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Love Lessons From Erich Fromm
January 12, 2011 by Deborah Calla
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"Love is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise to love each other forever. A feeling comes and it may go. How can I judge that it will stay forever, when my act does not involve judgment and decision."
We are first attracted to someone because of a chemical compatibility. We want to be with them and can't get enough of their touch. It is passion and it is an all burning sensation.
As time goes, passion starts to fizzle and either turns into love or the relationship ends. When we decide to be with someone we are also making the decision that as we get into life's routines we will remember and honor the decision made. That is why a healthy long lasting relationship, requires respect, friendship and commitment. Because without a doubt there will be many occasions we will feel like throwing everything out for the chance to experience the cycle all over again. Deciding to be with someone and loving them should be based on friendship and admiration for the other person's values, growth and struggles.
"Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific person; it is an attitude, an ordination of character which determines the relatedness of the person to the whole world as a whole, not toward one object of love"
We all have love within us. It is up to us to connect and embrace this life energy source that is at our disposal. It isn't true that we can't feel love unless we are in love with someone else. Feeling love is a state of mind and heart that each one of us can apply to our lives and the world.
"Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you."
If we really want to have a healthy and intimate relationship with another person, we must first acknowledge the love already exists and permeates our lives. We must know we don't need to be in an intimate relationship to be in a state of love. We must know no one outside of our selves can turn us whole. We are whole to begin with.
"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties."
To be creative, to tap into our most original thinking and dreaming; we must let go of the notion of certainty. Creativity means exploration. It means enjoying the process without demand for a specific outcome.
"It is naively assumed that the fact that the majority of people share certain ideas and feelings proves the validity of these ideas and feelings. Nothing could be further from the truth. Consensual validation as such has no bearing on reason or mental health."
On our search for well-being we are always confronting ideas that are accepted as "normal" by a majority but go against a truth we are in the process of unveiling. The result can be 1 – feeling outside the norms of society and therefore alone 2 – feeling less than as we are not fighting for the same goals but somehow allow our lives to be measured by those values which we no longer adhere to 3 – feeling like we give more than receive as we become more aware of other people's needs and rights.
It is important that we continue to remind ourselves that our well-being and mental health is our own journey and the reward is a life well lived. Conforming to a consensual validation goes against finding our own truth.
Erich Seligmann[1] Fromm (March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was a German-American Jewish social psychologist, psychoanalyst, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.
Kindfully + Mindfully
May 8, 2010 by The Love Project Inc.
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A very simple and effective post by Leo Babauta
How you treat others is how you treat yourself.
"Do every act of your life as if it were your last." ~Marcus Aurelius
Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on twitter or identica.
There's something so powerfully simple, profoundly beautiful, about the Dalai Lama's quote: "My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."
It's a philosophy I've been exploring for awhile, and though I don't claim to have even come close to mastering it, it turns out this is a single word that can become the central tenet of your life, if you let it: "kindness".
Kindness can guide every interaction you have with others, can guide your life's work, can give meaning to your life, can even guide your eating, parenting, marriage, and more.
All else will melt away, if you let go of it, and leave only kindness.
Doing to others IS doing to yourself
The Golden Rule goes something along the lines of, "Treat others as you'd want to be treated (in their place)", but in another conception, how you treat others is how your treat yourself.
Consider: when you react to others with anger or meanness, you are putting yourself in an angry mindset, a bad mood. You'll likely feel pretty crappy for at least an hour, if not all day.
When you are uncaring or indifferent to others, you also create an empty, blank feeling in yourself, a void that cannot be filled with gadgets, social networking, shopping, food, or possessions.
When instead you are kind, you build a good feeling within yourself, you make yourself happy. In effect, you are being kind to yourself.
Other outward-facing actions have a similar inward effect: if you want to learn, teach. If you need inspiration, inspire others. If you're sad, cheer someone up.
mindfulness + kindfulness
It is near impossible, in my experience, to transition towards kindness without being mindful. Thoughtlessness leads to unkindnesses.
You must be mindful of every interaction with another human being. Approach each person mindfully, with your full attention, smiling, seeking to understand them, trying to interact with gentleness, warmth, compassion.
When someone comes to talk to you, when your kid tugs on your pant leg for attention, when your spouse or best friend starts speaking, turn to them without distraction, putting everything else away, and give your full attention. Listen.
Here's something beautiful: by treating others with kindness, you will create a happy feeling within yourself, effectively creating a positive feedback loop for your mindfulness. This will encourage you to be more mindful throughout your day, which will help you to treat others with yet more kindness, and so on.
Mindfulness and kindfulness feed on each other in a wonderful cycle.
Practicing the religion of kindness
This all, of course, takes careful practice, and the more you practice, the better you'll get at it.
There's an evolution in kindness, a process in which I'm still only near the middle (more likely in the beginning and just don't know it), where kindness can slowly infuse your life, transform everything you do.
Relationships: Your interactions and eventually your relationships with others, including friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, will slowly grow more positive, stronger.
Parenting: If you are a disciplinarian parent, learning to make every interaction with your child one centered on kindness will create a new type of relationship, and will teach your child how to be kind to others, by your example. Your actions are a much better teacher than your words.
Work: It might seem unrealistic, but it is possible to center your work around kindness. Gradually and purposefully make your work a living expression of your kindness, your love, in your interaction with your customers, co-workers, colleagues, the world … in what you produce and put out there.
Eating: A vegan diet is perhaps the kindest diet, all things being equal. This is from the belief that animals suffer when we put them in miserable living conditions, maim and shock them, kill them, for our pleasure. I'm not saying this to be self-righteous, or to make anyone feel guilty, but only for your kind consideration — to consider the animals as you eat. Consider also, as you are contemplating kindness, your eating's effects on farmers and workers, on your health and the health of your family, and on the environment.
It isn't easy to be kind on every possible human transaction, on every interaction we have throughout the day. It's far easier to be thoughtless. It can feel better to get back at someone when they are unkind to you (at least, it feels better at first). It takes less effort to not care.
But when we touch another person's life, our lives are being touched as well. What shape do you want your life to take? That will be completely determined by the effort you take to be mindful, and to be kindful.
"Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness." ~Seneca
Working Hard At Being My Own Best Friend
January 16, 2010 by Deborah Calla
Filed under Blog
Why and what are the most thought of words in my brain these days. Why do we struggle? Why all the effort? What is it all for? And just plainly why and what.
To try to come up with any kind of possible answer I have been spending more time than usual hanging with myself. Checking in and finding out more about this person I live with. It's a bit of an odd concept, get to know oneself, as if we are two separate individuals; one that just is and the other who works at getting to know the first one.
But how many of us really know ourselves? And how many of us spend enough time with ourselves? I'm not talking about time in front of our computers or TV. I'm talking about time to listen to our thoughts, frustrations, hurts and pleasures.
We drive, we work, we eat, we are on our iPods, cell phones, chat-rooms but do we ever sit quietly and ask ourselves: how are we? What's bugging us? What's making us happy?
As philosophy is the cousin of existentialism and self reflection, I went digging through the Greek philosophers and found an interesting answer Antisthenes gave when asked what philosophy meant to him; he said the ability to hold converse with myself.
Now philosophy's cousin – meditation – aims at giving ourselves time to be quiet and reflect. It also works at making us present. We are so often thinking of the past and of the future, that the present is almost never truly experienced.
Living requires us being in touch with ours senses and not just locked up in our heads. Try washing your hands in water but truly being present in the moment. Try making love and really feeling all the sensations. Try eating an apple and getting lost in its crunches. Being present makes life be a completely different experience.
Being my own best friend also requires that I do something fulfilling for myself on a daily basis. For me it means; a nice meal, a glass of outstanding wine, playing with my dogs or just sitting outside in the yard.
The bottom line is: in this world where we are bombarded with information and are asked to run and make decisions every minute of our lives, so it becomes easy to lose our sense of self. And the only way of having any balance is by checking in. So I for one want to be my friend. No, I actually want to be my best friend. Because I am the only one that knows every place and every person I ever met. And I am the only one who no matter what will always be with me. So I better be my own best friend.
The Cosmology of Taoism
June 23, 2009 by The Love Project Inc.
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Every being in the universe is an expression of the Tao.
It springs into existence, unconscious, perfect, free,
takes on a physical body, lets circumstances complete it.
That is why every being spontaneously honors the Tao.
The Tao gives birth to all beings, nourishes them, maintains them,
cares for them, comforts them, protects them, takes them back to itself,
creating without possessing, acting without expecting, guiding without interfering.
That is why love of the Tao. Is in the very nature of things.
This philosophical reflection of Lao Tzu's considers the process of Creation as it is depicted and understood in Taoist cosmology. At the same time, it is a plainspoken love poem that accounts for the presence of love throughout the universe.
The creative nature of the Tao, as portrayed in this poem, offers a rationale for a core belief embraced by the world's great wisdom traditions – that love is embedded in the character of creation. The fascinating thing about Lao Tzu's characterization of the universe is that it accounts for the presence of love without any attribution to a creator. The love depicted here does not flow in the expected direction – it is not showering down upon us from a heavenly source. Rather, it arises within creation itself, as a reflexive expression of gratitude, flowing back toward origins it has never quite forgotten and has never ceased to intuit. In the same way that there is an indelible sense of fondness for the land of ones birth, every being has been endowed with this metaphysical affinity, this beacon for the spirit. It is like an innate navigational sense pointing toward our existential birthing grounds; it is the wellspring of the religious impulse that has been given so many voices.
"The Tao gives birth to all beings / nourishes them, maintains them", likens the activity of the Tao to the role of a doting mother. It is in this unfolding maternal activity that a perfect expression of love is manifested. The love that the cosmic order elicits and inspires in its inhabitants is simply reciprocal, a response in kind. Nothing additional is required to embellish or elevate the universe beyond its natural, perfect state.
In Taoist cosmology even death is an expression of a universal order that is deeply engaged with the beings under its heavenly mantle. The tide of death is not seen as a terminus of existence but as a return to its springs. The Tao is the ever-present custodian presiding over the arc of being, from first arrival to final departure. "That is why love of the Tao / Is in the very nature of things." Love is woven into the fabric of life, as intrinsic and indispensable as the breath which sustains it.
While the cosmology of Taoism transcends personification, the Tao is not regarded as a mechanistic system. It is described as being "unconscious, perfect, free", letting "… circumstances complete it." Taoism does not imply a rigidly predestined template any more than it requires an architect whose blueprints lurk behind the façade of reality. The life-forms into which the Tao pours itself are organic and evolving; a dimension of uncertainty or contingency is characteristic of this system. No traits need be ascribed to the Tao that are not readily observable in the world that surrounds us.
The idea that love is an inherent quality residing in all things, implies that an authentic understanding of the world is only available to a mind that is informed by the heart. It is fitting then, that this account of creation reads like a love poem. It reflects a sensibility that regards creation and love as inseparable processes that animate the world. They are entwined in the fabric of the atoms; they are manifest in one reality.
That is why love of the Tao.
Is in the very nature of things.


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Accounting for differences in element size and homogeneity when comparing Finite Element models: Armadillos as a case study
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Date issued2016-08
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Computing the average Von Mises stress of Finite Element Models to obtain a single measurement that represents the relative strength of vertebrate structures has been used recently in different works in palaeobiology. However, due to the nature of the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) data, which depends on the size of the elements of the mesh, this approach needs to be fully developed taking into account this influence of the size elements in the results. In this work, we proposed a Mesh-Weighted Arithmetic Mean as the adequate central tendency statistic for non-uniform meshes. On the other hand, when other statistical tools are used, we propose a Quasi-Ideal Mesh that takes into account the differences in size of the elements. Firstly, in order to analyse our proposed approach, one Cingulata mandible has been used generating different meshes. Afterwards, FEA has been applied in a case study in 20 different mandibles belonging to 14 species of Cingulata. Our results suggest that the proposed methodologies are suitable to compare different patterns of stress distribution. In particular, the methods proposed have been shown to be extremely useful when analysing the biomechanics of vertebrate bone structures that can be modelled as planar models in an interspecific comparative framework.
CitationMarcé, J., de Esteban-Trivigno, S., Escrig, C., Gil, L. Accounting for differences in element size and homogeneity when comparing Finite Element models: Armadillos as a case study. "Palaeontologia electronica", Agost 2016, vol. 19.2.2T, p. 1-22.

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Modern medicine, the wheel, Hot Pockets. All brilliant inventions that changed the way that we live our everyday lives. Hot Pockets have changed my life. They have changed the way I consume my food. They have changed my body. They have changed my soul. Without these buttery balls of meat and cheese, I have no clue where I'd be in life (probably in the same place but much healthier and a brighter outlook on life). As a public service, I have ranked my top 4 hot pocket flavors. Here it is, the list you never knew you needed:
4. Meatball and Mozzarella
A classic Italian dish. Something you gotta go off the menu for at your favorite North End restaurant. The fresh mozzarella compliments the hand rolled meatballs in an intriguing, yet tasteful way, that leaves you satisfied, yet lusting for more. The buttery garlic seasoned crust comes from the yeast of the finest crops, and it shows. Its quality you pay for, but definitely worth it.
3. Pepperoni Pizza
Pepperoni pizza is my all time favorite normal food. Its been that way since day 1. The only issue was that I could never fully enjoy it on the go. It couldn't keep up with my active lifestyle. With my shoot first ask questions later mindset. With my life on the run mentality. That all changed with the pepperoni pizza hot pocket. My world was flipped. Left became right. The sky was green. I was now able to eat my beloved pepperoni pizza while never stopping not stopping. For that it gets #3.
2. Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza
Everything I said above but with sausage. Love a good sausage. #Protein
1. Four Meat and Four Cheese Pizza
Hot Pockets have always pushed the status quo. They aren't afraid to innovate. Go against the grain. When you run a company like that you get results. You get greatness. You move the human race forward. You get Four Meat and Four Cheese Pizza flavored Hot Pockets. Hot Pocket took society's rule book and poured meat and cheese all over it with this one. And for that, it gets the top spot.
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Vonage is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network that provides telephone service using a broadband Internet connection. With Vonage you can make calls to anywhere in the world for a minimal monthly cost, there is no need for a separate phone line as everything runs through your Internet connection.
However, like every other technological device there are going to be problems. The odds are pretty good that you will encounter these problems during the middle of the day, at the same time as everyone else, and if you call the help desk you will end up on hold while they deal with the calls in the order that they came in. Before you make that call and end up sitting on hold, why not try a few basic troubleshooting techniques to see if you can solve the problem yourself. The odds are pretty good that the technician will run you through some of these steps anyhow.
Check Your Cables
First thing you need to do is check that all the cables are connected firmly at both ends. Yes, it may seem like a stupid thing to do, but accidents happen, especially if you have pets or kids. A loose cable can cause line static, distorted sound or even dropped calls. If a cable is completely disconnected, then nothing will work.
There is also the possibility of a bad cable causing interference. While you are checking the connections, look at the cables for any obvious damage. Maybe the dog has been chewing on it, or the child crimped it in the tire of his toy truck. Frequently, cable damage is difficult to see, so unless you have a replacement cable easily available, do all other troubleshooting methods before pursuing this avenue.
Reset Everything
If all the cables are connected and you are still having problems, then turn off your computer, router and modem, and then unplug your Vonage box. Now that everything is off, you can start turning them back on beginning with your modem, then your router, and computer. Lastly, plug the VoIP box back in. Wait about five minutes for everything to reset and reload, then check your system.
Check Your Phone Type
If you are having static issues or dropped calls, then it could be the phone you are using. If you are using a wireless phone, then look to see how close the base is to the VoIP box? Vonage recommends a minimum of four feet between the phone base and your adapter box. Even if your base is far away, if you walk by the Vonage box while on a call, you could get interference and possibly drop the call. This is more likely to happen if you have a 2.4GHZ phone, so you may want to invest in a slightly higher end 5.8GHZ phone instead.
Network Interference
Sometimes a neighbor's network can interfere with your own. This is more predominant in apartment buildings where everyone is living on top of each other. You can try changing the channel on your wireless router. Most U.S. routers default to channels 1, 6 or 11. Directions to changing the router channel can be found in your user manual or online. Changing the wireless channel should help if your neighbor's network is interfering.
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If you are having connection issues, then it is advised that you check your Internet speed. There are many ways you can check your Internet speed, including using Digital Landing's very own Internet Speed Test. Compare your final results to what your Internet provider claims you should be receiving, and if the numbers are low, then contact your Internet provider for a solution.
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If none of the above seem to be the solution, then go ahead and call Vonage customer support or look at their online troubleshooting for advice. Be sure to have your account information available, including name and phone number, as well as the results of your Internet speed test. Speed test results may help the technician troubleshoot further. Once you are connected, the technician will ask you a series of questions and have you reset the system again. The reset allows them to run tests on the line and the Vonage box, so they can troubleshoot and hopefully solve your problems.


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Hungry for rillettes or a blanquette? Why yearn for the Boulevard St.-Germain when the Bowery might do. Since last summer, more than a dozen French restaurants have opened in New York, most of them bistros.
There are Andrew Carmellini and Damon Wise at Lafayette, Matthew Aita at Amadeus Bogner's Le Philosophe, Richard Krause at the new Casimir & Co., Jodi Bernhard at Charlemagne, Laurence Edelman at Left Bank and Eric Korsh at Calliope, to name just a few. And on the horizon is Rotisserie Georgette from Georgette Farkas, who worked in Daniel Boulud's kitchen and office for many years. And of course, the Elm from Paul Liebrandt.
Mr. Korsh, who opened Calliope in the East Village last year, attributes the increase to "a whole generation of younger chefs who trained in good French restaurants." Even French chefs like Flavian V. Hugo of Brasserie Cognac, who just opened Brasserie Cognac East on the Upper East Side, noted how many places have Americans with French training in their kitchens.
Those American chefs are more likely to tweak than adhere to tradition. Mr. Korsh said he "can include French techniques in a less fancy environment."
"Chefs like me can make it newer and more inventive," he said. "And it's easier to do at Second Avenue and Fourth Street than uptown."
Mario Batali agreed that the pendulum has swung. "French was the first so-called gourmet food for most people," he said. "La Grenouille is there if you want it, but French can be easier than that today."
Consider Benoit, Alain Ducasse's imported French bistro, which is thriving, while his high-end Adour has closed.
André Compeyre, Benoit's wine director, said, "French restaurants have adapted." Then he pointed his finger at the tip of his nose as he added, "And maybe they are not so 'French' anymore."
Mr. Carmellini, who earned his French credentials as the chef at Café Boulud many years ago, said he had been working on Lafayette for more than two years. Having opened an Italian restaurant and an American restaurant, French was on his to-do list, he said.
"I was passionate about doing a grand cafe," he said. "I did not expect to be swept up in a trend. Now I see restaurant owners from Florida coming into Lafayette and taking pictures."
Like Mr. Carmellini, Gabriel Stulman, who just opened a brasserie-style place in Chelsea called Montmartre, had restaurants of other cuisines. "We haven't done French," he said, at least before the arrival of Montmartre. "I see French, with its terrines and steak-frites, as a new kind of comfort food." And French cooking has become contemporary with the popularity of nose-to-tail cooking, said Lee Hanson, who shared chef duties at Balthazar with Riad Nasr. The two hope to open a restaurant.
Mr. Nasr said he did not see how they could avoid doing something French. "It's our training and techniques," he said. Like Mr. Carmellini and Tien Ho at Montmartre, Mr. Hanson and Mr. Nasr also cooked in a Boulud kitchen.
Even in Paris, there is now a generation of less formal chefs, like Yves Camdeborde at Le Comptoir and Bertrand Grebaut at Septime, who "want to cook for the people, not for Michelin stars," as Mr. Korsh put it. Parts of Paris, like the 11th Arrondissement, where some of the new bistros are, seem to aspire to be Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with minimal décor, recycled furniture, no reservations, dish towels for napkins and organic wines.


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How Much Money Do the 'Stranger Things' Kids Make? The Young Actors Hope For More
Netflix keeps a tight lid on its ratings, so we don't technically know if Stranger Things is the company's biggest hit. But after all the (well deserved) hype surrounding the second season, we can certainly call the show a juggernaut. A big reason for that: the Stranger Things kids.
Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Noah Schnapp (Will), and Sadie Sink (Max) are rapidly becoming some of the most popular child actors in the world. But it sounds like their success is outpacing their paychecks.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the child stars are banding together to negotiate higher salaries for upcoming seasons of Stranger Things. One anonymous source told THR Wolfhard (14), Brown (13), Matarazzo (15) and McLaughlin (16) each got $30,000 per episode for the first and second seasons, along with a bonus when it was clear the show was hit. The source noted the bonus still amounted to less than six figures for the actors. Sink (15), the newcomer to the gang in season two, reportedly made $23,625 per episode, according to contract documents obtained by The Blast.
That's certainly more money than your average American teen makes babysitting. But the kids' salaries fall well below the average of other actors on hit shows. A recent Variety report revealed that Game of Thrones stars Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington and Lena Headey make $500,000 an episode. Ellie Kemper and Tituss Burgess, stars of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, make $150,000 and $90,000 respectively.
Child actors tend to make less than adults, but their salaries can vary greatly. In 2010, Two and Half Men's Angus T. Jones became the highest paid child star at the age of 16, coming in at $300,000 per episode. That same year, Selena Gomez made only $25,000 per episode on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place, according to a 2010 report from The Hollywood Reporter.
Depending on how negotiations go, the Stranger Things kids could be about to get paid. And that would certainly turn their worlds upside down.


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Karahi/kadhai chicken is one of the most popular dish from Pakistan. A quick fix dish ready under 30 minutes to treat yourself and your family. As this can also be made in non-stick deep bottom pan, I always prefer to make it in Iron Kadhai/karahi. Need not to worry about what to cook for guest arriving in sudden, try and treat it for yourself and your guests with this delightful Karahi chicken. Here is how I have done it..
700 gms, chicken, boneless, cut in medium stripes
400 gms, ripened tomatoes, chopped (can also be pulsed in a chopper)
1½ tbsp, ginger juliennes
2-3nos, green chillies, slit
1½ tbsp, karahi/kadhai masala( I used my homemade one, find the link here)
½ tsp, black peppercorns
½ tsp, cumin seeds
1 tsp, cumin powder
1 nos, capsicum, large, cut in juliennes(optional)
Juice of half lemon
Salt as per taste
4 tbsp, oil
Ginger juliennes and green coriander leaves for garnish.
In a Karahi/deep bottom pan, heat oil. Add cumin seeds, black peppercorns and allow them to crackle.
Add chicken stripes sauté on high heat for a minute. Add tomatoes and sauté on high heat for another minute
Add cumin powder, karahi masala, ginger juliennes salt, mix and cook for 4-5 minutes or just till chicken is tender. Do not cook on very low flame. Keep an eye and stir in between to avoid burning.
Add capsicum juliennes, green chillies, lemon juice, toss and cook uncovered for a minute.
Dish out, garnish it with ginger juliennes and coriander leaves
Serve hot with nan/phulka/laccha paratha or pulao of your choice
This karahi chicken can be made using chicken with bones cut in small to medium pieces. Avoid using very large chicken cuts
Although Karahi chicken does not have too much of gravy, but If you prefer little gravy, adjust the consistency as per requirement.
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The Visual Arts
Our mission is to give BMUF students the opportunity to pursue individual artistic excellence, and to initiate a "lifelong quest that begins by developing a profound understanding and appreciation of the contributions made by the most innovative creators in the field". Our goal is to imbue in students intellectual curiosity and a willingness to experiment, while working through an idea in stages. Students shall recognize that the study of art history provides the basis for a visual 'dialogue' in which we can participate.
The Department of Visual Arts at Briarcliff High School provides a sequential curriculum for students, early childhood through college level course work. The program focuses on the arts as a springboard for creative thought across disciplines. We provide a comprehensive learning progression in the arts curriculum that is developmentally appropriate, cultivating a core set of skills and capacities that develop over time.
Critical thinking is stressed throughout. As students expand their creative potential they develop an appreciation for methods and practices, as well as, the cultural models from which they are derived. In analyzing art, students of all ages draw evidence from 'Masterpieces' and as they develop they discover more in each work to support their understanding. This increases their ability to discuss and write about art. With guidance, they recognize technical choices and observe artistic principles such as composition and color theory. Students eventually learn to apply these principles to their own art making.
Over time, materials and methods become increasingly refined and complex. Students become more accomplished and demonstrate their ability to apply an artist's style or technique to their own original work understanding that there are multiple solutions to visual problems.
The art classroom offers a setting in which the student can reflect on oneself, one's interests, likes and dislikes. As well, students are guided to reflect on the 'world at large', studying social, political and economic contexts of works of art, giving the student a deeper understanding and the ability to make connections with other disciplines.
Todd Elementary, the Briarcliff Middle School and the Briarcliff High School instructors work as a team, collaborating regularly to provide our students with a strong vertical learning curriculum and experiences.
Roxanne Ritacco
- What we are currently doing
- The Importance of Visual Arts
- National Core Art Standards
- Advocacy for Art Education
- Faculty
What we are currently doing
Here is what we are currently doing to operationalize our mission across content areas K THROUGH 12:
- Teaching high level curriculum at each grade level
- Helping students acquire new skills and learn a variety of techniques
- Offering students opportunities to work in a variety of media: Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, analog photography/wet darkroom, computer art (digital drawing, animation, stop-motion, Photoshop, Hyperstudio).
- Helping students refine the skills and techniques that they have already acquired
- Providing salient connections between the arts and other disciplines
- Inspiring students with a broad range of cultural and historical references
- Increasing awareness of opportunities in visual art related careers
- Offering students opportunities to show their work outside of school
- Offering students the opportunity to participate in the visual arts on the extra-curricular level (Art Honor Society, Art Club at the HS and MS)
The Importance of Visual Arts
One of the key indicators of a civilization's greatness can be found in its contribution and commitment to the Arts. Where art flourishes we find an active, vital and potent society. Where it is ignored and suppressed we find a society in decline.
Perhaps the most important aspect of the Arts in regard to society is it's capacity to extract the joy, sorrow, hilarity and trauma of everyday life and represent it synthetically, as a model for our contemplation. To be able to contemplate the human condition through the abstraction of its re-creation in the arts enables us to reconsider the circumstances of our lives in ways unlike any other.
Quite apart from the pleasure and fulfillment that we get from the arts as entertainment, there is a powerful intellectual component to the making of art which empowers us in very real but sometimes unforeseeable ways. Paths through thought and ideation are uncovered by the mental activity engaged in the technical processes of art making. Navigation of these paths creates a familiarity with "speculative constructs" which are key to abstract thought. We study higher mathematics, complaining all along that we will never use the knowledge in real life, nor ever become mathematicians and yet the value of its exercise of the mind's logical facilities is never doubted. Art and particularly its technical study, incorporating application of methods and manipulation to thought, is every bit as vital to the developing mind. And, although we are not all destined to become artists and are not equally coordinated in regard to manual dexterity, none of us should be deprived of the navigational tools essential to a life rich with unexpected challenges. As Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors the prepared mind."
Art class is not solely for the gifted student and the child with talent. It is for all of us and should be an integral part of an education. There is no better strategy for success in this complicated world than one that includes a solid preparation in abstract thought. Indeed, the greatest challenges facing the world today need to be met with originality, creativity and a solid footing in critical thinking. Within the general curriculum of our school, the art program is designed to meet such needs head on. Our approach is dedicated to the needs of all students. We acknowledge that there is a diversity of individuals at Briarcliff with a broad range of abilities and ambitions. Our goal is to offer guidance and preparation to all students and to help them to meet their own goals.
Many of us remember art class as a time of virtually directionless exploration of things vaguely associated with what was termed "self-expression." This pedigogical approach, one that is derived from the "natural" or "unfolding" method suggested by Rousseau and others, may not be the appropriate way to foster potent creative intelligence. Would a student learning to play a instrument be handed a violin with no direction other than a protective "musical environment." The rigors of practice, of knowing scales and positions and fingering - not to mention musical theory are expected of a decent education. Why must it be any different in the visual arts.
An alternative to the "natural" method of art education is one that proactively trains, directs and challenges the art student to master basic skills. The thought behind this approach is that information of a much greater complexity can be imparted this way. The focus on technical exercise and the guidance as to how these techniques constitute the grammar of visual language, both now and historically, impact on the development of visual intelligence. This approach is the one favored by the art department of Briarcliff.
For the high school students wishing to pursue a deeper involvement with the arts we offer a sequential core curriculum which emphasizes the development of basic foundation skills in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Design. Highly motivated students may culminate their high school experience in a college level Advanced Placement Studio Art course, offered in both Painting and Drawing AP and Design AP (which includes photography). The program continues to be enriched with opportunities for Exhibitions and competitions. Portfolios are the physical outcome for evaluation.
Our curriculum is also designed to allow those students whose major focus may not be art, to benefit from the skills fostered in our department: brainstorming, problem solving and original thinking. It is our goal to further educational expertise and foster serious practices in the visual arts, yet we are also committed to providing an environment that is a haven for those individuals that may turn to the arts for a different type of support, (perhaps a refuge from competition and stress). Often the art room becomes home to a student experiencing emotional difficulties or academic struggles. The art process engages these individuals and often rewards them with success and an increased self- esteem. In contrast to the student attracted to performing under the footlights of a stage production or in the heightened athletic arena, the artist quietly performs with a steady persevering vision, a solitary mental activity that produces the greatest art. These students also need community support and acknowledgement.
Finally, in all Briarcliff students, we would like to infuse the understanding of the value of Fine Art. We are living just outside of the Art Capital of the World. When college students return home, the NYC galleries and museums will beckon them. Students given the opportunity to travel will realize that the "arts" will inform them most readily about the cultures they are experiencing. Paintings are records of the workings of the mind, documents of the mind at work under the technical, social and political constraints of the times. Paintings are emotional records filtered through the intellect, a primary experience of history. Art defines the times.
National Core Art Standards
Advocacy for Art Education
The Visual Arts: So much MORE than you can see!
Did you know that…
- We live in a visual age. Most children or youth spend hours a day in front of screens composed of pictures and words. Making meaning from what we see is now more important than ever.
- The arts provide jobs. 1.25 million Americans currently work in the visual arts. Jobs for artists and designers are predicted to increase by 43% by 2016.
- Art education equips students to form mental images, which can be used to solve problems—an ability that chemists, engineers, and architects use to create models and that inventors use to think up new ideas.
- Art education requires students to use their eyes and hands to give form to ideas generated in the brain—a discipline that Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel proved boosts brain power.
- Art education teaches children that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer. A skill that experts agree is essential to those needed for the 21st century.
- Art education teaches children to celebrate multiple perspectives. One of its large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.
- The arts make vivid the fact that neither words in their literal form, nor numbers, exhaust what we can know. The limits of our language do not define the limits of our cognition.
- The arts help children to say what cannot be said. When children are invited to disclose what a work of art helps them feel they must reach into their poetic capacities to find the words that will do the job.
Like Other Subjects…
- Like a foreign language, ART is a language that can be learned and understood. It is a form of communication that one can learn to read and speak through study and practice. We call this visual literacy.
- Like English, ART has an established vocabulary and grammar. We call these the elements and principles of design. These fundamentals form the foundation for appreciating and producing works of art.
- Like science, ART is based on a natural order and relationship of elements. These elements, such as line and color, have unique properties and can be explored in lab-like projects. Through experimentation, one can discover the nature and potential of art.
- Like mathematics, ART possesses certain principles that are logical, time proven and provide constant guidelines to pictorial organization. It teaches skills like measurement, symmetry and three-dimensional construction in a hands-on manner. Concepts such as linear perspective and color theory are specific examples of how art is as analytical as it is emotional.
- Like physical education, ART requires a sort of visual toning- -exercising one's eyes earnestly and regularly. With practice, one's abilities can be recognized, developed and mastered. A regular routine can lead to significant accomplishment. Gradual progress prevails over instant achievement.
- Like social studies, ART promotes an awareness and understanding of people and cultures. Art reflects the ideas and ideals of societies, governments and religions. Art has been influenced by geography, war, natural resources and commerce. Art can help us understand past civilizations and define our identity for future generations. Art is a visual record of people in the world.
- Like music, ART is based on the refinement of one of our senses. As music relates to how one listens and hears, art focuses on looking and seeing. In both disciplines, the perception of subtlety is essential to grasping variation and innovation. In music and art the greatest accomplishments are those in which subtlety and sensitivity are balanced with skill and creativity.


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November 2007 Newsletter
Veggies, fruits, and fish reduce asthma
Tooth loss associated with dementia
Broccoli and skin cancer protection
Exercise helps balance
Diet aids fertility
Whole grains, diet, stop heart disease
Saturated fats harm blood vessels
Veggies, fruits, and fish reduce asthma
A diet that is largely based on fruits, vegetables, and fish reduces the risk that a child will develop allergies and asthma. A study of 460 children in Spain showed that the children with the highest fish consumption compared to those with the lowest had a 57 percent reduced risk of developing allergies in the first 6 years of life.
Vegetables, such as tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, string beans, and zucchini were even better at reducing asthma symptoms, such as wheezing, cutting the risk by 62 percent. (Chatzi L, et al., Diet, wheeze, and atopy in school children in Menorca, Spain. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2007 Sep;18(6):480-5.)
A previous study by the same group on children in Crete also showed that fruits and vegetables reduced the risk of allergic rhinitis and asthma. This study of 690 children revealed that 80 percent of the children ate fruits at least twice a day, and 68 percent of them ate vegetables at least twice per day. Fruits (grapes, apples, oranges, and tomatoes) were not associated with abnormal skin testing, but increasing consumption of these was associated with a reduced risk of wheezing and allergic rhinitis. (Chatzi L, et al., Protective effect of fruits, vegetables and the Mediterranean diet on asthma and allergies among children in Crete. Thorax. 2007 Aug;62(8):677-83.)
In addition, the study found that eating nuts was associated with reduced asthma and rhinitis, while margarine increased the risks. The closer the children stayed to the Mediterranean diet the more protection they had from asthma. (To me, one of the striking features of the research is the high percentage of kids in Crete who eat lots of fruits and vegetables! It appears that being a "picky eater" is not an ingrained genetic trait in children.)
Tooth loss associated with dementia
Information derived from the Nun Study, research on aging among sisters of the School Sisters of Notre Dame between 75 and 90 years old, shows that tooth loss is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. (Stein PS, et al., Tooth loss, dementia and neuropathology in the Nun study. J Am Dent Assoc. 2007 Oct; 138(10):1314-22.)
Researchers followed 144 subjects who had no signs of dementia at the start of the study for 12 years, and found that those with 10 or more teeth were half as likely to develop dementia during the course of the study as those with 0-9 teeth. The association has been noted before, but it was not clear whether tooth loss was a result of dementia, but these subjects had already lost teeth before there were signs of dementia. Tooth loss is often the result of gingivitis, inflammation that is a possible contributor to both heart and brain diseases.
Broccoli and skin cancer protection
Broccoli contains a number of phytochemicals and vitamin C, all known to be protective against cancer. One of the phytochemicals, sulforaphane, appears to protect the skin from UV damage, reducing the risk of skin cancer. (Talalay P, et al., Sulforaphane mobilizes cellular defenses that protect skin against damage by UV radiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Oct 30;104(44):17500-17505.)
The sulforaphane does not act as a sunscreen, but it enhances the cells' resistance to the effects of UV light. UV light initiates oxidative cell damage, interferes with membrane function by damaging lipids, and it causes inflammation, suppresses immunity, and leads to skin cancer. (It also helps the body by stimulating vitamin D production in the skin.)
The protective effect of sulforaphane has previously been shown in animals and in cell lines. This new study shows that it is also helpful in human subjects. Six volunteers were pretreated with sulforaphane before exposure to various doses of UV radiation. The treatment reduced the subsequent redness of the skin by an average of 38 percent. Redness of the skin, or erythema, is a biomarker for UV-induced damage. It is easily quantified, and it is non-invasive, making it an easy tool for research. Sulforaphane increases the production of phase-2 enzymes that help to detoxify carcinogens.
Exercise helps elderly people to maintain their balance. Balance is something that declines with age, leading to more falls, greater risk of fractures, disability, and death. You can check yourself by standing on one leg to see how difficult it is. Then, try closing your eyes and stay upright – it can be quite difficult. Sometimes it helps to take vitamin B12, which is important for peripheral nerve health.
This research analysis of 34 clinical trials with 2883 participants older than 75 shows the value of strength training, balance exercises, and even simply walking in maintaining balance as you age. (Howe T, Exercise for improving balance in older people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD004963.) Balance exercises such as tai chi can be particularly helpful according to the studies included in this analysis.
It is possible to enhance fertility through dietary choices. A new eight-year study of 17,544 women showed that infertility due to ovulation problems (the main cause of infertility) could be reduced by 66 percent, and that due to other causes by 27 percent. (Chavarro JE, Diet and lifestyle in the prevention of ovulatory disorder infertility. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Nov;110(5):1050-1058.)
The diet that helps according to this research is low in trans fats (from partially hydrogenated oils), replacing them with monounsaturated oils (such as are found in olive oil and avocados), and it is rich in plant-based protein sources instead of animal protein. Proteins are found in many plant sources, such as beans and tofu, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and even green vegetables.
The diet is also low in refined carbohydrates and high in complex carbohydrates (whole grains and beans) and other low-glycemic foods, and it has a moderate amount of whole-milk dairy product. (The researchers cautioned against continuing to consume such dairy for the long term due to other risks.) It also appears helpful to take a multivitamin and iron derived from plant sources or supplements. Fertility was also improved by exercise and weight control.
Whole grains, diet, stop heart disease
A research report on 21,376 subjects, followed for over 20 years in the Physicians' Health Study, shows that the consumption of breakfast cereals is associated with a reduction of the risk of congestive heart failure, the most common cause of hospitalization in the elderly. (Djoussé L, Gaziano JM, Breakfast cereals and risk of heart failure in the physicians' health study I. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Oct 22; 167(19):2080-5.)
However, the association was only significant for the consumption of whole grains, not refined grains. (Whole grains include whole wheat, oatmeal, brown rice, millet, barley, quinoa, corn, and several others, but not white flour or white rice.) Previous studies have shown that whole grains reduce the risk of heart attacks and hypertension, both of which can lead to congestive heart failure.
In another study in the same journal (Akesson A, et al., Combined effect of low-risk dietary and lifestyle behaviors in primary prevention of myocardial infarction in women. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Oct 22;167(19):2122-7.) of 24,444 post-menopausal women, a diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and fish, along with several healthy lifestyle habits (including a small amount of alcohol), led to a 92 percent reduction in the risk of heart attacks compared to a diet including red and processed meat, poultry, rice, pasta, eggs, and fried potatoes (the "Western diet").
What is important about these studies is the unavoidable conclusion that heart disease is something that you can prevent by lifestyle choices. It is not genetic, but is under your control. Choosing to eat properly, exercise, and not to smoke will virtually eliminate the problem.
Saturated fats harm blood vessels
In research from Australia, a group of 14 subjects were given a single meal containing either a large amount of saturated fat or one with the same amount of calories but much less fat that was derived from safflower oil, which contains polyunsaturated fats. The result was a striking difference in the ability of their HDL molecules to control inflammation.
The high saturated fat meal increased the markers associated with inflammation, while the diet with polyunsaturated fat decreased those markers (this meal was also low in overall fat content, so that may have played some role).
In addition, the saturated fat meal (equivalent to a cheeseburger, fries and a shake) decreased the blood flow in small blood vessels by impairing endothelial function (endothelium produces relaxing factors that open up blood vessels). The polyunsaturated fat meal increased blood flow and endothelial function. (Nicholls SJ, et al., Consumption of saturated fat impairs the anti-inflammatory properties of high-density lipoproteins and endothelial function. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Aug 15;48(4):715-20.)
These effects were seen at 3 and 6 hours after the meals were eaten. What the study shows is that dietary choices can have an immediate effect on heart risks, and repeated exposure to such meals can have long-term deleterious effects. To achieve the benefits suggested by all these studies, a mostly vegetarian diet fits quite well as part of the healthy lifestyle.


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My girl turns 6 this weekend. Wow! It was a 4-day labour so I figure we will stick with our annual tradition and milk the partying as long as it took to get her out into the world.
I was asked if I would breastfeed when I was pregnant with her and my response was 'of course'. Not because I thought it would make me 'Perfect Mum'. It was simply something I really wanted to experience and I didn't for once think it would be an issue. I mean my Mum fed me and my two older brothers no bother. I just thought it was as black and white as that. UNTIL…..she arrived.
To cut a long story short, Bonnie really didn't want to latch. The girl is headstrong. We tried breastfeeding clinics, I sat with her for hours but she was determined and I had no idea what I was doing. It was tough. I felt jealous when I saw other Mum's feeding. I felt sad that I was missing out on something that should be so simple. I had advice to keep trying and to not give up. But it was making me feel awful. Bonnie was extremely distressed whenever I tried to latch her. I will never forget sitting in a breastfeeding clinic, on a Sunny Friday morning when she was a few days old. I had been a couple of days earlier with no luck. I sat for hours waiting for help. The room was cram packed with people struggling. The nurse asked me to try and latch her and as soon as she heard Bonnie screaming at the thought, she cried out:
'Quick, give her a bottle'.
I had sat for two hours waiting to be told that? I cried on the way home. I felt useless. I was sad. Bonnie and I had a nap and I woke up and told myself – ENOUGH OF THIS. Give her what she wants and more importantly – give yourself a freaking break. You are amazing and you have just created the most amazing little girl. Yes, I wanted to breastfeed but sometimes things don't work out the way you plan them to. Sometimes we just need to roll with it.
A couple of years later when we had Charlie, he latched right away. It was a totally different experience. In fact, for the first few months all the boy seemed to do was latch. I used to sing Sam Smith to him all the time –
Now I got you in my space
I won't let go of you
Got you shackled in my embrace
I'm latching on to you
I loved breastfeeding. Maybe you can't stand the thought of it. Maybe you find it too painful (ouch I remember it well), maybe your baby doesn't want to latch. Do what works for you. It may not be what you planned or what you wanted but your mental health has to come first, especially at such an intense time. Young babies are hard work. Life as you know it changes and as parents we can feel as fragile as a raver after a week in Ibiza. Yes, you will hear those thoughts of guilt no matter what you do. Show them the front door. Yes, you will hear unwanted advice. You know your baby more than anyone. You know yourself too. Be kind to yourself x
Ps – It was amazing getting so much help with Bonnie #everycloud


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Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. I'm sat here eating the last (well they weren't the last, but they now are) of the 3rd box of chocolates I've gone through in the last 3 days….how long does the excuse "well it's Christmas" last?!
I've had a fantastic festive few days with family, too much food and even a little bit of alcohol – I don't normally drink. It has helped to take my mind off of the fact I'm not running, but knowing I should be running nearly every day and then receiving numerous running related Christmas pressies, I have been cursing my damn calf and climbing the walls to get out for a run.
So, feeling 'fixed' this morning, after 9 days resting (yes, it has been pointed out to me that this isn't quite the 2 weeks I was advised – I have resolved to adhere to professional advice in 2014, promise!) I went out for the first run with my fab new Garmin Forerunner 220 (I now realise how people can fall in love with techie things) and my very very very warmed up calf muscles.
The Garmin is fantastic, can't recommend it enough, and my calf held up well. I did actually apologise to my new watch afterwards promising that our future runs together would be much better than today. 3 miles at a massively inconsistent pace wasn't our best introduction, but it broke the ice and gave us something to better together, and more importantly got me back out there. Being honest, I felt pretty disheartened when I got back, but after a bit of twitter encouragement, and reading my last blog post (I shouldn't think I can just pick up where I left off) I was just pleased to be back out there.
The last few days of 2014 will be spent equally resting and doing a few easy miles to ease myself back in, training planning for the months ahead and looking at resolutions and goals for the new year. Oh, and tomorrow I'm visiting London Marathon Sweatshop store to treat myself to some new road runners, and maybe a few other bits….like kid in a sweet shop!
If you've got any recommendations on good road trainers for a neutral runner then please let me know!
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Flying an early jetliner is a different experience from flying modern aircraft, and for those FSX or Prepar3D pilots who would like a taste, reviewer Michael Hayward recommends the Douglas DC-8 available from Aerosoft. He found that the model faithfully recreates the experience of flying a vintage jet and that flying it was an "absolute joy".
Each December we pick some of our favorite reviews and run them again as our "Gift Guide" series to give you some ideas for things flightsimmers might really like. A2A Simulations are of course well known for their outstanding general aviation aircraft, and their Accu-Sim V35B Bonanza is no exception. Available for both FSX and Prepar3D, our reviewer Ray Andersen enjoyed flying it in P3D so much that we gave it our first Award of Excellence for 2019. Ray goes into great detail on just why this plane should be added to your hangar.
The A72-500 Series is just the type of aircraft that Carenado is well known for, and a perfect regional turboprop for flightsim use. Reviewer Alex Dickinson really likes the model and enjoys flying it, though it's not quite perfect. It's an interesting plane to fly and features an excellent sound package, lots of liveries and other details.
X-Plane 11 pilots looking for a more advanced general aviation aircraft will enjoy the CT182T Skylane G1000 model available from Carenado. The Turbo Skylane is faster and higher flying than most others and features a modern G1000 glass cockpit. Reviewer Shawn Weigelt takes it for a ride and offers his report.
Author Ian Radcliffe has been doing this flightsim thing for a long time -- since 1984 and FS2 on a Commodore 64. In an effort to give something back after all these years of enjoyment, Ian has offered a series of articles that will offer hints, insights and suggestions to enrich the flight simulator experience. This first one discusses slow flight and then offers an interesting trip where you'll want to fly slow to enjoy the scenery.
Having attended X019 and actually having a chance to try an early version of the new Microsoft Flight Simulator, not to mention the chance to interview the design team at Asobo, Michael Hayward has formed some strong opinions on the upcoming flight simulator. In this op-ed he shares his thoughts, covering the history of Microsoft Flight Simulator and what the new versions means.
Creating a flight simulator aircraft requires a wide variety of skills, not least of which is making the 3D panel. In this tutorial, Gary Miloglav demonstrates his way of making 3D panels for X-Plane, a step by step approach that we hope you will find easy to follow.
While the latest add-ons are tempting, many flightsimmers are still running older computers that cannot keep up. But there's still plenty of flying fun to be had if you pick the right simulator and add-ons. This series is for you, as author Kenneth J. Kerr explores the realities of user an older computer and offers suggestions. Future articles in the series will look at specific add-ons that work great on slower machines.
New development group TriSoftSim announces their first scenery release: Boston For Aerofly FS2. The greater Boston area is covered at 1.5 m/px resolution, including cultivations and custom objects. Included are famous landmarks like Fenway Park, Faneuil Hall, Harvard and MIT, plus two airports: Logan International and Hanscom Field.
The Airport Malaga - Costa del Sol is the busiest airport in the Spanish region Andalusia, offering connections to and from the whole world. This highly detailed recreation for X-Plane 11 from Aerosoft and Sim-wings allows you to discover the distinctive flair of the Spanish province. The scenery includes both the airport and the city of Malaga with high resolution images and hand placed objects.
Historic Jetliners Group (HJG) announces their Christmas releases for 2019. This is the group's 6th web site update for the 2019 year, during which it has released over 460 new and upgraded files. This latest release includes 103 including a new B737-300WS SF base pack plus many new and upgraded textures for a wide variety of classic aircraft.
New from AFS-Design is Boeing Collection - United Airlines only for FSX Steam Edition. Included are the Boeing 747-8 and 787 Dreamliner in four variants. All include a fully functional cockpit with five multi-function displays and FMC. The external model is details with many animations and extensive lighting effects.
Airport Vitoria-Forondo, a Spanish airport managed by AENA, is now available for X-Plane 11 from Aerosoft. Mainly used for cargo, it is Spain's forth busiest cargo airport. Included are 750 sq km of ortho-imagery, including dynamic snow when appropriate. PBR is used for buildings and ground textures, and custom vegetation covers the entire otho region.
FeelThere unveils a new airport for use with Tower!3D Pro: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Being the fourth busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements, this will be a real challenge for ATC controllers. It features a stunning 3D rendering of the airport where advanced AI pilots will follow your commands. You'll see dynamic lighting and shadows, with realistic day-night cycles.
After last week's rather remarkable video of carrier ops, DCS returns with another video. This one showcases their F-16C Viper with a new added element: wing flex and twisting. This will provide a much more dynamic and interesting behavior as you maneuver the jet.
Just in time for winter, Orbx announces the release of Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport in Sweden for Prepar3D v4. This is a true all-season airport, taking full advantage of P3D v4's PBR texturing, SODE runways and plenty of other features.
Jetstream Designs has posted news about their scenery of Orly Airport for FSX and Prepar3D. The real world airport is undergoing some major changes and they are working hard to make their scenery match these changes.
Skyline Simulations announces the release of CYTZ - Billy Bishop Porter Airport P3D/FSX. Billy Bishop City Airport is a small regional airport located on Toronto Island in Canada. The second name of the airport is Toronto island airport. The scenery features custom textures, detailed 3D models, dynamic lighting in P3D, animated CN Tower colors and many other features.