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Oljud {Noise}
Project Overview
'Oljud' meaning 'Noise' in Swedish is a collaboration between Terry Clark and Gustaf Svenungsson. The aim was to create an immersive, interactive audiovisual installation using a 3D Camera and a Digital Audio Workstation to manipulate sounds and then for the audio to effect the visuals.
Intended Audience
We believed at first that our audience would have been someone, interested by music technology or digital art, between early teens to 30 years of age and that this would be an installation piece that anyone could try out. However as the project progressed we found that there is a bit of setup time required and a learning curve with the gestures/interactions and thus the target audience changed to someone that would use this as part of their live set up and would spend time in programming certain elements of their music for these specific set of interactions / gestures. Ideally they would be an Ableton user and comfortable exploring programming and setting up.
We learnt about what technologies were available to us particularly wanting to use the Xbox Kinect to capture skeleton information and midi to transmit information to Logic. However, we knew that we would need to gather more information before we proceeded. Our first few weeks were productive as we began researching about different kinds of technologies, libraries and processes we would need to adopt in order to produce the final piece. We found that the Xbox Kinect offered the necessary motion capture elements we needed including a point cloud and human body skeleton tracking information. Additionally, we found that other projects had also used Ableton in conjunction with Open Sound Control (OSC) which provided the ability to communicate over a wireless network. This enabled us to send skeleton information and other triggers between two computers over the same network. This meant that we could distribute the workload and overall processing power. This set the foundation of the installation and we moved further into what data we could collect and how we wanted to display it.
The work was originally split into two halves, Terry worked on the visual part of the installation and Gustaf the audio as we both had previous experience in these areas and felt that we would naturally learn from each other as the project progressed. Splitting the work proved to be of a huge benefit as we were able to rapidly produce prototypes, create a soundtrack and refactor the master code as we went along. Although this was the divide we found that we were constantly looking and altering each others work as it gave an outsider's perspective on the way we both wrote code and as we moved through the project we become more accustomed to understanding where our particular bugs were coming from. The flowchart below describes the class structure of the project and shows both computer and user interactions.
In order to setup our project you will need the following equipment and software/libraries installed.
- 2 Laptops
- Processing 2 for Computer 1 code (due to SimpleOpenNI)
- Processing 3 for Computer 2 code
- Xbox Kinect V1 – 1414
- Ableton Live
- LiveOsc (An Ableton Hack)
- oscP5 (processing library for sending and receiving OSC messages)
- SimpleOpen NI (The processing library)
- Minim (A processing Library)
- Soundflower (for routing audio into processing
The initial concept involved midi messages being sent to logic. After some successful prototyping and discussion in class we came across OSC which for our purposes was better to use. This led to abandoning Logic in favour of Ableton live because while Logic is a great sound studio built DAW, it drained a lot of resources from the computer and it's more traditional, linear workflow proved cumbersome. Ableton on the other hand proved more useful on account of being faster and having a built in workflow of organising clips within scenes (i.e. a clip is a music part and a scene is a music section of a piece). This made it easier to abstract the structure of the messages. OSC allowed us to be flexible about how much workload we would put on each computer.
Since the Kinect data and running the music software would be the two most processing intensive "things" it was decided those would be split between the two computers. One running Kinect, one running the DAW. Apart from that OSC allowed us to run the other code as we needed. For example, one computer is running beat detection on the audio, the result of the analysis can easily be sent via OSC an message to the a second computer.
Writing OSC messages proved a lot more intuitive since we could mix & match messages that had been pre-defined by the live OSC api with our own custom messages. Because of our schedule of trying to stay in sync and having a prototype up Gustaf ended up writing a first draft of the particle system with two important extra features:
Making our own mini projects to present our ideas allowed us to be both understand the direction we both wanted to go in. Terry created a Kinect visual and started by experimenting with the SimpleOpen NI library along with checking out youTube videos, blogs and books to find example code in order to learn more about how others tracked skeleton information from the Kinect and this formed the basis of our project.
Some of the visual references were found on youtube listed below:
However the below video captured our attention and we decide to try and recreate a particle system visually whilst also creating and interactive musical piece.
The most important factors for the visuals were that:
- It needed to be scalable. We were needing as much performance as we could get since we knew we would be pushing processing so we tried out a number of ways to reduce particles being drawn such as:
- if (frameRate < "x") only create every 4th particle
- if (particles.size > "x") start deleting the last particle of the arrayList (i.e. the oldest)
- if (millis() % = 2) you are allowed to create new particles
However, we found that after tweaking the depth of that the particles were drawn and the lifespan to decrease faster this allowed for a faster framerate drawn to screen. Because we wanted to attach the particle system to a pointcloud, the code was modified so that the origin point of any given particle was defined by an array of PVectors and our arrayList of particles would whenever asked would create one particle at each vector.
The gestures and interactions came about three quarters of the way through the project once we had understand completely how the Kinect used hand, elbow and shoulder vectors. It was then about finding the distance between these joints which then activated certain functionality such as playing and changing the section, then entering 'Beat' mode.
We explored the possibility of having hand gestures instead of body gestures, but found that the close proximity needed for the Kinect to correctly analyse the hand shape was a compromise we needed to decide upon. Furthermore the extra processing power meant that other parts of the visual would lag.
Thus we opted for a more obvious gesture selection as highlighted below:
Throughout the project we needed to overcome a variety of challenges. For Example, when trying to implement hand gestures we found that the user needed to be in close proximity to the Kinect in order to capture individual finger movements. This then created an issue with lagging within the point cloud particle system due to overloading the graphics card.
Our user testing also gave us a deeper insight into our product and that there was a bit of a learning curve when they were trying to interact with it. This led us into changing out target audience and we felt now that maybe now the UI was not a necessary component for an artist when performing live. Mapping the vector information was another challenge as we needed to test the maximum distance x, y and z that the kinect could go and then we decided later to map this to the middle of the person in order to allow a freer movement from the user.
Another slight issue, which we believe to be a fundamental problem with 3D tracking ,was that the Kinect kept dropping the user and thus this made it difficult for the user to feel fully immersed as attention would then be on trying to reconnect.
While the particle system was straightforward to setup we found that since it was being mapped quite a few points, not overloading computer required some tinkering (we ended up solving this by skipping points of the pointcloud). Furthermore to make the particle system look appealing required a lot of tinkering. It needed to look busy and detailed (lots of particles being drawn) while being visually coherent and not just a mess.
The audio challenges where twofold, technical and "artistic".
Figuring out what type of music the user would interact with proved went through numerous phases. A person who's not musically trained wouldn't just be able to pick up and have fun with a theremin like setup of mapping x, y coordinates to pitch and volume. It turned out that giving the user any direct control over pitch demanded that they understood the music piece as a whole, once again this did not fit with our aim of being intuitive, fun and immersive people regardless of skill level. The second challenging aspect once we had decided to let the user switch between sections and manipulate parameters within ableton live was to have a piece of music which it made sense to play around with it. For example when a musician brings his effects and pedals to perform at a concert he won't alter the parameters of said effects between min and max constantly. There will be a very specific range of sounds that makes sense for different sections of different songs. We found trying to recreate that experience made the most sense.
The first iterations of the project had midi and logic in mind. Logic while a great sounding piece of software required far too much computing power to pull off what we wanted. We opted to not use midi on account of doing anything more complex than noteOn/noteOff requiring reference tables. Using the LiveOSC api and their easy to read and understand documentation meant we could write code that itself read meaningfully i.e:
msg.send(targetIP, targetPort)
The difficulty then was with understanding the what values different parameters took. some accepted floats from 0 – 1, others integers between 0 – 127 while other more rhythmically oriented parameters wanted a sudvision such as: 1/4, 1/16, 1/32 ,1/ 64 etc…
Having someone test the program while another person sat behind the screens proved to be very useful since the user can feel something is not responsive while you can clearly see the parameters moving up and down on your end.
We feel the project ended up as a mixed success. While we set out to craft a tool that allows "anyone" to have a meaningful interaction with music, it became clear to us that "anyone" doesn't actually exist and that people have radically different expectations on what they can do and how they can interact with a piece of technology such as the Kinect.
After testing it with different people we found that people fundamentally had two different reactions:
- People who saw it as an audiovisual piece with which you could recreate the feeling of "dropping the bass" or "the dub-step breakdown". These where normally the audience who could already relate to our aesthetics.
- Those that didn't necessarily connect to our musical or visual choices directly but saw it as more of a high concept tool for purposes such as music therapy.
Because of our music backgrounds we were more interested in the piece as being purely sonically oriented. This meant we decided to focus more on people who already had knowledge of electronic music and who already interact with music to some capacity. It's not intended for "experts" or necessarily professionals but for "hobbyists". We think that aesthetically and musically we successfully completed what we set out do which was to have an interactive experience using technology which we had no previous experience with and furthering our knowledge of vectors and data transferal.
However we feel we could've done a much better job with making the piece easier to use in terms of calibration and gestures. The biggest issue with software is that it is in it's current state complicated to use. You need to be told what the gestures are and even then they require too much training to internalize. Spending more time fine tuning the music and the gestures, combining, removing and making sure the gestures flowed better from section to section. We also feel that our kinect connection is currently too unreliable. It frequently loses tracking of the user. Another library, programming software and possibly kinect v2 may help us fix this. We also wanted to make something more interesting with the visuals. We did set out to make a pointcloud and draw a particle system on top of it. However we feel that the visuals would need to be even more dynamic to hold the user's attention. This would've been done by inserting more interactions with the fft such as further physics and colour manipulation.
Kinect v1 Skeleton
OSC & NetP5
ParticleSystem = Part of Previous project, further alteration through advice in class
Making Things See: 3D vision with Kinect, Processing, Arduino and MakerBot


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4. No sponsor for Sept. Nationwide race. As of Friday, Simendinger said the Sept. 21 NASCAR Nationwide race at Kentucky Speedway does not have a title sponsor, though talks are ongoing.
3. Cup race sponsorship. Quaker State has been the title sponsor of the first three Cup races at Kentucky Speedway. Simendinger said that contract is now up for renewal.
2. 'Unforgettable' golf. It was a productive weekend for former Kentucky forward Deron Feldhaus. According to The Ledger Independent in Maysville, Feldhaus won the three-round Mason County Open golf tournament by six shots.
1. A Feldhaus dynasty. It is the fifth time in the 19-year history of the Mason County Open that the 6-foot-7 Feldhaus has claimed the championship.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Cory Schneider made 20 saves en route to his sixth NHL shutout, Mason Raymond scored in the first period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Saturday for their third straight victory.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Kings, coming off a 2-0 home loss to Dallas on Thursday in which they had 40 shots, were shut out for the third time this season. It is the first time they have been blanked in consecutive games since Feb. 16-18, 2012.
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Death in Venice a Must-see
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It's not my kind of thing to want to watch a middle-aged man daydream about a young boy and then die of an infection in the end. But aside from the two main ingredients — love and death — one can find in Death in Venice, Benjamin Britten's final opera, as directed by the Japanese actor, director and author Yoshi Oida, is a poignantlymoveable landscape of east meets west.
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British baritone-turned-tenor Alan Oke was profoundly enigmatic in his portrayal of Gustav von Aschenbach, the famous, aging German writer in Thomas Mann's 1912 novella Britten based his opera on.
Aschenbach suffers from a writer's block. His wife is dead, his daughter married off. He travels to Venice and becomes obsessed with a youthful Polish boy, Tadzio.
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Most of the athletic actions on stage were nicely choreographed by German choreographers Daniela Kurz and Katharina Bader as the roles of Tadzio and his family and friends are played by silent dancers and actors. Pickering-native Adam Sergison made his COC debut dancing Tadzio in fine form.
The COC last performed Death in Venice in 1984. Its latest revival of this complex score showcases British conductor Steuart Bedford, who is a leading expert on the works of Britten and led the world premiere of Death in Venice in 1973.
Under Bedford's baton, the COC orchestra gave an evocative reading of Britten's atonal and 12-tone music, with riveting percussion redolent of Balinese gamelan music. My only regret with this production is I wished there were a video screen somewhere where you could see all the actions in the pit.
Death in Venice continues at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts until Nov. 6.
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Local police targeting impaired drivers over Labor Day
The Paynesville Police Department will target impaired driving during a Safe & Sober enforcement and education campaign from Friday, Aug. 18, to Monday, Sept. 4.
The statewide effort is coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and will include 400 law enforcement agencies.
The Minnesota State Patrol District 2600 (encompassing Wright, Sherburne, Stearns, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Pope, Benton, Todd, Stevens, Swift, Grant, Big Stone, and Traverse counties) will also be participating in the campaign.
From 2001 to 2005, there were 36 alcohol-related deaths in Stearns County with an estimated economic impact of $38.6 million. During this same period, 4,742 motorists were arrested in the county for driving while intoxicated.
Kandiyohi County recorded five alcohol-related deaths over the same period with $5.5 million in economic impact and 1,382 motorists arrested for driving while intoxicated.
Meeker County recorded ten alcohol-related deaths with $10.7 million in estimated economic impact and 519 motorists arrested for driving while intoxicated.
"It's a simple concept...if you drive impaired and you are over the legal limit of 0.08, you will be under arrest," said Paynesville Police Chief Kent Kortlever. "There's also a simple solution, designate a sober driver or use alternative transportation."
"Enjoy the last months of summer; have fun, but please designate a driver," added Lieutenant Sean Meagher of the Minnesota State Patrol. "Plan ahead, so you don't make the wrong decision and get behind the wheel."
Last year, the state's legal alcohol concentration dropped from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent. The state reports there were over 1,500 DWI arrests under 0.10 in 2005.
Young persons continue to be the primary violators of impaired driving. From 2001 to 2005, more than 39 percent of DWIs in Stearns County were committed by drivers in their early 20s and by those under the legal drinking age. These groups accounted for nearly a third of all DWI arrests statewide over the same time period.
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Twins release Nishioka after 2 rough yearsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins released Tsuyoshi Nishioka on Friday, ending their experiment with the Japanese middle infielder after two rough seasons.
By: DAVE CAMPBELL,AP Sports Writer, Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins released Tsuyoshi Nishioka on Friday, ending their experiment with the Japanese middle infielder after two rough seasons.
The move, which the Twins said came at Nishioka's request and was supported by the club, wasn't much of a surprise. But the way the 28-year-old went out was unique.
Accepting blame for his failure to produce at the plate or play capable defense at shortstop and second base, the Twins said Nishioka waived his right to his $3 million salary for the 2013 season and a $250,000 buyout.
So they don't owe him any more money, and Nishioka is now a free agent. With guaranteed contracts, major league teams rarely are able to get off the payroll hook like this for players no longer in their plans. But Nishioka, in a statement released by the Twins, was nothing but graceful and generous.
"I would like to thank the Twins organization for helping me fulfill my dream of playing in Major League Baseball," Nishioka said. "I take full responsibility for my performance which was below my own expectations. At this time, I have made the decision that it is time to part ways. I have no regrets and know that only through struggle can a person grow stronger. I appreciate all the support the team and the fans in Minnesota and Rochester have shown me."
Nishioka spent most of 2012 with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, batting .258 with two home runs and 34 RBIs in 392 at-bats. He played in only three games for the Twins this summer, making two errors plus several other mistakes in the field and going 0 for 12 with one sacrifice fly.
Signed to a three-year, $9.25 million contract before the 2011 season after the Twins bid more than $5.3 million to his Japanese team to gain negotiating rights, Nishioka broke his lower left leg just five games in to his rookie year when he stayed too close to the base while trying to turn a double play and New York Yankees slugger Nick Swisher slid into him.
Nishioka returned from the injury that June but never found a rhythm, finishing with a .226 average and just five extra-base hits in 221 at-bats. He made 12 errors in 68 games in 2011.
This was a far cry from Nishioka's performance in Japan, where he was the Nippon Professional Baseball batting champion in 2010, hitting .346 for the Chiba Lotte Marines and winning the equivalent of a Gold Glove award for his defense.
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The St. Louis metropolitan area is the 21st largest in the United States with a population of 2.8 million. The bi-state metropolitan area includes seven counties in Missouri and eight in Illinois, for a total of 15 counties. The St. Louis area spans both sides of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, with a footprint that extends into both Missouri and Illinois.
In addition to offering access to a population with an extensive range of skill sets and educational backgrounds, each county also affords St. Louis area residents excellent access to a range of cultural and recreational assets.
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Source: "American Community Survey 2017" U.S. Census Bureau, 2017.
The St. Louis metropolitan area has enjoyed consistent population growth. The following are brief descriptions of our 15 counties.
Illinois Counties:
Bond County, IL
Bond County is one of the two easternmost counties in the metropolitan area, with a population of 17,137. Although agriculture dominates the economy, Carlyle Lake is bordered by a variety of resort, hunting, and fishing businesses. Click here for county map.
Calhoun County, IL
Calhoun County has a population of 4,962 and is located on a peninsula between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Ferries are the major mode of transportation, and this county features many historic sites and nature areas. Click here for county map.
Clinton County, IL
Just over 37,858 people reside in primarily rural Clinton County, with some resort-based industry surrounding the southern half of Carlyle Lake. Illinois State Highway 50 and parallel railroad tracks bisect the county east to west. Click here for county map.
Jersey County, IL
Jersey County, population 22,441is on the Great River Road, which winds alongside the Mississippi River. The county is largely rural, with small towns dispersed throughout. Principia College, overlooking the Mississippi, is in the picturesque village of Elsah. Click here for county map.
Macoupin County, IL
The northernmost county in the metro area is Macoupin County with a population of 46,482. Interstate 55 cuts across the southeastern edge of this agricultural county. The county seat is Carlinville. Click here for county map.
Madison County, IL
The Mississippi River forms the western border of Madison County, whose population is 266,759. Much of the population and employment is centered in the county seat, Edwardsville, and other cities including Alton, Collinsville, and Granite City. Click here for county map.
Monroe County, IL
Monroe County's major industry is agriculture. The county has easy access to the City of St. Louis via Interstate 255 and the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. Waterloo serves as the county seat for the 33,703 residents of the area. Click here for county map.
St. Clair County, IL
Across the Mississippi River from the City of St. Louis, St. Clair County has a population of 265,569. Belleville is the county seat. The county is home to both MidAmerica St. Louis Airport and Scott Air Force Base. Click here for county map.
Missouri Counties:
Franklin County, MO
Union is the county seat of Franklin County, which has an estimated population of 102,084. Manufacturing is the dominant industry, primarily in the city of Washington. Small farms and wineries also contribute to the economy. Click here for county map.
Jefferson County, MO
Jefferson County, bordered on the east by the Mississippi River, has experienced rapid growth recently to 222,453. Manufacturing, construction, and business services are the major industries. Interstate 55 connects the county to Memphis, the City of St. Louis, and Chicago. Click here for county map.
Lincoln County, MO
Lincoln County, whose county seat is Troy, is north of Warren and St. Charles Counties with the Mississippi River to the east. Manufacturing and service industries are major employers. The county is one of the fastest growing in the country with a population of 54,286, which increased by more than 37.9% from 2000 to 2008. Click here for county map.
St. Charles County, MO
St. Charles County, with a population of 379,856, has been one of the fastest-growing counties in the country for decades. The county features a cross-section of industry, as well as extensive retail and some agriculture. St. Charles County has two small airports and two ferries that cross the Mississippi River. Click here for county map.
City of St. Louis, MO
Home to an estimated 316,030 people within 61.9 square miles, the City of St. Louis is the most densely populated and industrial county in the metropolitan area. Manufacturing and corporate headquarters have a strong presence. Interstates 55, 70, 64, and 44 all pass through the city. Click here for county map.
St. Louis County, MO
With 1,000,560 residents, St. Louis County is the most populous of the metropolitan-area counties. There is still some agriculture along the Missouri River in the north, but overall the area is thoroughly suburban with many corporate offices and service businesses. Clayton, the county seat, is often called the St. Louis area's "second downtown". Click here for county map.
Warren County, MO
Warren County, population 33,290, is primarily agricultural. The Missouri River forms the southern border; Interstate 70 crosses the county east to west. Warrenton is the county seat. Click here for county map.
Source: "Estimates of Resident Population Change and Rankings: July 1,2016 to July 1 2017", U.S. Census Bureau. Note: Population estimates as of July 1, 2017.
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Six Days – Gunnison – Crested Butte
"For those who leave no stone unturned"
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Day 1: Denver to Vail
- Stop and enjoy scenic Idaho Springs, Copper Mountain, Shrine Pass and Vail Pass along the way
- Stay in Vail or Edwards along Eagle Creek
Day 2: Vail to Aspen
- From Minturn to Tennessee Pass, Leadville, the Arkansas headwaters, and Twin Lakes.
- Stop and view any one the many historic railways, towns, or rivers
- Stay in Twin Lakes at the base of Colorado's highest mountain, Mount Elbert.
- Or continue on to Aspen over Independence Pass
Day 3: Aspen to Crested Butte
- From Carbondale travel McClure and Kebler Passes
- Along the way visit historic Marble, where Grants Tomb was mined, Crystal River Resort, or Lake Irwin.
- Stay two nights in Crested Butte, Colorado's largest National Historic District
Day 4: Stay and Play
- Kick up your heels on any one of the many classic benches in downtown Historic Crested Butte.
- Shop, Dine and visit the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum
- Visit one or more of the 2 Million Acres of public land surrounding Crested Butte
- Fly Fish, Hike, Camp, Rock Climb, Raft, Bike, Canoe or Relax
Day 5: Crested Butte to Salida
- From Gunnison over Monarch Pass this will be the shortest day of driving.
- Visit Gunnison's Pioneer and Train Museum, events in the park, rafting and fishing before heading up Monarch Pass for a scenic Gondola ride above the Continental Divide
- Stay in Historic Salida, home of the Arkansas River (get in another raft ride!)
Day 6: Salida to Colorado Springs then, return to Denver
- Travel HWY 50 along the Arkansas River and view the geological formations, the Royal Gorge, Canon City. Visit the Royal Gorge Route Railroad and Royal Gorge Bridge and Park.
- Final Stop Denver via Colorado Springs (optional departure from Colorado Springs Airport)


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We have sites to accommodate different sized tents, vans, campers and motorhomes, and can discuss your requirements. Most sites include a lead to tune your television into the park's antenna system because without it, tuning can be difficult. As Nelson has no township water supply, we have available softened bore water to all facilities and rainwater to drink and cook with.
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September 29, 2008
by Fr. Tom Balluff, Church of St. Mary of Czestochowa, rural Delano
As the election approaches, it is important for us to realize how we will be evaluating the casting of our vote.
Being a Catholic priest, you will undoubtedly find my perspective in line with our Catholic church. But if you are able to give me a chance to make a couple of good points, I would be most appreciative.
As a Catholic, we believe that life begins at conception; that the parents of this new life came together, and their coming together was so beautiful and powerful that they became co-creators with God. The two became one flesh and a new life was formed.
A soul was given to that new baby at its conception, and now it enjoys all the rights of every other living human being. The mother obviously has a great responsibility to care for her child, to eat right, exercise well, and get enough sleep, staying away from alcohol or other drugs that can complicate things, to create an environment of love surrounding this new life.
It is my understanding that both sides of this issue believe, mostly, that abortion is not a good choice. Both sides would like abortion to be used very seldom, or not at all.
The question for me becomes, "If life does not begin at conception, then when does it begin?"
Politics in our country has become, for the most part, very dysfunctional. The focus has become, basically, to try to make the other guy look as bad as possible, and to make the speaker's side look as good as possible. This is very unhealthy.
We need to try to discuss issues with respect, openness, and honesty. Let us have a frank discussion on the issues that most affect us.
Sometimes, even good people can disagree on fundamental issues. However, as a Catholic, I believe that the abortion issue is the most important issue of our time.
We cannot be single-issue voters, but different issues do have different weights attached to them. Abortion is one of them. It is critical for our nation to stop the taking of innocent life, the most vulnerable, the unborn. From the fundamental right to life flows in us our ability for moral clarity and a well-formed conscience.
We need to stand up for social justice issues certainly, but not at the expense of the unborn. Men and women, black and white, disabled and healthy, are all equal in the eyes of our Maker. Our land should reflect this in our laws, but not at the expense of the unborn.
Our world is a difficult world. Through our prayer and choice for what's right and good, we can make a difference.


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The concept of a Memorial Foundation had its beginning at a fundraiser for Coeur d'Alene Police Officer, Mike Kralicek, who was severely injured during a gun battle.
Michael Murphy, Gene McCloskey, Eric Schubert and Addison Arce, all retired Los Angeles Police Officers approached various Chief of Police and Fire Departments with the idea of a Memorial Foundation for Kootenai County first responders.
In January of 2005, the aforementioned retirees with the assistance of Charley Dodson and CPA Steve McCaughan drafted the Organizations By-Laws and established the Memorial Foundation as a 501c (3) tax-exempt organization.
January 5, 2015 marked a decade since the organization of Kootenai County Police and Fire Memorial Foundation took shape. Our current Board President, Bud Arce remains as the sole original founding member. We have come a long way. All Directors volunteer their time and efforts. Our Board of Directors receive no compensation for their service.
The Memorial Foundation has been blessed by citizens of our community who have graciously stepped up to the plate to support the Memorial Foundation as our Advisory Committee.
The Memorial Foundation provides financial grants to Kootenai County first responders (including volunteer firefighters) and their families who experience unforeseen catastrophic circumstances including death, illness, and injury.
The Kootenai County Police & Fire Memorial Foundation supports over 350 first responders who serve in Kootenai County, Idaho.
The Memorial Foundation has awarded twenty financial grants, totaling over $49,500. The Board of Directors determines the financial awards; they are confidential and recipients are not required to pay back the award. The Memorial Foundation does not receive benefit from City, County or State agencies.
The Memorial Foundation is a non-taxable public charity that receives funding from local businesses and individual contributions. For more about our sponsors visit the Sponsorship page. City of Coeur d' Alene employees, Post Falls Police Department, Rathdrum Police Department and Northern Lakes Fire Department have established voluntary payroll deductions. Supporting the Memorial Foundation, these Civil Servants are enabling the Memorial Foundation to assist their brother and sister first responders and their families who experience un-foreseen catastrophic circumstances, including death, illness and injury.
The Memorial Foundation's two primary fundraisers are the sponsorship of an annual one-day golf tournament held at Avondale Golf Course in Hayden, Idaho and an annual fundraiser held at Peak Health & Wellness Center located in Post Falls, ID.
In the spring of 2010, the Memorial Foundation implemented a financial scholarship program; participants are High School dependents of first responders, who are college bound. The Memorial Foundation has awarded 12 scholarships totaling over $20,500 since it's inception in 2010.
Our Events:
• Peak Fitness Guns & Hoses 24 hr. Charity Ride • 13th Annual Golf Tournament to be held at Avondale Golf Course on August 24th 2018• Annual "Pennies for Protectors Fundraiser" at Hayden Meadows Elementary School. (Hayden Meadows Elementary has raised over $4,000 since 2006)
Kootenai County Police and Fire Memorial Foundation, Inc. is a privately funded non-profit, tax-exempt public charity.– Addison Arce, President
The best hope is that a Kootenai County first responder will never need the Memorial Foundation's assistance.


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Noma Osula, one of the exhibiting photographers who are constantly creating works that are outstanding and generating international interest at an on-going photography exhibition hosted by The Wheatbaker, Lagos was recently featured in Vice Magazine in their annual photo issue in collaboration with Broadly.
Vice Magazine, founded in 1994, is a Canadian-American print magazine focused on arts, culture, and news topics. The magazine featured the Nigerian photographer's piece of work which is currently on display at the 'Gbam! Unearthing and Reclaiming a New Becoming' photography exhibition.
The photography exhibition, 'Gbam! Unearthing and Reclaiming a New Becoming', co-curated by A White Space Creative Agency (AWCA) & SMO Contemporary presents evocative photographs by seasoned visual artists including Daniel Obasi, Kadara Enyeansi, Kola Oshalusi, Lex Ash, Noma Osula (represented by A White Space Creative Agency- AWCA) and Ola Ebiti who are avant-garde fashion photographers exploring the theme 'Who we are and Who we aspire to become' as we explore our collective GBAM!
These bold, new-generation photographers sift through our rich fashion, culture, traditions, narratives and symbols to challenge our aesthetic identity as we project a renewed understanding of perfection from a millennial standpoint.
The photography exhibition opened to the public on the 9th of June 2018 for viewing and purchase of all 25 artworks. The exhibition is currently open for viewing and purchase of art works. It runs till the 14th of September, 2018.
See more photos from the exhibition as well as works of Noma featured in the US-Magazine below:


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Source: Fars News Agency
A replica of a US aircraft carrier spotted near the coast of Iran is a set being built for a movie which will display the US Navy warships' downing of an Iranian passenger plane in 1988, the Iranian media said.
The mock-up is of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Credit Digitalglobe
The CNN said last week that Iranians are building a replica of a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Satellite photos showed what looked like one of the US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, complete with planes, rising from Iran's Gachin shipyard, near the port of Bandar Abbas.
But the Iranian media said on Sunday that it was "part of the decor and stage settings" of a movie being made by Iranian director Nader Talebzadeh on the 1988 shooting down of an Iran Air civilian plane by the USS Vincennes.
"The issue has turned into a good excuse for another wave of hype against Iran," said the Iranian Alef news website. "Without any proof or real basis, the western media have jumped again to paint a negative picture of Iran."
At the height of the Iraqi imposed war on Iran, the USS Vincennes in the Persian Gulf blew up Iranian airliner 655, killing all 290 citizens on board, including nearly 70 children.
Iranian Airbus A300 plane was making a routine flight from the country's southern port city of Bandar Abbas to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
The guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes launched two surface-to-air missiles, downing Iran Air Flight 655.
The American officials had later claimed that the USS Vincennes had mistaken the Iranian passenger plane for an F-14 fighter. The claim was later proved to be unfounded by more evidence.
Although Iran filed against the US in the United Nations and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), both bodies adopted a politicized attitude and declined to follow up the case legally, they only bothered to sympathize with the bereaved families of the victims.
Iranians mark July the 3rd each year by showering the site of the disaster with flowers.
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Disappointing Finish for Astros in September
October 11, 2016 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
For the second straight year, the Houston Astros faltered in the final month of the season. The team had four straight winning months before logging a 13-16 record in September (and the first two days of October.) They didn't come close to challenging the Texas Rangers for the West Division lead in September, finishing 11 games behind and also dropping to third place in the Division, two games behind Seattle. While they remained in contention for a Wild Card until the final week of the season, they finished 5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the final Wild Card slot.
After the team's success in winning a Wild Card in 2015, the 2016 season has to be considered somewhat disappointing. It's not unusual for a team to regress somewhat after a season in which they make a large forward jump. For example, the Minnesota Twins won 83 games in 2015, up from 70 in 2014, but dropped to 59 this year, a decline of 24 games. The Astros record of 84-78 in 2016 was only 2 games worse than their 86-76 record in 2015. With their strong nucleus of young players, the chances of success in the next few years are good.
What went wrong in September? It was a combination of things. Their two best starting pitchers, Lance McCullers and Dallas Keuchel, were injured and didn't pitch at all in September, requiring the use of rookies and minor leaguers to start 12 games. This put a strain on the overworked bullpen which was largely ineffective in the month. Doug Fister, their best starting pitcher in May and June, was totally ineffective in September with a record of 0-4 and an ERA of 11.74. The staff ERA was 4.85 in September compared to 4.06 for the season.
On September 22, following a successful road trip to the West Coast where they took 5 of 6 games from Seattle and Oakland, the Astros were very much in contention for a wild card. However, they then lost three straight games at home against the Los Angeles Angels which essentially removed them from serious contention. The bullpen was the primary culprit. In one game, closer Ken Giles came in to save a 6-4 lead in the 9th inning but he gave up 6 runs to lose 10-6. The next night, the Astros took a 4-1 lead into the 8th inning but five ineffective relievers were all scored on as the Astros lost 10-4.
The offense was down a little in September but not to the extent of the pitching. Jose Altuve, batting .351 entering September, hit only .269 for the month, lowering his average to .338. Jake Marisnick, Jason Castro, Colby Rasmus and A.J. Reed all batted less than .200 for the month.
For the season, performance was down slightly from 2015 in most categories. Here are the numbers:
|Offensive Category
|Batting Average
|MLB Average is .255
|On-Base Pct
|Improving, but below MLB afverage of .322
|Astros power declined in 2016
|MLB Average is .739
|Runs Per Game
|MLB Average is 4.48
|Home Runs
|Big dip in 2016
|Stolen Bases
|Declining import to Astros game
|Highest in AL without Chris Carter
|Big regression in 2016
|MLB average 1.32
|Runs per game
|MLB average 4.48
|Starter's ERA
|Big problem area
|Relievers's ERA
|Area of strength until September meltdown
From the above numbers, the biggest problem the Astros have is starting pitching. In 2016, the Astros didn't have a staff ace like they did in 2015 with Cy Young Award winner, Dallas Keuchel. If Keuchel can regain something close to his 2015 form, it will solve their biggest problem. Lance McCullers should be a capable No. 2 starter if he can recover from his elbow injury. The Astros have several promising young power pitchers in the minor leagues but they may not be ready in 2017. Rookie Joe Musgrove made 10 starts after coming up late in the season and should compete for a spot in the rotation next year.
Collin McHugh (13-10, 4.34 ERA) did not have as strong a season as in 2015 but is a capable No. 3 starter. A case can be made that rookie Chris Devenski was the team's best pitcher in 2016 with a 2.16 ERA as a spot starter and long relief man. Another 2016 rookie who may be a candidate to start next year is Michael Feliz, a hard thrower, who compiled an 8-1 record with 95 strikeouts in 65 innings. However, he was inconsistent, with an ERA of 4.43 over 47 relief appearances.
In the first half of the season, the team was carried by three players, Altuve, Carlos Correa and George Springer. Altuve led the AL in hitting (.338) and hits (216) and drove in 96 runs while scoring 108. Correa (.274, 20 HR, 96 RBI) and Springer (.261, 29 HR, 82 RBI) did not reach the levels that some had forecast but were very productive players that should be around for a long time. Luis Valbuena was having his most productive season when he was shut down with a hamstring injury in July. Evan Gattis came on strong as a power hitter and led the team with 32 home runs.
Top prospect, Alex Bregman, was promoted in July and, after a very slow start, began producing at a high level and added another productive bat to the lineup (.264, 8, 34). Later, veteran Cuban player, Yulieski Gurriel, joined the team and in a limited sample showed promise for the future. This still leaves three holes in the bottom of the lineup where the 2016 occupants batted .220 or below with tons of strikeouts. At first base, highly rated prospect, A. J. Reed, was promoted in June but never got untracked as a hitter (.164). He should get another chance to produce next year. Catcher, Jason Castro, is a free agent and creates a dilemma for the team. He is sound defensively but hasn't produced offensively for the last three years, (.210 while striking out in 37% of his at bats in 2016.) Other than Gattis, The Astros do not have another proven major league catcher.
There is also a need for another outfielder. Carlos Gomez was a bust and was released during the season, Jake Marisnick is solid defensively but has a weak bat and Colby Rasmus won't be back. Players promoted from the farm system (Preston Tucker, Tony Kemp, Teoscar Hernandez) have not shown enough to be considered as full-time players.
The Houston minor league system had an exceptional year in 2015 with six teams reaching post-season playoffs. However 2016 was not as strong as only two made the playoffs (Double A Corpus Christi and High Class A Lancaster) and neither was a winner. The outlook for 2017 is promising with a couple of big ifs. Keuchel and McCullers must come back from their injuries and the Astros must find a way to be more successful against the Texas Rangers (4-15) in 2016, a pattern that has existed for several years.


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bosche drill battery care
Cordless drills are the most convenient tools for home improvement and in some cases commercial work. Although there are many different cordless drills on the market as well as different voltages, the one thing to keep in mind is the higher the voltage, the stronger the drill. Cordless Drills run from 7.2 volts to 24 volts and of course the higher the voltage the more you are going to pay for the tool. If you are lucky enough to afford one of the more expensive cordless drills, my suggestions is to maximize the battery life by charging it properly and cleaning the contacts. By keeping up with this maintenance, it will save you from buying another battery prematurely.
To improve the effectiveness of your bosch drill battery and make it last longer, charge your battery completely after using it and especially before storing it. Many people make the mistake of charging it for only 10 or 15 minutes. This will result in a lower performing battery. Most Manufacturers recommend a full charge the first time you use a cordless drill because the bosch battery has only a surface charge when it leaves the factory and will not deliver its full run time. To keep your bosch cordless drill battery strong and improve its performance, charge it completely after your battery runs down. The way to tell if your battery is fully charged is to look for a red and green light on the charger. When the red light is on, your battery is charging. When the green light is on, the charger has cut off and your battery is fully charged. Although some manufactures will use the same light to indicate that the battery is charging, only changing to a steady light verses a blinking light when it is fully charged.
Refer to the manual that came with your drill. Cleaning the cordless drill battery contacts is a way to improve its performance as well. Batteries usually have two contacts (one negative and one hot). Some use three, but one is for the charger to sense the voltage during a charge. Use a clean rag and wipe away any dust or debris on all the contacts. Make sure that your cordless drill contacts are clean of any type of junk because this can affect the charge of the battery. Knowing that your cordless drill is the most convenient tool you can own, you can maximize your purchase by keeping the battery powered up and clean and this way your cordless drill will always be ready the next time you need to use it.
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John Edwards' Full Psychic Reading With Paul Burrell
Skeptical of psychics and mediums?
This reading that John Edwards did with Princess Diana's former butler and PA, Paul Burrell, may just change your mind.
If we take Edwards at his word, he had absolutely no idea who any of the contestants were before entering the I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Jungle.
But even if he did, there is information in the reading that even Burrell himself says nobody could possibly know.
So could Princess Diana really be reaching out to Paul in the middle of the African jungle?


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Indie Review: Wasteland Angel
Take a trip back down to the arcade with Wasteland Angel, where this time you won't need to leave the house. Or your chair. Do you have what it takes to smash top scores?
Quick Rating
- Worth The Time?Yes, it's a great trip down the memory-lane of arcades and scoreboards.
- Things LovedThe game is fast paced, never letting the action dip. It'll blast you with some good old school rock, too.
- Things HatedMay become repetitive.
- RecommendationThis game is great for anyone who is old enough to remember nagging their folks to go play at the arcade.
- Name: Wasteland Angel
- Genre: Arcade, Indie
- Players: Singleplayer
- Multiplayer: None
- Platforms: PC, MacOS and Linux
- Developer: Meridian 4 & Octane Games
- Publisher: Meridian 4
- Price: $7.99 - R56.00 Until 8 September
- Reviewed On: PC
When I was younger I remember always nagging my folks to go to the arcade, or what myself and my brothers affectionately referred to as the "Games Centre". There we would take our parents' hard earned money and play frivolous games in an attempt to finish them. Granted, these games were designed to burn holes into pockets and it always took all of our coins to finish a game, let alone do well enough to place anywhere near the top of the scoreboard.
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But never again! Fast forward some 10 odd years later and we have been given Wasteland Angel. This game screams arcade from the mountain tops. It has the classic rock soundtrack, waves upon waves of enemies to shoot and kill, and then, the ever classic scoreboard.
Let's talk about this arcade adventure a little bit. The game has you playing as a female hero trying to find an old friend of hers, called "Eks". Clearly there are some issues here. You travel across the USA in your kitted up car named "Gypsy". The USA, of course, has been turned into a barren wasteland a few years after its credit rating dropped from AAA to AA+. I kid, it was actually World War 3's fault, and now the world is suffering from a nuclear winter.
As you play through the singleplayer campaign you travel from town to town, saving the citizens from militants, and much later, from mutants. In order to save these civilians you must prevent these warbands from kidnapping citizens from the towns. To accomplished this, you need to destroy the, what can only be described as "free candy" buses or APCs that arrive at the towns' walls. Naturally it isn't as easy as that, as you need also contend with fast moving vehicles, which just as kitted as old "Gypsy", in this kidnapping mission. What the militants and mutants do with the civilians, I don't know, but I'm guessing it won't be pleasant.
While you are speeding around these towns completely obliterating these warbands, you pick up special weapons and upgrades for old "Gypsy". This includes special weapons like napalm and mini-nukes, while attachments for "Gypsy" may vary from mini-guns to rocket launchers. These power ups, of course, make for a far more rewarding warband genocide. If you are lucky, during a mission the "crane of destruction" may be made available to you. This crane of destruction, as the name suggests, just dishes out pain and leaves very little alive, leaving a rather large smirk on your face. At the end of a stage in the singleplayer campaign you are treated to a boss fight that will test your stamina more than your skill, and a bonus round where you play first person style to either wreck as many warband cars as you can or race around a track to collect time checkpoints. Both can give you a substantial score boost. And during all of the destruction and score accumulation, you are treated to a great old school rock soundtrack.
All of us who used to waste a lot of money at the arcade understand that it wasn't just good enough to finish the games. The real challenge was to land either at the top of the scoreboard, or at least top three. Wasteland Angel has multiple scoreboards for each different game mode. In singleplayer-mode you may set a score at any of the four differing difficulty settings: Easy, Normal, Hard and Nightmare. You may also set a score in the game mode called "Level Play", which allows you to try and obtain the best score on any given level at the difficulty setting of Normal. What makes the scoreboards in Wasteland Angel great is the fact they are internationally-based. So, you think that you are a cool cat for having the highest score on your favourite game at your nearest arcade? Try getting the best score against the whole internet, challenge issued.
Although Wasteland Angel is a lot of fun, where the quest to get the top score is very alluring, it does — like all the arcade games of old — suffer from the same age-old problem. Similar to playing the same game at the arcade for five weekends in a row, finishing it and setting a good score you, will become tired of it. It's merely because the gameplay becomes rather repetitive, and this problem plagues Wasteland Angel too. However, I recommend you buy this game for the very same reason. A few weeks later you will always go back to your favourite old arcade game and find that some child has beaten your score, and this cannot be allowed. Ever.
In conclusion, Wasteland Angel is one of those games you want on your games list, even if it's just for a quick adrenaline fuelled warband killing romp. You will always come back to it when you have some time to kill, or whenever some punk has topped your score.
Finally, I am going to systematically get the highest score on every level in the "Level Play" mode. I issue all of you a challenge to try beat me. You won't of course.
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We just recently had our first self-defense course taught to us by a black belt instructor from Buffalo State College. I am sure that I speak for everyone who attended, that this class was very well done and even though it was only 2 hours we did learn a lot. Of course some of the students may have sore hands and arms – but it was fun. We will be doing this again in the fall so please stay turned for further information on date and time.
This is the start of a new year for our members so I am getting ready to make the calendar for our upcoming events that the "Sisterhood" will be sponsoring. I would like to take this opportunity to ask all of you what you would be interested in. It could be a stress reliever class with simple yoga moves, a speaker from Psychological Services explaining all the services that they provide, some type of smoking cessation classes for people who really want to quit smoking, or even a healthy quick cooking class – the topics are endless but they will only work if you are interested. Please call or email the union office with your suggestions. Gina will be more than happy to take them down and pass them on to me. Office: 645-3040. Email: email@example.com
I am really striving to make this a banner year for our members. Besides offering information classes we need to bond now more than ever before. The negotiations for our new contract are starting and we have to be more vigilant and proactive than ever before because we need to protect what we fought so hard for and not be thrown under anyone's bus because of wrong information being spread about unions.
Anyone who is interested in helping organize these events for Sisterhood calendar for the 2015-2016 year please contact the union office and leave your contact information. I appreciate any and all information and help that any of you can provide.
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We have had 2 meetings so far and the word seems to be spreading.
At this past meeting we had a motivational speaker that took us on a short relaxed journey in our minds. She shared her experiences and knowledge on handling stress in the work place and at home. She even provided us with light suggestions that could adjust our mood and demeanor so that we could tackle the day in a much better frame of mind. It was a very enjoyable voyage.
We also had a teleconference with the Director of Voice. This is another arm of CSEA. It is a union made up of, and working for, family childcare providers from across New York State, organizing for power to take on challenges facing us and the children and families they serve. If you happen to be experiencing problems with day care issues or are just starting out and do not know where to go for information please contact them at:
We are open to more suggestions on topics to be discussed at these get together's. We want to make sure that we tackle as many topics and/or problems that maybe intruding into our lives.
We also decided that the word "committee" was an ick word with connotations of volunteering and extra time that most of us do not have the luxury of. So we are trying to come up with another title that would suggest a communication of ideas and social interaction with our peers.
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Not sure what to make for dinner? Let Dianne Wenz help! What's for Dinner? Dinnertime Favorites from Dianne's Vegan Kitchen, is written by the super talented Dianne Wenz. It's the first in Dianne's Vegan Kitchen Favorites e-book series!
I love this beautiful ebook, and it features 20 of the most popular dinner recipes from Dianne's fabulous blog, and includes some updated of her most-liked recipes. Dianne has included some new favorites too, and every recipe has been re-photographed with lovely photos. She has included some tips on keeping your kitchen well stocked too!
Thanks for sharing this tasty Coconut Tempeh with Pineapple Salsa recipe with us today Dianne!
Coconut Tempeh with Pineapple Salsa
By Dianne Wenz
Dianne says: I live in such a large vegan bubble that I sometimes forget that there are still meat eaters out there in the world. I'm painfully reminded of the fact when I flip through a mainstream magazine and see recipes for all sorts of meaty dishes. Most of the recipes seem pretty gross to me, but every once in a while a dish will stand out as something that would taste really good if it was veganized. This Thai Coconut Tempeh dish was adapted from a chicken recipe in an issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine. I was lured in by the words coconut and pineapple. The recipe was easily veganized by using tempeh instead of chicken and tamari in place of fish sauce. I also added some vegetables to the dish to give it a nutrient boost.
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) tempeh, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable stock
- 2 teaspoons tamari or Bragg Liquid Aminos
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple, chopped, divided
- Pinch of sea salt
- Pinch of crushed red pepper
- 1 Thai chile pepper, chopped
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 4 cups cooked brown rice, for serving
1. Heat the coconut oil in a large pan or skillet over medium heat. Add the tempeh to the oil and cook for about 2 or 3 minutes per side, until each side is lightly golden. Remove the tempeh from the heat and set aside.
2. Add the bell pepper and onion to the same pan and heat for about 5 minutes, until the pepper is fragrant and the onion is translucent.
3. While the vegetables are cooking, mix together the coconut milk, vegetable stock, tamari, garlic, ginger, and 1⁄2 cup of the pineapple in a small bowl. Set aside.
4. Add the tempeh back into the pan along with the coconut milk mixture, a pinch of salt, and the crushed red pepper. Bring to a boil. Stir, reduce the heat to low, and partially cover the pan. Simmer for about 10 minutes, until heated throughout.
5. While the dish is simmering, mix together the chile pepper, scallions, and remaining pineapple in a small bowl.
6. Divide the tempeh and vegetable mixture among serving dishes, and serve with the cooked rice and pineapple salsa. Serve hot.
Recipe reprinted with permission from What's for Dinner? Dinnertime Favorites from Dianne's Vegan Kitchen. ©2016 Dianne Wenz. Download your copy of the e-book here.


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As the country ground to a halt due to an inch of slush this weekend, your intrepid Citizen reporters took their reasonably decent camera out and FOUND THE NEWS. Then we edited it in iMovie, so all the dark patches look a bit digital. Can't have everything eh. [Read More]
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St Neots woke up to a complete lack of wintry weather this morning, after the rest of the country announced via Facebook that it was indeed a "snow day". Despite feeling a bit sick as we typed snow day, the Citizen ventured out into the world to investigate. [Read More]
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The entirely expected news that HMV had gone into administration this week prompted shock quotes from all and sundry about the death of the High Street. The music retailer, whose first store opened in 1921, has long been circling the drain, facing competition from online [Read More]
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This is a wonderful tribute to our veterans and I will sure be spreading the word to every vet I know.
Thank you veterans and thank you Denny's for caring about them.