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Perfect pies - Annie Stirk's recipes
PUBLISHED: 19:35 18 January 2010 | UPDATED: 15:43 20 February 2013
Our food and wine consultant Annie Stirk demonstrates some tricks of the trade to improve your pastry-making skills and ensure some perfect pies PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDY BULMER
We have always had a love affair with pies in Yorkshire, and who doesn't have their favourite? Mention pies to most people and their thoughts usually turn to enticing aromas from a variety of delicious sweet or savory fillings, oozing from crisp pastry cases.
Pies are the ultimate comfort food and in the cold dark days of February, as the winter really bites, there is nothing more seductive than the familiar smell of home-baked pies wafting around the kitchen.
But don't worry if you are anxious about your pastry-making skills - hopefully the recipes in this master class will give you the confidence to have a go, even if you are a bit out of practice. Just remember, everyone appreciates homemade pastry no matter how crumbly or misshapen!
Most of the problems with pastry making are easy to solve. If
your pastry is hard, you have probably added too much water. If you roll out some short crust pastry and it crumbles and cracks, you haven't added enough water (different flours can vary in the amount of water they absorb).
If your pastry shrinks, but is not tough, you may not have chilled it enough. If it is greasy and heavy once cooked, it may be because you have over handled the dough. A gentle light touch is all you need for great pastry.
I hope you enjoy my three favourite pie recipes this month, but I would love to hear about yours too. Do send in your favourite pie recipe so that we can share it with other Yorkshire Life readers, or perhaps you know a local farm shop that make great pies? Get in touch with your pie stories by emailing me at firstname.lastname@example.com
I have used chicken breasts for speed and ease, but you can get equally delicious results by poaching a whole chicken and then cutting it into bite sized chunks.
Serves 4
Shortcrust pastry
350g plain flour
Good pinch of salt
85g unsalted cold butter, diced
85g cold lard, diced
Cold iced water to mix
White sauce
Try using Carrs Sauce Flour -Delia does. It's available from most major supermarkets.
300ml full fat milk
25g Carrs Sauce Flour
20g butter
Pinch of cayenne pepper
50g mature cheddar cheese, grated.
For the filling
4 leeks, trimmed washed and finely sliced
2-3 tbsp vegetable oil
50g butter, diced
4 skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized cubes
150g diced ham or bacon
Ground black pepper
1 egg, beaten
Sieve the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Add the cubed butter and lard and using your fingertips, rub the fat into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Keep the mixture light by lifting the flour into the air as you rub the mixture.
Carefully drizzle in enough cold water and mix with a palette knife to form soft but not sticky dough.
Using your hands pull the dough together into a ball, sprinkle in a little flour if the dough is on the sticky side.
Pat the dough to flatten it and wrap in cling film or foil.
Chill for half an hour.
White sauce
Whisk the sauce flour into the milk (you can also use stock or water instead of milk.)
Bring slowly to the boil, stirring all the time. S
immer gently for 2-3 minutes to produce a silky smooth sauce
Stir in the cheese and the cayenne pepper.
Season to taste
Heat a frying pan; add the oil and butter followed by the cubed chicken.
Cook gently on a medium heat, turning frequently for approximately 10-15 minutes.
Add the ham or bacon and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a separate pan, add a little more butter and oil and cook the leeks until softened, turning frequently. Season generously with coarsely ground black pepper.
Tip the leeks into the chicken and ham/bacon, mix well.
Spoon the cooled sauce over the filling, stir well and check seasoning.
Remove the pastry from the fridge. Let it come to room temperature for 10 minutes.
Divide into two then roll out two circles of pastry on a lightly floured surface.
Place one of the pastry circles on an ovenproof plate.
Pile the cooled chicken leek and ham filling onto the pastry.
Brush the edge of the pastry with water and place the remaining circle of pastry over the filling.
Press and flute the edges together firmly to seal.
Make 2-3 small slashes in the centre of the pie to allow the steam to escape.
Cut out a few decorative leaves and stick in position with a little of the beaten egg around the steam vents.
Brush the pie top with beaten egg and place in the oven for approximately 25-30 minutes at 190c / gas mark 5.
Serve with seasonal vegetables.
There is no substitute for good quality beef from your butcher or local farm shop for this classic favourite.
Serves 4
900g good quality stewing beef, diced
25g flour, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for dusting
100g butter
Olive oil 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
250g chestnut mushrooms, trimmed and sliced
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
400ml Yorkshire ale
500ml beef stock
2 good tbsp tomato puree
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp Worcester sauce
2-3 shakes balsamic vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 whole egg beaten with 1 egg yolk
300g ready-made rolled puff pastry
Toss the meat in the seasoned flour, shake off any excess flour.
Heat a large pan and add half the butter and a drizzle of olive oil.
Add the meat and cook, turning frequently, until golden brown and sealed - about 10 minutes
Next add the onions, garlic, mushrooms and herbs then pour in the ale and stock. Add the tomato puree, Dijon mustard, Worcester sauce and balsamic vinegar and stir well.
Cover the pan with a lid and simmer gently for about 2 hours until the beef is meltingly tender.
Taste and season the stew. You may need to thicken it at this point. If you have too much liquid left drain some of it off and then thicken the remaining gravy.
Transfer the mixture to an ovenproof pie dish. Cool.
Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured work surface.
Cut a strip of pastry roughly the width of the rim of the pie dish.
Firmly place the pastry strip on the pie dish.
Brush with beaten egg.
Cover the filling with the remaining pastry, pressing the edges firmly together.
Pinch and flute the edges of the pastry then trim off any remaining pieces of pastry from around the edge.
Make 2-3 small slashes in the centre of the pie to allow the steam to escape.
Cut out a few decorative leaves and stick in position around the steam vents using a little of the beaten egg.
Brush the pie top with beaten egg and place in the oven for approximately 25 minutes at 220c / gas mark 7, until the pastry is golden brown.
Early forced Rhubarb is a true Yorkshire star ingredient. Make the most of it during its short but sweet season.
350 g shortcrust pastry (for ingredients and method see Chicken, Leek & Ham recipe).
450g Early Yorkshire Rhubarb, trimmed and finely sliced
75g caster sugar
1 orange including zest and juice
Pinch ground ginger
Divide the pastry in two.
Roll out the first piece of pastry and line an ovenproof plate.
Place the finely sliced rhubarb onto the pastry and sprinkle with orange zest, juice, ginger and caster sugar.
Brush the edges of the pastry with a little water.
Roll out the remaining pastry and place over the rhubarb, pressing the edges firmly.
Flute the edges to seal then lightly brush the pastry surface with water.
Sprinkle with a little caster sugar.
Bake at 200c/gas mark 6 for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and crisp.
Reduce the oven temperature to 190c if you have a fan oven.
Serve with lashings of thick custard or cream.
Many thanks to Yorkshire's very own 'high priestess of rhubarb' Janet Oldroyd-Hulme for sourcing the fabulous Yorkshire Rhubarb and to D Westwood & Son, 01924 822314 www.dwsyorkshireboxes.co.uk for supplying the rhubarb. E Oldroyd & Sons Ltd 01132 822 245 www.yorkshirerhubarb.co.uk Wakefield Festival of Food, Drink & Rhubarb. February 27th & 28th, 2009


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Young Jean Lee's exploration of the white-black dialectic, The Shipment, is the show of the moment in New York, and I'm ready to bank on it returning later this year on a stage bigger than the Kitchen's. How hyped is it? Stephen Sondheim himself braved frigid temperatures to see it Friday night, and he stoically got crushed in the lobby, like everybody else, as we were waiting to be let in. Personally I feel The Shipment is merely pretty good—it's the first seriously overrated show of the season. Hedda Gabler, on the other hand, is getting a bum rap. It's far from being as disastrous as some would have it, and Mary-Louise Parker actually gives an interesting, far from obvious performance.
Neither over- nor underhyped, Room for Cream—a live soap presented weekly by the Dyke Division of the Theatre of a Two-Headed Calf company—is your typical downtown cult hit: It's packing them in (not that La MaMa is that big) yet remains somewhat under the radar. I could see myself becoming somewhat addicted to the show's rough-hewn charms…
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When it comes to the Real Housewives franchise, there are a few things you can count on to happen consistently every season: pointless get togethers will be held (Renewal Party, anyone?) and a cast trip will be taken. The Real Housewives of Potomac got the short end of the stick last year, being sent to Ashley Darby's Delaware beach house, which ended up to be the total disaster we all imagined it would be. But with a new season comes a new upgrade and these housewives are headed to Bermuda! At the trip planning helm is self-appointed Grande Dame of Potomac, Karen Huger and maybe/sort of/not really Charrisse Jackson-Jordan is there to assist. Just don't call her an assistant. These two have nothing better to do than plan trips and then fight over who gets to claim hosting privileges and the whole matter (can we really even call it a matter?) still hasn't been resolved by the time they leave for paradise.
Despite the lack of importance in who is hosting the trip, the confusion for the rest of the ladies deepens when they arrive at their resort in Bermuda and receive welcome baskets signed by only Karen. Of course Charrisse is now feeling extra slighted that her good name was left off some dumb welcome baskets and this type of oversight is coming at the worst possible time for her – not only did she just have a wedding anniversary, which she celebrated by texting Eddie at midnight and got no response, but it's also her birthday coming up. All these days that are supposed to be happy markers in life are just showing Charrisse that she's more and more on her own. Not having her name attached to a welcome basket is icing on the cake, I guess? It's enough to make a gal hit on the bell boy bringing your bags up to the room.
Once everyone has settled into their room and the welcome baskets are dissected, the ladies meet on the front lawn of the resort for dinner. The setup is what I could only describe as the cocktail hour of the smallest wedding ever held and the women look just as unimpressed as I do at home on my couch. There are Gombey dancers, but even they can't make this snooze fest of a setup exciting. What could make dinner exciting has nothing to do with The Grande Dame's planning but rather the conversation, starting with Monique FIVE HOUSES Samuels expressing her confusion for who is hosting the trip. OK, so this story line isn't going anywhere, much to my annoyance. Monique points out to Karen that normally, when a trip is planned and a welcome basket it passed out, everyone who is hosting is included on the signature. I know these women are rich but how many large group trips are they taking in their lifetime? Raise your hand if you knew that there was a well-established protocol in place when it came to welcome baskets on group vacations. Ok now raise your hand if you would give a hoot as to who signed the damn basket? But no one is willing to let Karen off the hook for this and Gizelle Bryant chastises her for not showing sisterhood in sharing the duties of hosting.
Karen snaps at all of them, says to think of the trip as everyone's and to roll up off her gift baskets! There is no other choice but to change the topic of conversation to Monique's kid's birthday party, which we are reminded Gizelle was not invited to. Miss Mo is happy to address it, saying she didn't want there to be tension and Gizelle says she's fine with it because she wouldn't have come anyway. Now despite the cattiness of how that statement sounds, it really did appear that Gizelle was giving her a pass on this one, letting her know she understood why she wasn't invited. But Monique, insecurities blazing, takes it very personal and uses her talking head to grumble about Gizelle's outfit looking like she's about to hit up a strip club. That's harsh criticism coming from a woman who wore a bathing suit straight out of the Lapdances R Us collection to her daughter's first birthday.
Robyn Dixon admits she is seeing a therapist and was advised to start dating and while the other women pretend to believe her, Karen does no such thing and laments that Robyn will never get over Juan. Monique mentions she is about to close on their Potomac house and someone asks Karen what her housing situation is. True to self-important form, Karen reminds everyone that her house was sold, with an all cash offer from overseas and then proceeds to yammer on endlessly about her new journey, this new chapter of her life, turning the page, blah blah blah, all while avoiding the real question: if her house sold, where is she going to go? Because Karen can't set her ego aside and just admit she's moving out of Potomac, she makes the situation look that much worse and embarrassing for herself as she tries to deflect. The women are on to her and Karen knows it, but with a waive of her hand, tries to dismiss the conversation by saying she's expanding her empire. Expanding your empire, turning your page, starting a new chapter; call it what you will – you are leaving Potomac and can no longer claim to be the Grande Dame of it.
Once dinner is over, they all head back to Charrisse's room and Karen pulls Gizelle aside to confide in her that the BBG pulled some strings and got them something really exciting and noteworthy to do in Bermuda….wait for it……a chance to sail with team Japan of the America's Cup! Oh wow, but who actually cares? Yeah, Gizelle doesn't and neither does Monique when Karen tells her the same thing. In fact, you can see Miss Mo has no idea what the America's Cup is. But there is something more sinister that Karen has up her sleeve, even more sinister than forcing grown women onto a competitive sail boat on their beach vacation – she is only bringing Gizelle and Monique (without telling them) to try and force them to mend their differences.
The next day, Gizelle and Karen sit on the bus, waiting to head off to sailing and Monique steps on board, both of them registering what has just happened: that they got played by Karen, the same woman who can barely set up dinner for six.
As the bus starts rolling, Karen tries her hardest to get these two to a good place but you can only lead a horse to water. Gizelle tells Monique she wears her insecurities on her sleeve and Monique tells Gizelle she must be jealous of her and her lifestyle. Gizelle insists she is not and informs Miss Mo that she wouldn't be here without her husband's money. This is where I have to disagree with Gizelle's use of shade, for lack of a better term. Of course we all know that Monique wouldn't be where she is without her husband's money but neither would Gizelle. She might be in a different place with a divorce and an ex-husband under her belt but Gizelle should know all too well about riding your husband's coattails. Just because she's not doing it anymore, doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Nevertheless, nothing is resolved on the bus and they all head over to the sail boat, which they can only ride one at a time. Karen tells Gizelle and Monique that if she can ride on the sailboat, they can find a way to get along. If you're thinking this was going to be one of those normal, fancy sail boats in the traditional sense, think again. This is one of those sporting ones, that can lift clear out of the water and the only extra space for someone who isn't sailing the ship (ahem, Karen and friends), is on the netting that is submerged in water half the time.
Karen goes first and while she's gone, Gizelle is left alone with Monique and gives her a rare moment of reassurance that she can handle the sailboat ride. She does, along with Gizelle and they all hug at the end. Karen claps at the thought of her little plan actually working to bring Gizelle and Monique together but I think it's a tad premature.
Since they weren't invited to the Sail for Peace over Pettiness, Charrisse, Robyn and Ashley are left to go to the beach and rent jet skis, which sounds way more fun to me. Once they are done, the ladies sit on the rocks to talk and Ashley admits her recent fighting with Michael and how she threatened him with divorce. She says she didn't really even consider divorce until they opened their restaurant and questions how strong the foundation of their marriage is if they can't survive something trivial like blowing a crap ton of personal money on a failing enterprise. Robyn tries to tell her she can still choose her marriage without completely abandoning the restaurant but I think Robyn should steer clear of giving anyone relationship advice in this stage of the game.
Charrisse has planned a sunset cruise for the evening and tells everyone via text to be there in 30 mins. As Charrisse, Robyn and Ashley get their makeup done in their room, they decide to nominate Robyn to go bust in on Karen unexpectedly to see if she actually has a hairstylist there. She does but that's not the only reason Robyn came. She tells Karen what a hypocrite she's being for promoting sisterhood and bonding, all while exiling part of the group to a different activity for the day and not allowing Charrisse to help with any planning. Karen is annoyed she's even being questioned and assumes this is the work of Charrisse. After Robyn leaves, the Grande Dame has decided she's had enough of being fake nice and goes off on a tirade to the producers about how anyone could marry Eddie Jordan, Charrisse's alleged firefighter boyfriend and how jealous she must be of Karen.
Sounds like the peacemaker could use some help of her own.
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Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) — Shares of this online retailing giant were up as much as 87% at their year-to-date high in late July as fund managers and traders were forced to chase after the few believable single-stock growth stories out there.
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Carbon Leaf are a very fun band to see live. Their songs are great sing to along with. Take "Life Less Ordinary", which they play mid way through their set. "Live a life less ordinary, live a life extraordinary with me!" It's a joyous tune that is so catchy.
The band is in a good mood tonight despite dealing with vehicle issues causing them to arrive to the venue with only an hour to set up. Also, even though they have been playing as a band since 1992, they still enjoy making music together. They formed the band back in Richmond, VA, the same city that Dave Matthews Band started in.
Another great song that they play is "Let Your Troubles Roll By". "When all of your tears dry, let your troubles roll by!" sings the entire audience joyfully. The lead singer uses a tin whistle, which looks like a large recorder. This adds an Irish sound to their music that suits them well. He also plays a piccolo excellently.
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As a Mummy to boys, this couldn't be resisted here at Mooch HQ! Meet our sweet dinosaur trinket dish in the most delightful mint green with gold star design.
For those that know your dino's he's a diplodocus on a round white base, the long neck is ideal for storing rings if you like switching your jewellery up whilst the base can hold earrings, pendants and bracelets too.
He features a lovely sprinkling of gold metallic stars and measures 12.5cm x height 10cm x depth 12.5cm. If you're prone to removing your jewellery before tackling jobs such as the washing up, a trinket dish / ring holder such as this will help aid the worry if leaving them on the side makes you anxious!
We're big fans of the Dinosaur trinket dish and think he makes a great stocking filler, or gift for the lady in your life.
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The Al Capone theory of sexual harassment
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Life brings frequent and sometimes unexpected changes. In some cases, these changes may affect court mandated spousal maintenance awards. Here's a little information about the legal process Minnesota courts employ to determine if modification to an existing spousal maintenance award is warranted.
A two part-test must be satisfied before Minnesota courts will permit modification to an existing spousal maintenance award. First, courts will examine whether there has been a "substantial change in circumstance." This may be established by showing, for example, that your ex-spouse now earns substantially more in income than at the time of the divorce.
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I will never forget this year's Valentine's day when Jacob Zuma delivered his resignation. This country boomed with excitement and newfound hope.
I am not one to talk politics but the next day I responded to a post on Facebook. The new president was being praised because finally, the old corrupted one was out. My response was this… We shall see.
Yesterday's budget meeting… Not only will fuel prices rise with over 50c but so will our tax. Was this the right decision or just an easy fix to one of Zuma's disasters?
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To answer what causes gout? We need to understand how uric acid appears in the body. You see, uric acid is actually a byproduct of a very necessary part of your body's normal function. However, gout sufferers often have higher levels of uric acid (called hyperuricemia) caused from the body's inability to break down the uric acid. The uric acid is typically eliminated from the body through the urine. If, however, you suffer from gout, the build up of uric acid crystals can find their way to joint spaces where they will cause painful inflammation that appear as lumps under the skin and can even disrupt the functioning of the kidney and cause the formation of kidney stones. Gout can cause serious damage quickly, it is extremely important that you treat your gout immediately.
Beneficial Dietary Supplements: * Bromelain reduces inflammation in joints and improves digestion of proteins when taken with meals, * Vitamin B Complex aids digestion and supports the body's enzyme systems.
Diagnosis A definitive diagnosis of gout is from light microscopy of fluid aspirated from the joints (this test may be difficult to perform) to demonstrate intracellular monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid polymorphonuclear leukocytes. The urate crystal is identified by strong negative birefringence under polarised microscopy and its needle-like morphology. A trained observer does better in distinguishing them from other crystals.
- Drinking lots of water and clear liquids. The better you hydrate your body, the more prepared it will be to flush uric acid away. - Eating more complex carbohydrates and fewer refined carbohydrates.
Now that you know the main rules for planning a quality gout diet plan, you are prepared to speak to your doctor or a registered dietician about your healthy daily caloric intake and nutritional requirements, as well as the right foods to keep your diet properly balanced while still abiding by these five primary rules.
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5. Medications: Are you currently on any of the following medications which may cause gout: diuretics (for hypertension, edema and heart disease), anti-inflammatory medicines with salicylic acid (such as aspirin), niacin (also called nicotinic acid) and a few others. It is noted, please do not stop taking these medications before talking with your doctor.
4. Medical Conditions: Various medical conditions can also increase your chances of gout. Do you have any of the following: high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, hyperlipidemia (high levels of fat or cholesterol in blood), arteriosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries), recent surgery or bed rest, and recent chemotherapy?
1. Lifestyle: From eating to drinking to weight, your lifestyle - particularly your diet - can greatly affect your chances of getting gout. 2. Alcohol: More than two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women - can quickly lead to gout. Especially, stay away from beer.
The third and somehow the list which most people consider as the most healthy choice is simply a bit hard to comprehend why it should be avoided by gout patients. Peas, spinach, lentils and beans are vegetables that should be avoided if one is diagnosed with gout.
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Gout is a painful and potentially disabling rheumatic disease and is one of the most common forms of arthritis. Gout accounts for approximately 5% of all cases of arthritis. Gout usually affects the first metatarsal phalangeal joint of the big toe (hallux) or the ankle joints. Gout most often affects the big toe but can also affect the ankle, knee, foot, hand, wrist and elbow. Approximately one million people in the United States suffer from attacks of gout. Gout is nine times more common in men than in women. It predominantly attacks males after puberty, with a peak age of 75. In women, gout attacks usually occur after menopause.
There are five main points that you need to remember in order to maintain a good gout diet plan. These are: - Minimizing the number of foods high in purines. These include, primarily, meat, beer, and seafood.
- Sweetbreads - Anchovies - Bacon - Liver - Grouse - Veal - Mutton - Turkey - Salmon - Kidneys - Trout
* Vitamin C with Bioflavinoids lowers serum uric acid levels.
People always have the mentality that as long as one does not eat junk food, one can be considered to have a healthy diet. Actually a diet that is considered healthy to one might be unhealthy to another person, it can be quite subjective in this context. Gout patients are usually advice to go on a special diet, which will help to alleviate the pain cause by gout attacks. This diet will require one to avoid food that will increase the uric acid in the body. The list of food to avoid will also include certain food, which are considered healthy by most standards and definitions.
What is gout?
Simply put, gout is a form of arthritis that often occurs in the middle of the night. Often labeled the 'disease of kings' gout haunts over 2 million Americans annually. Gout is also known as the most painful types of arthritis. Gout results when needle-like crystals of uric acid form in the body's connective tissue or lodge themselves in the space between two bones or joints. These uric acid crystals inflame the surrounding area and lead to gout's symptoms: Heat, Pain, Redness, Stiffness, Swelling, Arthritis attacks that develop in short time period (e.g., 12-24 hours), and Arthritis Attacks to one joint. Typical joints affected by gout include: elbows, fingers, heels, instep, and wrists. To view some photos of gout sufferers please click on our link below. Unfortunately, this is not all of the symptoms. Gout can also cause high blood pressure and kidney stones if left untreated. These symptoms can also be life-threatening if left untreated.
Foods that were shown not to increase the risk of gout included: - Beans - Peas - Mushrooms - Spinach - Cauliflower Even though those foods are high in purines, they are low in protein. Choi has shown that it is a high-purine, high-protein combination that may be the true contributor to gout and not just the purines alone. It is also now suspected that gout and cardiovascular disease may also be linked, as the diets connected to gout are the same as those connected to heart and circulatory problems.
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6. Family History: One out of every four people afflicted with gout have a family history with gout. 7. Age and Sex: Men are most often affected with gout as well as women who have reached menopause. Men typically develop gout between the ages of 30 and 50.
Even though choosing the correct food to consume is important for people with gout, drinking plenty of water is also essential. Drinking lots of water will help the body to remove the excessive uric acid in the body through the urinal system. Exercising regularly will also help gout patients to improve their overall gout conditions.
Dr. Hyon K. Choi published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine's March 11, 2004 issue. It discussed the importance of a low-purine, low-protein diet for decreasing the chances of crystal formation in the joints from uric acid in the body. Dr. Choi's study examined a group of over forty seven thousand men over a twelve year period. These men had no prior history of gout, but by the end of the twelve years, 730 of them had been diagnosed with gout.
Alcohol and certain foods can trigger a gout attack. Events such as strokes, heart attacks or surgery may also cause gout. Gout is strongly associated with obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. Because of genetic factors, gout tends to run in some families. A variety of treatments can help you manage your gout. Traditionally treatment for acute gout has consisted of colchicine , which can be effective if given early in the attack. Gout often is treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) such as naproxen (e.g., Anaprox, Naprosyn) and indomethacin (e.g., Indocin), usually for 3-7 days.
The list of high purine food is actually quite long thus it is very important for gout patients to be wary of the food they consume daily. Some of the common beverages, which gout patients should avoid, include coffee, tea, cocoa and even chocolate. Some of these beverages are already part and parcel of ones daily life that it is seriously a bit different to imagine having to abstain drinking them. If you think it is really no big deal to indulge in it once in awhile, you will really have to think twice. Is the pain from a possible gout attack really going to be worth it from your indulgence?
To prevent future attacks, your doctor can prescribe a medicine to reduce uric acid buildup in your blood. Changing the way you eat can help you conduct your gout. Eat a healthy mix of foods so you get the nutrients you need. Limit foods like meat, fish, and beer. Drink plenty of water and other fluids.Life style changes such as limiting alcohol consumption, and limiting meals with meats and fish rich in purines can also be helpful in controlling gout. Weight loss may be very important this condition. You should also avoid certain animal proteins, such as: seafood; liver; kidney; heart; gizzard; sweetbreads; meat extracts; and gravy.
Through this study, it was discovered that those who eat large amounts of meat are 40 percent more likely to develop gout. Furthermore, those who eat large amounts of seafood are 50 percent more likely to develop gout.
3. Overweight: People who weigh 30 pounds or more than their model weight risk getting gout simply because there is more tissue available for breaking down the uric acid. Diets rich in purine food can also increase your chances for gout. For more information, please check out our report at our link below.
A gout diet plan is an important part of controlling your gout symptoms and attacks. After all, when not controlled, gout can cause severe and permanent damage to your tissues, joints, and tendons.
It is seriously important for people with gout to bear in mind the types of food items that are harmful and beneficial to their gout conditions. Since you now have a better knowledge of the food types that should be consumed, it might be a good habit of what to buy and what not to buy when you do your grocery shopping the next time.
Gout Symptoms The most common gout symptom is sudden, severe attacks of pain, tenderness, redness, warmth and swelling in some joints. It usually affects one joint at a time, especially the joint of the big toe, but can also affect the knee, ankle, foot, hand, wrist and elbow. Deposits of uric acid, called tophi, can appear as lumps under the skin around the joints and at the rim of the ear. In addition, uric acid crystals can also collect in the kidneys and cause kidney stones.
Who's at risk for Gout?
Why could you be suffering from the horrific pain of gout? There could be various factors but here is what typically increases uric acid in the blood causing the gout:
Gout, which is a common form of arthritis especially among man of age 40 to 50, is caused by the deposits of excess uric acid in the bloodstream on the joint connections area. By avoiding food that will cause the body to generate more uric acid than necessary in the body is very critical. Food items containing high purine level is found to increase the production of uric acid in the human body. It is essential for people with gout to avoid such food completely.
As gout is caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood, a proper gout diet plan should aim to reduce uric acid levels and encourage proper elimination of uric acid from the body.
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The second list of food gout patients should avoid includes gizzard, kidney, seafood, heart, gravy and red meats. Alcohol should also be place in the list of food to be avoided. Any form of alcohol including wine or beer can trigger attacks of gout. It is significant to memorize the list of food to avoid as it can help to reduce the amount of gout attacks controlling drugs one will have to take.
Foods high in purines and proteins and which should be avoided include: - Herring - Mussels - Hearts - Yeast - Sardines - Smelt
Understanding what places you at risk of the disease is an important step in taking control of your health and life. Gout can be naturally treated or be deadly in some cases. So that brings up the question, how do you treat gout naturally?
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By restricting your diet and only sticking to food that are low in purine levels will definitely help to reduce complications associated with gout and the need for medication to help control the pain due to an gout attack. To completely be free of the tortures of gout, one will have to bear in mind all the above mention method and pointers.
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Blog > December 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
'Tis the season to party! I'm signing off for the year, so Happy Holidays to you all and see you in January!
In the meantime, get your daily ring fix by checking out Ohio's Tabitha Ott, who set out to make a new ring every single day of 2011 (the one pictured above is from July 22nd).
If a party hat with polkadots isn't enough to lift your spirits, how about a fistfull of them instead? The "dots" actually represent atoms such as "joy," "brightness" and "originality" you know, from the imaginary corner of the periodic table of elements. Polymer clay "Atomium" rings by UK-based Spanish designer Ulalá.
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Turn up the "festivity" dial by swapping those colourful balls for jingle bells! "Ring My Bell" by Belgian label Black Balloon (Cléo Baele & Sarah Bos).
Even more jewellery:
- Feltik (Poland) - felt balls
- Ribbonesia Adornments (Japan) - ribbon animals
- Kyler by Joy O (California) - green & stylish
Monday, December 19, 2011
Don't worry, kid. Christmas and toys will be here before you know it.
For more miniatures and other metalwork, check out German jeweller Heidemarie Herb.
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the gift that wraps itself! See Paris jeweller ilithé for Christmas bow rings in three different styles.
Even more jewellery:
- A l'Heure de l'Apéro (Spain) - miniature figures
- Eileen Gatt (UK) - clean metal
- Stannard Inc. (Australia) - crystals & bronze
Friday, December 16, 2011
Delve into the world of Dutch artist Ineke Heerkens.
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For more conceptual work out of the Netherlands, check out "skin jewellery" by Kirstie van Noort, currently studying at the Design Academy Eindhoven.
Even more jewellery:
- Erica Duffy-Voss (Iowa) - conceptual neckpieces
- Manuel Albarran (Spain) - metal couture
- Most Common Most Rare (UK) - resin cuffs
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Do parents still assemble toys on Christmas Day, or has this tradition been replaced by installing games and downloading apps? (I feel old.) Here's an assembly-required ring that's worth the (minimal) effort! Check out Australia's bRainbow for fun, retro-flavoured jewellery in lasercut wood and acrylic. This DIY ring features a swappable squirrel/bird top; heart ring also available.
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Here's another orange lasercut acrylic bird ring, this time from the Netherlands' Muzoo Design (Julian Sing), whose obsession with lasercutting extends even to cucumbers.
Even more jewellery:
- Mockinghorse (UK) - lasercut acrylic
- Jocelyn Vanni (California) - texturized silver
- Sonya Renée (Texas) - metal & stones
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Treat yourself to one of these rings you've earned it! Well, someone's earned it, anyway, as they're made from vintage 4-H merit badges and stampings. Rings above by Rhode Island's Elizabeth Novak.
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Here's a ring that could be of use during certain 4-H activities. Silver "All Who Wander Are Not Lost" compass ring by Atlanta designer Jeanne Flint.
Even more jewellery:
- M&B Vintage (New York) - monograms & charms
- Hello Shiso (California) - for kids
- Cécile Cohen (France) - beads on chains
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Your day is about to get a little rough thanks to some cool, rugged rings, like the ones above by London-based Alice Waese.
"Wooden" rings in oxidized silver by Montreal's Marmod8 (Marie-Maude Brunet).
Ring in concrete and shibuichi from the "Street" collection by Israeli jeweller Dina Abargil.
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I like the rough, jagged edge on this "Iceberg" ring by Indiana's Lisa Hopkins. Visit her site for lots of oxidized silver and botanical themes.
Even more jewellery:
- Bad Panda (Texas) - rough diamonds
- Sophie Heymans (Belgium) - gold & glass
- Flora & Fawn (Seattle) - enamel circles
Monday, December 12, 2011
Looking for something classic that doesn't bore? I love the mix of tradition and edge, as well as the vaguely quilted pattern, in these rings by New York-based Turkish jeweller Gurhan. They're from his 4/24K collection, in which he uses an "early Ottoman alloy" of 4K and 24K gold.
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Quilting adds a distinct touch to some simple metal bands by Japan's M.A.R.S., from their "1st" 2011 collection.
Even more jewellery:
- The Empress Dowager's New Jewels (Australia) - fabric
- Laura Mae deLeon (California) - metal & crochet
- Dori Csengeri (New York) - ornate beading
Friday, December 9, 2011
It's time again for Random Pluckings from My Bookmarks! First up is a menagerie from Massachusetts designer Molly Avellar.
Fan ring by Israel's Hila Binyamin, whose designs are Japan-inspired.
"Frame Ring" by Scotland's Emma MacLeod, based on the oil rigs there.
Another architectural piece inspired by the environs of Scotland is Hamish T Dobbie's ring based on the Newberry Tower at Glasgow School of Art, where he's a student.
A final pair of architectural rings from Pennsylvania's Justine Jividen.
|Bonus link: ok, I lied let me squeeze in just one more architectural ring with this cute roof from Australia's Melanie Rice. It's from her "Made of Sugar" collection, which was inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Even more jewellery:
- Daan De Decker (Belgium) - structures & lighthouses
- Alex Williamson (UK) - inset leather
- Marie Helene Bornhall (Sweden) - contemporary silver
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Some rings with a common thread: boat spacer ring with thread sail by BC artist Suzanne Spisani and rooster and glass balloon rings with twine by Norway's Janniche Torlen.
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A bright trail of embedded thread updates this otherwise simple cabochon ring from Germany's Cherryblossom.
Even more jewellery:
- H/L by Sonya Gallardo (California) - string & brass
- Sugarlime (Vancouver) - metal cutouts
- Virginia LeBailly (UK) - dichroic glass
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Drippity doo-da, drippity day... Polish artist Karolina Bik likens her jewellery to acid jazz, stating that it's not for everyone but that she'd be gratified if it could stir "intense emotions for at least 1% of the public." Does this mean I am not the 99% after all?
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For rings representing 1% of a dollar, check out these penny rings from New Jersey's Tashka by Beatrice (Beatrice Matiash).
Even more jewellery:
- Daniel Zelig (Israel) - white ceramic
- Krista Israel (Netherlands) - glass & beads
- Tine Wiggens (BC) - paper birds
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
I haven't been into video games since my days spent obsessing over Bubble Bobble (damn you, Baron von Blubba!) so this Pac-Man ring is right up my alley. Besides, would a World of Warcraft ring look as cute? For this and other adorable jewellery, check out Malaysia's Soak Republic.
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Of the few other games I did play, my favourite has got to be the classic, Tetris (damn you, red bar!). Rings by Hawaii-based Tetris Gems.
Even more jewellery:
- Justin Siow (Australia) - pacman brooch
- Mafia Jewellery (Ontario) - playful silver
- Gemma Correll (UK) - cute pins
Monday, December 5, 2011
Throughout its 260-year history, Germany's Nymphenburg has built a reputation for their porcelain but it's their silver rings I'm focussing on today. Designed by Patrik Muff (who's already made an appearance on my blog), these Maori tiki rings are intricately-crafted and highly imposing!
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when it comes to Polynesian carvings, there's none more famous than the giant moai on Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island). Japan's Kobo-Angel shrinks them down to ring size.
Even more jewellery:
- Tawa Hunter (New Zealand) - Maori cameos
- Covet (New York) - gold & leather
- Rachael Sudlow (Kansas) - silver peapods
Friday, December 2, 2011
In the market for a new pair of frames? Japan's Boston Club (and their Tokyo shop Gloss) has got you and your fingers covered with these adorable eyeglass rings (available at Bisous Bijoux).
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For more cute little glasses rings (and loads of other styles), check out Korean fashion shop Rowky.
Even more jewellery:
- Shi Studio (BC) - framed silk
- Timothy Ringsmuth (California) - stone-like glass
- Candy Spender (Australia) - colourful clusters
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
These are rings Carrie Mathison would be proud to wear. In her "Gleam" collection, UK jeweller Molly Perrin explores keyholes and spyholes, equipping her rings with riveted lids that "swivel to reveal a hidden compartment or a lens."
Visit her site for more work inspired by furniture components, such as these rings "based on the mechanisms used in drawer handles and to hang frames on the wall."
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For more furniture and lenses, check out Iowa designer Brian Lee Dreesman, who makes chairs, cabinets and jewellery like this "Memories" lens ring.
Even more jewellery:
- Holly Barton (UK) - scientific lenses
- Amy DiGregorio (California) - semiprecious stones
- Sarah Wolfsont (Colorado) - modern metal


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I was very surprised when the sword name of King Arthur in English class.
The name was "Excalibur", and that was as same as the Hotel name of Las Vegas that our family stayed about five years ago.
The hotel's logo was the castle and the sword. I didn't know what means it was.
Now, I knew the story of King Arthur and the sword "Excalibur".I was very satisfied to know the origin.
Question 13-1. Why did Sir Bedivere not want to cast Excalibur into the lake?
Answer:Excalibur was too good to be thrown away.


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Prize Fighter
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Isa is a young Congolese boxer blazing an impressive career between the ropes. Gearing up for the national title fight, he soon discovers it's not just his opponents he has to outdo, but the demons from his tortuous past as a boy soldier.
Fleeing the Congo as a child, playwright Future D. Fidel lived in a Tanzanian refugee camp for eight years before being granted refugee status in Australia. Prize Fighter is inspired by his own story and those of the people he has known along the way.
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Movement & Fight Director: Nigel Poulton
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I will be teaching middle school science, math, grammar and PE. Most recently I was living in Pierre where I taught PE and health at Georgia Morse Middle School from 1994-2017, having taught science the last year. I also coached middle school football, basketball, and especially enjoyed coaching my daughter in varsity track. I currently live in Bowdle with my wife, Roseanne, who works at the Bowdle Clinic.
I was raised in Fort Morgan, Colorado and attended Chadron State University graduating in 1993. I have two daughters; Samantha is attending college at Southeast Tech in Sioux Falls pursuing a career as a surgical tech. My daughter Danielle is starting her first year at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City to study nursing and was fortunate to receive a softball scholarship.
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LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - BT, Britain's biggest broadband provider, said it was ready to play its part in achieving new Prime Minister Johnson's ambition to roll-out full-fibre across the country as it beat market expectations for first-quarter trading on Friday.
"On network investment, we welcome the government's ambition for full fibre broadband across the country and we are confident we will see further steps to stimulate investment," Chief Executive Philip Jansen said.
BT reported first-quarter adjusted revenue of 5.63 billion pounds ($6.82 billion) and adjusted core earnings of 1.96 billion pounds, both ahead of analysts' consensus. ($1 = 0.8260 pounds) (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Michael Holden)


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By MICHAEL PERKINS
THERE ARE ALWAYS CONCEPTS THAT YOU FORCE YOURSELF TO RE-VISIT, almost to the point of obsession. We all have subjects that, as photographers, we just can't stop turning over in our minds. This reluctance to "just move on" may occur with a place, a person's face, an arrangement of shapes, a select element of light, but, whatever the source, it gnaws at us. We dream of the next chance to go back and tackle it again. We truly believe that the "right" shot is in there somewhere, just as a statue of an elephant is somewhere inside a slab of marble. As the old joke goes, just chip away anything that doesn't look like an elephant and there you are (That's either a really stupid joke or amazing profundity. Depending on which day you ask me, I can take either side. Anyway….).
I have at least one restaurant, a small city park, about a dozen still life projects, and one or two human faces that haunt me in this way. In every case, I get stuck on the idea that, with a moment of inspiration, I'm one click away from the ideal I see in my mind. Only, like a desert mirage, the ideal keeps wiggling and warping into something else. Maybe I've already made the best version of that picture already. Maybe there really is nothing more to be done.
As a lifelong musical tinkerer, I've always been interested in pianos both as machines that are crafted to do incredibly complicated things, and as a kind of sculpture, a shaper of space and light. Some photographers have used them as incredibly dynamic design elements to remarkably dramatic effect. Arnold Newman's classic portrait of composer Igor Stravinsky uses only the lid of a concert grand to flank the maestro, but it's all the piano he needs to tell the story and it's a wondrous horizontal use of space. Others have created brilliant images using just portions of the keyboard. Do a search of your own and be amazed at the variety of results.
Me, I'm a "guts" kinda guy. Lifting the lid on my first piano to see what made it tick was one of the most thrilling moments of my childhood, and, now, years later, I see the mechanism inside my own baby grand as a way to reflect, capture and shape light. It's like having a giant Spirograph or a metallic spider web. Lots of ways this could go. In the above image, morning light gave me a big break, as the golden cast of the good, early stuff blended with ambient tones in the harp strings and the inside of the cabinet. While the light falls off sharply at the margins, it makes much of the mechanism fairly glow, and, while I can't stop tinkering with my lifelong "piano-as-design-object" quest (at least this side of the grave), I think this is a step in the right direction. Where we're eventually going, who knows?
As usual, I'm just enjoying the ride.
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Michael—-i love your struggle, and your expressions of it. i do wish, occasionally, that i might prevail upon you to simply dive into your experiences and take pleasure in them. i know that is to miss the point, for the experience is to savor the thoughts that cling to it. i have been there occasionally, and have felt the contest between the momentary ecstasy of capturing an image and the satisfying assessment afterwards. while working for more and better, i still strive to honor and enjoy that which led me to the moment when i decide to capture imagery.
October 10, 2012 at 6:54 PM
Yes, you are right, there is always the risk of over-thinking a thing, and thus under-feeling it. I can sometimes forget that this is an emotional art as well as a technical one. As an illustrator, I always grappled with the distance between the thing I saw and the thing I could force out of my fingers. Shooting is the same. Thanks for the encouragement!
October 10, 2012 at 8:11 PM


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Latitude: 54.5378 / 54°32'16"N
Longitude: -1.5233 / 1°31'23"W
OS Eastings: 430942
OS Northings: 515945
OS Grid: NZ309159
Mapcode National: GBR KHTZ.02
Mapcode Global: WHC5X.K6VK
Entry Name: Haughton Villa
Listing Date: 6 September 1977
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1322905
English Heritage Legacy ID: 110623
Location: Darlington, DL1
County: Darlington
Electoral Ward/Division: Haughton & Springfield
Built-Up Area: Darlington
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Haughton-le-Skerne
Church of England Diocese: Durham
1. (North Side)
No 15
(Haughton Villa)
Later C19 villa in classical style. Two storeys, 3 windows. Low pitched hipped
slated roof. Red brick with raised quoins and dentil cornice of yellowish-white
brick. First floor sash windows under stone lintels. Canted bays, with pilasters
and entablature, flank 4-panel door with oblong fanlight in very shallow Tuscan
prostyle porch. Included for group value.
Listing NGR: NZ3094215945
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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I was the first of my family to go to university and going to Oxford was everything I could have wished for. I was extremely well taught for my degree, supported by hugely knowledgeable and yet approachable dons at both Queen's and in other colleges. I was pushed hard academically, but given so many opportunities: world-class libraries and museums, as well as generous book and travel grants, and the chance to work with other undergraduates as passionate about their subjects as I was (and still am!). I was also able to get involved in many extra-curricular societies and teams at both College and University levels.
College Experience
Queen's was incredibly friendly in terms of all members and staff of the College. Nothing ever seemed to be too much trouble. The food, facilities and accommodation were great (everyone should get the chance to live in the Florey Building!) and I felt really at home whether in the library, in tutorials, in the beer cellar or on the river. Friends I made at Queen's are still my friends and it is lovely to come back to College for gaudies and reunions.
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I started as a management consultant, but decided this was not for me and I have been teaching in secondary schools ever since, enabling me to indulge my love for history and the classics. I have taught in the UK and even been a Headteacher in Kenya, as well as being a Deputy Head, a Head of Sixth Form and a Head of Department. I am happiest in the classroom where I get the chance to nurture and inspire pupils to love learning as much as I do. I would recommend teaching to anyone and schools do not have enough Oxford-educated staff.


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IRG Real Estate Ltd. broker Jeremy Hurst moved to Cayman in 1988, and around that time government was developing a transportation plan that included the revitalization of George Town Central.
"Everyone thought, 'Great,'" Hurst said.
But some 30 years later, Hurst and other George Town Central stakeholders are still waiting for the revitalization to come to fruition, despite seeing several iterations of the plan.
Government has made baby-steps toward effecting its revitalization plan, including hiring architect Colin Lumsden to be the George Town manager and spearhead the project.
What the rejuvenation initiative really needs, though, is a "spark" to ignite the progress, said Hurst, who thinks that spark could come in the form of government's cruise pier project.
Hurst is joined by a chorus of private- and public sector stakeholders who think that the cruise pier project is just what George Town Central needs to be ushered into a new era.
However, others are more skeptical about the potential benefits the cruise pier could have on George Town, and some think it will be a downright negative.
Worldwide, there have been examples of cruise pier projects being used as a launching pad to revitalize their surrounding urban areas.
According to The URBACT Tribune – a magazine about challenges facing the development of European cities – Portugal used a cruise pier project to help boost business in the city of Matosinhos.
"The choice of linking cruise tourism to regeneration goals starting from the creation of a new and attractive cruise terminal was made by many European (as well as non European) cities over the last few years," the magazine states, citing Matosinhos, Portugal as a success story.
Hurst thinks George Town Central will also be a success story if and when government builds a new pier here.
The real estate broker envisions the revitalization of George Town Central as a several-step process.
First, the increased quantity and quality of cruise passengers – the cruise pier will attract bigger ships, which typically carry wealthier passengers – will boost spending in the area and encourage more cafes, restaurants, and other businesses to open there, he said.
The added amenities will not only attract cruisers, but also residents, he said. With more bars and restaurants in the area, George Town Central could even become a night-life attraction, he said. If that happens, the area would be an attractive spot to develop studio apartments for young professionals, according to Hurst.
Government envisions a similar process as the real estate broker.
"As commercial activity increases it creates more employment, and we can expect that more jobs will become available due to the piers, in addition to the jobs that will arise during their construction. There will also be more entrepreneurial opportunities for enterprising Caymanians to start businesses based on the larger customer base," stated Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell. "So many more Caymanians work either directly for the industry or in cruise tourism-related jobs and I am hopeful that Caymanians who reside in the George Town Central area in particular will take advantage of the increased opportunities for employment or establishing business."
Dawn McLean-Brady, the chair of the Cayman Islands Small Business Association, also thinks the pier project will be a boon for George Town businesses – both during the cruise hours and the nighttime.
McLean-Brady said that when the cruise pier initially opens, it will attract thousands of residents there for opening ceremonies and other celebrations. After that, it will be up to government and businesses to hold weekly nighttime events and carry that momentum forward, she said.
She said the pier will benefit vendors by allowing passengers to come ashore even during days of bad weather, which has hampered business in the past. For instance, stormy seas in January and February 2016 cost Cayman an estimated $5 million in revenue when some 54,000 passengers were prevented from coming ashore.
"When there's bad weather, people are looking at each other like, 'Oh my god,'" said the chair of the Small Business Association. "They still need to pay their power bills and pensions and health insurance and rent – and there [the ships] are up by Spotts."
McLean-Brady said the Small Business Association – about 85 percent of its members are located in George Town – is in support of the pier project and the redevelopment of George Town Central, but that it would like more of a say in how they will be carried out.
"We just want to cut through the red tape and get it done," she said of the revitalization plan. "Stop talking and let's show how we're going to benefit small businesses."
Both McLean-Brady and Hurst think the public sector has a role to play in the revitalization of George Town, mostly by making it more pedestrian-friendly by possibly closing off streets during peak hours, having more public transportation, or encouraging the development of more parking spaces.
Hurst also said government may have to loosen planning laws to allow for more vertical and residential development. Government may also have to revisit laws that require premises to have parking onsite or within a certain distance, he said.
Making George Town Central pedestrian-friendly is indeed a key aspect of the overall pier project, said Minister Kirkconnell.
"Developing the piers to give passengers a seamless walk-on, walk-off experience means that we also have to look at ways for extending that level of convenience through to the land side along Harbour Drive," he stated. "Pedestrianizing that area will eliminate congestion caused by traffic and pedestrians competing for the right of way. This will create a much safer, more enjoyable pedestrian experience that is not limited to cruise passengers, but to all who work, shop or reside in the downtown area."
By and large, however, Hurst said he thinks the private sector will fuel the development once the pier is built.
But not everyone is on board with the idea that the pier park will be a boon to the downtown area.
Katrina Jurn, a spokesperson for the campaign to hold a referendum on the cruise pier plan, said government has still yet to divulge crucial information about how the project will impact its surrounding area.
"We remain very concerned about the lack of information from the Government on their master plan for George Town, the infrastructure requirements of the project, total costs, payment terms and conditions, and details of commitments made by the cruise lines in the financing agreement," she stated.
Jurn also pointed to downsides of the project, such as the business that it will disrupt during the pier's construction period.
"Three years of construction will stop all water-related and shore-based activities in the GT Harbour area including snorkeling, scuba diving, glass bottom boat and submarine trips, which currently generate approximately $10 million per annum and employ many Caymanians," she stated. "This period would likely see the closure of many existing small businesses and loss of many jobs. This would result in a total of $30 million actual loss of revenue for the country over and tourism sector during that period, keeping in mind that cruise tourism currently generates approximately $154 million annually."
Moreover, the project could also have a negative impact on the island to the tune of some $10 million per year via the destruction of reefs, which serve as shoreline protection from storms, she said, citing an environmental impact assessment on the project.
The National Trust also expressed concerns that government is not taking into account climate change when considering the pier development.
"The Trust would emphasize that there is no evidence that plans for the port have been made with climate change adaptation in mind. Our region is expected to endure stronger storms and higher storm surge. Sea level rise is already occurring and is predicted to continue rising by one to four feet, translating to a shoreline recession no less than 33 feet by 2030 according figures published by the Cayman Islands government," National Trust Director Nadia Hardie stated. "The National Trust would again request that Cabinet follow recommendations made by the National Conservation Council and other organizations responsible for safeguarding our environment."
Opposition Leader Ezzard Miller expressed similar environmental concerns.
"Government has said nothing about how they plan to mitigate the impact of the dredging and complex construction activities for the proposed cruise ship port on the disembarkation, processing and return of passengers to ships, as well as passengers' ease of access to landside recreational arrangements," Mr. Miller stated on Friday. "How that management aspect that could have markedly adverse impacts on the future of the industry will be addressed has to be a concern for the industry and the population as a whole and should be addressed."
The Department of Environment, for its part, said that further environmental impact studies need to be conducted because the project design has changed since the last EIA was conducted.
"We continue to believe the government should give very careful consideration to the impacts of such as significant development upon the remaining George Town harbor reefs, the marine life those reefs support, and the buildings and other structures in the general environs of the harbor, as well as due consideration to the effects arising from these impacts on tourism enterprises operating across Grand Cayman," the department states.


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MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Lancaster County - Families took their fur babies to a local pet store to meet Santa for the first time.
Basset and Lab partnered with Natural Being Photography to bring Santa from the North Pole, so pets did not miss the chance to take a picture with Santa.
"Just like their kids, it can easily get forgotten in the hustle-bustle of life and you can kind of blink. A pet's life is shorter than a human's child life and I think it's important to document that," said Jordan Leigh, owner of Natural Being Photography, "I want to give everyone that chance, give multiple dates and locations, that everyone can come out and get their pet's pictures taken with Santa."
Natural Being Photography will host some more Hairy Little Christmas events around the area on the following dates:
- Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Doglicious Spa & Wellness Center in Hummelstown.
- Saturday, December 14 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Uptown Petz in Lancaster
- Sunday, December 15 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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I think I'm like this with one or two
people... or at least I used to be...
but nevertheless...
to remain friends even beyond the
passing of the relationship is
just an amazing thing.
Dont'cha think!?
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Warmed my cold black heart...
If ever a day comes
When uncertainty overrides
The meanings of laughter and joy
Relax yourself
And call on me
I'll remind you of how
You are still a little girl
And me
A little boy
I'll hold your hand
And lead you around slow
Through the park
Along the trees
Over the bridge
Break through the breeze
Follow the path we used to use
To the stone brick wall
Before the lake
Where we used to cuddle
And light the fuse
Where we shared our tears
When our hearts did break
I'm glad we still care about each other
Enough to take the time
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Homily at the Holy Mass on Commemoration of the "Discovery of Ecce Homo"
Our celebration today is another special moment in the history of the Basilica del Sto. Niño. For a long time, along with the venerable image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu, we are also keeping a precious piece of history: that is the image of Ecce Homo. In 1572, some seven years after the Finding of the image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu, Juan de Castilla, another soldier living at that time in Cebu, has discovered accidentally the burial place of a certain Rajah Carli, of whom they identified as one of those baptized during the time of Ferdinand Magellan's arrival in this place. With the remains of the reputed Rajah, they found the image of the Ecce Homo buried with him. It was August 20,1572 and today we celebrate the 446th anniversary of its own discovery.
Sadly, the devotion and piety around the "Ecce Homo" has not been intensified throughout the years. This is the reason why we are reviving the devotion nowadays when we can relearn the lessons and draw reflections on the mystery of the suffering nonetheless serene countenance of Jesus. We may be drawn aback at first if only we want to find Jesus as the glorious King and not in his sufferings as the image is portraying. We may tell ourselves, we have a lot of pains and sufferings, we have a lot of problems and complications in life. One may say: I want to see a face of Jesus who can inspire me hope and enthusiasm. But that is actually what the image of "Ecce Homo" would like to inspire us with. In the first reading, Isaiah tells us that He is has suffered and has familiarized pain and suffering. He is called even a "man of sorrows". But Isaiah take us to the point of Jesus' sufferings: that by his wounds we were healed.
The devotion will enable us therefore to realize that today as any other times of our lives, seeing the suffering face of Jesus reminds us of our own weakness and sufferings. Pilate, as one bible commentator, said more than a mere expression of pity. "Ecce Homo" is a calling to us by realizing – see the face of the Lord and see yourselves in Him! Jesus is also telling us, just by seeing the suffering countenance, "I am doing this for you because, I want to love you by taking up your failures and sins in me."
The image of the "Ecce Homo" today is also a relevant portrayal of the happenings today as well. When there are a lot of lives lost for reasons not clear; there seems to be a systematic killings and pains which beset the Christian community today. More than ever just the "Ecce Homo" is a reminder that every killed person innocent or criminal; less corrupt or notoriously sinful, Jesus embraces them all. Remember Jesus tells us: "But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust" (Matt. 5:44-45 RSV). If we approve the way society apprehends evil, we are just actually allowing evil to abound. But the mystery of human life is a precious gift of God. This is the message of Ecce Homo: Jesus undergoes the passion, death and resurrection as an opposition to all people who resolves evil through evil. Jesus accepted death on the cross because of our sin in order to "displace" and "replace" the meaninglessness of human effort to destroy life by making Himself willingly accepting it. He died because primarily of love not because to lend credibility on the death penalty of the Romans. He used the venue and opportunity of the cruelest death penalty in his time to have the greatest stage and spectacle of love destroying death before the eyes of men and women. Hence, the death of Jesus is an "argument" against death penalty in the historical situation [and against everlasting death in the cosmic and eschatological sense.]
As we revive the devotion to the "Ecce Homo" let us take heed of these challenges:
1. By refreshing ourselves with the Passion of the Lord, we are called to unite and identify our pains with Him as he identified himself with us. He is like us "homo" a man.
2. Let us unite also those people who cannot do it for themselves because of the desperation of sickness: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Remembering them on the face of Jesus will help them a lot in alleviating their pains and in enlightening them with the Christian understanding of their sufferings.
3. Lastly, let us complete our devotion to the suffering Jesus with the hope of the resurrection. The serene face of Jesus is not hopelessness: it is an assurance that after these sufferings, there is hope of the coming glory of God: in the resurrection on the final day. (FRIAR)


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