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- Case Report
- Open Access
Melanotic medullary carcinoma of thyroid – report of a rare case with brief review of literature
- Kamaljeet Singh1,
- Mehar C Sharma1Email author,
- Deepali Jain1 and
- Rajinder Kumar2
© Singh et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2008
- Received: 23 August 2007
- Accepted: 11 January 2008
- Published: 11 January 2008
Melanin production in medullary carcinoma is extremely uncommon.
Case presentation
We report a rare variant of medullary carcinoma of thyroid with melanin production in a 52-year-old woman who presented with swelling in the thyroid of 3 months duration. This tumor recurred thrice in two years after surgery and patient died with metastasis. Microscopic examination showed typical morphology of medullary carcinoma with numerous cells loaded with melanin pigment as confirmed by bleached Fontana-Masson, negative iron and immunohistochemical stains. Tumor cells were diffusely immunopositive for calcitonin, HMB-45, chromogranin, synaptophysin, CEA but showed focal paranuclear dot positivity for cytokeratin. No C-cell hyperplasia was seen in the adjacent thyroid gland. Nature of the pigment was further confirmed on ultra structural examination.
Melanotic medullary carcinoma is an extremely uncommon entity. There is a need to report more number of cases in the literature for exact categorization and prognostication of this subtype of medullary carcinoma.
- Calcitonin
- Thyroglobulin
- Paraganglioma
- Medullary Carcinoma
- Melanin Production
Summary of published cases of melanotic medullary carcinoma thyroid
S. No.
Author & Year
Age & Sex
Duration of symptoms
Follow up
Marcus JN 1982 [3]
15 days
Dendritic cells
Dendritic cells
No evidence of recurrence or metastasis 2.5 years after surgery
Posen JA 1984 [4]
5 years
Not mentioned
Eng HL 1989 [5]
1 month
Dendritic cells
Dendritic cells
Not mentioned
Kimura N 1989 [6]
2 years
Both components
2 years metastasis
Beerman H 1990 [7]
15 days
Spindle cells
Spindle cells
13 months died with metastasis
14 years
20 months
Romdhane KP 1995 [8]
10 years
Paraganglioma like
Dendritic cells
Dendritic cells
No evidence of recurrence or metastasis 1 year after surgery
Ikeda T 1998 [9]
2 months
Paraganglioma like
Sustentacular cells
Sustentacular cells
Not mentioned
Singh ZN 1999 [10]
4 months
Presented with LN metastasis; No evidence of metastasis after 1 year
De Lume MA 2001 [11]
9 months
Not mentioned
Present case
3 months
24 months, recurred thrice, metastasis to skull bones and died
Case presentation
A 52-year-old female presented with swelling in the neck, in the thyroid region, of 3 months duration. She complained of difficulty in swallowing and pain in the swelling for the last fifteen days. Clinically, she was euthyroid and there was no past history of exposure to radiation. Routine blood examination and serum chemistry revealed no abnormalities. Serum T3, T4 and TSH levels were normal. Renal function and liver function tests were normal.
There was no family history of thyroid disease. She was a known hypertensive on treatment. On examination a 3 × 2 cm lump was palpable in the lower part of neck, more so on the right side. This swelling moved with deglutition. No lymph nodes were palpable in the neck. No clinical evidence of abnormal parathyroid activity, Cushing syndrome, subcutaneous nodules or mucosal neuromas was present.
Tissue was fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, routinely processed and paraffin embedded. Five micron thick sections were cut for hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry. Immunohistochemical staining was done by streptavidin-biotin peroxidase complex method and a panel of antibodies was used to characterize the tumor. These include thyroglobulin (dil 1:50), thyroid transcription factor (TTF, dil 1:100), synaptophysin (dil 1:50), carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA, dil 1:100), melan A(dil 1: 100), epithelial membrane antigen (EMA, dil 1:50), pancytokeratin (CK; dil 1:100), cytokeratin 19 (dil 1:100), S-100 protein (dil 1:100), vimentin (dil 1:100), chromogranin (dil 1:50), calcitonin (dil 1:50), HMB 45 (dil:100), p53 (dil 1:50), bcl-2 (dil 1:50) and MIB-1 (dil 1:50). All antibodies were obtained from M/s Dako Patts, Denmark except p53 and TTF which were procured from M/s Novocastra UK and M/s Neomarker, USA respectively. High temperature antigen retrieval using microwave was carried out by immersing the sections in 10 mM citrate buffer (pH 6.0) and heating inside a 750 watt microwave oven in full power for 30 minutes except for chromogranin, HMB-45, S-100 and EMA.
Summary and comparison of immunohisochemical profile of the previously reported cases
Present case
HMB-45/Melanin stain
Carcinoembryonic antigen
Epithelial membrane antigen
Follow up: However in the follow up, she developed local recurrence twice after 10 months and 18 months of operation in the soft tissue of neck. Serum calcitonin levels were within normal range. Excision of recurrent nodules showed medullary carcinoma without pigment production. After 3 months of second recurrence, she developed multiple nodules at the same site and surgical excision was done in another hospital. After this surgery she had multiple metastases to the scalp and died after 24 months of first surgery. Mutational analysis for ret oncogene could not be done.
Medullary carcinoma of thyroid (MTC) is a tumor of thyroid parafollicular C cells, which are derived from neural crest. MTC can mimic any tumor structurally and functionally and has also been described as solid carcinoma, hyaline carcinoma and C-cell carcinoma [1]. Classically tumor cells are round to polygonal with amphophilic granular cytoplasm and have medium sized nucleus. Tumor cells are spread in solid sheets separated by highly vascular stroma, hyalinised collagen and amyloid [11]. Unusual varieties of MTC described are melanin producing MTC [3–11], true papillary form [12], mucinous or amphicrine form [13], clear cell variant [14], small cell variant [15] and giant cell type [16].
Our patient was a 52-year-old lady with mass in the thyroid region in the neck for three months. Histopathologic examination showed features of medullary carcinoma with melanin production. Mitoses were frequent (>10/hpf) in some foci which is unusual for MTC. Multinucleated tumor giant cells were present. These giant cells had hyper chromatic, pleomorphic nuclei with prominent amphophilic to eosinophilic nucleoli. Positivity for Fontana-Masson and negativity for iron stain confirmed pigment to be melanin. Tumor cells were positive for calcitonin which is the most specific marker for parafollicular cells [1] and proved beyond doubt that this was a melanin producing MTC and not a metastatic melanoma. Positive immunostaining for cytokeratin, chromogranin A, synaptophysin and carcinoembyonic antigen further buttressed above diagnosis. MTCs are generally negative for thyroglobulin as has been seen in the present case [17]. However mixed medullary carcinomas are known for thyroglobulin immunopositivity secondary to follicular differentiation. It has been hypothesized that mixed medullary carcinoma of the thyroid may be derived from common stem cells capable of differentiating into both follicular and parafollicular tumor cells [18]. Conversely, Volante et al [19] raised the possibility that trophic factors secreted by neoplastic and host cells might have a significant role in the tumorigenesis of mixed MTC. The demonstration of immunoreactive calcitonin within the neoplastic cells and the lack of thyroglobulin reactivity further support the diagnosis of a pure medullary carcinoma. Ultra structurally, tumor cells contained abundant melanosomes and premelanosomes but sparse neurosecretory dense core granules.
Black thyroid glands have been described in patients of cystic fibrosis, obstructive lung diseases and in patients who received minocycline for long duration. Pigmentation in these conditions is secondary to accumulation of lipofuscin. Presence of melanin in this case along with absence of clinical features ruled out these conditions. Metastatic melanoma has to be excluded before considering melanin producing medullary carcinoma as the primary diagnosis. Melanoma is the most common metastatic tumor in the thyroid [20, 21]. Routine hematoxylin and eosin stain may not help much in differentiating melanoma from MTC with melanin production. In the present case the tumor cells showed pleomorphism with prominent nucleoli, foci of high mitotic counts and the melanin pigment. Features favoring MTC were organoid pattern; moderate to abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and scant amyloid like material, however melanoma can show these features [21]. The presence of amyloid material favors the possibility of former. Immunohistochemistry and ultra structural examination are essential tools in diagnosing MTC [11] and differentiating it from melanoma in difficult situations. Calcitonin is indispensable in these situations. Immunohistochemical expression of S-100 protein and especially HMB-45 by the pigmented tumor cells is further proof of melanocytic differentiation. All the previously reported cases showed calcitonin and HMB-45 expression in tumor cells. Ikeda et al did not find HMB-45 positivity in the sustentacular-like pigmented cells, possibly due to loss of antigenicity secondary to prebleaching. These cells were however, positive for S-100 stain. Marcus et al demonstrated presence of melanin and neurosecretory granules by Fontana-Masson and Gremalius argyrophil silver stain. Most of the cases showed chromogranin positivity to support for neuroendocrine differentiation. Electron microscopy showing the premelanosomes and neurosecretory granules within the same tumor cells clinches the diagnosis of MTC with melanin production [3, 4]. Melanoma does not contain neurosecretory granules and intermediate filaments of the cytokeratin type [22].
Melanin producing medullary carcinoma thyroid was first described by Marcus et al in 1982 [3] and since then eight cases have been reported in the literature [3–11] including one case from our institute [10]. Salient features are summarized in Table 1. Age ranged from 20 to 72 years with equal male to female ratio. Duration of symptoms varied from 15 days to 14 years. None of them showed c-cell hyperplasia. Interestingly all the reported cases showed variable histomorphological features. In the case reported by Marcus et al there was evidence of only scanty melanin production which was localized to dendritic cells which did not have neurosecretory granules [3] Similarly the case reported by Ikeda et al [9] showed paraganglioma like picture and pigment was localized to the sustentacular cells. The possibility of paraganglioma was not considered in view of calcitonin expression in these cells. In later studies it has been shown that melanosomes and neurosecretory granules are present in the same tumor cells [5]. The case reported by Kimura et al [6] showed glandular differentiation and both types of cells were pigmented.
We tend to agree that tumor arises by polyclonal evolution of a common neoplastic precursor cell, able to produce both melanin and calcitonin. These cells are derived from neural crest which has melanocytic and c-cell characteristics within the same cells or show a mixed phenotypic expression. This is further supported that some of pigmented medullary carcinomas showed paraganglioma like morphology [9] which were derivatives of neural crest.
The prognosis of this variant is not exactly known, due to scarcity of cases. Of the nine previously published cases, follow up was mentioned in five patients only. Of these, two patients showed systemic metastases in the follow up and one had lymph node metastasis at the time of presentation. The case under discussion had very high mitotic count in some foci and had recurrence thrice in the soft tissue of neck and metastases to skull bones within 24 months of surgery. The high mitotic rate as seen in this case may be associated with poor prognosis. Whether the presence of melanin contribute to its aggressiveness remains to be elucidated. Therefore more cases of such type need to be documented in order to predict the exact behavior of this variant.
Melanocytic differentiation in medullary carcinoma of thyroid is very rare. The prognostic and therapeutic significance of this variant of MTC is not exactly known but this variant appears to be more aggressive; hence it needs to be documented in literature to know the exact behavior of this variant.
Written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of study.
We are grateful to Dr. Vikram Deshpande, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA for doing immunohistochemistry for calcitonin.
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Bloomz account. Within 24 hours, I had everything covered!
Non-Fiction Apple Unit. Then we made a life cycle craft from Ashley Reed's apple unit. As my kiddos finished, I had them take their iPad and read their mini-book and move their life cycle craft as they were reading. Because we are learning how to use the Seesaw app, I had them take a picture of their book and their life cycle craft showing the same part in the life cycle of an apple. Then, I asked them to label it using the pen. It was good practice for them to take pictures... Side note: I need to teach them how to be better photographers... *sigh* ...another day.
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freebie to make it with your kiddos, too! One of my kiddos looked at me during our play dough making craziness and said, "Mrs. Fretwell, this is the best day EVER!" Love.
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On Friday we celebrated the end of the week with having a simple snack of apple juice and apple cider during our Fun Friday time. It was a really great week. It definitely took some planning on my part, but it was SO worth. The kids were so excited to come to school each day and hear what our next apple activity would be, so I'll call that a huge success!
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Ritual Trance Induction is a method by which a trained guide induces an altered state of consciousness through the use of a monotonous rhythm played on a drum or rattle. The inductee holds a "wisdom posture," having chosen one of over a hundred gathered from archaeological evidence that spans human history and pre-history. The posture is held for about 15 minutes in this method, about the time it takes for a complete ecstatic journey. You can view a short documentary that was made about my practice here.
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We often hear the phrase "intentional relationship", which means we purposefully choose to create a rich, lasting relationship with someone. In the month of June I chose to have an intentional relationship with myself through the process of a self-portraiture class.
I just finished Vivienne McMaster's June session of Be Your Own Beloved. I first took the class in February when winter was in full force here in Michigan. I wanted to take the class again partly because I wanted to do the prompts outside in warmer weather, without layers and layers of clothing on. But the main reason why I wanted to take the class again was because I wanted to be more intentional with my shots this time, planning and staging exactly what I wanted to do. Some would say this is counter productive to the class, the class is about excepting yourself as you are and photographing yourself in the moment. Well, honestly I don't dislike my body, sure there are things I wish I could change, doesn't everybody have that. For the most part I except my body the way it is. What I wanted to continue to learn was how to best photograph myself, finding the right angle to stand, finding the best light, giving the camera the least amount of body surface space, this naturally makes you look thinner. I learned so much about photography and photographing people when I did the class last time, I wanted to continue to hone those skills. Sure I could do this anytime, I don't need class prompts to go out and take self-portraits, but there is something about the community in classes, especially photography classes that motivates me more than I can motivate myself alone.


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On Feb. 20, Gene
Nichol participated in a post-screening discussion of the new documentary, Inequality for All. Inequality for All features Richard Reich, former Secretary of Labor in
the Clinton administration and Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the
University of California at Berkeley. Through an ingenious weaving of personal reminiscence and cogent economic
analysis, Reich makes a powerful case that widening income inequality is deeply
damaging but hardly inevitable.
Nichol was
joined in the discussion by Francois Nielsen (UNC Sociology) and Allan Freyer
(NC Justice Center and PhD student in Economic Development). This screening on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus,
one of a handful to take place in North Carolina, was sponsored by the Poverty
Center, UNC Graduate and Professional Student Federation, UNC Department of
Geography, UNC Roosevelt Institute, UNC Sociology Graduate Student Association,
and the Campus Y.
Salisbury, NC found itself garnering national
attention about its skyrocketing poverty rate, the Rowan Concerned Citizens
hosted a "virtual town hall" to address poverty issues called the "Beyond
Poverty Mashup." The goal of the Mashup
was to describe and address poverty in the Salisbury/Rowan community via an
interactive platform. Poverty Center
Research Fellow Joe Polich participated in the Mashup, providing statistical
analysis of Salisbury and Rowan County and collaborating with the event's hosts
on potential avenues for action.
The Mashup
was hosted via google hangouts and video of the entire event is still available on YouTube.
Over the
past several months, the Poverty Center has developed a partnership with the Community Empowerment Fund in downtown Chapel Hill and with Legal
Aid of North Carolina's Pittsboro office. The goals of the partnership are to learn more about the legal needs of
homeless or near-homeless people in Chapel Hill and to provide them with
enhanced access to Legal Aid's services. The partnership focuses primarily on examining whether a community
member could be helped by obtaining expunctions – a removal of a criminal
conviction or charge from their criminal record. Expunctions can be a key way to improve a
person's ability to find employment.
expunctions are not an option, Poverty Center staff and CEF Advocates help
community members create resumes, write letters explaining the circumstances of
their criminal records, and do practice interviews.
So far,
about 15 CEF members and other community members have been paired with pro bono
attorneys through referral to legal aid. Many others have obtained employment after working with Poverty Center
Staff and CEF Advocates.
This summer,
the Poverty Center hopes to involve summer research assistants and interns in
the partnership.
In January, the
Mecklenburg County Commission Chairman Trevor Fuller announced the creation of
a Chairman's Task
Force on Poverty and Economic Mobility. Chairman Fuller was moved to action by a Poverty
Center study that documented rising poverty rates in Charlotte. The study, researched and written by law
student Alison Templeton, showed a disturbing increase in the number of "distressed"
census tracts in Mecklenburg County, as well as a significant rise in the
poverty rates within those tracts.
Gene Nichol's
year-long series in the News & Observer on poverty in North Carolina, Seeing the Invisible, came to a close in December.
News & Observer, Dec. 28, 2013
We face many
challenges in North Carolina, but none approaches the scourge of wrenching
poverty amid plenty. In one of the most vibrant and accomplished states, in the
richest nation on earth, over 18 percent of us, some 1.7 million, are
officially poor. And the standard is a daunting one. A family of four living in
Charlotte, for example, on an annual income of $24,000 is not classified as impoverished –
though one guesses that's little consolation as they scratch to survive.
It's worse
still. Over 1 in 4 of our children is poor – 41 percent of our children of
color. Think on that. Over 4 in 10 of our babies, our middle-schoolers, our
teenagers of color are constrained by the intense challenges of poverty. And if
you are born poor here rather than in another state, you're more apt to stay
that way.
Read the full article.
All of Nichol's monthly columns from this series are
available on the Poverty Center website. The series has inspired similar projects in other states, prompted local and regional media analysis and provoked much reader commentary and discussion.
Foreclosure Project is wrapping up its first round of reports looking at
neighborhood level foreclosure in Durham. By reviewing files kept at the Durham County Clerk of Courts' office, we
collected data on individual residential foreclosure starts from Jan. and Feb.
2011. (Foreclosure starts occur when the
lender initiates foreclosure proceedings on borrowers that have fallen behind
in their monthly mortgage payments.)
This data was
used to identify which census tracts saw an unusual amount of foreclosure activity—information
that was then linked to Census Bureau data on income, racial composition,
homeownership rates, housing value and other indicators. Additionally, we note which financial
institutions were the most active lenders during this time, how many loans show
signs of being subprime, and the economic impact of foreclosure on neighboring
As the next
stage of this project, we will complete a second round of data collection for
Durham using 2012 foreclosure starts to see how trends may have changed in the
intervening year.
Meet Tim
Henderson, our spring extern! Tim is a
3L from Asheville, NC. Prior to law school, he attended undergrad at the
University of Virginia. When he isn't externing at the Poverty Center, he
enjoys hanging out in Carrboro with his dog.
PC: Describe what you're working on for the
Poverty Center.
Tim: I'm working on a project researching North Carolina's decision to reject a
generous pile of free federal money via the ACA's Medicaid expansion. A
lot of that revolves around teaching myself the complex background
behind how Medicaid works, analyzing the adverse impacts on the state of not
expanding, and trying to find ways to tell that story and help the Poverty
Center raise awareness of this important issue.
PC: Why did you choose to do your externship at the Poverty Center?
Tim: One of the reasons I first decided to come to UNC Law was because I was
impressed with the school's mission of serving the people of the state. The Poverty Center is an institution that has been doing that for a
while. I also enjoyed [Poverty Center
director] Professor Nichol's Con Law class as a 1L and to help him out is a
PC: What have you liked/not liked about externing?
I do enjoy having the chance to independently dig down deep on a policy issue
that some would say is a little dry--and it is--but is also fascinating
and really important in the lives of everyday North Carolinians. I've
always been proud of my home state as being the most reasonable drunk at
the bar vis-a-vis our regional neighbors, and by working at the Poverty
Center I can do a small part in getting our good name back.
said, I don't enjoy the coffee machine. It never fills the cup enough.
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This is the first post in a series about applying knowledge management techniques to improve project management.
The project manager role can be hectic – you're managing deliverables, personalities, and the schedule. Too often pre-planning gets overlooked or eliminated due to time constraints. If you find a few hours to prepare, you can identify a few simple approaches that will improve collaboration across your project team and programs.
Knowledge Management complements project management well, and applying principles from both will help improve the performance of a team. Knowledge management is one of the techniques that connects people to relevant knowledge and to their community, which enables organizations to drive innovation, improve performance, and support business transformation. Within a project, you can better manage information and increase knowledge flow across people, processes and technology.
Implement Good KM Principles at Project Initiation
In the Initiating and Planning phases of your project, organization is essential so that you have a strong foundation for your artifacts. Implementing the following steps will help set you up for success as you continue through the other project management phases:
1. Identify Your Document Repositories
It is critical to maintain all your working project documentation in a central repository. If your project requires any regulatory oversight, you may have a second repository for the officially approved documentation. As part of your prep work, determine if your project follows your software development, research, clinical, or marketing/sales lifecycle, and follow the best practices accordingly.
It may take a while for the project team to adjust, especially if they are used to saving their work to their laptops. Gently remind them that a central location provides several benefits, such as regularly scheduled backups, security, and becoming the single source of truth. Unexpected absences due to illness, jury duty, etc. can inadvertently derail a project while the team scrambles to gain access to documentation.
2. Secure Your Content
Follow the guidelines of your organization regarding security/access questions. Discuss with your project team who needs to have access, and you can set up a matrix describing the levels of access, per role. You may also need to designate whether or not the information is confidential.
Larger companies typically invest in a document management system to store some of their artifacts. SharePoint provides many options for how to provide access to individuals and groups. A network drive is a simpler alternative if you want to limit who can access the information.
3. Set Expectations with your Team
Depending on how mature your project team is, this level of organization might be new to them. There may be some growing pains, as they adjust to following a more structured approach to working. Be transparent with why you are asking them to follow this approach, and share with them the benefits.
4. Use Project Templates
Ideally, you should have a Project Management Office (PMO) that oversees the project management activities, governance and tools that you use. If you do not, you may need to develop them as you go along. Determine which documents you will need for the project. You can use a previous project's documentation as a starting point, removing all their prior information, but keeping the overall structure, headings, formatting, etc.
5. Create a Dashboard
A dashboard is a great way to summarize your project status for the week. Standard information you can add includes items such as accomplishments for the week or planned activities for the next week. It is helpful to have a section where you can call out any issues, so they will get the attention they deserve. You may also want to include a list of who will be out of the office for the next month. This is particularly useful when your documents need to be reviewed and signed off by various team members.
You can create a meaningful document in many different tools, including SharePoint, Excel, or even PowerPoint. You can them keep them in their native format, or convert them to a PDF before sharing them with the project team and your stakeholders. By distributing a PDF, you reduce the risk that the information can be inadvertently changed.
In my next blog post, I'll be discussing how to use traditional Knowledge Management techniques and behaviors to improve communication within your project team.
How have you applied Knowledge Management to improve project start-up?
Let us know in the comment section below!


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Music school breathes new life into long-vacant New London building
New London — Once boarded up, a long-vacant city building has found new life as a music school.
Formerly the site of the Clinical Day School, affectionately known as the Little Red School House, a building off Hawthorne Drive is now the home of The String Theory School of Music, founded by husband and wife duo Chris and Amy Leigh. Chris is a professional guitarist and has been a private music instructor since 1987, while Amy is a teacher at Ella T. Grasso Technical High School.
The music school, originally located in East Lyme, completed its move to the city last month and has quickly made itself at home in its new location hosting its first of many public coffee house performances Sunday afternoon.
"It's not 'Dance Moms,' it's not 'American Idol,' this is about giving people a comfortable place to take a risk in," said Amy Leigh. "That's what we're really doing here."
Since New London educators handed off responsibility for the building a few years ago, the Little Red School House had sat vacant as the Renaissance City Development Association — the city's development arm — worked to find a suitable owner or tenant. Although it drew interest from a few groups including the Drop-In Learning Center, nothing came to fruition until the Leighs expressed interest.
Founded in 2007, the String Theory School of Music had always been located in East Lyme, but about a year and a half ago, the Leighs began searching for a new space to expand their small business. Last fall they first came to look at the location in New London, said Amy Leigh.
Leigh said the couple was fortunate to get assistance from the community, the RCDA and other city boards, and ultimately received final approval to lease the building on Feb. 5. Although they'd like to own the building within the next two years, leasing was a good place to start as their business attempts to grow, she said.
"I'm very proud that we were able to do what we did, and manage to make it work inside of our budget," said Leigh. "Now we'll go forward improving the property over time."
"We're not done by any stretch of the imagination," she added.
Since receiving final approval, the Leighs have completed extensive renovations on the building with the assistance of family and friends, addressing issues with the electrical system, carpeting, doors, paint and windows, among other things. Although Leigh preferred not to say how much they have spent to this point on renovations, she did share that a contractor originally gave them an estimate of $80,000 to do the work.
Ultimately the couple hopes to go beyond improving the building.
Leigh said that the goal is to continue to expand the school's staff, which grew to 10 on Sunday, as well as increase the number of students. Currently the school has more than 70 students who are a fairly even mix of children and adults, said Leigh.
She added that with 4,420 square feet of space they have plenty of room.
Leigh also said the school is working to expand its offerings, which already include private and group lessons for beginners and advanced students studying guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, voice, violin, viola, piano, drums, clarinet, saxophone and flute.
"We can expand as wide-ranging as we have space for," she said.
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They serve coffee and cakes on the ground floor, meals on another. Honestly though, I would never understand why anyone would have a heavily overpriced meal unless it tastes out of this world. It's like slapping Burberry on a char kueh tiaw stall, arranging the food so it looks like a work of art and charging a tremendous amount. But even the drinks and cake didn't come cheap.
RM50+ for the above. If I'm not mistaken, the drinks were RM1X each and the cake was over RM20. 10% off if you've got a Hong Leong Hello Kitty debit card. But it gave me so much trouble, card denied then charged but not, blah blah blah... That we spent well over an hour there after we were done!
But the manager kindly supplied us a special Tiramisu Latte which isn't on the menu, for the inconvenience.
I don't drink coffee so I can't comment on how it tastes like. But the banana smoothie I had was so rich I felt like I was sucking candied molten up a straw. I've had better cakes for a fraction of the price but the edible glitter was so pretty I almost couldn't deal.
Because it would be a sin not to make use of the lighting and instaworthy environment.
This is my gorgeous sister in law, which means she's married to my brother. So you get your perv on elsewhere. She's the most patient person I know because she took roughly 40 pictures till I was satisfied. Behold!


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The show (Witness Radio, Episode 46) can be downloaded here.
Show Notes:
- REVEAL - the hub of information concerning the ICOC.
- The paper I wrote that analyzes the "First Principles" indoctrination studies: Kip McKean's Theology: Winning in the Cincinnati Church of Christ
- Differences between the Churches of Christ, International Churches of Christ, and International Christian Churches. (This will be up on REVEAL soon!)
- I also mentioned two useful books about cults that didn't make the final cut:


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Wednesday Morning News
Apple has released iOS 8.1.2, which includes minor fixes for bugs. One in particular highlighted by Apple is an issue where ringtones purchased through the iTunes Store may have been removed from your device, and Apple provides a link to a webpage which, weirdly enough, links to the iTunes Store on Macs, but has instructions on restoring tones when view from an iOS device. If you're on your Mac, you can view Apple's support page on restoring ringtones right over here.
Ars Technica has leaked emails which say Aaron Sorkin wanted Tom Cruise to play Steve Jobs in his upcoming film. Sony's involvement in the film is kind of ugly, to say the least, but Sorkin always had Cruise in mind for the role of Jobs. In other film news, Natalie Portman has passed on the role of Lisa Brennan, the female lead in the film. I guess the only question that still needs to be asked is: will the film ever be released? Your guess is as good as mine.
The Apple TV has gotten another update, adding four new channels and a new YouTube app as reported by TUAW. Macworld has the skinny on the new YouTube app, which now looks similar to the "full YouTube experience", but whatever that is, know that it also includes ads. Still, you do get predictive search and the ability to subscribe to channels.
Apple CEO Tim Cook talked with Jesse Jackson, but that's about all we know. The pair aren't revealing what they talked about, beyond calling it "positive and productive discussion".
9to5Mac notes Apple's Maps is now rolling out on one of the two places it wasn't, which is on the Find my device interface on the iCloud website. The only other place Apple is still using Google Maps is still on its website, where it uses Google Maps for the locations of its Retail Stores.
Apple has won a patent for a 3D iPhone UI controlled via motion gestures. Apple's "sensor based display environment" patent was applied for back in 2012, and just the other day, the US PTO awarded Apple the patent. Meanwhile, Apple reassigned a patent that came from its acquisition of PrimeSense, where the "lens array projector" patent could see a virtual reality environment in 3D.
The Wall Street Journal reports Apple will be opening an advanced R&D center in Yokohama, Japan, where the company will conduct the most advanced research and development in the country. The Journal's sources describe the facility as the largest in Asia, too.
If you're using Apple's two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, you may want to hang onto your Apple ID recovery key. Because if you happen to lose your recovery key and your Apple ID account is locked, then that's pretty much it. Apple support won't help you, thanks to improved Apple ID security following the Mat Honan Apple ID hijinks.
Cromulent Labs details the story of Launcher's rejection from the App Store, which basically goes on to say Apple's App Review team wanted to make an example of high-profile app developers in order to curb the influx of apps with Notification Center widgets that pushed the envelope.
In case you're wondering, we've gotten to the point where Apple Watch app concepts are a thing, despite very few people outside of Apple having seen how the Apple Watch actually works in person. That said, Taasky looks kinda cool.


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Nationalism is one of the most widely used explanatory concepts in all of historical writing. It is also one of the most puzzling intellectually: nationalism, for example functions sometimes as a solvent (a regime or system is undermined by rising nationalism) and sometimes as a glue (a new state is pulled together by rising nationalism). As a result, though the term is still constantly used, no real consensus exists as to what it is or how it works. This course presents an examination of both the phenomenon of nationalism and attempts to explain it. We begin with ancient descriptions (Chinese, Latin, and Hebrew) of foreign nations as well as theoretical consideration of how groups form and cohere, still a mystery to social psychologists. Is it that they love themselves? Or that they hate an "Other". We will go to the original expositions of these ideas. We then turn to the literature of nationalism, from Herder (1744-1803) on, through history and writing of the nineteenth century drawn from Europe, Russia, India, China, and Japan. Finally we will examine classic analytical accounts of nationalism in specific places (e.g. France, China) as well as general theories from the early Marxists and mainstream national historians, focusing eventually on the views of Gramsci, Karl Deutsch, Elie Kedourie, Ernst Gellner, Walker Connor, Benedict Anderson, and others. A research paper on a topic of the student's choice is the primary requirement—and what a range of choice! Students will also be expected to be able to comment on the reading for each week. Qualified undergraduates interested in the course should talk to Professor Waldron firstname.lastname@example.com 311C College Hall.
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The aforementioned blowjob flick has Marry Lynn going interracial, but it wouldn't be the last time. She apparently just really loves black cock, fucking Charlie Mac (as Charlie Macc) in Diesel Dongs 31. Marry is a petite little thing, and Charlie's 12" monster cock looks bigger than her damn face! Still, there's no hiding her joy as he slams her with it.
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Did you know that there are weight loss drinks that are as effective in weight loss as other more advanced approaches? The discussion about losing weight is dominated by which foods to avoid or how much to eat. Most of the foods suggested accomplish the task by burning the calories in the body through increased metabolism. Essentially, the drinks proposed here follow the same weight loss methodology of enhancing metabolism, an action that is in deep contrast with the action of the common sugary and carbonated beverages.
acupuncture for weight loss, fast weight loss, diet programs for women,
According to a research done by the American journal of clinical nutrition, higher milk intake can significantly help in your diet. Working with a sample population of adults for a period of up to 2 years, the researchers found marked weight loss in milk takers, with some losing as much as 12 pounds at the end of the test period. The beverage is a rich source of calcium which is used for the breakdown of fat cells. The presence of significant amount of protein in milk may also help in reducing intermittent eating thus managing instances of weight gain. Just add some small amounts of the drink in your meals for increased burning of body fat.
Yoghurt is a milk product and quite effective for weight reduction too. Nutritionists consider the drink to be a super food because of its richness in minerals and vitamins that aid in many body functions, including metabolism. Going by a study conducted by the international journey of obesity in 2005, there is reason for overweight people to consider yoghurt in their dietary weight loss programs. Using fat free yoghurt on obese adults, it was discovered that those who included fat free yoghurt recorded more weight loss than those who relied on other calorie cutting methods only. Including two to three servings of yoghurt in your daily diet may therefore enhance weight loss due to less hunger, and increased calcium in the body.
Although the link between increased water intake and dieting is still under research, the findings there is evidence that taking adequate amount of the drink leads to reduced food appetite, desire for vegetables and fruits, and increased burning of calories in the body. As much as drinking water is seen to be effective in weight management, dietitians constantly advice patients not to substitute their diet with water as this might lead to far reaching health consequences. To reduce the appetite for food and essentially control calories intake, it is advisable to drink some water before every meal. This method has also been seen as an effective way of enhancing the burning of calories and would therefore be good for your diet.
Green tea intake is usually associated with management of cancer and other related conditions. Its superb anti-oxidant properties could also be utilized in weight management especially for the elimination of fats. Consider drinking about four glasses of the beverages for fast reduction of the body fat.
Also to be considered for weight loss is grape fruit whose acidity is thought to contribute to great weight reduction effects. The juice works best when it is naturally extracted. The weight loss drinks mentioned here are common at home and could form effective remedies for weight management.


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The past couple of weeks have been so refreshing. I wanted to use the word awesome but I think the words has been too overused last year so I am going to save it for an appropriate event, like, seeing auroras or volcano blasts or things like that this year. My department was on holiday for almost 2 weeks since it is an international organization, everybody gets back to their home countries for Christmas. Since it is easy and quite cheap to get anywhere around
Europe on
the train, I decided to do a bit of the tour.
The first place I went to, my friend and I met this young couple living in a small ski town in the
We had the chance to see their house and hitch a ride with them to the train
station. To be honest, we couldn't really converse very well since their
English is not that good, but from the little bits of conversation, I gather
that they are very content with their lives, and that fascinates me. It is such
a beautiful place to live, really, surrounded by mountains, lakes and lush
landscapes, and they leveraged on that by living simply and being in touch with
nature. For one thing, the house was built by their father, on his own, brick
by brick. They have good internet but prefer to stay off social media and they fill
their time taking long walks on weekends instead, hiking, cycling, skiing, and
the likes of that. Many times during our conversation, they would tell how
proud they are to live in the small village, away from the hustle bustle of the
city. I have wanted to tell them yes, that makes their attitude totally
different from the people in the nearest city we were in. I don't think anybody
in the city would be kind enough to let us hitch a ride to the train station
and let some strangers see their house. There is just too much paranoia in the
It makes me miss the times when I live such simpler lives too. So I gave it a try, one morning in
I went off all social media, deactivating Facebook and Twitter, and just let my
feet take me anywhere I see attractive. Being so used to uploading photos every
time I see anything interesting and updating every thought in writing, I seem
to struggle at first not to reach for my phone. But then, later a sense of
freedom starts to overwhelm me. Walking through the old cobble-stone alleys of Zurich , I no longer see
the beautiful scenes mostly through a camera lens, but instead with the perfect
view of my eyes. Camera lens never do justice towards the beauty of nature
anyway. The city, the old buildings, the lake, with the background of the
majestic snow-capped mountains, I sat at a high point in the city and be still
in the moment, observing life below me pass by, thinking these are the moments
in my life that I feel most alive. It is true. These are the moments when I
have full gratitude to the Creator for letting me live another day. Zurich
The renewed sense of freedom was so good that I felt I could stay this way for awhile, at least until the end of my holidays, since many of my work, especially with my NGO depends heavily on social media. So I still stayed off until I decide to write this entry, early new year, 2014, where my work starts again tomorrow. I have seen a lot of things in 2013, travelling across continents back to back. Doing things I never thought I would. But one thing I learn about doing things out of your normal circumstances, is that the 'out of ordinary' thing, now becomes the ordinary. I am not sure if that is a good thing or not, but it actually puts me at peace. It is not like losing interest and excitement in life, as if coming down with depression, no. It more like looking back, still couldn't believe you did all that, smile and not talk about it unless being asked to. I think that is one way for a wise person to be humble. Do extra ordinary things when you are young, so you don't grow arrogant with inflated sense of self-importance when you are older. Because you have done all of it when you are young, and it doesn't mean too much to you anymore, that you don't have to talk about it 24/7. Yeah, I like that idea. I am going to be content, say 2013 was a great year, and leave it there. In the words of Russell Peters when imitating the Indian culture: "Take it, and go".


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In latest column, Will outsources climate change falsehoods to NRO's Steyn
Research ››› ››› DIANNA PARKER
George Will repeated Mark Steyn's false claim that "If you're 29, there has been no global warming for your entire adult life." In fact, climate experts reject the notion that global warming has slowed or stopped.
In his July 23 Washington Post column, George Will repeated National Review Online columnist Mark Steyn's false claim that "[i]f you're 29, there has been no global warming for your entire adult life. If you're graduating high school, there has been no global warming since you entered first grade." Will stated that Steyn's observation "could explain why the [National] Mall does not reverberate with youthful clamors about carbon" after "New York Times columnist Tom Friedman called upon 'young Americans' to 'get a million people on the Washington Mall calling for a price on carbon.' " In fact, Steyn's claim is false: While 1998's annual global average temperature set a record high that has not since been matched in most datasets, climate experts have identified a long-term warming trend and reject the notion that global warming has slowed or stopped. As Media Matters for America has noted, Steyn cited a discredited report by EPA research analyst Alan Carlin as purported evidence for his claim.
Media Matters has documented Will's previous efforts in Washington Post columns to challenge the scientific consensus on global warming by distorting, twisting or misusing evidence. For example, World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Michel Jarraud has written that a key assertion in one of Will's columns -- that "there has been no recorded global warming for more than a decade" -- was "a misrepresentation of the data and of scientific knowledge."
Additionally, Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander wrote in his March 1 column that while "[t]he editors who checked the Arctic Research Climate Center Web site believe it did not, on balance, run counter to Will's assertion that global sea ice levels 'now equal those of 1979,' " "I [the ombudsman] reviewed the same Web citation and reached a different conclusion."
From Will's column:
The costs of weaning the U.S. economy off much of its reliance on carbon are uncertain, but certainly large. The climatic benefits of doing so are uncertain but, given the behavior of those pesky 5 billion, almost certainly small, perhaps minuscule, even immeasurable. Fortunately, skepticism about the evidence that supposedly supports current alarmism about climate change is growing, as is evidence that, whatever the truth about the problem turns out to be, U.S. actions cannot be significantly ameliorative.
When New York Times columnist Tom Friedman called upon "young Americans" to "get a million people on the Washington Mall calling for a price on carbon," another columnist, Mark Steyn, responded: "If you're 29, there has been no global warming for your entire adult life. If you're graduating high school, there has been no global warming since you entered first grade."
Which could explain why the Mall does not reverberate with youthful clamors about carbon. And why, regarding climate change, the U.S. government, rushing to impose unilateral cap-and-trade burdens on the sagging U.S. economy, looks increasingly like someone who bought a closetful of platform shoes and bell-bottom slacks just as disco was dying.
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L.C. Wright is a writer of mystery and suspense novels with six novels currently published. Connections – The Devil's Door was voted "book of the month" by e-Thrillers.com. The books not only tell a believable story, they also involve you in the lives of their characters. L.C. Wright has a unique writing style that tests the limits of how traditional novels are written, fast paced and gripping.
His focus on two amazing series: the first is Katt and Mouse Mystery series featuring the beautiful Katherine Katt, an FBI profiler. She's smart, charismatic and witty. Just the tools needed to work with the rough and belligerent Mickey (Mouse) James, a detective from the Sacramento Police Department. Together, they view the world and work the cases from different perspectives, but always agree that in the end, they have each other's back when times get difficult and lives are at stake. The first is titled, Castle Grey and the second of the series, Long Shot.
If you are wanting something a little scarier and you don't mind sleeping with a light on, then Connections – The Devil's Door might just be the trick for you. Tristan Badger, a young deputy sheriff has moved to Carmel Valley, California to get away from things she would just just as soon never have to deal with again. However, she learns that the old axiom, you can never run away from yourself, was both true and prophetic. There are things that people are just not supposed to see. There is a world out there that most of us are shielded from, Tristan sees it all and in Connections – The Devil's Door. She must learn to embrace what she has been running from in order to save the lives of herself and those she cares about.
L.C. Wright is a master and hopes you will enjoy the fear he shares and laughter that comes when someone just barely survives by the skin of their teeth.


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Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Pizza
Recipe Information
Total Time:40 minutes
Filled with crumbled tofu, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, cheese and fresh basil, this stuffed pizza is easy to make.
- Cooking spray, preferably canola or olive oil
- 1 14-ounce package firm water-packed tofu, drained
- 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1/2 cup chopped soft or reconstituted sun-dried tomatoes, (see Tip)
- 1/2 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound prepared pizza dough, preferably whole-wheat
- Position rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 475°F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray
- Finely crumble tofu; pat dry. Place in a large bowl and use your hands to combine with spinach, tomatoes, Parmesan, mozzarella, basil, onion powder, salt and pepper.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about the length of the prepared baking sheet and twice as wide (approximately 16 by 18 inches). Transfer the dough to the baking sheet, allowing the extra width to hang over on one side onto a clean surface. Spread the filling on the dough in the pan, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold the overhanging dough over the filling. Fold the edges closed and crimp with a fork to seal. Make several small slits in the top to vent steam; lightly coat the top with cooking spray.
- Bake the stuffed pizza until well browned on top, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool slightly before cutting.
Tips & Notes
For this recipe, look for soft sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil). If you can only find tomatoes that are very dry (and hard), soak in boiling water for about 20 minutes, drain, chop and then add to the pizza filling.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 291, Carbohydrates: 36 g., Fat: 7 mg., Saturated Fat: 3 mg., Monounsaturated Fat: 2 mg., Protein: 18 mg., Cholesterol: 10 g., Fiber: 4 g., Postassium: mg., Sodium: 607 mg., Added Sugars: 1 mg.


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M.E. Kerr -1978
What happens to all of those moderately successful short fiction books from decades past? I can tell that some of the titles one sees at Borders or on the library shelf will not live on past their first printing, but where do these stories go? Are they stored away in giant publishers' archives or are they gathering dust on shelves of no-longer children or filling up boxes at thrift stores and rummage sales? Surprising that fiction could follow the way of fashion, trends ruling the tides of the market. A story seems less ephemeral than a cut of fabric to me.
Pretty good, I liked this book. One strength is how the author approaches her "imparted morals" on what makes a good or bad person and how to grow up and get your act together. I especially like the parallel drawn between the assumption that a German in Germany was responsible at least passively for the conflict and the feeling in the US during Vietnam that we should "support our own" and that any fight that our country enters must be a good one. Her novel implicitly raises the debate over the prosecution of someone for a past crime even though they may have changed into a different person. Otherwise it is fairly short and simple; I wanted more in the way of development and complexity. Continue reading


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April 1, 2017
Even before the strawberries and asparagus emerge, among the trees and roots and rocks there are stirrings of warmer things to come! Growing wild up and down the coasts of North America, slowly unfurling fiddlehead ferns, exuberant stinging nettles, and elusive ramps are the telltale signs that spring is coming. Gathered by intrepid foragers, these wild plants have enormous flavor - much more than any cultivated fruit or vegetable. And with their show-stopping flavor comes game-changing nutrition. Fiddleheads, ramps, and nettles are bursting at the seams with powerful phytochemicals, vitamins, and nutrients. Humans have gathered and eaten these wild plants for thousands of years, and throughout history they have served as essential tools for cleansing and purifying - getting the body ready for spring and summer after the long, stagnant winter.
While you certainly could venture out on your own to find these delicacies, we suggest leaving it to the experts and taking your hand at them in the kitchen instead. These wild plants grow when they want, not when they're told, so be sure to enjoy them whenever you can. If you see them at the store: buy them. On a menu? Order it. March and April pass WAY too quickly to go around passing them up. Happy spring, y'all!
Fiddlehead Ferns
Fiddlehead ferns are just what you're thinking: the tiny tender tip of a fern before it unfurls into the beautiful lacy plant common to temperate forests around the world. Picked close to the ground and tightly curled, both resemble (bet you can guess) the ornate carved head of a fiddle. But don't go picking just any common fern and calling it a fiddlehead, though, because only certain varieties are edible (hence the whole "leaving it to the experts" thing)! The best varieties for eating are the Western Sword Fern (more common on the West Coast) and the Lady Fern (the primary variety found on the East Coast).
What does a fern taste like? Think fresh, grassy, herbaceous asparagus with a crisp but meltingly tender texture. Yeah. They're good. Clean them well in cold water, quickly par-boil to take the edge off, and saute in butter for a luxurious side dish to a spring headliner like cod or lamb.
And as promised, fiddleheads are a nutritional powerhouse rich in antioxidants, high in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and chock full of fiber.
Stinging Nettles
Handle with care! Stinging nettles live up to their name: when handled raw they can give you a nasty sting! But don't be alarmed and certainly don't run off - they're so worth wearing gloves. Their flavor is indescribably spring-like. A little like spinach but with a distinct pepperiness and hint of cucumber - but a certain je ne sais quoi that turns heads and keeps attention. They can be used as spinach or basil would for a fancy twist on pesto or pasta fillings, and they make a gorgeous spring soup.
These wild leaves have 5x the nutrients of spinach (yes, really). Nettles are wildly (get it?!) rich in minerals, and can even be used as a multivitamin and cleansing aid for people trying to avoid chemically synthesized medications and vitamins! They're hugely important to the diet of long-lived Mediterranean populations, where they are celebrated in the spring when tender, and brewed as a tea year-round.
The queen of spring and doll of Appalachia. Native to the Eastern seaboard of North America, ramps are the darling of the best chefs across the country. Also known as wild leeks, these delicate, tender alliums are so full of incredible grassy oniony garlicy leeky flavor they are show-stoppers in their own right. Like leeks on steroids if steroids were sunlight and dirt and all the other good things one finds in the forest.
Once cleaned and trimmed the whole of the ramp from bulb to leaf tip can be used in pesto, sauce, fillings, and soups or grilled and served whole for an impressive presentation. They pair especially well with delicate egg dishes (think chives and eggs are good? just you wait!), and other spring flavors that can stand up to the bold flavor of these wild beauties. Try the simple combination of asparagus, ramps, peas, butter, and lemon for a to-die-for spring saute that will have foodies swooning.
Ramps have been used by Native American populations as a "tonic" to bring the body back to health after a long, nutrient-deficient winter for hundreds of years. They are rich in vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that help cleanse the body and strengthen the immune system - the perfect way to shake off winter and start spring fresh as a daisy.
Lemon Rosemary Risotto with Fiddleheads and Spot Prawns
Risotto is the perfect main course to combine bold flavors in a simple yet delicious dish. A pairing with fiddlehead ferns and succulent prawns create one gorgeous plate. Seriously - those colors!! Get the recipe here.
Stinging nettles are very much at home in Greek cuisine, and this playful twist on classic spanakopita couldn't make us happier about spring having finally arrived. Nothing like the peppery, herbaceous bite of nettles enveloped by flaky puff pastry. Get the recipe here.
Caramelized Ramps with Browned Butter
Don't even know what to say here. This is the ultimate in seasonal decadence and one of the best ways to pay homage to the beautiful products growing wild in our own backyard. Sigh, swoon, melt. Get the recipe here.
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foraged, spring, wild, fiddleheads, nettles, stinging nettles, ramps


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'poem' or brothel ad – always check your translations!
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A respected research institute wanted Chinese classical texts to adorn its journal, something beautiful and elegant, to illustrate a special report on China. Instead, it got a racy flyer extolling the lusty details of stripping housewives in a brothel.
Chinese characters look dramatic and beautiful, and have a powerful visual impact, but make sure you get the meaning of the characters straight before jumping right in.
There were red faces on the editorial board of one of Germany's top scientific institutions, the Max Planck Institute, after it ran the text of a handbill for a Macau strip club on the front page of its latest journal. Editors had hoped to find an elegant Chinese poem to grace the cover of a special issue, focusing on China, of the MaxPlanckForschung journal, but instead of poetry they ran a text effectively proclaiming "Hot Housewives in action!" on the front of the third-quarter edition. Their "enchanting and coquettish performance" was highly recommended.
The use of traditional Chinese characters and references to "the northern mainland" seem to indicate the text comes from Hong Kong or Macau, and it promises burlesque acts by pretty-as-jade housewives with hot bodies for the daytime visitor.
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This is going to be a very personal entry for me.. something I am not used to doing.
Last weekend, my fiance and I moved to NYC from a small town in New Hampshire. This is a huge change for us but it's one we are really excited about. He programs apps for iPhones and iPads, and I.. well, I don't know what in the world I am going to do. I've been through different types of jobs over the years. None of them were quite right for me. I've never really felt like I belonged at the companies I worked for. It's a bit depressing to think about. It took me years to get to this point where I finally know what I should do with my life.
A few months ago, I came across an exercise on finding your true passion in life. The goal was to write for 20 minutes straight in complete silence about what it is that you'd like to do with your life. At the end of the 20 minutes, you should have basically repeated the same concept over and over. And it is said that at this point, you will be in tears. I didn't complete this exercise because I kind of already knew what I wanted. I just didn't have the opportunity in NH. What I want is to help change the lives farm animals, and change the way humans view animal products. Every time I see farm animals being abused or inhumanely slaughtered, I get emotional. And seeing others fight for their well-being makes me emotional too. I don't believe in mass-produced meat & dairy. I don't agree with confining animals to small cages, in filthy places. I don't agree with the cruelty. And I don't believe we need to consume animal products to be healthy. I think they make us unhealthy.
I'm a little lost right now. I've applied to Mercy for Animals, and the WSPA. Both are great organizations, fighting for animal rights in different ways. I personally would love to work for MFA because I love how smart their marketing techniques are and I love that they're not aggressive. Maybe some day I will be lucky enough to work with them. I think my voice will be heard through them because they are a well-known organization and have made quite an impact through web marketing. But at this point, I am just one person and can't make a big difference on my own. I have managed to convert a few people in my life to vegetarianism, and I am very grateful to have that experience.
I don't know.. for now I am making a difference any way that I can think whether it's sharing books or documentaries on the treatment of animals for consumer products or just through talking. When the time is right, a huge opportunity will be available to me.


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Does anyone think we should bother upgrading when and if we ever become popular site and gain more members to upgrade to a paid website? i think it would be fully worth it if we had enough members and whatnot but it could cost around 1000 dollars a year so we would need a lot more members than we do now.
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TradeTech USA Algorithms 2005
Venue: Marriott Eastside
Location: New York, New York, United States
|Event Date/Time: Nov 03, 2005
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Due to the proprietary nature of these algorithmic trading offerings, TradeTech USA Algorithms 2005 has created an interactive setting combining formal buy side panel presentations and roundtables. This is the ideal environment to where senior buy side executives can evaluate, disseminate and debate every 'need to know' element of algorithmic trading with the select few leading platform providers.


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thanks Vic
so what is on my walls?
we've been here 12 months & i have managed to actually commit
to a few hooks in the plaster
above above: birds paintings by me
i should paint more often
above: said birdies with pair of seed pods
i know i know they have been said to look like something else
hanging happily in our kitchen
you can see the edge of the fridge, pantry &
a corner of the bench
below: a tree created in printmaking
when i was in first year uni
all these pics that you see framed
i framed them
yep my parents one Christmas a long time ago now
gave myself & SIL the gift of framing classes
seriously one of the BEST EVER gifts!
i framed heaps for other people so if you need?
above: little mini prints or cards from somewhere
i like the retro 50's feel they have
outside Oscar's bedroom
below: to the left of our fridge
tiny piece
about 4"x3"
bought because i love it
at the Camden Market
outside of London
i love having items about home
that speak of our travels
above: more travel treasures
also framed by me ...
tiny chinese embrioderies
one is an interesting design but i can see birds in it
& the other i like to think of
as a phoenix ...
here they are in detail below


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H ere are some of my takeaways from the Global Innovation Summit that I attended in San Jose last week, a fantastic event.
Before you go any further, though: Pull out your January 2015 calendar and mark down on January 1: Attend Global Innovation Summit 2015.
I'm taking these observations from my notes, so apologies if I've misstated some of the points. Also, I have more notes than time allows me to share. I'll catch up in future posts.
Victor Hwang, Our host
And author of The Rainforest and chief designer of the Global Innovation Summit (and others, including Jane Crawford) in the opening sessions:
- People focused on building regional innovation ecosystems are "architects of the invisible".
- We must establish a social contract within the ecosystem. A contract can convert conflict into innovation. (My thought: We are talking not really about a social contract as much as a "civic contract". For an example of a civic contract, look to our Strategic Doing credo.)
- Innovative communities need safe spaces where people can innovate.
- Ostracism is powerful. Exclusion is similar to physical pain. (My thought: ostracism is an effective way to enforce our "civic contract". Look to the work of Purdue professor Kip Williams for more in-depth understanding of the power of ostracism.)
Part of the power of the Silicon Valley ecosystem comes from the shared ethic of "paying it forward".
Annalee Saxenian, author of Regional Advantage
- The original analysis of Regional Advantage neglected the vital role of immigrants. Saxenian filled the gap with The New Argonauts.
- We have to improve dramatically the data we are using to measure the productivity of regional innovate systems.
- A primary opportunity: Measuring people flows.
- The character of Silicon Valley is deeply embedded in the history of the place and the personalities of the initial founders, like Shockley: escaping the bureaucracy and hierarchy of the East Coast.
- The 1980's saw a new wave of start-ups that were more open and networks. Her work in Regional Advantage was exquisitely timed.
- Thie Valley has developed the ethic that competition is tied to mutual learning. There are different technical pathways to market opportunities. Before the fact, no one knows the right answer.
- The Achilles Heel of Silicon Valley: the idea that the Public Good is somehow detached from the wealth generation that goes on in the Valley. Managing the public/private boundary: "We do not do this well".
Steve Blank:
- It only takes 5 to 6 people to start buzz in an ecosystem.
- We take it for granted in Silicon Valley to "pay it forward".
- For an example of how to think about an ecosystem, check out the Bend, Oregon ecosystem analyzed here, here and here.
- Check out the Secret History of Silicon Valley.
- Not all startups are the same. There are: lifestyle startups, small business startups, scalable startups, buyable startups (e.g., WhatsApp), and corporate startups.
- There are also startups in an existing market; startups that re-segment an existing market; startups in a new market; and startup clones.
- Part of the problem with the Internet bubble arose from the failure of investors to understand the different types of startups and their connection to market development.
Kaufman Fellows:
- A new kind of venture capital is emerging, one that is more transparent and distributed.
- Transparency is breaking open capital markets.
- We're developing new models of "smart, connected capital".
- Open question: "how do we scale the Kaufman Fellows?" One answer: Kaufman Fellows Academy.
- People are moving away from a concern about where their money is going and they are caring more about what their money is doing.
Brad Feld, author of Startup Communities
- We can create startup ecosystems anywhere in the world.
- Ecosystems are not necessarily geographically based. Turn a geographically based ecosystem on its side and start looking for horizontal connections.
- Four principles: 1) entrepreneurs lead successful startup communities; 2) leaders must have a long-term commitment (20+ years); 3) startup communities must be inclusive of anyone who wants to participate; and 4) startup communities must have continual activities to engage the entire "entrepreneurial stack".
Swedish Ecosystem (Jonas Klevhag and Anne Lidgard):
- Vinnova (the Swedish innovation agency) has "orchestration power".
- Sweden made a strategic decision to fund R&D in the mid-1990s; the impacts are showing up 2030 years later.
- Sweden is strong and innovation but challenged in entrepreneurship, yet, the entrepreneurship landscape has been shifting rapidly in the past five years.
- Sweden needs a new self-image, new story, a new narrative to tell the world. "Who are we to the world?"
- There are 50 incubators in Sweden, a country of about 10 million people. On top of this foundation of incubators, new regional clusters are forming.
- The government role shifts as technologies and markets develop. Managing this transition is difficult for government.
- Here are some slides Anne prepared in 2013 that provide an outline of the Swedish ecosystem:
Education technology ecosystems
- The best content resources are coming from teachers who self publish. (My thought: Interesting….this development creates a disintermediation of textbook publishers and textbook regulators.)
- Don't get carried away with edtech: Teacher pipelines are more important than tech pipelines.
- How can we use education technology to fill the gap in STEM teacher preparation?
Some general thoughts:
- Design thinking is a critical skilled help us imagine the invisible, dynamic complexity of innovation ecosystems.
- Hopefully, the Global Innovation Summit for 2015 will provide more opportunities for skill development: for example: design thinking; visual thinking; and agile strategy in open networks.


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It's not everyday that I get a paid holiday at work. In the e-commerce business they are few and far between. So I decided to do something spontaneous for Memorial Day. I went to the beach. It might come as a shock, but I go to the beach at most once a year. I mean I go to Vegas more times than I go to the beach in LA. The beaches here are overcrowded & dirty. The water is cold and parking is never free, if you can even find a space.
But I think I discovered LA's best kept secret beach: Manhattan Beach. Located just south of LAX, this beach is more peaceful and secluded than the overrun Santa Monica and Venice beaches. You won't see transients, junkies, or pestering street vendors like you would at the touristy beaches. The multi-million dollar homes along the boardwalk that make up The Strand are breathtaking. Hello dream home! Plus the shops, restaurants, and bars have that Orange County flavor: peaceful, quaint, classy, without being too bougie.
Even though it took my friend and I 45 minutes to find a place to park on this national holiday, there was plenty of room on the sand to tan without constant distractions like you would at the more popular beaches. I would love to move here but as they say, the rent is too damn high! But hey, it'll always be cheaper than the real Manhattan.


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A Philadelphia man, convicted of drug trafficking near Butler's police station, was handed a lengthy state prison sentence in Butler County Court Thursday.
Thomas L. Tillman, 30, was sentenced to a total of 4˝ to 15 years in a state correctional facility by Judge Timothy McCune, who returned to the criminal court bench for this special sentencing after taking over family court responsibilities.
After the proceeding, District Attorney Richard Goldinger said he was happy with the sentence, as it "sends a message."
"This is really the first drug case that has gone to trial since we implemented the 'Not In My Backyard' initiative," he said. "We have had several pleas, but this was our first jury conviction under that. The message is that in these types of drug cases, we will offer pleas to state time, but if you want to take it to trial, you will do worse."
Tillman was convicted during a jury trial on Dec. 12 of two felony counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance — heroin and crack cocaine — and conspiracy to commit possession with intent to deliver, two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of possession of marijuana.
The sentence also included he pay court costs and $400 in fines.
Goldinger sought top guidelines for the sentencing with all counts running consecutively, for a total of nearly 8 years to 15˝ years, saying "I believe the top guidelines are appropriate" because of the weight of the drugs — 13.2 grams for the heroin and 5.7 grams for the crack cocaine — as well as the heroin being mixed with fentanyl, which "is a killer in our community at this point."


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This transparent viscosity aquatint print combines two specific techniques. A zinc plate with 16+ acid-etched layers and blended lithographic oil paints with specific consistencies to promote viscosity when hand-rolled over the plate using large inking rollers. Printed onto damp archival BFK Rives 400 gsm paper on a traditional etching press. Printed by hand in a single pass of the etching press and one-of-a kind. Unique to the Strata series is the addition of my own signature "Transparent Aquatint" technique, which exhibits both the shadow play of the aquatint medium with the added visual interest of seeing through each shape and layer presented.
The print is shipped flat in an archival plastic envelope and then placed in a specially constructed box protected by cardboard and hard plastic to prevent punctures. It's further protected by bubble wrap set inside another box.
Signed front (pencil), back (archival ink) and accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity.
Materials used:
Transparent Viscosity Aquatint on BFK Rives 400gsm paper
Viathan (2015)
Etching / Engraving by Ben Hilario-Caguiat
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- Size: 22.5 x 29.87 in (unframed) / 17.75 x 23.75 in (actual image size)
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- Style: Organic
- Subject: Abstract and non-figurative
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This artwork is sold by Ben Hilario-Caguiat from United States