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Bali Surf, Wake, Diving & Kitesurf School Sanur, Legian. Indonesia
Von $/nacht • max. 0 Leute - 0 Zimmer • REF. # 370699
Kitesurf School Bali, here you choose how you want to ride, the classroom is the ocean! Beside the kitesurfing, you can also choose surfing, wakeboarding, bodyboarding, windsurfing, stand up paddleboarding, freediving or scuba you have it all in Bali. Start from the beginning or improve your skills, go on the surface or float through the depths, our crew of coaches will show you how. We are in all the spots to give you exactly what you're searching for.
BBK Live, Running of the Bulls & Surf Apartment Pamplona, Zarautz, Basque Country. Surf Camps in Spain
Von 60 €/nacht • max. 100 Leute - 40 Zimmer • REF. # 362923
7 night stay in twin share tents with mattress and sleeping bag provided (2 nights at Running of the Bulls Camp in Pamplona, 3 nights at BBK Live and 2 nights at our Zarautz Surf Camp), Bilbao BBK live ticket, transfers to and from Bilbao BBK Live festival, breakfasts and dinners at our campsites, surf lessons and board hire at Zarautz campsite, festival guides and much more! July 6 to 14, 2019. Two nights surfing not enough? No worries, we can organize it.
Basque Coast Surfari Surf Camp San Sebastian to, Hossegor. Surf Camps in Spain
Von 80 €/nacht • max. 30 Leute - Zimmer • REF. # 362884
Think about the wonders of a surf trip, combined with the adventure of a safari. Travelling up and down the coast of the Basque country of Spain and France, hunting WAVES! Doesn't that just sound wonderballs!? Well, we put one together with our: Van Surfari.... well, as put together as an off-the-cuff surf trip can possibly be! Arrive any day, pick as many days as you wish!
Bookings available on request only between June 1st to September 30th.
The Surf School in Algarve Lagos, Algarve. Surf Camps in Portugal
Von 55 €/nacht • max. Leute - Zimmer • REF. # 392915
Surf School in Algarve is the best option for your summer in the Algarve, surf with the locals in a fun and safe environment, we proudly welcome all surf levels with passion and dedication. The Surf School is owned and operated by surfers. Our Meeting point is at Lagos, a beautiful and sunny town in the South of Portugal. Best waves conditions of Europe the surf spots attract many visitors the whole year, but even on busy summer days, you can find uncrowded secret spots.
Vezo Surf Trip Anakao, Tulear. Madagascar
Von 115 €/nacht • max. 12 Leute - 4 Zimmer • REF. # 359137
The camp offers both, kite and surf packages. Your guides will meet you at Antananarivo airport (main airport of Madagascar) and take you to unforgettable adventure through Madagascar! You will stay in small hotels overnight on your way down south. Most nights you will spend in the base camp bungalows. The facilities are simple, it is a rustic discovery tour, thus you will not encounter tourist crowds and overpriced resorts. This trip provides a real off the grid, authentic experience.
The Magic Bay Surf Camp Imsouane, Agadir. Morocco
Von 90 €/nacht • max. 30 Leute - 5 Zimmer • REF. # 360819
We are a surfcamp located in Agadir region, famous Imsouane, the Magic Bay, which stems from both love of the ocean and passion for sharing surf moments.
We will ensure you experience your holidays as you never thought possible. Come and surf the perfect 800 meters waves of the (Magic) Bay, discover Moroccan hospitality, year-round sunny weather, charming accommodation, exquisite home-cooked food and legendary surf memories await you here.
Portimão Surf Trip Faro, Algarve. Surf Camps in Portugal
Von €/nacht • max. 0 Leute - 0 Zimmer • REF. # 366138
The Surfing School is one of the oldest and more experienced surf school´s in the Algarve as it has been promoting surf lessons since 1998. Since the year 2000 our surf school is responsible for the Surf department in a Club in Portimão. It´s at the Club building at Praia da Rocha in the Marina of Portimão (just a few meters away from one of the best south coast surf spots) that we have our 1st "home", in here we have changing rooms with showers, TV room for analysis and theoretical lessons plus plenty of space for surf-gear.
Santa Teresa Beach Surf Hostel Puntarenas, Nicoya Peninsula. Costa Rica
Von 12 $/nacht • max. 199 Leute - 40 Zimmer • REF. # 373880
The biggest hostel on the main road, a 4-story playground that totally vibes with the town's artistic environment and culture. With a bed and a room for all tastes Santa Teresa Surf Hostel has an electric social atmosphere and soon-to- be life long friends awaiting your arrival. Here you can paddleboard, snorkel, or check out some amazing marine fauna. Take an adventure on horseback or ATV and discover Montezuma's waterfalls, or put on your boots and explore Cabo Blanco, the oldest nature reserve in Costa Rica.
Playa de Fañabe Surf Hostel La Caleta, Santa cruz de Tenerife. Surf Camps in Spain
Von 60 €/nacht • max. 35 Leute - 8 Zimmer • REF. # 379088
Playa de Fanabe Surf Hostel Tenerife is located in a really calm zone in Costa Adeje, not far from Playa El Duque and close to the pretty village of La Caleta and bars, restaurants, supermarkets and clubs. We offer packages including 7 nights in shared or private accommodation with 5 surf lessons in one unique solution.
Playa Sayulita Surf Camp Sayulita, Nayarit. Mexico
Von 90 $/nacht • max. 60 Leute - 40 Zimmer • REF. # 386326
Come to our Playa Sayulita Surf Camp in Mexico and learn to surf with our friendly local Surf Instructors, improving day by day in beautiful Sayulita. We have different surf camps and options to suit everyone, whether you're a beginner surfer or you've been surfing for years, and options for every budget too. With year-round waves, a dozen surf breaks to choose from, quality equipment and qualified staff, this is by far the best beginner and intermediate Surf school in Mexico. For beginners and intermediate surfers, the long mellow waves are perfect for learning, while the long green waves will allow more advanced surfers to perfect their technique.
Playa Guiones Club Nosara, Costa Rica. Costa Rica
Von $/nacht • max. Leute - Zimmer • REF. # 396666
Nosara Surf Club offers a comprehensive set of packages adapted to your needs with the sole aim of offering the perfect surfing-yoga holidays in Costa Rica – Nosara. This stunning natural setting strikes the perfect balance between relaxation and exploration.
Tarifa Club Cadiz, Andalusia. Surf Camps in Spain
Von €/nacht • max. Leute - Zimmer • REF. # 414923
Tarifa Kite Club is the best option in the area!! Certified and experienced instructors who can speak your language. Private and semi-private lessons available, great condition equipment, accident and third-party/civil insurance.
Sardinia Kitesurf House Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia. Italy
Von 72 €/nacht • max. 16 Leute - 6 Zimmer • REF. # 356011
Porto Botte is one of the best and most windy spots in Sardinia and Italy. Sardinia offers sunny weather, constant wind and long beautiful beaches. Crystal clear water is so calm, you can stand in the water for 100m. Kite Camp Italy offers both, beginner and advanced programs to ensure fun and efficient learning. On top of that you will be treated with homemade Italian food made of locally grown ingredients, which will make feel like you found your Italian home.
Cabo Ledo Guiding & Surf Apartment Luanda, Bengo. Angola
Von 121 €/nacht • max. 66 / 80 Leute - 29 / 20 Zimmer • REF. # 261511
Famous African sunrises and sunsets, beautiful and uncrowded beaches , fresh fish, seafood and exotic fruits that taste like heaven. Surf guiding with professional surfer will take you to the best waves near Cabo Ledo (range of 50km). Surf bungalows and resort are located in the beachfront in Cabo Ledo, several bungalows with fantastic conditions. For the families: comfortable and cozy traditional stone houses. You will find welcoming locals that will make your life a Semba (Angolan typical dance)!
Yoff beach Surf House Yoff, Dakar. Senegal
Von 25 €/nacht • max. 21 Leute - 7 Zimmer • REF. # 376546
Dakar Surf Yoga House Senegal is a huge community were locals, workers, owners and guests are all part of it. Perfect location of the surf camp, straight at the beach, it will be very easy to improve surfing. The waves in Dakar around the peninsula are very frequent and you'll be able to surf every day of the month.
Caparica Surf Camp Costa da caparica, Lisbon. Surf Camps in Portugal
Von 30 €/nacht • max. 28 Leute - 6 Zimmer • REF. # 378680
The perfect balance between the excitement of the city and the tranquility and fun of the beach. We also provide exciting moments, where the sunset fades into the aromas of a barbecue which then leads to Bairro Alto, one of the most famous spots in the capital to have some fun. On top of everything, we have the beach, the waves, the weather, the food that will absorb you from your fast-paced routine.
Mauritius Eco Tented Glamping Adventures Camp Ile aux Cerfs Beach, Deux-Frères. Mauritius
Von €/nacht • max. 5 Leute - 12 Zimmer • REF. # 379252
Located in the small village of Deux Freres on the east coast of Mauritius, one of the least developed parts of the island, only 30 minutes from one of the most beautiful beaches of Mauritius, Ile aux Cerfs.
During your stay with us, you will be able to choose between our river or mountain experiences, two different concepts, two ways to discover Mauritius differently. Hiking, mountain biking trails, kitesurfing, sea or river kayaking, kayak-rafting, SUP and snorkeling.
Worldwide Surf Coaching & Surf Trips Maldives, Madagascar &. Surf Camps in Portugal
Von 100 €/nacht • max. Leute - Zimmer • REF. # 392212
Take your surfing to the next level with private surf coaching from intermediate to elite level surfers! Founded by a pro surf coach, this Surf Coaching Team offers surf coaching with video analysis, surf lessons, fitness plans and surf trips suiting every level of surfer from beginner, improver, intermediate to advanced & elite competition athletes. These surf coaching sessions & surf training camps are located in Algarve, Ericeira, on a Surf Resort in Madagascar and on an Ocean Catamaran surf boat trip in the Maldives. Your next surf adventure starts here!
Tamraght Family Surf House & Apartments Aourir, Agadir. Morocco
Von 55 €/nacht • max. 32 Leute - 7 Zimmer • REF. # 393323
Tamraght Family Surf House & Apartments is located in the heart of Morocco, 10 km from Agadir, where the ocean meets with the mountains, surrounded with amazing nature. Argan trees, fresh fruits, friendly locals and great waves. We are in walking distance from the beach and famous surf spots like Banana point, Banana beach, Devil's Rock, etc. We offer full packages (bed, meals, airport shuttle, surf trips or lessons, tours, yoga) for our guests, taking care of them from arrival until departure. Our lodge has a different kind of rooms and apartments.
Weligama Bay Surf & Yoga Camp Matara District, Southern Province. Sri Lanka
Von 50 $/nacht • max. 20 Leute - 10 Zimmer • REF. # 403305
Join Weligama Bay Surf & Yoga Camp, the world famous Beginners Surf Spot Weligama, Sri Lanka, awaits you to experience its best Beach break waves & surfing. Explore the beautiful west coast of Sri Lanka while staying at our My surf camp modern villa & hostel land side accommodate at a peaceful locations. Dorm, Single, Shared Double Rooms are available with Attached Bathrooms, our Restaurant provides Delicious Sri Lankan and Western Foods. A Great Surfing experience is Guaranteed with Lots of Other Unforgettable Activities all over the nature blessed city of Weligama bay, Sri Lanka.
Arrawarra Beach Surf Academy Gold Coast, New South Wales.
Von $/nacht • max. Leute - Zimmer • REF. # 411883
Somewhere north of Sydney and south of Byron Bay our beachfront Surf Camp invites you to submerge in the surf lifestyle. We offer one, two or three month surf academy with the goal to improve your surfing level, general fitness and just have an unforgettable time in a unique location with a great staff. At the end of the 3 month course you have an option to do surf instructor certification. We provide shared beachfront accommodation, meals, endless surf, fun activities on weekends and so much more!
14 DAYS MALDIVES COACHING SURF TRIP 24.10 - 6.11. Jailbreak, Himmafushi. Maldives
Von €/nacht • max. 20 Leute - 7 Zimmer • REF. # 483501
Ultimate 14 days intermediate/advanced surf coaching trip in Maldives! You will stay on beautiful island Himmafushi with perfectly peeling right hander Jail break in the front. With our all inclusive package you will have all you need! Comfy shared bungalows with amazing chef, surf guide and surf coach who will help you to get your surfing skills to another level. You just have to buy your flight ticket and we will take care of everything! Are you ready to catch the best waves of your life?
Traditional wooden cruiser Southern Atoll, . Maldives
Von 200 €/nacht • max. 14 Leute - 7 Zimmer • REF. # 487137
Our traditional Maldivian cruiser offers surfing trips all year round in beautiful Maldivian archipelago. Boat with unique atmosphere has three decks and seven comfortable, air-conditioned ensuite cabins. This wooden cruiser will be your perfect vehicle to get you to the world class surf breaks. Of course our trips are all inclusive. Your taste buds will experience only fresh local food by our great Chef from Sri Lanka. Professional surf guides will find the best spots for the day and only thing you will have to care about is how sick your turns and cut backs look like.
Camper Van Rental Surf Lisbon, Lisbon. Surf Camps in Portugal
Von 80 €/nacht • max. 5 Leute - 1 Zimmer • REF. # 348681
The best way to start your Surf Trip is to Rent a Campervan. We´re in Lisbon, 10 minutes from the Airport, and 15 minutes from 4 Surf spots. Caparica, Carcavelos, Cascais and Guincho. Our Campervans are 2016 model year and are up to 5 people, we also have an SUV with a rooftop tent. Vans include full equipped kitchen, dining area for 5, bathroom with hot water shower and 1-3 beds. With a Campervan friendly country, such as Portugal, your surf trip is going to be awesome. Park and surf on those hidden spots, that only we know about. It is also possible to take your pet on the trip!


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What will happen with this new film's opening on Wednesday, November 21, 2012? What sites of significance are tied to this movie? Products? Names?
Anonymous left the following comment on my earlier "Red Dawn" posting: "The original trailer, on the laserdisc release, includes a scene with a tank rolling up to a McDonald's where enemy soldiers are eating. The scene does not appear in the final cut, and was likely removed due to a mass murder at a McDonald's in San Ysidro, CA, weeks before the film opened."
The San Ysidro McDonald's event was a mass shooting that took place on July 18, 1984, at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California. James Oliver Huberty (born October 11, 1942, Canton, Ohio) shot and killed 21 people (including five children) and injured 19 others.
At the time it was released, Red Dawn (1984) was considered the most violent film by the Guinness Book of Records and The National Coalition on Television Violence, with a rate of 134 acts of violence per hour, or 2.23 per minute (Source). The DVD Special Edition (2007) includes an on-screen "Carnage Counter" in a bizarre nod to this.
One thing is certain. There is a new red dawn coming.
What product placements are in the new 2012 version of Red Dawn?
Be alert: Look for Pepsi and Subway.

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I missed the announcement that the print-on-demand Espresso machine — backed by publishing veteran Jason Epstein and former Dean & DeLuca president Dane Neller — is now being tested at the World Bank, where digital books can be printed, trimmed and bound in 8 minutes.
"Our goal is to preserve the economic and ergonomic simplicity of the physical book," said Epstein, who laments the disappearance of backlist and ready access to books in other languages. By printing from digital files, ODB hopes to make warehousing–and much of today's distribution model–obsolete. "In theory," said Epstein, "every book printed will be digitized, which means the market will be radically decentralized. A bookstore with this technology, without any expense to themselves [other than the machine] can increase their footprint." Of course, that also means that Kinko's or Wal-Mart can transform themselves into mini-bookstores, especially given the machine's affordability. Neller anticipates that it will retail for less than $100,000.
From a World Bank story:
The Bank works with approximately 100 commercial distributors worldwide, who struggle to have a few of these publications in stock and sell them locally. The Bank also supplies nearly 100 public information centers and roughly 250 depository libraries worldwide with free copies of Bank publications for local distribution.
"To maintain this infrastructure, we spend almost $1 million annually on shipping alone. And still, all too often, customers and clients don't find exactly the document they want at the location they want it at the time they need it," said Koehler. "And all too often we have books sitting in warehouses overseas and nobody wants them. This is a bigger problem for us than it is for the typical academic publishing house because our books are supposed to reach developing countries and to be affordable there." . . .
Jason Epstein, former Editorial Director of Random House and a main supporter of the Espresso, called the book machine "the future of publishing."
"By the time all books are digitized over the next few years, we will have replaced the 500-year- old Gutenberg system," said the publishing industry icon. "Everyone will have access to the machine and will be able to download any book ever printed," saving thousands of dollars in inventory losses from unsold books.
See this post on the role of print-on-demand in the business. [via Hal Halladay]


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This being an upper-division college course, I have supplemented this breezy list with critical and theoretical readings on the topic of humor. I had plenty of material to choose from: the mystery of human laughter has long occupied philosophers, anthropologists, psychologists, and experts in many other disciplines. Plato and Aristotle had theories on comedy. Today there is a scholarly society dedicated to the study of humor, the International Society for Humor Studies, which has a nice bibliography listing monographs and anthologies pubIished by its members. That would be the place, I thought, to find the book I needed. Problem is that most of these small-press critical tomes carry high sticker prices, on the order of hundreds of dollars. While this is normal in science and engineering courses, it is still rare in the English Department.
Then last week I found a trade book, published this year by Simon and Schuster, available for under thirty bucks: The Humor Code, by University of Colorado psychologist Peter McGraw and journalist Joel Warner. The book is billed in part as a work of stunt nonfiction, with McGraw and Warner flying around the world looking for what makes people laugh. They go to New York to meet with the New Yorker's cartoon editor, and then to Africa, Japan, Denmark, Palestine, and Amazonian Peru. The narrative is delivered in the first-person voice of Warner, the journalist, with third-person references to McGraw, the professor. It is part travelogue, part critical inquiry, as the pair explore another aspect of the humor conundrum in each part of the world. In the West Bank, for example, they examine how humans use humor to distance themselves from pain. In Japan they demonstrate how important context can be when you "get" a joke. In Denmark, they interview one of the artists behind the controversial "Face of Mohammed" cartoons, trying to discover why jokes sometimes backfire so catastrophically.
McGraw, Peter and Joel Warner. The Humor Code. (Simon & Schuster, 2014).
The authors tell us that the book is not meant to be a review of the academic literature, but it does a fine job elucidating the various academic theories of humor. There's the superiority theory of the Greeks (that we laugh at the misfortune of others); the relief theory of Freud (we laugh to relieve pent-up psychic energy); the various "incongruity" theories (we laugh when reality takes a surprising turn from our expectations). The authors' preferred explanation is the so-called "benign violation" theory, which holds that we laugh when the social order is violated in a surprising but ultimately harmless way.
The Humor Code reads like an extended magazine article, which is both its greatest strength and the reason I may not ultimately adopt it for my class. The chapter detailing the competing academic theories was useful, but I'm not sure it justifies the discursive chapters at the end. By the time McGraw and Warner are holed up in the Peruvian Amazon with Dr. Patch Adams and his merry band of medical clowns, I was ready to be home. Not home with a $200 paperback by a crusty Russian linguist, but closer to the purpose of my class. (There is a professor who teaches clowning at San Jose State, but it's not me.)
If you're interested in humor writing and you live in the area, there may be some seats in my class available through San Jose State's Open University program. Check the listings for ENGL 181 at the end of the summer.


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Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro Filipepi)
The Complete Works
Details of Botticelli's life are sparse, but we know that he became an apprentice when he was about fourteen years old, which would indicate that he received a fuller education than did other Renaissance artists. Vasari reported that he was initially trained as a goldsmith by his brother Antonio. Probably by 1462 he was apprenticed to Fra Filippo Lippi; many of his early works have been attributed to the elder master, and attributions continue to be uncertain. Influenced also by the monumentality of Masaccio's painting, it was from Lippi that Botticelli learned a more intimate and detailed manner. As recently discovered, during this time, Botticelli could have traveled to Hungary, participating in the creation of a fresco in Esztergom, ordered in the workshop of Fra Filippo Lippi by Vitez Janos, then archbishop of Hungary.
By 1470 Botticelli had his own workshop. Even at this early date his work was characterized by a conception of the figure as if seen in low relief, drawn with clear contours, and minimizing strong contrasts of light and shadow which would indicate fully modeled forms.
The masterworks Primavera (c. 1478) and The Birth of Venus (c. 1485) were both seen by Vasari at the villa of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici at Castello in the mid-16th century, and until recently, it was assumed that both works were painted specifically for the villa. Recent scholarship suggests otherwise: the Primavera was painted for Lorenzo's townhouse in Florence, and The Birth of Venus was commissioned by someone else for a different site. By 1499, both had been installed at Castello.
In these works, the influence of Gothic realism is tempered by Botticelli's study of the antique. But if the painterly means may be understood, the subjects themselves remain fascinating for their ambiguity. The complex meanings of these paintings continue to receive widespread scholarly attention, mainly focusing on the poetry and philosophy of humanists who were the artist's contemporaries. The works do not illustrate particular texts; rather, each relies upon several texts for its significance. Of their beauty, characterized by Vasari as exemplifying "grace" and by John Ruskin as possessing linear rhythm, there can be no doubt.
The Adoration of the Magi for Santa Maria Novella (c. 1475-1476, now at the Uffizi) contains the portraits of Cosimo de' Medici ("the finest of all that are now extant for its life and vigour"), his grandson Giuliano de' Medici, and Cosimo's son Giovanni. The quality of the scene was hailed by Vasari as one of Botticelli's pinnacles.
In 1481, Pope Sixtus IV summoned Botticelli and other prominent Florentine and Umbrian artists to fresco the walls of the Sistine Chapel. The iconological program was the supremacy of the Papacy. Sandro's contribution was moderately successful. He returned to Florence, and "being of a sophistical turn of mind, he there wrote a commentary on a portion of Dante and illustrated the Inferno which he printed, spending much time over it, and this abstention from work led to serious disorders in his living." Thus Vasari characterized the first printed Dante (1481) with Botticelli's decorations; he could not imagine that the new art of printing might occupy an artist.
In the mid-1480s Botticelli worked on a major fresco cycle with Perugino, Ghirlandaio, and Filippino Lippi, for Lorenzo the Magnificent's villa near Volterra; in addition he painted many frescoes in Florentine churches.
In 1491 Botticelli served on a committee to decide upon a facade for the Florence Duomo. In 1502 he was accused of sodomy, though charges were later dropped. In 1504 he was a member of the committee appointed to decide where Michelangelo's David would be placed. His later work, especially as seen in a series on the life of St. Zenobius, witnessed a diminution of scale, expressively distorted figures, and a non-naturalistic use of colour reminiscent of the work of Fra Angelico nearly a century earlier.
In later life, Botticelli was one of Savonarola's followers, though the full extent of Savonarola's influence is uncertain. The story that he burnt his own paintings on pagan themes in the notorious "Bonfire of the Vanities" is not told by Vasari, who asserts that of the sect of Savonarola "he was so ardent a partisan that he was thereby induced to desert his painting, and, having no income to live on, fell into very great distress. For this reason, persisting in his attachement to that party, and becoming a Piagnone he abandoned his work.". Botticelli biographer Ernst Steinman searched for the artist's psychological development through his Madonnas. In the "deepening of insight and expression in the rendering of Mary's physiognomy", Steinman discerns proof of Savonarola's influence over Botticelli. This means that the biographer needed to alter the dates of a number of Madonnas to substantiate his theory; specifically, they are dated ten years later than before. Steinman disagrees with Vasari's assertion that Botticelli produced nothing after coming under the influence of Girolamo Savonarola. Steinman believes the spiritual and emotional Virgins rendered by Sandro follow directly from the teachings of the Dominican monk.
Earlier, Botticelli had painted an Assumption of the Virgin for Matteo Palmieri in a chapel at San Pietro Maggiore in which, it was rumored, both the patron who dictated the iconic scheme and the painter who painted it, were guilty of unidentified heresy, a delicate requirement in such a subject. The heretical notions seem to be gnostic in character:
By the side door of San Piero Maggiore he did a panel for Matteo Palmieri, with a large number of figures representing the Assumption of Our Lady with zones of patriarchs, prophets, apostles, evangelists, martyrs, confessors, doctors, virgins, and the orders of angels, the whole from a design given to him by Matteo, who was a worthy and educated man. He executed this work with the greatest mastery and diligence, introducing the portraits of Matteo and his wife on their knees. But although the great beauty of this work could find no other fault with it, said that Matteo and Sandro were guilty of grave heresy. Whether this be true or not, I cannot say. (Giorgio Vasari)
This is a common misconception based on an error by Vasari. The painting referred to here, now in the National Gallery in London, is by the artist Botticini. Vasari confused their similar sounding names.
Botticelli never wed, and expressed a strong aversion to the idea of marriage, a prospect he claimed gave him nightmares A summary of a charge has been found in the Florentine Archives for November 16, 1502 which reads simply, "Botticelli keeps a boy". The painter was then fifty-eight. Jacques Mesnil who discovered the document in 1938 dismissed it as a customary slander by which the partisans and adversaries of Savanarola abused each other. Opinion remains divided. Some historians have agreed with Mesnil's view; while others have cautioned against hasty dismissal of the charge. However, while dismissing the charge, speculating on the subject of his paintings, Mesnil nevertheless concluded "woman was not the only object of his love".
Botticelli was already little employed in 1502; after his death his reputation was eclipsed longer and more thoroughly than that of any other major European artist. His paintings remained in the churches and villas for which they had been created, his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel upstaged by Michelangelo's. The first nineteenth century art historian to have looked with satisfaction at Botticelli's Sistine frescoes was Alexis-Francois Rio. Through Rio Mrs Jameson and Sir Charles Eastlake were alerted to Botticelli, but, while works by his hand began to appear in German collections, both the Nazarenes and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood ignored him. Walter Pater created a literary picture of Botticelli, who was then taken up by the Aesthetic movement. The first monograph on the artist was published in 1893; then, between 1900 and 1920 more books were written on Botticelli than any other painter.
Recently, one of four female figures on a fresco in the ruins of the Archbishop's studiolo in the castle of Esztergom, Hungary, was recognized (by Zsuzsanna Wierdl and Maria Prokopp) as possibly the first independent creation by Botticelli. The figures representing four cardinal virtues were ordered from the workshop of Fra Filippo Lippi by Vitez Janos, then Archbishop of Hungary. The figure attributed to Botticelli -the temperance -has many traits of his later works. Some eminent scholars in the field such as Miklos Boskovits and Louis Waldman reject the frescoes' attribution to Botticelli. (From wikipedia)


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The Declaration calls for treatment of foreign investors by host country governments no less favourable than that applied to domestic enterprises. It also promotes voluntary standards of business conduct under the framework of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Association with these OECD standards will reinforce the Israeli government's efforts to pursue business-friendly economic reforms. As an adherent to the Declaration, Israel will share experiences with the 30 member countries of the OECD and with other adherents to the Declaration, at present including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia.
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A recent OECD Examination of Israel's FDI policies encouraged the Israeli government to dismantle market access barriers and pursue the privatisation of the banking sector and other major companies. It also recommended the simplification of administrative procedures.
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US border authorities have detained more than 47,000 children under age 18 crossing the US-Mexico border illegally since October. They're arriving without their parents, escaping crime and poverty and hoping to be reunited with relatives living in the US.
President Barack Obama has called it an "urgent humanitarian situation," and US officials are scrambling to shelter the children. Once they're removed from federal custody, unaccompanied children face another hurdle: navigating the US courts, most often without an attorney.
When Darlin, who asked not to use his last name, was 16 years old, he left Honduras and began the 1,400-mile journey north to Texas. He travelled by bus and foot. Darlin is now 18. He's small and soft-spoken. He smiles a lot, especially when he seems nervous.
He says he left home to make money to help his family. He was also fleeing a local gang that asked him to join. When he said "no," he says they shot him.
According to Darlin, when he crossed into Texas, his smuggler, called a coyote, abandoned him at the border. Darlin didn't know what to do, so he turned himself in.
US officers put Darlin in detention. They fed and interviewed him. Officials determined that he faced a credible threat to his safety if sent back to Honduras. He was released and eventually reunited with an older brother in New York. Then, it was off to immigration court to make his case to stay in the US.
Darlin's story has become increasingly typical. What's not typical is what happened next: there was a lawyer waiting for him in court.
Darlin says he was nervous in the courtroom, but felt better with a lawyer. His attorney was there because of the Safe Passage Project, a pro bono program started by Lenni Benson, a professor at New York Law School.
"When a child is in deportation proceedings, the government is represented, they have a prosecutor, the judge is on the bench, there's a translator there in whatever language the person would speak. But there's no free counsel," Benson said.
Undocumented immigrants don't have a right to a government-appointed lawyer in immigration proceedings, which are civil cases. So, once a month, Benson gathers a group of about 40 people to go with her to immigration court. They're a mix of volunteer attorneys, law students, and interpreters. The court lets them greet the children.
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Volunteers find out if the children were abandoned, neglected or abused — or if reunification with one or both of their parents isn't an option. Conditions like these can give the children the option to apply to live here legally, seeking "special immigrant juvenile status."
Getting to this point in the process is difficult: Only a small fraction of kids apprehended at the border get the chance to make their case in front of a judge. If they do, and if they're in New York, Benson has built a team of 170 volunteer attorneys to represent them. Other legal groups like this are forming across the country as well.
"If you could see a child sitting in the courtroom where their feet don't even touch the floor in the courtroom chair, and their eyes are as big as saucers, and their fingers and knuckles are turning white as they grip the chair. And they're looking around the room, eyes darting from adult to adult, trying to understand what's happening to them. I cannot believe any lawyer, regardless of their speciality, who observed that wouldn't say to herself or himself, 'I need to be a part of a solution,'" Benson said.
"I think simple due process mandates that unaccompanied children should have a lawyer," said Muzaffar Chisti, director of the Migration Policy Institute's office at the New York University School of Law. "Who should bear the cost, I think, is a more complicated issue."
Assigning government attorneys to thousands of migrant children could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Many members of Congress support the idea of giving the kids legal support — last year, the Senate allocated money to provide counsel for the vulnerable, which includes children. It's unclear if or when this might become the law of the land. Last Friday, the Obama Administration did announce a $2 million program to encourage lawyers and paralegals to guide migrant children appearing in immigration courts. The program — a collaboration of the Justice Department and the Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers AmeriCorps — will issue grants to enroll 100 legal professionals in 29 cities. But that's merely a drop in the bucket.
Until greater government funding is provided, Chisti hopes pro bono lawyers can help fill the gap.
"I think there is a significant reservoir of feeling for this group of people in the private bar," Chisti said. "If organized in a more robust way, we could have a large number of lawyers on a voluntary basis offering to represent them."
It will take a lot of them. And the problem isn't going away. The number of unaccompanied children crossing the border alone could be nearly four times higher than last year. Besides fleeing poverty and violence, the surge has also been fuelled by rumors — that children who arrive at the border without parents won't be deported.
In New York alone, the courts have more than 6,000 pending deportation cases involving children. Lenni Benson's pro bono team can only handle a small fraction of those cases.
Her team did manage to help Darlin, the boy from Honduras, earn a green card. Darlin is now a senior in high school just outside New York City.
Darlin said the United States has been better than he ever expected. He feels like he has more opportunities, and he doesn't worry about his safety. But his American dream comes with a steep cost: the 18-year-old says he misses his mom in Honduras, whom he hasn't seen in two years.
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Bradley Cooper is a good actor, but he's a great son.
"Oh, yeah, that was done," the newly minted Academy Award nominee told E! News on the Critics' Choice Movie Awards red carpet last night when asked if he had already promised his Oscar night plus-one to his mom, Gloria.
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"When David O. [Russell] got nominated [for Best Director]," Cooper recalled, "I got emotional because he put his whole heart into this movie and every frame, and the DGA didn't recognize him, so...I was so happy and he was the first name they said. So, I was reeling from that and by the time my name came around...I didn't make any reaction!"
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The Importance of Getting A CPR/AED Certification
Being trained in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and in how to use an Automated Axternal Defibrillator (AED) can be invaluable when someone is in serious medical distress. These skills can help save someone who has suffered a heart attack or any form of sudden cardiac arrest. Anyone can learn CPR and become trained in how to use an AED.
Here are some reasons to consider being trained and certified in CPR and AED use.
What is CPR?
According to the Mayo Clinic, CPR is not exclusively a method of restarting the heart. Rather, CPR is used to return the flow of blood and oxygen throughout the body to delay tissue death and brain damage. When the heart stops, the lack of oxygenated blood can cause brain damage in only a few minutes and death within 8 to 10 minutes. CPR consists of two main procedures: external cardiac massage (chest compressions) and artificial respiration (mouth-to-mouth airflow for those that are not breathing).
What is an automated external defibrillator?
CPR, when aided by the use of an AED, can greatly increase the likelihood of the heart restarting. What is an AED and why is it important?
According to the American Heart Association, "An automated external defibrillator is a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart. The shock can potentially stop an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) and allow a normal rhythm to resume following sudden cardiac arrest.
"AEDs make it possible for more people to respond to a medical emergency where defibrillation is required. Because AEDs are portable, they can be used by nonmedical people (lay-rescuers). They can be made part of emergency response programs that also include rapid use of 911 and prompt delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. All three of these activities are vital to improving survival from SCA."
Save a life
Being confident in administering CPR and operating an AED in an emergency situation can be lifesaving.
The American Heart Association lists five factors that create a cardiac "chain of survival" for someone who is in cardiac arrest. The first three (and most important) factors are things anyone can do when properly trained. They are:
1. Early identification of a patient in cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system
2. Early, high-quality CPR
3. Rapid defibrillation with an AED
The American Heart Association also states that more than 383,000 nonhospital cardiac arrests occur annually, and 70 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home. While calling 911 is essential, starting CPR and being ready to use an AED as you wait for an ambulance can not only save a life, but it can also prevent lasting brain injury from occurring due to a lack of oxygenated blood flow to the brain.
According to Occupational Health & Safety, "Every minute of delay for defibrillator decreases the success of restarting the heart. Approximately 10 percent of people who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survive, with survival much increased if a bystander quickly retrieves and employs an AED. Time is critical. The earlier a shock is delivered, the greater the chance the neurological damage can be prevented. Having an AED program in place can reduce the response time to an SCA victim by 3-5 minutes."
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Knowing CPR gives you peace of mind no matter where you are. Whether at work, on vacation, or at home with your family, having the knowledge to save a life brings reassurance and confidence.
With 70 percent of cardiac arrest episodes occurring outside a hospital setting, chances are it could be up to you to jump into action should an emergency occur with your family or co-workers. Once certified, you will be able to confidently think through the simple steps of CPR and AED usage and be prepared mentally to act if a real emergency occurs.
The time is now to become CPR and AED certified. Contact your local American Red Cross for information on classes in your area.
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Saudi King Abdullah swore in the country's first female members of the Shura Council, an appointed body that advises on new laws, in a move that has riled conservative clerics in the Islamic monarchy
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who has not been seen on television since shortly after a back operation in November, was shown on state media on Tuesday sitting in a palace chamber to give a short speech as he swore in the new council members.
King Abdullah is seen as having pushed to cautiously advance the role of women in Saudi society.
The health of the king, who turns 90 this year, is closely watched in the world's top oil exporter because he has the final say on policy.
Major speeches in recent months have been made on Abdullah's behalf by his heir, Crown Prince Salman. State media have also listed Salman as chairing the weekly cabinet sessions in place of the king.
"Your place in the Shura Council is not as those who have been honoured, but as those who have been charged with a duty, as you represent part of society," he said, addressing the new women members.
One fifth of the new Shura Council are women. The decision to appoint women to the body, which functions in place of an elected parliament, was announced in 2011 but their names were only made public last month.
The Shura Council is remodelling parts of its chamber to ensure strict gender segregation between members.
Saudi Arabia's government is entirely appointed by the king, who is also prime minister. The country's only elections are for half the seats on municipal councils that have few powers.
Women will also have the right to vote and stand for office in the next municipal ballot, Abdullah said in 2011.
The decision to appoint women to the Shura Council prompted a protest by dozens of conservative clerics outside the royal court in January.
They complained that the move, and other reforms aimed at making it easier for women to work, went against sharia law.
In the ultra-conservative kingdom, women are banned from driving and need the consent of a male "guardian" to work, travel abroad or open a bank account.


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Under the plea bargain, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were being freed immediately. The boys' families were notified about the pact ahead of time but were not asked to approve it.
The defendants, known by their supporters as the West Memphis 3, agreed to a legal maneuver that lets them maintain their innocence while acknowledging prosecutors have enough evidence against them.
"I am innocent of these charges but I am entering an Alford guilty plea," Echols told the judge. Baldwin and Miskelley also reasserted their innocence.
"Although I am innocent, this plea is in my best interest," Misskelley said.
The three were credited with time served, and Echols is being freed from Arkansas' death row. They were placed on 10 years' probation and if they re-offend they could be sent back to prison for 21 years, Prosecutor Scott Ellington said.
"I believe that it would be practically impossible after 18 years to put on a proper trial in this case," Ellington said.
"I believe this case is closed and there are no other individuals involved," he said.
Baldwin and Echols each pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Misskelley pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. The Alford plea allows the men to maintain their claims of innocence.
After the hearings, Baldwin told reporters that he had been reluctant to plead guilty to crimes he maintains he didn't commit, but that they agreed to the deal because they had to get Echols off death row.
"That's not justice, however you look at it," he said.
Echols thanked Baldwin and called his release "overwhelming."
"It's not perfect," he said of the deal. "It's not perfect by any means. But it at least brings closure to some areas and some aspects."
He said the West Memphis Three would continue to work to clear their names.
Echols' wife, Lorri, sat in the front row of a crowded courtroom, next to Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who became a key supporter of the men after watching a pair of HBO documentaries about the case. Vedder put his arm around her during the proceedings.
The three defendants were expected later Friday at a news conference in the courtroom basement.
Circuit Judge David Laser acknowledged the case was complex, and that both the victims' families and the supporters of the three men convicted had suffered. He said he thought Friday's deal would serve justice "the best we can."
"I don't think it will make the pain go away," Laser said during the court proceedings.
One person yelled "Baby killers" as the three left the courtroom.
The May 5, 1993, killings were particularly gruesome. Steve Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore were found nude, and hogtied, and rumors of Satanism roiled the community in the weeks following their deaths. Branch and Moore drowned in about 2 feet of water; Byers bled to death and his genitals were mutilated and partially removed.
Police had few leads until receiving a tip that Echols had been seen mud-covered the night the boys disappeared. The big break came when Misskelley unexpectedly confessed and implicated Baldwin and Echols in the killings.
"Then they tied them up, tied their hands up," Misskelley said in the statement to police, parts of which were tape-recorded. After describing sodomizing and other violence, he went on: "And I saw it and turned around and looked, and then I took off running. I went home, then they called me and asked me, `How come I didn't stay? I told them, I just couldn't."'
Misskelley later recanted, and defense lawyers said the then-17-year-old got several parts of the story incorrect. An autopsy said there was no definite evidence of sexual assault. Miskelley had said the older boys abducted the Scouts in the morning, when they had actually been in school all day.
Misskelley was tried separately, convicted of first- and second-degree murder, and sentenced to life in prison plus 40 years. He refused to testify against the others and his confession was not admitted into evidence.
Defense lawyers for Echols and Baldwin alleged juror misconduct, saying they heard about the Misskelley confession anyway. Attorneys also said there wasn't enough physical evidence linking the three to the crime scene.
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld Echols' conviction and death sentence in 1996, saying there was still enough other evidence to sustain it.
A 1996 HBO documentary, "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills," drew the attention of celebrities including Vedder and Natalie Maines, lead singer of the Dixie Chicks. They and other celebrities helped fund a legal team that worked to win the three a new trial.
"Why are they innocent?" Vedder said in an interview with The Associated Press last year. "Because there's nothing that says they're guilty."
Last fall, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a new hearing for the three and asked a judge to consider allegations of juror misconduct and whether new DNA science could aid the men or uphold the convictions.
In upholding Echols' conviction in 1996, the state Supreme Court noted that two people testified Echols bragged about the killings, an eyewitness put Echols at the scene, fibers similar to the boys' clothing were found in Echols' home, a knife was found in a pond behind Baldwin's home, Echols' interest in the occult and his telling police that he understood the boys had been mutilated before officers had released such details.


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I like the idea of the quick bath wipes instead of being dumped in the tub!ReplyDeleteReplies
It'd be better especially in your frigid temperatures!Delete
So if you can use them on cats, I wonder if it will take that awful cat smell away? They sound like really good wipes Mom could use on us.ReplyDeleteReplies
We have only smelled cats from a distance but these wipes make us smell good!Delete
Good idea! Do they have a perfume smell? Or are they unscented?ReplyDeleteReplies
They don't smell perfumey at all. Just a good clean smell.Delete
Those wipes look convenient for trips and travels, but as wipes are not very eco-friendly, we would prefer an old wash cloth when we're at home. PurrsReplyDeleteReplies
They are great for the car. These are bio-degradable. I have used wash cloths many times too.Delete
Oh I had to use some of those Tushee Wipes on Shiner's bum just the other day. They work pretty good!ReplyDeleteReplies
I use the Tushee Wipes on Pierre quite often with his fluffy bum! LOL!Delete
Those wipes look convenient for those times when full on H2O immersion isn't 'pawsible.' I have a foam solution we sometimes use and a nice warm wash cloth which works well with poodle fur. Not that they like it anymore than a regular bath but at least I don't mind them snuggling with me in bed in between baths. 😇ReplyDeleteReplies
Pierre gets dirty but doesn't stink and Bentley doesn't get dirty but gets a hound dog smell. These wipes are great for both problems! LOL!Delete
I could use those on KaTwo, she has trouble reaching her ample bottom. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
They are a great way to help. Pierre has curly white hair so he sometimes needs extra cleaning.Delete
Those sound just the thing for our river mornings where we sometimes smell like fish afterwards!ReplyDeleteReplies
Exactly! We don't have a river but we get our feet wiped off after walks. They are great to keep in the car.Delete
Bentley at least your mom didn't spit on her hand to wash your face...Mom said that what her granny used to do to the grandkidsReplyDelete
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UGH! Mom says that is how her face got cleaned many times when she was a child.Delete
Beats a baff!ReplyDeleteReplies
That's right and it is a whole lot warmer!Delete
I need to use these! I don't like to give Cricket's baths anymore because it stresses her out, and with her heart condition I'd rather not. But I never think of just using wipes on her - so simple! Luke is good about baths but with the cold we don't like to give him one during the winter, so they'd be great for him too.ReplyDelete
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Bentley and Pierre gets bathed a lot but when it is cold, I prefer to use wipes on them.Delete
We've used these...and they work great!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh good! I haven't asked anyone with cats how they liked the wipes. We love them.Delete
The snow is too dry and powdery to form a snowball. It needs more moisture and it's too cold for that.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! I wondered about that. If it were wetter, you could build a ginormous snowman! LOL!Delete
Those wipes would be great for winter time baths. Hazel needs a bath but with her double coat she takes too long to dry and it is just too cold. these would work greatReplyDelete
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I was so happy that I could clean Bentley up without putting him in the tub. It is cold down on the bayou this week! LOL!Delete
Stanley could have used those ear wipes last week cuz he was growing potatoes in one of his ears!ReplyDelete
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Potatoes?? That was one dirty ear! LOL!Delete
Ma keeps baby wipes outside for my tushie, butts they aren't biodegradable...this would be much better! Are they thick? Ma says she doesn't want my 'stuffs' bleeding through...BOL!ReplyDelete
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Those things sound great. Perfect for when ya gotta clean up, but don't quite need a full on tub soak!ReplyDelete
Those are very handyReplyDelete
Sounds like a pawfect Pawfect to have on hand or paw😉 especially in the car.ReplyDelete
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Homemade Chocolate-Dipped Marshmallows
By Katie Goodman
Candies and goodies are so fun to make this time of year and make perfect inexpensive gifts. Over the next few weeks I'm going to share some of my favorites with you: old and new. Homemade marshmallows are a fun and simple treat to make. You can cut them into simple rectangles and squares as seen here, or get adventurous and cut them out with different cookie cutters. If you feel like getting creative, small Christmas trees or snowflake-shaped marshmallows are incredibly cute. These make wonderful gifts packaged in a small bag, tied with a festive bow, and paired with a mug or hot chocolate mix. Kids love to help with the decorating too — just ask my 4-year-old! Dipped in melted chocolate and sprinkled with crushed candy cane, these marshmallows make a fun treat to eat even without hot cocoa.
2 Tbsp, plus 2½ tsp unflavored gelatin
1 cup cold water
2 cups granulated sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
½ tsp salt
2 large egg whites
½ of a scraped vanilla bean
2/3 cup powdered sugar
6-8 ounces dark baking chocolate
2/3 cup crushed candy canes
Step 1: Grease the bottom and sides of a 9×13 rectangular metal baking.
Step 2: In a large bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water. Allow to stand and soften while you complete the next step.
Step 3: Combine the sugar, 1/2 cold water, and corn syrup in a heavy 3-quart saucepan. Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar has dissolved.
Step 4: Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat without stirring. Cook until the mixture registers 240°F on a candy thermometer. This should take about 8-12 minutes. Turn the heat off. Pour the sugar mixture over the gelatin mixture.
Step 5: Cut the vanilla bean in half, then cut a slit down the middle in the half you are using. Use a knife or spoon to scrape out the beans. Add to the sugar and gelatin mixture.
Step 6: Beat on high speed (using either a hand mixer or a stand mixer) until it is tripled in volume, thick, and white — approximately 10 minutes if you're using a hand mixer and 5 minutes for a stand mixer.
Step 7: Using a clean bowl and beaters beat the egg whites until they begin to hold stiff peaks. Add the whites to the sugar mixture and beat until combined.
Step 8: Pour the mixture into the prepared 9×13 pan.
Note: You will not be able to get all of the mixture out. Don't worry!
Step 9: Smooth the batter across the top using a greased spatula. Place the uncovered marshmallows in the fridge and chill for 3 hours, or until firm.
Step 10: Loosen the marshmallows and invert them over a large cutting board. Cut into 1″ cubes using a large knife.
Step 11: Place the cut marshmallows back in the baking pan, sift with powdered sugar, and toss until fully coated. Remove the marshmallows from the pan, discard any excess powdered sugar and store in an airtight container or Ziploc back. Marshmallows keep for one week.
Step 12: Melt 6-8 ounces of baking chocolate per the instructions on the packaging. Cover a work area with parchment paper. Arrange the marshmallows, melted chocolate, and crushed candy cane in separate containers on the parchment paper. Set a rimmed baking sheet, such as a jelly roll pan, to the side.
Step 13: Dip the marshmallows in melted chocolate, place them on the baking sheet, and sprinkle with crushed candy cane, sprinkles, coconut, or whatever you like. You will have to reheat the chocolate throughout this process as it cools and thickens. Lay the dipped marshmallows out across a rimmed baking sheet and place them in the refrigerator until the chocolate has hardened.
About the Author:
Katie Goodman resides in New Mexico with her husband and two children (a 4-year-old boy and an 18-month-old girl). Learning in the kitchen, eating, trying new recipes, and sharing them with friends and loved ones are some of Katie's favorite things to do. She wholeheartedly believes that part of the goodness in life is enjoying good food with good friends and family, and goodLife {eats} is a place for her to share what she finds good in the kitchen.
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I am definitely trying this — it looks and sounds delicious!
sounds yummmmmmy. what can you use instead of corn syrup? its something i have heard of in us/canadian recipes but not something i can find on our island!!!
would love to do these with the kids for sons 4th birthday… tks
I have never used a substitute for corn syrup, so I can't advise you on a proper substitution for this recipe. However, I did search google for "corn syrup substitute" and found several results. Some of which mentioned: liquid glucose and honey.
Can you use regular vanilla instead of a vanilla bean?? If so, what would be the proper amount to use??
I would use 2 tsp of vanilla extract in place of the vanilla bean. Add the extract to the recipe at the same time you would the vanilla bean.
I found this substitute at http://www.tasteofhome.com/Cooking-Tips/Pantry-Pointers/Substitute-for-Corn-Syrup
Substitute for Corn Syrup
For each cup of light corn syrup in a recipe, substitute 1 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup water. For each cup of dark corn syrup, substitute 1 cup of packed brown sugar and 1/4 cup water.
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|Internet Architecture Board (IAB), ISOC
|Re. ENUM LIAISON ON IAB INSTRUCTIONS TO RIPE-NCC
The IAB has reviewed the proposed editorial changes to the instructions to RIPE-NCC concerning the management of e164.arpa, and has communicated an update of instructions to RIPE-NCC.
A copy of the revised instructions can be found below.
Leslie Daigle.
Chair, Internet Architecture Board
12 September 2002
IAB Instructions
September 2002
1. Instructions to the RIPE NCC regarding operations of the domain e164.arpa.
|A request for a delegation is to be sent to the RIPE NCC, to an email address that the RIPE NCC will define [3.1]. The request is to follow a template that the RIPE NCC will create. [3.2].
|The RIPE NCC will then acknowledge the request to the sender.
|The RIPE NCC will then announce the existence of the application in all of the following three ways:
|On a public Mailing List [3.3] that the RIPE NCC will define.
|On a Webpage [3.4] that the RIPE NCC will define.
|Via electronic mail to ITU-T TSB [3.5].
|The RIPE NCC will then track any comments about the request during a waiting period. This waiting period is sixty (60) days.
|If ITU-T TSB explicitly authenticates a request during the waiting period, the domain is delegated even though the 60 day period has not ended.
|If ITU-T TSB does not object, and does not inform the RIPE NCC of the objection during the waiting period, the domain is delegated according to the request.
|No delegation will be performed if ITU-T TSB objects within the sixty (60) day waiting period.
|Anyone who has concerns about the delegation should contact the RIPE NCC [3.1] or ITU-T TSB. If comments come to the RIPE NCC on the proposed delegation, the RIPE NCC will forward the comments to ITU-T TSB [3.5]. The comments, the dates they are received by the RIPE NCC, as well as the forwarding of the comments by the RIPE NCC to ITU-T TSB are all made public.
|All communication regarding the application for a specific delegation is to be publicly archived.
2. Notes
|In its capacity of IESG-designated expert for ENUM, as specified in RFC 2916, the RIPE NCC will review the submission for completeness according to the template. If it is not complete, the RIPE NCC will notify the sender of that fact and request that it be completed. If the sender does not respond within two weeks, the incomplete application will be forwarded to ITU-T TSB, as specified below, with a notation that the application is incomplete. Incomplete applications will require an affirmative indication from ITU-T TSB that the registration should occur in order for delegation to occur; the 60 day waiting period will not apply.
|Given that different information will be requested by RIPE NCC (technical) and ITU-T TSB (administrative), it is recommended that the applicant send the request both to ITU-T TSB and the RIPE NCC.
|The ITU-T TSB acts on requests according to methods of its choosing. If ITU-T TSB determines that the domain (see (1.6)) should not be delegated, it must send notice of that determination to the RIPE NCC within the 60 day period.
|ITU-T TSB can at any point directly instruct the RIPE NCC to delegate of any E.164 CC. The format of the instruction from ITU-T TSB must be in a format specified by the RIPE NCC.
|If more than one request arrives for the same E.164 CC before the delegation is made, the second request is considered a comment on the first one, and the RIPE NCC will forward that comment to ITU-T TSB.
|If a request comes in for a CC which is already delegated, the second request will be forwarded to ITU-T TSB. ITU-T TSB may authenticate an instruction from the E.164 resource assignee to RIPE NCC to revoke the original delegation, to redelegate to another party, or to perform no action. The RIPE NCC will take no action (other than forwarding the request to ITU-T TSB) until and unless such instructions are authenticated by ITU-T TSB. (This should minimize operational instability due to requests that might not be approved by ITU-T TSB.)
|Any changes referred to in (2.6) requested by the ITU-T TSB will be implemented by the RIPE NCC within 60 days of reception of the request by the RIPE NCC.
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These are the final pictures from my Boston trip! I should be back out there in a couple of months when it's warmer, and I am not forced to take all of my pictures in the dorm. I really adore this chunky cardigan, and I actually think I'm going to wear it this week to work while the weather is still mild enough for it.
These earmuffs were an essential part of my trip. Don't think I would have survived the frigid temps without them. It was a much cheaper option than buying a coat with a hood.
I took this picture in the fitting room of Banana Republic. For once, my b/f was doing all the shopping. I didn't buy one thing while I was in Boston! Actually, I bought him a sweater :)
express coat, macys necklace, authentic pashmina from my parents trip to turkey (thanks mom!) preston & york earmuffs, h&m cardigan, badgley mischka bag, 9west boots
Finally getting around to passing along this blog award from Nina and it is going to Mode Junkie. Her style is definitely over the top!
This blog award comes with a questionnaire that can (hopefully) be answered with one word responses. I tend to be long winded but I am going to give it a shot:
1. Where is your cell phone? Bed
2. Your hair? Blackish brown
3. Your mother? Silly
4. Your father? Reserved
5. Your favorite food? american/mexican/soul/asian/italian etc
6. Your dream last night? Skechers (i don't wear them, but i buy them for work)
7. Your favorite drink? Water
8. Your dream/goal? Success
9. What room are you in? Bedroom
10. Your hobby? Blogging
11. Your fear? Future
12. What do you want to be in 6 years? Retired
13. Where were you last night? Red Lobster thanks to friends and their random cravings...
14. Something you aren't? LOUD
15. Muffins? Blueberry
16. Wish list item? Marc by Marc Jacobs Drawstringy Bag
17. Where did you grow up? Cali
18. Last thing you did? Vacuumed
19. What are you wearing? PJ's
20. Your TV? Small and perfect
21. Your pets? Imaginary
22. Your friends? Fab
23. Your life? Confused
24. Your mood? Calm
25. Missing someone? Not really…
26. Vehicle? C230 hatchback
27. Something you're not wearing? Shoes
28. Your favorite store? Urban/Anthro/Crew
29. Your favorite color? Grey (at the moment...i need some color in my life...grey makes for boring blog pics)
30. When was the last time you laughed? 5 mins ago watching Oprah
31. Last time you cried? Teared up wathcing Oprah this morning
32. Your best friend? ME!!!!!
33. One place where I go over and over again? Chikfila...i gave it up for lent to break the addiction
34. One person who emails me regularly? Everyone...that is the best way to get in touch w/ me
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LawFuel.com – Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Tangoe, Inc. ("Tangoe" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:TNGO) and certain of its officers. The class action filed in United States District Court, District of Connecticut, and docketed under 3:13-CV-286(VLB), is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Tangoe between December 20, 2011 and September 5, 2012, both dates inclusive of (the "Class Period"). This class action seeks to recover damages against the Company and certain of its officers and directors as a result of alleged violations of the federal securities laws pursuant to Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
If you are a shareholder who purchased Tangoe securities during the Class Period, you have until April 29, 2013 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at firstname.lastname@example.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll free, x237. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address and telephone number.
Tangoe develops and markets computer software to help companies manage and control their fixed and mobile communications assets and costs.
The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants orchestrated a scheme to inflate their share price through a series of acquisitions, and made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operational and compliance policies. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was overstating organic growth by underreporting the percentage of revenue derived from recent acquisitions; (ii) the Company was not growing customers organically as its deferred implementation fees failed to grow; and (iii) as a result of the above, the Company's financial statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On August 28, 2012, a report was published by thestreetsweeper.org that described the Company as having a "risky acquisition-driven growth strategy." On this news, Tangoe shares declined $3.39 per share, or nearly 17%, to close at $16.70 per share on August 28, 2012.
On September 6, 2012, Copperfield Research published a report concluding that the Company had materially misrepresented its organic growth rate. On this news, Tangoe shares declined $1.03 per share, or 6% on September 6, 2012. The stock continued to decline an additional $1.68 per share or 10.5%, to close at $14.29 per share on September 7, 2012.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Diego, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 70 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com.


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Environmentalists Split Over Need For Nuclear Power
California is regarded as the leading state when it comes to addressing climate change. But in 2012, according to analysts at Rhodium Group, California's carbon emissions actually increased more than 10 percent, bucking the national trend of decreases. That's in large part because California shut down one of its few remaining nuclear power plants.
That rise in carbon emissions underscores the huge impact nuclear power can have in efforts to combat climate change.
Armond Cohen, executive director of the Clean Air Task Force, cites the shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station as he explains why he has reluctantly shifted from being an anti-nuclear activist to someone who now argues that we can't afford to dismiss nuclear power.
Cohen says authorities did the right thing when they shut down the troubled and aging nuclear plant near San Diego. But he's not happy to see California lose a major source of low-carbon energy.
"San Onofre produced as much carbon-free energy as all the wind power installed in California to date," Cohen says. "So it's going to be a pretty heavy lift to replace all that nuclear with low-carbon energy."
As a lawyer in the 1980s, Cohen fought against the Seabrook nuclear power plant in New Hampshire. But he has since become a grudging proponent of nuclear power, as he looks at the world from a perspective of trying to stop global warming.
The world's demand for energy is likely to double or triple in the next few decades. And while wind and solar power should be expanded as fast as they can, Cohen says, he is just plain worried about how quickly they can grow from their niche status today. It's a question of scale.
"If you drive by the San Onofre site, you see two cooling towers sitting on a few acres of property," Cohen says. "Think about that and think about the tens of thousands of wind turbines that equal that same amount of energy. And then you get what I'm talking about, associated with the scalability problems [of] renewable energy."
Cohen points to a recent study that looked at what it would take for California to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent by 2050. It concluded that renewable sources are an important element; but the demand is vast if the state is to convert all its vehicles and the heating of homes from fossil fuels to clean electric energy. A state-funded study by the California Council on Science and Technology concludes that nuclear power would also need to be a big part of the state's response — providing one-third to two-thirds of the energy.
"I think you can do it all with renewable energy," says Jane Long, who co-authored that study. "[But] just how long will it take? Can you do it by 2050?"
Her study found renewables couldn't meet that deadline, but nuclear power could. That would require bringing the nuclear industry back to its once-rapid pace of construction — building a nuclear plant every year, starting in 2020.
Right now that idea isn't just unpopular; it's downright illegal in California. The state has banned new nuclear plants until there's a permanent home for the waste.
And Mark Jacobson at Stanford University says that's a very good thing. He argues that the nuclear discussion is a distraction from a much better solution: an all-in effort to expand wind and solar — and a few other sources of renewable energy.
"It's cleaner to go wind and solar," he says. "You can put it up faster. There's a larger abundance of it. There's the potential to power the world many times over. And the costs are coming down – whereas nuclear costs are going up."
Nuclear plants take a decade or two to plan and build, so Jacobson doesn't see nuclear as a speedy solution at all. And, he says, there are problems of scale.
"If you wanted to power the entire world on nuclear, you'd need about 17,000 large nuclear power plants, each 850 megawatts," Jacobson says. "And we only have 400 today."
Jacobson authored a study that charts a path to a future that relies 100 percent on renewable energy. There are about a dozen studies that conclude that would be possible. But, there are other studies – like Jane Long's – arguing the opposite. Jacobson has no doubt about his conclusions.
"I'm absolutely sure we can do it," he says. "It's a question of whether we want to do it and whether we will do it."
Armond Cohen says nobody should be that confident about what it would take to convert the world to clean energy supplies.
A future that relies only on renewable sources of energy, "may be possible," he says, "but it's not something you want to bet the planet on.
Cohen acknowledges the risk of a nuclear accident, and the dangers of the proliferation of nuclear weapons. But he's also looking ahead to a world likely to be transformed by global warming, over the course of this century — possibly catastrophically.
"Unfortunately we're in a world of 'choose your poison,' " Cohen says.
There's some logic to hedging our bets by building new nuclear reactors now, he says. In fact, China has 30 advanced Westinghouse units under construction. And he says there's logic to pressing forward on a new generation of reactors with more safety features.
"I can tell you it wasn't easy for me – who, as a lawyer back in the '80s, started my career fighting nuclear power — to come around to the view that it actually may be one of the things in the portfolio that may be necessary to save us," Cohen says. "But that's where the facts lead you."
In the end, the biggest issue is not trying to decide how much nuclear energy needs to be in the mix. The biggest issue, Cohen and Jacobson agree, is motivating governments to take on the enormous challenge of phasing out cheap and abundant fossil fuels – and building a cleaner energy supply for the planet.
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Have you tried to find an organic coffee or fair trade coffee, but discovered it is a lot more expensive than regular coffee? It has been a typical problem until now.
Organic food is the fastest growing segment in the food industry. More and more people are looking to purchase quality, healthy food. Organic food often tastes better and it also ensures there are no harmful pesticides used or artificial fertilizers that are made from fossil fuels. It is a better choice for your health and also better for the environment. Because organic farmers typically have a higher quality product and lower yield, their produce is often more expensive.
We were so impressed when we discovered Nativa Organic coffee, we had to start spreading the word. Nativa Organics is a Shoppers Drug Mart brand name that includes several hundred products. The organic coffee is priced at $4.99 which is less expensive than non-organic coffee such as Nabob. The organic certification is from one of the oldest international certification organizations, Organic Crop Improvement Association or OCIA.
Not only are you getting organic coffee, it's also fair trade coffee. The reason fair trade coffee is growing in demand is that the public is becoming more aware of our social responsibility when purchasing products. Traditionally the coffee middle man gets a large portion of the profit giving the farmer only about 10% of the retail price. However, with Fair Trade, the farmer receives more that 25% of the retail price which helps address poverty and working conditions. Fair trade principles not only prevent the farmers from being exploited, they also support environmentally sound and sustainability practices. This coffee is Fair Trade Certified.
The Nativa Organic Coffee tastes great and you can feel better knowing it is organic and fair trade. Nativa Organics are only available at Shoppers Drug Mart.


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Sitting on a 733 foot promontory above the Columbia River, the Vista House is a landmark of history, architecture and scenic beauty. It was originally built in 1916 after the dedication of the Columbia River Highway as a rest stop along the scenic route. Both the highway and the house are within a National Historic District and are a National Landmark. The Vista House at Crown Point was recently restored with the help of Transportation Enhancements, National Scenic Byways Program, and Federal Lands Highway Program awards.
Both the interior and the exterior underwent major renovations to restore the original house. The inside of the dome was painted to simulate the marble and bronze originally planned for the structure. Green opalized glass was installed in some windows and others were made clear for viewing. A new glazed green tile roof was installed over a protective dome membrane. Handicap-accessible features were added, including a one of a kind elevator. Federal Award: $545,000.00; Local Match: $473,000; Total: $1,018,000
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Kelbourne Woolens Scout is a classic, strong, versatile, heathered wool yarn from Kelbourne Woolens. Designed with classic knitting and crochet in mind, Scout is yarn for the sake of yarn. It is unfussy, beautiful, high-quality, and comes in a gorgeous color palette.
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