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A few months back I did a dinner party where the dishes
followed a theme of interpreting the music and persona
of various classical composers. The Mussorgsky dish was neat
looking and is cheerful for a fall and winter meal, so here's
the recipe. Dramatic, dark and colorful and not a little Russian.
Photo by Margarat Nee, who also hosted the event.
Beet Stew-
4 C. mushroom broth
2 C. diced beets
1/4 C. red onion, sliced
1 diced potato
2 minced garlic cloves
1/2 C. chopped cabbage
salt to taste
cumin and caraway seed as you like
a pinch or two of dill
1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
(a little red wine wouldn't kill it either)
Cook all of this for about 30 minutes or until all veg are cooked and it is thickened.
Black Rice-
Cook black rice to make 1 C., add salt to taste, mix with a handful of toasted
chopped walnuts
Sour Kreem-
blend 1/2 C. cashews with 3 Tbsp. lemon juice, salt to taste, 1 tsp. mustard,
2 Tbsp. favorite oil and slowly add a little bit of favorite vegan milk until
smooth and creamy (probably only a couple of tablespoons)
rice or tapioca wrappers
thinly sliced cooked white potato
thinly sliced oyster mushroom
julienne red, yellow, orange bell pepper
salt and white pepper to taste
- wet a wrapper with cold water (completely, then shake off any water on it)
Lay it on a flat surface and strew the center with pepper strips, then place potato
and mushroom on top and salt lightly. Fold the edges over to make a square pocket.
The idea is the colours will be visible thru the flat, unseamed side.
Repeat until you have enough dumplings, you only need one per bowl.
To serve, place beet soup in shallow white bowls. Add a scoop of black rice, a dollop
of the sour kreem, and a dumpling- artistically.
Sprinkle with scallions or other garnish as desired.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
A fun and dramatic looking recipe!
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
February Poetry Workshops at the Poetry Center at PCCC
On February 2, 2013, the winners of the 2012 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards will be the featured readers at 1 p.m. at the Hamilton Club Building, 32 Church Street, Paterson, NJ. The reading is free and open to the public.
Prior to the reading, poetry workshops will be held from 10 a.m. – noon with poets Joe Weil & Jim Reese. There is a $15 fee and pre-registration is required. Please send a check for $15 payable to "Passaic County Community College" (memo: "Poetry Center") and indicate your first choice of a workshop leader. Mail to: The Poetry Center, PCCC, One College Blvd.,Paterson, NJ 07505-1179. Note: there will be a bounced check fee of $50 for checks returned for insufficient funds. Sorry, no refunds on workshop fees.
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I find that I have been enjoying simpler games recently, games that I can quickly skim the rules on the spot and teach everyone to play, and then have a good time. I used to think that being a boardgame hobbyist means enjoying the hobby is more about the games than about the players. We as hardcore hobbyists enjoy trying new games, exploring different strategies, and experimenting to see what works and what doesn't. Lately I find that I also enjoy a more relaxed manner of playing. We are still playing games, but it is less about learning the games and navigating the puzzles they present, and more about using them as a simple platform to interact with fellow players. It's gaming the players more than gaming the systems. I quite enjoy such experiences, e.g. with my Taiwanese friends, and with my family. We skip the challenging learning phase found in more complex boardgames, and jump straight into games which everyone can play competently and be competitive at. Everyone gets up to speed quickly. Also, I am less burdened with reading game rules and making reference sheets. It's a great feeling switching to a more laid-back mode now and then.
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
the beauty of simple games
8 comments:
- tang tang said...
I can totally relate to what you are feeling. It is so much easier to intro simple games to new players and have a quick session during lunch breaks than bringing out a heavy game that no one has the attention span to learn or the time to play.
- 7 July 2015 at 19:07
- Hiew Chok Sien 邱卓成 said...
Also, even when among fellow gamers, I think sometimes it would be good to bring out an older game which everyone already knows how to play, and we can jump straight into it. This is as opposed to bringing out yet another new game (new to at least some of the players), then teaching the game, then the new players need to figure out the game, etc. Learning new games and discovering their intricacies are a big part of the hobby, but it doesn't have to be all of it.
- 7 July 2015 at 22:31
- Aik Yong said...
Yup. Can totally relate to that. But I have a more advance theory: It's the "Don't bore us, get to the Chorus" Theory(tm) (reference to an obscure Roxette album...)
So for me, I like to get to the meat of the game, sink my teeth into the mechanics and shred them to pieces. So two types of games work for me
1) new game but simple rules - eg. Domaine/Lords of Scotland (played last friday) or
2) complex rules but played before games - eg. Age of Steam/Powergrid
That being said, I think being gamers, we tend to be polite and go for "new" games which everyone automatically assumes everyone else wants to play.
- 8 July 2015 at 10:51
- Hiew Chok Sien 邱卓成 said...
Ha ha... next time at BGC we should suggest some oldies.
- 8 July 2015 at 11:31
- Aik Yong said...
I think we did. Henn night got derailed or something
- 8 July 2015 at 11:38
- Aik Yong said...
also, is Virgin Queen now an oldie too for us? :P
- 8 July 2015 at 11:39
- Hiew Chok Sien 邱卓成 said...
Ha ha if Henn games I'd need rules refresher. I have Wallenstein but haven't play for so long that I need to relearn 80% of it. Ditto Virgin Queen. Definitely need to reread rules before doing Virgin Queen again.
- 8 July 2015 at 11:41
- Lord of Midnight said...
This is why I'm very in favor of having theme nites at OTK. There are so many themes we can bring up and it lends some focus to getting a mix of old & new games to the table vs constantly chasing new games.
Henn nite was played last week and while we didn't get to do Show Manager (apologies Hiew) we did get to revisit Timbuktu and Wallenstein. A few weeks earlier we revisited Wallace but chose to focus on his lesser known games and we got AEROPLANES (incidentally this is his 2nd game in the Automobile-Aeroplane-Ship trilogy) and TOLDEO. I was in the Toledo table and found it refreshingly fun! We also did his more recent Mythotopia.
So pls go ahead and help me pick themes for future OTK nites...
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- Age: 34 years young
- Born: Saturday 15th of December 1984
- Birthplace: North Carolina, United States
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Bookspiration fills my mind 24/7. I'm always thinking about ways book events can be depicted in another format – artwork, movement, music. Whether I was listening to this song whilst reading a book, or the song – for some unknown reason – reminds me of the book, I have a habit of creating bookish playlists in my mind. Today, however, I wanted to share one of my favourites:
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The History Of R.R. Street & Co. Inc.
In 1876, The US was celebrating its centennial, Ulysses S. Grant was serving his second term as President of the United States and Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. That same year, Robert R. Street founded R.R. Street & Company in Chicago, IL. 135 years later, the history of Street's reflects many of the significant process and product milestones that have occurred in the professional cleaning industry over the past century:
Late 1800's
- Street's is selling dyes and supplies into Midwestern textile mills and becomes among the first to import the latest European technology, drycleaning soap, for the nascent US market.
Early 1900's
- Street's develops the first pressure filter system used for drycleaning and changes the way solvent is maintained.
- In 1927 Street begins selling its products through appointed distributors throughout the United States.
1940's: World War II
- Street's leads industry-wide effort to "recycle" empty drums for war effort.
- Street's launches original Staticol® - the first dry cleaning detergent with anti-static properties.
- Street's introduces a revolutionary 2-gun spotting system the earliest form of spray spotting.
- Groundbreaking studies of micelles and conductivity published by Street's R&D department
- Within a year's time, the charge system is dominant, owing to Street's invention of the extractor rinse unit and the "ECCU".
- StreeTEX®, the first water-soluble and solvent-soluble spray spotter is introduced.
- Street's develops school for distributors.
- Through strategic alliances Street's sales force quickly builds PerSec® brand Perchloroethylene and Darco@ brand carbon to market leadership positions.
- Street's sponsors National Institute of Drycleaning (now DLI) scholarships, fostering the concept of Allied Trades sponsorship to advance industry education.
- Backed by Street's research, cartridge filtration becomes standard practice, paving the way for easier solvent maintenance. Streets Puritan Brand Cartridges become the quality benchmark.
- Invention and commercialization of the CAREfill closed loop delivery system, changing the way perc is delivered and helping the industry to be more environmentally responsible.
- Research professorship founded at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago "to increase mankind's knowledge, better our existence, and allow informed judgments about chemicals to be made".
- Innovative chemistry used in development of unique Fabricol® Load Process detergent bringing wider range of detergent benefits to injected "soap to each load" proceses.
- Street's enters a partnership with ExxonMobil Chemical to market and provide technical support for DF2000 Fluid and introduces specially formulated products to help meet the challenges associated with modern high-flash point hydrocarbon cleaning systems.
- Invention and commercialization of the eco-friendly Solvair Cleaning System by sister company, Solvair LLC:. Solvair is a cleaning process that has received numerous patents and sustainability awards, raises the bar on cleaning performance, and changes the way that clothes can be cleaned.
Through many years of industry changes, Street's overriding commitment and guiding principles have remained the same: "Provide the customer with the highest quality processes, products and services in order to produce the best quality of fabric care. And, to conduct its affairs with integrity that extends beyond the fabric care industry to society in general". That commitment has been demonstrated by the Company's ongoing financial, philanthropic and intellectual contributions for more than a century.


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Simone Vollenweider, vocal, electronics
Remo Signer, drums
Dominik Blum, Rhodes piano, piano, electronics
A new groove project has its first performance. Inspired by Minimalism, hardcore and amient trip hop, including the experience of the early Crimson and free improvised music, the trio around the keyboarder Dominik Blum puts a one hour chunk in the hall on which nothing except pulse is determined: free improvised processes, a gliding from several aggregats of standing atmospheres into powerful walls of sound. A Rhodes piano spreading sound energie from three different amps, a pulsing and agitating drum set, a female voice sometimes moving tenderly, sometimes heavy insisting over patterns from drums and keys, and, particularly — Time, a huge amount of time ...
Raving Song System «Vol. 1»
into the echo from the CD «Vol. 1»
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patterns > Anastacia Knits Designs
> Fluttering Diamonds
Fluttering Diamonds
This is a fun and easy filet scarf. Pattern include both full written directions (for all rows) and a chart.
I also include basic filet instructions, if this is the first time working on filet crochet!
I used a beautiful bamboo blend yarn, hand dyed by Kitty Mine Crafts. You can find Barbara's beautiful yarn on etsy at:
and on Ravelry at:
Any summer weight yarn will work wonderfully, but I do recommend a bamboo blend!
Thank you to my testers, sjordan255, Tinochka7, jaye-yarns, jladybug671 and Jinxer!
If you have any questions or comments or just want to join like-minded souls, please join my Ravelry group at http://www.ravelry.com/groups/anastacia-knits-designs. Thanks!
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Radon Testing – Chicago, Naperville & Other Cities
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What is Radon?
This is basically a radioactive gas that causes cancer. It has no odor or taste. Also, one cannot see it and will definitely be a problem in your house. Radon is said to be the second cause leading to lung cancer in the USA.
If you love smoking and the home you live in has high levels of radon, there are very high chances for you to develop lung cancer. Studies have revealed that there are chances that children are more sensitive to Radon. This is most probably due to their higher rate of respiration and their cells which divide rapidly and may be more susceptible to damage through radiation.
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# 1 Radon has been present in homes all across the USA
This radioactive gas has been present in homes all across the USA (yes, even in Chicago, Illinois). It is produced during the breakdown (natural) of Uranium in rock and water and soil and is released into the air. Radon basically moves from the ground to the air and gets into one`s home through holes and may be cracks found in the foundation. Radon may also enter one`s home through the water sourced from the well. A house is also capable of trapping Radon inside it.
Radon issues can be present in any home whether or old or new or homes with basements or those without. Actually, people are very likely to be exposed to radiation at their homes. One in every fifteen homes in the USA is said to have elevated levels (4 pCi/L or more) of radon (approximately). It is better to be safe than sorry and for this reason, let your home be tested for Radon gas.
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JOHN MCGETTRICK, et al. Index No.
For a judgment pursuant to Article 78 of the
Civil Practice Law and Rules AFFIDAVIT OF THOMAS ANGOTTI IN SUPPORT OF THE VERIFIED PETITION
COMMISSION, AMANDA M. BURDEN as Chairman of the
New York City Planning Commission, NEW YORK
CITY COUNCIL, IKEA PROPERTY, INC., and
THOMAS ANGOTTI, being sworn, says:
1. I am a Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College of the City University of New York.. I have an undergraduate degree in Arts and Sciences, a Masters in City and Regional Planning, and Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy Development. I have been a professional planner for over 30 years and have worked on community-based planning in the New York City area for the last 15 years. For six years I was professor and chair of the Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment in Brooklyn. I am a founding member of the New York City Task Force on Community-based Planning and have written in professional journals on the subject of community-based planning and community development. I am editor of the journal Planning Practice and Research and Progressive Planning Magazine.
2. From 1988 to 1994 I was a senior planner with the Brooklyn Office of the New York Department of City Planning and prior to that I was a senior planner with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development for a period of two years. During my employment with the Department of City Planning, I was responsible for studies of the Brooklyn waterfront and industry. I served as technical advisor to the sub-committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 that developed a 197-a Plan for the Red Hook community. A copy of my curriculum vitae is annexed hereto.
3. I submit this affidavit in support of the Verified Petition that seeks to invalidate approvals for land use changes granted by the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) and the New York City Council. These approvals re-zone a 22-acre parcel and otherwise enable the construction of a 416,000 square foot retail shopping mall on the waterfront in Erie Basin in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and are entirely inconsistent with the 197-a Plan that was developed by the sub-committee and subsequently approved by the Community Board and the CPC. This affidavit is based on my personal knowledge and my review of the documents referenced and discussed herein.
Section 197-a of the New York City Charter
4. Section 197-a of the New York City Charter is headed "Plans" and provides that plans for "the development, growth, and improvement of the city and of its boroughs and community districts" may be proposed by any of several different layers of government. Among those entities authorized to prepare such plans (but only with respect to land located within the district) are the City's 59 community boards. A community board that prepares a plan shall submit it to the CPC, and the CPC, if it finds that the plan meets CPC standards and "is consistent with sound planning policy," must approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the plan.
5. Section 197-a has two important effects on the framework for land use planning in the City. First, it authorizes the creation of a plan to guide future land use decision-making. Traditional planning doctrine favors the creation of a plan containing the goals of the community against which to propose and assess zoning and other land use decisions in the community. Second, Section 197-a authorizes such planning to take place at the community level, rather than centralizing it solely at the Department of City Planning. It is my understanding that this endorsement of community-based planning followed New York City's history of failed efforts to develop and approve a Citywide Master Plan. Thus, plans submitted by community boards for approval under Section 197-a essentially serve as master plans for defined areas of the city.
6. Section 197-a is the sole section of the Charter that authorizes general land use planning in New York City. Since the Charter was changed in 1989 to explicitly allow community boards to prepare plans, eight plans have been adopted by the CPC under Section 197-a, all but one of them submitted by community boards. In effect, the only general land use plans produced in New York City and adopted by the CPC in the last decade since the city's Waterfront Plan in 1992 have been by community boards.
Development of the Red Hook 197-a Plan
7. Red Hook is a mixed residential and industrial neighborhood located on a peninsula in south Brooklyn, a community of 11,000 people, most of them in public housing, and 200 industries and small retail businesses. Robert Moses era planning made for an expressway that cut the community in pieces, separated the Red Hook peninsula from upland areas, concentrated the population in public housing, and killed off the maritime industry. Planning for the new containerport in Red Hook encouraged land speculation and residential decline.
8. Yet Red Hook has unique advantages. Red Hook is a paramount waterfront community, surrounded by water on three sides. Few places in the City can offer so powerful a combination of extensive shoreline and breathtaking vistas. Red Hook's proximity to the central harbor and lower Manhattan makes it an ideal location for new maritime activities including small boat storage and repair, a ferry stop, excursion boats, and other water-related and water-enhancing activities. See Exhibit , Red Hook: A Plan for Community Regeneration, p. 47.
9. In 1992, when Red Hook began its effort to develop a 197-a plan, only one community board, Community Board 3 in the Bronx, had been successful in getting a plan approved. Red Hook had spent years fighting the proliferation of waste transfer stations in the neighborhood, and there was a feeling that the creation of a plan could help move the community from protest to development. Planning would transform Red Hook from a community that always has to say no to things, and build a consensus about what it wants.
10. The Red Hook 197-a Plan (Plan) was developed over a two-year period through a process that brought together the neighborhood's diverse residents and businesses. It was adopted by Brooklyn Community Board 6 on June 8, 1994, and approved, with modifications, by the City Planning Commission on August 21, 1996. The Plan projected a vision of a mixed residential/industrial community without separate waterfront enclaves. At the time, it was widely praised by Red Hook's civic leaders and featured on the front page of the Sunday New York Times. Although changes were made by the CPC during the two years it took to analyze and approve the plan, the basic principle of mixed use, integrated development remained intact.
11. The Plan (as originally approved by the Community Board) calls for a doubling of the population to its 1950 level, better access to mass transit, public access along the waterfront, two greenways that tie together all sections of the community, contextual low-rise housing development, preservation of the mixed use pattern and industrial revitalization. It is a unique mixture of long-range visions, middle-range plans, and short-term proposals. It is comprehensive in that it combines physical, social and economic planning across many sectors, but is also unlike traditional cook-book master plans. The Plan arose from the expressed needs and desires of Red Hook residents and not from the pre-conceived notions of planners.
12. The Plan envisaged the construction of new housing, the fostering of mixed commercial/industrial/residential areas, the creation of new community facilities and open spaces that would be located so as to knit together sections of the community, the support of existing industrial activity and the enlistment of economic development resources that would revive dormant or underutilized industrial areas, and the improvement of transportation routes and public transit in the neighborhood.
13. All of the waterfront areas would remain zoned for industrial use, with the exception of two vacant areas that would be turned into open space. Residential uses would be continued and expanded in the core of the peninsula, and the areas between the residential core and the industrial perimeter would become mixed use neighborhoods that would support light industrial and manufacturing, commercial and residential uses. Ibid, p. 49.
14. With respect to the future of industrial activity in Red Hook, the Plan stated
We wish to promote industry that is compatible with the residential community while maintaining the historic mixture of housing and industry.
Ibid, p. 55. For Erie Basin and the New York Shipyard site, the location on which the IKEA Retail Center will be built, the Plan supported the preservation and upgrading of the Erie Basin as a maritime area. It noted that the City's own Waterfront Plan, enacted in 1992, and the City's Waterfront Revitalization Plan, designated the Erie Basin as a "Significant Industrial and Maritime Area." In furtherance of this, it recommended that a strategy be developed, with the assistance of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, to use the New York Shipyard site more intensively. It suggested that the relocation of the New York Wholesale Flower Market to the Shipyard might be an appropriate use. Ibid., pp. 62-63, 70.
15. During the process of plan development, the issue arose on several occasions of possible use of Erie Basin for residential or commercial uses. In my capacity as a senior planner with the Department of City Planning, I informed the members of the 197-a Committee and other community participants in the planning process that as the City's recently-completed Waterfront Plan had been developed there was a good deal of consensus in the Department that Erie Basin was one of the few areas left in the city that was ideally suited to be preserved as a Significant Industrial and Maritime Area. Many formerly industrial stretches of the waterfront were being converted to non-industrial and non-maritime uses, and the most appropriate areas for conversion were designated in the Waterfront Plan for development. There were two major reasons for preserving Erie Basin as a Significant Industrial and Maritime Area. First, Erie Basin is the only fully protected deep-water facility along the Brooklyn waterfront and therefore ideal for a number of maritime uses including shipping, and boat repair. Secondly, the Department anticipated that areas with deep-water access such as Erie Basin would be needed in the future for shipping, the installation of waste facilities, and other water-dependent uses.
16. As a result of the four-year process of discussing the Plan, consensus emerged to agree to the official designation of Erie Basin as a Significant Industrial and Maritime Area. The 197-a Committee of CB 6 came to the conclusion that other areas along the Red Hook waterfront would be more appropriate for non-industrial and non-maritime uses. It was specifically recommended in the original 197-a Plan document that residential zoning be extended to the waterfront only at Van Brunt Street.
17. The City Planning Commission modified the Plan in several major respects, but did not change the recommendations for maintaining Erie Basin as an industrial and maritime area. The Commission noted that the Plan required the assistance of City agencies and other entities in implementation, and it called on the Borough President to spearhead coordination of the implementation. The Commission scaled back the Plan's recommendation for new housing units, and eliminated a provision that would have provided capital funding for jobs training. It deleted the recommendations for new truck routes and changed some of the zoning recommendations in a way that did not significantly affect the overall objectives, principles, and land use patterns in the Plan.
18. When the CPC approved the zoning change and special permits that would allow the IKEA Retail Center to locate on the New York Shipyard site in the Erie Basin, it explained its deviation from the approved 197-a Plan by saying that the IKEA Retail Center is "consistent with a number of the goals expressed in these documents," including waterfront access, promoting economic development, improving transportation access and circulation, and supporting maritime industrial use of the waterfront. Exhibit , pp. 42-43. However, a large retail establishment is not an industrial use, it shifts the character of Red Hook perceptibly towards commercialization, it does not derive any benefit from its waterfront location, its support of maritime use is miniscule compared to its impact in replacing such uses, and the improved transportation access will be only on weekends and for the benefit of the store. The CPC apparently concluded that any development that will improve the property and create jobs is better than no development.
19. The IKEA proposal ignored the 197-a Plan for Red Hook. After the Plan was approved by the CPC and the City Council, the City took no responsibility for implementing it. It was put on a shelf and forgotten. Once the IKEA proposal came along, the City should have redirected IKEA to downtown locations where the transit infrastructure is adequate, and preserved this section of the Red Hook waterfront for industrial and maritime uses.
20. The CPC has consistently flaunted other 197-a plans, violating its most fundamental Charter responsibility to develop and approve plans that guide the use of land in the City. The CPC approved the Greenpoint 197-a Plan and Williamsburg 197-a Plan in 2001, yet in 2004 issued a proposal for rezoning of these communities that explicitly violates the principles of mixed use, contextual waterfront development enunciated in those plans. In these cases and in Red Hook, it is not a question of the CPC changing its mind or making a serious evaluation that circumstances had changed. The CPC's own avowals that they considered the plans and believed that their most recent actions were consistent with the plans were the result of a failure to seriously analyze and evaluate the plans. They simply put the plans on a shelf and ignored them, all the while making public statements that they had considered the plans to cover for their lack of rigor as professional planners, their arbitrary actions, and their capricious disregard for established planning policies.
Sworn to before me this day of February 2005
Notary Public


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Securus Technologies Providing Products and Services beyond the Expectations of their Clients
Over the years, the world of inmate communications has changed drastically and many new companies have surfaced. However, one of the companies that continue to make groundbreaking innovation and cutting-edge technologies in the prison communication technology is Securus Technologies. The company was founded in the year 1986 and has regional offices in Allen, Carrollton, and


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Moo-ving people toward compassionate living
Your letters and calls do help!
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" ~Mohandas Gandhi
"Our lives began and end the day we become silent things that matter" ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Originally Posted: July 21, 2012
FROM In Defense of Animals (IDA)
Tell the USDA to remove Sunda from the Topeka Zoo and send her to a natural habitat sanctuary where she can walk on soft surfaces throughout the year and have far more room for healthy, healing movement. Asking the USDA to confiscate an elephant is something IDA does not take lightly, but we fear for Sunda's life. Chronic infection can make its way into the bone and kill her.
Sign an online petition (copy/paste URL into your browser):
And/or better yet, make direct contact:
Dr. Chester Gipson
Deputy Administrator
Animal Care
4700 River Road, Unit 84
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We had no trouble slipping away from the fire last night. I had my hat of disguise and Myntilly went invisible.
In the morning, after a successful Solstice ritual, we talked over our options. As we ate our oatmeal and fresh baked bread, the new edition of the Herald was delivered. Acgar had that look on her face as she opened the paper. "I wonder if you made headlines."
I had the same thought and reluctantly opened the paper. And was immediately relieved to find that Dyskko was the headline:" He's not dead." Duh. I folded the paper beside my plate. Before I could speak, Myntilly pointed to the back page. "Did everyone see the article about Kingfisher? More undead reports from Ian's hometown."
Ian swallowed quickly. "Really? I need to get back."
Myntilly reached out her hand. "We're going with you. We promised."
Sadi pointed to an article at the bottom of the back page. "Alek's funeral. Huh, no resurrection?"
"Guys, I'd really like to go to his funeral. We went through a lot with him these last few weeks. When is it?" Acgar spoke up, "It's tonight, at sunset. We can go to see Quinlan this morning and then funeral and Kingfisher in the morning." Various looked up from the paper. "I don't want to go to the jail. Do I have to go? The place smells rank." Sadi rummaged in her pack. "I don't want to go either. What if they arrest us?"
"This is my doing," I said. "So no one has to come with me." Acgar and Myntilly at the same time said, "I'm coming with you."
"Great. We'll sell the armor and stuff to Skye. If we're heading out of town again, we should resupply." I handed Sadi the bag of holding. "Thanks. Could you look for a new wand of cure moderate for me? I'm almost tapped out."
As we entered the city guard house I did feel a little uneasy: would I be allowed to leave? The man behind the desk looked familiar. He came around the desk and shook each of our hands solemnly. "I'm Skylar Krewis. You saved my life during the rioting. I never thanked you properly. Now, what can the City Watch do for you?" Acgar held up the bag of letters, receipts and blueprints. "We'd like to give some evidence to Quinlan. If he's available."
"He'll be out of his morning meeting –" An inner door opened and people started to spill out. "Right about now," Sklylar finished.
"What can I do for the Divas this morning?" Quinlan asked when he saw us in the waiting room. "We have some evidence to hand over to you." Acgar pulled out some of the papers from the temple of Wee Jas.
"Well all right, let's go inside and look this over. Krewis! Coffee." He looked at us. "Have you eaten? Krewis! Get some rolls, too."
We sat down at a conference table. Behind Quinlan's head was a chalkboard with five things written on it. "Vandalism. Trouble out East. 'Sesmic events.' Missing Mayor. Statues." I was reading the wall and missed the first part of Acgar's explanation.
"…. from Wee Jas." Myntilly added, "We had to save them from the fire." Quinlan frowned. "Fire? What fire?"
"You haven't heard about the temple burning last night?" It was my turn to frown.
"By Garl Glittergold's mustaces! I'm supposed to know about things. Krewis! Come here!" Skylar peeked his head in. "Did the temple of Wee Jas burn last night?"
"Yes sir. Sir. I was going to tell you after your morning meeting. It's still standing but the damage is pretty severe. I sent someone out to take pictures this morning.
The roof collapsed. It's hard to know what structural damage there is. They're combing through for survivors now. It doesn't look good."
Quinlan's mouth tightened. "Dismissed." He turned to me. "What do you know about the fire last night?" I took a deep breath. "I started it."
All four of us began to talk at the same time. I held up my hands. "Let me explain! This was my idea. When I heard about the spire construction (I heard Quinlan mutter "Sun freaks.") I was pretty upset –" He jumped in. "And so you set fire to the temple?!"
I shook my head. "No." And then I paused, looking at Acgar. "Yes. That's when I first had the idea. But after the assassination attempts, that's when it all came to a head." I laid out the facts of the case and finished by assuring him that I acted alone.
Quinlan pointed at Acgar. "But you were there. You said so yourself."
"True. Once we had this evidence, we realized that the spire somehow fit into the plans for the marked ones. So we took action. We didn't have much time." Quinlan nodded in understanding. Then he turned to me. "I arrested my own cousin, you know. So I have to put you behind bars while I sort through all of this."
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- Case report
- Open Access
Utility of sodium tetradecyl sulfate sclerotherapy from benign oral vascular lesion
- Bo-Eun Choi1,
- Yongsoo Kim1,
- Dae-Ho Leem1,
- Jin-A Baek1 and
- Seung-O Ko1Email authorView ORCID ID profile
© The Author(s). 2016
- Received: 1 September 2016
- Accepted: 25 October 2016
- Published: 25 November 2016
Hemangioma and vascular malformation are benign vascular lesions that often occur in cephalic and cervical region. Currently, surgical resection, laser therapy, angiographic embolization, use of steroids, and sclerotherapy are used as treatments.
Case presentation
This study reports three cases of benign vascular lesions that are remarkably treated by sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) injection, of which occurred in oral cavity and around the mouth. Three percent of STS was diluted with 0.9 % of normal saline, and it was injected to the lesion site at least once. The result of treatment was evaluated based on clinical findings.
Surgical treatment of hemangioma and vascular malformation occurred in oral cavity is not normally used because of esthetic issues and potential hemorrhage. On the other hand, sclerotherapy using STS is an effective therapy compare to surgical treatment. Despite the number of STS injection was different for each patient, all three patients had reached satisfactory level through the treatment with gradual diminution of lesions.
- Sclerotherapy
- Hemangioma
- Vascular malformation
- Sodium tetradecyl sulfate
Hemangioma and vascular malformation are common benign lesions of vessel that often occur in cephalic and cervical regions. The comprehensive term "hemangioma" was classified into two (i.e., hemangioma and vascular malformation) by Mulliken and Glowacki in 1982 [1].
Hemangiomas are endothelial tumors that exhibit endothelial proliferation with rapid growth and gradual regression. They are classified into superficial, deep, and compound hemangioma according to the depth of the lesion. These lesions are more common in females. Craniofacial region is the most affected site (60 %) [2]. Hemangioma in oral cavity may include pain, hemorrhage, secondary infection, ulcerative lesion, and tissue transformation [3–5].
Vascular malformations are structural abnormalities without endothelial cell proliferation. Vascular malformations can be sub-divided into two types (i.e., low and high flow) due to hemodynamic features [6]. Low-flow vascular malformations include capillary, venous, and lymphatic lesions depending on the type of vessels. High-flow vascular malformations include arterial malformation [2]. The most common regions where it occurs in the oral cavity are two thirds of the anterior tongue, palate, gingiva, and buccal mucosa [7]. It generally appears at birth and increases its size as it grows. Functional difficulty may occur such as swallowing, maintaining the respiratory tract, and obstructive sleep apnea when vascular lesion involves deep tissue such as muscle and bone [8]. The lesions on the face cause esthetic problems, even during regression state.
Various methods for the treatment of hemangioma and vascular malformations have been introduced. There are continuous observation, radiation therapy, laser therapy, steroid treatment, sclerotherapy, and surgical resection.
We report three cases of benign vascular lesions that are remarkably treated by sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) injection which occurred in oral cavity esthetically and functionally.
Case presentation
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Hemangioma is a benign neoplasm which blood vessels grow abnormally. Hemangioma, according to the depth of the lesion, is classified as superficial (i.e., capillary), deep (i.e., cavernous), and compound (i.e., capillary cavernous) hemangioma [2]. Histologically, hemangioma is the proliferation of endothelial cells that can manifest at any parts of the body and appears mostly in the head and neck area [4, 9]. Intraoral hemangioma appears in the head and neck area unfrequently, but oral mucosa and skin are the most affected tissues in the oral cavity followed by the surrounding bone and muscle. Hemangioma is characterized by three stages: (a) proliferating, (b) involuting phase, and (c) involuted phase. Proliferating phase (an age of 0–1 year) exhibits characteristics of rapid growth and multi-laminated basement membrane under endothelium. In involuting phase (an age of 1–5 years), on the other hand, proliferation of endothelial cells and apoptosis increase. Involuted phase (an age over 5 years) indicates the complete regression of lesion and is featured by histological fibrosis and fat deposition [10].
Vascular malformations are benign lesions which are caused by structural anomalies of vessels. Like hemangioma, these lesions can arise anywhere in the body and can be found at birth, in infancy, and in adulthood. Most commonly affected intraoral tissues are anterior two thirds of the tongues, palate, gingiva, and buccal mucosa. Vascular malformations can be categorized as low-flow (i.e., capillary, venous, lymphatic), high-flow (i.e., arterial), and combination lesions (i.e., arteriovenous, lymphatico-venous, capillary-lymphatico-venous). In contrast to hemangioma, histologically, they do not reveal endothelial proliferation and do not multiply or regress throughout life [10].
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Prevent the complications that affect the patient's well-being.
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Not to cause permanent physical deformities.
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Reduce the stress of patients and family from esthetic problems.
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Better to avoid treatments which leave scars.
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To reduce infection and pain, ulcer should be treated appropriately [6].
Treatment options for small and peripheral vascular lesions are conventional surgical excision, laser therapy, cryotherapy, selective embolization, sclerotherapy, and medical treatment using beta blocker or steroid.
When the lesions are larger and deeper, embolization or obliteration to adjacent vessel is required. These treatments lead to irreversible tissue injury and gradual fibrosis. Currently, surgical resection is considered as the best treatment for vascular benign lesions which occurred in the head and neck. Surgical resection should be performed to prevent recurrence. However, surgical resection is limited when complete resection is not possible, when it may cause critical bleeding problem or when crucial organs can be injured. Extensive surgery in the oral cavity can induce a problem of chewing or swallowing.
For lesions that are small or located where esthetical conservation is required, sclerotherapy can be an alternative to surgical treatment [7]. Sclerotherapy can regress lesions partially or entirely and is effective for relieving symptoms. Furthermore, the procedure is simple, less invasive, and inexpensive. By using sclerotherapy, it is possible to receive treatment as an outpatient [3, 4]. However, sclerotherapy should be performed with care, because it can cause complications such as pulmonary embolism, anaphylaxis, nerve damage, increased pain, and disseminated intravascular coagulation [3].
For sclerotherapy, ethanol, sodium morrhuate, STS, and bleomycin can be used. STS is a sclerosant which has been used widely for the treatment of low-flow vascular lesion since 1940s. This acts on a lipid molecule of endothelial cells and induces surface injury and collagen exposure, causing inflammatory reaction and organization of thrombus [8]. As a result, injected vein undergo fibrosis, the vessel lumen obliterate partially or completely, and the lesions regress [3, 4, 9]. STS should be injected minimally at interval of 5–7 days between each injections [5].
Kim et al. reported three cases that were treated by injecting 1 or 3 % STS in benign oral vascular lesions [11]. They injected 2 mL of 3 % STS in the hemangioma of the lower labial mucosa, 2 mL of 1 % STS in the hemangioma of the right buccal mucosa, and 2 mL of 3 % STS in the venous malformation of the palate. The result of treatments was satisfied esthetically and functionally. Min et al. reported two cases that were treated by injecting 1 % STS in the venous malformation of the tongue and left buccal mucosa [5]. After the injection, the lesions were regressed remarkably. Alakailly et al. reported 13 cases that were treated by injecting 3 % STS in the venous malformation of the head and neck [12]. They injected a minimum of 0.5–2 mL into each lesion. The volume was depending on a ratio of 0.5 mL for each 2 cm of lesion size or a quarter volume of the lesion. Four patients had complete, five patients had 75 %, two patients had 50 %, and one patient had 25 % shrinkage of the lesion size. But, one patient had no response. After the injection, two patients had a superficial ulceration which healed without leaving scar. One patient had mild ecchymosis.
Same for other sclerosing agent, STS occasionally can cause pain, ulceration, edema, cardiovascular collapsing, and anaphylaxis [8]. In these cases, to reduce the side effects, 1 % STS was injected into the lesions instead of 3 % STS. In all cases, the size of lesions was remarkably regressed without complications after the injection. Because the reactions to sclerosant agent are different for each patient, there is no clear guideline for the standard therapeutic dose of STS for the treatment of benign oral vascular lesions. According to the manufacturer's instructions, 0.5–2.0 mL of 3 % STS can possibly inject into a lesion per one dose and it must not be administered over 2 mL into the lesion.
STS is effective in treating benign vascular lesions of small size in oral cavity. Advantages of STS are that it is inexpensive and it makes possibility to avoid the risk of surgery. However, as it is not the definitive treatment that can completely remove the lesion, it is effective when the size of lesion is small, and the growth of lesion is slow. Therefore, in order to use STS, patient selection and evaluation of patient is important and thorough understanding of its side effects is necessary to prevent complications.
Authors' contributions
BEC drafted the manuscript. SOK was the operator of these cases and conceived of the study. YSK, DHL, and JAB participated in the design and coordination of this study. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images.
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The bank's moving men were ready and sheriff's deputies were on hand to serve the eviction papers and keep things under control in case whomever they were about to kick out got violent. But when they opened the door and found out they were about to evict a 103-year-old, bed-ridden woman and her 83-year-old daughter, the men just could not do what they came to do.
"I just know God says that when things go wrong, He'll make it right," said Vita Lee, who will turn 104 in three weeks, reported WSB-TV. She has lived in her Atlanta, Ga., home for nearly half her life.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the attempted eviction is the result of a legal battle with Deutche Bank that commenced in 2009 over a second mortgage that was taken out by another family member.
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Technology is the biggest driver of the economy, creating new jobs, connecting the unconnected, delivering government services to every corner of the country including rural markets, becoming a tool for ambitious and timely government programs like Digital India, Skill India, Smart Cities, Make in India and many others. The country is also benefitting from e-education, e-health, telemedicine and e-governance bringing about a never before openness in data, accountability and transparency. Telecom is the sector contributing substantially high revenues to the government, which is then used for higher benefit. It is also the unsung hero and therefore requires urgent reforms. Predictability backed by a stable regulatory regimen can create conducive environment for continued investments, which are prerequisites for a fully-connected, digitally-empowered India. The latter assumes significance given the government's push to promote initiatives like Skill India, Make in India and a less-cash economy.
The year 2016, has been unsettling for the industry. The country experienced transformation from voice to a data centric market.
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On Thursday, Starbucks and Anheuser-Busch InBev announced a partnership to manufacture and distribute a ready-to-drink bottled tea under the Starbucks-owned Teavana brand, which Starbucks acquired in 2012 for $620 million. The product is slated to launch in the first half of 2017.
The division of labor for the joint venture will see Starbucks "contribute Teavana's tea expertise, industry-leading retail activation, and consumer engagement capabilities," while Anheuser-Busch "leads production, bottling and distribution to retailers nationwide," the companies revealed via press release.
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Also on the call was Anheuser-Busch CEO Carlos Brito, who indicated that the partnership with Starbucks to produce a premium bottled tea represented the company's shift towards higher-end craft products.
This isn't the first time AB-InBev has tried to make a run at the premium tea or the non-alcoholic beverage segment overall. In 2009, under its 9th Street Beverage incubator, the company launched Paradise Key, a tea brand it developed with Jimmy Buffet property Margaritaville. AB-InBev has also had a longstanding relationship with Monster Energy that has eroded as that company has moved its products into the Coca-Cola distribution network.
The loss of the valuable Monster franchise has hurt many Budweiser distributors who missed the high margins of the energy drink brand.
Meanwhile, this is the second major announcement from Starbucks this week that has the potential to have a major effect on the beverage industry; earlier, the company said it would begin serving cold brewed coffee more widely at its cafes as a way to get traffic from that fast-growing category as well.
The company's press release can be found below:
ST. LOUIS AND SEATTLE– June 2, 2016 (St. Louis) – Anheuser-Busch and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced that they are working together to produce, bottle, distribute and market the first Teavana Ready-to-Drink (RTD) tea in the U.S., with an anticipated product launch in the first half of 2017.
Premium RTD tea is the fastest-growing segment in the RTD tea category, which grew at 16% CAGR over the past five years and generates $1.1 billion in sales2. Together, Starbucks and Anheuser-Busch will bring their complementary strengths to bear to capitalize on the significant growth opportunity. Starbucks will contribute Teavana's tea expertise, industry-leading retail activation, and consumer engagement capabilities, and Anheuser-Busch will lead production, bottling and distribution to retailers nationwide in partnership with its long-standing and well-established network of wholesalers.
Starbucks and Anheuser-Busch plan to introduce new Teavana RTD non-alcohol premium tea beverages across U.S. channels. The new RTD product line will integrate the handcrafted nature and epicurean flavors drawn from Starbucks and Teavana's retail favorites to offer consumers premium layered flavors. Starbucks retail stores nationwide serve premium, handcrafted Teavana brewed and iced teas, which is a high growth category at Starbucks. Within the past year, U.S. Starbucks locations have sold more than $1 billion of handcrafted Teavana tea beverages, representing 11 percent growth in year-over-year sales3.
"Tea has been an important part of Starbucks heritage since we opened our doors as Starbucks Coffee, Tea and Spices in the Pike Place Market in 1971," said Howard Schultz, chairman and chief executive officer, Starbucks. "When we acquired Teavana in 2012, we saw a unique opportunity to do for tea what Starbucks has done for coffee and expand the Teavana brand across many customer experiences and products. We are excited to work with Anheuser-Busch to unlock the premium ready-to-drink market and further grow demand for the Teavana brand."
"This arrangement will bring together the strengths of two great companies, each with a long history of successful brand-building," said Carlos Brito, Chief Executive Officer, Anheuser-Busch InBev. "Starbucks' expertise and leadership in premium tea, combined with our world-class production capabilities and strong U.S. distribution footprint, will position this new product well in what is an exciting and growing category. We are delighted to be in a position to offer this great product to our wholesalers and believe, with their support, we are ideally structured to maximize the sales opportunity for Teavana RTD tea across the U.S."
Philip Mullin, Chairman of the Anheuser-Busch Wholesaler Advisory Panel added: "Throughout Anheuser-Busch's history, wholesalers have played a crucial role in the introduction of new products to the market. This arrangement with Starbucks comes at a very exciting time given the considerable growth in the premium RTD tea category, and I expect this news will energize wholesalers throughout our network."
According to the Tea Association of the U.S., 80 percent of tea consumed in America is iced tea and tea overall has a global category size of $125 billion, with Americans drinking 800 million cups of tea per week. This relationship positions Starbucks and Anheuser-Busch to claim market share in the more than $1 billion premium RTD tea category.1
Following today's announcement, Anheuser-Busch and Starbucks expect to finalize definitive agreements by the second half of calendar year 2016.
1 Euromonitor International Soft Drinks in the U.S. study published March 20152 Beverage Marketing Corporation report September 20143 Based on net sales of handcrafted Teavana tea beverages from Q2FY15 to Q2FY16 in Starbucks U.S. retail stores
About Anheuser-Busch
For more than 160 years, Anheuser-Busch and its world-class brewmasters have carried on a legacy of brewing America's most-popular beers. Starting with the finest ingredients sourced from Anheuser-Busch's family of growers, every batch is crafted using the same exacting standards and time-honored traditions passed down through generations of proud Anheuser-Busch brewmasters and employees. Best known for its fine American-style lagers, Budweiser and Bud Light, the company's beers lead numerous beer segments. Budweiser and Bud Light Lime Lime-A-Rita were named Brands of the Year for the Beer and the Spirits, Malt Beverages and Wine categories, respectively, by Ace Metrix® in 2014. Anheuser-Busch is the U.S. arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev and operates 19 local breweries, 21 distributorships and 23 agricultural and packaging facilities across the United States. The company committed to investing more than $1.5 billion in its U.S. brewing, agriculture, packaging and distributing operations by 2018. Its flagship brewery remains in St. Louis, Mo., and is among the global company's largest and most technologically-capable breweries. Visitor and special beermaster tours are available at its St. Louis and five other Anheuser-Busch breweries. For more information, visit www.anheuser-busch.com.
About Starbucks
Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting high-quality arabica coffee. Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for every customer through every cup. To share in the experience, please visit us in our stores or online at news.starbucks.com or www.starbucks.com.
About Teavana
Teavana offers high quality teas and a unique in-store experience to new tea drinkers and tea connoisseurs alike. Acquired by Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) in 2012, Teavana immerses customers in a full tea experience where they can learn more about the ritual and enjoyment of tea with products available in more than 350 Teavana specialty store locations, www.Teavana.com, as well as in Starbucks stores across the U.S. and Canada. Teavana offers premium tea accessories and an array of loose leaf teas. For more information, visit www.teavana.com, become a member of our bold tea community at https://www.facebook.com/teavana or follow Teavana on Twitter for our latest updates at https://www.twitter.com/teavana andhttps://www.instagram.com/teavanatea.


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I still remember how excited I was for season three of Downton Abbey. I've only written about that not too long ago. Sure season two kinda sucked, but overall it was good television. Seeing as it has only started airing now in the US, I feel compelled to say I completely ditched it after episode five. I will not reveal what exactly happens then, but the poor suckers who are watching it as of right now will be in for a nasty surprise. Last week, I was contemplating whether to watch it again despite hating Julian Fellowes for what he did in episode five when I was then promptly informed of what had happened in the Christmas special. For what happened in both episode five and the special, FUCK YOU JULIAN FELLOWES BIG TIME. HOW COULD YOU, YOU EVIL EVIL MAN. And with that I have forever abandoned all thoughts of tuning in to Downton again, except for maybe reliving the glory days of season one someday down the line in the future.
Now that Downton is gone, something has got to sate my need for a good historical drama. Enter Parade's End, which comes highly recommended by all my good British chums from back home in Hong Kong as well from many sources on the internet. I managed to catch episode one on Friday and while I have yet to fall head over heels for it (give it time now), the period piece is COMPLETELY GORGEOUS. It based on Ford Maddox Ford's tetralogy published between 1924 and 1928 that begins at the start of WWI. I might start reading the series myself. It's close enough to the time period of Downton in season one I suppose. This also conveniently fills up the gap that Sherlock has left in me, what with both Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch being busy with the Hobbit I, II and III. The female suffragette Cumberbatch's character Christopher Tietjens falls looks like if Michelle Williams and Carey Mulligan had a baby. I also couldn't recognize Rebecca Hall, who plays Tietjens' bitchy wife without her trademark brown locks.
I'll be sure to update on any good fashion in film finds as I progress throughout the series, which won't be too hard judging from these promo stills from the first episode alone. It's a breath of fresh air for the aesthetics of Downton. It's rather hard to find screen caps for now but I won't let that stand in the way of getting good fashion inspiration.
Parade's End will premiere in the US on HBO on February 26th. But who can wait that long? Pas moi.


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Golden Sun Apartments in Naxos
Class: 3 keys
per night
Located in a quiet setting of Agios Prokopios beach, only 3km from Naxos Town, Golden Sun Hotel in Naxos is a 3-star complex of 5 buildings. The rooms are spacious and fully furnished. Each room is air-conditioned and equipped with TV, kitchenette with fridge and a seating area.
Golden Sun Hotel in Naxos has a swimming pool, a children's pool and a hot tub. A restaurant and a bar where drinks and snacks are served are also available. Wi-Fi internet access is available at the areas of the reception and the pool of Golden Sun Hotel. Private parking is also provided.
With frequent bus connections to Naxos Town and Agia Anna, Agios Prokopios is a convenient place to stay for your holidays in Naxos. The beach is wonderful, with golden sand and crystal clean waters. In the region, there are many water sports centers and car or motorbike rentals to rent a vehicle and explore the lovely island of Naxos.
- Capital: 3 kms (Town)
Main Facilities
- Transport from/to the Hotel
- Swimming Pool
- Children Pool
- Jacuzzi
- Garden
- WiFi Free (Public Areas)
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Luggage Room
- Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard)
- Fax / Copy Machine
- Car rental services
- Baby Sitting (extra charge)
- Excursions - Tours
- Laundry
- Tumble dryer
- Ironing
- Small Pets Allowed
Room Facilities
- Room Service
- Balcony
- Heat system
- Air-conditioning
- Telephone
- Satellite TV
- Free Wi-Fi
- Safety box
- Shower
- Hairdryer
- Fridge
- Non smoking room
Recreation Facilities
- Kitesurf Lessons
- Spa
- Massage Services
- Children's playground
- Bicycle Rent
Sorry, the pricelist for this accommodation is not available.
(Prices are per room per night and include all taxes)
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Story posted: Thursday, 6th August 2009
Woodall Signs
Brian Woodall
Gresley FC manager Gary Norton has persuaded Brian Woodall to sign for the club.Woodall signed for the club imediately after Gresley FC's preseason draw at Belper Town.
He is well known at the Moat ground after previous spell at the club and Norton has been speaking with him all summer in the hope that he might be able to persuade the Coventry based player to come back this season.
Brian had been on trial at Southern League Premier Division Nuneaton Town for most of pre-season but was not offered a deal there.
He then played in a couple of games for Midland Alliance side Coventry Sphinx before finally agreeing to sign for Gresley FC for the coming campaign.


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Write Y&R! Write the Soap magazines! Let them know you want Eden to remain on The Young and the Restless!!
On Tuesday, September 13th, TPTB at Bell Productions' The Young and the Restless displayed a shocking lack of class and basic common courtesy when Emmy-winner Eden Riegel learned she had been let go from the show via Twitter. Rumors had swirled for over 24 hours that she, Tristan Rogers, Darius McCrary and Sean Patrick Flannery had been fired (Tristan had confirmed his exit via his Twitter account) and Eden quickly responded that as far as she knew, this was news to her.
edenriegel Eden Riegel
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. I hope. #spumors
She went on to say that, although she wasn't saying the mags were wrong, she had not been informed of any such decision.
edenriegel Eden Riegel
It's not for me to say they're wrong but I have not been told of my departure. Boy would that be embarrassing!
Imagine the shock when less than an hour later she took to Twitter again to announce that she had, in fact, been let go from the show.
edenriegel Eden Riegel
Oops. I take it back. Apparently my run on Y&R is soon coming to an end. It was a fun ride!
It's utterly reprehensible to treat an Emmy-award winner in this manner.
Eden won't say it, she's dealt with this entire fiasco with grace and dignity, but I will. What Y&R and the idiots in charge did in handling this situation is an embarrassment. To themselves and to Eden Riegel. To not contact her and explain the situation shows a frightening lack of integrity and respect. I think it shows a startling lack of ethics and common decency for Y&R to not have jumped on the phone right away to Eden and given her some information, whether it was to deny the rumors or confirm them, instead of letting her twist in the wind and respond to her fans on Twitter herself. But I think we've seen recently with Brian Frons with All MY Children and One Life to Live at ABC and Ken Corday with Days of Our Lives that basic common courtesy means nothing to those in a position of power in Daytime television.
I, for one, really enjoyed Eden's Heather Stevens on Y&R. After a pretty bumpy start, the character was finally starting to settle in. The relationships with Chloe (hateful), Ronan (playful) and Paul (gentle) were finally starting to gel. The relationship between Heather and Ronan (HeRo) had started to really grow and develop before Jeff Branson departed. The hate/hate between Heather and Chloe had some wonderful snarky moments, even though Heather came to Chloe's aid when Delia's custody became an issue (Eden's maternity leave coincided with this arc, thereby not allowing the relationship to play out, which I think could have led to a frenemies dynamic that could have been a lot of fun for both to play). To say the writing for the actress and character was a let-down is an understatement. We know that Eden is a wonderful actress and given the time and better writing, she could have made Heather Stevens a vital and viable part of the Genoa City landscape.
I'm disappointed and angry that Eden was let go from Y&R. First disappointed that she was released at all and second, incredibly angry that she learned of her fate in such a ridiculously crappy manner.
I plan on writing The Young and the Restless and the soap mags and expressing my displeasure of both. I urge you to do the same.
Let TPTB at Y&R and the soap magazines that you want Eden to remain on the show!
The Young and the Restless
CBS Television City
Attention: put name here
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Executive Producer: Maria Arena Bell
Head Writer: Maria Arena Bell
Co-Head Writers: Hogan Sheffer, Scott Hamner
Soap Publications:
Public Opinion
New York, NY 10004
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The SFGate reported that a group of pranksters went around the Bay area Bush St. in the wee hours of inaugural morning and covered up every mention of Bush with Obama tape (Don't worry - it was double sided tape . . . whatever)
I thought about writing about the inauguration . . . How I was worried that the drool of the Mainstream media might cause my computer to short - and that their cries of pleasure and delight behind the event bordered on the the orgasmic.
But I had work to do that day . . .
When my internet went out, and I ended up going to Park Slope to get online, I chilled somewhat.
Seeing a young black man drawing a picture of the new Commander in Chief in a large french-vanilla etching book, made me think for a moment about the true sense of pride he must have felt. Yes I have my share of criticism for the African-American community, especially its leadership, but at that moment I felt that perhaps everything might just be ok.
Then I saw this crap.
Seriously people. I don't agree with Barack . . . I've listed some of my problems on this blog in the past, and most of my grievances have remained, some have grown.
However, I respect him as the leader of the greatest country on Earth (Let ye Religious Zionists note, I speak of government here . . .).
Can we stop with those already? Holding a bitter and petty grudge, cloaked in an asinine cloud of narcissism and smugness is, in my books at least, the very antithesis of Hope and Change. You have your cake, now eat it!
Shtick like this is lame . . .
The street is not named after George W. Bush, it isn't named after his father . . . it's a historic street over 160 years old!
Epic Fail!
But since we wish to expunge the word bush from our lexicon, switching it to the shinier new Obama might I make a few suggestions . . .
When you make a trip into the Australian Outback, you've spent your time in the Obama.
Those Minor League Baseball times that nobody seems care about are part of the Obama League.
Mothers will sagely remind their children that a bird in the hand is worth two in the Obama.
People will go to the zoo to see Obama Babies.
(I won't beat around the
Oh, and that lovely Sewage Treatment plant . . . Should be called the George W. Obama Sewage Plant.
Well then, this post has exhausted me . . . I guess you can say I'm Obama'd.
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Professor Amos Cleaning Pads are ideal for cleaning: scuff marks on walls and trim, fingerprints on the light switches, grime on shower tiles and glass doors, soap scum in sinks and tubs, lawn furniture, food baked onto pots and pans, juice stains on countertops, and more.
work on: tennis shoes, grease, oil, brake dust, bbq grills, counter tops, stovetops, ovens, microwaves, sinks, appliances, tile and grout.
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What's one to do with a box of old vintage books? Make coat racks, of course!
This project actually came about last fall when I scored a box of old vintage books at a yard sale. I loved them, but let's be honest…they were never gonna be read again. They still had great appeal as home decor, but they needed a purpose. My Vintage Book Coat Racks were born.
Like I said, these were made last fall in the rush of getting things made for craft shows. I thought I took pictures of every step, but when I began writing this post I couldn't find them all. They may have gotten miss-filed with photos for another project or I just didn't get them taken. Either way, I think I can talk you through the construction.
Truth Alert! I will keep the language on this post a lot cleaner than the language I was hissing while putting these together. A couple of them challenged my sanity! 😉
Things You Will Need:
Old books
Thin, scrap ply-board
Coat hooks
Drill, screwdriver bit and small bit for pilot holes
Metal washers
E-6000 adhesive
What To Do:
Step 1:
Pair two books together. This sounds like it should be an easy step, but pairing book titles, size and color can make you a little crazy. Note: That's NOT what tested my sanity. Keep reading.
Step 2:
Apply E-6000 to the back of the top book and set it at a slight angle on the bottom book. You could should wait until the adhesive has dried, but I didn't and went on to the next step.
Step 3:
I matched scraps of thin ply-board to the back books. For those that were too big I trimmed to fit. Apply E-6000 to the back of the board and center on the back of the bottom book.
Step 4:
Drill four pilot holes through the board and into the bottom book and insert wood screws in the holes. You will notice the four screws are not evenly set in the corners of the back board. That is because you want screws that are longer than the book is thick so that it also goes into the top book that is set at an angle.
This is where the insanity begins. Screwing through books sounds easy, but all those pages wanted to lift and twist. Curses!!! It was a bit fiddly, but I used flat boards and clamps to squeeze everything together while screwing. Sometimes I had to reposition the boards and clamps after a couple of screws and sometimes I did not. It all depends on the size of books you have. Moving on.
Step 5:
Add a hanger at this time.
Step 6:
Flip the book stack over and open the cover. Yep, you want those boards and clamps again, but adding to your insanity, you also want metal washers for each screw. The washers will prevent the screw heads from tearing through the paper.
Drill two pilot holes inside the front cover, add the washers and insert the screws. Note: You want screws that will go through the top book and part way into the bottom book. Keep in mind where the coat hook will go on the front cover. Shift the inside screws over if they are in a spot that will interfere with the coat hook.
Step 7:
Close the cover and position your coat hook where desired. Clamp the cover. Drill pilot holes for the hook where needed and attach.
This project was not as quick as I would have liked, but the finished project was well worth it. They would look great in a bedroom, library or den.
More Coat Rack Inspiration!


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