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Google Images Gets a Redesign with Bigger Image Views, Keyboard Shortcuts: Google is rolling out an update to Google Image search. Now, when you click on an image, you'll see a big panel pop up with the full image, after which you can view the image on the page or view the image alone (instead of opening up another window in between). Not only is this a very welcome change, but they've also added keyboard shortcuts to quickly flip through images.
Microsoft Surface Pro Finally Gets a Release Date: Microsoft has finally announced the release details its Surface Pro tablet. It will launch on February 9th in the US and Canada starting at $899 for the 64GB model with a stylus and no cover. Other markets will get the tablet in the following weeks and months.
Raspberry Pi Week: It's Raspberry Pi week at Lifehacker and we're teaching you all about the awesome little pocket computer. This week we detailed how to set it up and install the operating system, turn it into a home theater PC, set up a personal VPN, and create an AirPlay receiver and internet radio. We also found out Eben Upton, Executive Director of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, works. It was a fun week!
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Whether or Not Online Banks Are Worth the Sacrifices: Using an online bank only ends up being a hassle because you need to learn the different ways of using it. That said, you can do pretty much everything a standard bank provides.
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Tips of the Week
Thorin's Pick: Speed Up Your IKEA Visits By Going In Through the Exit Doors
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I found an old page of notes (from 1994) with tips to my storyboard artists on how to write natural sounding dialogue. It's your reward for contributing. I hope it's helpful:
The first thing a dialogue writer needs to know is that people do not speak the way a writer writes. Especially a cartoon writer.
Dialogue should sound natural, off the cuff, spontaneous.
It should be structured but it shouldn't sound structured, or deliberate.
It should be poetic, not in a rhyming sense, but in a lyrical, flowing sense.
Know your characters.
This doesn't mean that certain characters always say certain things; don't substitute catch phrases for personality.
Be aware of context - how the characters feel at this moment.
Suggested approaches:
(There is no right way to write dialogue.)
1. Structured Approach:
Figure out what a character needs to say in the story context, structure it for the story's purpose, then rewrite it in the character's words.
2. Empathic Approach
Be the characters: put yourself in the scene. Turn the lights out except for a desk lamp.
Know who the characters are and how they express themselves. Know the situation that the characters are in. Know their specific motivations and feelings at this moment in the story.
Now act. Live the scene. Spontaneously, free-form; just act the scene out loud.
Walk around the room, loosen up.
Improvise the dialogue. Just say your character's feelings as they gush out of you.
Have an assistant take notes.
Don't worry if all your lines don't connect perfectly or smoothly.
You are looking for inspirations.
*This is a good method for artists too.
If you are a S.B. or L.O. artist, Director or comic artist, act it out a few times to get used to it.
After you finish, have an assistant type up notes, categorize your ideas and directions, give them headings.
You edit, arrange, and smooth out, fill in gaps, connect ideas, and write your scene.
This is the better method for writing dialogue. You will find more surprises. Your dialogue will sound more natural and spontaneous.
*There is no perfect, calculated way to write good dialogue. Of all the elements of writing for the screen, writing, dialogue is the one that most closely resembles art.
This requires feeling as well as skill.
Good dialogue does more than just tell the story, it sounds good, it is aesthetically pleasing just for what it is.
Good dialogue must be easy to read. A director always knows if a line or passage of dialogue is not working when the voice actor repeatedly stumbles through the line. This has happened to me many times. A writer (including me) will write a line that is just too long and the actor can't get enough breath to get it out. Or the words just don't flow easily together;they aren't musical, so the actor keeps getting tongue-tied.
To write good dialogue, you should have some experience reading dialogue, so you have empathy for the actors.
This is what's wrong with today's cartoon writers; they have no experience doing any of the things they are demanding of the actual creative people, so what they write simply doesn't work and everyone wants to kill them.
So...test your dialogue before you hand it in. Read it out loud. Is it smooth?
Ask someone else to read it out loud.
Dialogue is perhaps the hardest part of the cartoon writing process. Writers with a natural feel for dialogue are rare. I've worked with lots of funny people, or people who are good with structure and story ideas, but usually end up rewriting much of the dialogue myself.
With that said, it is also the most creatively rewarding part of the process of putting words together. The characters' dialogue are the only words that the audience or reader will ever hear or read of the writer's work. These words can directly affect the audience, can make it believe that the story is really happening.
Again: The audience will never hear your descriptions of plot or action, so use as few words as possible there and be strictly matter of fact and instructional:
Ren does this.
Then Stimpy does that.
Then this happens.
Then Stimpy says (looking deep into his own soul with extreme sincerity, religious resolve):
"I know now what I must do! I must use my gift of invention....to save Ren"
Then this happens.
Then Stimpy says (looking deep into his own soul with extreme sincerity, religious resolve):
"I know now what I must do! I must use my gift of invention....to save Ren"
Put your creativity into the dialogue. That will actually be heard.
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Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the gold medal in the men's cycling road race Saturday, edging Rigoberto Uran of Colombia in a late sprint in London. The 150-mile race ended in front of Buckingham Palace.
The Olympic medal completes a vindication for Vinokourov, 38, who has previously been suspended for doping, back in 2007. He retired last year, after breaking his leg at the Tour de France. But he returned to the French classic this summer.
Americans Tejay van Garderen and Taylor Phinney, both of whom train in Colorado, were in a breakaway group that stayed ahead of the main pack late into the race. Vinokourov and Uran emerged from that group to make it a two-man race for the finish line. The race turned on a moment when Uran glanced to the wrong side — precisely as Vinokourov dashed ahead for good.
Update at 11:45 p.m. EDT: After the race, Phinney told NBC, "Fourth is a good place, but it's the worst place you can get."
Phinney also credited van Garderen with keeping him in contention, and with enough energy to go for the last sprint. But it wasn't to be, as he was narrowly beaten. Phinney will now prepare for this week's cycling time trials. And he'll try to put Saturday's near-miss behind him.
"It's a good result for our team, but not necessarily what we wanted," he said.
Our original post continues:
The main group included Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, who took a turn at the head of the main pack late in the race, in an attempt to reach the breakaway.
Team Great Britain had planned for Wiggins to lead Cavendish, a devastatingly fast sprinter, into the final stretch and to a gold medal. But that plan was dashed when the breakaway group maintained a gap. Wiggins eventually faded to the back of the peloton.
With less than 10 miles to go, Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland was leading the breakaway group through a pair of turns when he went too wide and crashed into a barrier. He rejoined the race but finished well out of the running.
The race lasted nearly six hours.
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After my return from Dubai I was thinking of taking a few days out before jumping into the familiar high powered routine I usually have. We arrived just in time for a bank holiday in the middle of the week and there was nothing standing in the way of a few extra days of tranquility and lounging around the house recuperating from the intense eight days in Dubai. I was not tired nor did I feel drained, on the contrary I was full of energy and motivated, raring to shift into sixth gear and zoom ahead.
I realize however, that I need to force myself into a few days of rest to renew and restore the super battery pack I seem to have been born with. Furthermore, after trips like this one, where I come back with so many impressions, I often need time to process them and take them in, writing notes to make sure I do not forget the details.
Upon arrival Tom surprised us at the station. Originally he was due to arrive from Stockholm, where he works during the week, the following day, but seeing him standing on the platform lifted my spirits. Tom often plays the part of an anchor in my life. There are times when this irritates the hell out of me, as when I am on a roll the anchor feels heavy and burdens me. Truth is, in the back of my head I know, I need him to remind me to "take a nap", "take a bath" or to "just look out of the window." I need him to slow my bulldozing ahead and to take time to rest the brain and body to be "more constructive and creative" as he says.
Over the years I have taught myself to create islands of serenity for myself throughout the day, however there are times when you need more than an island. You need a continent where you reside in your pajamas, do nothing but read the weekend paper from page to page, take naps and eat waffles all day long. Away from the notebook, from the social networking, post-processing, proposal writing, workshop planning, sponsor searching, HTML tormenting, blog caring days that keeps me happily moving ahead. I love every aspect of what I do and I believe that is where the danger lies … it is hard to know where and when to draw the line. It's all fun, isn't it?
And when you are having fun why would you want to stop it, right? That's where my wise husband will say "too much of a good thing also spoils the fun!" That simple!
A few days later, as we sat together with our calendars, coordinating our schedules and travel plans for next year, he murmured,
"I guess the rule applies here too!"
I looked questioningly at him. He shrugged indicating to the handful of weekends we had together in the first quarter of the new year. "Too much of a good thing spoils the fun!" he said pointing to both of us and we laughed. From Stockholm to Weimar to London, Dubai, Switzerland, Dublin and back to Weimar we'll be covering several kilometers again and our time is so limited. It's good, it's bad, we have the ups and the downs and we make the best of it - on our comfort continent, in pajamas and some sweet treat like this sensational tart.
Ilva, Jeanne, Jamie and I are now well underway with the organization and planning of our next From Plate to Page workshop. Dublin, Ireland in May 2013 is the place to be next year as we take our hands-on and power packed workshop series to the wonderful green country. If you have not already, register your interest here. We are enhancing the program, bringing on new fantastic features to continue our very popular guest writer series and we have ironed out the last bugs on our sparkly new website. As the email correspondence between the four of us pick up momentum we are excited to share all the good news as many things are taking shape. Our new website allows us to be more interactive with our readers, participants and alumni, which was an important reason for us to change the style of the site. We are kicking this off with a pretty sensational challenge for all of our readers. We want you to be creative and be inspired! We are topping it all off with a fabulous prize worth about 200 Euros! Do not miss this sensational challenge.
Printable version of recipe here
Prep Time: 30 minutes plus time for shortcrust pastry
Total Time: 60 minutes
Serves: 8
For the shortcrust pastry
- 225g all-purpose flour
- 100g butter, cold and diced
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 170g hazelnuts, pulsed very finely
- 50g brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 free-range eggs
- 1 vanilla pod, scraped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Pinch fleur de sel
- 6-8 ripe zwetschgen or plums, sliced
- 1 egg, beaten with a splash of water
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons honey, warmed
- For the shortcrust pastry, sieve the flour into a large bowl, add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Sprinkle in the salt and cinnamon, then add 2-3 tablespoons water and mix to a firm dough. Knead the dough briefly and gently on a floured surface. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to about 5mm thick. Line a 25cm diameter or a rectangular flat tart pan. Press the pastry in firmly and leave the excess hanging over the edge. Place pan in refrigerator and chill until the filling is prepared.
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees C.
- Make the hazelnut cream by pulsing the hazelnuts finely in a food processor. Add sugar, eggs, vanilla seeds, flour and and fleur de sel and continue to pulse until combined thoroughly. The consistency of the mixture should be thick like pudding. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Assemble the tart, by brushing the the base and the sides of the prepared tart pastry with the egg wash. Pour the pastry cream into the tart and smooth it out with a spatula.. Arrange the zwetschgen slices on top of the cream, tucking the thin edge under the thicker. Cut off any excess pastry hanging from the pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until the cream is golden and bubbly. Remove from the oven and brush the top and the border with the warm honey.
Notes: Serve the tart with some cream Chantilly or vanilla ice cream.
Somewhere between frangipane and a pudding the filling is luscious and nutty, while the juicy zwetschgen bring fruity flavor to the tart. I love this shortcrust pastry recipe as it is flakey, crumbly and not too sweet. The recipe will work for sweet and savory tarts perfectly.
With this sweet treat I wish all my Indian friends and readers a very Happy Diwali! My warmest wishes to everyone - hope you lit up the sky with sparkles and crackers!
Finally, the latest edition of the Monthly Mingle is over at The Well-Seasoned Chef. Excited to have Susan hosting this with a fantastic theme - Pot Pies - cosy and comforting (it also complements the Plate to Page challenge - just saying!). You'll find all the details on the announcement page. See you there!
More fruity tarts from WFLH:
Honey Figs Gorgonzola and Prosciutto Crostata | Hazelnut Frangipane Tart with Quince Hazelnut Mincemeat | Apricot and Pistachio Frangipane Tart |
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CBN.com – These days it pays to be smart about money. That's why it's important to take this wise counsel from financial expert Dave Ramsey.
Should I withdraw money from a 403(b)
Dear Dave,
Should I take advantage of a 403(b) withdrawal in order to buy a house?
Dear Bryan,
I wouldn't do that because it really doesn't accomplish anything. The only money you can take out is what you've put in, and any growth you've experienced has to stay in there. Basically, it's a retirement plan, and I wouldn't monkey around with retirement money to buy a home.
My advice is to make sure you're debt-free and you have three to six months of expenses set aside in an emergency fund. Once you've taken care of those issues, you can pile up a bunch of cash in a money market account toward the purchase of a home. You won't earn a lot of money, but it's a safe place to park your cash when you're saving up for a big purchase.
When it comes to saving and investing, I'm a big fan of mutual funds. The problem in this scenario is that if you start sticking money in mutual funds, then the market is down when you're ready to buy, you could've lost some money. That's not the route I'd want to go if I'm in your shoes, Bryan. I'd forego the opportunity to make money in order to keep it safe for this goal.
What term does he need?
I'm 24 years old, and I have a wife and child. We've been following your plan, and I'm about to buy life insurance. Should I get a 20- or 30-year term policy?
Dear Derek,
I think the big question is how long will you need this life insurance. If you and your wife are planning on having more kids in the next 10 years, I'd suggest a 30-year policy. That could put you in a situation of being 34 years old with a new baby. That's not old by any means, but your wife will need 20 years' worth of coverage if this happens, because you'd want the kids grown and out of the house before the insurance term runs out.
But that's just one of your financial goals at this point. You also want to be debt-free. And you need to ask yourself some other questions. Are you going to have your house paid for 15 years from now? I sure hope you didn't take out more than a 15-year mortgage. Are your kids going to be grown and gone by then? Are you going to have a big pile of money in the bank by then? In other words, where are you going to be at the end of the term?
If 15 years from now you have $700,000 in your retirement account, your house is paid for, and the kids are out on their own, then, if you die, your wife will be fine, financially speaking. But at that time, if you still have kids in the house and your home isn't paid off, then you'd probably need a 20-year policy.
That's how I would look at it. How much longer are you going to need life insurance?
* Dave Ramsey is America's trusted voice on money and business. He's authored four New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover and EntreLeadership. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 5 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.
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The Red Patch quilt is finished. I have really enjoyed the fabric play for this quilt, combining the many different reds which all work together surprisingly well. This quilt also includes some fabrics by talented Australian designers, including Susie from FlowerPress, Kristen Doran, and Shannon Lamden from Aunty Cookie.
After 2 1/2 months of missing in action, the parcel landed back on my veranda, undamaged and unopened. It remained uncollected in Italy for exactly 2 months and was then returned to sender, arriving back in Oz just 6 days after being sent back.


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We should not have to settle all conflict situations in our groups – only those which fall through the cracks of our better programming. What can we learn from schools which implement "better hygiene" principles?
Too many of our young people are caught up in conflicts every day that they do not know how to manage teasing, jealousy and physical aggression. Juvenile delinquency and violence are symptoms of youth's inability to manage conflict in their lives. Teaching youth how to manage conflict in a productive way can help reduce incidents of violent behavior. Conflict resolution education is a beneficial component of a comprehensive violence prevention and intervention program in schools and communities.
Conflict resolution education encompasses problem solving in which the parties in dispute express their points of view, voice their interests, and find mutually acceptable solutions. Conflict resolution education programs help the parties recognize that while conflict happens all the time, people can learn new skills to deal with conflict in nonviolent ways. The programs that appear to be most effective are comprehensive and involve multiple components such as the problem-solving processes and principles of conflict resolution, the basics of effective communication and listening, critical and creative thinking, and an emphasis on personal responsibility and self-discipline.
Effective conflict resolution education programs can:
Enable children to respond nonviolently to conflict by using the conflict resolution problem-solving processes of negotiation, mediation, and consensus decision-making. Enable educators' ability to manage students' behavior without coercion by emphasizing personal responsibility and self-discipline. Mobilize community involvement in violence prevention through education programs and services, such as expanding the role of youth as effective citizens beyond the school into the community.
Four common strategies for approaching
conflict resolution
Experts identify four school-based conflict resolution strategies that
can be replicated in other settings. These are commonly referred to as:
Peer Mediation,
Process Curriculum,
Peaceable Classrooms, and
Peaceable Schools.
In all four approaches, conflict resolution education is viewed as giving youth nonviolent tools to deal with daily conflicts that can lead to self-destructive and violent behaviors. It is up to each local school district to decide how conflict resolution education will be integrated into its overall educational environment. The expectation is that when youth learn to recognize and constructively address what takes place before conflict or differences lead to violence, the incidence and intensity of that situation will diminish.
The program examples provided below empower young people with the processes and skills of conflict resolution. However, youth need to know that conflict resolution does not take precedence over adult responsibility to provide the final word in a variety of circumstances or situations. Conflict resolution has a place in the home, school, and community, but it can only supplement, not supplant, adult authority.
Peer Mediation approach
Recognizing the importance of directly involving youth in conflict
resolution, many schools and communities are using the Peer Mediation
approach. Under this approach, specially trained student mediators work
with their peers to resolve conflicts. Mediation programs reduce the use
of traditional disciplinary actions such as suspension, detention, and
expulsion; encourage effective problem solving; decrease the need for
teacher involvement in student conflicts; and improve school climate.
An example of a Peer Mediation program is We Can Work It Out, developed by the National Institute for Citizenship Education in the Law and the National Crime Prevention Council. The program promotes mediation, negotiation, or other non-litigating methods as strategies to settle unresolved confrontations and fighting.
One Albuquerque elementary school principal reported, "We were having 100 to 150 fights every month on the playground before we started the New Mexico Center for Dispute Resolution's Mediation in the Schools Program. By the end of the school year, we were having maybe 10 (fights)." Other elementary schools using the same Peer Mediation approach to conflict resolution education reported that playground fighting had been reduced to such an extent that peer mediators found themselves out of a job.
Process Curriculum approach
Teachers who devote a specific time – a separate course, a distinct
curriculum, or a daily lesson – to the principles, foundation abilities,
and problem-solving processes of conflict resolution are implementing
the Process Curriculum approach. The Program for Young Negotiators,
based on the Harvard Negotiation Project, is representative of this
approach. Participating students, teachers, and administrators are
taught how to use principled negotiation to achieve goals and resolve
disputes. This type of negotiation helps disputants envision scenarios
and generate options for achieving results that satisfy both sides.
In a North Carolina middle school with more than 700 students, conflict resolution education was initiated. The school used the Peace Foundation's Fighting Fair curriculum and a combination of components from various conflict resolution projects. After a school year, in-school suspensions decreased from 52 to 30 incidents (a 42-percent decrease), and out-of-school suspensions decreased from 40 incidents to 1 (a 97-percent decrease).
Peaceable Classroom approach
The Peaceable Classroom approach integrates conflict resolution into the
curriculum and daily management of the classroom. It uses the
instructional methods of cooperative learning and "academic
controversy." The Educators for Social Responsibility curriculum,
Making Choices About Conflict, Security, and Peacemaking, is a
peaceable classroom approach to conflict resolution. The program shows
teachers how to integrate conflict resolution into the curriculum,
classroom management, and discipline practices. It emphasizes
opportunities to practice cooperation, appreciation of diversity, and
caring and effective communication. Generally, peaceable classrooms are
initiated on a teacher-by-teacher basis into the classroom setting and
are the building blocks of the peaceable school.
Studies on the effectiveness of the Teaching Students To Be Peacemakers program, a Peaceable Classroom approach to conflict resolution, show that discipline problems requiring teacher management decreased by approximately 80 percent and referrals to the principal were reduced to zero.
Peaceable School approach
The Peaceable School approach incorporates the above three approaches.
This approach seeks to create schools where conflict resolution has been
adopted by every member of the school community, from the crossing guard
to the classroom teacher. A peaceable school promotes a climate that
challenges youth and adults to believe and act on the understanding that
a diverse, nonviolent society is a realistic goal.
In creating the Peaceable School Program of the Illinois Institute for Dispute Resolution, students are empowered with conflict resolution skills and strategies to regulate and control their own behavior. Conflict resolution is infused into the way business is conducted at the school between students, between students and teachers and other personnel, between teachers and administrators, and between parents and teachers and administrators.
In an evaluation of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program in four multiethnic school districts in New York City, teachers of the Peaceable School approach to conflict resolution reported a 71-percent decrease in physical violence in the classroom and observed 66 percent less name calling and fewer verbal insults. Other changes in student behavior reported by the teachers included greater acceptance of differences, increased awareness and articulation of feelings, and a spontaneous use of conflict resolution skills throughout the school day in a variety of academic and nonacademic settings.
The effective conflict resolution education programs highlighted above have helped to improve the climate in school, community and juvenile justice settings by reducing the number of disruptive and violent acts in these settings; by decreasing the number of chronic school absences due to a fear of violence; by reducing the number of disciplinary referrals and suspensions; by increasing academic instruction during the school day; and by increasing the self-esteem and self-respect, as well as the personal responsibility and self-discipline of the young people involved in these programs.
Young people cannot be expected to promote and encourage the peaceful resolution of conflicts if they do not see conflict resolution principles and strategies being modeled by adults in all areas of their lives, such as in business, sports, entertainment, and personal relationships. Adults play a part in making the environment more peaceful by practicing nonviolent conflict resolution when minor or major disputes arise in their daily lives.
Information for this feature from the U.S. Department of Education.


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I was going to start this by saying that I had not married into a typical Southern family but to tell you the truth, I can't think of one typical Southern home. Here in the South you can be from the Lowcountry, the Midlands or the Mountains. Three different ways of life, three different Southern twang lingering after each word. Three different ways of seeing the sun shine bright and to make a tomato pie.
I married into a Southern family with history and well, more history. My family is nomad in comparison with a history of adaptation, made colorful by the people in it and the countries we come from. I married a guy with a keen ability to retain only the goodness of the past to move into the present. He understands that I will adapt both our traditions to keep connected to my family and call his, my home. The Lowcountry does feel like home to me now. I have embraced its food, its ingredients, the seasons (sort of) that bring picnics at the beach in December and ripe juicy tomatoes in March. And tomato pies.
I had never had a tomato pie until I met my mother in law. Actually, I met the pie first. Bill brought it to a picnic date and I also fell in love with my future family that day. If she wanted to tie me up to South Carolina through its culinary traditions, she had me at "another slice honey?" Juicy tomato slices in a buttery crust, happily nested in a creamy filling with plenty of basil, garlic and topped with a generous handful of sharp cheddar.
Nothing that my doctor would be thrilled about. Nothing that my brain, deeply anchored in its own culinary ways, could compute. Nothing that I would admit craving as soon as Spring rolls around. And yet, I could not control my will power and had another generous slice. I felt completely and utterly happy, satisfied and calm. Giddy from my brain to my toes. From a tomato pie. Alright…and from the man before me.
That very same day, I vowed to do something my grandmother and mother had advised years before: never ever, under any circumstance try to replicate that pie. I had now entered the potential "it's not quite like when my mom makes it" territory. I ain't no fool…Instead I decided to create my own version. The one adapting ingredients we have here to flavors and tastes from back home. A different approach to the same theme. A Tomato galette with homemade ricotta and plenty of oregano. A drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of parmesan.
Heirloom Tomato Galette:
Serves 4 to 6:
For the crust:
1 1/4 cup Jeanne's all purpose gluten free flour mix (or regular all purpose flour if not gluten free)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
110 gr cold butter (1 stick)
1/4 cup icy cold water
For the ricotta filling:
1 cup ricotta (I use this recipe to make homemade ricotta)
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
3 to 4 heirloom tomatoes
1 tablespoon parmesan
2 teaspoons olive oil
Prepare the crust:
In the bowl of a food processor, (or follow the same instructions if doing by hand), pulse together the flour, salt and oregano until incorporated. Add the butter and pulse until the butter resembles small peas and is evenly incorporated. Gradually, stream in the cold water until the flour just comes together. Turn the mixture out onto your work surface and form into a 2-inch thick, round disk. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes (or overnight) before rolling out.
Preheat the oven to 350F and position a rack in the center.
Prepare the filling:
In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together and keep refrigerated until ready to use.
Slice the tomatoes and spread them out on layers of paper towels to drain some of their moisture out while you roll out the pastry.
On a large surface area, well floured, roll out the pastry dough to a 10-inch circle, spread the ricotta filling but not all the way to the edge. Leave a 2-inch border of pastry all around. Layer the tomatoes on top. Gather the edges of the pastry dough, pleating as you go with your fingertips (don't worry about being even – these are free form. Imperfections are wonderful anyways…). Sprinkle the tomatoes with parmesan. Bake for about 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool slightly, drizzle with the olive oil, some more oregano and serve.


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Did you see Jimi Hendrix in concert? Did you meet Jimi Hendrix or have the opportunity to interview him or have some other unique, first-person encounter with Jimi Hendrix? If so, Experience Hendrix wants to hear from you.
Jimi Hendrix
Did you see Jimi Hendrix in concert? Did you meet Jimi Hendrix or have the opportunity to interview him or have some other unique, first-person encounter with Jimi Hendrix? If so, Experience Hendrix wants to hear from you.
Woodstock Music & Art Festival, Bethel, New York Set List: Message To Love Hear My Train A Comin' Spanish Castle Magic, Red House Mastermind [Larry Lee] Lover Man Foxey Lady Jam Back At The House Izabella Gypsy Woman [Larry Lee] Fire Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Star Spangled Banner Purple Haze Woodstock Improvisation Villanova Junction Blues Hey Joe Beginning in July 1969, Jimi relocated to Shokan, a quiet upstate New York village near Woodstock for the balance of the summer. Here Hendrix was accorded sufficient time to relax and refine his new musical direction. In time, the rustic summer retreat served to rejuvenate his creative spirit. "Jimi was taking a kind of vacation out in the country, trying to get his act together," explains Eddie Kramer. "It was all part of his developmental process, wood shedding if you want to call it that. With Billy Cox in tow, Jimi revisited his Tennessee roots once more, reaching back to guitarist Larry Lee, another old friend and veteran of the chitlin' circuit. Where Cox had been actively involved in various music projects prior to heeding Jimi's call, Lee had just returned from a stint in Vietnam. Also invited to Hendrix's vacation retreat were percussionists Jerry Velez and Juma Sultan. Hendrix met Velez at Steve Paul's Scene Club prior to the break up of the Experience. "I had just finished jamming with The McCoys," explains Velez. "When I walked over to my table, Jimi and his entourage were sitting behind me. A little later, I joined the band on stage again for a few more tunes. When I came back to sit down, he leaned over and said, 'Listen, I'm recording this jam over at the studio tonight. We'll be starting around four, after this thing ends tonight. Do you want to come down and jam?' I said sure. I went over that night and jammed with Jimi and Buddy Miles, and we seemed to hit it off." Juma Sultan was actively involved with the Aboriginal Music Society in Woodstock, New York, and was a highly respected percussionist who would performed regularly at the Tinker Street Cinema. Both were received well during their jam's back at the house and were invited to join Hendrix's expanded ensemble, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows. In the weeks prior to the Woodstock festival, Jimi jammed at his rented home, as well as the Tinker Street Cinema in downtown Woodstock. Making its first and only official public appearance, Hendrix's expanded ensemble Gypsy Sun and Rainbows performs at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in Bethel, New York. Hendrix takes to the Woodstock stage on Monday morning with the support of Mitch Mitchell (drums), Billy Cox (bass & backing vocals), Larry Lee (rhythm guitar), Juma Sultan (percussion), and Jerry Velez (percussion). His extended set includes his magnificent rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner". At some point after his performance, Hendrix authors "500,000 Halos" which he describes as an 'unfinished sketch of (the) Woodstock Festival.' Jimi Hendrix and his new ensemble group, Gypsy Sun & Rainbows, headline the Woodstock Art & Music Fair on Monday, August 18, 1969. Photo: Allan Koss / © Authentic Hendrix, LLC
Hit Factory, New York Studio Recording 1 ) Message To The Universe 2 ) Lover Man 3 ) Izabella 4 ) Message To The Universe 5 ) Izabella 6 ) Burning Desire 7 ) Easy Blues 8 ) Izabella 9 ) Beginnings Jimi returned to the recording studio for the first time in nearly three months. The guitarist was accompanied by his expanded ensemble Gypsy Sun & Rainbows, as well as engineer Eddie Kramer. Jimi had readied a slate of promising new material and looked to make progress on his next studio album. A number of recordings from this session were later issued on disc. The two most prominent were "Message To The Universe", now a part of South Saturn Delta and "Izabella" from the box set The Jimi Hendrix Experience. While no longer in print, two other recordings from this session have been previously released. An edited version of "Easy Blues" was part of the 1980 compilation Nine To The Universe. "Beginnings" was posthumously overhauled in 1974 and fitted with new overdubs as part of the ill advised [and long since deleted] Midnight Lightning album produced by Alan Douglas.
Beginnings Burning Desire Izabella lover man Message To The Universe Recording
Hit Factory, New York Studio Recording 1) Izabella 2) Message To The Universe 3) Izabella 4) Machine Gun 5) Izabella 6) Message To The Universe 7) Jam Jimi returned to the Hit Factory for new attempts at "Izabella" and "Message To The Universe." A sparse demo of "Machine Gun" was buttressed with overdubs by session musicians in 1974 and issued as part of the controversial [and long since deleted] Midnight Lightning.
Hit Factory, New York Studio Recording 1) Sky Blues Today 2) Mastermind 3) Jimi's Jam Devoting much of the night to new recordings, Hendrix lead the group through "Sky Blues Today". In addition, guitarist Larry Lee made several attempts at achieving a finished master for his composition "Mastermind."


text: What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorders are one of several medical conditions called depressive disorders. Depressive disorders affect the way a person's brain functions. Depressive disorders are widespread. In the United States alone, it's estimated that more than 17.4 million adults have a depressive disorder each year. That works out to about 1 out of every 7 people, so there's a good chance that you or someone you know is dealing with a depressive disorder. Bipolar disorder goes by many names: manic depression, manic-depressive disorder, manic-depressive illness, bipolar mood disorder, and bipolar affective disorder are medical terms for the same condition. Bipolar disorder is classified into four different types: Bipolar I Bipolar II Cyclothymic Disorder Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Mental health experts separate the condition into these four types because the symptoms of bipolar disorder show up differently in different people. When doctors know what type someone has, they can tailor treatment to that person's specific needs. How Does It Affect People? Bipolar disorder affects both men and women. For many people, the first symptoms show up in their early twenties. However, research has shown that the first episode of bipolar disorder is occurring earlier: It often shows up in adolescence, and even children can have the disorder. Recent research suggests that kids and teens with bipolar disorder don't always have the same behavioral patterns that adults with bipolar disorder do. For example, kids who have bipolar disorder may experience particularly rapid mood changes and may have some of the other mood-related symptoms listed below, such as irritability and high levels of anxiety. But they may not show other symptoms that are more commonly seen in adults. Because brain function is involved, the ways people with bipolar disorder think, act, and feel are all affected. This can make it especially difficult for other people to understand their condition. It can be incredibly frustrating if other people act as though someone with bipolar disorder should just "snap out of it," as if a person who is sick can become well simply by wanting to. Bipolar disorder isn't a sign of weakness or a character flaw; it's a serious medical condition that requires treatment, just like any other condition. What Are the Signs and Symptoms? A person with bipolar disorder will go through episodes of mania (highs) and at other times experience episodes of depression (lows). These aren't the normal periods of happiness and sadness that everyone experiences from time to time. Instead, the episodes are intense or severe mood swings, like a pendulum that keeps arcing higher and higher. Symptoms of mania include: racing speech and thoughts increased energy decreased need for sleep elevated mood and exaggerated optimism increased physical and mental activity excessive irritability, aggressive behavior, and impatience poor judgment reckless behavior, like excessive spending, making rash decisions, and erratic driving difficulty concentrating inflated sense of self-importance Symptoms of depression include: loss of interest in usual activities prolonged sad or irritable mood loss of energy or fatigue feelings of guilt or worthlessness sleeping too much or inability to sleep drop in grades and inability to concentrate inability to experience pleasure appetite loss or overeating anger, worry, and anxiety thoughts of death or suicide In adults, episodes of mania or depression usually last for weeks or months, although they can be shorter in length. In children and adolescents, though, these episodes can be much shorter, and a kid or teen can even go back and forth between mania and depression throughout the day. Episodes of mania or depression may happen irregularly and follow an unpredictable pattern or they may be linked, with a manic episode always following a period of depression, or vice versa. Sometimes episodes have a seasonal pattern. Mania in the spring, for example, may be followed by depression in the winter. Between episodes, someone with bipolar disorder usually returns to normal (or near-normal) functioning. For some people, though, there is little or no "break period" between their cycles. These mood swing cycles can change slowly or rapidly, with rapid cycling between mania and depression being much more common in women, children, and adolescents. Some people with bipolar disorder turn to alcohol and drugs because they feel temporarily better when they're high. But using alcohol and drugs can have disastrous results for people with bipolar disorder. Substance abuse can actually make the symptoms worse, as well as making the condition hard for doctors to diagnose. What Causes Bipolar Disorder? Doctors and scientists don't know the exact cause of bipolar disorder, but they think that biochemical, genetic, and environmental factors may all be involved. It's believed this condition is caused by imbalances in certain brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. If the neurotransmitters aren't in balance, the brain's mood-regulating system won't work the way it should. Genes also play a role. If a close relative has bipolar disorder, a person's risk of developing the condition is higher. This doesn't mean, though, that if you have a relative with bipolar disorder you will automatically develop it! Even in studies involving identical twins raised in the same home, one twin sometimes had bipolar disorder whereas the other did not. Researchers are now working on identifying the gene or genes involved in bipolar disorder. Environmental factors may play a role in bipolar disorder. For some teens, stresses such as a death in the family, their parents' divorce, or other traumatic events could trigger a first episode of mania or depression. Sometimes, going through the changes of puberty can set off an episode. In girls, symptoms can be tied to their monthly menstrual cycle. How Is Bipolar Disorder Diagnosed? Most people with bipolar disorder can be helped — but a psychiatrist or psychologist must first diagnose the disorder. Sadly, many people with the condition are never diagnosed or are not diagnosed properly. Without proper diagnosis and treatment, the disorder can become worse. Some teens with undiagnosed bipolar disorder can end up in a psychiatric hospital or residential treatment center, in the juvenile justice system, abusing drugs, or committing suicide. Because children and teens with bipolar disorder do not usually show the same patterns of behavior as adults who have the condition, a mental health professional will observe a teen's behavior carefully before making a diagnosis. This includes getting a complete history of the person's past and present experiences. Family members and friends can also provide helpful insights into the person's behavior. The doctor may also want a teen to have a medical exam to rule out other conditions. Diagnosing bipolar disorder can be difficult. As yet, there aren't any laboratory tests like a brain scan or blood test that will diagnose it. In teens, bipolar disorder can sometimes be mistaken for illnesses like schizophrenia and posttraumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other depressive disorders. That's why a complete, detailed history is so important. How Do Doctors Treat It? Although there's no cure for bipolar disorder, treatment can help stabilize moods and help the person manage and control symptoms. Like other teens with long-lasting medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or epilepsy), teens with bipolar disorder need to work closely with their doctors and other medical professionals to treat it. This team of medical professionals, together with the teen and family, develop what is called a treatment plan. Teens with bipolar disorder will probably receive medication, such as a mood stabilizer, from a psychiatrist or other medical doctor. A psychologist or other type of counselor will provide counseling or psychotherapy for the teen and his or her family. Doctors will watch the symptoms closely and offer additional treatment advice if necessary. Living With Bipolar Disorder Teens normally face ups and downs with school, family, work, and friends. Dealing with bipolar disorder at the same time is a very difficult challenge. One 16-year-old reader who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 14 wrote to us about the experience: "I had mood swings that were the worst anyone could have ever seen. My poor parents thought I hated them, but really I was sick and didn't even realize it. But now I am on medications for my disorder and I live a pretty normal life. My family and friends support me, and they, along with my therapist, have helped me get to the point where I am today. I just want other teens to know that even though it is hard at times to be bipolar, things will get better." If you've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, taking your medications as prescribed, reporting any changes in how you feel or function, and participating in therapy will be key to living a successful life. In addition to treatment, making a few lifestyle changes, such as reducing stress, eating well, and getting enough sleep and exercise can help someone who is living with the condition. 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