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Spork Foods is a Los Angeles-based gourmet vegan food company owned and operated by sisters Jenny Engel and Heather Goldberg. They offer live cooking classes in Los Angeles and online vegan cooking classes at www.sporkonline.com, one-on-onein-home healthy pantry makeovers, and recipe development/trainings for chefs, food companies and colleges.
Their cookbook, Spork-Fed, will be released in October 2011, with a foreword by fellow fans and sisters, Emily and Zooey Deschanel. Based on the Spork philosophy that veganism is about all of the wonderful things you can have, instead of what you can't, Spork-Fed features over 80 original recipes, gorgeous full-color photographs and healthful tips sure to make any mouth water.
Stay tuned to our blog for more info about this book as its publication date approaches.
Heather and Jenny took time out recently to answer some questions for us about their past, present and future plans for Spork Foods. They also generously shared one of their fantastic recipes.
What started you on the vegan path? What was it about environmental studies that made you decide to go vegan?
Although 3 years apart, but virtually twins in all other aspects, we became enlightened to the world of veganism in college as Environmental Science majors. With Heather living in San Francisco and Jenny studying at UC Santa Cruz we each took classes called "World Ecological Crisis", "Environmental Economics", and "The Future of Rain Forests."
Needless to say we were both very alarmed! What we learned about was the connection between the degradation of the planet and the meat and dairy industry! Right then and there, and very separately, we went vegan over 11 years ago.
We worked together at an environmental non-profit organization called TreePeople in Los Angeles for a few years, sharing lunches and dreaming of running our own sister-business, until our hearts inevitably led us into the kitchen to do the work we were meant to do.
In your videos, you talk about the benefits of using herbs. What are some of your favorites to use? Do you have a favorite recipe you could share that takes advantage of herbs?
Lemon thyme is our fave herb! It has a gorgeous scent that is mildly lemony and super fresh! We fold it into cashew cheeses, make zesty light potato salads with it, and throw it into spiked lemonade!
One of our main goals is to keep you out of the doctor's office and show you how to take the health of you and your loved ones into your own hands every time you eat! Our food is more than just calories and protein. When you eat well and eat naturally, you have the ability to improve your body and mind. We'll drink some carrot juice to that!
Here's a recipe using lemon thyme — you might try it at your next party.
1 1/4 cups roasted unsalted cashews
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon light miso paste
2 teaspoons brown rice syrup
1 tablespoon neutral tasting oil, organic safflower preferred
3 tablespoons unsweetened almond or soymilk
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup vegan white wine
3 sprigs fresh lemon thyme, stemmed and finely chopped
In a large food processor, add cashews, garlic powder, sea salt, miso, brown rice syrup, oil, almond or soymilk, lemon juice and wine.
Scrape the sides of the food processor occasionally and blend until smooth.
Fold in lemon thyme once.
Transfer to a bowl and ENJOY with crudités or crackers!
© Spork Foods, 2009
Tell us about your online classes! Can you tell us what some of the out-of-the-kitchen experiences might be?
We launched our on-line classes at www.sporkonline.com less than a year ago! It is a membership-based website for anyone who wants to learn how to prepare fun, easy, delicious, vegan recipes – served anytime!
Our classes are shot and edited in HD by professional filmmakers to create an entertaining and engaging experience.
A NEW COOKING CLASS featuring a four-course meal and built around a specific theme is posted online and available to members once a month. The classes are filmed with an eclectic group of students (including celebrities, authors, activists, farmers, parents, entrepreneurs and more) that spark interesting conversation around the dinner table and offer their own expertise. As a member, you get to watch their conversation unfold!
Each month the site will also offer EXCLUSIVE BONUS RECIPES and classes that feature specific holiday and seasonal themes – all designed to enhance your cooking repertoire!
You will have access to extended OUT-OF-THE-KITCHEN EXPERIENCES with Jenny and Heather, taking members on mini adventures with us! In our favorite one, we take our bestie Rory Freedman, Author of Skinny Bitch, to a farm where we eat things we've never even seen before! We have an ARCHIVED CLASSES section so you can master your kitch skills like a pro day or night! Don't forget to ask the sisters your pressing foodie questions on our FOOD 911 page!
Whether you are a lifelong vegan, veg-curious, or just want to expand your cooking repertoire, Sporkonline offers tried and true original recipes that will please all of your friends and family!
Do you find that being based in LA is an advantage? Do find more vegans there, or a more vegan-oriented culture?
As 4th generation Angelinos, we love being in L.A. and in fact, we're never leaving! Living in L.A., we are lucky because there is an abundance of Farmer's Markets all over the city with incredible local fruits and veggies everywhere you look.
We actually take a sister trip each year to a place we have never been and can't speak the language. We have truly found a vegan culture in every single corner of the earth that we have explored, from Japan, to Greece, The Cayman Islands to Cuba. We vegans are everywhere!
Are other people in your family vegan?
Mom and Dad are vegan, and as my Dad's doc says, "You're the healthiest patient we have!" On no meds at age 70 and looking spry as a teenager, Mom and Dad are sticking with it. We're still working on Grandma…
Tell us a little bit about some of the things your parents and grandparents taught you about cooking — we love stories of families in the kitchen, and traditions that are passed down.
No need for explanation, we will let YouTube do the talking! In this video, Grandma Jeanette teaches us her strudel recipe, veganized, of course!
In our cookbook Spork-Fed we will feature Grandma's Birds Nest Cookies that she has been making for us since before we can remember.
The one huge lesson that our mom taught us in the kitchen is to never be afraid. She adds whatever spices she has, puts all sorts of veggies in a pot – and it always turns out amazing.
We love to teach people about harnessing their "kitchen intuition" so they can go from relying on a recipe to becoming masters of cooking improvisation.
Feel free to tell us what you like about our spices. Do you have any particular favorites?
We adore Frontier spices and we use them in everything!
We're thrilled that you offer a wide array of organic spices, and we're pretty much in love with your Ceylon cinnamon!
But the other thing that we really appreciate about your spices is that you have a picture of what the spice looks like on the container.
When we pass around the turmeric in our cooking classes, for example, people notice that it looks a bit like ginger root when they see the bottle and they feel more connected to their food. It makes us so happy when people make connections with the foods they eat and the plants they come from – so thanks for that!
Thanks so much, Heather and Jenny. We can't wait for your book!


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Arena, Pula is the most important monument of the city of Pula. Located in the heart of the city of Pula, which begins and ends each tour city. Pula Arena was built in the first century during the reign of Emperor Vespasian, was built parallel to the largest and most famous building of its kind - the Roman Colosseum. The arena is elliptical in shape, size is 130 meters in the main axis and 100 meters in a short axis. In the middle of the arena is a flat area where they fought gladiators and spectators sat on the stone steps and stood in glaeriji. Arena could accommodate about twenty thousand spectators. The arena was built of local stone, limestone. Arena is now used for summer performances, concerts, festivals and cinema screenings and can accommodate about five thousand spectators, but the former was used to knight tournaments and fairs. Below the arena is located in an underground chamber with which the previously served gladiators now in her exhibition "Olive and Grape Istria in ancient times", which is accompanied by an old Mazin oil production, and amphorae in which wine and oil stored on the premises during the transport.
Temple of Augustus
One of the finest examples of a Roman temple architecture with a strong influence kasnohelenističke art. Dedicated to the goddess Roma and the emperor Augustus. The entire temple is built on a raised podium. 1944th Mr struck by a bomb almost completely destroyed, reconstruction is carried out since 1945. until 1947, and today it is less an exhibition of ancient sculpture in stone and bronze. For the second temple-twin from whom he preserved only the rear wall, is assumed to be built at the same time and in the same style, and according to oral tradition, called the Temple of Diana.
Venetian fortress which is located on the highest hill in Pula, at an altitude of 32 meters between the sea and the hills Arena. It was built in the 1630th designed by a French military architect Antoine de Ville, on the orders of the Venetian government to protect the city and the port, due to its great importance in maritime traffic in the northern Jadranu.U castle is today Historical Museum of Istria with several collections: navigation and shipping, medals and insignia, seals and coats of arms, coins and more.
Triumphal Arch
Golden Gate, one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Pula. It was erected in the first century BC, and leaning against the gate Porta Aurea or so named because of the richness of ornamental arch or the gilded doors. Gates and ramparts were demolished in the early 19th century due to urbanization and the expansion of the city outside the walls. Arch was built in the Corinthian style, with a strong Hellenistic influence in Asia Minor in the way of decoration and motifs.
Twin Gates
Twin doors are so named because two arched openings leading into the inner courtyard from which led into the city itself. In ancient and medieval times the town was surrounded by walls, and the town was entered through a dozen doors. The walls were demolished in the early 19th century, but the Twin Gates preserved. They were built during the Roman Empire, in the 2nd-3rd century. Now lead to the Archaeological Museum.
Small Roman Theatre
On the north slope of the hill below the castle are the remains of the Roman theater. Pula had two theaters, one out of town that was completely destroyed, and the second, so-called. small Roman theater within the walls. From it are preserved the remains of buildings and scenic parts of the auditorium are partially reconstructed. The theater building is a former high school which was in 1930.
Istrian mummies
In Vodnjanu, a point north of Pula, 22 km from Medulin Church of St. Blaze with a collection of religious art. Among a lot of pictures, relics, liturgical garments and vessels arising from 14 to 19 century, special attention is drawn Vodnjan mummy (corp Santi). It is believed that the body is sacred Nikoloze ... It is believed that the body is sacred Nikoloze, the Benedictine nuns who died in Venice 1512th The best preserved mummy in Europe. Bioenergetičari found that the body radiates Nicolosi Bursa bioenergy in a circle of 32 meters. Apparently in its nearby confirmed 50 miraculous cures. In the largest Istrian church that can accommodate up to 5,000 faithful, yet the mummified bodies of saints Leon Bembo, Giovanni Olinija and body parts st. And St. Sebastian. Barbara. The collection of mummies in the church vodnjanska arrived 180 years ago. Fleeing the threat of war brought it from Italy Gaetano Gresler. Answer the question - how are bodies are not embalmed preserved until today (the oldest dating from the late 12th century) - so far no.
Escape from the hot midday sun, it is best to look in the tunnels Zero Strasse - exhibition space located in the tunnels beneath the city. As the temperature is over 30 degrees outside, and tunnels around 14, it's quite pleasant, even chilly in light summer clothes. The complex began to build a tunnel Austria to protect its naval port. Long network of underground tunnels, 40 kilometers away.
At the castle above the town is the Historical Museum of Istria. At 18 you can tour the museum collections of over 50 thousand items. Especially striking collection of old postcards, carat, weapons, uniforms and military equipment and shipping.
One of the most attractive beaches in Pula beach Amra, located in the tourist zone Verudela. The beach has a blue flag, gravel with a nice entrance to the sea. There is a possibility to rent an umbrella and chairs. In its vicinity there are other popular beach Hawaii.


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text: Census 2011: A look at Canada's citiesLeah Hennel, Calgary Herald file photo 02.08.2012Calgary is now the country's third-largest census subdivision and also one of the fastest growing cities in the country. And according to the census, Calgary's population has reached a mark few cities in the country can boast — more than one million. Between 2006 and 2011, more than 108,000 people took up residence in Calgary, an increase of 10.9 per cent, bringing the total population to almost 1.1 million, census data showed. The only cities that are larger than Calgary are Montreal at 1.6 million and Toronto at 2.6 million.Leah Hennel / Calgary Herald file photoThe country's fifth-largest city, Edmonton is also one of the fastest growing municipalities in the country. Between 2006 and 2011, more than 81,829 people came to Edmonton, an increase of 11.2 per cent, bringing the total population to more than 812,000, census data showed. Edmonton is now the fifth-largest city in the country, behind Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Ottawa.John Lucas / Edmonton Journal file photoSaskatchewan's most populous city is in the third fastest growing metropolitan area of the country. The census metropolitan area of Saskatoon grew by 11.4 per cent between 2006 and 2011, trailing only the growth of Calgary and Edmonton for the same period, according to the data collected in May 2011.Inter-provincial migration and new immigrants were the major factors for the rise in an area that is the 17th most populated metropolitan region ranked in the census with a total population of 260,600.Richard Marjan / Saskatoon Star PhoenixCanada's largest metropolitan region is sprawling with two of its distant suburbs among the nation's three fastest growing municipalities. Milton, Ont., 30 kilometres west of Toronto, led the country by growing its population by 56.5 per cent between 2006 and 2011, up to 84,362. Meanwhile, Whitchurch-Stoufville, has seen its population grow by 54.3 per cent to 37,628. The population of the Census Metropolitan Area of Toronto reached 2.61 million in 2011, an increase of 4.5 per cent from 2006.Brent Foster / National PostWindsor, Ont., and its surrounding area, was one of just two major metropolitan areas in Canada to see its population decline in recent years.The Windsor area's headcount fell 1.3 per cent to 319,246 in 2011 from 323,342 in 2006, according to census data released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. Thunder Bay, Ont., was the only other area with at least 100,000 people — and no less than 50,000 in the core — that saw a population decline between 2006 and 2011. Windsor — across the U.S. border from Detroit — was hit hard by the recent struggles of the automotive industry.Rob Gurdebeke / Windsor StarThe census figures reveal that Quebec's population of 7,903,001, now represents 23.6 per cent of the total Canadian population, down from 23.9 per cent of the country's population in 2006. Quebec remains the second largest province in Canada, and its population is still growing, but its share of the country's overall population has gradually decreased from 28.9 per cent in 1951, while neighbouring Ontario has seen its share rise to 38.4 per cent from 32.8 per cent.Gordon Beck / Montreal Gazette file photoBritish Columbia's capital, Victoria, remains Canada's 15th largest city with a population of 344,615, according to new census data. The city's population grew by 4.4 per cent — from 330,088 residents — since the last census in 2006. Victoria's growth rate lags behind many other western Canadian cities. Statistics Canada noted that all metropolitan areas located in Western Canada, except Victoria and Winnipeg, had higher population growth than the national average.Lyle Stafford / Victoria Times ColonistPopulation growth in Canada's national capital region picked up speed in recent years, growing well beyond the national average and what had been the norm in previous census counts. Ottawa-Gatineau's population was pegged at more than 1.2 million as of 2011, up 9.1 per cent from 1.1 million in 2006, according to Statistics Canada. The most recent growth allowed the capital region to retain its position as the fourth biggest metropolitan area in Canada, behind Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and just slightly ahead of Calgary.Pat McGrath / Ottawa CitizenVancouver is one of the country's fastest growing metropolitan areas and its population has reached 2.3 million, according to new census data. Vancouver metropolitan area's population grew by 9.3 per cent — from 2.1 million residents — since the previous census in 2006. British Columbia's population increased seven per cent in the past five years, compared with a 5.3 per cent increase between 2001 and 2006. The Vancouver metropolitan area remains the country's third largest, behind those in Toronto and Montreal. Statistics Canada noted that "growth was mainly the result of immigration, as a majority of immigrants chose to settle in these areas."Jon Murray / Vancouver ProvinceRegina's population is growing faster than the rest of the country. While the metropolitan area of the provincial capital remained as the 18th largest region in the statistical agency's rankings, its population grew by eight per cent, compared to a national growth rate of 5.9 per cent. Overall, the Regina area's total population was recorded at 210,556 in the May 2011 census, 15,585 more people than in 2006. The increase is largely due to inter-provincial migration and a rise in the number of immigrants choosing to settle in Regina. Overall, Saskatchewan welcomed more than 28,000 immigrants over the past five years, compared to just 9,500 in the previous five.Don Healy / Regina Leader-PostNew Brunswick's population growth between 2006 and 2011 was about half the rate of that seen nationally, but it was still the fastest pace seen in the province since 1981.The census, released Wednesday, showed the province's population up 2.9 per cent from five years earlier to 751,171 as of last year. Statistics Canada said there were twice as many immigrants in New Brunswick in the latest census period than the one that finished in 2006, and also fewer people moving to other provinces.Braydon / Telegraph-JournalShareAdjustCommentPrint xShareCensus 2011: A look at Canada's cities Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Linkedin


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MONDAY, Nov. 19, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- Chimpanzees and orangutans can suffer a midlife crisis just like people do, according to a new study.
The finding suggests that evolution may play a role in what has been thought of as a human pattern of behavior.
Researchers studied 508 chimpanzees and orangutans living in zoos and sanctuaries in Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore and the United States. Their happiness was assessed by keepers, volunteers, researchers and caretakers who knew the great apes well.
The results showed that the happiness of chimpanzees and orangutans follows a U-shape during their lives. It's high in their youth, falls in middle age and rises again in old age.
The same general pattern of happiness occurs in people, which suggests that it may have evolved in the common ancestors of humans and great apes.
"We hoped to understand a famous scientific puzzle: Why does human happiness follow an approximate U-shape through life? We ended up showing that it cannot be because of mortgages, marital breakup, mobile phones or any of the other paraphernalia of modern life. Apes also have a pronounced midlife low, and they have none of those [things]," Andrew Oswald, an economist at the University of Warwick, in England, said in a university news release.
Another study author, Alex Weiss, a psychologist at the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, added: "Based on all of the other behavioral and developmental similarities between humans, chimpanzees and orangutans, we predicted that there would be similarities when looking at happiness over the lifespan, too. However, one never knows how these things will turn out, so it's wonderful when they are consistent with findings from so many other areas."
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Colorado Democrats rammed most of their gun-control package through the state Senate late Friday, but yanked two bills after a furious backlash over the concerns of rape victims.
Senate Democrats gave initial approval to five bills, including legislation to extend background checks to private sales, limit ammunition magazine and shotgun capacity, and compel domestic-violence offenders to relinquish their guns.
But with the clock nearing midnight and a blizzard looming, Democrats agreed to drop two of the more controversial measures: a bill to create legal liability for gun manufacturers and sellers, and another to ban concealed-carry on state college campuses.
The liability bill was seen as an overreach, given that it conflicts with a 2005 federal law, while the concealed-carry bill became politically explosive after a Democratic legislator dismissed the concerns of rape victims who testified against it in committee.
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2014 Toyota Avalon, 2014 Toyota Prius Prices Announced
Prius, Avalon pricing announced.
The 2014 Toyota Avalon will see slight price changes for the new model year, while the 2014 Toyota Prius continues without any changes in pricing. Both cars enter production this month and will be at Toyota showrooms in November.
The 2014 Toyota Avalon starts at $32,150, including a destination charge of $810, for the base XLE trim. It's the only version of the Avalon that is more expensive for 2014, up $350, reflecting the fact that a backup camera is now standard equipment. The only other trim levels that see price changes are the 2014 Toyota Avalon XLE Touring and 2014 Toyota Avalon Hybrid XLE Touring. Both are now $500 cheaper, at $33,810 and $37,560 respectively, as a blind-spot monitor is now optional rather than standard.Pricing for the 2014 Toyota Avalon Hybrid starts at $36,365 for the XLE Premium model.
The 2014 Toyota Prius also doesn't change in price this year, even though its plug-in hybrid variant saw its base price slashed by $2000. The fleet-only 2014 Toyota Prius One starts at $24,025 after destination. The Prius Two, which is the lowest model that customers can buy and has equipment like push-button start, Bluetooth, and 15-inch alloy wheels, starts at $25,010. The 2014 Toyota Prius Three costs $27,575 and adds navigation and a backup camera. The Prius Four costs $29,245 and builds on the Three with a power driver's seat and a JBL sound system. The top-spec Prius Five costs $30,815 and adds LED headlights, 17-inch wheels, and fog lights.
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What, If Anything, Will Speed Economic Recovery?
What, If Anything, Will Speed Economic Recovery?
Despite a constant flow of economic setbacks at home and abroad, the U.S. economy has been growing. But it hasn't been growing swiftly or adding many jobs. Steve Inskeep talks with David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal, and Zanny Minton Beddoes of The Economist, about how the U.S. will generate economic growth in the future.
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.
And I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning. After all the economic news of the past several years, one big question remains unanswered. That question is: How do we finally get out of this?
MONTAGNE: Two administrations now have made massive and much-debated efforts to stabilize the economy. This year, despite a constant flow of economic setbacks at home and abroad, the economy has been growing, but it hasn't been growing swiftly or adding many jobs.
INSKEEP: So we're asking what could change that. We put the question to two of our regular guests: David Wessel, economics editor of the Wall Street Journal; and his counterpart at The Economist, Zanny Minton Beddoes.
Where could economic growth in this country, substantial economic growth, come from right now?
DAVID WESSEL: Well, the building blocks of the economy are quite simple. It's either going to come from consumer spending, from business investment, from construction, from government, or from what we sell to the rest of the world in the form of exports.
WESSEL: And you can go through that very quickly. Consumers aren't going to spend very readily unless they have jobs, and the value of their houses go up. Government is in the process of cutting back that - the federal, state and local level. Business - fixed investment, the stuff that they - money they spend on computers and the machinery and software, actually has been quite strong, surprisingly strong, given how weak the economy has been. But construction, both houses and commercial construction, has been very weak.
The game plan of the Obama administration was to rely more and more on growth in exports to keep the economy moving, and that was a reasonable strategy until Europe fell apart.
INSKEEP: Well, OK, Europe's falling apart. What does that do to the export market, Zanny Minton Beddoes?
ZANNY MINTON BEDDOES: What I think it means - that there is much less potential there than there was. If Europe's crisis spirals out of control and there's a financial catastrophe, then that has all kinds of other knock-on effects. First of all, it'll hit business and consumer confidence; secondly, it'll mean, probably, that money will pour into the dollar as one of the few safe-havens assets around...
INSKEEP: Mm-hmm.
BEDDOES: ...which will mean a stronger dollar, which will hurt U.S. exports elsewhere.
INSKEEP: Oh, let's explain that. People go to the dollar as a safe haven. We feel kind of good in an abstract way because the dollar is strong; that sounds good. But it actually raises the price of American exports overseas.
BEDDOES: Absolutely. And the other part is that a real catastrophe in Europe would have knock-on effects on growth in the rest of the world. And Europe is a huge export market for the U.S., but other parts of the world matter enormously. The president is talking about, you know, the potential for export growth in Asia. The emerging world is where the hope for exports for the U.S. comes from.
INSKEEP: Let me ask about some of the other items on the list that you began us with, though, David Wessel. You talked about consumer spending, which has been improving in recent months in spite of people's lack of confidence, in spite of all the bad economic news. What's driving that? Is it necessity? Is it impatience - people's cars are breaking down, they have to buy a million more cars?
WESSEL: Yeah, there's some of that. Look, there's a natural tendency of people to want to spend, and we still do have people who have jobs, people who have money. And those people are spending. Yeah, sometimes when your washing machine breaks, your hot- water heater breaks, you have to replace it. Car sales have come back some. Actually, if you look at the numbers, it looks like people are spending less on what are sometimes called discretionary services. They're less likely to buy the movie theater tickets or the entertainment or spas, or something like that.
INSKEEP: Zanny Minton Beddoes.
BEDDOES: Yeah. I wanted to focus on two of the other components that David talked about, because I think there are two areas where we could be surprised - one potentially positively, and one negatively. That's investment in construction, and that's traditionally been the part of the economy that has been the sort of motor of a recovery. In traditional post-war recessions, when the economy turned a corner, construction investment - building of houses - was one of the engines that got the economy going again. This time has been totally different. There's been no construction - it's been flat on its back; the house prices are still way, way, way, way below their peak. I think there is a potential, though, that this could, at some point, turn around. If you look at the rental market, it's tightening. If you look at the potential demand for housing, there's a lot of young people living with their parents.
INSKEEP: Mm-hmm.
BEDDOES: People are not kind of going out and setting up home. There's a lot of demand there that when the economy turns around, could turn into a - sort of positive cycle. The negative that I worry about is government. If government policy is unchanged right now, if Congress does absolutely nothing, we are on track for quite a big budget tightening starting early next year - as the payroll tax-cut extensions expire, as the unemployment insurance extension expires. And that means that there's a drag coming from less government. That means that in the short term, that will pull the economy down. So that's an area I worry about negatively, in the short term.
INSKEEP: I want to ask about some of the buzz phrases that politicians throw out as possible sources of economic growth or specifically, of new jobs. The phrase "green jobs" - how are we doing on green jobs, and how could we be doing on green jobs in a year or two years from now?
BEDDOES: Well, we've...
INSKEEP: The look on your face is priceless...
INSKEEP: ...Zanny, priceless. But go on.
BEDDOES: Green jobs. I'm inherently skeptical of the government's ability to pick a sector, to pick a subset of a sector and to say, this is where the jobs of the future are going to come from. There are plenty of things that governments can and should do to kind of set the stage for growth. But industrial policy, which is really what this is, picking winners, we have historically - every country, virtually, has a pretty bad record of doing this.
WESSEL: I don't disagree with that, but I think that there is an aspect in which people really need hope. People have this idea that we're going to run out of jobs; that somehow, all the manufacturing jobs are going to China, and all the service jobs are going to be computerized, and no one will ever work again. So if green jobs is a metaphor for government subsidies - as it is, and as Zanny said - then that's the right case. But it's also a way to tell people that there are going to be some jobs that we think up that we can't imagine now. And they'll probably have something to do with energy conservation, fighting global warming, and stuff like that.
INSKEEP: OK. Let's talk about another buzz phrase: "drill, baby, drill." Can conventional energy drive some kind of major economic growth in this country?
BEDDOES: In the short term, does the U.S. have potential from shale gas and so forth? Yes, it does. I resist the idea that we should be finding three or four sectors and saying, this is absolutely where the future is. But I so wish the conversation was focused on, let's think about what it is - what is the skill set that is most likely to be useful in this world? Whether it is solar, whether it is, you know, conventional energy, whether it is innovation in information technology - wherever the jobs are, what is it that we can do to equip people to be able to perform them?
WESSEL: Right. At a time when there's a shortage of jobs, people use jobs as an excuse to do the stuff that they wanted to do before. So suddenly, oil drilling is seen as a great job producer. Or suddenly, manufacturing is going to be the source of lots of jobs. And sometimes they do create jobs, but that's not the reason to be doing these things. Do we need some coherent set of energy policies that help make energy as expensive as it should be, in order to resist global warming, provide for the security of the United States? Yes. But should we do something that doesn't make sense because somebody says it'll create 47 jobs? No.
INSKEEP: One more thing - one more buzz phrase that's used a lot: "government is the problem." Can you change a bunch of regulations and quickly change economic performance in this country?
WESSEL: No. Are there regulations that are screwing up American business? Absolutely. But is that the overwhelming problem, the reason we have 9 percent unemployment? No.
INSKEEP: One last thing. Have we all, in your view - as painful as it is to admit - just had the wrong time frame for this entire crisis? Is this something that we maybe should have recognized several years ago, that it was going to take quite a few years to get out of no matter what we've tried?
BEDDOES: I think there's some truth to that. There was definitely a pervasive view in this country towards the - in the immediate aftermath of the financial crash, and in the depths of a recession - that the U.S. traditionally has, after a very deep recession, had a very vigorous recovery. A V-shaped recovery was traditional. And that kind of dominated the debate, in the sense that a lot of people felt that the U.S. would do the same thing again because that's what had always happened. That said, I don't think anybody really planned for A, the kind of policy mistakes that have been made; and B, the fact that the eurozone is likely to blow up - or has blown up.
INSKEEP: David Wessel, I'll give you the last word.
WESSEL: Yes. But with the benefit of hindsight, there are probably things we could have done differently. One of them is housing. I think it's very hard to defend the - both the Bush and Obama administrations for not being more aggressive on housing. We would still have all the problems Zanny said, but we'd be better off if the housing problem were closer to being solved.
INSKEEP: David Wessel of the Wall Street Journal, thanks very much.
WESSEL: You're welcome.
INSKEEP: And Zanny Minton Beddoes of The Economist, thank you.
BEDDOES: You're welcome.
INSKEEP: And Zanny and David are both regular guests right here on MORNING EDITION, from NPR News.
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Mark Waid, Al Ewing and Jim Zub talk the final climatic battle of Avengers: No Road Home, which was set in a literal House of Ideas.
Mark Waid, Al Ewing and Jim Zub talk the final climatic battle of Avengers: No Road Home, which was set in a literal House of Ideas.
Star Trek: Discovery star Anson Mount reveals if he'd reprise his role as Captain Pike in the future.
Following the Avengers' mission to "avenge the fallen," we break down the heroes and villains who don't make it out of Endgame alive.
Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo reveal that Robert Downey Jr. almost wasn't in Captain America: Civil War.
A man reportedly suffered a beating outside of a theater in Hong Kong for revealing Avengers: Endgame spoilers.
A new interview with Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg and the cast reveals a major change made to the movie's third act during reshoots.
A new report about Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaws indicates Keanu Reeves has joined the film in a pivotal role.
Season 2 of Cobra Kai includes a major cameo that's sure to shake up the romantic lives of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence.
A new rumor hints at something that could end up changing Game of Thrones before the series concludes later this year.
Though not technically a princess, Bow is the heart of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
No God of Thunder? No problem. Four different versions of Loki take center stage in Thor #12, setting the stage for the God of Mischief's own comic.
Captain Marvel star Brie Larson talks about how she didn't know what the movie's post-credits scene was in a clip from The Tonight Show.
Jean Grey embraces her dark side and her destructive potential in new photos from Dark Phoenix.
The scientific aspects of Avengers: Endgame are based in modern theory and may not be as far-fetched as they seem.
Jon Snow and his alliance may have formulated a plan to deal with the Night King, but little do they realize Winterfell might hold his secret weapon.
After two episodes of build-up Garou and Saitama finally come to blows in the latest episode of One-Punch Man.
The live-action Lion King remake will introduce new elements to the classic animated film, but one character won't change at all.
Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's comic event Doomsday Clock will be released as two-part collection, with Part One hitting shelves this year.
The climax of Avengers: Endgame marks the unofficial big-screen introduction of another team of Marvel Comics heroes.
Avengers: Endgame set a new record with its Thursday night preview box office.
Detective Comics #1000 was the top selling comic in March 2019, leading DC to take the #1 spot for dollars despite coming in second in market share.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy welcome a familiar face to the team at the end of Avengers: Endgame.
Google celebrates the premiere of Marvel's Avengers: Endgame with some clever search results. Don't worry, it won't spoil anything for you!
A new variant comic book cover turns Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez into a superhero Amazon warrior.
Fornite's latest Marvel crossover has a nice tribute to the late Marvel Comics legend in its limited-time Endgame Mode.


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History Lee Min Ho
หนังเกาหลี Lee Min-ho (Hangul: 이민호; Hanja: 李敏鎬, born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer. He first gained widespread fame in Korea and parts of Asia with his role as Gu Jun-pyo in Boys Over Flowers in 2009. The role won him a Best New Actor award at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards. He is noted for his leading roles in City Hunter (2011), The Heirs (2013) and The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016).
The success of Lee's television dramas throughout Asia established him as a top Hallyu star. Lee starred in his first leading role in film with Gangnam Blues (2015), followed by his first China-produced film Bounty Hunters (2016).Lee was born in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul. As a child, Lee had hoped to become a professional football player. He was selected for the youth football class of South Korean manager and former professional player Cha Bum-Kun, but an injury in the 5th grade of elementary school put an end to this aspiration.[1] In his second year of high school, Lee turned to acting.He majors in Film & Art at Konkuk University.


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"The One: The Life and Music of James Brown" (Gotham Books), by RJ Smith: When James Brown was imprisoned in 1988 after leading police on a two-state car chase that ended only when his tires were shot out, many people felt he was guilty of nothing more than driving-while-black and called on authorities to free the Godfather of Soul.
Those closest to Brown — long aware of the star's increasingly erratic behavior and penchant for driving fast, high on the powerful hallucinogen PCP — saw things differently.
"We wondered what took them so long, if you want to know the truth," guitarist Ron Laster says in "The One: The Life and Music of James Brown."
That's just one of the many nuggets that author RJ Smith has unearthed in his unflinching portrait of the conflicted and contradictory superstar.
Smith interviewed dozens of the singer's associates but didn't talk to Brown, who died in 2006. That may be for the best: Philip Gourevitch's 2002 profile for The New Yorker magazine showed Brown to be a highly unreliable, often unintelligible, source.
The portrait of Brown that emerges in "The One" is that of an ornery charmer with an outsized sense of vanity, who is almost maniacally driven to rise to the top.
Brown also has a disturbing knack for having his worst behavior forgiven.
The description of Brown brutally beating Tammi Terrell, his then-girlfriend, is all the more shocking for how easy the reader will find it to return to rooting for Brown as the book proceeds.
"The One" does a good job of untangling the psychological elements that came together to make James Brown, tracing his almost prescient ability to read audiences back to his days dancing for spare change from sailors and growing up in Georgia with a violent, unpredictable father.
It also shows how Brown cribbed from New Orleans back line drumming, colorful Chitlin' Circuit performers like Esquerita and Little Richard, and gospel preachers to develop his signature sound and style and land his first hit with "Please, Please, Please" in 1956.
The story really gets going, though, in the '60s, when Brown dashes off signature records such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "Sex Machine," not to mention the classic LP "Live at the Apollo."
The '70s, however, bring the beginning of Brown's decline in popularity following his surprising endorsement of Richard Nixon for president and his struggle for relevance as disco and rap come to dominate the urban contemporary charts.
Strangely, Smith makes no mention of two important tracks, "The Funky Drummer," which became the basis for dozens if not hundreds of hip-hop records, and "Static," where Brown berates rappers for stealing his sound.
Smith does, however, discuss how the late career hit "Living in America," written by outside songwriters, proves difficult to incorporate into the live show since it doesn't conform to the One — Brown's trademark rhythmic scheme.
But the One proves hard to define, and the more Smith delves into it, the more slippery it proves — not unlike the mercurial subject of his book.
Finally, he offers this take on it from Brown's longtime musical director:
"It's really — it's a joke," scowled Fred Wesley. "He didn't know what the One was to him. To him it's the downbeat. But he didn't know what it was. The emphasis on the one of the bar ... his music kind of emulated that, but as far as it being some kind of concept — I don't think so."
R.J. Smith dissects James Brown in 'The One'
"The One: The Life and Music of James Brown" (Gotham Books), by RJ Smith: When James Brown was imprisoned in 1988 after leading police on a two-state car chase that ended only when his tires were shot out, many people felt he was guilty of nothing more than driving-while-black and called on authorities to free the Godfather of Soul.


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In most cases, congenital laryngeal stridor is a harmless condition that goes away on its own. Although not common, some babies develop severe breathing problems which need treatment. Treatment may include medicines, a hospital stay, or surgery.
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Live from the Kids' Inaugural hosted by Michelle Obama
Get ready to rock out! Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are hosting a concert honoring military families tonight in Washington. "Kids' Inaugural: Our Children. Our Future." will feature performances by Katy Perry and Usher. Check here for live updates from the scene.
Photos:Kids' Inaugural
8:13 p.m.: The last song of the night: Firework and it "goes out to all the sparks." Perry was wearing high-waisted, sequined flag stripe shorts, but has covered up with a long American flag skirt.
8:11 p.m.: Not even Katy Perry can beat the mighty forces of bedtime. The convention center is quickly clearing out.
8:08 p.m.: Perry is singing Wide Awake with the help of a microphone bedazzled with the American flag.
8:03 p.m.: Next up: Part of Me.
7:58 p.m.: Katy Perry, in a daring but patriotic flag outfit, sings Teenage Dream. Cameras on the live Web stream cut to Malia Obama rocking out in the front row, mouthing every word.
7:56 p.m.: Obama continues, describing what it means to be a military child: "It means always thinking about things that are so much bigger than yourself. It means growing up so much faster...by supporting your families you all are helping us protect our country and keep all of us safe. We are so proud of you...In the coming years as these wars draw to an end and we draw down our troops, I want you all to know, we will not be drawing down our work to support you. We will be doing just the opposite....We will do everything in our power to make sure our military families get the benefits they've earned and the support they deserve."
7:49 p.m.: Michelle Obama takes the stage. "For me this is what inauguration is all about. It's about celebrating who we are as Americans....When I think about what makes America great, I think about all of you...that's why Jill and I wanted to host this event."
7:46 p.m.: Jill Biden greets the crowd and tells the children of military members, "We will be here for you when your moms and dads are away."
7:38 p.m.: David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon (introducing himself as Harry Styles from One Direction!) and Ellen DeGeneres appear in a taped message thanking military families.
7:34 p.m.: Criss is joined by the Soul Children of Chicago to "sing a song about never being alone, and I think it's very appropriate as we celebrate this new beginning." (Song title is Never Alone.)
7:31 p.m.: Riley is singing Christina Aguilera's Beautiful.
7:28 p.m.: Rivera is singing Valerie with Criss on guitar.
7:27 p.m.: Rocsi Diaz introduces Darren Criss, Naya Rivera and Amber Riley from Glee. "We're gonna chill it out a little bit and get acoustic," says Criss.
7:19 p.m.: "Sasha and Malia, you both look beautiful tonight, and we're looking for our Mrs. Right," says the lead singer of Mindless Behavior. No surprise, the next song is Mrs. Right.
7:16 p.m.: Mindless Behavior's turn to jam. My Girl is the song.
7:06 p.m.: Black Violin is playing a cover of The Beatles' Come Together accompanied by the Soul Children.
7:04 p.m.: The evening's host, Nick Cannon, introduces the Soul Children of Chicago and Black Violin as performers "the first lady wanted you to meet."
7 p.m.:Dancing With the Stars winner J.R. Martinez chats with the crowd.
6:58 p.m.: Taped messages from The Wanted, American Idol's Ryan Seacrest and Django Unchained's Kerry Washington play in tribute to the military families.
6:55 p.m.: iLuminate from America's Got Talent is performing a glow stick dance to The Wanted's Glad You Came.
6:50 p.m.: Far East Movement, known for its club-friendly music, sings a sanitized version of Live My Life.
6:45 p.m.: Far East Movement has taken the stage. They say they "came here to turn up the love."
6:38 p.m.: Next tune: Oh My Gosh.
6:35 p.m.: Usher is singing Without You. Before the song, he thanked Michelle Obama and Jill Biden for the "amazing event." Mid-song Usher says: "Service men and women, we couldn't do it without you."
6:25 p.m.: The show has started. Usher is first up. He's singing his hit Yeah. The stage is bathed in neon green and blue light. Usher's sporting a motorcycle jacket and Justin Bieber-like low crotch pants.
6:10 p.m.: The Obamas aren't the only presidential partygoers. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt are also at the event, at least in Washington Nationals mascot form.
5:50 p.m.: The atmosphere is lively and relaxed. Kids and their parents are being shepherded to their seats. A scattered few have come in uniform, but for the most part, attendees went casual in jeans and sweatshirts.


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Slim Randles' Home Country
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The car pulled
up in front of the sign that said "Fly Tying Love Center."
"Do you know her, Marge?"
"Mrs. Richardson. Ardis' mom. She might have a first name but I
don't know what it is."
Mrs. Richardson was admitted and smiled.
"Do love flies work for people my age?" she asked. "Because if
they're just for kids, it won't do me any good, will it? Well, I was
saying to Ardis just this morning, if you think a love fly will help
me find a guy, maybe I should go over and see Marvin Pincus, that's
what I told her, and she said, 'Mother, that's a good idea. I know
Marvin and Marjorie and they're really nice people.' Now wasn't that
nice of her to say that? Of course it was. Well, Marvin... may I
call you Marvin? Good. Well, Marvin, you see, ever since I lost Mr.
Richardson... he passed about 10 years ago now. You might have known
him, worked down at the water company, and he was one of their best
employees, too. Well, ever since he passed, I've been kind of
lonely, you know? Of course you do. That's how you can help all
these people with the love flies. So will you tie one for me? I was
hoping you would. Where do you want me to sit?"
Marvin pointed to the green easy chair in the consulting room/fly
tying parlor and excused himself for a minute to retrieve something
from the laundry room. Then he came back in and sat at his vise and
began tying a larger-than-usual fly.
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"... certainly I have Ardis, but she wants to have her own life,
too, you know. You know those young folks, right? So here I am,
ready to find someone and get your advice on finding the right man
and getting that lucky love fly. I've heard you have done really
well with other people, and this is really exciting for me. You
don't talk much, do you? Well, that's not necessarily bad. Mr.
Richardson didn't talk much, either. Sometimes he'd leave me little
notes when he left for work, but when he was home he was awfully
quiet. Talked with Ardis a lot, though. Never could figure that out.
Men are strange, aren't they?"
Marvin held his hand up for silence, then handed her what looked
like a large bass bug tied on a wooden clothespin.
"That looks like a wooden clothespin..."
"It is," Marvin said, holding up his hand for silence again. "My
sincere advice to you, Mrs. Richardson, is when you meet a good man,
clip this fly to your ear lobe and it'll remind you to just smile
and not say anything."
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Black Friday: 10 items NOT to buy
(MoneyWatch) If you are one of the brave souls who will venture out on Black Friday (and the newer version, "Gray Thursday"), one of the best ways to save money is to not fall prey to retailers' seemingly "great deals." According to dealnews.com, not everything will be a good purchase on Black Friday. The site has compiled 10 items that are not worth buying this Black Friday.
1. Toys. Were you tempted by the "Toys-R-Us 2012 Holiday Hot Toy List"? Well, you may want to wait to buy that coveted Furby. Most retail experts say that without a "must-have" toy this season, many will see deep discounts within two weeks of Christmas.
2. Apple iPad mini. While there may be an iPad mini promotion out there, chances are the price will remain close to the current $329. Early adopters should be aware that the iPad mini is fairly close to the iPad 2, and that's the version that is likely to see a steep Black Friday discount.
3. Microsoft Surface RT Tablet. If you aren't an Apple fan boy or girl and wanted to give the new Microsoft Tablet, you may want to show a little restraint. If the new Surface sales are weak, the tablet's price could fall considerably by the spring.
4. Windows 8 PC. This item was not on the dealnews.com list, but ZDNet's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols warns that "before you buy a new Windows 8 PC at any price you should keep in mind that many of your old applications aren't supported on Windows 8. Some older Windows applications, such as Quicken, aren't supported on Windows 8."
5. Jewelry and watches. The worst time to buy these items is the holiday season and Valentine's Day, when demand peaks. Deal News says this category should be on the "Do Not Buy List" for the entire holiday season. Save the purchase of these items for the spring and summer, when the best deals occur.
6. Game consoles without a bundled item: If you're looking to buy any of the major video game consoles this holiday, you will probably get a better deal with bundled products. In the past few holiday seasons, consoles that included premium accessories and two or three game titles were frequently discounted 30 to 40 percent off their retail prices.
7. Name brand HDTVs. If you have been holding out for a sweet, new HDTV and plan to splurge on Black Friday, make sure to skip the name brands. The best prices will be found with third-tier manufacturers. If you really want the big name, wait until after the New Year, when manufacturers mark down older models in preparation for the new ones due in spring.
8. The latest digital cameras. Like HDTVs, your best bet for a digital camera is an older model. If you are hoping for a new digital SLR, hold off until February or later when it becomes an "old model."
9. Holiday decorations. You may not be able to put this off if you have no left over holiday paper from last year, but not surprisingly, holiday decorations tend to be terrible items to purchase on Black Friday. Remember that deals on Christmas items get better the closer we get to the holiday itself -- and of course are the best after the holiday.
10. Winter apparel: Unless you really need that winter coat or scarf, wait until January, when winter apparel goes into the clearance bins.
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Enigma is hull number two of the Swan 66 series and was delivered in 2008.
Perfectly set up for short-handed long-range cruising, this modern Swan is presented in excellent condition and offered for sale with VAT Paid status.
Scantlings, materials and workmanship throughout are consistent with the construction of a light hull, but without any sacrifice of the strength or stiffness. The hull is built in a female mould using vacuum assisted resin infusion. The bottom is of single skin construction, the topsides of foam cored sandwich, using glass/aramid hybrid fibre reinforced vinylester laminate. A high proportion of the fibres are unidirectional, giving a stiff laminate with excellent strength and fatigue properties.
Structural bulkheads are manufactured by using vacuum assisted resin infusion, and of foam cored sandwich with carbon fibre skins, and laminated to hull and deck. Stiffener flanges are unidirectional carbon lay-ups over foam cores or hollow double bias glass formers.Engine beds are of GRP with steel inserts; special care is taken to assure rigid foundation and proper adhesion to the hullComposite main shroud chain plates bonded to hull and to reinforced structural knees.Recessed stainless steel headstay chainplate and deck level composite backstay chain plates attached to hull structure.
Gelcoats are of weather resistant NGA type.
Topside colour is white, boot top, cove stripe and coaming stripe in grey alwgrip paint
Uncoloured gelcoat below waterline.
Bottom treated with epoxy primer for improved blistering resistance and antifouled.
The keel is lead casting alloyed with antimony and bolted to a bottom grid.
Keel bolts are of high-tensile stainless steel.
Steering Systems
Dual steering gear, sheaves provided with guards to prevent jamming.
Lightweight steering quadrant bolted to rudder stock.
2 x 1.20m destroyer type stainless steel wheels; 2.0 turns H.O. to H.O.
Pedestals with roller bearings and friction brake.
Emergency tiller stowed in lazarette.
Hydraulically controlled transom door/bathing platform with teak surface.
Deck Construction
Scantlings, materials and workmanship throughout are consistent with the construction of a light deck, but without the sacrifice of strength or stiffness. Main deck is of carbon fibre sandwich with foam core and manufactured by using vacuum assisted resin infusion, and bonded to the hull. High-density core under deck fittings. Coachroof and cockpit of glassfibre reinforced vinylester with foam core.
Laid teak 9mm nominal thickness on side and bridge decks, coachroof, cockpit sole and seats, glued and vacuum bagged without screws.
The lazarette is separated with a watertight bulkhead from the interior; in lazarette stowage for an inflatable.
Anchor locker with water tight collision bulkhead aft and rails for hanging sheets etc and spinnaker storage.
Deck Equipment
Pulpit, pushpit and lifeline stanchions 640mm high of stainless steel with composite bases; spacing conforming to ORC requirements, pulpit of the open type. Stainless steel life lines.
Gates in lifelines each side amidships.
Radar antenna on post at stern
Deck shower starboard side aft in lazarette
Roller fairleads integrated in pulpit bases forward and in pushpit bases aft
2 x Removable teak footrests for helmsman.
Hatches and Windows
On the foredeck, hinged hatches to deck stowage and anchor windlass.
Flush hinged sail hatch and openable deck hatches of composite construction.
Main companionway lockable sliding hatch of tined acrylic with sliding dropboard plus aft companion
Hinged Hatch to lazarette in cockpit
Winches are Harken self-tailing electric powered.
2 x Primary B980.3 STE 2-speed.
2 x Secondary/mainsheet B980.3 STE 2-speed.
2 x Halyard B60.2 STE 2-speed coachroof.
2 x Manual runner
2 x 10" lock-in
2 x 10" double-grip winch handles.
Sailing Hardware
Harken deck gear.
1 x Pair of cars with stoppers for jib sheets.
Roller bearing lead blocks for halyards and slab reefing at mast partners.
Aluminium jib sheet T-tracks with cars.
Lead block for jib sheets.
Mainsheet single point deck attachment on coachroof, double ended sheet led forward along boom to gooseneck, down to deck, and aft to cockpit below deck.
Carefully selected light teak is varnished and hand rubbed to give a satin finish for all visible woodwork. Removable overhead panels are installed in all accommodation areas and finished in white vinyl.
All floorboards are lightweight PVC sandwich construction with grooved oak veneer. They are treated with several coats of hard wearing two-pack satin varnish and mounted on vibration damping material. Suction lifters are provided for each cabin.Interior bulkheads and panels are foam cored sandwich construction with teak veneers on marine ply skins. All partitions are built to meet 20dB (A) level of airborne noise reduction. Locker doors are fitted with high quality hinges and latches and hanging lockers are fitted with rails, hooks and automatic internal lights.
General cabin lighting is spotlight down lighting with dimmer controls for the main saloon. Reading lights are installed at the head of every berth, nav station and crew cabin desk. Red night lights are installed in main saloon and galley, and an additional one with on/off switch installed in the aft cabin. Nav station and crew cabin desk lights are dual white/red. An oilskin locker with ventilation and driptray is installed aft of the nav station in the aft passageway.
All drawers are made of teak with top quality latches. Mirrors are marine quality with sealed edges. Companionway ladders have non-slip steps and are supplied with padded heavy duty covers for heavy use. All berths have white canvas leecloths secured to stainless fittings in bulkheads and bed frame.
Mattresses for fixed berths are sprung type manufactured for marine use from fire retardant material and include foam cover mattresses. Bases are Deltaflex type batten system providing underside ventilation. Pullman berths have fire retardant foam mattresses. All mattresses and cover mattresses are finished in Annala Calico No.18 (cream) with piping in Annala Calico No.35 (beige) and are supplied with quilted fitted mattress covers.
Bathrooms/heads have white GRP countertops with Corian basins and soap dispensers. Shower stalls are white GRP with teak floor grating and white shower curtains where specified.
Heads & Showers
Equipped with Corian Glacier White washbasin, mirror, telephone type shower, towel, soap and paper holder, and lockers.
Full height GRP lining.
Single lever mixing faucets type Oras for wash basins, galley sinks and showers.
Galley sinks drain through seacocks.
Wash basins and showers drain to sump tanks, capacity of 7 litres (6.8 US pint) each. Sump tanks are emptied by electrical or manual whale pumps; outlets above waterline.
2 x Electrical toilets plus 1 x manual, using fresh water for flushing, and discharging to holding tanks with indication at 3/4 and 1/1 level; holding tanks emptied by electric pump or deck suction line.
Forward Cabin
Double berth port side with Pullman above.
Hanging locker and storage starboard.
Guest Cabins
Port cabin with double berth and Pullman above, hanging locker, and head with separate shower stall.
Starboard cabin with upper and lower berth, hanging locker, and head/shower doubling as a day head
Master Cabin
Double berth to port with drawers below.
Hanging locker.
Small sofa which can act as a sea berth.
Aft companionway access to rear cockpit.
Heads compartment with 'telephone' shower.
Extra large oilskin locker in passageway with blower/heater
L-settee with dining table and bench port side (leather upholstery).
L-settee with coffee table starboard (leather upholstery).
Outboard lockers, bookshelves.
Separate wine and spirits lockers.
Insulated and sheathed space for stove with extractor hood over.
Corian countertops. Crockery locker on centreline above sink.
Chest of drawers for utensils.Teak bread board and chopping board.
Stowage under floorboards. Large garbage locker beside sink.
Large pan drawer under refrigerators
Galley Equipment
Stainless steel sinks.
Iceberg refrigeration unit with hold-over plates for refrigerator and freezer, 2 x 230v AC-driven 0.5hp units.
Stainless steel four-burner Force 10 gas stove with oven, gimballed and provided with fiddles; flame failure protection on burners.
Manual gas shut-off cock adjacent to stove.
Remote controlled shut-off and leak detector near gas bottle with control switch, warning light in galley and manual bypass.
Gas installation according to ISO 10239.
Quooker ST water boiler unit 800w 240v 3 litre (6.34 US pint) capacity.
Nav Station
Provided with shelves, lockers, drawers and space for instruments and radios on angled panels
Engine Room
Engine space internally sound insulated; fire resistance meeting SOLAS B-15 requirements.
Steyr 166hp. 120 kw engine with inline generator. Engine hours approx 2800 as at Nov 2019.
Propeller area sound insulated. Propeller shaft made of high-tensile corrosion resistant steel with flexible shaft couple. Drip-free shaft seal.
Shaft supported by rubber bearing at bracket and stern tube.
670mm three-bladed folding propeller, plus weed-cutter
Lubricating oil change pump, 24v, connected to both main engine, generator and gearbox.
Main engine cooling water is discharged with exhaust gases through transom; silencers provided with drain tap. Thermostat-controlled water cooling with heat exchanger on engine; seawater intake with strainer; discharge through exhaust system.
Engine cockpit controls:
Bow Thruster – Azimuth thruster
Plumbing Systems
Seafresh H2016D (S), 24volt pure DC. Output 250 l/hour (66 USG), including auto fresh water flush
The consumable water can be heated either with engine cooling water or by an AC powered water heater
Pressurized and heated water; total hot water capacity of 80 litres (21 USG).
Sea cocks of bronze for all through-hull connections below waterline outside engine space, closing flush with outside and located in accessible positions.
Sea water hoses of reinforced PVC tubing, fresh water piping of nylon and copper tubing
Ventilation System
Natural ventilation in cabins.
Exhaust ventilators in heads and galley.
Air inlet with water and sound trap, outlet with blowers in engine space.
Separate outlet for diesel generator cooling air with blower.
Battery boxes ventilated to outside.
Galley extractor hood fan.
Air conditioning with reversed cycle, Webasto blue cool premium 50,000 BTU/ 14.6kW, 230v with 2 x rotary compressors.
External heating unit Webasto Thermo 90 ST, 24v/9.1kW; with blowers and local controls in cabins, galley and saloon. Includes separate shore power inlet and cable.
Drainage System
5 x Bilge pumps
3 x Electrical submersible pump with automatic switch 150ltr/min (39 USG)
2 x Hand pumps Whale Titan 100 ltr/min (26 USG)
Outlets above waterline
Chain locker/forepeak manual pump.
DC System
Maintenance-free traction gelcell type for general service, AGM forstarting
Battery sets are located in ventilated GRP boxes
Service battery, gel cell; 24v 720Ah (20h), new 2017
Instrumentation battery, gel cell; 24v 290ah (20h), new 2018
Starting battery, AGM; 12v 75Ah (20h), new 2018
The engine and diesel generator have their own starting battery sets
AC System
The AC system can be fed either by the diesel generator, shore power or the inverter
Connection to battery charger, refrigeration and water heater resistor
Outlets provided with earth fault protection
12/24v outlet in cockpit
12/24v outlet on mast
Two-stage silencing exhaust system with fiberglass silencer and gas/water separator for diesel generator.
Generator cooling water is discharged below waterline; silencers provided with drain tap
Shore Power
Shore power connection; 230v 50a 50Hz; provided with polarity alarm, main switch and land connecting cable. Additional 230V shore power inlet including isolation transformer 7kVA 230V out for USA and Caribbean
The service batteries are charged by a 140a alternator on the main engine or by a two Mass 24/75amp battery chargers working on AC
The main engine starting batteries are charged by a 55a alternator on the main engine, new 2019
The diesel generator starting battery is charged by a 35a alternator on the genset
Mass Sine 24/2500 VA 230v inverter with transfer switch
Navigation Instruments
Suunto 135mm magnetic compasses on steering pedestals.
Wempe Quartz clock and barometer in saloon.
B & G Hercules sailing instruments
Raymarine E120 radar/plotter with E80 repeater at the helm.
Leica MX420/2 GPS.
Autopilot System
B & G H3000 Hydra autopilot, with alternate back-up control system.
Hydraulic autopilot B&G Hydra driving the steering quadrant with control panel in cockpit., New 2017
Computer Systems
PC computer and screen
Communications Systems
SeaMe radar target enhancer.
ICOM 505 VHF with mike at helm.
Iridium SC4000 voice/data.
Comar CSB 200 AIS.
Navtex ICS Navplus.
Entertainment Systems
Sony GT310 stereo radio players in saloon and in owner's cabin.
The carbon mast is stepped through the deck onto a composite mast step
Recessed Reckmann hydraulic headsail furler
Spars are built of standard modulus carbon fibre and painted white
Three spreader rig with discontinuous shrouds and swept spreaders, built by reputable mast builder
Inner forestay (detached) and runners of aramid
Inner forestay rod with hydraulic Reckmann furler
Park avenue type boom with hydraulic outhaul and arranged for single line reefing with 2 x reefing lines
Carbon spinnaker pole on mast
Lazy jacks
Reaching strut in carbon stowed on side deck
Hydraulic mast jack with spacer and removable manual pump
Furler for staysail led to halyard winch in forward cockpit
Navtec manual hydraulic rig controls:
IG: 90'2" / 27.50m
J: 24'5" / 7.45m
P: 82'10" / 25.25m
E: 24'11" / 7.60m
Fore Triangle: 1102.6 sq.ft / 102.4m2.
Main Sail: 1308.9 sq.ft / 121.6m2.
Jib: 1026.9 sq.ft / 95.4m2.
Evolution sails
Carbon Spectra panels, fully battened
Furling Genoa
Evolution sails
Carbon Spectra
Furling Staysail
Asymmetrical spi with snuffer
Heavy Asym with snuffer
Asymmetrical with snuffer
Anchoring & Mooring
C-Quip 200 folding mooring cleats, 2 x 400mm on foredeck and 2 x 400mm aft, plus 2 x midships.
Recessed electric windlass, Lewmar Ocean 3000 with gypsy; button control with 1m cable.
Chain locker with hatch.
Folding anchor arm.
1 x CQR 75lb anchor on folding arm.
80m 12mm (3/8") high-tensile anchor chain.
4 x Mooring lines 15m each, diameter 20mm.
2 x Mooring lines 25m each, diameter 20mm.
6 x Air fenders with lines and covers.
1 x Boat hook.
4 x Plastic fenders with lines and covers.
Sprayhoods for companionway, and aft companionway.
Padded canvas stowage cover for cockpit table.
Canvas bags in companionway for stowage of halyard tails.
Sun awnings from mast to bimini.
Tender & Outboard
Avon 3.1m hard bottom inflatable dinghy.
8hp Yamaha 2-stroke outboard motor with crane.
Safety Equipment
Stowage for eight-man liferaft in starboard cockpit locker.
2 x Webbed jackstays.
Fire-fighting equipment
Electrical deck wash/fire pump with connection on fore deck, hose provided.
Softex total flooding system for engine and generator space with remote control at main companionway.
3 x Portable fire extinguishers in interior.
2 x Fire blanket in galley.
1 x Portable fire extinguisher in port cockpit locker.
Edificio Dux - Calle Porto Pi 4, 1 ª
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She watches TV on the couch with him, rolls over on her back to get her tummy tickled, making squeaking-barking sounds to indicate her delight, and is uncharacteristically (for her species) pliant while being fed. Her meals consist of goldfish, defrosted rats, mice, and day-old chickens.
Now four years old and four feet long, Stampy, a female crocodile, was once someone's abandoned pet. She was found one night wandering the streets of suburban Darwin in northern Australia.
Stampy was picked up and nursed back to health from a dehydrated state by Chris Pebedy, who captures deadly snakes and other reptiles from urban areas for a living. Mr. Pebedy keeps nine crocodiles and one alligator on his property. Stampy is unusual for a saltwater croc.
"It's very special when you see a crocodile with personality," says the young "snake wrangler" who gets some 1,500 calls for help in a year. "Most are just deadly predators."
At first, Pebedy thought Stampy was quiet and unaggressive because she was sick, but he soon decided that the animal sensed that – as he puts it – her life was in his hands and submitted to being looked after.
While all crocodiles are dangerous without exception, among owners there is a preference for "salties" versus "freshies" because the former get less stressed in captivity.
Pebedy lives in the rural part of the Top End (the colloquial term for northern Australia), where he is allowed to keep the reptiles even when they grow to their full adult size, about 13 feet.
Most suburbanites, however, can only own a croc if it's less than 62 centimeters (about two feet) long – which works out to be a croc that's no more than 2 years old.
Stampy joins a growing number of saltwater crocodiles in the north of the country that look good in a living room aquarium when they are small, but then must leave the home once they grow larger than two feet.
"They are a novelty pet which need feeding only in two or three days," says Peter Phillips, a ranger with the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service. "This makes them attractive Christmas pets, too."
Customers for the 50 or so crocodiles that are sold to the public annually from Crocodylus Park, a crocodile reserve just outside Darwin in the Northern Territory, come from all across Australia – New South Wales and Victoria as well as within the state. That may also explain the reluctance to return them when they grow up – some owners would have to travel long distances to do that. But most of the problem is in the Northern Territory, which is where Crocodylus is located. People who should return them may just be lazy. The park is just outside Darwin.
"You have to give the crocodile back once it reaches 62 centimeters if you live in a metropolitan or residential area," says Northern Territories pet shop owner Tracy Smith. "But even we are not allowed to take them back once they get beyond 62 centimeters. Then you have to take them to a croc farm like Crocodylus Park."
Anyone with a permit (and it's not hard to get one for a baby crocodile) can buy a foot-long crocodile from a pet shop for around A$300 (US$262). But when it comes to returning the pets to the shops or the crocodile farms that abound, owners (including retired couples, parents, and college students) often get lazy.
Ranger Phillips is tired of calls from people in suburban stores or cafes who spy the sharp-toothed reptiles trundling along the sidewalks or loitering in malls.
When he goes to investigate, he finds that all have the missing scoot – the bumpy part that runs parallel to the tail – that indicates the animal was sold in a pet shop.
"If there is food in malls and other places and you let it go there," Phillips says, "the crocodile will try to stay there. And before you know it, it's grown to more than a meter," he says. "And of course it's dangerous."
Crocodiles are variously abandoned on golf courses, at hamburger joints, and just about anywhere else. One croc was discovered in a couple's swimming pool – while they were skinny-dipping.
Phillips says he has better things to do than chase abandoned crocodiles.
Since 1971, when crocodiles were declared an endangered species in the Top End after crocodile hunters had begun to complain of their scarcity (there were only around 500 crocodiles left in the Australian wild then), there was an attempt to rebuild the population rapidly.
Since then, the crocodile population has not only stabilized but has reached comfortable levels of around 70,000, the result of innovative conservation efforts.
"If you make people understand that the animal is a resource worth saving for use," says Grahame Webb, director of Wildlife Management International and one of the world's leading authorities on crocodiles, "then sure enough, everyone is going to want to save them. So ironically you need to buy more crocodile leather belts and shoes to keep the incentive going." Crocodiles as pets aids this effort, too.
A viable crocodile egg sells for up to A$50 (US$44). Crocodiles breed once a year, producing an average of 50 eggs in one clutch. Mr. Webb says that if the eggs are not saved, about 70 percent die in the nests.
There are at least five crocodile farms in the Top End, and the rivers are teeming with wild crocs. Most locals know which water holes and rivers to avoid.
Aborigines have used the crocodile as a totem for 40,000 years and know how to live alongside the deadly predators, but some tribes are happy to hunt crocodiles for the money.
Occasionally a "rogue" crocodile will hunt in fishing spots or beaches where humans congregate. While Webb is a conservationist, he is far from sentimental.
"These predators are not like sharks – if they find you, they will kill you," he says. "But mostly they are their own worst enemy in the wild, where they maim and kill each other." says Webb. He is widely known for pushing the concept of conserving wildlife through sustainable development.
Webb's logic of conservation is that you don't have to like the animal to want to preserve it. Instead, you have to see how it can serve you.
"You have to be convinced that preserving the animal will be an advantage to you," he says. That's why the poor villager in India doesn't think twice about killing a tiger that is a threat to his children or cattle. The villager in India is not benefiting from preserving the tiger, and so why should he? Conservation will not work if it merely serves those living in London and New York: It has to serve the people who interact with the creatures and mostly its poor people." Besides providing a profit, pet crocodiles are a small way to bring a new understanding of the creature to human beings who are generally unsympathetic to the predator.


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