasam.
Serve Hot !
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Rasam Powder
Kashmiri Long Red Chillies - 20 nos.(remove stem)
Corriander seeds - 3 tsp.
Jeera seeds - 1 tsp.
Methi seeds -1/2 tsp.
Curry leaves - 10 nos.
Vegetable oil - 1tsp.
Method of Preparation:
1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Roast all the ingredients in oil over low heat, untill you get the aroma of the spices.
( The curry leaves will turn crisp. Do not let the red chillies brown. This process should not take you more than 5 mins.) Leave to cool.
3. When cool Put it into a dry mixer and powder it fine.
4. Store in an airtight bottle.
P.S. This powder can also be used for a variety of vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian recipes.
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Thursday, 3 September 2009
Neer Dosa
Neer Dosa is a type of rice pancake made in Mangalore. Neer in Tulu (a local dialect of Mangalore) means water and it is literally a dosa made out of a very watery paste of rice and coconut. These dosa's are so soft and thin that they are usually folded into quarters and served. You can serve them with any spicy curry, chutneys or sambhar.
Makes 10 dosa's
Rice (Dosa rice is the best, you can also use any white rice) - 1 cup
Coconut (grated) - 2 tbsp
Water - 1 1/2 cups
Sesame oil for frying
Salt to taste.
Method of Preparation:
1. Wash rice and soak it in water for 8hrs. before your preparation time. I usually soak the rice the previous night to make them the next morning.
2. Drain rice from water and put into the mixie jar. Add the grated coconut. Add 1/2 cup water and grind. Once it is smooth add the rest of the water in batches. The batter will have the consistency of milk.
3. Heat a flat cast iron griddle or non-stick pan with 1/2 tsp oil and spread it around the tava.
( the best way to do this is to cut a small onion into half and poke a fork into it. the flat side is used to spread oil evenly on the tava to make dosa's.)
When the tava is hot splash a ladle full of batter on the tava and turn the tava swiftly to spread the batter evenly. Lower heat and cook covered for a minute.
When the dosa is done peel it from one end of the tava and fold into half. Fold again into a quarter.
Serve hot for breakfast with chutney or as a meal with curries.
P.S.: Since this dosa is of a watery consistency you cannot spread it on the tava with a ladle as is done for other dosa's.
Neer dosa cooks quickly as it is very thin, so there is no need to turn it over and fry.
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Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Kori Rotti /Mangalore Chicken curry with Rice Wafers
"Kori Rotti" - the name is nostalgia......... Thin rice wafers soaked in spicy chicken curry, warm, mouth watering and a Sunday special in most Mangalorean homes.Authentically from the Bunt community, Kori Rotti is loved and relished by all non vegetarians in Mangalore. But what makes it truly Mangalorean is the fact that the thin rice wafers called "rotti" is made only in Mangalore. Manufacturing these rotti's is a cottage industry here. They are never made at home as its easily available in the stores and the making is a laborious and skilled process. They are eaten only and only with hot spicy chicken curry and thats the recipe im sharing with you now. Although you will find small variations of this recipe from household to household, this is the recipe that is followed by many families and restaurants in Mangalore. If you cannot find the rotti's you may also serve this with another authentic Mangalorean dish "Neer Dosa", dosa or also with idli's. Always serve the curry piping hot!
Makes 8 servings.
Chicken - 1kg, skinned, cleaned and cut into small pieces
Coconut - 1/2 grated
Coconut Milk(thin)- 4 cups
Coconut Milk (thick)- 1cup
Onion - 3nos., finely chopped
Garlic - 6 pods, peeled
Long Red Chillies( Kashmiri) - 10 nos.( remove the stalk)
Short round Red chillies - 5 nos.
Corriander seeds - 3 heaped tbsp.
Jeera - 1 tsp.
Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Peppercorns - 6 nos.
Tamarind -1 tbsp
Turmeric pwd - 1/4 tsp.
Salt to taste Ghee -4 tbsp.
Method of Preparation.
1. In a large kadai, heat 1 tbsp ghee on medium heat. When warm put in the small red chillies first. Fry for a few seconds and then add the long red chillies. Fry again for a few seconds and remove the fried chillies with a slotted spoon and place aside on a plate.
Put in the garlic and fry for a minute.
Then add the corriander seeds, methi seeds, and jeera. Fry for a minute. Remove from heat and place along with the red chillies.
(Frying of whole spices is done to remove the raw flavour. Do not fry any of the spices to brown.)
To the same kadai, add 2 tbsp ghee. Add 1 chopped onion and fry untill transparent.
Add the grated coconut and fry for about 5 mins untill the raw smell goes and is just about to brown. The mixture will look golden. Remove on to a plate to cool.
2. Put the fried whole spices and grated coconut/ onion mixture in a mixie jar. Add the turmeric powder and tamarind. Grind into a fine paste with about 1 cup water.
3. In a small frying pan, heat 1tbsp ghee. When hot, add 1 finely chopped onion and fry to a golden brown. Drain and keep aside. This is the tempering that is added to the curry at the end of cooking.
4. Take a large vessel to make the curry. Pour the ground masala paste into this vessel.
Add 1 chopped onion to this masala along with the thin coconut milk. Bring to a boil on medium heat. When the curry starts boiling add the chicken. Cover and cook untill the chicken is done. (About 25-30 mins on medium heat).
When the chicken is cooked, reduce heat to low and add the thick coconut milk. Mix well and cook on low heat for 5 mins.
Finally add the onions that have been fried to a golden brown. Put off heat and serve hot over Rice Rotti's.
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Here's what happened(and what will happen since I'm writing this Thursday night) my first week of triathlon training:
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I'm starting triathlon training tomorrow and I would like to blog about it a bit to share my quest. This is an adventure I would have never seen myself taking on five or even one year ago.
I was never very athletic. I dabbled in swim and tennis in high school but I was never very good at anything. Mediocre maybe, but certainly not varsity level. I was the very bottom rung of junior varsity and I only stayed because my friend was on the team with me. I also took dance classes once a week but again, no amazing ballerina here.
Thankfully, my high school offered aerobics instead of P.E. and I finally found something I was good at. I could do cardio and lift light weights like no one's business. I was a decently fit teenager.
Then college happened. In college, an unhealthy relationship happened. We'd eat dorm food, then eat fast food because the prior wasn't satisfying. I gained a lot of weight. Freshman 15? Try Freshman 45. Not kidding. With my tiny frame my bmi skyrocketed from a healthy normal-low to actually obese.
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As you may have seen on my twitter, I couldn't for the life of me find a good, free skull crochet pattern. It's not that I have a problem with buying patterns, it's just that I have no guarantee I'll understand the pattern and be able to make use of it. Everyone has their own pattern writing style and I don't always get what they're trying to say. The free patterns I did find were hideous and not at all in a style I could enjoy and feel proud wearing. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention… or was that second cousin… Anyway, I got so frustrated by what I found that I decided to create my own pattern. I've been crocheting for about a month but I've done enough variety of things that I could take what I knew to shape what I wanted. Here is the resulting pattern. FOR FREE! Because unless you're a world class crochet pattern inventor, I happen to think patterns like this should be free. Please share your success or failures with me and let me know if I can make the pattern better!
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Every year since 2008, I've made an attempt to create a monster a day during the month of October. I've never completed this ambitious project. The farthest I've gotten is halfway through the month. I get busy and I forget, particularly on the weekends. I also get stuck on some monsters, not feeling they are good enough to share. The excuses are endless.
"Monster of the Day" has spawned some of my favorite creations so it's a project well worth the time. Sometimes I'll come up with an idea for MotD and although it doesn't get finished for October, I pick it up again later and things that start out like the first image and then become the second years later:
The requirements and definition for "monster" is obviously very broad.
This year I'd like to take another crack at my MotD project. I'm not going to lie to myself and say "This year will be different, I will definitely finish!" Instead, I'm going to start with creating a monster a day and take it as far as I can. It's cool, no big deal. That being said, I could use some encouragement to keep going. If I fall behind, feel free to harass me on twitter. I also may take suggestions. See you October 1st!
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At some point, it was decided that a life sized weapon prop was needed for PAX East. We thought about making the Pain Killer syringe weapon but decided on the Violence Hammer, a piece of steel girder on a pole, wrapped in barbed wire and covered in sharp objects. I'm not a professional prop builder by any means but I do have a number of years of cosplay and costume making under my belt (I've even made faux armor!) so I was pretty confident I could make something halfway cool. After traveling to various craft supply, hardware and online Halloween supply stores, we gathered what we thought were the necessary ingredients. But of course, if Mr. Murphy had anything to say about it, things would inevitably blow up along the way. And I mean things slightly bigger than the need that cats feel to sit on paper that has freshly been placed on the floor despite your pleas for them to move because you need it to paint on.
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A few months ago I embarked on a mission that would test the limits of my sanity. I called this mission, Project: Plushie. A plushie or a plush toy is a soft and huggable stuffed animal and normally The Dishwasher would not be associated with these adjectives. It was my quest to prove otherwise and so I went about researching how to make plushies and came across this awesome tutorial. I've sewn and made small things before but never completed something like this. At first I created a small prototype entirely by hand, without the aid of a sewing machine, following the tutorial almost to the letter with only a few of my own alterations. The other members of Ska Studios saw it and loved it. Pretty soon, I was tasked to create 11 larger Dishwasher plushies to use as promotional press items.
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How did I get here?
By plane! The better question might be "how did I get to be here?" I'll take this question as how did I get to know Ska Studios and how did I come to be a part of it. This is a somewhat long story but, hey, maybe it will be mildly entertaining.
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Pequeno e interessante artigo onde Dave e Martin essencialmente sobre a bebida.
"We got very excited whenever a new instrument arrived. Martin turned into a synthaholic!"
"Drinking just stopped being fun. When you spend more time feeling terrible than actually enjoying it, it's time to give up."
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Depeche Mode songwriter Martin Gore gave up drinking and instead became a "synthaholic" when writing the group's new album.
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Abu Sayyaf militants have beheaded a kidnapped soldier who was part of the government's peace efforts, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Sunday.
The head of Sergeant Anni Siraji of the Army's 32nd Infantry Battalion was found 50 metres away from his body in Patikul town in Sulu, said Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the Joint Task Force Sulu.
The killing happened just hours after government troops killed three more members of the Islamic State-linked group in a clash in Bohol.
Sobejana said Siraji was probably abducted and executed because of his involvement in peace initiatives in Sulu.
"Itong tao ay gumagawa ng peace efforts. Hindi ito combatant eh. Ginagamit namin to engage the stakeholders dahil kapareho nilang Tausug, at nakikita nilang effective itong tao and he significantly contributed na magiging 'yung community will not give support to ASG," he said.
"Kaya nasasaktan 'yung ASG dahil nawalan silang community support because of the effort nitong Staff Sergeant na hinuli nila at pinugutan nila eventually," he added.
"Talagang we condemn itong barbaric acts na ginagawa ng mga Abu Sayyaf. Ano nila, kapareho nilang Tausug pero... ginawa pa rin nila 'yung karumal dumal na pagpugot," Sobejana said.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Sprinkles Cupcakes de Beverly Hills!
It's all the RAVE in L.A. - CUPCAKES! I heard a lot about this place but after seeing the cupcakes and finally tasting them... I wouldn't recommend them to anyone... They are priced at $3.25 each and they are not really my kind of cupcake. We had 4 to taste- milk chocolate, chai, red velvet and strawberry. My final words- frosting was way to buttery sweet and a little on the dry side, the cupcakew were moist enough but not too tasty... the strawberry was the best of the four! We all agreed that MY cupcakes were much much better- both in appearance and in taste!!!
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Bare-faced killer rises to fore of Iraq militancy
A video showing the execution of Syrian truck drivers in western Iraq has revived fears of Al-Qaeda-controlled bastions along the route, this time with a new face to the militancy.
The highway cutting through Anbar province and connecting Baghdad to neighbours Jordan and Syria was long considered one of the most dangerous in Iraq, with the vast adjoining desert providing refuge for militants, including groups linked to Al-Qaeda.
But those fears had eased in recent years.
As violence has worsened nationwide to levels not seen since 2008, though, and amid fears neighbouring Syria's conflict is spilling over into Iraq, the cold-blooded killing of the truck drivers has brought back memories of the country's brutal all-out sectarian war in 2006 and 2007.
Then the name Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq at the time, sparked widespread fear, but this time an online video depicting the murders puts a new name to the violence: Shaker Wahiyib al-Fahdawi.
"He is the only one who kills without covering his face, and is working on declaring an Islamic state," said Colonel Yassin Dwaij, head of Anbar province's police intelligence.
"He is dangerous and cunning."
The video, posted online on August 25, depicts the events of a June 2 attack. At the time, AFP sources said militants killed three truck drivers and set their trucks ablaze along the Anbar highway.
Fahdawi was shown in the video questioning four truck drivers in an attempt to determine their sectarian identity.
Three initially claimed they were Sunni in an attempt to appease their captors, but were eventually found to be Alawites, the sect of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whom rebel groups — including those linked to Al-Qaeda — have fought to oust.
Fahdawi then lined up the three along the highway and gunned them down. A fourth was set free after having been determined to be Sunni.
Throughout the video, the militants appeared to show no regard for the possibility of security forces chancing upon them, despite the fact that their operation was taking place over several minutes, in broad daylight, on a major highway.
Fahdawi also showed no apparent fear of being identified — while all the other gun-toting militants in the video had their faces covered in cloth, Fahdawi's face was clearly visible as he questioned the drivers before killing them.
In the video, he sported an appearance that has become synonymous with jihadist militants — baggy trousers, a long beard with a shaved moustache and a headscarf.
It is the latest in a sudden rise to prominence for the 27-year-old, who was held by US forces in the notorious Bucca detention camp in southern Iraq before being sentenced to death and imprisoned in Salaheddin province in the north.
He broke out of jail last year and has since been on the run.
In recent months, however, he has become more brazen in his public appearances, and officials have blamed him for a litany of terror-related offences.
Piggybacking on anti-government protests that have raged in his native Anbar since December, Fahdawi was shown in online videos reading a poem at a demonstration in Fallujah in March.
Anbar security officials swiftly put a $50,000 bounty on his head, but little progress appears to have been made.
Two months later, they blamed him for leading militants in kidnapping 16 policemen along the Iraq-Jordan highway in Anbar, leaving 12 of them dead and four wounded.
As the video of the truck driver killings has been more widely broadcast, including on state television, Fahdawi has become arguably one of the most visible faces of Al-Qaeda-linked militancy in Iraq since Zarqawi.
"The terrorist who killed the truck drivers … is one of the most dangerous Al-Qaeda figures today," said an army major general, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"He forms part of the new generation, representing some of Al-Qaeda's former figures like Zarqawi, but even more extremist."
Zarqawi, a Jordanian national, was notorious for his brutal tactics which eventually turned Sunni tribes in Anbar against him, helping shift the balance of Iraq's bloody insurgency, and he even clashed with Al-Qaeda's central leadership.
Before he was eventually killed in an American airstrike in June 2006, he was often shown in online videos leading militant training camps, firing automatic rifles into the air.
In the years following his killing, and the decision of major Sunni tribes to turn against Al-Qaeda and side with the US military, security gradually improved in Anbar.
But the recent months of anti-government demonstrations, a nationwide surge in violence and fears of spillover from the conflict in Syria have eroded those gains.


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There has been some great news this week about investments in Troy: a $2 million project at the Troy Boys and Girls Club; the start of work from another $2 million project - this one repairing the streets, sidewalks and curbs of South Troy; and the grand opening of a downtown branch of Empire State College.
I attended the grand opening of college's new offices at the historic Rice Building at 216 River Street last night. The offices will bring some much-needed foot traffic to the riverfront area.
As an aside ... Visitors to the site will have a birds-eye vista from the third floor to view the demolition this summer of the former city hall across the street and then, at least for awhile until redevelopment occurs, a nice view of the river.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Empire State College holds grand opening for downtown offices in Troy, N.Y.
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Super Rugby Round 8 brought us a number of new talking points in the African Conferences.
This was on the back of the long awaited announcement that that competition would be losing three teams for next year's edition of Super Rugby, which we summarized here.
Super Rugby Round 8: Talking Points in The African Conferences
The Sharks and Sunwolves enjoyed a bye this weekend. The Sharks will host an improved Rebels team in Durban in the next round and Sunwolves face a tough encounter away against the Highlanders.
Queensland Reds 47 Southern Kings 34
Queensland Reds – Tries: Eto Nabuli (2), Karmichael Hunt (2), George Smith, Izala Perese (2). Conversions: Quade Cooper (6)
Southern Kings – Tries: Makazole Mapimpi (2), Chris Cloete, Louis Schreuder, Masixole Banda. Conversions: Lionel Cronje (2), Pieter-Steyn de Wet. Penalties: Lionel Cronje
The Kings know they are firmly in SARU's sights as one of the teams to lose their Super Rugby franchise in 2017. They responded with a fine attacking display going down to the Reds. It was their usual achilles heel though that cost them any chance of winning this game – their naive defence that was far too often compressed in midfield. The talking point here is how the Kings have uncovered two promising attacking forces in Makazole Mapimpi and Masixole Banda. Mapimpi was plucked from relative obscurity and thrust in to the limelight. He has shown a huge amount of promise and quickly signed a contract with the Cheetahs for the 2018 Super Rugby competition, which now may not serve him will given the Cheetahs may not be in the competition themselves next year. Many will not agree with this sentiment, but the Kings, given time and financial resources, can add a huge amount to South African rugby in general, even if only at a Currie Cup level.
The Kings now move on to Sydney to face the Waratahs
Toyota Cheetahs 27 Chiefs 41
Toyota Cheetahs – Tries: Francois Venter, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Raymond Rhule. Conversions: Niel Marais (3). Penalties: Marais (2)
Chiefs – Tries: Toni Pulu (2), Tawera Kerr-Barlow, James Lowe, Hika Elliot, Shaun Stevenson. Conversions: Aaron Cruden (4). Penalty: Cruden
The Cheetahs are another team with a point to prove as they are also on SARU's radar to be one of the two South African Super Rugby teams to lose their franchise. For the first 30 minutes, they played the Chiefs off their feet. They dominated possession and territory, with the Chiefs barely seeing the ball. At 24 points to nil, the Cheetahs were nearly out of sight.
The talking point? The Cheetahs were unable to sustain the intensity levels they started out with, lacking the ability to close out the game or match their attack with the same quality of defence. They were also often caught out by long kicks upfield, behind their defence. The reality here is, despite their early lead, the Cheetahs were outscored from the 30th minute 41 points to 3.
The Cheetahs will travel to Pretoria this weekend to face the Bulls.
DHL Stormers 16 Emirates Lions 29
Emirates Lions – Tries: Malcolm Marx, Harold Vorster, Jaco Kriel and Sylvian Mahuza; Conversions: Elton Jantjies 3; Penalty: Elton Jantjies 3
DHL Stormers – Try: Dillyn Leyds; Conversion: Robert du Preez; Penalties: Robert du Preez 3
The Stormers were red hot favourites to win their home match up against the Lions after their demolition of the Chiefs last weekend. What they did not take into account was that Lions coach Johan Ackerman was not in the mood to allow them the opportunity to play their new found off-loading style of rugby. The Lions focused on trapping the ball in the tackle and not allowing the Stormers to get the ball away. Their forwards put in a might shift and had the highly rated Stormers pack under pressure.
Referee Jaco Peyper once again drew the ire of supporters from both teams and social media was abuzz with comments. Inconsistent application of the high tackle laws as well as his interpretations at scrum time tended to confuse very many viewers.
In the post match interview Stormers captain Siya Kolisi probably wrapped the game up best. The Lions caught them out with their tactics and the Stormers were unable to adapt.
The Stormers now take on the long haul to Christchurch to take on the unbeaten Crusaders and the Lions will be home to the Jaguares.
Vodacom Bulls 26 Jaguares 13
Vodacom Bulls – Tries: Travis Ismaiel, Lood de Jager. Conversions: Handre Pollard (2). Penalties: Pollard (4)
Jaguares – Try: Gonzalo Bertranou. Conversion: Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias. Penalties: Iglesias (2)
The Bulls returned to winning ways after a long series of away games, losing all of them. They mostly abandoned the more expansive game plan and returned to their more conservative roots. It was ugly, but they got the job done.
The talking point? Can the Bulls really play a high tempo game of rugby withe halfbacks they have at their disposal? They have been largely unconvincing in 2017, belying the quality they have in most other positions. Their supporters have already started to vote with their feet, with only around 5400 bothering to turn up on Saturday night.
The Jaguares are off to Johannesburg next to face the Lions. The Bulls welcome the Cheetahs to Loftus this weekend.
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decided: June 12, 1969.
WILSONv.UNITED NEWS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY ET AL., APPELLANTS
Appeal from order of Court of Common Pleas No. 5 of Philadelphia County, June T., 1964, No. 1582, in case of Mrs. Arlene M. Wilson v. United News Transportation Co. et al.
Lowell A. Reed, Jr., with him Rawle & Henderson, for appellants.
Charles F. Quinn, with him Sheer & Mazzocone, for appellee.
Wright, P. J., Watkins, Montgomery, Jacobs, Hoffman, Spaulding, and Cercone, JJ. Opinion by Watkins, J.
Author: Watkins
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In this workmen's compensation case the defendant-employer, United News Transportation Company, and its insurance carrier, Bituminous Casualty Corporation, appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas No. 5 of Philadelphia County that had remanded the record to the Workmen's Compensation Board on the ground of capricious disregard of competent evidence in denying benefits to the claimant-appellee, Arlene M. Wilson.
The claimant's decedent, her late husband, Andrew Wilson, was employed by the appellant company as a truck driver when on February 28, 1959 he was involved in an automobile accident, while making a delivery, that resulted in a fractured hip. He was paid compensation under an open agreement until the date of his death on April 15, 1959. The appellee signed a final receipt dated October 13, 1960 which reads: "Injured died from sources other than accident".
The appellee filed a Fatal Claim Petition on June 2, 1961 more than two (2) years after the death of her husband in behalf of herself and five (5) minor children. She alleged that the death was due to an embolism caused by the accident which had fractured his hip. The appellants denied any causal relationship between death and the accident and raised the bar of the sixteen (16) month Statute of Limitations of Section
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of the Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act, 77 P.S. § 602.
The referee found for the claimant; the Board reversed and held that there was no causal connection and that the widow's petition was barred by the statute. On appeal, the court below remanded to the Board on the theory that the Board had capriciously disregarded competent evidence that the statute had been tolled by certain monetary payments to the appellant; and as to causation.
We are unable to comprehend how the court below could come to the conclusion that the Board capriciously disregarded competent evidence in failing to find that the running of the statute had been extended. The pertinent findings of the Board are as follows:
"Second: The Board finds as fact that there was no conduct on the part of the defendant or its representatives to induce the ...
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Book Review: Luna by Julie Anne Peters
Peters, Julie Anne. Luna. New York : Little, Brown, 2004.
"Yeah, I loved her. I couldn't help it. She was my brother."
Regan has no life. Her mother is emotionally distant and resentful of her family. Her father is frustrated and unable to connect with Regan or her brother Liam. Liam is struggling to make sense of himself and the world around him as he comes to terms with the fact that in order to deal with his life he needs to transition into the gender that he really is inside. Regan is frustrated with always setting aside her own life to take care of Liam, from letting him dress in her room to buying clothes and going on outings with Luna and protecting her from people who might try to hurt her.
The book is rough and very raw. It puts the reader into the shoes of a family member who isn't quite sure what to make of a transgendered sibling, a position that forces the reader to evaluate what they might think or feel if they were in the same situation. Some parts of the book made me laugh, other parts made me cry, but the most important and telling parts of the book were where the story made me feel slightly uncomfortable and forced me to consider things I might otherwise not have considered. How do you decide what to do when it's someone in your family?
Source: Booklist (review of Parrotfish)
Grades: 8-12
Related Book: Wittlinger, Ellen. Parrotfish. New York: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2007.


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blades of glass,
Each one searching
that companion shard
to slip gingerly into,
Your cutting edges and mine
puzzle-fitting so that barely
a crack is visible.
We will not pierce,
puncture, or pain,
my hurting points into you,
yours into me.
I caress your razor edges, dear.
You embrace mine.
Dec. 7, 2016
Copyright by the author
Some couples who love each other with all the cutting edges,
and some who are just beginning to learn:
|Adam and MK
|Bill and JoAnn
|Anne and Max
|Marshall and DeVona
|Tom and Alynn
|Philip and Kara
|Peter and Shani


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Remember in the last blog I mentioned that I usually have 5-10 people at these sessions on the faith community and abuse/rape. Well, this time I had a group of over 60 which was quite surprising. We spent about 15 minutes looking at the Rape of Dinah in Genesis 34 (they were in groups of 6 reading it aloud and discussing it) and then came back together. It is exciting listening to sexual assault and domestic violence advocates share their insights into a Biblical narrative. I then had the group come back together and share their comments. As we talked I tried to fill in the information concerning the theological background, cultural issues, and historical interpretation of the text. One interesting discussion centered around the fact that Josephus (100 AD) and Philo (300 AD) claim Dinah was raped but the Talmud (500+ Ad) suggests Dinah (her name means justice) dressed like a whore and got what she deserved. Even more interesting was how the ancient views were as common as the daily newspaper. Historically Dinah has always been blamed for the rape and the struggle to give her justice continues as Dinah's sisters are silent today. Dinah, as many victims of rape, remained silent.
I love teaching the Bible. Even more I love it when a group of people look at the sacred text and believe that it is relevant. We talked about how to engage clergy in these texts and victims from faith based communities. However I will always be troubled by the resistance I see in clergy and faith communities to speak out against rape. Nevertheless, I will always be encouraged by those in the community who speak out and are willing to engage God in the word.
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whenever i go to the library they have a 'free book' bin and it is pert-near impossumble for me to resist taking a book or two each time even though i say to myself i really don't need any books, no time to read them, anyway!
i got huge blisters on my feet while walking while wearing orthopedic shoes. clarks. those are orthopedic, aren't they?
the other morning at almost 2AM, i was walking to work and i walked by a herd(?) of deer. it was cool. one boy and six girls. they waited til after i'd passed them before stopping to stare as i walked away. it was cool.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
do a disco!
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Without out a doubt, if I want my kids to boogie, do the Macarena, put effort into reading, or take any kind of risk, I must be willing to do the same thing. They are expecting me to set the example IN ALL THINGS. Go ahead, get down like a child and boogie, play, sweat, learn. This will make you credible and more trusted by your students. It will give them permission to follow suit. I know, sometimes it feels childish. Do it anyway. You will both be rewarded.
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Monday, July 20, 2015
Teacher thought of the day!
Make your students ESSENTIAL. Today's thought goes right back to day 11 when I suggested that you take the time to NOTICE each child. Notice them for something they do well. Once you have found a strength in each child, put that strength to use. Make their strength (them) ESSENTIAL. Create a job or task centered on their strength. Make their valuable skills and strengths the pieces that make your classroom work. Your students strengths will become ESSENTIAL to the success of the class. What a great way to build self-confidence and to let each child know they MATTER!!!!!
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Teacher thought of the day!
Your class deserves your best. No matter what you might be personally dealing with, make it a point to pick your class up from recess, lunch, library, P.E, music, or wherever else they may be with a SMILE! They cannot help but smile back, and it sets the tone for comfort and acceptance. Who couldn't use a smile? After all, they are contagious. Kids ask me the cutest questions all the time and one of my favorite question came one day when I picked my class up from recess. A sweet-faced little boy said, "Mrs. Bolken, why do you always smile at us?" What a delightful thought to have them ponder. Don't forget to smile. Remember what your mom said? "If you keep making that face, it will stick that way." GOOD!
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Monday, July 13, 2015
Teacher thought of the day!
It is imperative to know you matter. Kids need to know their existence in your class (your life) matters. Some kids are extremely artistic, out-of-the-box thinkers, mathematicians, or fabulous readers. Others have strengths in their kindness, being neat, or remembering… Each child has SOMETHING they are very skilled at. Take the time to FIND that something, and NOTICE THEM for their strengths. Let them know: THEY MATTER.
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Friday, July 10, 2015
Teacher thought of the day!
Even in your greatest attempt to keep you classroom or lesson plans organized, things may not go as planned. Things are going to be forgotten. Many projects will be a flop. Kids will not respond the way you anticipated. The weather will be stormy for that outdoor, walking field trip. Your markers will dry up… It isn't the end of the world. The best-laid plans are often abandon. Try to take things in stride. At the end of each day, look around you. Do you have smiling, happy children! Did you loose anyone? (Hopefully you answered "No" on that question). Don't get to caught-up in the little details. DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. You will walk away at the end of the day a happier person if you can let some of those details go.
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Thursday, July 9, 2015
Teacher thought of the day!
The pressures of teaching are definitely on us, but we need to find a way to keep it all in BALANCE. This one is not the easiest for me… I'm sure many of you know… J However, I do know the importance of finding that middle ground. In the blink of an eye…(literally), your young children will be grown, and the demands of teaching will still be there day after day. Take the time to make room for ALL of the important things in life. This is one of my personal challenges.
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Hello everybody! Happy Halloween!
Wow, it feels like forever since I last posted on my blog. I'm really sorry that I haven't updated for so long.
Hopefully that will be no more, I'm going to try my best to update more regularly.
As you probably remember from one of my previous posts I have slowed down with my progress on my Grosvenor Hall due to financial reasons. Well you'll be pleased to know that I have slowly started making progress again and I should hopefully be posting an update for the living room in the next couple of weeks.
One of the projects I have managed to complete recently is a Halloween dress for my Deeanna Doll. It's not brilliant but considering I designed and hand-stitched in a day I'm really pleased with the results.
I used a dark pink satin with a spider web chiffon overlay to create this dress and black satin ribbon for the neck ties and belt. At the moment it fastens in the back with snap fasteners but I will probably redo this at some point with a mini zip to give a polished look.
I have also started a Deviantart account and I have posted several drawings/paintings on there that I have completed. If anyone is interested in looking at my drawings the link is: http://dolphingazer.deviantart.com/
Any comments would be really appreciated.
Sorry again for the delay in posts and thank you to everyone who views my blog and comments.
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Archive for category Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekara Bharathi
It is shown that Bhakti alone is capable of leading to Moksha without any hindrance and the path of Jñāna dissasociated with bhakti is difficult to be trodden being beset with many pitfalls and dangers.
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Nama Article 13th December 2011
Shankaracharya of Sringeri, Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekara Bharati Mahaswami on path of devotion
श्रेयःस्रुतिं भक्तिमुपेक्ष्य ते विभो क्लिश्यन्ति ये केवलबोधलब्धये ।
तेषामसौ क्लेशल एव शिष्यते नान्यद्यथा स्थूलतुषावघातिनाम् ॥
"O Lord! To those who tire themselves to obtain 'Bodha' regardless of Bhakti, remains, just as those who pound the outer husk."
In these and other simple beautiful sayings which are the outcome of ecstasy of Bhakti, it is shown that Bhakti alone is capable of leading to Moksha without any hindrance and the path of Jñāna dissasociated with bhakti is difficult to be trodden being beset with many pitfalls and dangers.
There is not the slightest doubt that, if we pursue properly by all means, the path of Bhakti is not difficult. It is capable of yeilding unlimited benefits and we will become the recipients of greatest happiness.
Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
But all I know is that 'Năma sankirtanam' (singing Lord's names) is the correct path for all.
Naamasankirtan is also a way advocated by the Vedas. Hence, we follow this path.
They might hesitate and ask, 'Can I, who have committed innumerable grievous sins, utter the pure Name of the Lord?' Such people need not hesitate or feel shy on this ground; they CAN sing the Divine Name of the Lord boldly and cheerfully!"
Having compassion of the Lord as the foundation, the one which has no rules, the one which can eradicate the force of Kali, Namakirtanam is the only resort. I think again and again
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare


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|Caroline Small's (top): Her car was hemmed in by police cars
and couldn't go anywhere (middle)... just before police rained
bullets on her body and head as indicated by bullet trajectories
(bottom). A witness described seeing her head explode.
On June 18, 2010, an unarmed mother struggling with a mental health breakdown was executed by two Glynn County Police officers in southern rural Georgia. Hyperbole aside, it was a firing squad. It shouldn't have happened. The officers who did it weren't threatened and they should be in jail right now for the murder of Caroline Small. Not just tragic and disturbing, what happened to her was criminal and the fact that the two officers who killed her are still in law enforcement shows just how outrageously corrupt the system is. It's not broken, though—it's working just how those who are running it intend.
First, I need you to see this video below. I'm sorry for its brutality and for the mandatory commercial that rolls before it begins, but you have to see it to understand the outrageousness of what happened to Caroline.
Police often shoot and kill people who are in their cars. They claim they fear for their safety and have no other choice. No police execution demonstrates this lie more than how police killed Caroline Small. I can hardly contain my emotions even now.
Caroline Small had a painful history of mental illness. Having undergone a bitter divorce, she was struggling with life when she led police on a slow-motion chase through her small town in her beat-up old car. Having run over a spike strip police set out for her, all of her tires were gone and nothing was left but the rims.
Police, as you will see in the photo below, had her backed in on the front and back of the car, with a tree and a ditch to the other side. Literally and figuratively, Small was stuck. Her car, at that moment, was a metaphor for her life ... wheels coming off, pressure all around her.
She needed, desperately so, to be seen by mental health specialists. She was completely unarmed with nothing more than a empty plastic bottle of Mountain Dew, and police at that point should and could have simply walked up to her door, opened it up, and arrested her, gently or forcefully. Either one would've done the trick.
Police, though, were determined that shooting her face off was the absolutely, without a doubt, the best course of action. This is America after all. If you sense danger, shoot someone's face off. One of the officers even told a witness he saw her head explode.
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My first poll: Are you like me?
October 21, 2008 at 7:57 pm Molly Piper 26 comments
Here's a simple equation for getting me to fall asleep:
Movie + Laptop + In bed
So now I'm curious (and eager to try out this new polling feature on wordpress):
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I clicked on occasionally but felt the word wasn't strong enough. More like frequently. And once or twice at the actual theater– Kung Fu Panda comes to mind.
I can be asleep before the opening credits finish.
If the movie is that bad, I shut it off long before I fall asleep!
Your simple equation for falling asleep is identical to mine! My husband always laughs at me when I tell him we should get the laptop and watch a movie in bed … because I'll be asleep within ten minutes!
Before I was married I would often fall asleep to a movie playing on my laptop (I didn't have a TV in my room). Now that I'm married I DO have a TV in my room, but my husband can't fall asleep with it on! So if he's gone for some reason I'll fall asleep to a movie or (usually) Nick at Nite.
Nothing puts me out faster than a movie in bed (or on the couch). Yep. Girls Night In? Um. It's embarrassing. I'm snoring 15 minutes in and my girlfriend was like: um, I'll just go home!
Yes, I'm like you. I would have chosen ALMOST every time because there are a few that I have made it through.
I think I was like 43 years old before I ever saw the end of THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
HI! I'm with comment one- frequently would define me for sure. My husband has been proud in recent months- I've been able to stay awake through a few that we've seen.
my hubs teases me, but i love to fall asleep while watching movies. however, i often do make it through — if i'm tired, its a great way to spend the evening: hubs gets to watch his movie and i get to fall asleep!
I never, ever fall asleep during movies. Well, okay… maybe once or twice, but usually it's too interesting for me to zonk out. My "instant sleep" equation is: Rob reading + bed = Rosanna sleeping. Now that's a combo that knock me out almost every time! His voice is just soooo soothing… 🙂
Wow! I thought this was something just "old" people like me would do and I only do it occasionally!!
I almost always fall asleep through a movie. Before I had a baby, that was what I did for my Sunday afternoon nap. It can be my favorite movie, but I'll still fall asleep. And, yes, I've been known to fall asleep in the theater too. What a waste of money!!
I never fall asleep watching a movie in bed! In fact, sometimes I will watch until 2:00 a.m. and I have to make myself shut off the DVD player and get some sleep. Looks like I'm the oddball of your responders. 🙂
The only type of movie that really conks me out is one that is about a sports team or an individual athlete achieving something grand. Especially if it is based on real events. Yawn. I'm getting tired just thinking about "Remember The Titans".
The only exception that I can think of would be "The Cutting Edge". Great flick.
But I haven't watched a move in bed for years. Maybe I'll give it a whirl next week when he's traveling. "We Are Marshall" might help me catch some Zzzz's while the hubby's away.
In the ol single days, I'd nightly fall asleep to a movie/TV. But my anal-retentive sleeping partner (don't worry, he is also my husband) cannot sleep with any sounds other than a fan (and currently it is both the ceiling fan and a regular fan) and zero lights. We have to turn all charging cell phones face down.
When he leaves, I think watching a movie in bed is the only perk!
do you mean, how often do i watch them to fall asleep? or, on the occasion that i watch a movie, do i often fall asleep?
i'm just so unsure and want to answer as accurately as possible.
(enter kevin voice)
this is very important.
I never have fallen asleep during the movies. I don't think that I ever had to watch the movte in my bed.
Me as a woman, I do know that I will fall asleep during the real live Ballet that is not in a movie. Someone will have to carry me home or wake me up.
I guess that I am an odd one!
I do enjoy reading your blog!
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I get my movies from the Netflix queue, so they're something I really want to watch. If I'm tired, I just go to bed. Never fall asleep during a movie – then I'd have to waste time watching it again.
Well, Molly, it seems we are among the elite fewer who do fall asleep:)
I also tend to fall asleep when I am a passenger in a car traveling on a highway–say 25 minutes or more–not always, but often.
I only do if it is a movie my husband picked that I am totally not interested in but pretending to like for his sake.
please do a political poll, I'd be so curious.
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We had a lot of fun this Valentines!
We had a ward Valentines party and it was fun to hang out with friends and eat food!
These are our friends, the Gardners. They are a ton of fun! Andrew is Boston's buddy! :-)
Check out Becky's blog here.
Bost had a lot of fun at the party, but the real hit of the night was
the pink balloon that we snatched off the table.
He played with it for hours!
Its crazy how he can have a pile of colorful, cute toys with blinking lights,
and his favorite one is the balloon! Haha.
It was the saddest day ever when it deflated and we had to throw it away.
Enjoy this video of Bost with his favorite toy! :-)


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This Friday Will and I will go back up to St. Johns, Luke's mom is going to meet me there to help. I know I am going to be an emotional wreck! Just the mere fact that my four month old baby, that I would do and do-do anything and everything to make happy and healthy has to "go under"
I asked too many questions to the poor nurse, I did not need to hear the words: Gas, IV, or crash cart when speaking about my four month old baby. But I am a neurotic mommy and kept pushing for more information.
They will put Will under and go in to take a very in depth look at his airways, trachea, and get cultures from inside his lungs. We are hoping for at least some answers and results from this, and while of course I don't want anything to be wrong with him, I just want a solution so we can put this all behind us. I would hate to put him through all of this and them come back with the same answer, same as the chest xrays I held him down for and the upper gi I held him down and made him drink the gross chalky stuff, everything is normal and we have no idea what is going on with him. No this time I want an answer, a plan, and a solution.
The hardest part will be that since he is going under anesthesia he cant have ANYTHING to eat or drink after midnight.... On a normal night lately Will eats right before bed and goes down anywhere form 7:45- 8:30, wakes around 5 or 5:30 and I cant change his diaper, give meds, and walk from his room to ours fast enough for the little guy to latch on; all which takes a mere minute and a half to two minutes. I am going to feel so bad with him looking at me with hungry eyes and being in the hospital with a starving cranky baby. My plan is to wake him up around 11:30 to feed him so hopefully he will sleep till it is time to leave, and probably bring the stroller in with us so if we have to wait or anything I can walk with him.
Please pray for the outcome of this, nothing big, but something to stop this awful cough. Or just some answers so this pit in our stomachs can leave our house and life can get back to normal a little. I do know that things can always be worse, Will could be worse my moms arm injury could always of been worse (however not by much) But I need to be thankful for our health and stay positive.
And a picture of my happy boy for good measure ;)


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Wow!! So much to say about what has been going on lately! We finally moved into our new house on April 28-29th weekend. The first day/night we were there I didn't feel like it was a strange place, which was nice. It felt like home immediately! So that meant that we got to celebrate our 8th anniversary in our new house on May 1st. We have had some problems crop up here and there but, thankfully, nothing too severe. A couple sprinkler heads here and there and a couple of broken sprinkler pipes. (Luckily the dirt here in Roy is sand--no rocks like Brigham). One negative is that we don't have TV or Internet but that is ok, for now :) I have been just going to McDonalds to check up on things. Emma gets to play in the playplace while I surf the net for a little bit. Today we had a LOVELY water leak in our basement and we found out it is because the seal is broke somewhere where the tile and the shower pan meet so we have to re-caulk that and hopefully we can redo our shower this winter. Emma loves our huge yard. She has a fair amount of toys that she plays with but her favorite passtime is squishing bugs! YUCK!! My parents were able to come visit this last weekend. We felt so good that we were able to offer them a place to sleep rather than ask them to stay in a hotel. We went to the zoo and the city creek center. That was so much fun! Emma has been coming up with interesting thing to say, like if I am getting after her she will tell me "Ok, Ok, Calm down" in a soft voice. Then we were getting her into her carseat and that is kind of a game for her to see how long it takes us to get her in by asking nicely. Now Brock was getting her in and he doesn't lose his cool too often with her but even he was getting frustrated and once he got her it she was not happy and she says to us "This is TERRIBLE!" in a fussy voice. Oh boy. Well that is enough for now. Hopefully I can come back and blog again soon. Maybe with pictures this time
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The current series of Doctor Who continues tonight at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC One HD, read on for the synopsis to the fourth episode:
LISTEN - by Steven Moffat
When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe. What happens when the Doctor is alone? And what scares the grand old man of Time and Space? Listen!
The episode will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer soon after broadcast, Doctor Who Extra will also be available to watch on BBC Red Button and online. The series continues next week with Time Heist - more information coming then.
Saturday, 13 September 2014
Listen - Tonight!
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Venice Beach is known for its local flare and charm—it can be scenic and carefree one moment and in your face the next. And like any rousing neighborhood it needs its local watering hole that has equal character, and that's where Larry's comes into play.
The brainchild between the folks at nearby hipster Hotel Erwin and Waterloo & City in Culver City, Larry's is a casual local fave that aptly captures the creative energy of Venice Beach—it's literally a stone's throw from the famed Venice Beach Boardwalk. Named after longtime friend Larry Bell, recognized as a pioneer of the California minimalism movement, the bar recently was bestowed with a full liquor license and wasted no time in creating a fine cocktail menu crafted by Jennifer Lane Oakley of Waterloo & City, and Black Market in Studio City, to go along with scrumptious bites courtesy of Chef Brendan Collins.
"I was drawn to the atmosphere, open air and great food that Larry's had to offer," says Oakley about creating her new cocktail menu. "With Larry's right on the beach, I really wanted to include some tiki inspiration."
But don't think that means sickeningly sweet rum drinks; instead Oakley has created an eclectic and fun list that also adheres to the artistry of the current cocktail craze.
During our recent visit to Larry's for a fun night of libations and bites, we bellied up to the bar, took a gander at the bar and specialty cocktail menus and started with a Dark & Stormy—a fresh and gingery mix of Gosling's Dark Rum, Gosling's Ginger Beer and lime. A friend once told me a Dark & Stormy is always a great way to start any evening and that mantra has stuck with me years later.
With the party started right, we split the Shrimp & Lobster Tacos, prepared with Green Curry Aioli, Thai basil frisee salad, and tomato—a divine bar bite.
Determined to make our way down the cocktail menu we ordered the Sun Poison next, mixed with gin, falernum, passionfruit, lime, orgeat and orange bitters, which we found to be sweet and fresh—a great option for day drinking.
We also had the Emeryville, made with vodka, cinnamon syrup, grapefruit, lime and basil. Think of this one as a sweet Greyhound.
"I really love the Emeryville," Oakley explains. "The grapefruit pairs really well with the cinnamon, which adds warmth and spice. The basil also gives a nice herbal note, while the orange twist adds bright citrus. We wanted to find something in the Greyhound family and pay homage to it. We picked the name Emeryville, because that's where the first professional dog racing track was launched back in 1919."
Another round of drinks called for another round of bar bites and the Mini "BLT" Sliders with crispy bacon, confit pork, lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce (think of these bad boys as Sloppy Joes with bacon, tomatoes and fresh lettuce), along with the Crispy Cauliflower, prepared with Burrata cheese, basil, and sweet Thai chili sauce, did not disappoint. I dare say the Crispy Cauliflower was our favorite. You'd swear you were eating coconut shrimp instead of veggies. Way to fool and delight us Chef Brendan!
Round Three brought the Chapman's Ruin made with Apple Cinnamon Bourbon, orgeat, lemon and apple bitters. Using infused Makers, which I'm not a big fan of to begin with, this drink is so flavorful. First it's sweet then spicy. Nice trick!
In need of more sustenance, we went with the Deviled Duck Eggs, made with duck salami and pickled ginger, which was simply delicious! Feeling brave, we also had the Bacon Wrapped Chicken Liver Skewers, which brought back bad memories of running away from my mom when I was a kid whenever she made liver. Sure, the bacon helped but it is still liver and I couldn't push the plate away fast enough.
The only way to rid the foul taste of liver was to order another drink, which meant #Delicious to the rescue. Yes, this super tropical drink is spelled with a hashtag and it's a sweet mix of rum, coconut cream, lemon, pineapple with a red wine float. This is probably the most tiki drink on the specialty cocktail menu and it's another great day drink—just perfect for a day of drinking at Venice Beach, as is the Sleepy Jean, made with vodka, Crème De Banana, lemon and simple syrup—think sweet Lemon Drop.
Feeling brazen we stepped up our game with The Field Trip, made with rum, angostura bitters, orgeat, lemon and root beer. While I'm a huge A&W fan, I did find the soda too overpowering. Growing up I always felt in the minority as a root beer guy so if you're not a fan, this won't be a drink for you.
Serious drinkers should get to know the Epitaph, a rousing mix of tequila, roasted red pepper, lemon, agave, cucumber with a habanero-chipotle salt rim. This one, with its spicy rim, will make you say, "Wow!" If not "Damn!" It's one mean margarita.
While working our way down the cocktail menu isn't akin to heavy lifting, we still needed (wanted) some hearty fare so we split the Brussel's Pizza from the dinner menu, which was a fine and fresh creation of brussel sprouts, parmesan, bacon, and chili vinegar. It goes well with Laetitia Chardonnay from Arroyo Grande, CA. Yes, we switched to wine to keep the party going. Likewise, the hearty Short Ribs were terrific and tasted even better with a glass of Malbec.
An Oakley creation that has a lot of people talking is the Real Voodoo Stuff, inspired by Larry Bell. It's a great mix of El Dorado 12-year rum, tobacco brown sugar; a Laphroaig scotch rinse and lime zest.
"If you walk into Larry's, you'll notice the emblem on the logo is the outline of Larry Bell's face and hat, with a cigar hanging casually from the side of his mouth," says Oakley. "There is also a photo of him with his friends on the beach that hangs on the wall right by the bar, where he's smoking his trademark cigar. I decided to use tobacco brown sugar to give this drink a nice, full sweetness with just a trace of that nicotine burn. The brown sugar gives it a unique depth. I also added a bit of Islay scotch, because Larry says he's never met a single malt he didn't like.
"Secondly, I wanted to add smoke to play up the tobacco flavor. When asked what he used to like to drink, Larry said Guyana rum is 'real voodoo' stuff and it tastes a bit like bourbon from sugar cane, but is absolutely amazing. El Dorado is actually from Guyana, and I loved the way he spoke about this rum. I wanted to make the 'voodoo' the center of this sipping cocktail, and use a traditional bourbon Old Fashioned as the template."
As if Venice Beach wasn't enough of a party destination, now Larry's is another reason to head west for killer bites and bitchin' drinks—these well-rounded, beachside-inspired cocktails really take the lively spirit of Venice Beach to a whole new level.
"When you come to Larry's we hope you'll enjoy yourself while having a great cocktail and indulging in some great food," Oakley says. "Larry's is a place that you will always get great quality, and a really diverse and fun crowd. I think this new cocktail menu paired with Brendan's new bar menu will keep guests coming back, and that's what we look forward to!"
Larry's is located at 24 Windard Ave in Venice. Open Sunday through Thursday from noon to midnight, and Friday and Saturday from 12pm to 2am. Call 310.399.2700.
By: Jose Martinez.
Some photography courtesy of: Larry's


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Good ride tonight with lots of ups and downs. Pick up outside work then trafficking to Sumner, couple short stops on the way, and up to Evans Pass wherefore to park. Pretty much dead on 6 as we treadled our ways up the road (me stopping for a ventolin blast cos I knew I'd be wheezing up a storm within minutes) and into the cloud, moody scenes or total engulfment from about Jollies Bush Reserve on up. Wet road from cloud drip under the pines, and then from every other tree we met, especially later on Britten Reserve and up also Broadleaf. Anyway, up round the road and onto the Britten singletrack all the way, stopping for a couple of unsuccessful shots of the sunset over the Alps beyond Sugarloaf through swirling cloud. Onto the road and down through the cutting, then a change of mind, turning around, back along the road and up Broadleaf, wherein my breathing got the better of my legs. Up the gravel and we hung a right onto the singletrack, lights on, cloud ripping across the top here, but dissipating soon beyond. Off down the trail, balance wonky and a few tussocks blocking the view, possibly related. Good bomb, though, down the last bit, me tight on Nelson's tail, watching as he briefly left the trail before the tweaky corner.
Over the stile and down then into the climb for the Gondola building. I was gasping within seconds, dabbed off, got restarted and managed to clamber up the rest, with each hairpin becoming progressively easier. Peaked out, rolled around and back to the shelter of some flaxes where we had some kai. Then into the descent, wind tearing across the slope, blasting every second hairpin as we battled our way down. Through the saddle and up the walking track entrance to the climb, steeep into steep, over the stile and on up steeply (for me) grinding away as Nelson gapped ahead. I reeled him in briefly but then over the top and up to the gate he dropped me again. Regroup at the top of Pleasant and then off down, quite dark now and cloud all lifted away. A blast of wind grappled with Nelson's bike as he went over the stepladder fence crossing before we blazed on down, me tight on his tail watching his rear tire pinging off every second rock. Into the tussocks and the trail flowed better than ever before. Down to Greenwood and on at it, good pace all the way, sheepshit starting to impinge on the track, and ewes and their lambs getting out of our way through the ruins.
Great run down Greenwood, upper rocky sections are pretty bony now, but the whole run around the hill before Gloomy Gulch was tail wind flight mode. Very nice. Through gloomy and clamber clamber to a rest near the regular rest spot, stretching of the back and relaxing of the forearms. From here down was sweet. Roosted and boosted, down then round and back and forth and round some more, into the gully and down for the final run, through the two rocky ups cleaning both very well, and swooping down the last to the stile. Back a bit sore at the bottom, but not as bad as the old days.
Down the road and into Godley, Nelson in the lead. I gasped my way up the start and then watched as he cleaned the rocky climb. So, into the right gear and I knuckled in, took a line I'd never meandered onto before and cleaned it through. Onwards and half way between that feature and the next tricky bit had to stop for a breather, lungs running at full bore. Got my breath and cleaned the rest of it out, gasping still. The rest of the early rock sections were hard work but fun and once again Nelson gapped me on the climb Rode all the way round to the 'airstrip' then turned back, tail wind and mostly downhill, for an awesome blast back to Evans Pass. Superb run, 5.Spot eating up the rocks, and on the gnarly rocky section towards the end I took the line we climb on for a change, which certain was different. Back to the car about 8 where Nelson realised he'd locked all his keys inside! Wandered around and both eventually found some wire, all to no avail. Some helpful other bikers, a couple, rolled through, no help tho, but suggested AA. Call made, "$195 to join." No thanks... bit more google searching and a call made to 0800LOCKEDOUT and he turned up about 9, and had us in the car within a minute. Money for jam.
Delicious Taj for dinner consumed at mine.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Thursday's Pleasant Jaunt.
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One of my favorite Northwest tree is the Red Alder. There is nothing red about this tree, at least as far as I can tell. The Red Alder is a medium sized, slender tree. It grows gracefully along the road, its slender straight whiteness set off well by the tall dark green pines. The contrast is one of beauty, yet it is kin of the pines, the straightness and simplicity of its branches tell it is of the same spirit. The bark is smooth and white, with dark brown breaking through the white in horizontal gashes.
The branches grow straight out from the trunk, effortlessly reaching up to the sky, then spreading out uniformly. The leaves are small, teardrop shaped, slightly crinkled and a dusty darker green. We saw these lovely trees all the way to Northern California, though by that time they were but a shadow of their straight and true cousins in Washington and Oregon.
An hour or so from Portland the land leveled out a bit from rugged hills and valleys to a wide valley. Mountains were visible on either side, and large hills broke the evenness regularly. The yellow grass of Portland became green and lush again as we got closer to Eugene. We stopped at a rest stop so I could draw what I thought was a Red Alder. I happily sat down to draw this beautiful tree, amidst curious stares from other tourists and truckers. It was growing dark so after a quick gestural sketch I took reference photos to draw from in the studio. Later I discovered this tree was not a native Red Alder, but a European White Birch. That is okay, it has turned out to be one of my favorite drawings from the trip!


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A good night's sleep is vital for one's wellbeing. Who doesn't know that? They say 7 hours of sleep daily is good enough for healthy body and mind.
We all love sleeping! I don't think there exists a single person on earth who hates sleeping! Obviously, I love sleeping too.
But, what if one sleeps more & stays awake less? That's bad! Really really bad! Especially when you have your final year exams coming up and tons of work to do and bajillions of notes to study!! ):-o
Iam sleeping SO much either because of the changing weather.. You know the kind of weather that makes you drowsy all day long..( I hope such a phenomenon exists :P) , or may be I'm suffering from a disorder! Some serious sleep disorder.. Something opposite of hypersomnia may be!
(^ except I have loads and loads of work to do)
Somebody please suggest me what to do! How to control sleep timings? 😦
Hmm. I feel sleepy already! Sp jgjjfgk huk!)_tttjvdn 🙂 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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From Tegucigalpa, it was straight to the Nicaraguan border – after braving morning rush-hour in the Honduran Capital of course. Fortunately, this border crossing didn't throw up any surprises. A few hours to navigate through the paperwork of course, but nothing out of the ordinary, meant that we were in Nicaragua by lunchtime.
As soon as we crossed the border, things seemed to get a lot more relaxed. We had no more police escort to contend with, and the roads were absolutely epic.
I was in the GLA, and both Ouseph (from Evo magazine) and I really enjoyed ringing the necks of the GL and GLA – which, I have to say, save for the odd tyre puncture, performed flawlessly throughout. We reached our night-halt at Leon in time for dinner for a change, and we finally felt like we were in the Caribbean.
Leon may be the second largest city in Nicaragua, but it felt small and intimate with lots of life on the streets as people were spilling out of the many bars and restaurants. We had to call it a night early though, because, naturally, we had an early start the next day.
Drove into #Leon, #Nicaragua last night… This is what greeted us #GLAadventure @GLAadventure pic.twitter.com/jhuf98LhP6
— GLA Adventure (@GLAadventure) 25 February 2016
The next morning, an old Toyota Land Cruiser came to escort us to our destination for the first part of the day. It had the words Volcanoboard.com in big, bold letters on both front doors – we knew then that it was going to be a good day.
We drove 20 kilometres East to Cerro Negro, which is the youngest volcano in Central America, and one that's also the most active in the region – having erupted 23 times since its birth in 1850. The last eruption was in 1999, so, despite our luck being what it is, the chances of an imminent eruption were few and far between – especially since they constantly monitor seismic activity in the volcano. It was a beautiful sight, to see this jet-black mountain stand in sheer contrast to everything around it. It was an even better sight from on top of the volcano, from where the views were simply spectacular. 100km/h winds meant that I, for one, almost got blown off the mountain during our hour long trek up the volcano – especially since we had these wooden planks strapped to our backs, which weren't doing much for our aerodynamic efficiency.
That's #cerronegro. It's the most active volcano in #Nicaragua. Last let loose in 1999. #glaadventure @GLAadventure pic.twitter.com/acJ9541xCd
— GLA Adventure (@GLAadventure) 25 February 2016
Volcano boarding, as it turns out, is quite simple really. You hike up, in this case for an hour, and slide down in under a minute. The things we do for an adrenaline rush! The technique is simple – you sit on the board and lean back as much as possible to ensure the greatest speed on the descent. You use your feet on either side of the board to slow you down when needed, and guide you along the way whenever possible. Of course, Ouseph and I decided to race down.
That's @ousephchacko making like Buzz Lightyear… #GLAadventure #Nicaragua @GLAadventure pic.twitter.com/t9YBrQQqdZ
— Dhruv Behl (@Dhruv_Behl) 25 February 2016
He got the better start, but then wiped out after picking up too much speed. I chuckled as I overtook him, and then proceeded to follow in his footsteps. I had lifted my feet off the ground to gain maximum speed, but I couldn't quite steer as effectively as I needed and wiped out as well. We both got back on and made it all the way down, but he got the better of me in the end. Volcano boarding – you gotta love it!
After we dusted ourselves off, and Ouseph did some dune bashing in the four-wheel drive GL, we set off for our five-hour drive to Penas Blancas – the Costa Rican border.
It is a beautiful sight, to see this jet-black mountain stand in sheer contrast to everything around it.- Dhruv Behl


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Debbie Gibson took the phone call in her small office at the Phoenix Herpetological Society in rural Scottsdale, and found herself in a familiar role. The concerned woman on the other end had a Gila monster at her front door. What should she do?
Gibson calmly advised the homeowner to use a square shovel or dustpan, sweep the reptile gently into it with a broom, and release it outside, preferably near a rock outcropping or boulder. But not too far, because Gila monsters typically stay within a quarter-mile radius of their home, she told the caller.
"If you take them outside that area, then they become what we call nomads and won't eat or drink until they find home again, and they'll basically die," she continued. "No, the only way you can get bit is to bend over and touch it."
Gibson, a co-founder of Phoenix Herpetological Society, said calls like that come in "all day long." It's OK, though, because educating people how to co-exist with reptiles in the desert is a big part of their mission.
Phoenix Herpetological Society, commonly known as Phoenix Herp, is a nonprofit facility located near Dynamite Boulevard and 78th Street that works with the Arizona Game and Fish Department to rescue and rehabilitate reptiles, ranging from rattlesnakes to crocodiles and just about everything in between. Currently the facility has 1,700 animals on site, Gibson said, and many of them are used in education programs for children.
Back in 2000, Gibson, her partner Daniel Marchand and friend Russ Johnson came up with the idea for what was essentially a humane society and sanctuary for reptiles. Gibson recalled that Game and Fish had taken possession of a baby alligator, and because most zoos won't take rescued animals because of potential health issues, it had to be euthanized.
The three came up with the idea of building a "gator pond" on Marchand's property in North Scottsdale, and drew up blueprints to present to Game and Fish.
"We said if we build this gator pond, if you get another gator would you consider letting us take it instead of euthanizing it, and seeing if we can't find a home someplace in the United States for it?"
Gibson said their idea was welcomed, and came to fruition a little too quickly. They were only about three-quarters finished building the pond when Game and Fish called. They had two adult alligators in Maryvale, Ariz., and hoped the new facility could take them. Gibson said they hurried to finish the project and took in Charlie and Lucy, who are still residents of Phoenix Herp today. "I thought, well how many are we going to get, two or three a year?," she recalled with a laugh.
After the rescue of the two adult alligators was widely reported in the media, the sanctuary took off quickly.
"Then the phone calls started coming in: 'I have a tortoise I can't take care of," or 'I have a turtle,' and I'm like where are all these people coming from?," she said. "Dan and I had taken over this house from his parents and we were going to refurbish it, and that just came to a sudden stop and money started going into enclosures. It just took off."
A couple years later the phone rang at 2 in the morning. It was Game and Fish again, and they had pulled over a trailer transporting 14 alligators. That sent Phoenix Herp scrambling out to dig new ponds in a hurry. That was when the three co-founders decided the facility needed to do more than rescue and rehabilitate animals.
"I realized then, we need to educate the general public," Gibson said. "They need to learn how to co-exist with wildlife, and quit killing the rattlesnakes. So I launched our education programs. Today we are a full-blown humane society and education facility."
At present, Gibson estimated Phoenix Herp takes care of 1,700 animals, including crocodiles, alligators, Gila monsters, tortoises, turtles, bearded dragons, a variety of snakes and other reptiles. One of the reticulated pythons on site is more than 20 feet long and weighs 280 pounds.
"The majority of our animals are non-native. We have some Gilas, and we have every species of snake, because we use them in our education program. We have probably the largest collection of venomous snakes in the Southwest, and those obviously can't go back out," she said.
Phoenix Herp keeps one or two of each species, and the rest they try to relocate to zoos or other education facilities around the country. Many of the alligators are from the Southeast, and most of the 80 or so crocodiles are from Africa.
The facility operates on private donations, grants and money from tours (by reservation, educational tours usually last about two and a half hours) and other activities such as school field trips and outreach.
The monthly electric bill is about $5,000 a month, and then there's the food bill. They go through 125 pounds of greens each day, some of which are donated by Whole Foods or Costco. Rodents are shipped in frozen for the snakes, costing about $1,500 a month, while chicken and fish comes in for the crocodiles and alligators.
"It's a challenge. We're bringing in enough to cover the basics, but we're trying to figure out how to raise more money so we can have some staff," Gibson said. "We have two paid people now, but I really could use 10."
Opportunities for educational programs for kids have grown along with the number of species Phoenix Herp has taken in over the years. Since the
sanctuary is home to 19 of 23 species of crocodilians, the facility decided to get involved in breeding some of the pairs of endangered crocs. That meant working with the federal government and getting permits, but it also presented a new opportunity.
Gibson worked with Tesseract private school in Paradise Valley to set up a science course involving the endangered crocodilians. The kids come out every other week and stay at Phoenix Herp for a half day, learning everything there is about endangered breeding programs. That includes observing animals from the deck, helping to incubate eggs and learning how to operate a sanctuary and run a nonprofit, even putting on a fundraising event. The new Tesseract curriculum worked so well it was named the Arizona Education Program of the Year for private schools.
"Some adults we can change their views, but for the most part adults have their minds made up. For us it's about kids, we can get in their brains and show them that snakes aren't bad."
Gibson has already seen progress in education. She's received calls from kids who tell her something along the lines of: "there's a rattlesnake in the backyard and my Dad's out there, but I told him not to touch it until you get here, and can you hurry?"
She said it's just as important to learn to live with a rattlesnake as it is to live with a bobcat in your backyard. "Our education programs are about co-existing, how to stay safe and how to co-exist."
Phoenix Herp did about 400 snake relocations last year, where they went to someone's home and captured the creature and released it back into the wild. In cases where the snake was injured, it was brought to the sanctuary for rehabilitation. Gibson said three months is usually the cut-off with Game and Fish to get a snake treated and back to the wild, because after that snakes begin to lose their ability to hunt and also can take in parasites that could be harmful in the wild.
With Johnson as president (and a bit of a Phoenix-area celebrity for his uncanny ability to safely handle crocodilians), Marchand as executive curator and Nate Deason as the serpent curator, Phoenix Herp operates with a pretty small staff. Marchand and Deason are the only paid members, and there about 30 volunteers who help out, said Gibson. She handles many of the administrative duties, writes grants and does "whatever I can to help."
Many of the volunteers are high school students who are interested in herpetology and come to Phoenix Herp for their required community service. Deason himself was a volunteer for several years before becoming a paid staff member. He had been around reptiles since he was 5.
"This is always what I've been geared to do," he said. "I grew up in northwest Missouri, but I was always keeping reptiles and always around them."
During a recent tour of the Phoenix Herp sanctuary, Deason rattled off his deep knowledge of snakes, lizards, tortoises, crocodiles and alligators without hesitation. He explained that the majority of the animals come from the pet trade, often cases where people just don't want the reptiles anymore.
For example, tortoises are very popular in the pet trade but many people don't realize how big they get. Deason said African sulcata tortoises, the third-largest tortoise species in the world, often end up at Phoenix Herp.
"They're a big problem here in Phoenix because people will get them when they're this size (small) and cute, but they don't think about the fact that they're going to live 125 years or more and get very, very large (up to 200 pounds)," he said.
"Once they get to that huge size, people often don't want to keep them anymore and they either release them in our desert or give them to us. Right now we have about 350 adults on the property."
Even larger residents of the North Scottsdale sanctuary include some Galapagos tortoises, vegetarians that can grow up to 1,200 pounds, he said. They are the largest and rarest tortoise in the world, and are endangered and protected.
Other stops on his tour visited an Argentine red tegu, a nonpoisonous lizard that is "a really cool little animal" and Bella the beaver, a rare furry resident that was a rescue case from South Carolina who has been fed by hand her whole life.
The snake section includes everything from corn snakes to a king cobra to the Coastal Taipan, which Deason said is drop for drop the third most toxic land snake in the world. Later during the tour, he pointed out two immature saltwater crocodiles that are siblings but are kept separated in their enclosure.
"They're sisters, but they do not care for each other. They would absolutely tear each other apart."
Deason said tours, which are done by appointment only at the private sanctuary, usually last about two and a half hours and are very hands-on, giving children a chance to interact with some of the animals such as tortoises and bearded dragons.
Gibson said they travel all over the state to do programs at schools, estimating they talked to 156,000 children last year including field trips, programs and tours. For her, it's all about educating the next generation as stewards of the desert and the wild in general.
"It started out as a passion for our desert. It was out of balance, because people were killing the snakes and rodents were on the increase," she said. "But then when you start getting involved in the whole conservation thing, it's not just our desert it's the whole planet. If we don't give our kids and our students the tools to make the right decisions and educate them to make the right decisions, then it's going to go downhill.
"That's why for us it's all about education. People need to understand that an alligator doesn't make a good pet. It really belongs in the wild. What is in the wild should stay in the wild."
"So, it's a challenge. A good majority of the animals that come in to us are pet trade. It's the same thing the Humane Society goes through with their dogs and cats. The biggest battle we fight, is that people don't mind giving to a cause when they see this cute little fuzzy kitten or puppy, but when they see a rattlesnake, they're like 'why would I give to that.' It's very difficult for us to get funds for that. I'm waiting for someone to walk up and say, here's a million dollars. You never know," she said with a laugh.
"I'd like to expand. It used to be we were just one entity, and now we're really two. We have the whole humane society aspect of the rescue, and we have the whole education part."
When we do our tours, it's "Take a Walk on the Wildside," because you can basically do all three in the same area. They schedule tours around the schools this time of year because there are so many field trips.
They also do community expos, such as the Arizona Game and Fish Wildlife Expo in March at the Ben Avery Shooting Range.
"There are enough people that have captive-born tortoises or lizards that they breed. Buy from that. We've got to stop taking stuff out of the wild."
Tours can be scheduled by calling 480-513-4377 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. The cost is $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and kids. For more about adopting animals, donating or just to know more, visit their website at http://www.phoenixherp.com.


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NWDA is moving!
Northwest Dance and Acro is thrilled to announce that it has a new home! Located at 7315 43rd Ave NE in Marysville, WA, the new location will offer larger, more versatile spaces, giving dancers room to fully grow. While we work to prepare the new location for our move over the summer, we will continue to hold classes in our Smokey Point/Arlington location through spring recital while a limited number of classes will also be offered at our Marysville location. To view current class offerings, please choose from the Arlington or Marysville Classes menu above. Thank you and we hope to see you soon!
Why Dance
The benefits of dance extend far beyond the stage. In addition to a comprehensive dance education, our students learn the value of an active lifestyle and strong work ethic, foster a healthy outlet for creative expression, appreciate the benefits and responsibilities of being part of a team, and build lasting confidence that will transition with them no matter which path they choose in life.
Why NWDA
We believe strongly in creating a positive, friendly, and nurturing atmosphere where dancers encourage and look out for one another and parents offer a close-knit network of support. Each dancer has their own unique abilities and by teaching safe stretching habits and correct technique, we help them explore and develop these talents and work towards achieving their personal goals.