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summer 2006 lit issue: beach reads | gary shteyngart | summer book picks
Photographs by Laura Mattingly
Emo on Every Page!: Jacob Nixon and Maryse Meijer feel the emotion.
Summer Book Picks
Dozens of annotated recommendations from your local booksellers
Staff Picks From Bookshop Santa Cruz
Most Darwinian Summer Read
Intelligent Thought: Science vs. the Intelligent Design Movement
Edited by John Brockman
Vintage; 272 pages; $14 paper
"Join the world's leading scientists as they lay the smack-down on the nonsense that is the Intelligent Design movement. Bite-size chapters make it the perfect summer beach read for the thinking guy or gal--so sit back, relax and thank Darwin for common sense." --Maryse Meijer
Most Emo Summer Read
Miss Misery
By Andy Greenwald
Simon Spotlight; 400 pages; $12.95 paper
"Indeed this book is a fine display of all things emo, including quotes from Death Cab for Cutie, LiveJournal obsessions, boys making mixed CDs for girls, and the insane procrastination of a mid-20s lifestyle. Want to go to NYC this summer but can't afford it? This book will put you there with a vodka in one hand and a cell phone in the other while you come face to face with yourself. Really. Someone finally figured out how to bring talent back to emo! WTG, Andy!" --Jacob Nixon
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Most Fucking-Great Summer Read
Birds in Fall
By Brad Kessler; Scribner; 256 pages; $24 cloth
"I picked this book up at random because of the blurbs--all authors I love--and oh my God, is it good. Kessler's prose has a rhythmic grace that carries the novel forward more forcefully than any plot could hope to. Brought together by extraordinary circumstances, the characters in Birds in Fall are true to life in all of their ordinary ways. Kessler 'gets' people, and his dialogue is dead-on. His accuracy made me gasp with surprise and pleasure. An incredible book by an extraordinary writer." --Rachel Meier
Most Humorous/Obnoxious Summer Read
Killing Yourself to Live: 85 Percent of a True Story
By Chuck Klosterman
Scribner; 256 pages; $23 cloth
"This is the perfect summer read if you love road trips, love music and love hearing about other people's failed relationships and broken hearts." --Felicia Gilman
Mr. Sandman: Atlantis owner Joe Ferrara experiences Vertigo.
Staff Picks From Atlantis Fantasyworld
Most Mind-Blowing Summer Read
"I recommend the Vertigo Imprint, if you want to blow your mind and stretch the boundaries. The books in the Vertigo Imprint are a combination of Gothic, mystical and supernatural, with a little horror. The Sandman is the most recognizable title. It's literate. It's layered. These are not your father's comics. These are not funny books. They're edgy, and meant to make you question your beliefs. In general, women find them more satisfying to read than other comic books, because they're story-driven narratives rather than action-driven." --Joe Ferrara
Most Feminist Summer Read
Y: The Last Man Series
By Brian K. Vaughan; Vertigo
"Here's the story: Every creature, man and beast, with a Y chromosome dies except for this one guy Yorick and his monkey, Ampersand. Realistic sci-fi would be the best way to characterize it. You get a sense of how the characters and society over time deal with the loss of all the men and males, and the way the female population rebuilds the society. It has a lot of feminist theory in it, Butler and others. I think that graphic novels are the up-and-coming genre of the American canon." --Jacquelene Cohen
Dharma Clerks: Gateways' Tara Baron, Andrew French and Sarita Benn-Towle
Staff Picks From Gateways
Most Practical Summer Read
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
By Balthsar Gracian; Shambhala; 296 pages; $6.95 paper
"This collection of 300 maxims provokes thought, informs decisions and guides actions in nearly every part of day to day life. And the Shambhala translation recommends reading them in small batches, a practice I find to be effective. It fits in your pocket, reads quickly and always delivers." --Jack Garman
Most Transformatively Sensual and Deeply Healing Summer Read
The Passion of Mary Magdalen
By Elizabeth Cunningham
Monkfish; 640 pages; $29.95 Cloth
"Mary is portrayed as Jesus' soul mate and equal on a vastly unique yet parallel path to his. This book melds the worlds of magic, sexuality, personal transformation, spirituality and the journey from trauma to wholeness. I read half of it in one sitting!"--Tara Baron
Most Humorous Summer Read
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
By Elizabeth Gilbert
Viking; 352 pages; $24.95 cloth
"Geniusly honest, divinely funny, internally adventurous. A must for any human, especially an evolving woman." --Sarita Benn-Towle
Most Punk Summer Read
Dharma Punx
By Noah Levine; Harper; 272 pages; $12.95 paper
"Set in Santa Cruz, this novel is 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets Buddhism.' The Gen X punk scene takes the forefront in this work with protagonist Noah, in his adventure that moves from California to Tibet and back again. Moving. Inspiring. [Noah currently leads youth groups in Santa Cruz.]"--Andrew French
Most Mind-Blowing Summer Read
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consiousness, Matter and Miracles
By Bruce Lipton, Ph.D.
Rosetta; 388 pages; $19.95 paper
"This is a really mind-changing book by a medical school professor who suddenly realized that the new research on genetics totally contradicted the medical establishment's views. The news is your cells believe what you believe and this can change your life." --David Garbacz
Cutting Crew: Linda Frazho and owner David Watson
Staff Picks From Literary Guillotine
Most Satirical/Reckless/Tasty Summer Read
Cooking With Fernet Branca
By James Hamilton-Paterson
"I can tell you for sure, it's the funniest cookbook ever written, and I can say that as a graduate of the California Culinary Academy. It's the worst cookbook I've ever read but it's the best mystery--ever, bar none. I never read mysteries but I thought it was a cookbook so that's why I read it." --David Watson (owner)
Most Grueling Summer Read
Decline of the West
By Oswald Spengler
"I love to recommend that one for a summer read. It's better now that there's an abridged version because it used to be two volumes and take all summer. Now it only takes half the summer. It's just as good now as it was a hundred years ago." --David Watson
Staff Picks From Capitola Book Cafe
Most Epic, Monstrous and Inspiring Summer Read
Miracle in the Andes
By Nando Parrado
Crown; 304 pages; $25 cloth
"The book and movie Alive first brought the world the story of the 1972 Uruguayan rugby team and their families whose plane plummeted into the Andes and who struggled to survive for 72 days in the bitter, volatile mountains. Now the man who took the treacherous 45-mile hike across the frozen wilderness to search for help tells his tale--from the survivors' desperate need to eat the flesh of fellow crash victims to the stunning, inspiring love for his father that kept Nando alive." --Janet Leimeister
Best Book to Read by Candlelight in the Bathtub in the Summer Read
Blue Nude
By Elizabeth Rosner
Ballantine; 224 pages; $22.95 cloth
"Poetic, captivating, luminous--this book is wonderful to sink into after a long day. An Israeli artist's model and a painter born in postwar Germany cross paths at an art school in San Francisco. The result is breathtaking, an exploration of mind, body, and art." --Melissa Reeser
Capitola Gang: Cafe owner Marcia Rider, Marsha Frederick, owner Gwen Marcum, and Janet Leimeister
Most Mind-Blowing Summer Read
Atomik Aztex
By Sesshu Foster (former UCSC prof!)
City Lights; 224 pages; $15.95 paper
"This brilliant book is similar to Slaughterhouse-Five, yet utterly different at the same. Zenzo, an immigrant worker at the Farmer John meat-packing plant in L.A., is losing his mind. He is imagining himself in an alternate reality where the Aztecs beat the Spanish and now rule the Western Hemisphere--or is he an Aztec warrior plagued by the nightmare of working at a slaughterhouse?" --James Moran
Most Satirical/Hilarious/Depressing Summer Read
Civilwarland in Bad Decline
By George Saunders
Riverhead; 192 pages; $13 paper
"In this collection of short stories, Civilwarland is an amusement park complete with candlemaking and wagon rides. Unfortunately, the local gangs don't appreciate its quaintness; they keep starting knife fights in front of the blacksmith's shop. This painfully hilarious book is great to read out loud on long car trips." --Camille Campbell
Most Fanciful and Fun for the Whole Family Summer Read
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Blue Bear
By Walter Moers; Overlook; 704 pages; $26.95 cloth
"Follow the adventures of little Bluebear, an intrepid azure-furred seagoing bear, as he tangles with Minipirates, giant spiders, witches, Bolloggs without heads and all sorts of other eccentric creatures on the land and in seas of Zamonia. Fatter than Harry Potter and full of fabulous illustrations." --Lori Dillow
Most Thrilling and Politically Relevant Summer Read
Moonlight Hotel
By Scott Anderson
Doubleday; 384 pages; $24.95 cloth
"A New York Times war correspondent, Anderson (Triage and War Zones) has written from Beirut, Northern Ireland, Chechnya, Israel, Sudan, Sarajevo, El Salvador and other war-torn areas. His novel is reminiscent of a John Le Carré work, a dark-humored look at the consequences of American empire and the ordinary people caught in political conflict. As the kingdom of Kutar backslides into tribal conflict, midlevel diplomat David Richards is ordered to stay, even as most Americans and foreigners flee, abandoning the local population to their violent end." --Gwen Marcum
Most Convincing-Reason-to-Stay-on-the-Beach Summer Read
The Devil's Teeth
By Susan Casey; Owl Books; 304 pages; $14 paper
"This startling, educational read describes the great white shark's September migration to the Farallones. Susan Casey presents a well researched story of the toothy gray suits and a fascinating history of the 211-acre archipelago 27 miles west of the Golden Gate."--Marcia Rider
Most Romantic and Harrowing Summer Read
The Wild Girl
By Jim Fergus; Hyperion; 368 pages; $14.95 paper
"The author spins a tale of romance and adventure while nudging the reader to contemplate one's perceptions about culture and the meaning of friendship. A book depicting the Depression-era West and the sorrows and fates that befell whites and Apache Indians alike, this vivid book will hold your attention no matter where you vacation." --Marsha Frederick
All Booked Up: Logos' Loren Mueller
Staff Picks From Logos Books And Records
Most Prescient Summer Read
By Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
DC Comics; $19.99
"1987 graphic novel in which multiple lives in New York are sacrificed and disguised to affect a larger strategy. You make the call." --Graham McGrew
Most Epic Summer Read
The Royal Family
By William T. Vollmann; Penguin; 800 pages; $17 paper
"'An epic is a poem with history.' This image-dense novel's poetically voluptuous sentences shape echoes of archetypes in a seedy present. Disturbing, strange, compassionate. The Great American Novel?" --Graham McGrew
Most Mind-Fuck-y Summer Read
Mulholland Drive
By David Lynch
"Not actually a book but we do sometimes get in a used DVD. Limbers up your mind to leap from corporeal, time-bound lanes to the undifferentiated white hum." --Graham McGrew
Most Politically Relevant Summer Read
Frekonomics, Revised Edtion
By Steven D. Levitt, and Stephen J. Dubner Morrow; 320 pages; $27.95 cloth
"Economics and data mining have never been so compelling! This book will change the way you think about politics and social issues. A quick and enjoyable read." --Amy Wolitzer
Most Adventurous Summer Read
The Brief History of the Dead
By Kevin Brockmeier; Pantheon; 272 pages; $22.95 cloth
"A rip-roaring adventure through a dreamlike nether world that provides fun for the whole family. Every page has such profound moments of sensitivity and genuine heart-felt emotion. A real tour de force." --John Wolfe
Most Inspiring Summer Read
Nine-Headed River
By Peter Matthiessen
Shambhala; 288 pages; $19.95 paper
"Inspiring and deeply personal history of the development of Japanese Zen in America." --Terry Sullivan
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The District 4 race ranks as the most crucial, where challenger Raymond "Bunkey" Morgan, a pro-business conservative, is attempting to unseat incumbent Gary Phillips.
Morgan, who ran unsuccessfully as a Republican in District 1 two years ago, went to great pains to prove that he had indeed relocated from his family estate in District 1 to a cottage in District 4, which he bought and then sold in a curious land deal resulting in a $30,000 profit. Morgan, a former county planning board member, has based his candidacy on lowering taxes and encouraging economic development, leaning heavily on his personal record as a bootstrap businessman. And yet, court records show Morgan and his wife didn't pay federal income taxes in 1988 and 1989 (a total of $9,571) and Morgan also failed to pay $50,833 in quarterly taxes related to his car wash business in 1991, leading Uncle Sam to put liens on his properties until he paid all three debts in 1998. With the addition of a $375,000 foreclosure by creditors in 1996 and several judgments against him for not paying routine company bills, Morgan's business record just doesn't jibe with the image he cultivates. All of this would be a problem for Chatham's progressive-minded voters if they didn't have a sterling alternative in Gary Phillips. The one-term incumbent commissioner, who now chairs the five-member board, has a reliable track record of adhering to principles of environmental and social responsibility. In his first term, Phillips led the creation of the county's land-use plan to control sprawl, fended off the monstrous Briar Chapel proposal and an asphalt plant expansion, and fought for social services in a tight budget, earning him The Independent's endorsement for a second term.
In District 3, Chatham voters have another clear choice in the race between incumbent Carl Outz and challenger David LeGrys, an IBM staffer and 19-year Chatham County resident, who earns our endorsement. In his first term, Outz has demonstrated friendliness toward industry and resistance to environmental protections in decisions on such issues as asphalt plant expansions and hog-waste disposal restrictions. LeGrys, on the other hand, has consistently advocated for growth controls in his six years on the county planning board, including taking lead roles in the county's long-range land-use plan and its cell-phone towers regulations.
In District 5, two political newcomers are vying for the seat being vacated by Rick Givens, who is seeking the sheriff's job. Neither Charles Johnson nor Tommy Emerson offers enough of a progressive platform or track record to earn The Independent's endorsement, though Johnson, an accountant, real estate broker and former chamber of commerce president, seems to have a clearer view of the issues facing his county and may be more willing to listen to alternative points of view than Emerson, the retired CEO of the North Central Farm Credit Association.
Chatham County Sheriff
A crowded field of candidates is running for Chatham County sheriff, and that's a most welcome development in a county that clearly needs to make some fundamental choices about law enforcement.
Five Democrats, including the current sheriff, Ike Gray, are squaring off in the Sept. 10 primary. The single Republican candidate will challenge the primary winner in November.
Each of the Democrats is pledging to restore the department's credibility, which has been in tatters since 5,000 pounds of confiscated marijuana went missing in late 2000. The bungling that led to the pot's disappearance, along with the inept follow-up investigation by the department, has given Chatham's citizens a comic opera that no one is laughing about. Other problems have plagued the department, like its poor clearance rate for solving widespread break-ins.
Several of the candidates have long experience in law enforcement and related fields, but only one offers the combined attributes of years enforcing the law, a record of close involvement with a broad set of community groups, and a vision for how to steer the department back to respectability. Richard Webster, a Pittsboro police officer who served for a decade as a Chatham sheriff's deputy, has earned the respect of people who work with the county's most vulnerable citizens.
Gray's name has become synonymous with the recent scandals in the department, and he hasn't made much of a case for why he's the person to fix the problems he's presided over as sheriff. Rick Givens, who has served the county well as a commissioner, touts his Air Force special operations training as a virtual law enforcement credential, but he has no substantive experience in civilian policing. Darden Jarman worked as a deputy for a mere year-and-a-half, and he hasn't presented much of a vision for improving the department. And while Randy Knight, a state patrolman for the last 21 years, has a sterling reputation and some good ideas, he doesn't appear to have the breadth of experience and community connections that Webster does.
It should be noted that one common and disturbing thread has run through all five of these candidates' campaigns. Despite Chatham's bitter bout with the missing pot scandal, all of the candidates have pledged they will devote even more time, energy and expense to fight that war more aggressively. They speak of more K-9 units in the schools, more high-tech surveillance gear, more drug-fighting personnel, etc. We hope that the sheriff elected in November will rethink the issue enough to realize that if there's one county in the entire state that most needs a reprieve from the folly and futility of the drug war, it's Chatham.
Chatham County Board of Education
In District 3, Challenger Allan (Ziggy) Zimmerman is taking on longtime incumbent Jack Wilkie. The Independent endorses the newcomer Zimmerman, who would be the answer to the prayers of progressives who hope to gain a majority on the school board to oppose the heavy-handedness of Chatham Superintendent Larry Mabe. Wilkie, a 33-year-member of the board (and chairman for 31 of those years), is seen as a key supporter of Mabe, who returned the favor by allowing Wilkie and State Sen. Howard Lee to distribute free boxes of Dunkin' Donuts to all Chatham teachers as a campaign ploy. The free doughnuts included a note on each box from Lee and Wilkie. Opponents have dubbed the affair Donutgate and have criticized Mabe for allowing a county courier to deliver the doughnuts at taxpayer expense. Zimmerman, a North Carolina State Trooper and the PTSA president at Chatham Central High School, has offered some fresh ideas to improve the countys educational system. He backs a schools bond to help the county keep up with steady growth and better services for the countys growing Latino community. In District 4, five people are vying for two seats. The Independent endorses incumbent Ronald P. (Ronnie) Collins, who cast the lone vote against a contract extension for Mabe. Collins, a self-employed accountant, supports a performance audit of the countys educational system, and hed like to see developers foot some of the bill for new schools. He supports a schools bond as our only alternative in the short run. That leaves four candidates vying for the remaining seat. Of those, The Independent supports Wayne White, a mathematician who is a retired manager of Lucent Technologies. While the other three candidatesDoug Burke, T.C. Yarborough and the only women in the race, Deb McManuseach has their good points, White is a Chatham County native who seems to have the most experience and best leadership skills of the foursome. He is a critic of Mabe, and says the school system needs to do more to retain and attract high-quality teachers. He is noncommittal about how to fund new schools, but he supports development of short- and long-term plans to identify needs.
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Lindsay Sharman is a citizen of the World, and owes no allegiance to any country, apart from the UK because it has free healthcare (at the moment… not for much longer, the way things are going). She lives with a husband (her own) and a cat (her husband's) and an expectant space where a dog should be (which will be filled sometime in the next few years). Lindsay is the author of the Madame Magenta series.
Tell us about the main character of your books, Madame Magenta.
Magenta is every young buck's ideal heroine: a forty-something woman who lives in North London and reads fortunes for a living.
Madame Magenta exists on the page and the stage. Which iteration came first?
I pranced about onstage as Magenta for about a year before I put her in a novel.
What does the stage version of Magenta involve? Is the act wholly scripted, or do you allow for improvisation and audience interaction?
It involves looking like I'm half-crazed and fully-drunk. But behind this apparent chaos is a script, and even my interaction with the audience is carefully manipulated. Having said that, I often change the wording and add jokes on the fly, and I do enjoy it when it goes genuinely tits-up, as you can see in this video where I forget the lyrics to the song and start spouting nonsense…
Do elements of your audience interactions ever find their way into the Madame Magenta books?
Yes. As with the performance, I have a fully worked-out plan before I start writing, but I'd quickly become bored if I always followed it. The stage work has really helped flesh out Magenta's attitude to her work and clients. It's super-useful. A bit like intense hot-seating.
Do you have a personal interest in the occult?
You have to be interested in something to write about it. However, I can get interested in almost anything. I worked in telecommunications once upon a time and found myself genuinely fascinated by copper cabling theft, and would bore people at parties* about it. But I found I could only bore one or two people at a time using the 'party' method, so I started performing on the London cabaret and comedy scene, but that wasn't enough either so I expanded my reach yet again by writing novels. I now have literally tens of fans.
*by 'parties' I actually mean 'bus stops'.
Have you ever had your fortune read?
I used to read my own fortune as a teenager using Runes and a book that told you what the hell the Rune pieces meant, and I would keep going until I got the result I wanted. I never went to a professional fortune-teller as I needed to ask private and shameful questions such as "will I be sad forever" and "will I be a virgin forever." *
*These questions aren't necessarily directly related to each other, but do encompass my experience of being a teenager.
Which novelists do you most admire?
Sue Townsend, Aldous Huxley, Terry Pratchett, Tom Holt, Douglas Adams, Iain (M) Banks, Philip K Dick, George Macdonald Fraser, Charles Bukowski.
What inspires you to write?
Reading, actually. I was an obsessive reader of novels for years, and one day I decided it was my turn to have a go.
What's your writing schedule like? Are you super regimented, butt-in chair every day, tip-tapping away for hours, or an airy-fairy 'when the muse strikes' sort of a person?
Somewhere in between. I find forcing a schedule on myself is like trying to take my cat for a walk. As in, it's something I do almost every day, it involves equal parts reluctance and hysteria, and society does not require me to do it at all, so I sometimes wonder why I bother.
What's the biggest influence on the kind of thing you write? Another author? A TV show? Some other thing that is neither of those two things?
My main influence is Stuff Wot I Have Thought Of On Trains While Eating Convenient Pastry.
What's next in the pipeline? Will we be seeing a third Madame Magenta book any time soon?
I am writing a YA novel that will also appeal to adults (hopefully)! Starring a young Magenta! I hope to finish it by the end of February 2016! I am not panicking about this deadline at all!
Finally, what question do you wish I'd asked but didn't?
Nothing, this interview was too long and I am tired and I haven't even taken the cat out for a drag yet.
You can purchase the first book in the Madame Magenta series, Magenta is the Warmest Colour, HERE.


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Welcome to 1st Grade!
Hello! I am Miss Bucy, the first grade teacher at St. Pius X. This is my third year of teaching, but my first year at St. Pius X. I attended St. Monica Catholic School on Mercer Island from kindergarten through eighth grade. I had such a wonderful experience there and the teachers were so inspiring, I decided to become a teacher so I can help children the same way my teachers helped me. I earned my Bachelor's of Arts in Education from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. When I am not teaching, I love to travel, read, sing, go camping, and spend time with my family.
My goal as a teacher is to help my students learn about the world around them and to help them see how they can change the world. I strive to help my students be the best students, people, and Christians that they can be. I look forward to working with them this year and I cannot wait to see how much they grow!
If you ever have any questions or concerns, you can email me at email@example.com!
Read 15 minutes every night and fill out your reading log. (Parents: Please make sure to initial your child's reading log!)
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Spelling List for week of September 11:
1) at
2) can
3) cat
4) back
5) dad
6) am
7) bat
8) mad
9) ran
10) sack
First Grade Spelling List for the Week of September 18th
1. in
2. it
3. did
4. sit
5. six
6. fix
7. lip
8. mix
9. pin
10. wig
Bonus Words
11. and
12. take
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2. hot
3. hop
4. pot
5. pop
6. ox
7. lock
8. mop
9. got
10. rock
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Ground Rules: Other than a tortilla and eggs, ingredients in a breakfast burrito are something no one seems to agree on. Should there be beans? Potatoes? Cheese? We think there's no right answer, so as long as you can get it during breakfast-ish hours and it resembles a burrito, we consider it fair game.
Why Deep-Fried Butter Is the Perfect Breakfast Food
Located in the Financial District and closed on weekends, this is the spot to hit up after you go a little too hard on a school night (no judgment, just trying to help). Order the Caramba Chorizo. Add potatoes. It's on the small side, but it's cheap and it won't put you in a food coma later on when you're at your desk "working".
El Faro
Another FiDi spot that's only open during the work week, this place is known for its cheap and filling breakfast burrito (in other words, don't order the regular burrito). It comes with bacon, ham, AND chorizo, so you don't have to play favorites. Oh, and they load it up with refried beans, which can make it a little messy, but you weren't actually going to use your keyboard to get any work done anyway, so just deal with it. Depending on how badly you're hurting, too, they have "Baby" and "Super" sizes. So... Super.
Bacon Bacon
Upper Haight
The breakfast sandwich at Bacon Bacon is so good, it's almost hard to order the Breakfast Burrito -- but you can solve that problem by just going there more often. The seemingly small (but totally filling) burrito is packed with scrambled eggs, bacon, avocado, cheddar, and, oh right: pork shoulder. Squeal, little piggy! Seriously though, this is one of the most flavorful breakfast burritos you'll find in SF.
HRD Coffee Shop
HRD Coffee Shop has been around since the 1950s. Back then, they served coffee. Today, not so much. Now they do Mexican-Korean fusion that people line up out the door for at lunchtime. Go for breakfast instead, and order the Korean Breakfast Burrito, a tortilla stuffed with spicy pork, kimchi, eggs, hash browns, cheese, and hot sauce. The texture, spice, and flavor combination is perfection. It's cash-only, but there's an ATM inside. [Editor's Note: They're closed for August, but it's good enough that they still deserved to be on here.]
Café deStijl
Fisherman's Wharf
Café deStijl is on the Embarcadero by Telegraph Hill, which basically means it may as well be in another state, but their breakfast burritos make the trek worth it. Super-fluffy eggs, apple-smoked bacon or sausage, avocado, house-made salsa, and cheese are all rolled up in a tortilla and then quickly grilled for perfect, melty goodness. At $10, it's a little pricey, but most things described as 'perfect, melty goodness' usually are. Bonus: it comes with fresh fruit and potatoes!
Thinkers Café
Potrero Hill
A neighborhood favorite for Potrero Hill locals, Thinkers Café is small but has seating indoors and outdoors AND has free Wi-Fi... so you can pretend to work with the rest of San Francisco while you chow down on your spicy breakfast burrito with bacon. If you don't like spicy breakfast burritos, you can ask for less sauce while you ponder exactly where you went wrong in life.
Bean Bag Café
Western Addition
Located in NoPa (psych! On Divis), The Bean Bag Café doesn't actually have any bean bags (dumb), but it does have a $5.95 breakfast burrito (way less dumb!). You'll have to pay $2 extra to add meat that you don't technically need since it's stuffed to the brim with eggs, potatoes, avocado, cheese, salsa, and black beans, but that you kind of do need to add because, well, sausage. Also: it's legitimately huge, so you could share if sharing were something you were into.
The Little Chihuahua
Western Addition/Noe Valley/The Mission
Scrambled eggs, beans, Mexican potatoes, sautéed poblano chiles, and smoky chile salsa all combine for a perfect flavor combination that makes this another spot where the breakfast burritos taste better than the regular ones. The portions are huge, so you'll leave totally stuffed -- especially if you also take advantage of the chips and salsa bar. Warning: this burrito definitely flirts with being "wet-style" -- if you're not down to use a fork and knife to eat burritos (totally understandable), you might want to skip this one.
Reverie Cafe
Cole Valley
First step: find the hour-long line for Zazie brunch. Next: walk right past it and down the block to Reverie Cafe. Then: order the breakfast burrito and pay with cash (only). Six bucks will get you a good-sized burrito filled with eggs, beans, cheese, and chipotle sauce. Choose between veggie (spinach and potatoes) or spicy chorizo. Finally: find a seat in the garden and enjoy, while feeling slightly superior to all those other people still waiting in line for their Eggs Benedict.
Don Pisto's
North Beach
When you think of North Beach, you probably don't think of Mexican. In fact, you probably don't even think of North Beach that often. When you do, though, make sure Don Pisto's breakfast burritos are part of the thought process. There's only one morning burrito on the menu: chorizo, queso Oaxaca, eggs, rice, beans, and arbol. It's the perfect size: not too big, not too small (that's what she said... and you're not sure if it's a compliment?). Oh, and they have bottomless mimosas; you've been warned. Important FYI: Breakfast is only available on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
The Grove
Hayes Valley/Lower Pac Heights/SOMA
The most expensive burrito on the list ($9.95 with an additional $2.75 if you want to add meat), this is also one of the best. The eggs are scrambled to-order, the rosemary hash browns add a delightful crunch, the avocado is fresh, the black beans are not too wet, and you get cheddar AND Jack cheese. Truthfully, this one is one burrito where you can forego the meat without shedding any tears. Okay, FINE, but only a few.
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1. Bacon Bacon205 Frederick St, San Francisco
2. HRD Smokin Grill521#A 3rd St, San Francisco
3. Little Chihuahua292 Divisadero St, San Francisco
4. Reverie Cafe848 Cole street, San Francisco
5. Don Pisto's510 Union St, San Francisco
6. The Grove301 Hayes St, San Francisco
7. Caramba78 2nd St, San Francisco
8. El Faro82 1st St, San Francisco
9. Cafe deStijl1 Union St, San Francisco
10. Thinkers Cafe1631 20th St, San Francisco
11. Bean Bag Café601 Divisadero St, San Francisco
You'll be able to smell the wafts of perfectly-cooked bacon at this Cole Valley hub from miles away. From flavored bacon sandwiches to cookies dipped in chocolate & coated in bacon bits, there's no way you can go wrong.
From the people behind HRD Coffee Shop, the Smokin Grill's a much-needed, not-pasta addition to North Beach, with spicy pork kimchi burritos (no, seriously), plus Mongolian beef cheesesteak and the everyday special of a sweet chili fried pork chop, because the sweet Left-Eye pork chop just waterfalls short.
With locally sourced, sustainable ingredients and sizes for every taste (from regular to "super baby"), this burrito joint can't be kept under wraps. Especially when filling options range from 100% grass fed carne asada, salmon, refried pinto beans, and chorizo, to vegetarian black beans.
A great neighborhood breakfast/brunch spot with an outdoor patio.
If you were convinced you couldn't find good Mexican in North Beach, think again -- this hip eatery even gives Mission joints a run for their money. Served by a friendly staff, Mexican street eats dominate the menu, such as ceviche, tacos, and tamales, but the real show-stopper here is the whole lobster that's big enough for two. Dip it in heavenly cilantro garlic butter, then go to town creating absolutely decadent tacos with all the fixin's.
Come to The Grove for an assortment of healthy/guilty pleasures -- from super salad bowls to chunky, delicious cookies, they've got it all.
For reliably tasty burritos at a price that won't make you roll your eyes, stop by Caramba in SoMa. Serving made-to-order breakfast burritos (and non-breakfast ones!) alongside fresh salsas, this is an excellent lunch option with speedy lines. For Southern Californians seeking a taste of home, Caramba offers a California burrito (translation: a burrito with French fries).
El Faro claims to be one of the originators of the Mission burrito – designated as such for its large size and use of rice – in the 1960s. These days they're not quite at the top of the Mission burrito hierarchy, but still reliable when you need a cheap, heavy payload of rice, beans and protein.
Café deStijl might seem far away being in Fisherman's Wharf, but their breakfast burritos make the trek worth it, thanks to the super-fluffy eggs, apple-smoked bacon or sausage, avocado, house-made salsa, and cheese that are all rolled up in a tortilla and then quickly grilled for perfect, melty goodness.
Thinkers Café is small Potrero Hill favorite with free Wi-Fi and an amazing, spicy breakfast burrito (with bacon).
This sweet Alamo Square cafe is famous for their breakfast burrito, filled with eggs, salsa, potatoes, and avocado (with the option to add chicken apple sausage). The cafe is also known to have a solid selection of beer on tap, and is a great spot to sit with your laptop and work.


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Last week the Ai40 Investor's Index continued on a bull run to reach another record high for the year. The upward push was largely driven by telecoms and banking stocks. Meanwhile, Nigerian-listed equities tracked by the Index continue to underperform. The Index gained 0.96 points (or 1%) from a previous close of 96.77 to end […]
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The Ai40 Investor's Index has been trading in a tight range for the last four reviews. Last week, the best performing stocks on the Index were all from the North African region – Egypt and Morocco in particular. The Index was down by 1.2 points (or 1.24%) from its last reading of 96.55, to close […]
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Africa investor Ai40 Weekly Commentary – 03 July 2017Monday, July 3rd, 2017
The Ai40 Investor's Index returned into positive territory last week and was buoyed by a handful of banking stocks from across the continent. The Index gained 1.46 points (or 1.53%) from its last reading of 95.09, to close Friday at a value of 96.55.


text: Mornington Peninsula Schools Environment Week On 15 March 2016 students from a range of schools and kindergartens across the Mornington Peninsula descended on Briars Historic Park in Mount Martha for the launch of the annual Mornington Peninsula Schools Environment Week. In its 33rd year, Mornington Peninsula Schools Environment Week is one of the longest running environmental events for primary school children in Victoria. This year's event was held between 15 and 18 March 2016, with over 2500 students attending from schools in Hastings, Sorrento, Langwarrin and Frankston. The week is full of fun and interactive activities designed to help connect students to their environment by promoting awareness and care of the environment and complements primary school programs linked to environmental science, recycling and sustainability. This year's event consisted of a range of hands-on activities and targeted education touching on a range of topics including horticulture, water conservation, marine studies, ecology, native fauna and flora, wetlands health, indigenous foods and culture, woodlands habitats, sustainable living and many more. Photo — Mornington Peninsula Schools' Environment Week is one of the many local community programs we are proud to support. Having supported this event for a number of years, Esso Australia and BHP Billiton were proud to continue our support in 2016. Ruan de Witt, Esso Australia's Safety, Health, Environment and Security Advisor, attended the launch to see the programs in action. "Having attended the launch, it was great to see students get an opportunity to increase their environmental awareness through the many interactive displays and hands-on activities which were both fun and educational," said Ruan. Learn more about Mornington Peninsula Schools Environment Week.


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We've scoured the web, found our favorite food blog posts, and now we're bringing them right to your desktop. It's hard work, but someone has to do it.
Christmas may be over, but there's still plenty of time for festive foods before the new year begins. Mac and cheese, cookies, tortes -- they're all fair game. Whip up something indulgent this weekend before you set any resolutions. (Though if your resolution is to eat more cookies in 2014, you'll be one step ahead of the game.) Just remember to read these links first.
- A ridiculously comforting mac and cheese with mushrooms and onions. (Joy the Baker.)
- Vanilla meringues that will melt in your mouth. (Dula Notes.)
- Put a little beer in your bread. (You won't regret it.) (The Bite House.)
- Chocolate, ginger, molasses -- these crinkle cookies have all the flavors of the holidays. (White on Rice Couple.)
- Tahini adds a unique twist to this miso soup. (101 Cookbooks.)
- This linzer torte is like one giant linzer cookie. (Which is awesome.) (Earthy Feast.)
- Panettone is wildly festive -- make it for your New Year's Eve celebration. (Dinner With Julie.)
- Roasted potatoes get an upgrade with a sprinkling of sumac. (Feed Me Phoebe.)
Which food blogs inspired you this week? Tell us in the comments!
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Photos on bottom by (clockwise) 101 Cookbooks, Earthy Feast, Dinner With Julie, Feed Me Phoebe


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The dramatic landscape of Jersey, its coastline and inland landscape of valleys and fields, has been shaped by long time processes of climate change. The island has an exceptional geological record for the Ice Age documenting over a quarter of a million years of successive changes.
Ice age sediments began accumulating within a jagged fissure in the rocky cliffs of the modern south coast of Jersey between at least 220 000 and 30 000 years ago. Find out more.
Located above St.Helier at the head of a dry valley dropping towards the sea, Les Varines was occupied by Magdalenian hunters around 18 000 years ago, immediately after the last glacial period. Find out more.
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The Myrtles Plantation, the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Museum, and the Lemp Mansion are real-life haunted houses where you can stay. The Myrtles Plantation is now a bed and breakfast inn that is said to be built on ancient Indian burial ground. Reportedly, 12 ghosts still haunt it.Continue Reading
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What Makes A MOF? – The Facts About France's Finest Award
At Glion, we have a range of staff members with the title 'MOF' after their name, but what does it actually mean? MOF is a term used to describe the long-running award Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, which in English means 'one of the best craftsmen in France'. In the world of hospitality and culinary arts, the MOF title is a prestigious mark of quality. Contestants face fierce competition, and


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Advancing Obesity Solutions through Investments in the Built Environment: A Workshop
Date: September 12, 2017 (8:30 AM Eastern)
How can investments in the built environment advance obesity solutions? September 12, join the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions for a workshop that will explore the roles built environment policies and practices play in the prevention and treatment of obesity and will highlight promising, scalable, multi-sector strategies to create more healthful and equitable environments. Built environment topics that will be covered include urban planning and design, transportation systems, parks and recreation, and food systems. Register to attend either in person or via webcast. Due to seating capacity, in-person registration for this workshop is limited. The speakers' PowerPoint slides and a video recording of the proceedings will be available on this page shortly after the meeting. Learn more: http://bit.ly/ObesityRTBuiltEnvironment
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The popular blogger of Pretty Witty Cakes is here with this gorgeous book that features her adorable and accessible sugarcraft characters. From Jeremy the Giraffe and Coco the Cow to Darcy the Fairy and Blinky the Alien, you�ll find everything you need to whip up these cute and contemporary characters. Readers will find:
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Wood Protection and Biocides
Borate treated wood is on the rise as a safe and long-lasting method to protect homes from wood destroying organisms. There are several types of borate wood preservatives used to treat solid wood, engineered wood composites and other interior building products like studs, plywood, joists and rafters.
Borate treated wood has been used successfully for more than 50 years in New Zealand, for a decade in Hawaii – specifically to combat the voracious and highly destructive Formosan subterranean termite – and increasingly throughout the mainland United States. Borates prevent fungal decay and are deadly to termites, carpenter ants and roaches – but safe for people, pets and the environment. Borates interfere with termites' metabolic pathways when ingested through feeding or grooming, effectively killing them. Surviving termites avoid the protected wood products.
Biocidal applications outside of wood protection include use as a fungicide and preservative in paints and coatings (in can and dry film), as a fungicide in polymers and rubber, and as a biocide for plastic and rubber.
Borates create an affordable, durable, safe treatment system to protect wood homes from termites and decay.
Borates in a wide range of applications contribute to energy-efficient building practices that are safe for people, pets and the planet. Borax products are formulated for optimal efficacy in different applications.
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Boron compounds offer some of the most effective and versatile wood preservative systems available today. They combine the properties of broad-spectrum efficacy and low acute mammalian toxicity. Oxides of boron, the active ingredients in boron systems, are ubiquitous within the environment, are essential plant micronutrients and are added regularly to agricultural land as fertilizers.
Protecting Wood Naturally
One of the most important functions boron serves is to keep the world green. All plants – from fields of cotton to groves of Douglas fir – depend on trace amounts of boron to thrive. Although boron is essential for plants, and nutritionally important for humans, it also works to control insects and fungi that attack wood. Treating solid wood and engineered wood products with borates – from framing lumber and telephone poles to furniture and wood-plastic composite decking – provides safe, affordable, long-lasting protection against wood-destroying pests. Borate-treated wood products include:
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Mark has worked for Rio Tinto Borates since 1990. For the first 20 years of his career, Mark held the position of Global Manager of Preservation Technology. Six years ago, he was appointed the Director of Market Development for Biocides and Agriculture. He holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles.


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May 2017 - A couple updates!
I will be performing a noise meditation as part of practice at Never Apart in Montreal on June 10, and was interviewed for it.
The following day on June 11, I will be presenting my new piece Data Issues: Please See Attachment (2017) at Brasserie Beaubien. Cover is $6 (suggested) PWYC & NOTAFLOF.
I recently wrote an experimental essay using github.com. You can read it at http://michaelpalumbo.github.io/self-referent
November 2016 - The proceedings from NIME2016 are finally out. You can read our paper from the conference here
April 2016 - My supervisor Doug Van Nort, colleague Ian Jarvis, and I were accepted to present a paper at the 2016 NIME conference in Brisbane, Australia.
March 2016 - I got accepted into the PhD program in Theatre & Performance Studies at York University!
February 4, 2016: Here is the live stream for tonight's distributed concert between DisPerSion Lab at York, CCRMA at Stanford, and CLOrk at COncordia.
December 2015 - My piece CrossTalk was mentioned in the appendix of Miriama Young's new book Singing the Body Electric: The Human Voice and Sound Technology.


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"the two master classes will focus on the idea that Prosecco is not a type of wine but it's a designation of origin."
Verona, Italy (PRWEB) January 25, 2013
Following the series of events started last year, the Consorzio Tutela of Prosecco DOC will have a special standing at Vinitaly USA 2013 in New York (ThreeSixty°) and Miami (Miami Beach Resort and Spa) on January 28th and 30th respectively, with two master classes held at Vinitaly's tasting room from 6.45pm to 7.45 pm (NYC) and from 3.30pm to 4.30pm (Miami).
According to Stefano Zanette, President of the Prosecco Consortium, "the two master classes will focus on the idea that Prosecco is not a type of wine but it's a designation of origin. Prosecco indicates a precise region where the grapes are originated and, if vinified in accordance with the tradition, will generate this great sparkling wine."
Members of the wine trade and press can get a taste of the fine wines of Consorzio Tutela of Prosecco DOC by registering here: http://www.vinitalytour.com/formusa2013_eng.php
More than 1 million cases of Prosecco are imported in the USA, equal to an annual growth of about 35%. The production has grown to almost 200 million bottles produced in 2012, representing a 39% increase during the last 40 years.
"In the next future the Consortium aims to support all those producers who want to expand their business in North America, and Vinitaly International is playing a key role for our activities," continued Mr. Zanette, " it's the perfect partnership for the promotion of our wine in the USA."
Prosecco campaign in the USA started in 2012 with International, including events in Chicago and New York in April and May and American Cancer Society (ACS) fundraiser events such as Taste of Hope in May and Hope Lodge in December.
Prosecco was granted "Controlled Designation of Origin" status on 17 July 2009 and, on November of the same year, the "Consorzio Tutela of Prosecco DOC" was set up. The Consortium is an institution that role is to coordinate and manage the Controlled Designation of Origin. It brings together voluntarily different groups of producers - individual or associated vine-growers, still wine and sparkling producers - to ensure the designation continues to grow and that the production regulations are adhered to.
For the complete program and other activities please visit: http://www.vinitalytour.com and for Master Class registration please send an email to staff (at) vinitalytour (dot) com
Veronafiere is the leading organizer of trade shows in Italy including Vinitaly (http://www.vinitaly.com), the largest wine event in the world. In 2012, over 4200 exhibitors showcased their wines to 140,000+ visitors (35% from outside of Italy representing over 120 countries). The 47th Edition of Vinitaly will take place on 7th-10th April 2013 in Verona, Italy with its premier event OperaWine - Finest Italian Wines: 100 Great Producers being held in collaboration with Wine Spectator on April 6th in the heat of Verona. http://www.operawine.it Veronafiere created the Vinitaly International http://www.vinitalytour.com in 1998 to develop a global platform for the promotion of companies in the Italian wine and food sectors.


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Aside from the part where your body is pushed to physical limits you didn't know were possible, there's that whole weight gain thing.
If you're one of those horrid women who bounced back in like a week without any changes, then screw you. Stop reading now and go somewhere and gloat. We are not friends. For the rest of you who are still with me on this quest to yoga my ass back in shape (seriously, what happened to my ass?) then welcome. You get it.
In my total insolence and hatred of my new post-baby body I have been refusing to buy new clothes. I don't like this new size and am determined to not stay here forever, therefore there's no point in investing in clothes. As a result I am wearing the same 6 outfits all the time, none of which are quite my pre-pregnancy style.
Luckily, I have my shoes.
|The magic heels.
Leopard pony-hair with a red patent heel cap. As soon as I saw them sitting on the end of the DSW aisle I knew it was meant to be. I grabbed them and ran to the front of the store, rationalizing the purchase by telling myself leopard is a neutral (but that red patent is not).
A few days later I wore them to the office with a pair of cigarette pants and a sweater and it was magic. Boom. I was myself again. I think just wearing those shoes caused me to shift around some weight in my hips and bring my ass back to normal. Suddenly I felt stylish and like the old me. Not like the me who had twins and was constantly reminded by wearing something that I didn't really like.
I always knew leopard print was amazing and magical.
Now I just need to find the heels that make my stomach flat again.
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The London office space market is one of the most important commercial property markets in the world. With such a high volume of office space and with so many major companies having a presence in the capital, many will be keeping a keen eye on it in 2010. Under the pressure of the recession, rents and capital values have tumbled from the heady days of the 2007 boom. In areas such as the West End, rents have fallen by as much as 40%, with the overall fall in London office rents estimated to be around 28% in 2008.
Although the market is widely believed to have "bottomed out now", there is no chance of rents returning to 2007 levels for a good while yet. The current recovery bubble is being fueled by rock bottom prices and cash rich overseas investors who are looking to make acquisitons while prices are favourable. But large corporate lettings are few and far between, meaning there is no consistent driver of demand in the market, pushing for new space. Rents are recovering slowly, aided by a lack of new buildings being built. But this is at a painfully slow rate for commercial property agents – some estimate it could take upto five years before rents recover to 2007 levels.


text: The center lane of Allentown's Albertus Meyers Bridge has become a 'demotorized zone' as a consulting crew for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation begins making routine inspection of the structure's deck. PennDOT spokesman John Caltagirone said the inspections, which began Tuesday, are performed every two years on all state-owned bridges. D'Huy Engineering of Bethlehem will be checking for deficiencies in the rest of the structure over the next week or so, Caltagirone said.


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The Shell Game is in full swing.
Watch closely; the hands move quickly and it takes a sharp mind, quick eyes and cat-like instincts to keep up with all the movement going on right in front of us.
Much has been written and will still be written about the way the media is covering the Republican candidates, but while that is going on, Barack Obama is destroying the US military and trashing our Constitution … and who knows what else?
The media has eyes wide shut and can only tell us Mitt Romney is unacceptable and Rick Santorum is un-electable. But skip that for now; there are actually much larger issues.
While the world gets more dangerous under his watch, Obama is cutting defense spending by half a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. Oh, the Activist Old Media may give it a passing mention and may even show Obama's soundbites while saying he is acting in ours, and the worlds, best interest, but if you blink you will miss where the shell is hidden. Obama is now officially more dangerous than Jimmy Carter, and Carter gave us the first "Arab Spring."
Dear Leader steps to the table to begin his tricks. "Watch this cup—it says 'I killed bin Laden,' while I slipped the shell under this cup that says I'll cut US troops by half a million. Didn't see that, did ya folks? I'm taking a bite out of crime … wait, there's Newt over there, what's he saying? Look, over there, it one of my Predator Drones!"
Watch, there's David Letterman over there saying, "You know that Mitt Romney, he's one boating mishap away from being Robert Wagner, you know what I mean?" (He really said that). No Dave, we don't know what you mean; we just know you're a loonie leftist, you're not funny, and you will try to destroy any Republican who may challenge your Dear Leader. Shell Game.
What has happened with the recent recess appointments to reward Obama's union thugs is worthy of a lead story for nights on end, but it barely gets a peep from the Activist Old Media. Jonah Goldberg rightly calls it "An Imperial Sham." While he goes after Harry Reid and Obama, his brutal prose is probably too kind. Meanwhile, the Democrat's Media Arm spends more time wondering where Rick Perry will go jogging next. Quick, look over there!
Simply put, Article 1 of the Constitution says that Congress sets its schedule. If they say they are not in recess, then they are not in recess and the president cannot make recess appointments. Another point, the three chosen for the Labor Relations Board have never had a hearing before Congress, so they have never been given thumbs up or down by Congress, as required. Supreme Leader just put them in in defiance of our Constitution. We have never seen this in our history. Never. This is an illegal, un-Constitutional Shell Game we are watching. An attorney from the ACLU told Fox News that Obama has "shredded" the Constitution. But that was on Fox News. When will the rest of the media notice what happened here? Look under that cup; Casey Anthony has a new video on YouYube!
Some have stepped to the plate and acknowledged how Obama and Reid's actions are unconstitutional, but they'll be on it for a day, then throw it back like a two-inch trout. Where are the Junk Yard Dogs? What happened to that same media that went after George W. Bush for four years over Valerie Plame? Flameout. What cups are Solyndra and Fast and Furious hiding under now?
Oh, the 2012 Carnival is in full swing and Obama knows it. This is his time, his chance to get away with virtually anything he wants while his media are off serving Republicans on a platter.
There is an answer to this. I am calling on every Republican candidate to stop pointing their guns at each other and go squarely after this White House for what is happening right now. Since they are the only ones being covered, they can force the media to cover Obama's actions because those are the only sound bites they'll give them. Otherwise, they will aid and perpetuate the media Shell Game going on right now. These guys are all smart enough to know how to turn the questions around. When ABC tries to ask what they think about what Newt said in the '90s or what Mitt talked about in the '80s or what Paul had in a newsletter in the '70s, they must turn them on their ear and tell them Obama tried to destroy the military and the Constitution this week. This week!
He's coming back under the Big Top now and stepping up to the table again, "Quick, look over there, I need another $1.2 trillion dollars. Move fast, they'll never notice!"
The hands will only move faster as we get closer to Nov. 6th.


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August 25, 2012; Kick-Off- 7PM IST
Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
India and Maldives have shared a healthy rivalry in South Asia over the past decade. There are startling differences between two countries but the tiny island nation has proved to be a thorn on India's side multiple times in past and has performed consistently in SAFF Cup. India, on the other hand, will try to maintain the winning momentum they gained from the first match.
Team News And Tactical Brief
The Istvan Urbanyi coached side's recent form has been patchy as they have lost three out of last five matches. However, they will be boosted by the fact that they made a solid start to the Nehru Cup campaign by beating Nepal 2-1. Just like India, the Red Snappers had a good first match as goals from Abdulla Asadulla and Ismail Easa in each half saw them race to a 2-0 lead before a late consolation goal changed the score-line for Nepal. The talismanic Ali Ashfaq was in good form as well as he played an important part in the first goal.
Maldives is likely to retain their 3-5-2 formation which pairs Ashfaq with Abdulla Asadulla in attack. The experienced Mohamad Imran is likely to start in goal with Akram Ghani marshalling the central defence. Maldives attacking movement heavily relies on counter-attack and wing-play with the two wing backs playing an important role. Ahmed Shafiu had a solid game against Nepal and his darting runs along the touch-line will be one of the biggest sources of danger for Indian full-backs. In midfield Mohammad Arif is the main source of creativity with his passing range and he is likely to have an interesting duel with Mehtab Hussain.
In the end of it all, Captain Ali Ashfaq will be the most important player for Maldives. Ashfaq can score brilliant goals and assist them as well (as his 6 assists in SAFF Cup 2008 would attest). He had an extremely ordinary match when Maldives faced India the last time and he will be looking erase that memory.
Fitness will be a big concern for Maldives. Even against Nepal a number of players were seen suffering from cramps as the match wore on. Their pre-tournament preparation was minimalistic and they played their first match a day after India, which will make them more fatigued.
Probable Starting Line-up (3-5-2): Mohamed Imran(GK); Mohammad Rasheed, Akram Abdul Ghani, Mohamed Sifan; Shafiu Ahmed, Rilwan Waheed, Mohamed Umair, Mohamed Arif, Ashadh Ali; Ali Ashfaq, Abdulla Asadhulla
The Blue Tigers started off the new era with an encouraging 2-1 win over Syria though the fans didn't get enough glimpses of the new style that was being talked about. In all fairness the conditions were not at all suited to play passing football and the change in tactics to suit conditions was in itself an encouraging development.
For India, a number of players had a good game against Syria. Sunil Chhetri once again came up trumps for the national team as his goal just before half-time demoralized opponents. Two veteran Dempo wingers – Clifford Miranda and Anthony Perreira also had great games providing an assist and scoring respectively. Subrata Pal was back in goal for India after missing most of last season due to injury and he made some crucial saves while Syed Rahim Nabi shook off his AFC Challenge Cup form to dish out an almost perfect display.
Wim Koevermans is unlikely to change the winning combination from first match, hence the same starting formation and line-up can be expected. Subrata Pal will start in goal with Nirmal Chhetri, Raju Gaikwad, Gourmangi Singh and Nabi lining up in four man defence. The Indian formation against Syria was roughly a 4-5-1 which became a 4-2-3-1 when going on attacks and changed into more of a 5-4-1 when defending with Mehtab Hussain dropping deeper. Sunil Chhetri scored 2 goals when India faced Maldives last year in SAFF Cup final. The Sporting Lisbon B team striker will be looking to improve his goal tally in Nehru Cup 2012.
Youngster Alwyn George didn't make an appearance against Syria as conditions didn't suit his style of play. He may be brought on as a substitute against Maldives if the need arises. India wouldn't have too many concerns after their first match though Sanju Pradhan's crosses were a big letdown. Subrata Pal and Nirmal Chhetri picked up yellow cards in last match and need to be careful about bookings.
Probable Starting Line-up (4-5-1): Subrata Pal(GK); Nirmal Chhetri, Raju Gaikwad, Gourmangi, Nabi; Sanju Pradhan, Mehtab Hussain, Lenny Rodrigues, Francis Fernandez, Clifford Miranda; Sunil Chhetri
India 2-0 Maldives
India will be the better prepared and fitter side in this match and that is likely to make a difference. With the home crowd egging them on, expect the Blue Tigers to dish out another solid performance. Regardless of the results the fans will also be eager to see the new style of football that has been in the talks recently.


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Photo Recipe: Easy & Healthy Baked Eggs
Rachel Estapa
I bring breakfast to work each morning and here is one of my go-to recipes for something quick, healthy and deliciously versatile - baked eggs! I make them on Sunday and they are good for a few days in the fridge, or you can freeze. This variation has red pepper & feta cheese, but you can really add any ingredient you like.
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Stunning Office Decorating Ideas That Will Motivate Your Mood
Make your working space into a motivating environment with office decorating ideas here! Decorating an office is important. After all, the condition of our environment can change our mood and feel to finish a work. Since working is something done, it is not rare that it has been always associated with something boring and something we do not even want to do. Maybe you are feeling that right now about your work. It makes it more important to decorate your working space into a place where you can comfortably finish the work. What kinds of interior and nuance do you prefer for your working space? Look at the references below.
Formal Feel for Optimizing Working Concentration
If you prefer to separate your personal and working space separately, you certainly the type to dislike mix your personal and working time. Thus, you need to have working space where it feels certainly different from your personal space. It has to be formal where it can help you to concentrate.
The first thing about formal working space is the absence of unnecessary things inside the room. All things in the room are required for work, not for other things. In this design, the office only consists of working table and a chair in a classic design. The formal nuance can be felt through the classic furniture chosen for this design. The combination of brown color shades in this room speaks volume of a classic.
The opposite of the previous one, this design goes for modern minimalist with dominating the room with gray color. The desk is designed which brings efficiency to its maximum. The combination of black working chair adds an elegant touch to the room. To balance the rather dark colors in this design, an ivory small fur carpet is chosen to place on the chair.
This design of office decorating ideas differs from the previous, as this one feels rather homey. It can be felt from the cabinet and shelves design furniture chosen in this design. The combination of wood material and beige wall adds the homey nuance.
Fun Working Time with Homey Office
If your job does not require you to be formal and you like to work in an enjoyable manner, you might need the following homey office idea.
This office design is applied with colorful colors. It can speak about the personality of the owner. Colorful colors will help you to brighten your mood and get the mood for you to get your work done. White is the color for the working desk. Since working desk is the essential of an office, having its white to make a colorful office is good because white is a neutral color, which can be paired with any colors. The colorful colors can be applied to the chair and stationery on the desk.
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Mark Lawson, Guardian critic and presenter of BBC'c Late Show and Radio 4's Front Row
- Part of...Critic's Choice: Patricia Bickers, Sarah Kent, Mark Lawson & Tim Marlow
- Media Lounge
Watching the credit "Director: Tracy Emin" scrolling down the screen after a showing of her Top Spot (2004) at the London Film Festival last year, I began to think about the traffic between visual art and cinema: a road that runs in both directions.
The subject immediately brings to mind great artists appearing on screen either in person - Picasso captured in Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1956 film Le Mystère Picasso - or, more often, impersonated: from Charlton Heston shrieking at the Sistine ceiling in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) through Anthony Hopkins in James Ivory's Surviving Picasso (1996) to Ed Harris dripping paint in Pollock (2002).
But Emin is the latest among artists who have made the reverse journey: from studio to movie studio. Andy Warhol, who had a general interest in images on large screens, made several movies including Bike Boy (1963) and, more recently, Julian Schnabel helmed (as they say in Variety) Basquiat (1996).
There is less cultural novelty now than even a decade ago in an established artist going behind the camera because many established artists these days are rarely found anywhere else: all four artists shortlisted for the 2004 Turner Prize, for example, work prominently with video installations.
However, this blurring between two visual worlds - art and cinema/TV - gives additional weight to the first question I want this exhibition to explore. Could and should a video installation by an artist be regarded as cinema or is it a different game with separate rules. Emin's Top Spot - which would have been easily accepted if screened on a gallery wall as part of a latest retrospective - became subject to new considerations when it aimed at multiplexes.
There was trouble over certification - leading the artist to withdraw the film, except for exhibition screenings, such as the one in this season - and a generally bewildered or vicious reception from critics offered it alongside romcoms and cop blockbusters. So does Top Spot (and Basquiat and Bike Boy) prove that the disciplines of video artist and cinema director are generally incompatible?
Cinema's acceptance of artists as subjects has been much readier. It's easy to see why. The average great artist throughout history has been male, middle-aged, sexually voracious, depressive and tending to die in some kind of violence. These factors encourage immediate identification from actors and directors, the latter also frequently empathising with the trouble many of these guys had in getting their images past the critics and censors of the day.
This explains why the bites at Van Gogh have ranged from Vincente Minelli's Lust For Life (1956) through Paul Cox's Vincent (1987) and Robert Altman's Vincent and Theo (1990). But the same type of semi-deranged alpha male is also being explored by Derek Jarman in Caravaggio (1986) and John Maybury in 1998's Love Is The Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon.
Artists in movies have tended to be male, although they fit no obvious Hollywood stereotype of masculinity, having frequently been gay or ambiguous to a degree unacceptable in other movie genres. Even so, Julie Taymor's Frida (2002) may represent an adjustment of assumptions as, from behind the camera, do Mary Harron's I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) and, which is where we came in, Emin's Top Spot.
Screen Printing - The Artist and the Movies ©Mark Lawson
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|Hunting Bill
Mr. Leigh: Does hunting, under the strict terms of the amendment, cause unnecessary suffering to the fox? The truth is that, despite the evidence given to the Burns committee, there has been no serious scientific study of stress in the fox or the hare and it may not be possible to conduct such a study. Those who say that hunting causes unnecessary suffering to the fox and the hare cannot produce any scientific evidence whatever. This morning, we have heard only jokey references to tower blocks and foxes running away. Animals in the wild die from being eaten by other animals or from diseaseusually from being eaten by other animals. What evidence is there that the fox works out in its mind that it is being pursued and that it is in terror during the chase?
Few members of the Committee have been hunting. I think that they assume that it is an appalling, gory procedure, with people chasing an animal that is mad with fear. Anyone who goes on a hunt realises that although the so-called chase may last as long as 16 or 30 minutes, for most of the time, the hunt pauses because the hounds have lost the scent. That is why people go hunting. They do not go for a wild chase across the countryside. The fox is not chased in fear of its life all the time. That simply does not happen in the real world. It is an entirely natural process and no unnecessary suffering is caused to the fox. We should not attribute our own fears to the mind of the fox because that does not add up.
Even the evidence relating to deer is mixed. Bateson is often mentioned, but what is written about Bateson's work on deer in the report is very different. There is no conclusive evidence even that deer become unduly stressed, and nobody has been able to prove that they feel fear or that hunting is uniquely unnatural and causes unnecessary and unusual suffering to wild animals. The hunt is part of the natural process that goes on every hour, every day of the week, for foxes, hares, deer and all wild animals. It is not the intention of the hunt to cause unnecessary suffering and it does not do so. Neither does the hunted animal suffer unnecessarily.
Mr. Banks: How does the hon. Gentleman know?
Mr. Leigh: I do not know, but it is not my Bill. I am not proposing to change centuries of tradition and to take away the civil rights of 250,000 citizens. There is no firm evidence either waywe simply do not know. Labour Members are right to say ``Enough of these scientists.'' We all try to further our case by producing bibles to prove the argument one way or the other. Instead, we should consider from the point of view of common sense whether hunting produces unnecessary suffering in a wild animal. I believe that that is unlikely because hunting takes place naturally in the countryside. Animals chase other animals and eat them. That may not be very nice, but it is a fact of life in the world in which we live.
What evidence do those who propose the Bill have that this entirely natural act is causing animals such acute and unnecessary suffering that we have to take away 6,000 jobs, civil liberties and a form of pest control and put at risk the conservation of the fox population? There is none. The veterinary evidence to the Burns inquiry foundas have all other vetsthat death is almost instantaneous, often as the result of a single bite to the neck; if not, death follows within seconds.
I hope that those who proposed the Bill will say, ``I am concerned with animal welfare, not with the minds of the hunters''. The amendment makes it an offence to cause unnecessary suffering. It is not about the enjoyment of the huntsman, but the suffering of the hunted animal.
The Chairman: Order. I remind the hon. Gentleman that this is not a Second Reading debate about the merits of the Bill, but a debate about amendment No. 43, which refers to the consequences of the hunt for the animal being hunted.
Mr. Leigh: That is precisely the point on which I shall end. Those who may in a few moments reject the amendment have to ask themselves, ``When I have abolished hunting, will I have eased the suffering of wild animals in this country?'' They will not, and therefore the amendment should be made.
Mr. Garnier: The amendment tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury would have the consequence of rendering paragraph 1 as follows:
My hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury, in a cogently expressed collection of arguments, advanced a line of thinking that is wholly sustainable and incapable of contradiction. I regret that the mathematics of the Committee's composition means that the amendment will be rejected if put to the test. The Bill will be all the poorer for that.
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Paragraph 1 is about the prevention and prohibition of the infliction of unnecessary cruelty to animals. The Hunting Bill is not an animal welfare measure, unlike the other Acts of Parliament on the protection of animals that have been referred to by my hon. Friends the Members for Gainsborough and for Aylesbury. There seems to be increasing confusion about the genesis of the Bill. The Home Office Minister says that the Bill is all to do with Deadline 2000, but when its drafting is criticised, he says that it was drafted by parliamentary counselso we are all in a bit of a muddle about who is responsible for which bit.
If the Bill were genuinely about the prevention and prohibition of cruelty to animals, a provision along the lines of amendment No. 43 would already have been included. There have been references in other Acts to inflicting cruelty or behaving in a cruel way, as my hon. Friends have mentioned. The absence of a reference to an intention to cause unnecessary suffering to a wild animal is a serious flaw which must be corrected if the arguments of those supporting the Bill are to have any value.
Although Labour Members may not accept it, hunting is not about cruelty; it may be about a number of different things, but cruelty is not one of them. Cruelty may be what Labour Members think that hunting is about, but if they took the trouble to discuss it with those who know, they would perhaps reach a completely different conclusion.
Mr. Gordon Prentice: If hunting were solely for entertainment, would that be cruel?
Mr. Garnier: The hon. Gentleman, no doubt for the most wonderful of reasons, has completely misunderstood the point. If cock fighting, badger baiting or bull fighting were simply for the purpose of entertainment, that would be wrong. As I recall, cock fighting and badger baiting are not lawful activities in this country in any event.
Mr. Prentice: What about hare coursing?
Mr. Garnier: Hare coursing is not solely about the cruel motives that the hon. Gentleman is talking about. I do not resile from the suggestion that hunting is an activity that people enjoy. The hon. Gentleman and those who think like himin so far as they think at alldo not like other people to enjoy themselves. [Interruption.] I may have cast the fly rather too far across the water.
Mr. Leigh: People do not enjoy hunting because they enjoy killing things. That point has to be made repeatedly.
Mr. Garnier: My hon. Friend has made the point that I intended to make. Everyone who hunts does so not because it is a terrible chore, but because they enjoy it. They enjoy riding, following hounds, seeing the hounds work, jumping fences and hedges, and so on. One cannot translate that enjoyment into an enjoyment of cruelty, killing and inflicting unnecessary harm on a wild mammal.
Mr. Prentice: What about hare coursing?
Mr. Garnier: I confess that hare coursing is a subject about which I do not know a great deal. Let me try to explain what I believe is the purpose behind hare coursing. If I get it wrong, no doubt those who know more about hare coursing than I will tell me so, although I suspect that I may know marginally more about it than the hon. Gentleman.
Yes, the people who go to hare coursing enjoy it; otherwise, presumably they would not bother to go. The purpose of going to a football match is presumably to enjoy oneself. However, the purpose of hare coursing is not to inflict unnecessary cruelty on the hare but to watch two greyhounds competing to show how skilled they are at turning or moving another animal. There are competitions in the constituency of the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Mr. Pickthall), where cups are given to the best hound, greyhound or whatever animal wins the Waterloo cup. However, that does not resolve the problem of the hon. Member for Pendle, which is that the Bill does not advance animal welfare one jot.
Indeed, the Bill, if unamended by amendment No. 43, will have, perhaps unwittingly, the reverse effect to that spoken of by Labour Members. If hunting with hounds were banned under the Bill, other means of culling animals would have to be used, which inevitably means an increase in gassing, shootingwith rifles or shotgunscage trapping, trapping by snares and poisoning. We have heard from my hon. Friends the Members for Aylesbury and for Gainsborough that each of those methods is far less damaging to the animals' welfare. I do not need to go into the details of what happens when an animal is gassed or shot and wounded by rifle or shotgun. However, I remind the hon. Member for West Lancashire that I referred him to a speech by my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Mr. Paterson) about his experiences of a gun pack in his part of the country.
I shall not tell the Committee about the terrible effects of cage trapping, although the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme told us a little about that last week when she was talking about mink hunting. She may attempt to catch your eye, Mr. O'Hara, to draw our attention to the cruelty caused by cage trapping. Snaring is such an appalling activity that it needs no explanation. I cannot believe that any Labour Member wishes one consequence of the Bill, if unamended by my hon. Friend, to be an increase in trapping by snares.
As for poisoning, one has only to think about it to realise how silly a means of controlling fox or other wild animal populations that would be. Poisoning is wholly indiscriminate and is as likely to catch someone's dog or cat, or other wildlife, be it bird life or four-legged, as the fox, mink or other intended victim. Each of those methods of culling or killing involves inflicting far more cruelty, and unnecessary cruelty, than anything that happens on the hunting field.
I know that nothing that I have said or will say in the Committee, or later on Report or Third Reading, will change the minds of Labour Members. They have made up their minds, they know what they know and that is an end of the matter. I simply wish to place on record my deep concern that the Bill will fail to achieve the purpose that supporters of animal welfare claim it will have. It will have precisely the opposite effect.
I shall not rehearsethis is not strictly relevant to the amendmentthe arguments that would expose the motives of many of those who want to see a total ban; that would merely inflame tempers and would not advance my argument one jot. However, if the Bill passes into law, the RSPCA will have to rescue animals that are caught in traps, badly injured as a result of shooting or gassing or sick and wasting away in hedgerows as a result of being poisoned. The welfare of those animals will have been severely compromised because the Committee will not accept my hon. Friend's sensible and logical amendment.
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