text: We had been unusually busy with the business of life. So hard pressed for time were we that we were sneaking into one of our favorite chain restaurants and eating at the bar or quickly pulling in for take out. It was never that we were too tired to cook...it was the clean up we just could not seem to muster the energy for. And then there were those lobsters. How on Earth was it that a mid price chain restaurant was turning out those succulent white and fluffy lobster tails? No matter how many times we went and stuffed ourselves to the gills, each time they were perfection. Better than the Market Price lobster on the menu at both the most expensive steak house in town and the highest rate hotel. It was mind boggling. We implored our waitress on several occasions for their secret. Nothing concrete. Was it, in fact, a secret? Or was it that our waitress was simply a plate carrier and really didn't know. Finally, I could stand it no more. I faked getting lost going to the restroom and casually strolled by the kitchen. I'll be...they were taking the steaming lobster tails out of- a rice cooker. I was confounded. I'd had one at home the whole time. Our Cuisinart was certainly a well chosen wedding registry item- but I had no idea at the time how much I would come to love this little appliance. Appliance. I really have an aversion to the word. Takes up too much space, seldom used, too complicated. I got over my feelings for my rice cooker pretty quickly once I learned it could turn out perfect lobster. And then the magic began to happen. Sure, it cooks rice. It cooks rice perfect each time, too, and leaves behind no messy pan to wrangle with afterward. I started experimenting with this little rice cooker, and lo and behold, I began having a tough time finding something it couldn't do. Mind that I have the most basic of cookers- an eight cup two setting simple affair. Warm and cook are my only options. I cannot imagine what the fuzzy logic and induction cookers are capable of. It's that panel of many buttons that has kept me from upgrading. Both fuzzy logic and induction make a rice cooker capable of changing cooking time and temperature depending upon what is happening inside the pot. They literally act like a cook peering inside and make adjustments accordingly. Truly scary- but truly cool. Induction just takes it a step further with all over heating coils that surround the pan, rather than simple underneath cooking. A good eight cup rice cooker can be had from Cuisinart for eighty dollars. It may turn out to be worth its weight in gold. From scented rice to steamed vegetables to seafood- and the ability to add multiple ingredients just like a crock pot, the rice cooker can be a busy cook's best friend. I almost never steam with water preferring instead to use vegetable, chicken, or beef stock to impart all manner of flavor into the dish. An exception is when you are using a riser in the bottom of your pot for true steaming. Water is best because it will literally steam away into nothing- all that moisture going into the food. If you have trouble getting your family to the table (who doesn't?) in those busy moments before dinner, your little cooker keeps everything nice and warm. I should add it does so for hours, making a midnight raid on the night's meal all that more easy. One last praise is the benefit of taste. Boiling seems to suck the living breath from a lot of vegetables. Steaming preserves the flavor of everything you put into the cooker, and maintains the color quite wonderfully. There is perhaps nothing more depressing than putting a brilliantly green vegetable into a pot of boiling water and seeing the color drain right out of it. The cooker helps to keep your foods vibrant. I give a lot of these little wizards as gifts, accompanied by a basket of various foods that can be made using the cooker. Organic and pretty boxes of cous cous, orzo, and quinoa along with beautiful hardwood spatulas make a wonderful addition to any one's kitchen. Tuck in some spices and beautiful hand thrown rice or pasta bowls and the gift basket will rival all others. As a matter of fact, set your own basket full of tonight's dinner ingredients on the counter next to your cooker and the dinner time rush may just disappear.


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Cowboys & Aliens
Ella: You don't remember anything?
You would think that a film titled Cowboys & Aliens would be something great, right? Well guess what, It's not. I think that's a good way to start. This film is a nice try, and would be much better if it wasn't so dull. Despite it's dullness, it's also expected that with big named stars such as Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, it would be something great. Again, it's not. It's disappointing when a great premise falls short of expectations because there are very few action sequences and not enough originality. Having this in the top three of my most anticipated films of the summer, I couldn't believe how this film didn't deliver. There are brief moments of entertainment, and Craig is very good with Ford, but that can't save the dullness that is presented during Cowboys & Aliens.
The movie begins when Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig) wakes up in the wild west, without any recollection of who he is or where he is. As a group of thieves attempt to subdue Jake, he acts quickly, beats them up, and goes to a nearby town. There he meets the mysterious and beautiful Ella (Olivia Wilde), gets beaten up, and gets arrested along with Col. Dolarhyde's (Harrison Ford) son, Percy (Paul Dano). When it becomes nighttime, Jake and Percy are both arrested and in a wagon until something appears, something bright, and something dangerous. As we find out that it is aliens, Jake figures out a way to destroy them, with his powerful wrist metal attached to his wrist. Soon after, Dolarhyde, Jake, and many others set out on an adventure to rescue their taken ones and take care of the unknown creatures.
As I previously stated, this movie is very, very dull. I can go on forever about what makes it dull, but I'll stick to the basics here. We have a film, called Cowboys & Aliens, that could be something really great, something that people want to take there friends with and tell everyone about how awesome it was. I'm aggravated because that is precisely what I wanted my experience with this film to be, but I'm finding myself telling my friends how unfortunately bland and boring this film was, and thats not what's supposed to happen with a blockbuster summer flick. Okay, enough with that, I have to say my biggest beef with this film was the pacing.
The pacing in this film is beyond bizarre. I have no idea what went on during the editing process, but it sure as hell didn't do the film any good. What I'm trying to say is that literally nothing exciting happens. It's all "been there done that" with the whole alien plotline, and even the aliens aren't original, they look like a worse version of the aliens from District 9 (which is a brilliant film, if I may add). We also have two of the biggest stars in Hollywood, and they can't even do the film good, but they are the redeeming aspect that make this film worth anything.
The acting in this film is one of the only redeeming factors about it. With the two leads, we have sort of a James Bond meets Indiana Jones type crossover, which would be very fun to watch, if there were more scenes with the two of them actually teaming up and kicking ass. Olivia Wilde does more than just be eye candy in this film, and delivers a great performance, much better then her horrible Tron performance last year. We also have fine performances from Sam Rockewell, Noah Ringer, Adam Beach, and Paul Dano.
The film was directed by Jon Favreau, who has given us great films like Iron Man, and starred in great films such as I Love You, Man and The Break-Up. I had high hopes for this film, he had a large budget, a large cast, and everything to make a great movie. What went wrong here? I think he is responsible for the pacing problems, and despite his best attempts, does not deliver the summer goods. I do appreciate the brilliant cinematography shown during this film, that really captures the essence of the west.
So there you have it, the first and [hopefully] only dud of summer 2011. Cowboys & Aliens does succeed at being very dull, very unoriginal, and very boring. There are very few redeeming qualities but certainly not enough to change the final outlook of the film. Despite the negativity, Craig and Ford are quite good in there roles and are one of the best qualities of the film. But in the long run, Cowboys & Aliens isn't even worth a plane-ride watch.
Cowboys & Aliens = 1 ½ out of 5

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October 1, 2017 -
Santa Monica High School
Near 4th Street and Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Join us for week 2 (out of 4). Simply put, learn the "why" and "how" to get involved with children in foster care.
This class draws from scripture-based curriculum that is focused on the need for homes, mentors and volunteers for children who are in foster care. One of the course's purposes is to show our own adoption into the family of God through Jesus and how we can bring the modern-day orphan into our communities.


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Foreign Minister Winston Peters has again hinted the Government may exit China's One Belt One Road initiative as New Zealand "resets" its strategic focus to the Pacific.
With Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern beginning her first trip across the region on Sunday, Mr Peters said the Pacific was where New Zealand mattered and could do most.
But, alluding to China's influence, he said a number of countries had been intervening in the Pacific in ways that were "not helpful".
"Our job is to ensure that the engagement of other countries in the Pacific is for the interests of the Pacific and the security and prosperity of the neighbourhood," he told TVNZ on Sunday.
- More funding for Pacific nations - Winston Peters
- Meet Fletcher Tabuteau, Winston Peters' new deputy leader
- 'In some ways the Chinese have a lot to teach us' - Winston Peters
Mr Peters said the previous Government had been too hasty to sign up to China's One Belt One Road initiative, with the implications for New Zealand unclear.
His coalition government would instead move slower in relation to the deal.
"It's a case of shifting the dial, it's a case of having our eyes wide open, it's a Pacific reset in circumstances where we must do far better," he said.
"Our aid, for example, is on the decline, to go down to 0.21 [percent of gross domestic product] from 0.3 [percent] just eight years ago."
He said low aid levels from New Zealand would not "stack up against countries with a big cheque book", who were not always acting in the Pacific's interest.
Fresh from a diplomatic trip across the Tasman, Ms Ardern departs for Samoa on Sunday on the first leg of her first annual Pacific Mission.
She and a team of politicians, representatives from charities and Pasifika community leaders will then travel to Tonga, Niue and the Cook Islands during the week, engaging in diplomacy and taking in the local hospitality.
Ms Ardern on Friday said there was a range of issues facing the Pacific, including climate change, resource use and globalisation.
New Zealand and Australia's role was to "amplify the voice of our Pacific neighbours and do so in partnership with them", she said.
This year's Pacific Mission will also take particular note of the recovery of Tonga and Samoa after Cyclone Gita in February.


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Today is the Chinese New Year. What are you doing to celebrate?
The kids opened their fortune cookies this morning (before breakfast, gasp!) and we're going to a Chinese restaurant on Friday night to see the Dragon Dance.
Youngest daughter loves having her photo taken, unlike oldest daughter and son who hide from the camera.


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Something I own, but never use–My Yoga Ball.
I selected the featured image because I like the low camera position, the ball's reflection of the sun, and the multi-colored background. This shot gives a larger presentation of the ball than the other two pictures. Flickr has 12 views of shot #3 and 11 of the other two.


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Posted by: Myra
Date: February 28th, 2009
Evan continues to run a fever today. He has spent the majority of time the past couple of days sleeping, which is good. His little body is repairing itself from the harsh effects of treatment. No change in is white blood cell counts, so they are not regenerating yet. Tomorrow will be a better day.
Thank you for your continued prayers.
Posted by: Myra
Date: February 27th, 2009
Well, not much has changed since we checked in yesterday. Evan's still running a fever, it was 101.7 (isn't that a local radio station?) early this morning and is hovering around 101.3 now. And, that's after Tylenol. He's been getting regular doses of Oxycodone for his ribcage pain. That pain is associated with the GCSF injections. GCSF makes your bone marrow work really hard and it causes Evan a great deal of deep bone pain. This is nothing new, he has this side effect with each go round.
He will receive both blood and platelet transfusions today. To show you how fast counts drop, his platelets were 92 on Tuesday and they are 20 today (150-350 is normal). His white blood cells are 0.15 (normal is 4.50-13.50), so he has like one white blood cell swimming around. Scary stuff. The good news is they haven't found any source of infection, so the fever is likely just a side effect of the neutropenia.
Evan said last night, "I wish God would smile on me and take away my pain." Praying for a smile today.
Posted by: Myra
Date: February 26th, 2009
Evan's fever got worse through the night. We gave him Motrin around midnight to try to alleviate his symptoms until this morning.
He woke up feeling pretty bad and his temp was climbing again, so we knew we were headed back to the hospital. He was faint and short of breath, which tells me he probably needs a blood transfusion. He's had some other issues this week causing him some pain, so they are doing quite a few cultures this afternoon just to rule out infection. We're waiting on his blood counts to come back now.
Thanks for your positive thoughts and prayers. We'll keep you posted.


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Being a Military wife was the highest honor God bestowed on me other than the birth of my miracle baby. My husband was in the Army and we traveled about every one to two years going from duty station to duty station.
Some of the places were so beautiful they took my breath away and some were so foul they took my breath away but in a bad way. But I do not remember the places as much as I remember the faces. Our house was like a magnet to G.I.'s who needed a family. I remember them all fondly. There is nothing like a friend you make at a duty station. Especially overseas where they do not have other Americans to do things with.
I was the Mom and my husband was Pop and we were once referred to as Ma and Pa Kettle. They were single soldiers or they did not have the fortune to bring their families with them. So we made our home a place where they felt like they were home with loved ones.
Holidays were special and we always made a big deal out of it for our "family" The Holiday season before the Gulf War the soldiers were told not to make any plans they would be in Kuwait by then but Thanksgiving did come and my husband and my boys were home. They said not to expect Christmas to come before they went to the Gulf. But Christmas came and My husband and all those buddies bought me a Black Forest Cuckoo Clock. I still have that treasure. We also saw the new year come in together and then they were gone.
I did not just have a husband to worry about my "boys" went to war with him. I felt like a Wife and Mother of men that were going to war and that may not come back the same. I prepared myself for that.
The Gulf War was short and they came home in the middle of May one soldier in the unit was killed by an explosive device and one soldier had a serious foot injury, but the rest came home.
I knew these men and I knew their hearts and I know it was not like the war in Afghanistan but they came back changed none the less. For all those months they were there they knew they could die at any moment. It hurts my heart to know that thought stayed in their minds.
As their buses pulled in from the airport to the base I found them one by one while I was looking for my husband. I was like a mother hen counting chicks Finally I found my husband and life felt real again.
When they got back to Germany, where we were stationed at the time, they found out their unit was disbanding and everyone was being sent in different directions. My family was breaking apart. One by one they left and I had a real taste of empty nest syndrome. I still worry about the soldiers God placed in our home throughout the years, I know one had a son that was killed in Afghanistan and I feel deep pain over that.
My daughter has more Uncles than I have brothers but I am glad that the ones that remained and sustained our friendship are still a part of our lives. Military friends are different than any other kind of friend there is. A bond between us is so strong it links our lives together while we remain on Earth and I will be looking for them in Heaven just like a mother hen counting her chicks
I am exactly the same person that opened my home all those years ago to those soldiers and if I lived near a Military Base my home would still be open to soldiers who needed a place called home and a Mom to welcome them home every day.


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Reviving Marriage
Maintaining personal health requires work — exercise, good nutrition, rest and regular checkups. No one teaches us that the same kind of maintenance is also necessary in order to keep a marriage alive. Love between a parent and child is unconditional. Love between a husband and wife is not. As divorce statistics would indicate, an untended marriage falls apart too easily. The good news is that there are ways to make a marriage survive, and better yet, thrive.
Do any of these symptoms sound familiar? If so, it's time to revive your marriage by following this program.
- Make the marriage your priority, not an afterthought. Set aside regular time to be alone with your partner. If kids are in the picture, hunt for a "network" of trusted babysitters. There are plenty of activities that you can do for free — a long walk, star gazing or window-shopping are all simple pleasures that can bring you closer together.
- Resuscitate your romance. Remember how the sparks flew when you first met? It's probably not too late to rekindle the embers. Surprise your spouse with a homemade Valentine (any day of the year!) and a bottle of champagne. Light up the bedroom with candles, or put a love note in his briefcase.
- Accept what you can't change. Much marital strife is caused by the belief that you cannot be happy in your marriage as long as you must live with your partner's bad habits or imperfections. Have you noticed that no matter how much you gripe and moan, these things don't change? Rather than trying to control what you can't, work around his quirks and focus on the positive.
- Be attractive, inside and out. "Married" doesn't have to mean complacent. Continue to learn and experience new things, and share these with your partner. Eat right, exercise, rest and make the most of your appearance. Doing these things is taking good care of yourself, but it's also a way of showing your mate that you want to be your best and share yourself with him.
- Improve communication and negotiation skills. Being a good listener is key to healthy communication. Even if you don't agree with what he's had to say, empathize with his position. This will open the door to more effective conflict resolution. If you must be critical, convert criticism into a request for behavioral change by stating it positively. Most important, apologize when you are wrong.
There are no marriages made in heaven. But by devoting time and energy to reviving your marriage, you'll once again feel your relationship pulse beating strong and steady.


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I booked this hotel with my cousin for lodging purpose only..to have a good sleep as the morning hours we had to travel. No other facilities or room service...all we had a good room to sleep and an average bathroom.
rooms are big leaking roofs substandard fittings no room service but good location i think these people are about to stop the services and let it out or operations. telephone in the room was not working. bed sheet where old and not cleaned etc
I have travelled to Calicut for a business meeting and stayed in this hotel for single occupancy. Rooms are old but it is clean. I have stayed in non a/c room number 310. They are charging just Rs. 650 for this room and is very...More
Cheapest thing we could find for a one night stay in Calicut. There were cockroaches in the bathroom, the pillows were disgusting and the sheets weren't clean. Grimy walls and chewed up old furniture. The guy at the desk also wanted photos of us for...More
though a review was not good in tripadvisor, still i went ahead and booked as it was an emergency. Over priced. no facilities. not even intercom.... one has to give a missed call to get things done. too many rooms but most of them are...More
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Hello and welcome to Random Writings! I am Random Writer.
As you can tell by the title of this blog post, I have something to extremely important to tell you.
I am taking a break from doing this blog.
IT WILL RETURN on October 7th, the first Saturday in October.
Below is the reason( s ) for the hiatus:
Over the past month, I have struggled to put together content for you.
This blog has become more of a chore rather than something I look forward to doing.
To be brutally honest, over the past four weeks, I have begrudgingly said, " I have to do my blog ". This is because of a commitment I made to provide you, the reader, with new content on this blog every Saturday.
I understand there has been an absence of content recently and, for that, I apologize. I can not go and change the past. However, I can tell you why there has been an absence of blog posts in recent weeks.
The preparation for these blog posts has increased in the past month. Because after a year and a half I want to make something better. I want to propose ideas I thought of a while ago but never got around to because they were too challenging. Some of them, I started to gather research and either found the information and was too tired to continue or could not find much info at all.
As a writer, I want to bring you more creative, quality, and entertaining pieces. However, my current format of doing things is not working out.
So for the next two months and two days, (not that I am counting or anything ), I am stepping away from the keyboard and I am taking a hiatus from this blog. Not because I want to, but because I need to.
This blog is not going away, it will return on October 7, 2017. I love you and keep being you, whoever that is.
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Rotherham manager Steve Evans believed his side "did enough over the 90 minutes to win the game" but was happy to escape with a point after a 1-1 draw with York.
Matty Blair gave the Minstermen the lead with a goal after 63 minutes but Rotherham pulled level in the third minute of added time when leading marksman Daniel Nardiello equalised from substitute Ben Pringle's cross.
Evans said: "If I am honest our performance was a notch down on what we have been doing, but I have never seen a more fortuitous goal scored against a team as the one York got. It hit him on the back, rolled down his backside and then bounced in front of him, but to be fair he then finished it well.
"We made some substitutions after that and they made a difference and we certainly didn't deserve to lose. We probably did enough over the 90 minutes to win. If Nardiello had scored just before the break I think things would have been different and I think we would have won the game comfortably.
"York played with two banks of five and it's very difficult to break them down and that's why they draw a lot of games, but I wouldn't like to manage a team that plays like that. I think it's negative."
Evans added: "We spoke about the importance of getting the first goal because we know what they play like, but they have some talented players. We struggled to get going because we never had that spark in the first half and we were just about to make our changes when they scored.
"But we have never drawn a game here this season, so that could be a big, big point for us at the end of the season."
York manager Gary Mills said: "Our shape, our discipline and our quality was excellent. It's a hard one to take, but it's just the way it is going for us at the moment.
"You see five minutes going up as added time and in that time they got their goal. We are looking at things we could have done to avoid it, but it's happened now and it's a draw away from home. Maybe before we would have taken that.
"I thought we were different class to Rotherham tonight. I thought we played superbly well and it was an excellent performance. We haven't got what we deserved tonight and that was a win. We go away disappointed."


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Thursday, December 10, 2009
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So, I'm half way to my goal of 30 days! Still feeling energetic, clothes fitting a lil looser, attitude is still optimistic! The juice is life changing!
1/2 Honeydew melon, seeded and peeled
1 Granny Smith Apple
1 Pear
Sprig or 2 of mint
Mmmmm-sweet sweet juice. This was a very good juice. Very sweet though. Might try and cut it with some lemon on the next go round, seeing as I have another half of honeydew left. I'll juice it in the morning.
For the midday, I was out and about and stopped at the Jamba for the Apples and Greens again, and I got FULL. My goodness. It's really a great tasting juice too.
Dinner Juice is back to the good old green: Spinach, Kale, Celery, Apples, Cucumber, Ginger.
You know what it is, but I took pics anyway:
So to commemorate these past 15 days, I present to you the button on these jeans. When I first bought the jeans I could barely squeeze into them. Then I couldn't. Then I could. Then I couldn't. I have a real love/hate relationship with them. I guess we're back in love again:
No time to pat myself on the back just yet, I have 15 or MORE days to go. Gotta keep going!


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Big4 Auditor Changes week ending 09 Nov 2014
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PwC declined to stand for reappointment on the ITT Educational Services 12/31/14 audit. ITT must have had some idea this was coming because, "In July 2014, in the event that PWC ceased to be the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company commenced a comprehensive, competitive process to select an independent registered public accounting firm." Talk about prescience. ITT is still working on choosing a new auditor.
Community West Bancshares also put their audit out to bid. They moved a bit faster than ITT, already choosing new auditor McGladrey to replace EY.
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|McGladrey LLP
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Drakehas confessed that he is a huge fan of The Streets and wants to collaborate with frontman, Lil Wayne, has even insisted that he hopes Skinner comes out of retirement to hook-up on a track in the near future. When Time Out phones Mike Skinner to chat about Tonga, the new monthly club night he's launching, he's just finished breakfasting on an Omelette Arnold Bennett (smoked haddock, Burford Brown eggs, Mornay sauce) at Claridge's.bogwood [2017/08/10 PM, Tyler Cowen on Stubborn Attachments, Prosperity, and the Good Society]: Growth vs de-growth is a major issue. Dr Golabki [2017/08/10 AM, Tyler Cowen on Stubborn Attachments, Prosperity, and the Good Society]: Jeff W - I don't think Cowan was saying he favors bailouts. Dr Golabki [2017/08/09 PM, Tyler Cowen on Stubborn Attachments, Prosperity, and the Good Society]: Great podcast - thank you both. Jeff W [2017/08/08 PM, Tyler Cowen on Stubborn Attachments, Prosperity, and the Good Society]: Wish Russ had used Tyler's own framework and scrapped with him over Cowen's...
Skinner's breakthrough project was The Streets who released a string of groundbreaking album in the early 2000s, starting with Original Pirate Material (2002), which fused hip hop, UK garage and other genres with socially aware lyrics about life in Britain.
Tunes like Dry Your Eyes, Fit But You Know It and Has It Come To This?
Have you noticed a massive change in the way you interact with girls since becoming successful?
That's the interesting thing, and it's quite enjoyable. But her best friend sold a story to the paper that I've been going out with her. You start realizing that being honest is too good a story.
It's not what you'd expect from the former urban everyman rapper (as The Streets) who's now a successful DJ and producer.
But don't worry, he hasn't gone all uptown in his musical outlook: 'We like to keep the [club] night as scuzzy as possible, while we're as baller [someone who flashes the cash] as we can be.' It's an intriguing club night.
Apart from Skinner, the line-up hasn't been announced. 'It's what you might call party bass,' reckons Skinner. [At Tonga you'll hear] the darker end of house, rap, trap and grime.' The venue is also a surprise: The Victoria, a pleasantly scruffy Dalston boozer that's a safe distance away from the chaos of Kingsland Road.
Nothing unusual there, but as he explains, 'It's a policy of wait and see who turns up.' One of those likely to appear is Murkage Dave, Skinner's breakfast partner today and founder of Manchester-based arts and grime collective Murkage, who are co-running Tonga. Usually home to rock and indie gigs, it should be a pretension-free party location.
white English rapper might sound like the basis for a bad Saturday Night Live sketch. guy seated nearby) Oi, how many sales you need to have to be first class?
But with new and exciting urban music being as rare as rocking-horse shit these days, you could do a lot worse than twenty-three-year-old Mike Skinner, a.k.a. His debut album, Original Pirate Material, fuses hip-hop and house music to earthy witticisms on the blue-collar "birds" and "geezers" of Blair's Britain. On "Don't Mug Yourself," Skinner warns his mates about becoming putty in the hands of a "fit bird;" on "Too Late," Skinner takes an unflattering look at losing a girlfriend through arrogance: "We met through a shared view/She loved me, and I did too." Always in search of another like-minded soul, I met Mike for coffee while he was in New York on yet another promotional sortie.
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I complained to my husband a couple nights ago about the lack of anything sweet in the house. Yes, I know, the horrors, especially when you're supposed to be trying to lose weight!
"That's because I did the grocery shopping this week, and I always stick to the list. You never do," Sam told me.
This is true.
Because I don't usually make a list.
"I only spent $65 on groceries yesterday," Sam continued. "You spent $110 last week! And you only bought enough stuff to make supper three nights! This is why a list is important."
Sam sure doesn't love lists whenever it's full of chores for him to do.
I used to be crazy organized when I was younger, especially in high school. High school me with her endless lists, color-coded calendar, post-its, excessive label maker use (okay, that one still happens) would be appalled at present me for the overall lack of organization these days.
When I was the coupon queen, which I was until a year ago, I had lists. I had a game plan. I knew where everything was and how much to get and knew to exactly what my pre-coupon price and my total out of pocket should be. Of course, these lists and organization only applied to couponing and not the regular shopping, which I would do separately to track my savings.
But now that I've stepped away from that, I don't bother with a list at all. I walk around the aisles and decide what our menu for the week will be based on what I see…even if I do get a little sidetracked and don't get enough for meals every night. And, sure, Transformers and Oreo cookies and a new outfit for Baby Girl fall into the cart occasionally.
"Sometimes you forget things on your list," I told Sam. "Like toilet paper. And we needed that. But if you walked the aisles like I do, you probably would have went down that aisle, saw and remembered the toilet paper, and picked some up."
So there are some benefit in flexibility, although there probably should be some middle ground when you're spending $40 more on groceries and not getting enough groceries. And, I guess this is like anything in life–you need an overall game plan, but wearing blinders will sure as hell make you miss out on a lot. Like toilet paper, 'cuz that's important.
Time to start making more use of this app on my phone, I suppose:
Are you a list person? Maybe sometimes? Or do you mostly fly by the seat of your pants?


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Remember when that truth vector--our beloved media--published an article last year stating that 2008 would be among the hottest and that global warming was rushing spring? So far this year, that hasn't happened, which has led to climate revisionism by the "really smart people" who originally told us we were doomed to another hot year caused by our love of capitalism. Yeah, it's cooling...oops! But it's only because global warming is being masked by La Nina for ten years. Crap! Another failed climate prediction. Their little fart of arrogance is wafting up into the atmosphere and warming the Earth!
LOL! The 2nd of July, 2008: Charlotte, NC BREAKS A 100-YEAR-OLD RECORD COLD TEMPERATURE in the midst of summer. Are you fruitcake, Kool-Aid drinking warmaholics receiving that message? No, it was not caused by "climate change," as I'm sure your media programming will lead you to say (see here where fruitcakes actually implied that cold is caused by warming). Weather anomalies happen (that's why we have almanacs), and you alarmists use empirical data all the time to support a theory that says the climate is warming unnaturally.
Well, here's some of the vast empirical evidence (that you regularly ignore) that says the climate is not warming; we won't even go into the actual, raw, scientific data that says global warming HAS NOT AND IS NOT HAPPENING.
Charlotte temperature hits 123-year low | Charlotte Observer:
This morning was downright cool in the Charlotte region -- cool enough to break a record that had stood for more than a century.
The temperature at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport was 56 at about 5:30 a.m., breaking the July 2 record of 58, set in 1885. The normal low for this time of year is 70.
It'll warm up quickly today, though. Temperatures today are expected to peak at 90 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. But it'll still feel pleasant because of humidity levels between 20 and 25 percent, said NWS meteorologist Doug Outlaw.
Conditions will be cool again overnight, with the low descending to 59, one degree warmer than the record for July 3, set in 1932. And the Fourth of July is expected to be warm and dry, with a high of 92 and "a very, very minimal chance" of rain, Outlaw said.


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"Even a wool merchant has not only to buy cheap and sell dear but also to ensure that the wool trade continues unimpeded. The pursuit of science seems to me to demand particular courage in this respect. It deals in knowledge procured through doubt. Creating knowledge for all about all, it aims to turn all of us into doubters. Now the bulk of the population is kept by its princes, landlords and priests in a pearly haze of superstition and old saws which cloak what these people are up to. The poverty of the many is as old as the hills, and from pulpit and lecture platform we hear that it is as hard as the hills to get rid of. Our new art of doubting delighted the mass audience. They tore the telescope out of our hands and trained it on their tormentors, the princes, the landlords, the priests. These selfish and domineering men, having greedily exploited the fruits of science, found that the cold eye of science had been turned on a primaeval but contrived poverty that could clearly be swept away if they were swept away themselves. They showered us with threats and bribes, irresistible to feeble souls. But can we deny ourselves to the crowd and still remain scientists? The movements of the heavenly bodies have become more comprehensible, but the people are as far as ever from calculating the moves of their rulers. The battle for a measurable heaven has been won thanks to doubt; but thanks to credulity the Rome housewife's battle for milk will be lost time and time again. Science, Sarti, is involved with both these battles. A human race which shambles around in a pearly haze of superstition and old saws, too ignorant to develop its own powers, will never be able to develop those powers of nature which you people are revealing to it. To what end are you working? Presumably for the principle that science's sole aim must be to lighten the burden of human existence. If the scientists, brought to heel by self-interested rulers, limit themselves to piling up knowledge for knowledge's sake, then science can be crippled and your new machines will lead to nothing but new impositions. You may in due course discover all there is to discover, and your progress will nonetheless be nothing but a progress away from mankind. The gap between you and it may become so wide that your cry of triumph at some new achievement will be echoed by a universal cry of horror. - As a scientist I had a unique opportunity. In my day astronomy emerged into the market place. Given this unique situation, if one man had put up a fight it might have had tremendous repercussions. Had I stood firm the scientists could have developed something like the doctors' Hippocratic oath, a vow to use their knowledge exclusively for mankind's benefit. As things are, the best that can be hoped for is a race of inventive dwarfs who can be hired for any purpose. What's more, Sarti, I have come to the conclusion that I was never in any real danger. For a few years I was a strong as the authorities. And I handed my knowledge to those in power for them to use, fail to use, misuse - whatever best suited their objectives."
Bertolt Brecht | LIFE OF GALILEO
Translated by John Willett | 1940/1980/1986
Galileo's speech in scene, episode, encounter, moon, nebula: # 14 ...
Why is it sometimes so very hard to let go of theatre? Why would we want to when there are opportunities and invites to perform, to do, further - for educational, theatrical, scientific, other, reasons... Life of Galileo is certainly one of two pieces created this past year which challenged the most, which proved the most impossible to understand and fathom audience engagement during its creation, but from which we all learnt the most. The company is at its boldest, most generous, most confident, most witty, most politically and scientifically engaged, most trusting - most daring - and kindest. Taking the production to Bad Wurzach, where our audience had studied the piece in German, in English translation, and then experienced it as live theatre, allowed for some tremendous opportunities of engagement, twinning, communication, sharing and trust. It has been a little time since all the universal elements of discovery, creation, adventure and play have conspired to offer up such a unique experience.


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. . .of mental health services for the most disturbed and indigent leaks like a sieve. This is the case in Florida in 2014, and I have no reason to believe that it's substantially better in any other state even tho Florida usually ranks near the bottom in funding for mental health. I read recently that nearly 40% of inmates in jails in New York are mentally ill. This figure is nearly double what it was a mere eight years ago. A recent U.S.A. Today article noted that 10% of the inmates in the Federal Bureau of Prisons were taking psychotropic medications. It's disturbing to realize that in most of this country the network of services was better funded and implemented two, three and four decades ago. Jails, prisons and public parks are where most mentally ill reside today. "Care" for the least of us in 2014, is little more than a joke.
I've worked in the field for over 40-years. My career started in the late-1960s. I worked for the Illinois Dept of Mental Health at H. Douglas Singer Zone Center. The Zone Center was a new 240-bed facility that offered truly comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to all categories of disability: acutely mentally ill, chronically mentally ill, addictions, developmental disabilities, and children and families. It provided services for a 10-county region in an area northwest of Chicago. I believe there were seven zone centers located around the state and they were backed up by a network of older state hospitals. The plan was to gradually close down the state hospitals and have treatment done at the zone centers and in the community.
Today, the Zone Center sits vacant. It finally closed a year ago after its programs were gradually shut down. However, what it devolved into in the 21st century was a pale shadow of what it was in say, 1970. I suspect that's the case in many other states. It certainly is in Florida. I moved to Florida in late-1972, and spent about 14-years working in community mental health centers. My estimate is that the network of care for the mentally ill peaked in Florida somewhere in the era circa 1979-1988.
When I worked at Seminole Community Mental Health Center in the mid-1970s, NE Florida State Hospital at McClenny, near Jacksonville, had about 3,000 residents. When Last I heard it was down to 300. Their website says they have 633 beds and that they serve 30 of Florida's 67 counties. A couple of Fla's state hospitals have closed altogether, in an era when Fla's population has exploded. Obviously, for the almost half of Fla they serve, there should be more than 633 long-term beds available.
Where did those 3,000 people go? They didn't suddenly get well and no longer require help. And to make matters worse, because Florida doubled in population in the past three decades, there should be many more in long-term hospitals rather than fewer. Florida's solution: the mentally ill and indigent can now be found sleeping on park benches, living in the woods or residing in local jails or the state prisons.
Cleaning out the state hospitals (Deinstitutionalization) started in the late-1960s. I worked in a deinstitutionalization program for several months during my Illinois internship. Its initial impetus was humanitarian. State hospitals had become dumping grounds for the chronically and seriously mentally ill. Generally, they were "snake pits" that were poorly supervised and under-funded. There was no treatment, just custodial care. People were left there and forgotten. However, new psychotropic medications, such as Thorazine, reduced mania and hallucinations and thus made folks more manageable in community settings. Whereas the initial impetus was humanitarian, legislators quickly picked up on the fact that it was cheaper to maintain the mentally ill in group homes using local hospitals and jails as the backup.
And so state hospitals were gradually shut down and federal money, SSI and Medicaid, was used to subsidise community care. Community care works as long as there is considerable close supervision by case managers and plenty of back-up beds available in local hospitals.
I have several good friends with adult children who are mentally ill. Their bios are all remarkably similar. They came from Christian homes, but homes with "issues." They had learning disabilities and ADD in school. They struggled but eventually graduated. As adolescents they started experimenting with street drugs and quickly became, if not full-blown addicts, at least problem drug abusers. The drug abuse eventually set off a bipolar or schizophrenic process in them. And today they are in and out of jails and hospitals. Because they are often uncooperative, disturbed adult-children gradually wear out their families as care-givers.
They become hospitalized when, off their meds, they make threats to harm themselves or others, or when their behavior is so obviously disorganized that they come to the attention of law enforcement officers. They are then taken to hospital ERs and end up in the psych ward. In 24 to 72 hrs they are medicated and obviously somewhat more stable and are discharged. They know the system well enough to convince the shrinks that they're not an immediate threat to anyone. Those are the lucky ones. The less fortunate end up in jail where their problems go largely unrecognized and untreated by the criminal justice system.
Generally speaking, the most likely diagnostic categories to end up in the revolving doors of hospitalization and jail are those with Bipolar Disorder or Paranoid Schizophrenia. The bipolars usually enjoy the manic phase of their illness too much to want to take meds that will bring down their "highs"–and they're not inclined to listen to the advice of a therapist or a case manage telling them to slow down and make sensible decisions. The paranoids often just incorporate helping professionals into their delusions of persecution.
Part of the problem is that the chronically and seriously mentally ill are in denial about their illness. This is particularly true with young males. But no one, male or female, likes to be thought of as being vulnerable, of being impaired, as having a disability that's "mental."
Another part of the problem is that they've all been over-medicated at one time or another and so, tired of the unpleasant side effects, stop taking their medication altogether. After they stop taking their meds, for at least a while, they feel better. This confirms in their mind that they've made the right decision. The problem is that in a matter of a few weeks their thinking and self-care starts to deteriorate, and within days they are back in the revolving door of jail, hospital and homelessness.
But the major part of the problem is simply too few resources for too many patients;
(1) There needs to be more and better trained and better paid case managers. The chronically mentally ill require close monitoring. They need experienced, well-trained case managers who can link them to community resources.
(2) There needs to be more subsidized transitional apartments and group homes. These beds are far more cost effective than jail, and far more humane than sleeping in the woods.
(3) Community hospitals should be reimbursed enough so that they're willing to keep a decompensated chronic in a program for more than a few days. They actually need to have a structured treatment program that goes beyond a couple of days worth of group therapy.
For several years (2006-2010) I was part of an initiative that provided food, clothing and other resources for the homeless in downtown Orlando. We were part of a ministry from Northland Church. About a dozen of us would minister to 50 or 60 folks in a public park two nights per month. I no longer participate in this ministry on a biweekly basis but in my occasional participation I've noted a huge increase in the homeless served and in the numbers haunting the public parks in downtown Orlando. My estimate is that well over half of the homeless we served were either substance abusers or seriously mentally ill.
Unfortunately, the solution to the mentally ill and homeless problem is more funding, and in this era of "conservatism" legislators and the public are loath to provide more tax dollars to a group which doesn't vote and which in many cases is not even appreciative of the help which they are offered. Even the so-called "faith" community is reluctant to minister to folks whose behavior and diagnoses defy understanding. But we will be judged as a society by how we minister to the least among us. Several millenia ago the prophet Isaiah said: "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice. . .to set the oppressed free. . .Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter–when you see him naked to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you. . .then you will call and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and He will say: here am I". . ." (Is. 58:6-9) In effect he's saying that we, our country, will be blessed and healed when we care for the homeless, the hurting and hungry—the least among us for whom Jesus advocated.


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Yesterday was a very long and draining day -- up early to drive through MA and CT to get to the ferry for a trip across the LI Sound to Port Jefferson. My MIL's condition was very grave indeed. The news from the doctors was not good, and during lunch the conversation centered on those inevitable topics that we go through life hoping to avoid, since denial is so much easier. After we returned we were presented with a surgical option with lots of risk, but it offered the only hope. So, she had emergency surgery in the afternoon, has survived the critical 12-24 hour period, and although critical, appears to be stable and possibly improving. So maybe things are looking up. Bob will return to downstate tomorrow, but I am going to Samsonville, and will pick up one of our dog crates. Hopefully there is a Bagel in my not-distant future, and all will be right in my world once again.
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Lara's new loving home
Lara has found a new home. Khun Jim met Lara at the shelter and felt in love with her. He has decided to adopt her into his lovely home. They always went for a walk at the park. Khun Jim said Lara always follows and always be around him. They are very best friend and Lara will be a faithful friend to Khun Jim forever.
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As it always is in projects like "Planting A Future", there is so much work to do. Young and old is helping us to achieve our goals and change things for vulnerable people in Zambia.
Just look at those two kids who offered their help. It is wonderful and touching to see everybody working hand in hand without complains and with smiles on their faces.
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I take the subway. I also eat the Subway.
On Saturday I was on the G train heading south. A man sitting with a bike across the aisle from me said, "Got a bike here for sale, real cheap."
"I don't need a bike," I said. "I ride the subway."
"You do what?"
"I ride the subway. I don't need a bike."
"You ride the subway?"
"That's right."
"You know the restaurant Subway?"
"I do."
"You ever eat at Subway?"
"So you ride the subway …"
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You should submit this to Overheard in New York and just pretend you weren't directly involved.
Idalia permalinkMay 23, 2007 11:19 am
that guy sounds like a jerk.
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No, really, it was a funny and nice interaction. It was kind of absurd and joking, and the guy knew it.


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text: September 7, 2013 by Katrina Kuan If Barrack Obama, a complete political fledgling, ever seriously read Vladimir Putin's biography, then he would KNOW the type of GRAVITY and INFLUENCE an OUTSTANDING historical figure as Vladimir Putin has not only in Russia, but all Central Asia, South Asia and that whole neighbourhood really. . . I mean, Vladimir Putin though being polite enough not to say anything, with his absolutely LEGENDARY background prior to be given the official title of President of Russia, Vladimir would know instinctively that someone as Obama sitting down with himself would not really know much about this world we are living in. Vladimir is and was the highest official in KGB for decades, he was running Russia LONG before they officially gave him title of President. No American President or military is just going to walk into Vladimir Putin's territory, his backyard really and go attacking people he considers valuable business associates. I have met Vladimir Putin's aides in the city of Macau when I was younger. Anyways, we all knew Obama was wasting his time going to G20 to sell that shit to everyone, and as for Harper of Canada, he is atleast as clueless as Obama or even worse. So, yah….whatever eh? I would fuckin KNOW. I AM from the Asiatic Region of the planet. I speak of FACTS that can safely be minted in Platinum, sure. Advertisements Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related


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I added a frame about 6 feet up on the inside of the posts so I'd have a place to hang the sticks. I use ironwood, don't know the techinical name, just some old wild hedge that grows in the woods that is hard as iron and will dull your chainsaw in a heartbeat, but it don't bend or sag much under light weight.
I hang the sausage in curls from the sticks then set the ends on opposite sides of the frame built on the inside or the posts. Making sure non of the sausages touches any other sausage so there is air flow freely throughout it all.
I have one solid used exteerior door and about one half inch gap from the sides to top on all four sides of the structurre for smoke relief.
I start my fire outside the smoke house in the 24"pipe with small pieces of red oak, get a pretty good start on a coal bed then add small cuts of green Hickory, move the pot into the smoke house, close the door and open a beer (optional). As the green wood gets hot and dries it will smolder to ash so you must pay attention to the smoke output and add green wood as necessary.
This is my first time smoking sausage and it seems to be doing fine. I put it in at 945 this morning and it is already starting to dry and change to that rich red smoked color. Another 24 hours should just about do it right.
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"Vulgar, almost illiterate, a public liar easily detected… He was an actor of genius'
A vain, outlandish, anti-immigrant, fear-mongering demagogue runs for President of the United States- and wins. Sinclair Lewis's chilling 1935 bestseller is the story of Buzz Windrip, who promises poor, angry voters that he will make America proud and prosperous once more, but takes the country down a far darker path. As the new regime slides into authoritarianism, newspaper editor Doremus Jessop can't believe it will last- but is he right? This cautionary tale of liberal complacency in the face of populist tyranny shows it really can happen here.'
As someone who has been keenly interested in politics, especially American politics, for the last two or so years I was particularly interested when I saw this book in my local Waterstones. It was on a display comprised of dystopian novels such as Brave New World and 1984 which immediately caught my attention. I read the blurb (above) and was astounded by the immense feeling of deja-vu I was struck by. The description of an America ruled by such a vile authoritarian such as Buzz Windrip instantly reminded me of Donald Trump's America and I rushed to the counter to buy the novel.
Of course, the first thing you're struck by when examining this book is that it was published in 1935. This is incredibly interesting to me because of how amazingly relevant it is today and just how much the shadowy figure of Buzz Windrip mirrors Donald Trump. Obviously, Trump isn't exactly Windrip's clone but while reading the novel I made a list of similarities and differences between the fictional demagogue and our real life one and, strikingly, I could find only 3 stark differences while the similarities filled an entire page. The main difference between the two seemed to me to be that Windrip had political experience as a State Senator while Trump has no experience whatsoever. Meanwhile, some of the most evident qualities Trump shares with his fictional counterpart were:
- Distinct distrust of mainstream media and press
- Trusted by supporters to protect them from malevolent outside forces (Windrip- Bolsheviks, Jews etc. Trump- ISIS, terrorists and Islamic extremists etc.)
- Main support base is the 'Forgotten Men'
- Seen to mock his opponents
- Both divide their party
- Limited knowledge of economy and how it works (e.g. both promise to create more industry in America and increase wages while also managing to somehow lower prices)
- Promises to make the poorest better off- everyone will be rich
- Controlled by much smarter men (Windrip- Sarason etc. Trump- Bannon etc.)
- Xenophobe branding foreigners as dangerous to America's safety
- Famous for "writing" a book
- Claims to be the candidate of the "common man" despite having clear ties with big businesses
- Supported by the KKK
- Under heavy scrutiny by the New York Times
- Known for his preference for "pretty women"- judges them based on appearance
- Opponent seemed confident of success
- Uses ridiculous language that is both incorrect and childish (Windrip- talky talk, Trump- bigly etc.)
- Has large rallies with violent supporters
- Supports calls for opponents to be jailed
- Riots following inauguration
And that's just some of the ones I made notes of.
I think what I found most interesting while reading this fascinating novel was just how quickly the events in the book escalated and how realistic the attitudes towards these changes were. While the Minute Men gained power and numbers the rest of the population lay in a state of inaction. The predominant reactions by those who did not vote for Windrip, as with Trump, seemed to be to wait and see. 'How bad could he be?' was the point on everyone's lips and it didn't take long for Windrip and his Minute Men to show them. Violence, authoritarian rule, control of the press and concentration camps came quickly as Windrip and his cabinet seized control of the country. As soon as congress signed away their power Windrip and his cronies had America by the jugular and weren't planning on letting go anytime soon.
In fact, reading Lewis's tale today you cannot help but be reminded of the man currently residing in the White House. Perhaps the most interesting and revealing description of Windrip as "a public liar easily detected" could have so easily been plucked out of any editorial the world over regarding Trump. Windrip's blatant disregard for the facts is so reminiscent of Trump (or rather the other way around) that one could be forgiven for thinking Trump had based his circus act on the novel- which is obviously highly unlikely as it would suggest he'd read the book at all. Although if anyone could read Lewis's warning against America's personal brand of fascism and completely miss the point of the book it would be Donald Trump.
And obviously the two characters are similar enough for the comparison to be self evident. Windrip's attack on those of Jewish faith, African American heritage and those politically inclined towards the communist party is a tactic used in America and other countries for years to distract them from what their own government is doing, especially relevant since Trumps war on illegal immigration from South America and "anti-American" Muslim countries does just that.
Trumps war on the Court system and Congress is also exceedingly reminiscent of Windrip's, although thankfully they haven't yet been stupid enough to sign over their power and influence to the idiotic orange faced "winner" who couldn't even win the popular vote against a woman with an already dodgy reputation who suffered a Russian smear campaign in the weeks before the election.
Although of course this novel does serve as a warning against such a dictator that we have clearly ignored, hopefully it's not too late to learn some important lessons from the book. Those who silently waited for the better times to come again were not spared. Those who insisted that it could not happen there and that perhaps Windrip and his goons were not that bad were not spared. Those who voted for him in good faith and were left disappointed and disheartened were not left in peace and, most importantly, those who did not mind because they were not the ones originally targeted did not stay that way for long. Only the most ardent of fascists and supporters did well in that society and even then they were betrayed by friends and neighbours they'd known their whole lives so that they could get a foot up the ladder. Breeding hate and intolerance only increases social divides, it pushes the boundaries out until no one is safe. It starts out as a small 'other', a minority without the means to protect themselves but it never just stays with them. The circle of cruelty will expand outwards and envelope all those who can't defend themselves. If we let hate and intolerance turn us against one group of innocents, it won't just stop there. This is all the more important to remember now as anti-semitic hate crimes continue to rise, anti muslim feeling becomes more poisonous and anti-foreigner hate speech becomes far too commonplace.
I think perhaps one of my favourite quotes from this book is found on page 358 of the edition pictured above:
"He was afraid that the world struggle today was not of Communism against Fascism, but of tolerance against the bigotry that was preached equally by Communism and Fascism."
Now I have to be honest and say I adored reading this book. I haven't felt so genuinely invested in a book since I read Orwell's 1984 and even then perhaps not so much. It is a perfect blend of real life issues and fiction and had me completely unable to put it down for even a second. I can tell that this novel will be one of my favourites that I will come back to time and time again. I can only hope that more people read it and begin to recognise the signs of dictators around them today and are on their guard. This is not the sort of issue you can wait out, and without a working check and balance system and a public actively invested in their political system men like Windrip and Sarason, Bannon and Trump will continue to take advantage of the 'Forgotten Men' and use their votes and voices to take once prosperous and respected nations down the dark path men like Hitler once trod proudly.
For me, the main message of this book is don't just sit back and say 'it won't happen here, not in this free democracy'. It can happen anywhere. Look closely at America and the regime taking shape right now. It might be closer than you think. We need to actively engage in our politics, in current events and the truth, while we still have access to them.
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A wholefood soup to nurture your winter flu
Cold weather getting you down? I'm sure you need to recover ASAP & here is a recipe to help you heal!
Easy ways to add some extra nutrition & flu fighting ingredients to your meals when you aren't feeling fabulous is through extra leafy greens, spicy broths & spices. Simple additions of turmeric or ginger can make all the difference through your recovering couple of days. I find spices such as chilli flakes & paprika will add some nice flavour, whilst the 1 -2 teaspoons of grated ginger with an extra clove of garlic will help.
Meatball broth with leafy greens
- 500g organic lean pork mince
- 1/3 Cup breadcrumbs
- 1 Teaspoon paprika
- 1 Teaspoon chilli flakes
- ½ Teaspoon cumin
- 1 Litre organic chicken broth
- 1 Whole onion
- 2 Cloves of garlic
- 1 Thumb sized piece of ginger grated
- 1 Bunch bukchoy
- 1 Bunch choysum
- To make the meatballs, add the mince, breadcrumbs, paprika, chilli flakes & cumin to a bowl
- Mix them together with your hand until fully combined [I find I don't need an egg but if your mixture is too try, feel free to add 1 beaten egg]
- Roll the pork mixture into small balls & place on a baking tray in the refrigerator whilst you make your broth
- Add the onion, ginger & garlic to a pot with coconut oil & sauté until soft
- Add the chicken broth and bring to the boil
- Taste the broth, you may want to season with salt & pepper or even 1 Tablespoon of soy sauce adds flavour
- Add your meatballs to the broth to poach for 10-12 minutes until cooked
- Whilst your meatballs are cooking, place the leafy greens over the top of the meatballs & close the lid so the veges steam away [they don't need to be immersed in the broth to cook]
- Once the meatballs are cooked, gently stir your veges into the broth & add another teaspoon of chilli flakes to add a small kick of spice
- Serve as is or add ½ a cup of pearl cous cous or spelt pasta
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Three weeks are passed after my moving from Italy to England to study Journalism. The worst thing in this is the impossibility to train in Brazilian Jiu jitsu, my beloved sport, because the master busy horaries and assignments don't allow me. The only alternative has been a normal gym near my street: The Jubilee sport center.
It is located at the end of Shirland Road, into the Maida Hill district of Westminster, London.
Like many other big gym it contains different sport leisure: a big swimming pool, a fully packed gym machine zone and an enormous sport hall in which different fitness activities are held. To tell someones: Circuits, the modern Rebook Core Training (using the Balance Board merchandised by the Reebook), Pilates, Legs Bums & Tums.
With this description, it can be similar as the other thousands gym that all over the world give fitness to their customer. What has taken so much my attention to write an article about it? I forgot to say that the gym owner is not the normal private or commercial association, likely only to take money from their customer while they try to lose weight.
The head of the Jubilee, and also other twenty gyms in the capital, is a health association: "The Nuffield Health". The N. H. is active not only into the fitness world, but has also raised up many private hospitals that help everyday to cure illnesses and to practise doctors with experimental surgery techniques. These techniques can be called "The Health of the future".
So, they worries not only for your fitness while you are training into the gym, but also everything we should be cautious after it, but often don't know anything about it: nutrition principles, hydration rules, right planning of training hours.
A Nuffield Health expert is every time available into the gym Studio for everyone who need advices on how obtain the best results with the right nutrition and a good training.
At the entrance of the machine gym room you can read : "The best way to start a new year is to set a goal. Like run 100 miles in 20 minutes or half an hour more into the swimming pool. The objective must be realistic, in order not to give up on it. We know you can do it and we will help you throughout the process of the goal realisation". Well, that's not a commercial gym speech, that's a friend one!
My only hope is that they will add some news fighting/ martial arts classes, in order to fulfil the needs of the other fighters, who don't want to go to Kilburn High road everyday (The street home of the Roger Gracie Academy and of many other Boxing/Kickboxing academy).