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Race and Media
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- Hours: 45
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- Description: America?s founding principles of equality & equal opportunity have long been the subject of interpretation, debate, national angst, & widespread (oftentimes violent) conflict. No more is this the case than when we talk about the issue of race. While biological notions of race have lost their scientific validity, race remains a salient issue in American life as a social & political reality sustained through a wide variety of media forms. The broad purpose of this course is to better understand how notions of race have been defined & shaped in & through these mediated forms. Specific attention may be given o the ways that race is articulated in forms of mass media & popular culture.
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Editor: The Sun's March 8 editorial cartoon, depicting a strong international justice arm and a weak domestic criminal justice arm, was prophetic.
I recently attended a conference on crime sponsored by the U.S. Justice Department. While the president and the attorney general of the United States gave encouraging remarks, it was painfully obvious that neither they nor the Congress will take any meaningful initiatives to establish a criminal justice system capable of meeting the present criminal justice crisis.

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London Legacy will make its debut in around three months, showing 24 Olympic sports that "just don't get enough sports coverage" on the major channels.
John Fairley, chairman of Highflyer Group, the company behind the new channel, said the combination of a fall in production costs and an increase in interest in niche sports meant there was an "enormous opportunity" to make money from televising them.
"The amount on athletics on the main channels has been very small, especially when you think of all the disciplines within athletics, but the Games has changed all that," he said. "We have had two or three companies, including one Olympic sponsor, make very serious undertakings [to back the channel] in the last week. The Games have changed all that."
London Legacy will focus heavily on athletics, gymnastics and judo, but handball, fencing, track cycling and wrestling will also receive substantial airtime. Coverage of championships will be mixed with programmes offering "masterclasses" or showing viewers how they can get involved.
"The number of participants in these sports is already very high - a sport like judo has more than 40,000 [in the UK], many of them women and many of those under 16. There is this enormous opportunity...and no sign that any of the main broadcasters is going to pick it up and run with it," Mr Fairely said.
The channel will initially launch on Sky and is also expected to air on other platforms in the future. The launch will cost £5.5m.
The London Olympic Games was the most watched sporting event in Britain on record, according to BBC figures. More than 50m people in Britain, nearly 90pc of the total population, watched at least 15 minutes of coverage over the two-week period. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies drew the biggest audiences, closely followed by Usain Bolt's victory in the 100m final.
However, lower profile events also attracted substantial audiences.
More than 24m people watched the Games using the BBC's red button service, which enabled viewers to choose from 24 events not being shown on the main channels, by pressing a button on their remote controls. Less well-known sports such as judo and gymnastics were often annexed in this way.
Separately, Channel 4 said demand for its advertising slots during the Paralympic Games was ahead of expectations and that those around the Paralympic Opening Ceremony were "sold out".
The broadcaster, which paid around £5m for the exclusive rights to air the games, saw revenues for its flagship channel fall by £19.5m to £622.1m last year as its share of the advertising market shrank. Overall revenues for thegroup rose from £935.2m to £941.4m.


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The Father of Star Wars George Lucas took a tour of the Rogue One Design Department
Although Lucas sold all the rights to Star Wars for $4 Billion in 2014 to Disney, the legendary visionary had ideas for The Force Awakens which were rejected in favor of J.J.Abrams plans.
However, Rogue One director Gareth Edwards recently spoke to Total Film about George Lucas' visit to the design department.
As you would expect when the creator of a franchise which has gripped the imaginations of millions takes a tour around the Rogue One design department, something was clear from the beginning to Edwards:
"whatever [Lucas] liked was pretty much guaranteed to be in the film,"
Edwards says that sitting in the department was a prop that they couldn't fit into the movie.
"a helmet we loved but didn't know where to put it; there wasn't really an opportunity to use it. [Then Lucas] walked past it and went 'That's cool, I like that'"
Not surprisingly then, that led to a renewed determination to put the mysterious helmet in the film, as the offhand comment by Lucas spurred Edwards into action:
"looked at each other like, 'OK, we have to put that in the film!'"
Unfortunately, Edwards stopped short of giving us a description of the helmet in question so it'll be hard to spot in the movie, but hopefully he'll let us in on which one it is after the movie is released.
Directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, and Alan Tudyk, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is scheduled to open in UK on December 15, 2016 and in the US a day later.


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Springtime makes me think of bunnies, chicks and ducklings. They are the cute little friends we see on commercials for chocolate, in Easter baskets, and on holiday decorations. Although they look like perfect pets to bring home, always do your research before any impulse pet purchase.
Bunnies are synonymous with spring. Rabbits are small friendly interactive pets that can make a great addition to any home. They can be adopted from a local animal shelter or online adoption group, or purchased from a pet store or breeder. Very young rabbits are very tempting, but can be more fragile to raise. A new rabbit owner may want to consider adopting an adult rabbit.
Rabbits thrive when given a large place to live and the right diet. These thick furred friends can be housed indoors or outdoors. They always need to be provided with a shelter or hiding place that provides them with a natural den to hide in. They need shelter from rain, wind and snow if living outside. Cooler is always better for rabbits. Make sure they do not overheat in the hot summer months. All rabbits need adequate exercise. Just the hutch or cage is no life for these active animals. An exercise area can be a fenced in rabbit-proof area of the house or yard where they can run around, hop, jump and enjoy freedom and exercise for a few hours per day.
Those spring bunnies don't eat chocolate and Peeps! Rabbits need a diet of large amounts of fresh timothy hay and fresh greens. They can be fed a small amount of pellets, but daily fresh greens and hay should comprise the majority of the diet. Food can be purchased at most local pet stores, grocery stores or on-line. Check with your veterinarian for a complete list of dietary requirements. A great source of information for house rabbits is Rabbit.org.
Rabbits can be trained to use a litter box and trained to perform tricks. They recognize their owner and family members, and can be very entertaining to watch as they run around the house or exercise area. They can be introduced to other pets in the home, often learning to live with cats and even dogs if care is taken to prevent any injury to the rabbit. Always be careful with rabbits and young children. They can startle easily and may scratch or bite. They have very fragile bones so care must be taken when handling especially with young children. If handled often, and with training, they can learn to peacefully sit on your lap.
Regular checkups at your veterinarian will keep your bunny healthy. No vaccines are required for rabbits, but discussion about diet, parasites, neutering and grooming are essential for helping your rabbit live a long healthy life.
So when you see those bunnies for adoption or sale, think about giving them a great safe home with the right diet and ample room to run and play!
Celebrate spring!
Dr. Linda Atkins has cared for pets as a general practitioner at Valley Cottage Animal Hospital since 1993 and is a co-owner of the hospital. A native of Congers, she attended Cornell University and received her Bachelor's Degree in Cell Biology in 1987. Dr. Atkins went on to attend the New York State Veterinary College at Cornell University and was awarded her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. Dr. Atkins has continuing education certifications in dentistry and ultrasound. Her professional interests include general surgery, feline medicine and surgery, diagnostic ultrasound and exotic animal medicine. Dr. Atkins is the attending veterinarian for the Trailside Zoo in Bear Mountain New York and volunteers her time to local 4-H programs. She enjoys horseback riding, gardening, boating and spending time with her husband and three children. She shares her home with three cats and a Siberian Husky.


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Contact Centres
The traditional call center—rows of agents in headsets answering calls—is becoming obsolete. In a consumer-driven, Internet-enabled world, your customers aren't just calling you. They want to reach you via email, IM, text, and more. And simply taking calls isn't enough to keep customers loyal—you need to proactively reach out to build relationships, upsell, and solve problems before they become deal-breakers.
In short, you need a contact center. You need to reach your customers using the communications channels they want. You need to balance inbound and outbound communications so that no one is left waiting. And you have to do all of this while cutting costs, improving agent efficiency, and maximizing the value of every customer.
Avaya can help. From internal operations to customer relationship management, we offer solutions to help make your entire contact center more effective.
Distributed Contact Center
Multi-site contact centers can create costly, efficiency-draining levels of infrastructure complexity. The Avaya Distributed Contact Center solution helps reduce that complexity—resulting in more efficient operations, lower costs, and reduced staffing needs yielding hard-dollar ROI.
The solution consists of three components:
- Server consolidation helps companies eliminate underused hardware and related expenses. It can help reduce maintenance costs by up to 15%, and application acquisition costs by up to 35%
- Resource pooling increases the efficiency of your existing equipment across your company, with gains of up to 8%
- Advanced Logic adds a layer of unique Avaya business intelligence to the contact center, further increasing efficiency. This improves customer loyalty, leading to increased revenue.
The result is a multi-site contact-center model that is flat, consolidated, and easily scalable.
Optimize use of agents across locations
The solution enables "just in time" work allocation, increased agent occupancy and reduced idle time. This reduces staffing costs, and frees supervisors for mentoring and coaching agents. In one application for a large wireless service provider, efficiency gains translated into a 9% agent reduction. At the same time, this supports business continuity, since the sites can also act as failover locations.
Enhance customer loyalty
Embedded Avaya business logic reduces wait times, ensures skill-based routing, and connects top-tier customers with the most highly skilled sales associates. For a vehicle maintenance organization, lower wait times resulted in a 61% improvement in average speed of answer and a 53% decrease in caller abandons.
Lower costs
Consolidation reduces businesses' hardware needs and maintenance costs. Improved efficiency lowers staffing requirements. And increased customer loyalty can help lower retention and acquisition costs.
Remote Workers
Home Agent lets contact center agents work from home, remote offices, or anyplace with an Internet connection. This unified communications solution supports both flexible work arrangements and virtual contact centers, giving businesses maximum freedom in the way they recruit and deploy their agents.
The solution consists of an Avaya one-X Agent® or IP Agent softphone at the employee's desktop, driven by Call Center software running on the Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager system. When connected this way, home agents appear transparently to reporting software, wallboards, workforce management software, and other performance solutions.
This high level of integration allows businesses to get the contact center capacity they need, while still having the flexibility to recruit agents as needed, from virtually anywhere, without paying for the cost of additional office space.
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Because the solution works from any Internet connection, you can hire well-qualified agents regardless of geography, and you can hold on to them even after they move. Working from home can reduce stress on employees, keeping them happier and reducing turnover.
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The flexibility of the Home Agent solution allows businesses to more easily offer 24-hour customer service, or to serve customers across multiple time zones without opening multiple offices.
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4 pkgs. yellow cake mix, 18.25 oz. each
11 cups cold milk
4 pkgs. instant vanilla pudding mix, 5.1 oz. each
64 oz. hot fudge topping, warmed
96 maraschino cherries, optional
Prepare cake mixes according to package directions. Bake in 4
greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pans; cool. In a mixing bowl, beat
milk and pudding mixes on low for 2-3 minutes. Cover and chill for
at least 30 minutes. Cut each cake into 24 pieces; split each piece
horizontally. Place about 1 heaping tablespoon of pudding between
layers. Top with 1 tablespoon fudge topping. Garnish with a cherry
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It appears President Obama is more anti-social then we first thought. The President lived with his Uncle Onyango "Omar" Obama for three weeks when he moved to Boston to attend college. But in 2011, the White House said they two never met.
Back in 2011, the White House stated that President Obama never met his illegal immigrant Uncle Onyango Obama. Today, following Onyango Obama deportation hearing, the White House stated that the President did live with his Uncle back in the 80s while he was waiting on his apartment. They further stated that the President kept in touch with his Uncle for many years but lost touch with him some ten years ago.
So how did the White House spin it? Jay Carney says that when Onyango Obama was arrested for drunk driving, the White House was asked about the President and Obama's relationship, Carney said that they looked at the record and could find no information that the two ever met. Carney said that no one asked the President directly.
When information surfaced during Uncle Onyango Obama immigration hearing that Obama did indeed live with him for some three weeks, White House staff went to the President directly and the President admitted that he did live with his Uncle for some weeks.
Now that is a fantastic story, but we wonder a couple of things.
1. How is it that in 2011 when the White House stated that their was no record that the President and Uncle Obama ever met, why didn't Obama correct the record then?
2. If President Obama did meet his uncle in the 1980s, he would have knew that his uncle was under a deportation order. If he cares so much about illegal immigrants, why didn't he help his uncle from being deported?
Both of these questions are very telling about the current occupation of the White House. The Obama administration is quick to correct the record when it falls in their favor, but it appears that lying is par for the course when the issue could be damaging to the President and his agenda.
Oh, and for the record, the White House says Obama had nothing to do with Uncle Obama's Immigration case or legal problems. Even though Uncle Obama said he would arrange bail with the White House following his Drunk Driving charge.
Why is the President so detached regarding those with immigration problems and substance abuse issues?
White House Press Briefing
Q A different subject. The Boston Globe has some news today saying that the White House has changed its story about the President's relationship with his uncle who lives in the Boston area. You know he was under threat of deportation this week.
MR. CARNEY: His father's half-brother.
Q His father's half-brother?
MR. CARNEY: Yes.
Q Okay.
MR. CARNEY: — his uncle, but, yes.
Q His uncle, correct. The White House said in 2011, I believe, that there was no record of them ever meeting. And now the Boston Globe is being told by the White House — and I assume you can elaborate here — that in fact they not only met, but they lived together briefly when the President was in law school. So how could you make that kind of mistake?
MR. CARNEY: Well, what I can tell you, Ed — and thank you for the question — is that back when this arose, folks looked at the record, including the President's book, and there was no evidence that they had met and that was what was conveyed. Nobody spoke to the President.
When Omar Obama said the other day — and there were reports that he had said the other day that President Obama, back when he was a law school student, had stayed with him in Cambridge, I thought it was the right thing to do to go ask him. Nobody had asked him in the past, and the President said that he, in fact, had met Omar Obama when he moved to Cambridge for law school, and that he stayed with him for a brief period of time until his — the President's apartment — was ready. After that, they saw each other once every few months while the President was in Cambridge. And then after law school, they gradually fell out of touch.
The President has not seen Omar Obama in 20 years, and has not spoken with him in roughly 10 years. And as I said the other day, obviously this was an issue — his legal issue was one that was handled appropriately by —
Q So you can say there was no interference at the White House?
MR. CARNEY: Absolutely not.
Obama's Illegal Kenyan aunt can stay in the U.S.


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Nonprofit Hosts Free After-School Mentoring Program for Girls at Michelle Obama Library
2017-01-11 · By Editor
Global Girls Leading Our World (Global G.L.O.W.), a nonprofit dedicated to empowering young girls through mentoring and transformational literacy and art, will begin an after school program for girls, grades 5 through 12 at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, located at 5870 Atlantic Ave. in Long Beach. The program will be held on Thursdays from 3pm to 6:30pm and will begin Thursday, January 19, 2017. Girls interested in connecting with other young women with bright futures can apply for the free after school program at http://globalgirlsglow.org/fall-program-registration. College students who are interested in joining the Global G.L.O.W. team as a paid mentor can apply at: http://globalgirlsglow.org/get-involved/careers.
Global G.L.O.W. works with girls throughout Southern California in structured after-school and out-of-school mentoring-based programs that emphasize social-emotional learning (SEL), transformational literacy, creative self-expression, and theme-driven curricula. Mentors from local universities are recruited and teamed with a small group of younger girls in activities that help girls connect with and respect one another through the shared discovery and development of their own voices, narratives, strengths, talents, values, purposes and life paths.
"We are thrilled to expand our services to Long Beach to help young women reach their potential in life, said Kylie Schuyler, Founder of Global G.L.O.W. "Our goal is to facilitate authentic communication and expression between young girls and mentors that result in growing strength of character, self-determination, independence and self-confidence in girls and their mentors."
For more information about Global G.L.O.W. please go to: http://globalgirlsglow.org or contact Michelle Turner at email@example.com.


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By Judy Finman. Photography by Jonathan Castner
Savvy professional dancers, yoga practitioners and active and fashionable Colorado women rely on Boulder Body Wear.
Amy Kenney, who since 1987 has worked with the regional dance community, in 1997 became the owner of Boulder Body Wear, which services the local and regional dance communities. Boulder Body Wear was awarded Dance Retailer of the Year 2011 by Dance Retailer News for its excellence in service and community involvement.
Kenney travels and works with female and male dancers nationwide to help improve their dance performance through the fitting of their pointe shoes.
"Meeting dancers and talking with them in order to figure out their needs is always gratifying. I like to share education and theory while learning what works best for each dancer. This approach helps dancers to achieve the best outcome from their fitting."
She explains that "Boulder Body Wear follows a fitting theory that allows dancers full articulation of their feet without 'floating' and over-compression of the metatarsals." Throughout her career she has witnessed the evolution of fitting theories throughout the industry and the emergence of healthier dancers with healthier feet.
Of course, Boulder Body Wear attracts other women in the community besides dancers. "Our street wear is smart, classy, comfortable, and yet affordable," Kenney says. "We have jeans, leggings, well made leisure wear, good cuts for women of all ages - wash it and dry it. And most of our clothing is made in the U.S."
Commitment To The Arts Community
In October 2016 Boulder Body Wear moved from Boulder to Lafayette. Kenney says, "Our support of the Boulder Arts community as well as East Boulder, Longmont and North Metro is unwavering. Our new location enables us to reach more families and households with more resources. As a native of Boulder, a graduate of Fairview and CU Boulder, I personally am dedicated to continuing the availability, growth and quality of arts in our community. Although Boulder Body Wear is a supplier of things that you need or want, we also have enjoyed establishing ourselves as a community hub and a place where memories are made."
"When you shop at our store, you trust us with your investment of purchase. You have given us your money for an item(s), we have made a profit, and from which we decide how to spend our dollars made. The majority of your money goes to paying staff (I include myself in this category) as well as other overhead items. BBW has a staff of five who cover their rent, pay for their dance classes and feed their families from their paychecks. We also use profits to fund a deeper inventory of dance supplies (to be a dependable supplier) and to diversify our products (i.e., pointe shoe styles) so our customers can have more to choose from. We pride ourselves with partnering with reputable vendors that offer responsible products and reinvest dollars in development and sponsorship. Our goal for marketing is community marketing.
For example, at the register, a customer receives a studio discount for being affiliated with a local, independently owned dance, yoga or movement studio.
"With each sale you pay a sales tax. As our sales increase, so does the amount of sales tax we give back to the city and county of Boulder and the state of Colorado. This funding is used to pay for our schools, roads, law enforcement and SCFD [Scientific and Cultural Facilities District]! In short, your tax dollars matter for a community invested in the arts and the education of its youth."
Also, she points out, "Many people in our communities fall on hard times. Every year we are approached by school directors with students who need help getting supplies to take dance classes. Fires, floods, economic downturn, divorce and death changes lives and this is when people more than ever need to dance and be a part of a community that will lift them up and help them find their strength. Since 1997, Boulder Body Wear has been able to provide for these dancers and their families. This is because our customers have purchased items through us, and we have then been able to allocate those funds to help others."
So when the comment is made, Can't I get this for less somewhere else? Kenney says, "I think, where? Payless? Walmart? Discount Dance? And the answer is simply, only if your wish is to NOT invest in your community. When consumers make this unfortunate choice, dollars are not kept local or regional and are not reinvested into the community that they serve. For communities to thrive it is essential that every business that is trusted with that community's dollars reciprocate by reinvestment."
What They Say
"Amy and the team at Boulder Body Wear have been very helpful and supportive from when I started ballet at age four to fitting me for my first pair of pointe shoes at age 13, always taking her time to get the right fit. She not only invests in providing the best dance wear and shoes in her store, but is also deep in the fabric of the dance community - whether that be watching class in the studio to better evaluate what shoes would be best as well as attending the performances of the students that she fits. Even today, as a professional dancer, I still reach out to Amy for things I need and she is always quick to respond. The dance world is richer because of her impact"! - Brooke Gilliam
"I have worked at Boulder Body Wear for five years. Amy has created a welcoming space where the community can gather, shop and purchase their dance supplies. She works hard to stock shoes and dance wear of a high quality to provide the customer with the best value and a product that will best serve the needs of the dancer from student to professional. She generously provides supplies to dancers who are on full or partial scholarship at multiple dance studios in the area. The yoga and lifestyle clothing Amy buys are unique. She is constantly looking for new lines that are responsibly made, that feel great to wear, and make you stand out and look your best. What people might not realize about BBW is how much we consider our customers close friends or family. It is not uncommon for us to brainstorm about how we could tweak the fit of the dancer's pointe shoe after seeing them in performance or say "this shirt would look great on so-and-so" when opening up a new box of lifestyle fashion. As a Boulder native, Amy has kept Boulder Body Wear an important staple in our local arts community." - Jamie Schuler
For More Information
Visit Boulder Body Wear at 2850 Arapahoe Road, Suite 104, Lafayette; phone 303.447.9100. Visit the website boulderbodywear.com. Dancers may contact Boulder Body Wear at 303.447.9100 or toll free 1.877.bdy.wear to schedule an appointment with Amy to have your shoes checked or fit. She is currently available Sunday through Thursday for fittings.


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We people are essentially beings of culture, which is engrained in every little aspect of our lives. And when speaking of culture we should understand it in the broadest sense possible: as a totality of beliefs, values, attitudes and practices of a group of people. These are passed on from generation to generation through different phases of socialization, which are a part of process of enculturation. Through this process, one could say, we become humans as it is culture which distinguishes us from other animals. Culture is a binding factor which links together individuals into a community and ascribes purpose to their lives.
Food on the other hand is more often than not considered a product of nature and although this may be true for the foodstuffs themselves as they occur in nature, it is a flawed assumption when we look at what humans actually eat. "A thing not of nature" is how Hippocrates viewed food and he was far from being a lone sheep in the flock of the thinkers of the past. As Montanari puts it: "The dominant values of food system in human experience are, to be precise, not defined in terms of 'naturalness, but result from and represent cultural processes dependent upon the taming, transformation, and reinterpretation of Nature." It is man who culturally chooses his food from a vast array of things suitable for consumption, and not only that, but he produces, transforms, creates and 'performs it in a way known only to him, something other animals do not do. In this sense food is culture and it is culture when is prepared, cooked by means of fire and modified by other culinary practices . "Through such pathways food takes shape as a decisive element of human identity and as one of the most effective means of expressing and communicating that identity. "
A well-known Ancient Greek aphorism 'Know thyself! comes to mind when trying to understand food in the context of culture or as in the words of Massimo Montanari food as culture. If we truly are what we eat then food as a cultural element can be seen as an entrance into cultural learning and a stepping stone to a greater understanding of human nature. Or as Ken Albala writes in his history and recipe book on Cooking in Europe:
Growing and preparing food has also been the occupation of the vast majority of men and women who ever lived. To understand ourselves, we should naturally begin with the food that constitutes the fabric of our existence. Yet every culture arrives at different solutions, uses different crops and cooking methods, and invents what amount to unique cuisines. These are to some extent predetermined by geography, technology, and a certain amount of luck. Nonetheless every cuisine is a practical and artistic expression of the culture that created it. It embodies the values and aspirations of each society, its world outlook as well as its history. Fluidity is an essential cultural trait and therefore it is impossible to talk about cultures being set in stone: they are ever evolving. Food and cuisine being cultural elements evolve likewise through time. What today seems to be national cuisines or European cuisine is a result of many years of consequent change and improvements. In order to understand why we eat what we eat today is important to at least briefly look at historical background that has shaped the dishes consumed by nobles as well as commoners.
History of European Cuisine
European cuisine of today is in many ways different from what was eaten in ancient times and through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The techniques and flavourings in ancient Rome for example pose a stark difference to what is considered palatable today by a common European let alone mentioning the absence of the foodstuffs of the New World. Highly seasoned sauces and heavily spiced dishes were a common occurrence in those days:
The Roman comedy writer Plautus decried the habit of some cooks of overflavoring their dishes with sharp herbs and heavy spices, describing their seasonings as like "screech owls eating the entrails out of living guests." The Romans certainly liked strong flavors, as attested by their love of garum, the ubiquitous salty sauce made from fermented fish, which they ate with virtually everything. The recipes of Apicius, probably dating from the first century AD, show how pervasive the Roman love of strong flavors was—for example, his recipe for flamingo includes vinegar, dill, coriander, pepper, caraway, asafoetida root, mint, rue, and dates. Romans used spices which have been completely forgotten in time such as grains of paradise – pungent peppery seeds with a hint of citrus or asafoetida – a widely used spice with a flavour and smell reminiscent of onions and garlic now still used in Indian cuisine.
Cookery of Middle Ages, Renaissance and Elizabethan Cuisine were still heavily influenced by an extensive use of spices and sugar even in savoury dishes. Many dishes were made sweet and sour with dried fruits and vinegar.
There is a noticeable heritage from Roman style of cookery which continued through Early Middle Ages onwards. "There were of course changes, shifts in taste preference and techniques and many geographical variations. Some ingredients came into fashion or slowly lost favour through this period. But it is nonetheless safe to say that someone eating in the fourteenth century would enjoy much the same basic repertoire of dishes as someone 300 years later. " A major factor influencing the development of cuisine of the time was global travel and trade, which introduced a wide variety of new foodstuffs, however, not many (for example nowadays much adored potatoes) except the spices were welcomed at first. One of the more significant breaks in culinary history was a purely consequential one: due to higher literacy rate people demanded different kinds of recipes: "They could not afford whole porpoises or venison and they wanted recipes for fewer guests and less expensive ingredients. This accounts for many of the changes in European cookery. So too do purely economic factors such as the profitability of dairy cattle and the increasing prevalence of milk products in cuisine after 1500. "
To a great extent this cuisine was inherited from or was an adaptation of Middle Eastern and Persian cuisine. Just as spices, sugar, and dried fruits were bought from Muslim merchants in the eastern Mediterranean, so too were cooking techniques and flavour preferences. This was a cuisine that used many spices together in dense clusters of flavour. Sugar and sour ingredients were often used in combination, along with nuts. Food was often pounded into fine smooth textures. Interestingly, it was this cuisine that was carried with Muslim expansion into India with the Moghuls where it remains today. It was also carried into Spain and flourished under the Abbasid Caliphate of Cordoba after the eighth century. The Muslim settlers brought with them many new ingredients, too; for example, eggplants, spinach, artichokes, rice, lemons, and sugar… The spice repertoire of the average medieval cook was far more extensive than any used today in the West. Along with those mentioned were cassia, which is a relative of cinnamon and is actually what is sold today in the United States [and Europe] labelled cinnamon, cassia buds, as well as grains of paradise or meleguetta pepper from the West Coast of Africa, long pepper and what was called tailed pepper or cubebs. Cubebs have a tiny pointy spike, but otherwise look like black pepper. All these have very subtly distinctive flavours and aromas. Ginger, always in dried form and ground, was also a major spice as well as its cousin galangal, which is spicier; some modern cookbook authors describe it as mustard-like and pungent.
What one can easily notice examining the cookbooks of the European past is that the elites feasted on a wide variety of foods, of plant and animal origin alike. Cookbooks tend to focus on meat because it was the most expensive and prestigious of foods, and the most complicated to cook, but there are many recipes for vegetables and lowly starches as well. These, of course, made up the bulk of ordinary peoples diet, but aristocrats and wealthy townspeople, the readers of cookbooks, were not above eating them. Every meal at every level of society included bread and wine, or beer in the north—even in the morning.
The mentioned new foods of the New World appear seldom in the cookbooks until the end of 17th century and we can only guess how they were cooked if they were at all. As noted the rich enjoyed an ample variety of expensive and complicated dishes, however the majority of the population in the Middle Ages and long after as well depended mostly on simple soups – the most popular mainstays of the European diet.
The poorer the family, the greater their dependence on soup—in which could be put any type of vegetable, grain, or meat. In fact, it was often customary to just keep a soup pot over the hearth, continually adding ingredients at hand, indefinitely. Beans could be added, cabbage and leafy greens, practically anything. Soups were also eaten any time of day, in the morning in the rustic farmhouse, or as an evenings supper, made of left over ingredients. Soups also varied according to thickness, and recipes usually distinguish between thin bouillons and broths and thicker pottages—or what in Italian were called minestre, as in the modern word minestrone.
As the years progressed the dishes became less complex in flavour profiles and more clean tastes were preferred more and more. Instead of using up to a dozen spices to flavour a dish cuisine of later 17th century onwards centred more on a single herb or spice or a combination of a few. But it was up until 19th century and in some countries even late 20th century when industrialization of agriculture and mass production of food significantly changed food habits and through cookbooks somewhat standardized the Western cuisine. Most of the once much loved dishes and widely used ingredients were forgotten or replaced by those which in the past only the wealthiest could afford. These recent changes are presented country-by-country in detail in the European Cuisine section.


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This online exclusive features a lot of burgundy colored button-ups and richly colored plaids. In one of these stylish woodsman shots Weiss wears a bright pair of mustard colored pants, which attract immediate attention. These looks are all semi-formal, and perfect for youthful men looking to make an impression.
The title Escape seems extremely fitting, as Weiss seems to be shutting out the world around him in his forest hideout. He closes his eyes and enjoys his immediate surroundings in this nature-infused fashion series.
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How do you stop a very old rumor, especially if it's hit the internet? I'm going to try, by telling you, repeating it, and saying it again. I will be overly redundant on the matter. Why do I try? Because this blog has received hundreds of search inquiries on this very subject.
Many genealogy pages (and Ruth Plimpton's book) say Mary Dyer's ancestry was royal by virtue of being the secret child of Lady Arabella Stuart and Sir William Seymour. If you've copied that to your records, it's time to erase the false legend now. No researcher has found proof of Mary's parents or her birth or christening record. They have, however, found proof that Mary Barrett had a brother named William Barrett who in the custom of the times was probably named after their father. Please read researcher Johan Winsser's articles at this link.
The pure fiction that Mary was the daughter of nobility and potentially an heir to the throne of Great Britain, was created by a Dyer descendant, Frederick Nathaniel Dyer, in the 1800s, the romantic Victorian era. It resembles many other attempts by conspiracy theorists to create some sort of connection to European royalty, perhaps to explain why a girl with no known background (as yet discovered) had an above-average education and stood out among other women of her time. The romantic notion was that a commoner from Westminster could never have risen socially without a royal background.
|Henry VII of England,
NOT Mary Barrett's ancestor,
therefore not your ancestor.
The false story is that Mary was the child of Lady Arabella Stuart (3x great-granddaughter of Henry VII), aged 35, and William Seymour (4x great-grandson of Henry VII), aged 22 at time of their secret and illegal marriage. King James forbade their marriage, but they married in secret in early July 1610. The secret was revealed, and by 9 July 1610, Arabella and William were arrested and imprisoned. Separate quarters, as you must imagine! William was in the Tower of London; Arabella was at Lambeth Palace under house arrest. History records that there was no issue from this marriage. That means there was no secret child who would be raised as Mary Barrett.
|Lady Arabella Stuart, probably about the time
of her illegal and short-lived
marriage to William Seymour.
Age 35 was very old for first-time pregnancy in those days. It's called "elderly prima gravida" even today. If Arabella had become pregnant during her one week of married bliss and borne a baby while in custody and under a doctor's care for several maladies, it would have been noticed by servants, royal household personnel, Anglican clergy, or any of the hundreds of Tower of London employees like, oh, say, prison guards--it was impossible to hide something like that, especially since Arabella was a prisoner under a royal-watcher microscope! What about the laboring mother's screams or groans? What about a newborn baby's cry?
But according to FN Dyer's legend, the newborn Seymour child was spirited out of the Tower of London (a prison, remember, with security) and named after and raised by her nurse, the original Mary Barrett or Mary Dyer, and hidden from King James I while he searched for the child who had a better claim to the throne. What a crock of snooty bias! Another point against FN Dyer is that Arabella was not even in the Tower at this time--she was across the river under house arrest.
In early June the next year, the young William Seymour escaped the Tower and fled to France, having missed his connection with Arabella, who also escaped from her journey north to captivity in Durham. She traveled in men's clothes, but was delayed by weather, captured, and returned to prison. If Arabella and William had a child born in March 1611, would they not have taken that child with them to their exile in France? After all, the child was supposed to have had a better heritage for the throne than King James. But King James, a middle-aged man, had been on the throne for years, and had heirs by now, so there was no need, no chance for a Seymour baby to knock him out. That's just not logical.
I've read a false rumor that Arabella Stuart Seymour was killed by King James in 1615 in the Tower of London. No, Arabella actually died--childless--from a self-imposed hunger strike in 1615. You can read their story in detail, which cites letters of all the players involved, here: http://archive.org/stream/arbellastuartbio00harduoft/arbellastuartbio00harduoft_djvu.txt
After Arabella died, there was no reason to keep Seymour in prison, so (no doubt after a large fine paid by his family) he went back to England, and married Lady Frances Devereux in March 1617. They had seven children. Seymour took up a political career, and was a royalist supporter of his much-removed cousins, King Charles I and II. Again, if he had a baby by Arabella, wouldn't he have taken over the upbringing?
Let me be clear: it's impossible for Mary Dyer to have been a Stuart-Seymour daughter.
Really, isn't it MORE remarkable that Mary Dyer was brilliant and accomplished on her own, without a privileged background? Now, please go to your ancestry or genealogy files and DELETE the Stuarts and Seymours from your records. Arabella Stuart Seymour had no issue. No Mary.
Celebrate that you are descended from a brilliant and beautiful woman who became great not because of whose child she was, but because of her conscious choice to lay down her life for her friends.
· Mary Dyer Illuminated (2013)
· Mary Dyer: For Such a Time as This (2014)
· The Dyers of London, Boston, & Newport (2014)
· Effigy Hunter (2015)
· Anne Marbury Hutchinson: American Founding Mother (2018)
To join hundreds of friends and descendants of Mary and William Dyer in a discussion of their culture and experiences, follow this Facebook group and the following blog:


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Congregation Ezrath Israel — Rabbi Eisner Square (31 Center St.). Call 647-4450 or 647-4472.
Journal dinner/dance, Sept. 21. Honoring Ellenville Regional Hospital. Call 647-4450.
Temple Beth Shalom — 13 Roosevelt Ave. Contact 651-7817, email@example.com, www.tbsny.org.
Kugel cook-off, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5. Bring your favorite kugel to be enjoyed and judged during our Erev Shabbat community dinner. All are welcome. Call temple office to register your kugel. Open House, 11 a.m. Sept. 7. Meet Temple Beth Shalom teachers, Rabbi Reveca Shinder and the congregation. Activities include food, games and crafts for children. Free first-year membership with purchase of High Holy Days tickets. For more information, call temple office. High Holy Day service, 8 p.m. Aug. 29, Sept. 5 and 19, Oct. 3 and 31; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 and 26, Oct. 10. High Holy Day tickets available for a nominal fee. Reduced introductory membership available. Selichot, Sept. 20; Wine and cheese social, 5 p.m.; program, 6 p.m.; Havdalah, 7 p.m. Free. Open to the community.
Greenwood Lake
Congregation B'nai Torah Jewish Community Centre — 21 Dutch Hollow Road. Call 477-3716.
Shabbat services, 7 p.m. Aug. 29, followed by Kiddush and homemade challah Shabbat services, 7 p.m. Sept 5. All affiliations warmly welcomed.
Highland Mills
The Interfaith Community, Orange/Rockland/Bergen chapter — Open house, 1-4 p.m. Sept. 7. Event for Jewish-Christian and other dual-faith families. Contact Soraya Meyers for location information, 325-6732 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit www.interfaithcommunity.org.
Wellness Springs — 489 Route 32. Interfaith worship service, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 16 with the Rev. Naomi Fay, honoring and respecting all faith traditions. Call 928-2898.
Temple Sinai — 75 Highland Ave. To become a member, or for Hebrew school information, call 343-1861.
Hebrew school registration ongoing for 2008-09. Program includes: Young Sunday Class for children ages 4-5, Gan and Mechinah classes. Regular classes meet 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sun. and 4-6 p.m. Wed. Membership not required to participate. Tuition is free. Call temple office to schedule registration appointment. Welcome Back breakfast, 9 a.m. Sept. 7. Prepared by the Men's Club for students and parents on the first day of Hebrew school. Family Day, 1-4 p.m. Sept. 7. A day at the Castle, 107 Brookside Ave., Chester. Hosted by the Men's Club. Activities include roller skating, laser tag, go-karts, and more. $18 per person. Reserve by remitting payment to the Men's Club by Aug. 29. Sisterhood Gift Shop reopens 9:30 a.m.-noon during Hebrew school. Order High Holiday challah, Sept. 8. Plain and raisin available. Pickup 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 28, 10-11 a.m. Sept. 29. Second annual Highland Street Fair, noon-4 p.m. Sept. 14. Join all Highland Avenue businesses, including Temple Sinai, for a fun-filled day. Women's Health Forum, 7 p.m. Sept. 23. Sponsored by the Sisterhood. Open to the public.
Congregation Eitz Chaim — Orange Turnpike and Reynolds Road. Call 783-7424 or visit www.eitzchaim-monroe.org.
Hebrew School Education Committee looking for new members. Call synagogue to sign up. Teachers needed for Hebrew school fourth-grade class, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sun. and 4:15-6 p.m. Tues.; and seventh-grade class, 4:15-6 p.m. Tues. Teachers needed for Gan Shalom Nursery School, ages 4-5, 9-11:45 a.m. three days per week, and the enrichment program, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., two to three days per week. Contact synagogue for more details. Registration for Gan Shalom Nursery School is under way for classes for ages 2-5. Classes held 9-11:45 a.m., two to five days per week. An enrichment program also available, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. two or three days per week. Parents select days for both programs. Call synagogue. Registration is under way for Hebrew school, which includes the following programs: preschool, Sun. (twice per month); kindergarten and first grade, Sun.; grades 2-7, Sun. and Tues.; eighth grade and higher, Sun. (twice per month). Call synagogue. Car show, Sept. 14. Rain date Sept. 21.
Monroe Temple of Liberal Judaism, Temple Beth-El — 314 N. Main St. Call 783-2626 or visit www. Monroetemple.org.
Ongoing registration for Special Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., beginning Sept. 28. A 20-session class for students with special needs. Call Sandra Brown or Liz Kadesh at Family Services, 341-1173, ext. 305. Youth choir — Starting in the fall, for students entering grades 4-7. Directed by Cantor Elena Schwartz of the Monroe Temple Beth-El. The choir will perform at all communitywide events and is a great way to make new friends. Will meet 5:45-7 p.m. each Wed. Pizza will be served for dinner. Free. Contact Joyce Waschitz, 562-7860. Jewish Family Services is collecting nonperishable food items for its pantry. Donations should be placed in the coat closet.
Temple Sholom — Route 42 and East Dillon Road. Call 794-8731 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Lox and bagels brunch, 10 a.m. Sept. 21. "The Holocaust: What Will We Remember," led by Dr. Arthur Flug, director of Holocaust Studies at Queensborough Community College. $7.50 per person. Call temple to reserve. Ongoing registration for religious school, grades 1-7. Call or e-mail temple.
Temple Beth Jacob — 344 Gidney Ave. Rabbi Larry Freedman. Call 562-5516 or e-mail email@example.com or visit tbjnewburgh.org.
Religious school, 9-11 a.m. Sept. 7. First day and registration. Cocktail party, 4-6 p.m. Sept. 7. Honoring Linda Schulman, "2nd Helping Cookbook." $18 per person. First day of Hebrew school, 4-6 p.m. Sept. 9 New member open house, 5-7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 Executive board meeting, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 10 Tot Shabbat, 6-6:30 p.m. Sept. 12; Congregational dinner, 6:30-7:15 p.m.; Family service, 7:15 p.m.
New Paltz
Jewish Congregation of New Paltz Community Center — 30 N. Chestnut St. Call 255-9817. Open house, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 7. Activities include brunch buffet prepared by Gayle Shankman of Please Eat the Daisies, children's arts and crafts, and an introduction to Hebrew school teachers and board members.
Congregation Schomre Israel — 18 Park Ave. Call 452-5969 or 454-2890.
Free membership effective through Dec. 31 available. Includes High Holy Days attendance. Annual membership is $350 per family.
Temple Beth-El — 118 Grand Ave. A Conservative, egalitarian temple. Call Sue at 454-0570 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or visit http://poughkeepsie.uscjhost.net.
Intergenerational service, 6 p.m. Aug. 29. Led by Rena Shapiro, cantor, and Miriam Rubin, education director. Includes an interactive Torah story and lively Shabbat melodies. Mourners' Kaddish will be said. Informal attire welcome. Challah and healthy snack to follow. Contact Susan Canning, 454-0570 or email@example.com. Talmud class, noon Sept. 2, 9, and 16. Led by Rabbi Neal Loevinger. The focus is on Mishnah Brachot, the earliest Talmud prayer, and its later commentaries. Free and open to all. Religious school, 10 a.m. starting Sept. 7. A program for grades K-6. "Making Sense of the Machzor: Themes of Justice and Mercy," 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 and 18. A two-session class to help prepare for the High Holidays, led by Rabbi Neal J. Loevinger. Free. Registration necessary. Call or e-mail temple. Shalom Tots celebrate the Holidays, 11 a.m. Sept. 14. Geared toward children ages 1-4 and their families. Learn about the upcoming High Holidays, sing songs and do crafts. Synagogue affiliation not required. Free. Call Susan Canning, 454-0570. Sisterhood dinner, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16. Current and renewing members welcome. Reservations needed. Call temple or e-mail Sara, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Vassar Temple — 140 Hooker Ave. Call 454-2570 or visit www.vassartemple.org. Tiny Temple, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 14. The children will learn about the High Holy Days through fun activities and crafts. A snack featuring apples and honey for a sweet new year will be served. Free. To RSVP, call Theresa Dieso, 592-2595. Call temple to be placed on the mailing list for future Tiny Temple events.
South Fallsburg
South Fallsburg Hebrew Association — 26 Lake St. Call 434-3386. Visit www.613sfha.org.
Hebrew school starts 9:30 a.m. Sept. 7. Call to register.
Please note: Synagogue and congregational listings will be printed on a rotating basis each week in alphabetical order by community.
Congregation Ahavath Israel — 100 Lucas Ave. Morning minyans are offered at 7 a.m. Mon. and Thurs. and 9 a.m. Sun. Rabbi Tamar Crystal. Call 338-4409.
Temple Emanuel — 243 Albany Ave. Rabbi Yael Romer and Cantor Robert Cohen. Kabbalat Shabbat service, 7:30 p.m. Fri. Call 338-4271.
Congregation Ahavath Israel — 39 Chestnut St. Fri. Shabbos service at sunset. Sat. service, 9 a.m. Call 292-8843.
Ferndale Synagogue — 72 Academy St. Sabbath morning service, 9 a.m. Sat. Call 292-7623.
Livingston Manor
Congregation Agudas Achim — Rock Avenue. Rabbi Fredric Pomerantz. Shabbat services vary, call Ellen Singer, 482-4100.
Loch Sheldrake
Hebrew Congregation of Loch Sheldrake — An Orthodox synagogue, Route 52 next to the movie theater. Evening service, 7 p.m. Fri. Sabbath service, 9 a.m. Sat. Daily service, 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Check bulletin board for events and time changes. Call Herb at 434-8840.
Temple Sinai — 75 Highland Ave. Call 343-1861.
Services, 6 p.m. Fri., 9:15 a.m. Sat., 9 a.m. Sun., 6:45 a.m. Mon.-Fri. and 7:45 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. Call for Sat. evening times. To become a member or for Hebrew school information, call 343-1861, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Congregation Eitz Chaim — Orange Turnpike and Reynolds Road. Call 783-7424 or visit www.eitzchaim-monroe.org.
Kabbalat Shabbat services, 7 p.m. Fri. Schaharit services 9:30 a.m. Sat. followed by Parsha study after Kiddish. Minyan, 9 a.m. Sun. Refuat Hanefesh, 7 p.m. fourth Thurs., a support group for those coping with mental and emotional illness of a loved one. Yeladim and Sidurim, 10:45 a.m. Sat., a Shabbat program for children ages 2½-7. Chanting Haftarah, 8-9 p.m. select Wed. Taught by Ellen Bechky. Participants must be able to read Hebrew. Call temple office for dates and to sign up.
Congregation Olohel Mordche — 34 Satmar Drive. Call 783-2137.
Monroe Temple of Liberal Judaism — Temple Beth-El — 314 N. Main St., Monroe. A Reform synagogue. Rabbi Garry Loeb, Cantor Elena Schwartz. Call 783-2626 or visit the Web site at www.Monroetemple.org.
Services: 8 p.m. Fri., 10:30 a.m. Sat. Shabbat program, 7 p.m. first Fri., Tot Shabbat, 7 p.m. third Fri.
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Passwords should be safe. That's a no-brainer. But it can be quite a challenge finding a safe and at the same time manageable password. My opinion: There really is no satisfying solution to the password dilemma today. Let me explain why.
How people handle passwords
How do you handle your internet security? Which passwords do you use? And do you think they're really safe? Generally, how people handle their password security can be divided into three categories:
1. People who do not care at all. Their main goal is to be able to remember the passwords. Often they usetrue gems like "qwerty", "123456", "password" or the name of their pet (or wife/husband). The password is the same on each login page, for all accounts. I don't have to point out that this is extremely unsafe.
2. People who make a science out of it. They use different passwords for each login and choose passwords with maximum security (mixture of letters, capitals, numbers, special characters). Those can only be stored in password safes, because nobody can remember them anymore. (A password safe is an encrypted piece of software storing lots of passwords together with information like username, URL, etc. Usually you just need to remember one single password to unlock it.)
3. People who mainly use one password, but it's a tough one. Like sentences with some characters replaced or jumbled up (e.g. "n0b0Dyc4Nr3aDTh!s").
The dilemma
Unfortunately, each of these solutions comes with its own problems:
1. It's obvious that the first group is at a high risk of being hacked. Their easy-to-remember-passwords can be also easily be guessed and attackers then have access to all accounts of the victim.
2. This is VERY secure - isn't it? You would think so, but the answer is yes and no. The weak point here is the password safe that can usually be opened with one single password, again providing access to all of the complicated passwords within. In addition it's very clunky - and while you're on the go, you can't login anywhere. So that's kind of annoying as well.
3. This looks like a good solution, BUT here comes the problem: each website has its own set of rules for how a password MUST look like. Some require letters or at least one special character while others do not allow those characters at all. Some require a specific minimum (and maximum) length. So you end up with a few instead of just one password and need to guess again for each login that isn't used regularly.
So what?
It looks like a dilemma nobody can ultimately fix. And we can't provide the ultimate solution here as well. I do hope there will be a simple solution in the future, like a secure iris scanner (technology exists already, but is not yet advanced enough - See for instance this video, how easy current iris scanner can be hacked), an automatically generated and submitted key from your mobile phone to identify yourself or something like that.
Until then, my suggestion is: we should all agree on a standard minimum password requirement for all login pages, such as default minimum length and set of characters. If that were the case, password option three would become much more attractive and realistic to handle.
Let's say we took the ASCII Standard Code (this character set is one of the most common standards on electronic devices) with 95 printable letters as the allowed set of characters. By standardizing the amount of allowed characters, for example a length of 10 characters, it would allow
possible passwords, which is a bit stronger than a 64 bit key strength. Sure, it's not that strong that brute force wouldn't be able to crack it, but in combination with re-captchas or a limited number of tries per hour, it would at least allow to use the same (or slightly adjusted passwords) for different pages.
If we'd increase the allowed length to 32 characters, for instance, we would need max. 32 byte disk space per password and it would allow
possible passwords, which is comparable to a 210 bit key strength - that's pretty strong already and most likely much stronger than your current password.
Why special characters do not help
A common misunderstanding is that adding additional possible characters (like special characters) is the best way to increase security on a password. Mathematically speaking, the strength of a password is defined by how many guesses a brute-force attack would need to simply guess the password (We treat each combination equally here. In reality, please also avoid using real words that are contained in books of written language. Those combinations are tested first from password crackers usually).
The maximum needed guesses for a usual toss of dice are for instance "6" - while we only need 3,5 guesses on average.
Our latin alphabet has 26 characters (we can double the number with capitals) and by allowing numbers we can add another 10 possibilities. In total we have 62 options now.
Length matters
While the allowed charset defines the number of options, key factor in terms of security is the length of a password: each additional digit increases the power by 1:
- simple alphabet (26 chars) and a length of 6: 308.915.776 possibilities
- dice (6 chars) and a length of 26:
Another comparison: given is a character set of 26 characters (alphabet) and a length of 10. The following chart shows the evolution of complexity by adding chars vs. the evolution of complexity by adding 2 characters versus increasing length by 2:
In easy terms: Adding length increases complexity of passwords much faster than adding additional characters.
How should you approach the dreaded password dilemma now? While it's still not the perfect solution, I would suggest a combination of some of the methods mentioned above as the best approach. A simple (long) sentence is stronger than a mix of characters that you can't remember. A password safe like KeePass or Lastpass can help you "remember" all passwords for your different accounts. Let's hope that one day, a brilliant solution will be invented, so that we can smile and reminisce: "can you still remember the time when we needed to remember passwords…" ;)


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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. 1. I swear by the sun and its brilliance, 2. And the moon when it follows the sun, 3. And the day when it shows it, 4. And the night when it draws a veil over it, S. And the heaven and Him Who made it, 6. And the earth and Him Who extended it, 7. And the soul and Him Who made it perfect, 8. Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it; 9. He will indeed be successful who purifies it, 10. And he will indeed fail who corrupts it. 11. Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy, 12. When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with 13 So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she-camel, and (give) her (to) drink. 14. But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground). 15. And He fears not its consequence.


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Basic Zappit Blackjack Rules
Aside from the zapping twist, Zappit Blackjack has a very conventional set of rules. You and the dealer will both receive 2 cards. The dealer will turn her second card face-up. If you have a total of 21 (a blackjack), you will get paid 3:2 instantly unless the dealer also has one. Otherwise, you can do one of the following actions:
- Hit: Take another card.
- Stand: Stop taking cards and turn the action over to the dealer.
- Double: Double your wager, take one more card, and turn the action over to the dealer.
- Split: Split your first two cards of equal value into separate hands, and double your wager. You may split twice for up to three hands. Split aces only receive 1 card.
- Surrender: Forfeit your hand and receive half of your wager back.
If you go over 21, you will bust and lose your bet. If not, the dealer will then take her turn and draw cards until her total is 17 or higher. If the dealer goes over 21, or if your hand is higher than the dealer's, you will win 1:1 on your bet.
There are two exceptions. First, the dealer will hit on soft 17 (ace + 6). Second, if the dealer busts with a total of 22, it will be counted as a push for all non-busted, non-blackjack hands rather than a win.
The Zap Twist
If you are dealt a total of 15, 16, or 17, a button that says "ZAP" will appear next to your hand. If you press it, the zapping machine will turn on and obliterate your hand. You will then be given two new cards from the remaining deck. If you're getting hand after hand of poor cards, this Zap feature can really be a life saver. And best of all, it's free to use.
If you get dealt a blackjack after zapping, it will only pay 1:1. Still, it's infinitely better than having to play with a poor hand!
When to Zap
In most cases, if you are given the ability to Zap, you should. It costs nothing, and if you get dealt another poor hand after Zapping, you still have the option of surrendering. There are only two scenarios where it may be better not to Zap: when you have a soft 15, 16, or 17 against a poor dealer card where you can double down, or when you have two eights that you can split against a poor dealer card.
Try Zappit Blackjack
We're pleasantly surprised with the originality of Zappit Blackjack. The game's Zapping twist makes getting through streaks of poor hands much more tolerable, and the base rule set is still fairly generous. If you'd like to test this brand new game out for yourself, just go to Bodog Casino (non-US) or Bovada Casino (US). Here's hoping that you can have some shockingly good luck!


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I plan on staying at hostels and eating cheap. However I am planning on doing the major tourist activities and sights in each country (museums, castles, monuments, etc).
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In their youth, Witmer Stone, his brother Frederick, and their friends the Brown brothers – Amos, Stewardson, Herbert, and Francis – used to roam the wilds of Germantown (there's a phrase that just doesn't look right today). They tramped, climbed, observed, and collected to their hearts' content; Witmer later recalled, "Our aim was to become familiar with all of the animal and plant life of that part of Germantown, as well as the minerals and rocks, and I think we nearly succeeded." He described the area as "miles of open country, with delightful bits of woodland here and there, and the Wingohocking Creek, [which was] then a clear open stream." One of the delightful bits of woodland was Wister Woods ("Fisher's Woods" in Stone's boyhood), part of the old Wister estate and a minute's walk from the Stone house on Logan Street. When he was 16, Witmer drew a Liparis lilifolia (an orchid) that he found growing there (from the ANSP Archives):
By the time Stone moved back to Germantown in 1922, the area was preserved as part of Fairmount Park, but a road (Belfield Avenue) had recently been put through the center of the woods, directly over where the now-buried Wingohocking Creek used to flow.
Migrating warblers can be found flitting and singing in the woods in spring, and a pair of Red-tailed Hawks lives there – maybe the direct descendants of a bird about which Stewardson Brown wrote in his journal for January 2, 1888, "Saw a large Red-tailed Hawk down by the Big willow and Stones [Witmer's nickname] got a shot but did not kill him." Today's "woods" are really just two thin strips on either side of wide, busy Belfield Ave., which is bordered by lawn areas. Interestingly, for "woods" that are much less than 100 yards across at some points, and less than 200 at their widest, it can be surprisingly tough going in places. I've had to clamber over downed trees and a congested understory, and at times it can feel more like clawing through a jungle deep in the Amazon than trying to take a stroll in a city park. It is – happily – one of the extremely few places in Philly where you can experience having your pedestrian progress severely hampered by thick, primitive forest conditions.
Here's Wister Woods Park in a satellite photo (click for full resolution; yellow asterisk marks where Stone lived growing up, although the house has been demolished):
I found a fox den along the railroad tracks:
There are still some big old trees in Wister Woods, like this oak
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The BirdPhilly folks and the Philadelphia Botanical Club held a joint walk at Wister Woods on April 18, 2015, with spring migrants and spring foliage brilliantly highlighted on a beautiful day. Stone once wrote that in his youth he looked forward each spring to the first annual sightings of birds and plants, including Bloodroot, which still blooms in Wister Woods:


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BALTIMORE (WJZ)— Honoring a champion. The city of Baltimore gears up to honor its finest Olympian, Michael Phelps.
Rochelle Ritchie has more.
On Monday, the city will not only honor the world's greatest Olympian but also the Paralympians, who are among the greatest athletes in the world.
He is the most decorated Olympian of all time and has the medals to prove it.
"None of this would even be possible without the help of each and every one of you," Phelps said.
His success in the water calls for a celebration.
"They really represented not only their spot but the state of Maryland, the city of Baltimore and the county really, really well," said Tracy Baskerville.
The city of Baltimore says it will recognize that hard work at an outdoor event scheduled next week.
"I am glad something is happening. It's a great American tradition to have these events when the teams do well," said John Cadigan.
"Awesome. He's great. I wanted to see him do it—get all those medals, break the record," said Chris Brown.
"He makes us look good. He gives the kids hope to one day go to the Olympics," said Richard Brown.
Phelps ended the 2012 Olympics and his swimming career with 22 medals, six of them won in London. His determination and Olympic ability reached beyond Meadowbrook and Baltimore City.
Phelps will share the stage with several Paralympians, who the city also says earned recognition.
The celebration of athletes will take place Monday at the Inner Harbor.
"They really show it is possible that when you have those dreams as a kid, they can come true," said Baskerville.
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An urban paradise for all ages, the San Diego Zoo is a must-see in Southern California, with more than 4,000 rare & fascinating animals. See giant pandas, Komodo dragons, orangutans, koalas, flamingos, polar bears, and more. With animal encounters, interactive experiences, and a lively atmosphere, it's a great place for family fun and gathering friends.
During Jungle Bells Presented by California Coast Credit Union the San Diego Zoo is transformed into a wild wonderland of twinkling lights, merry-making performances, and festive foods. From December 14 through January 6, special displays and scheduled events fill the Zoo and guests with holiday cheer.
Santa will be on hand before Christmas to visit with youngsters, and some of his elves keep things hopping with an energetic trampoline performance, the Toy Shop Hop. For more Santa-themed adventures, there is a special 4-D experience: an amazing train ride to the North Pole through the magic of ThePolar Express! For a real-life train adventure, the beloved miniature train outside the Zoo gates will be waiting for you to get "all aboooooard!"
Jungle Bells is full of memorable experiences, from Dr. Zoolittles animal-themed version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas("...not a creature was stirring, not even a 'roo.") to the Northern Frontier Holiday Forest aglow with stunning, specially decorated and lit trees. The sounds of the season fill the air with an interactive jingly, jazzy carol session, the sweet harmonies of an acapella group, and a strolling musician. Even though it is the darkest time of year, the grounds are filled with colorful lights in the form of light sculptures of animals, and two "dancing light" experiences set to holiday music, and other "cool" surprises.
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20 Perfect Potato Recipes
You've no doubt heard that meat and potatoes are as American as apple pie. Turns out that potatoes are our favorite side dish due in large part to the fact that they are native to the Americas and were one of the first staples of our colonial diet. Fried, mashed, boiled, baked or au gratined; sweet and white potatoes fare prominently in every holiday from Thanksgiving to Memorial Day. Given their special place in our hearts and stomachs, we've put together 20 of our favorite potato recipes.
Taco Potatoes
This is a versatile side dish that's easy to make and always tasty. Goes well with any kind of meat.
Mom's Mashed Potatoes
These are the creamiest, tastiest mashed potatoes ever. And they're easy to make too!
Sweet Potato Puff
This is a really yummy recipe.
Potato Salad
This is a sweet, creamy recipe made with red potatoes.
Sweet Potato Chips
This is not just your ordinary recipe for potato chips, this is how you make those fantastic sweet potato chips that you order at certain restaurants.
Creamy Ranch Potatoes
The perfect side dish that everyone loves. So easy to throw together and always a favorite.
Family Favorite Crockpot Potatoes
This is a favorite with my family and very easy to fix.
Easy Grilled Potatoes
This mixture of spices is really flavorful and it tastes especially good on the grill. It's a healthier way to make potatoes than frying.
Quick & Easy Old Fashioned Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes
This is a creamy and cheesy side dish that's so quick and easy to prepare. These potatoes go great with chicken, pork, ham or beef.
Party Potatoes
Simple to put together and an excellent accompaniment to any meal.
Scalloped Potatoes
Baked and cheesy, these potatoes are everyone's favorite.
Perfect Baked Potato
This baked potato has a crisp, golden skin, and is light and fluffy on the inside. Great comfort food!
Baked Sweet Potato Shoestring Fries
Ground ginger and red pepper add unique flavor to these delicious fries.
Cheddar Herb Mashed Potatoes
These cheesy potatoes are flavored with rosemary and garlic.
Roasted Garlic Potatoes
Red potatoes are baked up to perfection with sweet onion, garlic, and rosemary.
Baked Potato Skins
A simple and delicious appetizer perfect for any party.
Potato Soup
This potato soup recipe is simple and has wonderful flavor. It's my mother-in-law's favorite recipe!
Potato Surprise
I got up one morning and did'nt have much for breakfast so I came up with this recipe, and its been a hit at my house for a long time..
Potato Latkes
These shredded potato pancakes are the most traditional of the Hanukkah foods. The oil in which they are fried represents the central story of the holiday in which oil enough to light the temple for 1 day miraculously lasted for 8.
Potato Pancakes
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First stop after Saint Tropez was La Sainte-Baume. I have been before to St. Maximim, where I happened to arrive on the one day a year when the gold plated skull of Mary Magdalene is displayed at the cathedral. I was told that the grotto where she spent the last 30 years of her life was "up the road...nearby". On this visit I decided to find the grotto. French paysan casualness of directions never fails to amaze me. The grotto was a 45 minute drive through beautiful windy pine forests towards the coast. At La Sainte-Baume there is a reasonably priced hotel run by Dominican monks. I was directed upwards towards the grotto...a 45 minute walk. We passed, yes I was accompanied by a groaning teenager, a 'source' of holy water, no doubt where the Magdalene herself drank during her period of isolation there. Crosses and notices stating that it was a place of silence dotted the path. At the top, a chapel carved out of the white rocky mountain side, we arrived in time for mass. Two priests in white and a cardinal in red stood at the door of the church as the bells tolled, echoing over the landscape far below. It reminded me of Tibetan hillside monasteries.
Inside, three Indian nuns clad in cream and white knelt at the pews. This shrine was an important place of pilgrimage until the middle ages. Every French king visited, some on their way to the crusades. There are plaques on the wall thanking Mary Magdalene and some declare that they have been healed at this site. During the French revolution, the shrine was partially destroyed and it fell into disuse. It was revived about a century ago.


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