text: Privacy plays a major role when it comes to 2014 cybersecurity predictions for the cloud.Jeff Jones, of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing, predicted a rise of regional cloud services in 2014.In the wake of heightened concerns about unauthorized access to data, we will see the emergence and broad promotion of regional Cloud service offerings. The increased sensitivity to both legal data access and intelligence monitoring will be seen as a market opportunity that will be actioned in two ways - startups and existing providers. Regional start-ups will see a new opportunity to compete against global providers, while existing providers will develop and offer services delivered from regionally-based data centers in an effort to allay concerns and provide increased customer choice.\u00a0 We also anticipate continued levels of interest in the efforts of technology company support of principles to reform government surveillance practices.Learning the NSA tapped "inter-data-center connections" gave Microsoft a "wake-up call," according to Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich, who works as a lead architect for Windows Azure. He told Wired that instead of using "monster routers," Microsoft will utilize datacenter server CPUs to encrypt channels so every individual service will be encrypted when it talks to another service."It requires the right custom software - software that must be installed on every single machine - and it requires some extra computation, which is going to have some impact," said Matthew Green, cryptographer and assistant research professor at the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute. He added, Microsoft and Google "are realizing that cloud services are some huge percentage of their future revenue and they're saying: 'We can't be caught collaborating with the government.'"That perceived collaboration between the NSA and tech giants has caused the Internet "to break up into national segments," stated Kaspersky Lab. Too many people don't trust cloud services within the USA, so "the shadowy Darknet will be the only truly world-wide web."Several countries, including Russia, have adopted or are planning to adopt legislation prohibiting the use of foreign services. Snowden's revelations have intensified the demand for these rules. In November, Germany announced that all communications between the German authorities would be fully locked within the country. Brazil has announced its plans to build an alternative Internet channel so as not to use the one that goes through Florida (USA)."Amid privacy concerns, cloud service providers will have to continue showing security controls and data privacy protection," predicted Trend Micro [pdf]. "The exposure of state-sponsored monitoring will push entities to reconsider where they choose to store their data. Distrust in using U.S. infrastructure may ensue, with foreign governments possibly discontinuing their use. Concerns over international monitoring may cause some states to consider revising policies, specifically those involving Internet use. Despite public outcry though, we will see more of these types of state-level monitoring to occur."Government spying may be why Lior Arbel, CTO of Performanta Ltd, predicted that split key encryption will become more popular in 2014. "The encryption key is split in two, one half held by the provider and one by the customer meaning that the customer's database can only be accessed [by the provider and\/or the NSA] with their active participation."A few words of warning:When it comes to who you choose to hold onto your data in the cloud, you can't simply trust a company because it throws around the word privacy. Privacy is a very popular buzzword right now thanks to NSA surveillance pushback. For example, dictionary.com named privacy as the 2013 word of the year; however, I don't recommend you go read about it as the site sets 90 cookies, which morph into 198 cookies, and also connects a visitor to 35 third-party sites, according to The Washington Post. (Writers really have no control over a site's cookies though.) But since the "NSA piggybacks on commercial tracking practices to enable surveillance and exploitation practices, Dictionary.com's choice of privacy and its citing of the 'Edward Snowden scandal' is all the more interesting."Like this? Here's more posts:Lulzy Christmas: Hackers buy presents for the poor with gov't officials' credit cardsHow Microsoft invented, or invisibly runs, almost everythingBruce Schneier leaving 'security futurologist' position at telco employer BTDrivers beware: Roadblocks where cops collect 'voluntary' blood and saliva samplesMicrosoft fails to mention Skype in promises to protect users from NSA surveillance300-pound crime-predicting mobile robot: Crime-preventing precog or 'R2D2's evil twin'?Porn-surfing corporate bosses infect networks, then keep data breaches a secretHow to change Windows 8.1 to local account with no Microsoft email account requiredStressed out? Virtual nature via Microsoft's new 3D Photosynth will soothe you6 agencies under DHS rule still using Windows XP: IG finds DHS cybersecurity holesLG Smart TV spying whiplash: LG removes Smart Ad video and changes statementFollow me on Twitter @PrivacyFanatic


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Director: James W. O'Keeffe
Year: 2013
Running Time: 90 minutes
Go Public: A Day in the Life of an American School District is a 90-minute video document of a single day in an urban public school district, from sun up to long after sundown. On May 8, 2012, 50 directors and their small camera crews followed 50 individuals who attend, support and work in the Pasadena Unified School District, a racially and economically diverse district with 28 public school campuses. Administrators, teachers, students, support staff and volunteers lead us on journeys that reveal their unique contributions in making a public school district function. No voice-over narratives or expert commentaries, just an authentic window into the world of public education. Go Public is important because there is a national crisis of confidence surrounding public education. This film gives audiences a chance to actually see and hear the people living the public school experience.
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Making It! Week 2
Today is my turn to reveal my project for our Mini Blog Event, Making It! Lets' get this party started, Valentine!
Making It, our Mini Blog Event, was inspired by Joanne Hillestad's journey to recovery - you can read more about her story here. We are using Soulfull Shades of Pink in all of our projects - it is helpful to note that a portion of all sales of Soulful Shades of Pink will be donated to support breast cancer research.
I was inspired by the ditty: I love you, a bushel and a peck and a Hug Around the Neck Pillow! Click here to get the free pdf pattern!
This easy travel pillow will allow your loved one to rest comfortably in the chair during chemo treatment. This is a stressful time for the patient, so a hear felt project brings comfort and support and reminds them of the team they have cheering them on!
Today's tutorial is about applique!
If you are a beginner, fusible applique can be daunting.
Let's take the mystery out of this easy technique (and add a little love at the same time!)!
Start with a piece of paper backed fusible web and your shape. Trace your shape onto the paper side - NOT the bumpy side of the fusible web. Cut around the shape leaving ABOUT (don't worry here) 1/4" extra around your shape.
Protect your ironing surface with a teflon sheet or a piece of parchment. Following the manufacturer's instructions, fuse traced web to the back of the applique fabric you have chosen.
Now cut the applique shape out - right on the traced lines.
Remove the paper - I like to score the paper with a pin in the center of the shape and then gently remove the paper. Fuse shape to the right side of the project in the location you have chosen.
Now stitch around your shape. I chose to use a blanket stitch - you can zigzag around the shape. You can find so many videos on stitching technique on line.
Don't forget to visit the other blogs in this event! You will find projects and inspiration at Kate Colleran of Seams Like a Dream Design and Joanne Hillestad of The Fat Quarter Gypsy and Swirly Girls Design.
Next week - is the big reveal of the quilt (by Joanne) to benefit the American Cancer Society - Kate and I will be showing other projects with Soulful Shades of Pink and more tutorirals!
Stay tuned!
I hope you enjoy making a Hug Around the Neck Pillow for your loved one!
Keep on stitching!


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Transport's contribution to logistics costs reaches 9-year high
The vulnerability of South Africa's transport costs to a volatile cost driver – the price of crude oil – and South Africa's entrenched dependence on road transport does not bode well for the economy, according to the 9th State of Logistics survey for South Africa 2012.
The contribution of transport costs to overall logistics costs in 2012 is pinned at 61%, the highest it has been in the past nine years and far higher than the global average, said Nadia Viljoen, scientific editor of the survey, at the survey launch in June.
Logistics costs as a percentage of total GDP are estimated at 12.8% in 2012 and 12.6% in 2011.
A milestone for the State of Logistics survey, researchers from Stellenbosch University have been able to close the time-lag between data collection and publication to ensure the 2013 edition reports on the 2011 and 2012 logistics costs and freight flows.
The survey is published in partnership by CSIR, IMPERIAL Logistics and Stellenbosch University.
"The survey delivers a message of action," Viljoen emphasises. "South Africa must address critical issues relating to the road freight sector, shift freight from road to rail and address rampant skills shortages and misalignment in the logistics sector."
Cost drivers
For the survey, data obtained from a broad range of industry and government stakeholders identified the key challenges in the South African road freight sector.
Respondents felt that poor road conditions (64%), the cost of fuel (52%) and a lack of law enforcement and prevalent non-compliance (43%) are the top three challenges in the industry. The condition of the country's roads is also regarded as a critical cost driver by 73% of the respondents.
Government's National Development Plan clearly states the tremendous challenge the country faces by effectively missing a generation of capital investment in infrastructure. South Africa is not unique; around the world, inadequate or poorly maintained infrastructure presents major economic challenges.
The survey furthermore reports that the contribution of poor road conditions to fatal accidents shows that the effect of bad roads stretches much further than increased vehicle operating costs. Road-related factors contribute to 5–15% of fatal road accidents, of which 28% can be attributed to poor road surface conditions. The total cost of fatal accidents caused by poor road conditions in 2010/2011 is estimated at between R207-million and R621-million.
Regional connectivity
SADC could become a world-class transhipment community due to its geographic location – South Africa and Mauritius currently rank 39th and 50th, respectively, out of 157 coastal countries in terms of maritime importance.
However, the top three constraints to doing business in Africa are unavailability of reliable service providers and partners; lack of adequate infrastructure; and long transit times and unreliability.
The unavailability of a skilled workforce is viewed as one of the key constraints to the expansion of business operations in South Africa.
This appears to be a global problem with 39% of businesses around the world struggling to recruit the appropriate people. Nearly two in five businesses (37%) in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies believe an inability to get the right workers will dampen growth in 2013.
It has thus become critical to identify the logistics skills requirements in South Africa so that these acute shortages can be addressed to the benefit of trade in and with South Africa and SADC.
"We believe the 9th State of Logistics™ survey opens the floor for vigorous discussion between all parties involved to ensure that South Africa curbs its logistics costs as far as possible, while making the best use of opportunities presented, and, in fact, creating its own opportunities," concludes Viljoen.
Click here to view: 9th State of Logistics Survey


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Wide Mouth Mason will be part of the Guitar Strings and Kidney Things fundraiser in Hamilton, Ontario on October 21, 2023. Check out the venue, Bridgeworks, for further details!
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WMMpress via Kimberley Daily Bulletin
Kimberley Chamber announces JulyFest acts
JulyFest planning is now well underway and many have been eagerly waiting the announcement of which band will play the Civic Centre on Saturday night, July 19. The answer was worth the wait.
Following the huge success with 54-40 last year, the Kimberley Chamber is pleased to announce that two bands have been booked for this year's JulyFest. They are Wide Mouth Mason and Big Sugar.
Mike Guarnery, Chamber manager, and Dave Clark, of the JulyFest committee had a long search to find just the right acts and believe they have found them.
Wide Mouth Mason and Big Sugar are touring together this summer.
Formed in Saskatoon in 1995, Wide Mouth Mason consists of Shaun Verreault (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Safwan Javed (Percussion, Backing Vocals), and Gordie Johnson (Bass, Backing Vocals). The pop/rock/blues band has had a number of hits including Midnight Rain and Sugarcane.
Gordie Johnson is the common thread between both bands. He plays bass for Wide Mouth Mason and guitar for Big Sugar, which was formed in 1988. Big Sugar has put out eight reggae-rock albums including this year's Eliminate Ya! Live! Big Sugar has built their reputation as an outstanding live band, often playing without a set list. Band members are Gordie Johnson, guitar/vocals; Garry Lowe, bass; Kelly Mr Chill Hoppe, harmonica/sax/melodica; Friendlyness, keyboards and Stephane Bodean Beaudin, drums.
Tickets for the show will go on-sale in mid-May on the new Julyfest website (www.julyfest.com). Canadian Bocce Championship registration will also be available at that time.
Concert ticket prices are $45 (plus fees and taxes). The Kimberley & District Chamber is expanding the Saturday night entertainment with both these great bands, says Guarnery. All ticket holders must be 19 years of age to enter the show.


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I recently discovered a brilliant and very simple way to make green juices into a gourmet treat.
This is a great alternative to adding fruit – though there is nothing wrong with adding some apple, pear or pineapple to take the edge off a potent elixir of dark greens.
Add the juice of a lemon too and the interplay of sweet and tart will dominate, leaving the earthy bitter of the greens as a subtle – and decidedly more palatable – background taste.
But during recent kitchen experimentations, I came up with another way to make green juice gourmet.
I'm making my juices into shakes by adding nut milk, and they have never gone down as easily. Here's an example:
- 200g spinach or other dark greens
- 4 sticks celery
- small cucumber
- a handful of broccoli florets
- small piece of raw ginger
- raw almond milk
Juice the first five ingredients and pour into a glass. Then stir in almond milk to taste – I find that one part nut milk to two parts juice is plenty.
This juice is loaded with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients from the vegetables, and the almond milk gives it an extra infusion of calcium, protein and essential fats and also turns it from a drink into a filling snack – or even meal, if you make enough to satisfy you.
The ginger is an important taste enhancer in this drink and you can really take it to the next level by juicing a stick of peeled lemongrass along with the other ingredients.
You can find my guide to making nut and seed milks here and there are many varieties you can try. I've made green shakes with Brazil nut milk, hazelnut milk and sunflower and pumpkinseed milk and I've yet to find a combination that doesn't work.
Raw nut milk is a great alternative to dairy, soya or rice milks. It will stay fresh in your fridge for three days in a sealed container, meaning you can make up a large batch in advance and have it to hand.


text: After breakfast, we headed west on the Trans-Canada Highway from Regina to the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Visitor Center. We didn't go in, we just enjoyed the sight of the World's Largest Moose in his natural habitat. Ten minutes later, we were driving around downtown Moose Jaw, looking for a good parking spot. To our delight, we discovered that Moose Jaw doesn't charge out-of-towners for parking. We got a spot right near the entrance to the Tunnels of Moose Jaw. We arrived at 10:15 and got tickets for both the Passage to Fortune tour and the Chicago Connection, beginning at 10:45. We had some time to kill, and so we wandered a block or two up the street, looking into a drugstore (where Katherine bought some postcards that were only slightly less outrageously-priced than those in the Tunnels gift shop) and into Past Times, a store selling antiques and old-fashioned trinkets and baubles. While there, we discovered a fabulous Remington Noiseless #6 manual typewriter. Our tour was getting ready to start, so we left it for later. The Passage to Fortune tour began first. It told the based-on-reality story of Mah Li, a Chinese immigrant to Canada during the 1800s. Our tour guide played the part of a steam engineer and overseer of illegal immigrant labor. It was an interesting tour, especially given that the US had a similar influx of Chinese immigrants who were responsible for the railroad being put through. I was glad that we had that tour first, as it was a rather sad and ponderous one. The Chicago Connection focused on the possibility that Al Capone once hid out in Moose Jaw (which may have been referred to as "Little Chicago" during the US Prohibition). It was played with more camp and goofiness and was a light change of pace, though the historical accuracy was sketchy.


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This April, our Komatsu Mining employees in Santiago, Chile continued to donate money to buy diapers for those in need in their community. Their efforts this time benefited Jardín Flor de Oro - a kindergarten the employees have been working with since they participated in a Christmas party there in 2007.
Thanks to the generous contributions of these employees, we were able to give 864 diapers to the kindergarten.
And a special thanks goes to the Komatsu women's network in Santiago as part of the #PressforProgress campaign and María Ignacia Gómez for finding an excellent provider of diapers and Loreta Varela and Lorena Herrera for managing the marker donation.
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Science Fiction Buzz : Stargate Atlantis News Home : September 2005 : 2005-09-12 to 2005-09-18
He clutched the deflated beach ball to his chest like a life preserver, fell to his knees on the edge of the sheer cliff that cut off the narrow clearing. Horrified, he stared at the panorama before him. Below lay a glistening lake, lime green trees with draping branches spread as far as he could see. A lavender sky hung above him. It all seemed almost normal, almost like Earth, except that the clouds were red.... Read More
There is an exclusive interview with Don S. Davis on his guest role in Stargate: SG-1's Season 9 Two – Part Episode `The Fourth Horseman.Our thanks to Suzanna for this info:http://www.scifigate.nethttp://www.totallyshanks.net
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Jason Momoa and his fiance Simmone, are featured in an article in the Ozzy magazine TV Week. Check out the HQ scans of the article which have been added to his group.Find it here: Jason Momoa ArticleOur thanks to PinkHearts of Puddle Jumper SGA Yahoo Group.
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A: Tomorrow I want to go to Murree for the day.
B: Oh, good. Good idea.
A: I'm going out to get a happy meal at the fast food restaurant. Can I get you anything?
B: Will you buy me French fries and coffee?
A: Sure.
A: What time do you want to leave?
B: Anytime is ok with me, but if a night flight is available, let's take that. It's much cheaper.
A: Would you like to sleep in back?
B: No, I would prefer to see the sights.
A: Would you like to go into the details now or after lunch?
B: Well, perhaps we could do it now.
A: Don't go for a moment. I'd like your advice.
B: What's the problem?
A: Hope the food is worth the drive.
B: You won't be disappointed
A: How long will you be in the United States?
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Sometime in April, I've been contacted by the nice people from Ibuildings if I'd be interested to give a presentation at the upcoming Dutch Mobile Conference. I said 'yes', so a month from now I'll be in Amsterdam speaking about Web Performance Optimisation.
To give you a better idea of what to expect, here is the structure of my keynote:
In the beginning of the talk I will try to make some strong arguments, backed by numbers, why Web Performance Optimisation is still extremely relevant and how it helps users and businesses as well.
Afterwards, my focus will shift towards listing the most effective optimisation techniques and explaining how they work. I will also share a number of tools that help automate these techniques. This will be the core of the presentation.
The final part of the session will be dedicated to discussing the new challenges of web optimisation and how to make better use of a device's capabilities.
Besides me, obviously, there will be other talented people that will speak about various topics, so if you decide to attend DMC14 I'm sure there will be plenty of interesting things to see. In the meantime you can get tickets here.


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The CFTC approved the application of Media Derivatives, Inc. (MDEX) for designation as a contract market. The Commodity Exchange Act requires the Commission to approve such applications if the applicant meets criteria enumerated in the Act.
MDEX also has requested approval from the CFTC of a contract related to motion picture box office receipts. The Commission is still considering that issue. Moreover, given the novel nature of the contracts that MDEX has proposed trading, the CFTC has requested, and MDEX has agreed, that rather than self-certifying such contracts, MDEX must submit all new classes or categories of media-related contracts it lists for approval by the Commission. The Commission has not approved the trading of any futures or options related to box office receipts at this time.
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It's not often that I take a politician or government official's words too seriously, as it's typically empty rhetoric whose sole purpose is to denigrate their political opponents. But, I've got to say, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo deserves a standing ovation for what he said at the American University in Cairo, Egypt on Thursday.
Pompeo was in Cairo as part of a tour of the Middle East where he's looking to "coordinate an anti-Iran strategy," according to Fox News.
What drew my admiration was how candid Pompeo was on the failed Middle East policies of former president Barack Obama.
"It was here, here in this city [Cairo], that another American stood before you," Pompeo said. "He [Obama] told you that radical Islamist terrorism doesn't stem from an ideology. He [Obama] told you that 9/11 led my country to abandon its ideals, particularly in the Middle East.
Pompeo was not shy in placing blame on Obama for his mishandling of multiple situations in the Middle East.
"He told you that the United States and the Muslim world needed 'a new beginning," Pompeo continued. "The results of these misjudgments have been dire."
Possibly the best line Pompeo said, all with conviction by the way, was a veiled shot at the "lead from behind" mentality Obama employed during his time in office.
"The age of self-inflicted American shame is over," Pompeo forcefully said. "and so are the policies that produce so much needless suffering."
Boom! Sorry, Obama — including former First Lady Michelle Obama. But, there was nothing wrong with loving the U.S. before 2008. I'm just glad that there's others in Washington now that think the same.
For Pompeo's full comments, watch below:
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Kate Middleton's Pregnancy Cravings Revealed!
Well, with all the excitement over Kim Kardashian and Kanye West confirming that they're expecting a baby—we didn't want you to think we forgot about that other major couple who are expecting across the pond.
Yes, of course we're talking about the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and her husband Prince William! Kate's doing well and feeling great, and like every pregnant woman, has some very specific cravings.
Watch the video above to find out what the Duchess needs to satisfy her sweet tooth these days!
What do you think Kate should nosh on while she's pregnant? Tell us in the comments below or tweet @okmagazine!


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Russian jets buzzing a U.S. military ship and planes in the Baltics are escalating tension between the two nations, the chief of naval operations said Monday.
"My hope is that we can stop this sort of activity," Adm. John M. Richardson told reporters at the Pentagon.
"I don't think the Russians are trying to provoke an incident. I think they're trying to send a signal," he said. "I think it's pretty clear that they are wanting to let us know that they see that we are up there in the Baltic."
The Baltic countries regained their independence in the early 1990s after nearly five decades under Soviet occupation.
The Defense Department said a Russian SU-27 conducted a barrel roll Friday over a U.S. Air Force RC-135 that was flying a reconnaissance mission above the Baltic Sea. In mid-April, a Russian jet flew about 50 feet from the wing tip of a U.S. aircraft. Also in April, two Russian jets flew close to the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea.
Richardson said the actions increase the chance of a "tactical miscalculation," but that if an incident were to occur, the U.S. would tamp down any rise in tensions between the two countries.
"We look for sort of a normalization there," he said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week defended the actions of Russian warplanes that buzzed the USS Donald Cook, saying the pilots decided to take a look at the U.S. Navy destroyer "from a safe distance." The planes were less than 100 feet away from the deck of the ship, traveling at hundreds of miles per hour.
Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the Russian actions and said the Navy ship could have opened fire.
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Contact Lenses
Blue Ridge Eye Associates in Harrisonburg offers many options for contact lenses.
There are a number of reasons why you might prefer contact lenses to standard eyewear: a glasses-free look, hassle-free vision correction, wearing non-prescription sunwear and goggles, or the convenience of not having to worry about misplacing your glasses. If you have a high prescription or astigmatism, contact lenses may provide more enhanced vision correction than glasses. Today, you can even replace your bifocal glasses with multifocal contact lenses.
Your eye care provider can prescribe the best contact lenses for you based on a complete eye examination and a review of your visual needs both at work and play. Since many people can wear more than one type of lens, it's important to know what the choices are and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Soft Lenses
These lenses are comfortable to wear and must be replaced monthly, weekly, or daily depending on the type prescribed by your optometrist. Soft lenses are often recommended for sports because they fit closer to the eye and are more difficult to dislodge. They can provide correction for most prescriptions including nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Today, with the introduction of newer materials like silicone hydrogels which allow more oxygen to the eye, patients find it easier than ever to wear soft lenses comfortably.
Gas-Permeable (GP) Lenses
Made of moderately flexible plastics, GP lenses offer sharp vision and correct most vision problems. They are more durable than soft contact lenses and can be easier to handle and care for but require a longer adaptation period and consistent wear to maintain adaptation.
Multifocal Lenses
Multifocal (progressive) contact lenses offer presbyopic patients both distance and near vision correction just like a pair of bifocal glasses. This can mean freedom from reading glasses! Ask your optometrist if you are a candidate for multifocal contact lenses.
Monovision Contact Lenses
With monovision for presbyopia, one eye is corrected with a distance contact lens, and the other eye is corrected with a near lens, providing clear vision for both distance and near. As with multifocal contact lenses, this can mean no more reading glasses!
Colored Contact Lenses
Enhance your eye color or even change it completely. Colored contact lenses are fun and come in a variety of colors for both light and dark eyes, including green, blue, hazel, brown, honey, turquoise, gray, and lavender.
Daily Contact Lenses
Daily disposable contact lenses are the healthiest, most comfortable, and most convenient design of lens. Just put on a fresh, new pair each morning and toss them at night. Ask your optometrist if you are a candidate for daily contact lenses.
Regardless of the type of contact lenses you wear, an annual eye exam is recommended to ensure the continued good health of your eyes. Request an appointment for an assessment and advice at Blue Ridge Eye Associates in Harrisonburg, and we will be in touch with you shortly.


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Monday, April 7, 2008
Stone The Crows - Raining In Your Heart
Here is an album and a cut that me and the JJB both enjoy a great deal...
I recently used this track in the FuFu Stew Funky Side of the Rock Mix but this track is certainly worthy of being used on its own.
Stone the Crows was a tough-luck, working class, progressive soul band that came out of the pubs of Scotland in the early '70s. They had everything going for them at the start: not one, but two gritty singers, a talented guitarist, a rhythm section that had played with John Mayall, and the name recognition of having Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant as their producer. Despite favorable reviews by the critics, however, they never managed to sell their hybridized soul music to a large audience.
Here is some great call & answer vocals by Maggie Bell and Jim Dewer (later of Robin Trower fame) It's a great soulful bluesy number with some really heartfelt vocals by the duo of Bell & Dewer.
Great rolling organ work by John McGinnis & Great hot guitar action by Les Harvey, brother of Alex Harvey of the Sensational Alex Harvey band, Les Harvey would actually die on stage by being electrocuted but here his playing is pretty electric.
Stone the Crows - Raining in Your Heart
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This one was by far my fave track from the mix you blessed us with. I almost made the mistake of calling it a lost track from the Kozmik Blues Band. How easy is it to find the album cos I'd sure love to have one...
- April 8, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Devil Dick said...
Thanks Vincent! This copy we found in a record shop in philly for $15, i dug my copy out of a box at a flea market.
So it's not mega rare i'd imagine...? but a very cool record either way!
- April 8, 2008 at 1:12 PM
- Mondo said...
Funnily enough I've just left a comment about this stunning cut on Vince's page and bingo here it is for download - marvelous. Top Work DD
- April 8, 2008 at 3:51 PM
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If you were involved in an accident at work, you may already know that workers' compensation provides wage replacement and medical payments to cover the costs of a job-related injury. However, Rhode Island employees may also collect disability benefits from the workers' compensation system, as well as funds for retraining if they need to transition to another job.
Categories and Limits of Disability Benefits in Workers' Compensation
The workers' compensation system was created to allow employees who have suffered an injury that qualifies for benefits to get the medical care they need and return to work as easily as possible. Workers' compensation also provides vocational rehabilitation services such as career reassessment, job placement, and counseling if an employee cannot go back to his old job.
If a worker is unable to perform any work at all due to the complications of an injury, he may qualify for disability benefits. Workers' compensation offers a variety of disability benefits, including:
Permanent total disability.
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How much do you think about the environment around you?
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Our food environment has been the focus of a three-year project by University of Auckland researchers – something never been done before anywhere in the world. They have mapped New Zealand's food environment, the food we have access to and the messages we're exposed to. That includes food composition, labelling, marketing and prices. It includes the food in schools and retail outlets and the messages in media and advertising.
The resulting report makes for alarming reading. The study says there is little doubt our food environment is a big part of our massive (pun intended) obesity problem. Most of what we are exposed to is unhealthy.
"People choose their diets from the food environments around them and when these are dominated by unhealthy foods and drinks, it is no surprise our overall diets are unhealthy and our obesity rates are so high," according to Boyd Swinburn, who led the three-year study.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the environment our kids are growing up in. The survey found food in schools was 'surprisingly unhealthy'. Forty two per cent of schools sold sugary drinks. Over 90 per cent of schools used unhealthy food for fundraising, chocolate bars still dominating, in a weird disconnect when everyone is worried about sugar.
Outside of school, things were worse. Within school zones, 500m from school gates, there was an average of nine outdoor ads for unhealthy foods. It was worse in more deprived areas – environments the researchers termed 'food swamps'. In these areas, the concentration of takeaway outlets and convenience stores was also much higher – 13 takeaway outlets per 10,000 people in the most deprived areas, compared with three in the least deprived areas.
Food marketing to children is also alarming, being 'heavily dominated by unhealthy foods across all forms of media and using techniques to engage children, such as premium offers and cartoon characters,' according to the report.
There's more disconnected thinking: 53 per cent of sport and recreation centres sell sugary drinks. This comes on the back of a University of Otago study that found the food sold at sports venues around the country is mainly junk food.
So, what can we do in the face of this obesogenic environment?
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So, in the vacuum, we must arm ourselves with skills, information and tools to help navigate this hostile environment. We need to teach our kids to cook, and learn ourselves, so we can be in control of the food going into our bodies. We must foster an understanding and love of food in our kids, so they know real healthy food comes from the soil and sea. And we must teach our kids to be media savvy.
How to foster a healthy food environment at home
- Talk to your kids. Explain why you make the food choices you do and why you leave some things in the shop
- Involve kids in cooking dinner and making lunches. Arm them with the skills they need to feed themselves as they grow
- Talk about the advertising and marketing messages you see around you
- Lobby your child's school to eliminate unhealthy food and food messages from its environment. The water-only schools movement is growing. Google 'water-only schools toolkit'
- Model healthy behaviour. Let your kids see you eating fresh, whole, healthy foods.
Article sources and references
- The University of Auckland and INFORMAS. NZ Food Environment Survey, informas.org Accessed July 2018https://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/en/soph/global-health/projects/informas.html


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Baraja is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices in San Francisco and China. The company is currently expanding throughout Asia and Europe. Baraja is backed by funding from Sequoia China, Blackbird and other sought-after investors.
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Sweetbreads are the pancreas and thymus glands of veal, young beef, lamb and pork. The thymus gland (also called the throat sweetbread or "gorge" in French) has an elongated shape, while the pancreas (heart or stomach sweetbread, "noix" in French) is larger and has an oval shape. The heart sweetbread is considered by most to be the more prized because of its larger size, delicate flavor, and more firm yet creamy texture. Some say that the throat sweetbreads have less flavor than heart sweetbreads.
Sweetbreads from milk-fed veal or young calves are considered by most chefs to be the best. Those from young lamb are also quite good, though they are much smaller and have a less delicate flavor than veal sweetbreads. Pork sweetbreads should be from a piglet or they will have a bit of a strong flavor, and sweetbreads from beef are tougher than ones from veal or calf.
Sweetbreads are greatly esteemed by chefs of all styles of cuisine because of their interesting flavor and unparalleled texture. And, truth be told, many chefs love the "labor of love" which goes into transforming them from a Halloween sideshow into something transcendent.
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Sweetbreads are very versatile and can be cooked and presented any number of ways. But regardless of your final cooking method, all sweetbreads utilize the same initial preparation. First, they must be soaked in cold water (some chefs use acidulated water) for at least a few hours and the water must be changed several times (many chefs allow up to 24 hours for this step). This process is called "degorging" and is very important as it removes the impurities and blood from the tissues, resulting in a milder flavor and whiter product.
The second step is to blanch them. Depending upon your final preparation you may do a simple blanch stating with cold water, court bouillon, or stock. Bring them to a gentle boil, remove and shock in ice water. This process further removes impurities and firms the sweetbreads to make the next step a little easier.
A more contemporary method for step two is shared by Chef Robert Simmelink who uses Heston Blumenthal's procedure. Soak the sweet breads in salt water or milk overnight. Then sous vide and cook in a combi oven at 149°F for 2 hours and chill in ice water. At this point they are really easy to clean.
The third step is to remove any gristle or veins, and then gently remove the thick membrane. You're going to want to use your hands for this process, not tongs or any other tool, because you need to be gentle.
The last part of this "initial preparation" is to press the sweetbreads. Not all chefs do this step so it is dependent upon your final preparation and the degree of perfection you are looking for. To press the sweetbreads, lay them in a single layer on a damp lint-free towel on a sheet pan or other shallow pan. Cover with another damp towel and top with a pan of equal size to the first pan. Place one or two #10 cans (or approximately 3 – 8 lbs) on top and place in the refrigerator for 2-24 hours (press to a thickness of about ¾").
Now that the initial preparation is done you are ready to cook! Because they are so versatile, you have a number of popular cooking options available…they are routinely: grilled, sautéed, deep fried, roasted, or poached. Once you have mastered the initial preparation method the world is your stage as you play with different applications and presentations.
Sweetbreads can be sliced and added to salads, used as the main component for a signature appetizer or entrée, sandwiches, amuse bouche, pates, terrines, canapes, sausages or whatever other concoction you can dream of.
Purchasing Considerations
Sourcing sweetbreads, especially for the home cook, can be a challenge. Start by contacting your local butcher or Halal meat market to see if they carry sweetbreads. If not, they may be able to special order them for you. Also note that lamb sweetbreads are quite small so verify how much is available. Veal sweetbreads seem to be easier to find, and they are larger so it isn't as difficult to get the quantity you need.
Fresh sweetbreads should be slightly moist and covered with a slick membrane. Choose sweetbreads which are white-pink, plump and firm. Sweetbreads from older animals will be redder than ones from young animals. Veal, young calf and beef sweetbreads are generally available from your beef vendor or in specialty meat markets year-round, but lamb and pork sweetbreads usually require a special order. Since sweetbreads are organ meats they are very perishable and need to be cooked within 24 hours of purchase for best results. Freezing is not an option — they are much too delicate and their signature texture would be ruined.
Sweetbreads are considered to be the gateway to offal, and the first bite is the sweetest. Once you've tried them you'll consider an adventure into other offal as well.
Recommended Recipes
Roasted Sweetbreads with Applewood-Smoked Bacon – French Laundry at Home
Fried Sweetbreads with Carrot Salad – by Serious Eats
Cookbook Resources
- The French Laundry by Thomas Keller
- Fat Duck by Heston Blumenthal
- Professional Cooking by Wayne Gisslen
- The New Professional Chef by the CIA
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As mentioned in the article, check with a local butcher… they can be your best friend when looking for specialty meats including offal. My local butcher often gives away odd cuts that would normally end up in a waste bin.
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Eat more legumes – substances contained in them, prevents the formation of stones.
If a kidney problem has already made itself felt, eat more melons and watermelons that have a cleansing effect.
Improves working of the kidneys aromatherapy is the inhalation of the aroma of patchouli removes from the body excess liquid, and is easy to massage the area of the kidneys with the use of this oil reduces swelling and inflammation.
For normal functioning kidneys , you must drink about two liters of fluid a day. It can be herbal teas (rosehip, horsetail, bearberry, corn stigmas, birch buds, green tea or stewed fruit. The best drinks for your kidneys are the juice of cranberries or cranberry and birch SAP.
Avoid the worst enemies of the kidney is the salted and smoked products, as well as "junk" food and fast food. The chips, nuts, crackers and other fast-food bags is better to forget forever. Adversely on the work of the kidneys is affected by the use of canned foods, cheese, meat, chocolate and vinegar. Sweets and carbonated drinks have on the kidneys irritating. Mineral water in large quantities also applies to this list – great salt content makes its use dangerous for patients with kidney.
If you want to really make a "gift" to his kidneys as soon as possible, refrain from bad habits that can cause failure in their work. Coffee, alcohol and Smoking are not compatible with their normal activities. Some medicines, especially analgesics, also have a negative impact on the work of the authority.
A sedentary lifestyle is very harmful for kidney, so try to enter in my life as much movement. But don't overdo it – heavy exercise and lifting weights can hurt as much as their absence. The best sport for the normalization of renal activity is swimming.


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Monday, May 9, 2011
The Month of Me Reading List
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Corrie Ten Boom is one of my favorites -- her other books are very sweet as well. Thanks for this. I was just at lunch with 2 of my friends and they were talking books -- it made me so that I had nothing to add to the conversation. I used to *love* reading, but I've not been reading as much lately. I'm going to add Between 2 Worlds to my list right now. Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day.ReplyDelete
You've got a great list! I really need to read The Hiding Place already. And I put Backyard Homestead on my library list. :)ReplyDelete
Let me know you you like Backyard Homestead! I've been eyeing that one.ReplyDelete
I don't know how you do it! That's quite the extensive reading list!ReplyDelete
I'll be happy if I finish the one book I'm on right now (I'm on page 200-something out of 600-something pages).
PS the Corrie Ten Boom's Hiding Place is declared as my favorite book on fb! I LOVE that book!!!!! I could read it over and over again. Her testimony is incredible.
This is awesome! You're a perfect example of living deliberately! :-)ReplyDelete
That Between Two Worlds one sounds especially fascinating! Have you jotted down any favorite quotes from it, or special insights? That's the type of stuff I like to post on my blog. You want to do a short guest post? ;) (Same as with the Sojourner Truth one, very cool! -- ok, and Mother Teresa!)ReplyDelete
You will love The Hiding Place. It's one of my favorites.ReplyDelete
My mom owns the movie "The Hiding Place." As a kid, I hated it, it was just too depressing and hard for someone my age to understand. It would be interesting to read now though.ReplyDelete
And the "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" is a great beginner book. Good luck!
Wow, I am thinking I need to give myself more time to read. The Book list is awesome. I will pick one or two to put on my reading list.ReplyDelete
Right now I am reading Divine Signatures by Lund; an awesome book. The novel I am reading is the Messiah by Toni Sorensen. I loved her book Defined by Christ. Isn't reading a wonderful activity.
Blessings to you!
I enjoyed the Backyard homestead - it is a good ideas and resource book. And Thomas Monson's biography was inspiring! All of D&C in a month hm? The other books sound interesting. I think I am going to add them to my list. :)ReplyDelete
Good choices. I'm going to read D&C now that I finished the BofM challenge.ReplyDelete
Great reading list! I have always loved reading anything about Mother Teresa.ReplyDelete
I added Backyard Homestead and Between Two Worlds to my library list. Thanks for the recommendations!
My reading for myself, if I ever get around to it, is to finish a number of books I've started but not finished:ReplyDelete
Joseph Smith's biography by his mother
Game Change
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Founding Mothers
Nurture Shock
The Well-Trained Mind
Treen - Founding Mothers is awesome!ReplyDelete
Wow! The Doctrine and Covenants gets heavier as you get into it. It is a true line upon line book. The more you get into it the more developed the themes. I have enjoyed using the Institute Manual with it. Helps for clarification and historical information.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, Jocelyn, Thank You for this post! I just joined a book club in February and my pick is coming up in August and I need some good ideas...ReplyDelete
The only book I've read from your list is The Hiding Place and it is incredible. I loved it!
You are truly amazing if you can read all these in one month! I haven't managed my book group book this month so I listening to the audio as I'm doing laundry.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful thing to do for yourself. A few of my favorites and a few new possibilities.
So I started the Mother Teresa book...and am wondering what you thought. It was so foreign to my own way of thinking, so very much about her inner life and thoughts and so very Catholic that I have really struggled with it and pretty much given up.ReplyDelete


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On March 1, 2019, Catie Clobes tragically lost her six and half month old daughter, Evee, a day and a half after receiving six vaccines at her six month doctor's visit.
Conversation with Autopsy pathologist:
Update from Catie 3/22/19:
Me: "I know this is going to sound morbid, but it sounds like with everything you're saying to me, my daughter basically "took one for the team", right?"
Pathologist: "I don't even know what to say to that."
I just finished up a very heated, baffling phone conversation with the very "cold" doctor who performed my daughter's autopsy. The autopsy is pretty much complete on their end, there have been no answers, it's at a finalizing paperwork phase. My mother was in the room when this call took place, she heard this all! I'm not exaggerating a thing. After several calls this week to try and get this doctor on the phone, I sent an email today requesting the simple additional tests that I wanted done in my daughter's autopsy. I was assured the day of my daughter's death by that office that "every test" would be performed, that her receiving vaccinations a day and a half prior was of concern, and they'd be running "those kinds of tests", that they took infant deaths very seriously. I believed them. These simple tests I requested would reveal if vaccinations had played any part in my daughter's death. Well less than an hour after sending that email, I finally got that doctor to call me back! She refused to do the tests, each and every one.
Me: "My daughter was in perfect health and then received 6 vaccinations and died a day and a half later. Why wouldn't you run ANY tests to check if vaccinations were the cause?"
Pathologist: "It's not medically necessary, there is no medical reasoning, and it's not medically approved."


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Top Vinyl Window Styles
October 11, 2010
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So, consider vinyl windows and enjoy the affordability, durability, and clean appearance your home deserves.


text: Destroy all the invading aliens before they're able to land on Earth(the bottom of the game). Be warned: The aliens are smart; and as they're defeated, they get progressively smarter, faster, and more upset with your attempts to prevent their invasions. Your shields may take up to 4 directhits (from you or the aliens) before being destroyed. Coming in contact with an alien will kill both you and it. If an alien contacts a shield, they will both be destroyed. If an alien lands, your mission is a failure. Enjoy!


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The aim of World Wide Schools is to continue to build and maintain a website that contains information of use to parents and teachers. The content has been supplied from the schools themselves either directly or from their websites. The schools' pages have been organized in such a way that each school in a particular country can be reached by a single click from any other school page in the same country as the list of schools is a side menu on each page. The low use of images and the emphasis on textual content means that the pages will load quickly. Each page is around 15 kB in size.The pages are static html pages, and each page has been coded individually using templates for different countries so there are no database generated pages.
The intention is to update the pages once a week, however with familyand work commitments, i.e. two young children and a full time teaching post, the pages are updated rather infrequently at the moment. So, apologies if you have a long wait before your page is included/updated or before I get the chance to reply to you. If you are the representative of a school and wish the school's details to be included in World Wide Schools Directory of International Schools, details can be found on the add school page.


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parshat yitro
Any student of the oral tradition (Mishna, Talmud, Midrashic literature) knows the lengths to which our scholars go to correctly identify their sources.
The Talmud even argues that offering one's source can bring ultimate salvation. From Pirkei Avot (6:6; cf Hullin 104b, etc): kol ha'omer davar b'shem omro, mevi geula l'olam – whoever says something in the name of the one who said it [first], brings redemption to the world (or, gains eternal life). Why redemption, for properly attributing source material? The Talmud (Megillah 15) cites Esther 2:22 – "Queen Esther told the King in the name of Mordecai" of the plot against him. This extraneous positive mention later surfaced, leading the King to put Mordecai above Haman, leading to the redemption of Shushan's Jews.
This concept of honoring and revealing one's sources goes back to the Bible. One cannot but take notice that when the Bible segues between the narrative introduction of Genesis and the first chapters of Exodus (creation, the patriarchs and the exodus from Egypt), and enters the real business of providing a legal code, it abruptly introduces Jethro; Moses' father in law, a local pagan minister and tribal leader.
Jethro is credited with providing a hierarchy and organizational tree for the Judicial Branch. In fact, a whole section of the weekly torah readings is named after Jethro. This same weekly portion contains the Ten Commandments but it is Jethro who gets top billing. Read the text:
And Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people; that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt." ….. And Jethro said, "Blessed be the Lord, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.…Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and other sacrifices to offer to God.".…. And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening. So when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?" …. "The thing that you do is not good. ( לֹא-טוֹב cf Genesis 2:18) Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself. Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you: …. you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you. If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will also go to their place in peace. Exodus 18 1 – 23
At least as regards the structure of the Judiciary Branch, the Torah does not suffer from a Not Invented Here mentality and for that it distinguishes itself from many ideologies and ideologues… But a careful reading of the text reveals that Jethro is used to introduce more than just a pre-existent or pagan system of courts incorporated into the Divine Law. Note that Jethro also "took a burnt offering and other sacrifices to offer to God". As the Etz Hayim commentary correctly notes: "These are the two main types of sacrifices offered in ancient Israel. The first, olah, was wholly consumed by fire on the alter as a tribute to God; the second, zevah, was partially offered up, and the major portion eaten at a festive meal." So the Torah, in suggesting that much of the laws to follow were "borrowed" from the existing culture and religion of the day, does not limit itself to Judiciary reform… it includes also the ritual law, including the sacrosanct priestly code of the temple and it's sacrifices.
In a previous post we detailed how Maimonides channeled the pagan antecedence of Biblical ritual and religious practice. Today, I am in LA, land of Beverly Hills and it's Beverly Hillbillies and thinking how Jethro and his family (in the sitcom that is) were to be a foil, mirror and ultimate source of inspiration (nay, salvation) for their neighbors. ~
Ultimately, admitting our sources is our salvation and denouncing our sources is the beginning of "orthodoxy",decay and ultimate petrification. Daniel Boyarin, in a wonderful book called Border Lines tries to show how both Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity invented Orthodox Religion to separate their practice and beliefs from each other and from their past. It's a fascinating book but what relates to our discussion is his observation that "what counts as heresy… is often the traditional religion of a generation before. (p59)
Boyarin quotes the first Mishna in the tenth chapter of the tractate of Sanhedrin: "These are they that have no place in the next world: One who denies the resurrection of the dead, one who denies the [Oral] Torah is from heaven.. Boyarin points out that "Resurrection and the revealed Oral Law are the major doctrinal points of issue between the Pharisees and the Sadducees" The Pharisees are the precursors of Rabbinic (Orthodox) Judaism who wrote the Mishna and wrote out pre-existing groups and belief systems such as held by the Sadducees. The other group the Rabbis meant to delegitimize were (my favorite) .. the Am Haaretz "People of the Land" who likewise had no use for the Oral Torah discovered by the Jews returning from Babylonia.
Boyarin quotes scholar Shemaryahu Talmon of the Am Haaretz: "These groups are arguably descended from the people who had not gone into exile in Babylonia: "Those who had been permitted by the babylonians to remain in the land in essence did not change their life style, economic structure, and religious-cultic customs, notwithstanding the loss of political sovereignity and cultic institutions and the incurrance of economic hardship. They were the conservatives who clung to their established systems of values, despite the changed circumstances" ( footnote 122, page 251)
It seems to me that the salvation that comes from giving value to our joint, and many times inconvenient and muddled cultural intellectual property is to help save us from ourselves. In denying the many times primitive, but sometimes pure and simple ideas of our predecessors, we risk suffocating our options, alternative opinions and natural creativity in an orthodoxy that claims to reflect a past that never existed…
~ I'm actually in Santa Monica but Hanuka came early this year so I can't incorporate Tom Lehrer's "Hanuka in Santa Monica" into the post .. but if you haven't heard it click the link…


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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's spokesman, İbrahim Kalın, on Tuesday slammed United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan for retweeting a tweet on Ottoman history and Erdoğan.
The tweet that Al Nahyan retweeted said: "Do you know that in 1916 Turkish Fakhri Pasha committed a crime against the people of the Prophet's City, stole their money and kidnapped them and their passengers on trains to Damascus with a trip called 'Travel Barlak.' The Turks also stole most of the manuscripts of the Mahmudiyah library in the city and sent them to Turkey. These are Erdogan's ancestors and their history with Arab Muslims."
In response to Al Nahyan's retweet, Erdoğan's spokesman Kalın tweeted: "It is a shame that @ABZayed, FM of UAE, retweets this propaganda lie that seeks to turn Turks & Arabs against one another, again. It was Fahreddin Pasha who bravely defended Madinah against the British plans then. Is attacking President Erdoğan at all costs the new fashion now?"
Turkey's relations with the UAE have been strained due to a recent Gulf crisis in which Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and Libya cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5, citing Doha's support for terrorist groups including the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and al-Qaeda.
Turkey sided with Qatar and lent its full support including deploying troops to a military base in the Gulf country.


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Kids and adults always ask me, "When did you publish your first book?" "In kindergarten," I answer. And they all look quite surprised.
In my kindergarten class, the first thing we did every morning was to draw a picture and tell our teacher a story about our drawing. Each day, our teacher would write down our story. At the end of the year, each student's stories and drawings were compiled into a book. I named that book — my first book — ROBIE'S STORIES. It was "published" in June 1946.
From second grade on, the first thing we did every morning was to write — anything — for 15 minutes. Our teacher told us not to worry about spelling. We could fix that later. Once a week, we would read aloud what we had wrote and our classmates would tell us what did and didn't work. The next day we would revise our writing-until we got it "right."
I still write numerous drafts — maybe more than 30 or even 40 or more for each book — so many I lose track of just how many! I still read what I write out loud to myself at the end of each day, so I can hear the parts that work and the parts that don't work. The next day, I work on the parts that didn't work. To this day, almost every day, I still almost always start writing first thing in the morning — a habit I first learned in kindergarten.
My dear friend and first cousin, Elizabeth A. Levy, is a talented and prolific children's book author. She and I attended the same elementary school. Liz and I are each other's first readers and toughest critics — a practice we both learned from our remarkable elementary school teachers. My husband and kids, my sister-in-law Robyn, and dear friend Debbie are also early readers of my drafts — and they are tough critics, too!
I never planned to be a children's book author. It just happened. But I always liked making books. I was editor of my high school newspaper and college yearbook. After graduate school, I became an elementary school teacher at the Bank Street School for Children in New York City and taught children how to write.
A few years later, I worked with two veteran and talented children's book authors, Irma Black and Bill Hooks, at the Bank Street Writer's Laboratory. Five mornings a week, sitting together with pencil, paper and a toy piano, we wrote a song and the five-minute opening segment for ABC's Captain Kangaroo show. Here I learned to spend the morning writing and the rest of the day rewriting, and to work with others to create something better than anything I could create by myself. Collaboration became a habit and I have worked with and continue to work with extraordinarily talented illustrators — Armando, Mariño, Michael Emberley, Molly Bang, Chris Raschka, Nadine Bernard Wescott, Patrick Benson, Tor Freeman, Jan Ormerod, Harry Bliss, and Nicole Hollander — so that hopefully my text and their art become seamless.
I grew up in a home where all the neighborhood children played and hung out. The home my children grew up in was that way as well. My mother adored and respected children. I too love and respect children — from babies to adolescents — and find them refreshingly honest and always fascinating. Perhaps that's why children, and only a few animals, are the characters in my books. The BIRD and BEE characters I created are really the voices of children.
I love to write about powerful emotions children have and how they express those legitimate and perfectly normal feelings. So, it's no surprise that my picture books explore the inner life of children and deal with topics such as: love, joy, attachment, independence, fear, sibling rivalry, and even anger and hate. I love to write about everyday moments, those 'Ah ha!' moments when a child is puzzled or is confused by something and asks questions such as: How are babies made?" I also love creating board book for infants and toddlers who are all so amazing and lead me to so many board book ideas.
My father was a radiologist, my mother worked in a biology laboratory before I was born, and my brother was a neurosurgeon. I am quite sure their love of science influenced me greatly and is probably why my nonfiction books explore such subjects as: infancy, early childhood development, gender, families, puberty, reproduction, cells, genetics, viruses, nutrition, health, and sexual health.
My family — being a wife and mom, and a grandmother — also influences my writing. My husband's work, and the work of my two grown children and their spouses', centers on children and families. I learn from my entire family, including my wonderful teenage grandchildren, who often consult on my books. They have weaved themselves into my current books in small and big ways. And I can't wait to see the ways they will weave themselves into my future books!
books they usually have a lot of questions about
my growing up — and about my life as a
writer. Here's a peek into my life and my work.


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It was my first time in central Thailand, and I spent 3 days exploring the lovely mountainous district of Khao Kho. And here are the Top 10 things to do there!
South Korea: Mynn's Top 10 Food to Eat in Busan
Korean food is always so good no matter where in Korea you are — so when I was in Busan, I had Korean, Korean, Korean… and all sorts of Busan specialties! Here's a list of the top 10 you must try on your next visit to the city.
Mynn's Top 10 Favorite Things I Did in Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne is an absolute treat for travelers. During my visit, there was never a day where I had nothing to do! So here's a list of all my favorite things to do in the city — you'll love it too.
My Malaysia: My Weekend Food Crawl in Ipoh, Perak
After having a go at all my Ipoh favorites on my recent trip, I decided to document my 2-day weekend food crawl. If you're short on time for research, maybe this itinerary can help!
My Malaysia: A Day of Food at the Old Johor Bahru Town
I was on a solo trip for just a day, and the one thing I wanted to explore was the food scene. So I based myself in the old part of the city, and stuffed myself silly!
My One Day Food Trail In Penang
The island of Penang is known as the food haven of Malaysia. On my weekend visit to Georgetown, the historical center of Penang, I spent a day looking for the best eats in the area.
Mynn's Top 10: A Food Tour in Singapore
I recently made a trip to Singapore (a trip I make every few years) to visit a friend– and went on a food tour. Singapore has some pretty awesome restaurants and great food. These are the 10 food experiences I had on my visit, each wonderful in its own way.