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21 Bay State Road Suite #3
Boston, MA 02215
If you are missing one or more teeth, you'll want to talk with Boston area dental implant dentist Dr. Mark Pham about replacements that look and feel as natural as your own teeth. If dentures are causing you problems, you may consider dental implants. Unlike dentures, which can be removed, Dr. Pham offers dental implants that are permanently anchored into the jaw itself.
If you want a gorgeous smile that turns heads, you may want to learn about the range of dental services offered at Back Bay Dental Care. Boston area cosmetic dentist Dr. Mark Pham is dedicated to producing quality results and beautiful smiles.
Sleep dentistry offers a relaxing and virtually pain-free dental experience. You'll have little or no memory of the entire visit. If you would you like to experience quality dental care without feeling nervous or uncomfortable, sleep dentistry may be right for you.
Would you like a whiter smile right now? In the Boston, MA area, Back Bay Dental Care offers in-office tooth whitening for quick results. Dr. Mark Pham applies a bleaching solution to your teeth which is then accelerated by a high-intensity light. Teeth can often be whitening in one or two one-hour sessions - perfect if you're looking for a quick and easy way to brighten up your smile.
The friendly, caring staff of Back Bay Dental Care in the Boston, Massachusetts area strive to make you feel comfortable and well-cared for at your dentist appointment. Mark Pham, is committed to serving you and your family's dental needs, year after year. Come and see what we have to offer in a professional setting where top-notch customer service still matters.
372 Chandler St
Worcester, MA 01602
A beautiful smile can brighten your life! If you are continuously hiding your chipped, stained, or cracked teeth from others, it's time for a change! Sir Foo, , a trusted Worcester area dentist, can fix chips, cracks, and stains to reveal a great new smile - and a new you. You'll look so good you'll wonder why you waited so long!
Sir Hao Foo, D.D.S, MS practices the highest infection control standards to protect our patients and ourselves. In the Worcester, MA area, Dr. Sir Foo and his staff strictly observe all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. All instruments are cleaned, disinfected and routinely sterilized as recommended by the American Dental Association and the Centers for Disease Control. Whenever possible, disposable, single-use items are used to ensure your safety.
One of the first things people notice is your smile. All it takes is a single appointment or two with Worcester area dentist Sir Foo, , and you, too, can have the winning, healthy-looking smile you've always wanted. The beautiful cosmetic results you'll get from Sir Hao Foo, D.D.S, MS can be immediate and dramatic!
For comfortable dental hygiene treatment in the Worcester, Massachusetts area, Dr. Sir Foo is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Sir Hao Foo, D.D.S, MS provides teeth cleaning for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
1379 Tucker Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
For comfortable dental hygiene treatment in the North Dartmouth, Massachusetts area, Dr. Paul Ponte is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Tucker Road Dental Associates provides teeth cleaning for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
A negative self image can be detrimental to many facets of your life. North Dartmouth area dentist Dr. Paul Ponte understands the positive life-changing power that a healthy and beautiful smile can bring to you. Here at Tucker Road Dental Associates, we don't want you to be embarrassed any longer. Why not take your smile - and even your life - to a new level of self-confidence and beauty?
At Tucker Road Dental Associates we aim to maximize your insurance benefits and make any remaining balance easily affordable. North Dartmouth area dentist Dr. Paul Ponte and his knowledgeable staff can help answer any of your insurance questions.
We accept most insurance carriers. Please check with us prior to your appointment, but it's safe to say we likely accept the type of insurance you carry.
Most major credit cards are accepted at Tucker Road Dental Associates in the North Dartmouth area. Types of cards accepted include Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Card.
Don't let untreated dental problems get you down. Rebuild your confidence with a beautiful new smile. From simple treatments that make a big difference, to more extensive work, unveiling the smile you were meant to have can have profound life-changing effects. Serving the North Dartmouth, MA area and offering tooth whitening, Dr. Ponte can help you develop an affordable treatment plan you'll feel good about.
Pretorius, Abraham M D.D.S.
10 Granite St # 4
Quincy, MA, 02169-5021
Endodontics Inc
2 Winter St
Salem, MA, 01970-3807
Weinstock, Eric L D.D.S.
95 Washington St # 472
Canton, MA, 02021-4008
Zissi, Vangel R D.D.S.
30 Berkshire Dr
Winchester, MA, 01890-3233
No doubt about it. We're living longer, we're living better. All that effort put into diet and exercise is paying off. And while you're going through your paces on the treadmill, consider another part of you that might need a bit of improvement: your smile and whether or not you have white teeth.
With age, one of the first things to go is the freshness of your smile. At about thirty, tooth color begins to dim. There is a natural tendency for dentin, just beneath the enamel, to yellow. And if you smoke or overindulge in coffee or cola, the darkening can be dramatic. Exercise and low-fat foods count for less if your smile gives you away.
But just as our health habits have improved, so has cosmetic dental technology. Now we have the tools and teeth whitening products to perfect the color, and the healthful look, of your teeth.
Teeth whitening systems take many forms. There are gels and solutions accelerated by light; laser tooth whitening is coming into use to "jump-start" the tooth whitening process. We can change color fast or over time.
In any case, the result is visible in days and, with touch-ups, will last as long as you do.
You've lived this long, you've earned it. While perfect thighs are next to impossible, a pretty smile is within everyone's reach. Go for it; don't let your smile age faster than the rest of you.
Tooth bleaching is a way to lighten teeth without bonding material to the teeth, or removing any sound tooth structure. In this respect, it's one of the most conservative cosmetic procedures. It's an "old" procedure, back in vogue.
First, the tooth is isolated with a rubber dam. This protects your gums and tongue, too. Then the tooth is cleaned thoroughly. Your tooth may or may not be pre-conditioned to help the teeth whitening products penetrate.
The tooth is covered with gauze, and the teeth bleaching solution is carefully applied. A heat source "cures" the bleach and hastens the process. These steps are repeated several times, depending on the appropriate level of whiteness you want to achieve. The color of adjacent teeth will be considered too, so you'll look natural (there is such a thing as too white).
A professional tooth whitening session takes 30 to 45 minutes - and there you are. After three to five sessions, the tooth really shows the difference.
The success of the procedure depends in part on what caused the tooth staining in the first place. Surface coffee, tea, and tobacco stains that resist cleaning can be bleached away (the stains will reappear over time if you continue to indulge, of course). Antibiotic staining - from tetracycline, for example - is a bit harder to treat with simple teeth bleaching. Alternatively, a jacket or porcelain veneers may be called for. The idea is to be very selective about which tooth is a good candidate for the procedure.


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Gillian graduated from University of Surrey, Roehampton Institute with a BSc(Hons) in Dance and Business. During her studies she trained in Ballet, Jazz Dance, Graham, Release, Limon and Cunningham.
Her studies were followed by completing a Training Practice course, Counselling course and gaining a Teaching Qualification, as well as completing her MA in Dance Movement Psychotherapy.
Gillian worked as a Dance, Movement and Performing Arts Lecturer in Further and Higher Education College's in Greater London teaching on A-level, BTEC level 2,3 and Higher Education courses. Many of her former students can now be seen performing in the West End, touring theatre companies, film and television.
She currently is Joint Course leader for the BA(Hons) Performing Arts degree offered at the Hereford College of Arts and continues to teach on the University of the Arts London Extended Diploma Performance and Production course
Throughout her time as a lecturer she has choreographed, movement directed and directed more than 40 shows, including Alice in Wonderland, Carmina Burana, Macbeth, Right of Spring (Sacre du printemps) ByeBye Birdie, Oh What a lovely war, Zorro – the musical, The Odyssee, The Terrible Infants; as well as a number of showcases to raise money for charity.
In Herefordshire her choreographies have been seen at the Hay Festival, Courtyard Theatre, National Trust properties, the Folly Arts Theatre and at many Community events and Festivals.
Gillian is frequently invited to work with local schools and drama groups as guest choreographer and to run customized dance, movement and aerial workshops.
Gillian has trained with Aerialists from London's Circus Space and with Lost in Translation Circus. As well as teaching Aerial Circus on the Extended Diploma Performing Arts course, she also completed her Artist in Residency at the Hereford College of Arts in 2014/15. Following the residency her dance company: Aerial Dance Company Hereford, became Company in Residence at the Art College, which allowed Gillian to continue to create and develop Aerial Dance choreography to perform at events and festivals throughout the Welsh borders.
From 2016 – 2017 Gillian was the Creative Network Performance Representative for Arts Alive Wales, which involved organising several meetings throughout the year for Performing Artists living in the Welsh borders to connect and discover new possible working relationships to develop in the area.
At present Gillian is conducting research for her PhD at University of Worcester.

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NZSOLD Members have been very active following the Kaikoura Earthquake sequence. Many dam owners have carried out special inspections following the Kaikoura earthquakes that were felt from Auckland down to Dunedin. NZSOLD have not heard of any significant damage to dams. Trevor Matuschka has been involved with assessing the seismic loadings and talking to a number of dam owners in the vicinity and has made the following observations:
Peak ground accelerations recorded were:
- Ward Fire station (1.27g vert, 1.07g horiz)
- Seddon Fire Station (0.2g vert, 0.67g)
- Blenheim -Marlborough Girls college (0.09g vert, 0.24g horiz)
- PGA at Ward exceeded SEE for High PIC dam
- PGA at Seddon close to SEE for Medium PIC dam
- At the time of the earthquake most dams were full because of the time of the year (late spring).
- Heavy rain followed not long after the earthquake.
- No dam failures or uncontrolled releases of water have been reported.
- No dams have yet been identified as being in imminent risk of failure.
- No damage has yet been reported for any dams located in the Blenheim/Wairau valley area.
- Dams at Seddon that are known to have been well constructed generally suffered either no or minimal damage (minor hairline cracking, some minor displacement of riprap and of riprap sliding on top of geotextile). Minor longitudinal and transverse cracks at the abutments were reported at a recently constructed dam.
- There was more evidence of deformation (longitudinal cracking and transverse cracking at abutment contacts) with dams located near Ward. This is not surprising given the very high intensity of ground shaking.
- An interesting observation was that some dam owners near Seddon have reported evidence of seiches that in some cases resulted in loss of water via spillways. In one case water had flowed over an auxiliary spillway which was 0.5m above normal water level. In another case water overtopped a saddle dam which was 1.2m above normal water level. It is assumed this is because of the high amplitude of long period ground motion and the long duration of shaking.
Landslide Dams
There were a number of landslide dams formed by the earthquake as you will have read about in the media. One on the Clarence river threatened the safety of groups of rafters and kayakers, and there are others in the Inland Kaikoura range (Ure River) that has been assessed by Civil Defence and Marlborough District Council advisors. At this stage NZSOLD is not aware whether any of the landslide dams have had PIC assessments or dambreak assessments but we are aware that members have offered these services to the various authorities.
University of Canterbury Quake Centre Dams Project
Kayley Crawford-Flett is working part time at the UofC Quake Centre researching:
"Whole-Life Performance of NZ Earth Dams Research to reduce geotechnical uncertainty and understand the cumulative impact of seismic events on earth dam performance"
She reports that the Centre is keeping in touch with engineers on the ground, and remains tied in to the University reconnaissance efforts. She is reviewing video and photograph footage (+ field reports) as information comes in. If any members have pertinent information that could be of interest to the Quake Centre project please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
The Quake Centre Project is being driven by their partners and NZSOLD; with the mandate to learn as much as we can, while honouring the sensitive nature of information provided to the project.
Their main focus at present is on the larger engineered/instrumented dams: they are planning to head north to the Wellington/Tasman region in the last 2 weeks of November to retrieve instrument data and likely install a couple of accelerometers in one large dam.
If any NZSOLD members know of instrumented dams in affected areas (outside of Hydropower and Council owners), they would be very interested to learn more. Pore pressure responses are of particular interest.
The Quake Centre Dams project is keen to offer assistance to the wider dam engineering community.


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A Weekend in Seattle
This April I finally journeyed to a destination I've always wanted to visit — Seattle. I met up with my Danish friend Sahra and stayed at a hostel in the city, eating my way through the long weekend.
On Friday morning, we set out for breakfast. I had done a little bit of recon on what restaurants looked interesting in the area of our hostel, and to no surprise, this restaurant's name caught my eye. Biscuit Bitch is a casual establishment, where you'll order at the counter and quickly get out of the way while you wait for your name to be called to pick up your order. I went with the Bitchwich — a biscuit sandwich with egg, cheddar and sausage. The biscuits were ultra-buttery, flaky, and fresh as they're made in-house. My travel companion Sahra opted for the Cheesy Pork 'n' Bitch, which was a biscuit smothered with copious amounts of gravy, cheddar, and then covered with crispy bits of bacon. (It was a lot of bacon!) I preferred my Bitchwich to her Pork 'n' Bitch though, but I'm not a big gravy fan. The gravy was very good, not too salty, but it was just a bit overkill for me to have so much gravy plus that much bacon. The 'wich was about $6.50, while Sahra's choice ran around $10. Biscuit Bitch is definitely a venue with a lot of hustle and bustle, so if you're looking for somewhere laid back to sit and have a meal, this may not be your place. If you're on the move though and don't mind sitting outside, it serves as a great quick stop before you move on with your day.
Before going to Seattle, I was under the impression that visiting the Space Needle would be a must-see, can't-leave-without-going sort of attraction for my trip.
While we did visit the Space Needle, I can't say I'd highly recommend it. I find that the views of the Needle are better than the views from the Needle, which is currently under construction until 2019 or so. The construction will vastly improve the views from the Needle, using glass sheets as opposed to the prior setup with lines interrupting the view, but I think in this design Seattle might have forgotten how rainy their city is. These glass sheets are around a sort of balcony area, so visitors are outside the building for the view. But with the angle of the glass, the windows are covered in raindrops. It's also nowhere near the tallest lookout point for a view of the city.
If you're still dying to visit the Space Needle, I'd recommend waiting until construction is completed — the interior of the observation deck was all plywood and wires during our visit in early April. If you wait until completion, you can even check out the renovations on the restaurant, which will soon spin and feature a glass floor. For me, the restaurant would be more worth it than the ticket for the observation deck, and if you spend enough your ticket is included!
With all of the rain and gloom so typical of Seattle, I was already feeling pretty sleepy after breakfast and the walk to the Space Needle. So before we moved on to our next destination we stopped at Street Bean Coffee Roasters to sit, caffeinate and have a snack. While the lattes we ordered were definitely above average, I wasn't all too impressed with my lemon poppyseed donut. The cafe was good, but not really a place worth mentioning in my opinion.
If you are dying to see the Space Needle, I'd recommend buying a combo ticket between the Needle and Chihuly Garden & Glass right next door. The combo ticket for the Space Needle and the Garden was $42, and separately the tickets are $26 and $24 respectively. Chihuly was so impressive, colorful, and beautiful! After walking through the exhibits, make sure to keep an eye out for any glass blowing demonstrations. It's a great place for photos, and I'd say it's a must-see tourist attraction. (Plus they have a pretty cool gift shop).
Kerry Park
If you're looking for some of the best views of the city without paying for admission, make the trek up to Kerry Park. This small strip of lawn at the top of the city gives you expansive views of Seattle and is awesome for photo opportunities. We walked from Pike Place Market (which I wouldn't recommend if you're not ready for a hike) but found the views to be well worthwhile. If you're a Grey's Anatomy fan, Dr. Meredith Grey's house is up in this area! (But don't try to go in, people live there).
While I'll delve into more specific shops at Pike Place Market, I thought I'd include an entry of a general overview. The majority of the market is tented, and you'll walk by an amazing assortment of flowers (often at only $10 or $15 per bouquet!) as well as a variety of artisan tables. It's definitely toursity — don't get me wrong about that, but it's a worthwhile area to visit because all of the food I tasted was well worth writing about!
After reading snippets about Rachel's Ginger Beer in Bon Appétit Magazine, I had to add it to my list when visiting Seattle. Namely, BA mentioned their ginger beer floats. Once arriving, I was pretty torn between trying said float or one of their alcoholic concoctions — I went with their Frozen Mule, which is a slushy combination of their guava ginger beer and vodka. I can't say the guava came through all that much competing with the ginger, but it was nonetheless delicious. Sahra ordered the blueberry ginger beer, which was really good too. I'd definitely stop by again, or fill up a growler the next time I'm around.
After seeing Piroshky Piroshky bakery pop up in different blogs and getting a recommendation from our Lyft driver, we had to give it a shot. I'm never one to turn down a bakery, and this Russian shop had quite a variety of pastries as well as a line out the door. I ordered a fresh rhubarb piroshky, and Sahra chose the poppy seed cinnamon roll. Both were scrumptious, and I'm never one to turn down rhubarb in the springtime. I think my reaction photo says it all on this one. The pastries had that light, fresh-baked flavor, fragrance and softness. Plus they weren't too sweet, which is something I often encounter with the average pastry shop.
After plenty of eating and exploring around Pike Place Market, we walked over to the Pioneer Square area, branded as Seattle's original neighborhood. While wandering around the area, we discovered Smith Tower. Built in 1914, Smith Tower was Seattle's original skyscraper and was the fourth tallest building in the world in 1922! There's plenty of history there, and I would highly recommend visiting Smith Tower over the Space Needle if you're choosing one ticket for aerial views of the city. The tower is much higher than the Needle, and if you visit during their "happy hour," admission to the observatory is only $8 between 4–6 p.m. or 9–11 p.m. excluding Fridays. Adult non-resident tickets are $19 the rest of the time, but you can also save 10% by booking online. If you're not convinced, there's staff dressed as elevator operators to take you up, and there's a speak-easy style bar at the top! Plus there's a cool gift shop on the first floor with t-shirts and barware with the slick logo on them.
For dinner, we were seeking out seafood, and the elevator operator at Smith Tower mentioned Ivar's when we told him we were looking for something fairly affordable. I wouldn't consider dinner at Ivar's a cheap bite. I opted for the salmon caesar salad because it was one of the lower priced items — at around $22. The waitstaff kept emphasizing their just-in fresh halibut, but the entrees featuring halibut ran around $37 and I couldn't very well justify the cost when I wasn't all too hungry after our day full of snacking. My salad was good, but not incredible, and I still felt sort of guilty spending around $30 after tip and tax for a decent salad. Maybe this is a better option for lunch, but it felt a little more like a tourist trap than a great seafood restaurant.
Ah, the Ferris wheel. It seems to be a staple attraction in a lot of places. While we enjoyed our ride, I'd say if you're not aiming to get every single aerial view of Seattle (like we were apparently?) it's an activity you can do without. It was sort of cool seeing the nighttime view of the city, but as you're encased in glass, it's not ideal for photos. Don't get me wrong, it's still fun and I'm glad we did it, but if you're on a budget, I'd say this is one you could skip. You do get around 5 rotations around the wheel which is a nice chunk of time. Tickets are $14, which I'd personally rather spend on more drinks at Smith Tower.
Established in 1976(!), The Crumpet Shop is an adorable little café. I've only had a few crumpets in my day, but their's were delectable. A crumpet has a unique combination of a warm fluffiness paired with a slightly crisp exterior. We chose to split a crumpet with butter and honey, but there's a pretty wide variety of options for sweet spreads, savory toppings like pesto or salmon, as well as crumpets paired with eggs atop them. I'd definitely recommend checking this shop out, especially because it makes an ultra-affordable breakfast with crumpets ranging from $3–$6.50. You'll want to watch your timing though — we arrived around 9 a.m. and beat the line that formed out the door. If you want a later start, no worries, the line moves quickly since the crumpets are constantly being made fresh and are just waiting to be topped.
File Dim Sum under things that I really enjoy but hardly ever get to experience. Dim Sum is a Chinese brunch in which a variety of steamed dumplings, buns, etc. are ordered and shared among the table along with tea. It's definitely more of a savory take on brunch, and all of the dumplings are bite-sized portions. It can also get rather expensive if your eyes are larger than your stomach (like mine are). Our waitress informed us that people typically order 2–3 items per person, and because there were so many things that I wanted to try, we ordered 6 items: chicken dumplings, small dumplings with soup, pork buns, vegetable and pork wontons with spicy sauce, vegetarian mushroom fried rice, and sauteed string beans with garlic. Obviously, way too much food! We could only eat about half of it, so I'd definitely recommend sticking with 2 orders per person rather than 3 unless you're prepared to bring home leftovers. We were obsessed with their string beans — they were somehow crisp and bright and addictively tasty. My favorite items aside from the beans would have to be the vegetable and pork wontons with spicy sauce, and the small dumplings with soup. Apparently, Din Tai Fung is well-known for these soup dumplings — after my trip, I saw chef David Chang visit a Din Tai Fung location (probably in California), on episode 8 "Stuffed" of the new Netflix series Ugly Delicious, which I highly recommend watching.
We wanted to peruse the Capitol Hill area, and this bookstore had been another blogger recommendation on my list of things to see. It's an awesome bookstore, with a large, wide selection, and some lesser-known titles than I've seen at other stores. Plus, they have pretty frequent author appearances and signings. There's also a little coffee shop in the back of the store if you feel like doing your reading in-house.
Remember how full we were after dim sum? Apparently, I didn't. My theory is that ice cream goes to my heart or soul rather than the stomach. Molly Moon's had been a shop that kept popping up in popular views, and when it happened to be around the corner from the bookstore, I had to give it a try. I chose two scoops — their honey lavender ice cream and their Earl Grey tea ice cream — in a waffle cone (always), topped with their homemade lemon curd sauce. It was divine. The subtle florality of the flavors was complimented so well by the tanginess of the lemon and the creaminess of the texture, and a waffle cone is always the perfect vessel, especially when made fresh! I also loved Molly Moon's branding, so I picked up one of their incredibly-soft pullover sweatshirts while I was there.
One shop that we kept passing by during our trips to the Pike Place Market was Beecher's Handmade Cheese. Through the large windows, you could see the cheese actually being produced, and there was always a line in the store. A popular item from the counter was their "World's Best" mac and cheese, which was $6 for an 8oz cup. With all of the gloom in Seattle (and the fact that Saturday was much colder than Friday), I picked up a cup before we made our way to the Ferry. It is delicious, I can vouch for that. The sauce is a bit thinner than I might make my own mac and cheese, but the quality of the dairy is definitely there. There's also a Beecher's in the Sea-Tac airport, where I picked up a chicken-apple grilled sandwich before my flight back.
What's a trip to a seaside city without being on the water? We decided to take the Harbor Cruise with Argosy Cruises, an hour-long narrated cruise that took us by the Seattle skyline, container ships, and had weather been better, would've given us a nice view of Mount Rainier and the Olympic mountains. This was probably the most informative aspect of our trip — we didn't take any other tours while I was there, so it was pretty interesting to learn some of Seattle's history and about all of the importing/exporting that goes on. It was $32 per person, which felt a little high but they were sights that you couldn't see on your own, and the storytelling was nice so I thought it was worthwhile. (You can also save a couple bucks if you book online.
Cupcake Royale
As we were on our way to dinner, we passed the Cupcake Royale shop a few minutes before closing. I figured I'd pick up a couple of cupcakes that we could eat after dinner in the hostel later on, so I grabbed a carrot cupcake and a chocolate cupcake topped with meringue. Once we finally opened them up, I was pretty disappointed. They didn't taste like anything special to me, and we're super sweet. Plus for $4 per cupcake, I didn't think they were worth it.
After a lot of walking, we were eager to find some comfort food, namely burgers. Unfortunately, Sahra wasn't 21, and most burger options were only served at bars. After making the trek to a bar and restaurant we found online, we quickly discoverd Sahra wouldn't be able to enter. We glanced across the street and noticed Wasabi, a modern-looking Japanese restaurant. So why not? We went in and only had to wait 5 minutes or so before we were seated. I ordered their QQ Tini, a martini made with Moonstone pear sake, orange liqueur and muddled cucumber, garnished with an orchid flower — lovely, light and delicious. The warm edamame soybeans for the table were also a nice touch that helped stave our hunger until our order arrived. We shared three rolls — the Seattle roll (salmon, avocado, cucumber & tobiko), the Eel roll (cucumber, eel, teriyaki), and the Ka-Me-Ha-Me-Ha roll (shrimp tempura, avocado, tobiko, topped with sockeye salmon, wasabi aioli and seared), which was recommended on Yelp. Our favorite was definitely the Ka-Me-Ha-Me-Ha — it had a great variety of flavors and textures, and the Seattle roll was a bit uninteresting.
If a Liege waffle fan club existed, I'd be in it. After writing an article explaining Liege waffles and later searching for them in Belgium, I'm always pleasantly surprised when I come across a purveyor of this specialty. So for my last morning in Seattle, we went to Sweet Iron, a very small shop with limited seating. I ordered the special at the time — a waffle topped with poached pear, hazelnuts, chocolate and ice cream from local creamery Full Tilt. (Which I feel obligated to mention that the Ellenos yogurt guy that I'll later mention told me he preferred over Molly Moon's). It was definitely a tasty and interesting waffle, but I can't say it's quite on par with Waffle Lab here in Fort Collins.
Yogurt is truly one of the perfect breakfast foods. After our waffles, I was still a bit hungry (after adapting to constant snacking during this trip), and we had a couple of hours left to waste before I headed to the airport. Ellenos was another shop I'd heard about and seen in Pike Place Market, so I figured it'd be a good way to supplement my breakfast with some protein. After striking up a conversation with the man purveying said yogurt about favorite grocery store brands and the better ice cream in Seattle, I asked what his favorite flavors were, and chose the passion fruit. It was delightfully tart, thick and creamy. It reminded me a bit of Noosa Yoghurt which is made here in Colorado, but definitely not as sweet. If you're a yogurt-love Ellenos should definitely be on your list.
Naturally, on my visit to Seattle I attempted to drink as much coffee as possible. After consuming coffees at Street Bean, the Crumpet Shop, Sweet Iron and Storyville, I'd definitely say Storyville came in at number one. The ambiance was sleek yet warm and inviting, with a variety of leather and wooden furnishings and low lighting. The baristas were also exceptionally calm despite the rush, and it was overall a very cozy and welcoming environment. I ordered a cortado, and my barista poured in my milk with such deft skill and ease to form a perfect heart. The coffee was robust and delicious, not bitter. I'd definitely seek out their coffee again.


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Roof Materials
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Asphalt Shingles – The most common roof covering across the U.S. is asphalt shingles. The major advantage of an asphalt shingle roof is its relatively low initial cost. Shingles vary significantly in quality and warranty, so check with your roofer for your options. A typical asphalt shingle roof may last about 20 years.
Metal Roofing – Metal roofs are becoming increasingly popular among homeowners, especially among homeowners in warmer climates. Metal roofing costs significantly more up front than asphalt shingles ($100 to $600 "per square" or 100 sq. ft.). But the costs of the roof over the life of the roof may be competitive because metal roofs last significantly longer and may lower annual utility bills because they reflect heat very well.
Tile Roofing – Made from clay or concrete, tile roofs are extremely durable with warranties typically covering 50 to 75 years. Tile roofing is heavy, so if you are replacing a lightweight material with tile, be sure that your roof supports are strong enough to bear the weight. If not, reinforcing your roof structure can add significant cost to installing a tile roof.
Slate Roofs – Slate roofing is also very durable and looks great, but also costs more than other roofing materials. Slate is quarried in the Northeast United States and a variety of colors and grades are available.
Choosing a new roof is a big decision and a major project. There are many good choices in the market today, so it pays to spend a little time doing some research on what type of roof will best suit your needs. You will want to make sure you are choosing the right roof for your house and budget.
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Maybe you have heard of it, maybe not… Spearfishing. Spearfishing combines the thrill of the hunt with swimming in the ocean, lake, river, or stream and eating healthy, tasty fish.
Spearfishing is an ancient method of fishing that has been used throughout the world for millennia. Early civilizations were familiar with the custom of spearing fish from rivers and streams using sharpened sticks.
Today modern spearfishing makes use of elastic powered spear guns and slings, or compressed gas pneumatic powered spear guns, to strike the hunted fish. Specialized techniques and equipment have been developed for various types of aquatic environments and target fish.
Spearfishing may be done using free-diving, snorkeling, or scuba diving techniques. Spearfishing while using scuba equipment is illegal in some countries. The use of mechanically powered spear guns is also outlawed in some countries and jurisdictions. Spearfishing is highly selective, normally uses no bait and has no by-catch.
Spearo is a common way to refer to a person that practices spearfishing. Some use spearfisherman(woman), or spear fisher, among others.
Why do people spearfish?
Spearfishing is the best way to catch fish. The spearo is selective when it comes to the fish he takes. This ability to size up the fish before it is shot is why spearfishing has no by-catch. By-catch is the non-targeted fish that are caught because of other fishing method. An example of by-catch when fishing with a rod and reel is catching a fish that is too small. These fish can be injured enough to die shortly after they are released. The spearo only takes what will be consumed.
Bigger fish is another reason to spearfish. The size of fish taken by spearfishing on average is much larger than by traditional angling.
Is spearfishing legal?
Provided you comply with local laws, spearfishing can be done in fresh or salt water. The important point is to become familiar with the law and regulations. You should know what species, size, count, of game you can take before you hit the water. The regulations can even dictate what type of spearfishing equipment you are allowed to use.
Types of spearfishing
From Shore – Shore diving is perhaps the most common form of spearfishing. It simply involves entering and exiting the sea from beaches or headlands and hunting around oceans architecture, usually rocks, Kelp and sand. Usually shore divers hunt between 5 and 25 meters deep, though it depends on location. In subtropical areas, sharks are less common, but other challenges face the shore diver, such as entering and exiting the water in the presence of big waves. Headlands are favored for entry because of their proximity to deeper water, but timing entries and exits is important, so the diver does not get pushed onto rocks by waves. Beach entry can be safer, but more difficult due the need to consistently dive through the waves until the surf line is crossed.
Shore dives can produce a mixed bag of fish, mainly rock and kelp fish, but ocean game fish are caught from shore dives to
Shore diving can be done with trigger-less spears such as pole spears but more commonly triggered devices such as spear guns. Spear gun setups to catch and store fish include speed rigs and fish stringers on the diver's floats and lines.
From boat Boats, ships or even kayaks can be used to access off shore reefs and islands or ocean structure such as pinnacles or man-made structures such as Fads (Fish Aggregating Devices). Sometimes a boat is necessary to access a location that is close to shore, but inaccessible by land.
Methods and gear used for diving from a boat diving are like shore diving or blue water hunting depending on the prey sought. Care must be taken with spear guns in the cramped confines of a small boat, and it is recommended that spear guns are never loaded on the boat.
Boat diving is practiced worldwide. Hot spots include the northern islands of New Zealand (yellow tail kingfish), Gulf of Florida oil rigs (cobia, grouper) and the Great Barrier Reef (Wahoo, dog-tooth tuna). FADS are targeted worldwide, often specifically for mahi-mahi (dolphin fish). The deep-water fishing grounds off the Three Kings Islands in New Zealand are great for spearing marlin and people travel worldwide to try and spear this trophy fish.
Blue Water Hunting
Blue water hunting is the area of most interest to elite spear fishers, but has increased in popularity generally in recent years. It involves accessing usually very deep and clear water and trolling, chumming for large pelagic and game fish species such as marlin, tuna, mahi-mahi, Wahoo or giant Trevally. Blue water hunting is often conducted in drifts; the boat driver will drop one or more divers and allow them to drift in the current for up to several kilometers before collecting them. Blue water hunters can go for hours without seeing any fish, and without any ocean structure or a visible bottom the divers can experience sensory deprivation. It can be difficult to determine the true size of a solitary fish when sighted due to the lack of ocean structure for comparison. One technique to overcome this is to note the size of the fish's eye in relation to its body – large examples of their species will have a relatively smaller eye.
What do you need to start spearfishing?
Fishing license – Most states require a valid sportfishing license in order to hunt underwater. Check with your local agencies, fishermen supply shops, lifeguards, dive shops and experienced "spearos" to see what the rules and regulations are in your area before doing anything.
The fines for fishing without a license or shooting a protected species are massive, and the money spent on licenses generally goes to fish preservation, hatcheries and similar efforts, so it's cash well spent.
Spear Gun
If you're new to the sport, it's best to start with a smaller, less powerful gun than with what a more experienced diver would use. There are myriad options to go with, but a two-band, 90-centimeter (from the tip of the muzzle to the handle) wooden gun is a great starter and will work for you just fine as you hunt bigger fish in the future.
Our advice is to start with the basics and work your way up as your freediving progresses. Hawaiian slings, or pole spears, are a great and affordable way to get introduced to the sport as well. Pole spears are also perfect for hunting in shallow-surf zones, where you'll most likely start.
You get cold quickly while spearfishing, so a good wetsuit is key to your success. And while the water could be a reasonable 70 degrees on the surface, it's much cooler as you descend in search of prey. To stay in the water longer, and protect yourself from abrasive reef, jellyfish, spiny fish and sunburn, you're going to need a thick, well-fitting wetsuit.
Wetsuits made for surfing will work, but a wetsuit specifically made for spearfishing is ideal. Not only are they warmer than wetsuits made for surfing, but they generally have a built-in pad that makes loading your spear gun against your chest much more comfortable.
Fins, Mask, Snorkel Spearfishing fins are longer and narrower than ones you'd use to body surf or swim laps. The most important aspect to picking out fins is to make sure they fit well. If they're too tight, you'll get blisters; too loose, and you're bound to lose them. Diving of any sort with a foggy or leaky mask is miserable. To ensure a proper fit, visit a dive shop and try on different masks until one sits just right.
Weight belt Outfitted in a thick wetsuit, you're going to bob on the surface like a buoy. To compensate for the buoyancy of a wetsuit, you need to wear a weight belt.
Knife A knife comes in handy when you need to dispatch a fish humanely and quickly. It's also a good idea to have a knife strapped onto your body should you become tangled up in rope or seaweed.
You don't need a big knife, as they tend to get snagged on kelp; look for something small with a nice, sharp edge.
Gloves/Booties Gloves will protect your fingers while you load your spear gun, as well as keep you warm. Wetsuit gloves, like the kind you'd wear while surfing, will work, but they make your fingers cumbersome. Booties keep your lower extremities warm and create a soft barrier between your feet and your fins.
Dive Buddy Never dive alone. It's rule number one, yet every year you hear of divers perishing at sea when oftentimes a dive buddy could have saved that person's life.
Besides that, there are a ton of reasons to dive with a friend or two: Everyone shares the day's catch, fish tales can be verified, an extra arm is always nice when lugging dive gear around and sometimes fish need not one, but two "arrows" in them.
A golden rule to go by is spearfish to eat, not sport
Learning to Spearfish
We highly recommend finding a place in area for spearfishing lessons.
These will teach you how to use a spear gun
Ethics of spearfishing
Spearfishing safety
Location safety
Underwater hunting
Practice in confined water to learn.
Spearfishing can be a lot of fun, though also dangerous, so you need to know what you are doing, and how to do this ethically.
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Tacoma an interesting and powerful game
There's a certain voyeuristic quality to Tacoma that was mildly off-putting at first, but after hours spent digging through your co-habitants belongings, watching arguments and embraces, I couldn't warm to the intriguing and disturbing future world that Tacoma builds.
You play as a contracted AI communications specialist who must board the Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma after your task is complete. Tacoma's well-designed sections offer a wealth of information and augmented-reality (AR) recordings that you can download to your Nintendo 3DS-like device.
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Bad news for alchemists who are in the business of transmuting lead into gold.
They made the wrong trade in 2009. It turns out, according to Bloomberg, that lead outperformed the shiny metal, having gained 145% compared to gold's kind of pathetic 24% rise. That's quite a big disparity when you consider, too, that the elements are just three protons apart.
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Extra-Hung Hairy Italian Pizza Man Tony & His First Appearance On Camera
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|This article is about a/an villain in Power Rangers Time Force.
Quarganon was a Super Demon.
Quarganon was imprisoned within an artifact known as the Solar Amulet. He can only be released by stating an incantation when the stars are in alignment with the sun. When Vypra comes back to life, she attempts to steal the Amulet from the museum. However, because she is a ghost, she cannot take it from inside its case. She forms an alliance with Ransik and succeeds in stealing it. During the ritual, Carter Grayson and Wesley Collins crash the ritual and steal the Solar Amulet. Ransik and Vypra chased after them and managed to corner him while her Demon Warriors had already captured the other Time Force Rangers. Carter was forced to surrender the Solar Amulet. With the stars still in alignment with the sun, Vypra then recites the incantation and summons the powerful Super Demon. However, the Lightspeed Power Rangers arrive to help the Time Force Rangers alongside Eric Myers. Carter destroyed Quarganon with his Trans-Armor Cycle while Vypra is destroyed by Wesley with his Red Battle Warrior.Time for Lightspeed
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This was the incantation that Vypra recited to released Quarganon:
- From the deepest shadows far below,
- Where no mortal will dare to go!
- Only demons toss and burn!
- Now mighty Quarganon, it's your time to return!
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Behind the Scenes
- Quarganon is voiced by Ron Roggé.
- Ron Rogge, who portrayed Captain William Mitchell in Lightspeed Rescue, also provided Quarganon's voice.
- The reason why Quarganon looks similar to Jinxer is that he's the final form of his sentai counterpart Spell-Master Pierre. Quargon's Sentai counterpart is actually a fusion between Pierre and a criminal named Boribaru, the latter of which was not used in Time Force.
See Also
- Killer Boxer Boribaru - Super Sentai counterpart in Timeranger. See comparison page.
- Spell-Master Pierre - Super Sentai counterpart in Timeranger. See comparison page.


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Nick Kyrgios and Andy Murray square off early in the fourth round of the 2016 Wimbledon.
Nick Kyrgios is coming off a four set win over Feliciano Lopez that took more than two and a half hours. In the victory, Kyrgios won 69 of 98 first serve points and racked up 48 winners and 28 unforced errors. Kyrgios has played three long matches to get to this point and continues to make his shots when needed most. Kyrgios has 54 aces and 103 winners in his last two matches, numbers that give him a chance to win this match. Kyrgios has five wins over top-10 player this season and nine overall. Kyrgios hopes to make a grand slam quarterfinal for the third time in his career. Kyrgios has won six of his last eight matches on grass.
Andy Murray is coming off a straight sets win over John Millman that took just over two hours. In the victory, Murray won 41 of 49 first serve points and racked up 32 winners and 34 unforced errors. Murray has yet to drop a set this tournament and has won 11 of his last 14 sets overall. Murray has won no less than 84 percent of his first serve points in two of his three matches and is simply playing the best tennis we've seen from him in years. Murray is a machine right now and has just one loss since the Rome Masters. Murray hopes to make a grand slam for the 10th time in 11 tries. Murray has won eight straight matches on grass.
These two have met four times in the past and Murray has won all of those matches. The most recent match was in the 2015 US Open, a match Murray won in four sets. This will be the first match on grass.
This should be a fun matchup between two friends and two players in great form. However, Murray is the better player on grass and has been in elite form this entire year. With Djokovic out, Murray should easily be the favorite to win this tournament.
Fun match, but give me Murray in four sets.


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After the foodfest that was Leeds Loves Food (and after not doing any food shopping for over a week...) we decided to take a trip to Pinche Pinche in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. I've been wanting to go for a while, and having a go on their soft shell slow-cooked lamb tacos at the festival was more than enough motivation! I was not disappointed. I know that I am enthusiastic about many things, but please take my positive review seriously here, because you too will not be disappointed either.
The restaurant in beautifully decorated (sort of how I'd like my house to be!) with brightly coloured walls and lots to look at. It was quiet when we went in, but we were there at an unusual time and I understand it can get rather busy! Understandably, as it is reasonably priced and absolutely delicious.
The service was excellent, attentive but not overly so. We had margaritas to start, and then I had the prawn enchiladas and Paul had chicken quesadillas. Both were perfectly cooked, although I was a little taken aback by the habenero salsa that Paul had smeared all over his when I went to take a bite! He was very pleased, he hates when he orders the spicy option and it comes out milder than the stuff we make at home! I, wimp that I am, opted for the salsa verde which wasn't spicy at all so fear not if that's not your cup of tea! We also had some tortilla chips (which were beautiful) and dips, a lime and tequila dip which you could have drunk it was so good, and some spicy pineapple mayonnaise. My enchiladas were exquisite and the prawns were beautifully cooked - I'll be trying to recreate these at home but I'm not sure they'll be quite as good!
For dessert Paul had an orange shortbread with vanilla ice cream, and I had the strawberry Natillas (a Mexican custard a little like creme brulee - my favourite!) We ate them too fast for me to get a picture, however!
The whole meal (including tip) came to £50 for the two of us - which I thought was very reasonable given that at least £20 of that went on alcohol! You could definitely eat here for cheaper though, if you avoid the cocktails! All in all, an excellent meal - five stars from me (out of five, obviously!)


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As a systems administrator in the late 90s in southern California; I administered what my companies had implemented. Even though I was primarily a Windows, Novell and messaging administrator; I did daily tasks with AIX and AS/400 for many years. Most of the marketing departments used Apple desktops and Adobe products. Creativity was THE capital there; IT departments supported Apple desktops, period.
After joining Microsoft, I was attending an internal MS conference called TechReady in 2003. My teammate was a developer; and he was talking about a "Mono" session he attended. He thought it had the potential to be a game changer and went into details about the open source project. I found the PowerPoint from the session; and I was very interested. This technology later became Xamarin. I have respect and curiosity of many technologies; as disruption in IT is a constant.
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Erik Larson
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Erik Larson grew up in Minnesota. He graduated from BYU with a B.A. in Spanish Translation in 2006. He subsequently completed his PhD in Latin American Literature, with a designated emphasis in Critical Theory, in 2012 at the University of California, Davis.
Dr. Larson regularly teaches introductory courses to literature in Spanish (SPAN 339), as well as Spanish American literature (SPAN 451) and Spanish American civilization and culture (SPAN 355). He also teaches seminars on the Argentine novela negra, Latin American detective fiction, the short story, the novel, and literary theory.
Dr. Larson's research focuses on contemporary narrative from Latin America, specifically detective fiction. His work counterposes currents in critical theory and philosophy with metaphysical detective fiction from the Southern Cone and film noir. His articles have examined, for example, issues of materialism, trauma, and history in detective novels by Ricardo Piglia, Juan José Saer, Juan Martini, Rubem Fonseca and Roberto Ampuero. Dr. Larson is currently working on a book project that examines detective fiction from various parts of Latin America–Mexico, Perú, Argentina, Cuba, etc. The book aims to explore how noir fiction approaches the very idea of Latin America itself as a narrative, and quite possibly a detective story. In addition to thinking about the idea of Latin America as a colonial imposition, and thus a kind of "literary crime," the project attempts to read the modern state and its forms of sovereignty as a kind of noir novel that inadvertently precipitates its own contradictions. Dr. Larson is also at work on a book project with his colleague and jazz mentor, Greg Stallings, which examines issues of trauma, immanence, and spirituality in noir fiction from Spain, the Southern Cone and U.S. film noir.


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Untangling coal and power shortages4 min read . Updated: 15 Nov 2017, 03:53 AM IST
Coal mining, power reforms and logistics management together make for a complex optimizing exercise
Coal mining, power reforms and logistics management together make for a complex optimizing exercise
Remember the rupee panic of 2013? When the current account deficit climbed to danger levels of 5% of gross domestic product, and the currency tumbled? That panic had origins in the "taper tantrum" of Ben Bernanke, then US Federal Reserve chair. But it was also connected with India's burgeoning imports. It wasn't just import of gold or Chinese telecom equipment, India was also importing coal, iron ore, fertilizer and edible oil in very large quantities.
The awkward fact was that the country with the world's third largest coal reserves was forced to import one-fourth of its coal requirement, at record high prices. India imported 171 million tonnes in the fiscal year ended March 2014, which was 15% higher than the previous year. But worse was to come. The imports for the next fiscal year climbed to 215 million tonnes, possibly the highest in history. This was also partly a consequence of the Supreme Court's September 2014 decision to cancel all coal block allocations to private coal miners, virtually stopping all captive coal production.
One of the Narendra Modi government's first priorities was to swiftly move to a transparent auction-based mechanism (as implied by the Supreme Court verdict) for allocating coal mines and restarting them. An inadvertent fallout was that end-users, spooked by coal shortages, bid aggressively in the mining auctions, taking domestic prices above global level. This was like winner's curse plus. Meanwhile, the country's coal consumption grew 12% during FY15, and then abruptly slowed down in the next two years. This caused imports to also drop, and coal prices stabilized.
Cut to late 2017. There is talk of a coal shortage. Global prices have shot to above $90 per tonne, a rise of 40% in seven months. The power sector and the coal producer are engaged in a blame game. Last month, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. initiated load shedding, due to a shortfall of 2,000MW out of a total power demand of 18,000MW. The reason for the shortfall? Shortage of coal at generation companies. Similar stories came from other states. At the other end of the supply chain is Coal India Ltd (CIL), the monopoly producer of coal. CIL has been consistently increasing production.
In the summer, CIL claimed that coal stock at its pithead had climbed to a record 60 million tonnes. Thus it's not a story of coal shortage, but of non-evacuated coal from their mines. The pile was so high that it was creating a risk of flash fires in the summer heat. Why weren't the power utilities lifting the coal? Was it because the cash-strapped distribution companies (discoms) were not buying electricity? Were the power cuts due to coal shortage or the discoms' inability to purchase adequate power? This situation was made worse by a steep fall in hydro and nuclear power output in August and September. So, coal-based power had an additional burden to bear.
Ahead of the monsoon, the power ministry asked utility companies (and also non-power sector players) to stock adequate coal in their premises, which they did not do. Heavy rains affected CIL production badly. In the middle of the supply chain is the railway network. The evacuation rate from the mines is also constrained by rail capacity, measured in terms of connectivity, rake length (number of wagons) and tonnage per wagon. But rake length is constrained by the state of the railway network, the safety at crossing points, the narrow and crumbling bridges or the number of free railway lines.
Indian rakes can typically carry 4,000 tonnes, as against 10,000-20,000 tonnes in Australia, the US, Russia or China. Since the situation was turning into a crisis, rake movement had to be monitored daily, and coal was diverted to power producers as priority, denying other users. The promised coal to non-power users like metal producers through fuel-supply agreements (FSAs) has not been delivered. The shortfall on this "linkage coal" is as high as 80%. Who should be blamed for this breach of contract? The penalty for FSA shortfall is woefully small. Besides, it is a zero-sum game, since coal not given to FSA is given to power producers.
Coal mining, power reforms and logistics management together make for a complex optimizing exercise. It is not decentralized enough, and monitoring or management by a central super computer in Delhi (à la Soviet style) is not the solution. CIL has increased production steadily, but stranded coal pile at pitheads, or unavailability of rakes, or the reluctance of utilities to purchase and stock the coal and, finally, the inability of discoms to pay are all part of a giant jigsaw puzzle.
So here are a few practical suggestions. First, allow more private players in coal mining or as mining operators. Second, allow private coal users to own or lease and run their own private rakes. Third, allow road movement of coal in addition to rail, at least in the monsoon months. This is prohibited on environmental grounds, but during the rainy season it should be less of a hazard. Fourth, increase the penalty for FSA non-compliance. Fifth, make it mandatory for power companies to have a minimum inventory of, say, two weeks of coal at all times. Sixth, speed up completion of rail links from pitheads to nearby power users on high priority. Seventh, since electrons travel smoothly and without pollution, improve the national grid for electricity so that surplus power is never stranded, unlike surplus coal at pitheads.
Last, improve the health of discoms. This last suggestion is actually a big reform agenda already initiated as UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana). Let's not forget that coal is an integral and large part of our energy for the foreseeable future.
Ajit Ranade is chief economist at Aditya Birla Group.
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Good Deed: Blanket Drive for Project H.O.M.E.
January 30th, 2009
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, our family organized a blanket drive to help Project H.O.M.E. open an emergency winter shelter for homeless women. The people at Project H.O.M.E. told us that they needed everything necessary to offer someone a warm bed, a hot shower, and a good breakfast. We sent an email to our friends, asking them to forward our email to their friends, and we posted the event on usaservice.org, which lists volunteer projects by zip code so that it is easy to volunteer close to home. This organizing part took about 10 minutes.
My boys and I put our bags of blankets and towels in the corner of our living room, along with a few bags of peanut butter and oatmeal which had been on sale at the supermarket. On Monday morning, we sat around the kitchen table and waited to see if anyone would show up. They did. And they did. And did!
Friends, and friends of friends, strangers, neighbors, all came with bags filled with warm things: coats, down quilts (some new, some well-loved, all clean), personal things, such as soap and shampoo; delicious things, such as coffee, tea, cereal, and granola. They brought dear things too: a little girl's princess quilt, a jar of homemade jam, a favorite sweater, a bear.
This receiving part took the better half of a happy day filled with cookies and cocoa, old friends and new. By the end of the day, the bags and boxes filled the house, and by the time Project H.O.M.E. came to pick them up (they had to get a truck!), the bags and boxes were creeping from the back door toward the front door of our house.
The lesson? Together, WE ALL built a shelter. How did it happen? One little boy answered the door, one little boy carried a bag, one boy handed out cookies, one person posted a link, one person brought a jar of jam, one person brought a soft towel. Each piece was small, but the result of everyone's contribution was enormous.
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A Look Back at 'Candyman': 25 Years On
We have seen movies that fail to age well: the special effects appear dated now or the material is fairly historic and no longer represents current dilemmas, while other times the film has grown old because it portrays outdated stereotypes and blatant racism (like The Birth Of A Nation, for example). We glorify and applaud movies that age well or show no age at all and, instead, remain timeless.
So has there ever been a case where a film doesn't age but continues to recognize societal issues? The case in point here is Bernard Rose's 1992 horror film Candyman, based on Clive Barker's The Forbidden.
There is one particular piece of dialogue from the protagonist, Helen Lyle, that is a perfect example of this. After she has an encounter with a gang, she is picked up by her friend Bernadette, who is black. She says to her friend:
This is still a real issue today. This specific clip could easily be transported to present day and cycle through Facebook and Twitter posts as a modern-day problem. The murder of black Americans is still a real, current, and thriving problem in America.
Our protagonist Helen falls victim to the real Candyman's terror and has to sacrifice herself. It is both easy and common to place our main character as a victim; especially in the confines of horror where females are especially pigeon-holed into the role of the victim. What is even more problematic is that the film has this lovely, glamorous, young white woman being preyed upon by this black "boogey-man", so to speak. And given the racial history of the United States this sends up red flags right away. This is not to say the film condones racism, but this particular dance between these two individuals is something that is visually rather stirring. Let us put Helen's victimhood aside for the moment—is it all possible the real victim throughout the film is the community?
Cabrini-Green is a real community, not just one made for the film. It was cheap, public housing in the inner-city of Chicago, was predominantly black, and was plagued with drugs, crime, gangs, and turf wars. The director and crew admit to having to pay off certain gangs while filming the movie. One character in the film is Anne Marie, who admits that most white people do not come to Cabrini Green unless they are the legal authorities trying to cause trouble. Anne Marie notes she is nothing more but a working mother whose only interest is protecting and raising her child; yet, she lives in fear ever since her neighbor, another black woman, was murdered by the Candyman.
Another character, Jake, has a real fear of the Candyman. He introduces Helen to an old crime scene where a young boy was killed and, as Helen retorts later, nothing was done about it. However, Helen misses the societal context here I believe: we have a white woman looking for trouble, because she doesn't have to live in Cabrini Green. She has no attachment to the community; therefore her working with the police is a non-issue. If any member of Cabrini Green told the proper authorities who the criminal was, it's possible that gang would inflict retribution upon them. This would cause more "black-on-black crime", which the police and society almost always turn a blind eye to. For example, when an innocent young white woman is attacked by a gang leader in a public bathroom, all hell breaks loose. The cops used what they call a "sweep", where helicopters and SWAT teams come in, working from the top of the complex, working their way down. It is akin to flushing out unwanted creatures in one's building, like bugs or vermin. Let that sink in for a moment: Helen identifies her attacker and the police are able to pin the murders on him. Case closed, there is no Candyman, right?
The arrest of one man does not fix everything. Again, there were numerous gangs, drug dealing, and abundant poverty in Cabrini Green. Their infrastructure was desolate and decaying, so the problem was not one single physical figure, but a systemic crisis. It was the environment of Cabrini Green that bred this man who attacked Helen. Candyman or not, Cabrini Green remains the same.
It's unfortunate that Helen dies at the end of the film. Her peers mourn her, of course, because she is our victim. But what about the people of Cabrini Green? Above all, their systemic problems of crime and poverty still exist beyond Helen's narrative. Jake believes the Candyman is now gone, but the story fails to acknowledge that the idea of a young, white woman burning to death in Cabrini Green is guaranteed to send chills down the spines of racists and clinch the teeth of bigots. She becomes an urban legend, but urban legend thrives off of oral history and these stories change amongst time and people. Their socioeconomic status can play a huge role in their particular narrative of events for Helena's story.
In the end, we should not see Helen's death as the real tragedy. While unfortunate, why are we not looking at the setting of Cabrini Green? How did the unfortunate situation of Cabrini Green come to exist?
Death is always sad, but it is even more depressing that the families have to continue to suffer in such a climate that is their community. They say man fears what he cannot see, but I would argue man is ignorant of what he sees every day.


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The Turtle Diary
Last week I read Russell Hoban's The Turtle Diary (1975) which I quite liked. It's an understated study of loneliness and a search for meaning in London in the 1970s, and many of its concerns remain of unwelcome relevance to today's Londoners, however drastically the city has changed in the past four decades. The novel's protagonists are two solitary characters, William H., a divorced man working at a bookshop, and Neaera, who writes and illustrates children's literature. In an unlikely coincidence, both become convinced that they need personally to liberate sea turtles at the London aquarium. Despite having hardly spoken to one another, they also simultaneously intuit that the other is having precisely the same thought. Continue reading


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By Shawn Boonstra
I am thrilled that hundreds of churches across the United States and Canada participated in Shadow Empire this last Spring. If you missed it the first time, now is your chance. Join us September 15-17 in this four-part, seed-sowing experience that promises to be an exceptional opportunity to invite people in your community to visit your church.
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Newsblurb: Eyelid surgery for ptosis
Another sign, albeit slight, of progress... Lately I've occasionally been seeing snippets in the press connecting cosmetic eyelid surgeries and dry eye. This one also mentions (though it doesn't explain the connection) LASIK.
Droopy Eyelids
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Droopy Eyelids
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Droopy eyelids, also called ptosis, is a condition that affects one or both upper eyelids. Patients may experience increased tearing, irritation or difficulty closing the eye(s). Ptosis can also cause problems with vision, especially during reading, leading to headaches, eye fatigue and double vision....
Corrective surgery for ptosis is called blepharoplasty. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery estimates, last year, more than 240,000 of the procedures were performed in the U.S. The surgery is typically done for cosmetic reasons to balance the look of the eyelids or rejuvenate the face. But it can also be used to correct droopy eyelids that cause vision problems for the patient....
[Dr. Wulc] recommends a consultation with an ophthalmologist to reduce risk of potential complications, like dry eye. Patients who have had LASIK surgery should wait at least six months before having eyelid surgery. Conversely, patients who have had eyelid surgery should wait at least six months before having LASIK.