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Joe Lockhart Discusses Bill Clinton's Press CoverageAired May 6, 2000 - 6:30 p.m. ET
HOWARD KURTZ, CO-HOST: The president's point man, Joe Lockhart, talks about Bill Clinton's press coverage, the White House scandals and life on the firing line.
A look at journalists risking their lives around the world.
And Rudy Giuliani's personal life: Have the media gone too far?
Welcome to RELIABLE SOURCES, where we turn a critical lens on the media. I'm Howard Kurtz along with Bernard Kalb. President Clinton has gotten kicked around quite a bit by the press during his tenure, but what a difference a year and a half makes.
HELEN THOMAS, UPI WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: What do you say to people who have said that you have lost all the moral authority to lead this nation?
KURTZ (voice-over): That was September 1998. And this was last weekend at the White House correspondents dinner in Washington, a standing ovation from a usually tough crowd and a joking apology from the president.
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Now I know lately I haven't done a very good job at creating controversy, and I'm sorry for that. You all have so much less to report. I guess that's why you're covering and commenting on my mood, my quiet, contemplative mood.
KURTZ: And Mr. Clinton poked fun at himself in a film that's been replayed all over the airwaves.
CLINTON: If they send me the bill in its present form, I will sign it. OK, any questions? Helen?
THOMAS: Are you still here?
JOE LOCKHART, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: The press showed something that I wasn't really sure of. They had a sense of humor and they appreciated the president's performance. It was pretty good.
KURTZ: A light moment after seven years of often tense relations between the president and the press: tough questions about Paula Jones, the fund-raising scandal and of course, the impeachment drama. During the Lewinsky scandal, the president avoided holding a solo news conference for almost an entire year.
But he's also expressed a peculiar fondness for journalists, as his time in the spotlight comes to an end.
CLINTON: Will I miss a lot of the things about this job? Yes, I'll even miss all of you, believe it or not.
KURTZ: With campaign 2000 under way, is the Fourth Estate also getting a bit nostalgic?
JOHN HARRIS, "THE WASHINGTON POST": Clinton always, for better or worse, always manages to be interesting and to keep himself at the center of events and news, for that matter, the center of controversy. And he never left people nodding off in their seats. And in part it's because he does have this theatrical ability. So far neither Bush nor Gore have displayed that.
KURTZ: And is the press going a little easier on the president because he's in his final months in office?
LOCKHART: Oh, I doubt it. I think the press wants a good story, and they don't sit and think about who we're going to be easy on, who we're going to be hard on. We could be at each other's throats at a moment's notice.
KURTZ: Bernie, what did you make of the festivities of that White House dinner?
BERNARD KALB, CO-HOST: A self-spoof is always kind of fun and I must admit that I chuckled. But the moment I chuckled, I found it suspect -- the chuckle, that is -- because it struck me after a while that this was presidential pandering to a media jury to begin with. I also had a feeling that he was playing out the media caricature of a presidential lame duck. It was the pursuit of total ingratiation with the media and it sort of bothered me a bit.
KURTZ: Well, he's only got a few months to benefit from that. But I was struck being at a book party the other day for a new book about the Starr investigation looking around the room, seeing authors, commentators, alumni, media hangers on, many of whom despise Bill Clinton but all whose careers have gotten a boost by writing about the Clinton controversies. So they miss him.
Well, we recently sat down with Joe Lockhart to talk about the pressures of dealing with the press.
KURTZ (voice-over): When he first succeeded Mike McCurry at the famous podium, Joe Lockhart had no time for on-the-job training. President Clinton was facing impeachment. LOCKHART: I think the public and the world will see this as a partisan effort to try to remove the president based on allegations that really have nothing to do with what the Constitution has talked about as an impeachable offense.
KURTZ: The president was spared removal from office but another crisis quickly surfaced, this one in Kosovo.
LOCKHART: This is a phased military campaign, a systematic assault on President Milosevic and the Serbian military.
KURTZ: In recent months, however, the media's attention has shifted to campaign 2000 and a 6-year-old boy from Cuba. But when Independent Counsel Robert Ray said he might bring charges against Mr. Clinton once the president leaves office, Lockhart was asked if his boss would accept a pardon.
LOCKHART: Why don't we change the subject. This is ridiculous speculation that most of you will ignore but some of you probably won't, and then I'll pay for it.
KURTZ: As the president's term winds down, Lockhart now finds himself playing to a half empty house.
LOCKHART: Since we are a small group today, I thought we'd go outside and sit on the law in a circle and do the briefing that way. So, come on, why don't we all go...
KURTZ: Joe Lockhart, welcome. We've got a full house here.
LOCKHART: Glad to be here.
KURTZ: When the president appeared before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, two of the four questions were about impeachment, and you had this to say: "These are purportedly reasonably intelligent people but I think it demonstrates just how isolated some newspaper editors are from the rest of the country." What's wrong with asking about a year-long ordeal that tore the country apart?
LOCKHART: Well, we spent a year on it and that was a year ago. And there's a lot of things going on in the world, a lot of things going on in this country. And you know, people and their questions reveal what it is they're interested in. The American public is interested in things that impact them. During this year-long process, they made it very clear they weren't interested in this, and it was something the journalists drove and the independent counsel drove. And I think it is indicative of how some in journalism continue to -- can only focus in on a very narrow issue and have lost touch in a large respect with their readers, with their constituents, because when I go around the country and I talk to people, nobody asks me that. I'm more likely to be asked what I think of "West Wing" than I am about the impeachment trial. KURTZ: Would you imply that it's the same indictment to the more recent reporting on investigation of missing White House e-mail, independent counsel's actions, privacy rule against the president...
LOCKHART: No, I actually think...
KURTZ: ... the Kathleen Willey case? Those are not legitimate stories?
LOCKHART: No, I think the working journalists in Washington have shown proper perspective on this e-mail -- on the e-mail story. I think they've shown proper perspective on the utterances of the independent counsel, the new independent counsel Mr. Ray, and some of the other issues. And I think they've put it in proper proportion. I don't get -- my briefings aren't dominated on this. My briefings are dominated on policy questions now, things that impact people's lives. But I think there is a small group of elite who, for whatever reason, just can't let go.
KALB: Well, I can't let go, OK...
LOCKHART: Good.
KALB: ... until you said when you were asked about the president saying he wouldn't take a pardon...
LOCKHART: Right.
KALB: ... and you said you wanted to change the subject.
LOCKHART: Yes.
KALB: But I want to bring it back to that subject.
LOCKHART: Well, let me tell you something first. I mean, you should watch the whole briefing because that was when I answered the question for the third time. The first two times I was asked the question, I said, no, he wouldn't.
KALB: He would not accept?
LOCKHART: Right. I said the president is not going to -- I was asked if he would pardon himself and I said no. And I was asked if he was going to ask. And I said he'd already addressed that and the vice president had already addressed that and I had nothing more to add.
KALB: Well, he said he had no interest in a pardon. But the question is: If a pardon were offered the president, would he accept it? Was the question you...
LOCKHART: This is the exact point I'm trying to make so I'm glad you asked. The public out there is interested in what they're doing here, whether it's on taxes, health care, things like getting Medicare prescription drugs. And you want to sit and parse each and every word. The president...
KALB: No, but I want to make...
LOCKHART: ... was very clear on this. He's not interested in a pardon. His chief of staff went on CNN and said it's off the table. There's nothing more to say on this.
KALB: You don't see any sort of loophole there?
LOCKHART: I don't.
KURTZ: I think it's fair to say that Bill Clinton was somewhat overshadowed in the media during the presidential primary season. In recent weeks, he has done interviews with Katie Couric, Dan Rather, Sam Donaldson, Peter Jennings, Greta Van Susteren on CNN's "BURDEN OF PROOF," MSNBC townhall meeting. Is there an effort on your part, the president's part to get him into the news, to use the media to get his proposals and his policies out there in the eighth year of his presidency?
LOCKHART: Well, there's definitely an interest on our part to have the president go out and try to build public support for his agenda. And you know, others will make judgments on how well we've done, but what I would suggest is go back and look at the State of the Union Address, look at the issues that the president laid out, whether it be gun safety legislation, prescription drugs for Medicare, minimum wage, a whole list of things that we've concentrated on. And now look at what Congress is debating and read the paper every day and look at the issues that they're talking about. These are the issues that the president put on the table.
And one of the ways that you build support is you go and you talk to the people. People watch television, they read newspapers, and there's a variety of ways to do that, and we try to do, you know, the right kind of mixture of each and every one.
KALB: Joe, when you come out and take your position at the White House press release and so forth, there are two groups that essentially tune in on you. That is what the president -- what you say on behalf of the president and your obligation to keep the American public informed. And sometimes they are in full conflict. How do you divide your sense of -- how shall I put it? Is integrity the right word there?
LOCKHART: Well, I think it's responsibility and it's a responsibility I take seriously. I think the people who have had the job before me take it seriously. And there really is -- we -- half of my job is to help build public support for what the president's trying to get done. I believe in what the president's trying to get done and very strongly. But the other half of my job is to make sure the public is informed, that their rights are guarded. And, frankly, when they come in to tension is less often than you think. I think that there are times, you know, there are specific cases where there might be something where there's operational information that could put lives at risk, whether that's -- in a military sense -- that you need to withhold information until the people who are conducting the operation are safely home. But most days, those things don't come into conflict, not nearly as much as I think people think. KURTZ: We've got to take a quick break. And when we come back, we'll ask Joe Lockhart what he thinks of the press who cover him.
LOCKHART: I expect to be more specific about how specific we'll be some time in the near future.
KURTZ: White House press secretary Joe Lockhart doing his thing. Welcome back to RELIABLE SOURCES.
Joe, before we get to the White House press corps, just between us, did the president agree to be interviewed by Leonardo DiCaprio as part of a secret plot to embarrass ABC News?
LOCKHART: That's reminiscent of Connie Chung, just between us. Sure, he did. I mean, the president agreed to do it. Like most interviews, the news organization came to us with an idea. We talked about it for a long time. We wait until the very last minute to make a decision. We told them, they came, he did the interview. And then, you know, two weeks of nonsense ensued.
KURTZ: Right.
KALB: What did you think of the questions?
LOCKHART: The questions?
KALB: Yeah, that were put to the president.
LOCKHART: They were very -- they were good questions about an important issue: climate change. I wish there were more questions like that.
KURTZ: You get interrogated every day by the White House press corps on camera often shown on C-SPAN. What about the daily combat most ticks you off? What do you think, if anything you think is unfair? Do you think reporters are showing off for the cameras?
LOCKHART: Oh, you know, most -- a lot of -- there's a high performance quotient in that briefing on both sides. So I don't think that on a regular basis, too many people showing off. There are some people who come in with a point of view who, I don't believe are real journalists. They come in with an agenda and they like to make speeches. And, you know, there are days that I allow them to and there are days that I cut them off. But they aren't really questions, they're not really journalists. But the vast majority of the journalists I think are in there to try to see if they can knock me a little bit off script to get a little news. And if you look at it in the context of just one way they gather news, it all makes sense.
I think anyone who watched the briefing who thought, that's it, that's the only interaction between the White House and the press during a day would wonder how any stories get written. But I think they need to understand there are lots of other ways that they go and they get -- and from people other than me.
KALB: And therefore -- let me raise a question, nothing personal. Is the press secretary's job a useful job? I don't want you to hold a burial service for it but I raise the question because...
LOCKHART: No, it is. Of course, it is.
KALB: ... there are only so many other sources. A spokesman can usually deliver the top of the news, really. You've got to do your own private journalistic digging. And the risk, as you suggested a moment ago, a certain amount of journalistic vaudeville that takes place in the White House press room.
LOCKHART: Oh, I think there is. And I think, actually, you can sort of take it back to: Is it useful to have cameras in the briefing room? And for all of the problems that the cameras cause, for all the vaudeville, as you say -- I think you're right -- it is useful because anything that brings what we're doing in government closer to the people is positive. However distorted it sometimes looks, gets or seems, I think the briefings that if you're interested and you're motivated, you can turn on every day and see what your government thinks on any issue that the press wants to ask is something that we have to view as a positive.
KURTZ: But you're saying that the reporters are trying to knock you off script. The criticism of you, of course, would be that you're sticking to your talking points, and in many cases, trying to avoid making news or to avoid advancing the story, or maybe to avoid saying something that could be replayed endlessly...
LOCKHART: No, I think I go into the briefing every day with an open mind and willing to answer whatever questions come upon me. But you have to be careful. Television's a funny thing. You can be edited in a way that can make your words seem something other than what you really mean.
KALB: Has that happened to you?
LOCKHART: Oh, sure. People have used part of what I've said, and you have to be very careful...
KALB: Serious journalists are doing that?
LOCKHART: Serious journalists have done it and, you know, it is a problem. But if you know how to do the job and you know how to speak in a way that makes it very difficult to misinterpret your words, I think you're fine.
KALB: How often are you not off script, where you make a bit of independent news that really the White House never intended to say?
LOCKHART: Hopefully not very often. I think, you know, we go in and I am well briefed by an army of people in the White House on anywhere between 15 and 5 issues a day. So I know what -- I know where we are, I know where we are in the process on most issues. And it's just a matter of articulating it in a way that both provides information to the journalists thereby the public. And also, you know, we do try to provide information that will actually build support for the issues and the agenda of the president.
KURTZ: President Clinton in the last few weeks has taken a couple of whacks at George W. Bush. Do you plan to criticize the Republican nominee as well when his name comes up at the briefings?
LOCKHART: Well, that's a mixed question, particularly Governor Bush has taken a few whacks at the president. And I think when he criticizes an administration policy, when he criticizes the president, I think he's fair game. I think, as a gratuitous way to lend my voice to the campaign, that's probably not appropriate.
KURTZ: But you coordinate with Al Gore's campaign to make sure that the president is not saying something completely different than his vice president on campaign type stories.
LOCKHART: Not really. I don't talk to them very often, and as, you know, as a way to make sure that I'm continuing to do my job and not a political job.
KALB: Now you said something a moment ago that you are up to date on most issues. So my question would be: Where are you kept in the dark?
LOCKHART: Well...
KALB: Have you found instances where you were indeed kept in the dark?
LOCKHART: I haven't found an instance since I've been the press secretary on an important issue where I've been deliberately kept in the dark. And that was part of what I said was important to me before I took the job. And they had -- everyone who made that promise to me has delivered. There are so many things going on in our government, though, and it is absolutely impossible to keep up with everything. And where you create problems for yourself is in an attempt not to look like you don't know what, you know, what's going on, you kind of make the answer up as you go along. That's the biggest temptation. And the thing you learn as you go on that it's a lot easier to just say you don't know and go find out than to spend three days explaining something that you had no idea what you were talking about.
KURTZ: Joe, George Stephanopoulos wrote a book, DeeDee Myers and Paul Begala became TV stars. What's your post White House exit strategy plans?
LOCKHART: Oh, I wish I had time to work it out. I have no intention of writing a book. I think enough books have been written about the presidential process.
KURTZ: Could we see you on the talk show circuit? LOCKHART: Who knows? I mean, if this seats open next year, who knows. But I think, you know, there's too much -- going back to the book, there's too much made in this town about the process, who does what and how they do and what their motivation is, and too little focus on what gets done. So you know, it would certainly be my hope that the people who come out of this administration writing the books are the Gene Sperling, so the economic adviser, and the Bruce Reed, the domestic policy adviser, about what we've done for the country and what the challenges of the country, and people like me just decides to keep it to ourselves.
KURTZ: White House press secretary Joe Lockhart.
When we return, Bernie's "Back Page" on yet another deadly year for journalists around the world.
KURTZ: Time now for "The Back Page" -- Bernie.
KALB: Let me borrow a line from the guide books. To stroll through Washington is to stroll through American history.
KALB (voice-over): Symbolized by its great monuments, this one for George Washington, for Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, FDR. But on the other side of the Potomac, a different type of monument, inscribed with names from all over the world, 1,369 names of journalists who died over the past two centuries while covering the news. A risky profession you might say.
THOMAS: Charles Coz (ph), Frank Power (ph).
KALB: It was World Press Freedom Day this past Wednesday and all these names immortalized on glass were read aloud at a sunrise ceremony at the Journalist Memorial established by the Freedom Forum in Arlington, Virginia.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Vladimir Herzog (ph), Pat Sophon (ph).
KALB: Reporters' deaths are often lost in the headlines, but this past year alone, at least 40 reports lost their lives just doing their job. That's about twice as many as in 1998. And among them, Miles Tierney (ph) of the Associated Press TV News covering the civil war in Sierra Leone, the deadliest country for journalists in 1999. Tierney, shot January 10th last year when the car he was traveling in was hit by gunfire. He was 34.
In many cases, there were killings just to keep the truth suppressed.
JOE URSCHEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE NEWSEUM: How did these men and women die? Murder -- not accidents, not bad luck -- is the single leading cause of journalists' death on assignment. KALB: And what made 1999 so deadly for the press? A tragically easy answer: the abundance of armed conflict. Look at Chechnya and Kosovo and Sub Saharan African and East Timor, all that shooting plus media repression. But the story doesn't end there. The organization known as Reporters Without Borders says journalists are also being detained in the Middle East, muzzled in Cuba, threatened in Brazil and Bangladesh, hunted by armed guerillas in Colombia and jailed in harsh conditions in Myanmar (ph). And that's not the complete list.
JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Joe Alex Morris Jr. (ph), Hussain Safave (ph).
KALB: All these journalistic casualties, their last bylines glittering in the sun.
KALB: And one final note. The Freedom Forum says it built the Journalist Memorial with lots of blank panels. You don't have to ask why.
KURTZ: Bernard Kalb, thanks.
Some notes in the world of media news when we return.
KURTZ: Before we go, a couple of notes from the world of media news. It began with a blurry photograph in "The New York Post," "Rudy's Mystery Brunch Pal is Upper East Side Divorcee." The story, co-authored by gossip monger Richard Johnson, identified Mayor Giuliani's dining partner as one Judith Nathan, and open the flood gates for the city hall press corps.
MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI (R), NEW YORK: She's a good friend, a very good friend. And beyond that, you can ask me questions and that's exactly what I'm going to say.
I'm not annoyed for me because this is the job that I have and the life that I decided to have. I am annoyed that people would invade the privacy of people who are not in that life and haven't made that choice.
KURTZ: That produced four pages of blowout coverage in the "Daily News," a more modest box in "The New York Times," and picked up by newspapers around the country. The flap, coming just days after Giuliani was diagnosed with prostate cancer, raises questions about whether the tabloids have stepped over the line in their coverage of Giuliani's Senate campaign. This, after considerable coverage of the mayor's wife, Donna Hanover, who no longer appears with him in public. And here we thought Hillary Clinton's marriage would be getting all the attention. That's it for this edition of RELIABLE SOURCES. I'm Howard Kurtz. Join us again next time for another critical look at the media.
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This is another self-invented tiramisu. I called it the old-fashioned tiramisu because this is one plain tiramisu, infused with nothing but Marsala and Kahlua. No lavender, no durian, just pure plain unadulterated creamy, luscious mascarpone cheese. Buy the best creamy one you can get off shelves, don't substitute with cream cheese please, it's just different.
There is no one right recipe for tiramisu. I have Italians coming to me telling me original tiramisu shouldn't have alcohol in them, some say there should be. Some stuck-up 'experts' say there should be no raw eggs and there shouldn't be chocolate shavings used nor cocoa powder dusted in between layers.
Lemme be honest with you freaks, it is my own tiramisu and the only reason I homemade it and not buy it off a bakery is the fact that I love the freedom of having control of what goes in there. I like that this recipe that I could gladly call my own is rich, creamy, yield a small cake and is not your typical tiramisu that you can get any day from a bakery shop. I've been generous with the splashes of Marsala and this tiramisu has a hint of homemade specialty that you can't get anywhere unless you make one yourself.
Old-Fashioned Tiramisu (serves 6 as an after-meal light dessert)
Making Zabaglione:
3 egg yolks (freshest free-range eggs possible)
2 tbsp castor sugar
3 tbsp Marsala Wine
250g Mascarpone Cheese
2/3 cup double cream
2/3 cup strong Espresso, HOT
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp Kahlua
1/3 cup Marsala Wine
1/2 packet of Savoiardi biscuits (I needed 12 large fingers)
Zabaglione (pronounced as tsah-bahl-YOH-Nay), or some call it Sabayon is a dessert by itself. It usually contain egg yolks, sugar and sweet wine, usually Marsala Bain-Marie-d together until thick and creamy. In our case, we'll make the Zabaglione and incorporate that into our luscious Mascarpone filling.
Start off by making the Zabaglione. Combine the egg yolks and castor sugar in a medium bowl and use a hand whisk and whisk them until all sugar dissolve and the mixture turned pale, thick and increased in volume. Place that over a pot of simmering (not boiling) water, making sure that the bottom of your medium bowl is not touching the water surface. Whisk, while slowly adding in the Marsala wine to mix properly. This take a good 5 to 10mins, have faith and be patient. Don't be tempted to do it over high heat and shorten the whole process, you'll ruin it, trust me. The mixture will thicken over time. When it is thick enough that when you plunge a spoon in there and scoop out some cream, it is able to stand by itself on the peak of the spoon, defying gravity; you know you are done. Set t aside to cool down completely and whisk occasionally. I find that an icy water bath here works extremely well and useful.
Now, with the aid of a hand held mixer, whisk the double cream until very soft peak form. Do not whisk pass this. Stiff peak will give you a hard folding in time later.
Place the Mascarpone cheese in a large mixing bowl and give it a good stir to loosen it up and to ensure that it is a smooth, lump-free mass. Alternatively fold in the chilled Zabaglione and whipped double cream into the Mascarpone mixture. Once a uniform batter is achieved, chill it in the fridge while you work on the base.
Dissolve the tablespoon of sugar in the hot Espresso and cool it down. I use water bath here again. Make sure it is really cooled completely. Now, combine that with the tablespoon of Kahlua and Marsala wine. Stir to combine well.
Here's what I do, I'm a little different so you can choose to be or not be like me. Divide the soaking mixture (i.e. the espresso mixture) in 2 equal parts. Get ready an adjustable/7'' round cake ring placed on a serving platter. Arrange 6 large Savoiardi fingers neatly inside, close to each other. It is indeed very stiff and you might not be able to break and bend them but it's okay. Now, pour one part of the soaking mixture over it and let it soak up everything. As it absorbs the liquid, it'll breakdown and soften. Now use fingers and compress and break the sponge fingers to fill up each and every crevices and corners so the biscuit totally form a layer as a base for the tiramisu.
Next, spoon half of the Mascarpone mixture over and smooth out the surface with a spatula. Optional : Give it a good dusting of good quality cocoa powder.
Now, arrange the remaining 6 Savoiardi on a plate and pour the last part of the soaking liquid over. Once you see no liquids remain unabsorbed, quickly place the very soft fingers over the cream filling, forming another layer. Again, make sure there are not uncovered gaps and corners. Fill them all up. Finally, spread on the last layer of Mascarpone filling. Smooth it out and chill it overnight in the refrigerator. Upon serving, gently remove the cake ring and liberally dust the surface with cocoa again.
Serve as chilled as possible.
p/s: This makes one very wet tiramisu. The sponge layers are wet and very soaked, the way I like it. It might not look neat when presenting but tasty desserts are always ugly! Remember this, if it doesn't taste good, then it's probably not worth the calories! This one, if you miss it, you a huge part of life.
Go, pick me up!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Old-Fashioned Tiramisu
This is another self-invented tiramisu. I called it the old-fashioned tiramisu because this is one plain tiramisu, infused with nothing but Marsala and Kahlua. No lavender, no durian, just pure plain unadulterated creamy, luscious mascarpone cheese. Buy the best creamy one you can get off shelves, don't substitute with cream cheese please, it's just different.
8 comments on "Old-Fashioned Tiramisu"
- Anncoo on July 26, 2009 at 7:18 PM said...
How long this takes you to finish up the Tiramisu....remember to keep some for me....^o^
- Quinn on July 26, 2009 at 9:28 PM said...
It's finished in a night and I spent less than an hour on it! This is good when you have a lot of things to juggle in hand but no time. Just prepare this a day ahead and pop it in the fridge until needed. And I hate leftover soaking liquid. I mean, what do you do with them? Discard them? I'd rather over soak my tiramisu!
- michaelooi on July 27, 2009 at 9:47 PM said...
your beau must be the luckiest bloke alive!
- Quinn on July 27, 2009 at 11:09 PM said...
Hey Michael,
Hell yeah, the calories are building pretty quickly on him and guys are pretty shitty sometimes...he doesn't realize he's the luckiest dude on earth really....
- Anonymous said...
This is very different from original Italian Tiramisu recipe. You don't boil anything and you don't add marsala. Also, you prepare the cream the wrong way. I am Italian and this is a strange recipe. Why wine?? No offence but this is REALLY not the right way to make tiramisu. Don't post if you don't know your stuff well and mislead others!There are a lot of classes out there teaching the right way on how to make good tiramisu. Learn and then come back and share with us.
- Marie said...
Oh dear...There's a saying in Chinese proverbs, "The books are dead and human are alive". There might be a fix recipe for Tiramisu from where you come from, Anonymous, but altering it and improving the taste of it is not a bad choice either. We are human being and we should always try to improve or change things, stop being a stuck up and try to visit some other places instead of staying only in Italy alright? =)
- adri-enne on July 29, 2009 at 9:15 PM said...
Dear Anon, it is written that this is a self-invent recipe. Like it, hate it, it's your personal choice but no need to be rude.
Btw, this girl can really bake and if she wants to make an authentic one - she could. She probably already did.
- PabloLoveFood said...
Leave a name for God's sake!
Leave a sucky comment and dare not tell others who you are!
Please open your eyes wide and read before leaving a comment!
Just in case you are blind and a little bimbotic, here are your answers:
She said it's a 'self-invented' recipe and please go and ask around and do your homework and there is no one true 'original' Italian recipe!
What do you mean you don't boil anything? She said double-boiled, not boiled. They are different. Know your facts before commenting!
I've been to so many Italian restaurants and had tasted their Tiramisu and I am so DEAD sure they have alcohol in them!
Why is this strange and Marsala Wine is a sweet, creamy and yolk-like, not your average typical red or white wine.
How on earth is she misleading others??? She is a self-taught and some people just learn better that way and has been doing that for years. Just so you know not everyone has the luxury to attend classes so please be considerate and think twice before you say something!
And please share with us what is the right way to prepare the cream? Make sure it make sense before you enter your comments else for everyone's sake, don't come back!
I am harsh but that's cuz you're not being too nice to people either.It's her blog, like it, come back. Don't like it, go away! Simple!

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Will this also open up the features in a 1100 us/non mtk, or is this just for 1200 and up models?
Nuvi 12xx FW 6.20 (971) - confirmed working.
Will this also open up the features in a 1100 us/non mtk, or is this just for 1200 and up models?
If you have on your nuvi 1100 one of Hwid writen above, than will work.
If you dont find your Hwid number in post above then send me your gupate.gcd and i will create FW for you
Sorry if this is a repeat question but where do I put the SID files that came with the JCV zip folder?
Many thanks,
For Win 7 use, you can simply set the properties of updater.exe to WinXPSP3 compatibility mode and run as administrator.
'Thanking Posts' are banned. To thank someone, and/or to see hidden links and content, use the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] button below left of the helpful post then refresh your browser [F5 key]. 'Thanking Posts' are banned.
Please don't spam. Posts serving no purpose other than to thank or to ask about hidden links are trashed or deleted, it's GPSPower's policy. Please don't spam.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] should make their first post as a new Intro Thread in [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
On win 7 x64 you can turn off UAC also if after you change compatibility updater still won't work.
It works fine in my 7 x64 even without admins rights with UAC turned on.
You have to navigate to get to the good.
Galaxy S5 Kitkat 4.4.2 / Nuvi1200->1250 / Nuvi3790T->34xx / Nuvi 2200 / Nuvi 66 / Oregon 600
I applied the AIO SD flash method and noticed that my device (1350t) was flashed to D1340-50.
After that, I installed MalFreeMap (SG&MY map) and found that my device will reboot upon JCV detected.
Any idea how to fix it?


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Enduro FM1 Gold Series Power Supplies by SilentiumPC
Cernescu Andrei / 4 years ago
Most PC building guides out there will tell you not to cheap out on the PSU, and that's very good advice in my opinion. Choosing the right PSU can be a bit confusing for beginners, but with CPU and GPU manufacturers constantly trying to reduce the power consumption of their products, it's a safe bet to go with a PSU that delivers somewhere between 550 and 650W even for relatively powerful rigs. The Enduro FM1 Gold Series power supplies were recently unveiled by SilentiumPC, and they were designed with silence and reliability in mind.
With measurements such as 150 mm x 140 mm x 86 mm, they are also quite compact, which means that they will fit in small PC cases without too many issues. The fan measures 120mm, but it stays off until a specific load or temperature limit is reached. The 550W model features a pair of 6+2 pin PCIe power connectors, while the 650W variant has four. Both versions come with four Molex connectors, eight SATA power connectors, 4+4 pin EPS and 24-pin ATX. Other highlights include single +12V rail innards, Active PFC and electrical protection circuitry such as OCP, OLP, SCP, OVP and UVP. No word on pricing just yet, but we do know that SilentiumPC is offering five-year warranties on these products.
What kind of PSU do you have in your system?
Thank you Techpowerup for providing us with this information.


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The town of Purcellville is holding the 2nd public input session on the Townwide Transportation Plan from 12 to 3 on Saturday, June 14th at the Town Hall (130 E. Main Street). At the top of each hour they will do a short presentation on the progress of the project, and attendees will have a chance to talk with town staff, project consultants, and Project Advisory Committee members about. Come and give your input! There is more information on the project at www.PurcellvillePlan.com , or you can call the town at 540-338-7421.
The Bluemont and Purcellville Rotary Clubs are sponsoring the Purcellville Centennial Potluck Dinner & Oldtime Dance at the Purcellville Skating Rink on Saturday, May 17th. Dinner is at 5:30, and dancing starts at 7:30. Prizes will be given for creative Centennial costumes! Admission is $3 a person, $5 a couple, or $10 per family, benefitting Blumont cultural programs in Western Loudoun County. Visit www.Bluemont.org or www.ppa-va.org for more information.
Also on Saturday, May 17th, the Purcellville Preservation Association is holding the Centennial Heritage Day, with a 10 a.m. kids parade from West Main St. to the Train Station, and a family fair from 11 to 4 at the north end of 21st Street at the Train Station. More information on that celebration can also be found at www.ppa-va.org.


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Introducing Neuestock: Free photos for non-profit and personal use
We are excited to be launching a new initiative of Rocket Republic called Neuestock. It is free stock photography site for non-profit and personal use. The goal of this site is to help non-profit organizations and ordinary people tell better stories and produce better content for the web. The photos are curated into collections and are marked by a style that is both raw and real. There are hundreds of new photos on the way and we are constantly uploading new photo collections. Be sure to sign up on our email list to stay current. We think this will be a great resource for churches, organizations, writers, and content creators. Help us get the word out!


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Our next speaker, Mr. Robin Bradshaw, is the Country Manager of Cathay Pacific Airways with a degree in Philosophy and Theology (How cool is that?). He has been with Swire for 21 years. Swire, a highly diversified global group, is a 200 years corporation which is established as a trading company in Liverpool , UK by Mr. John Swire.
Mr. Bradshaw have moved around a lot and has been assigned in Indonesia, Hong Kong Singapore and Papua New Guinea (where he met his wife). He shared that the downside in moving around a lot both in territories and functions is that he cannot share any technical expertise. However, he said that the best managers in the business are the people who get the best technical people. He added that if you can manage people and finance then you can work in any business. It is about finding the best people and bringing out the best in them.
Swire' motto is to be rather than to seem to be. They stay in the background and and let their brand and product do the talking for them. Humility is one of the core values of the organization and something that is evident in Mr. Bradshaw.
He also made the conducted some sort of a pop quiz about Cathay Pacific and it definitely woke the audience. It was like "The Price is Right" where you have to give the right number (like how many aircraft they have). I even got a prize 🙂
Mr. Bradshaw share some of his defining moments:
- Being pressured by his manager to do something he didn't agree with. He shared that in situations like this, you need to stand your ground and do what you believe is right and fair.
- Having to terminate a long serving staff that kept on disrupting work. It was very difficult for him because he knew and worked with that person for a very long time. How you handle the conversation of this nature is very important. He made sure that the person being fired understands the situation and make him see that it is also for his own good. Getting fired is never a good thing but it will also free you to pursue a new job that might be a better fit for you.
- SARS – During the SARS scare 80% of their flights has been cancelled and Cathay Pacific is on its way to bankruptcy. They were forced to to send employees on unpaid leave but when the business got back on its feet they paid them all back. This move has earned the trust of the employees.
Aside from his business insights, Mr. Bradshaw also tackled work-life balance and how he is able to make it work. It find it refreshing to hear someone of his stature talk about meditation and mind-fullness. It was a reminder to never sacrifice everything else in your life in favor your career. He also shared that being able to help people feels so much better than closing a huge deal with a client.
My favorite part was when he talked about being true to yourself and keeping your sense of boundary. Who are you? What do you really want to do? Know yourself. Be honest with your self. Being aware of who you really are is vital in everyone's journey through life. We sometimes get distracted with so many things that we lose sight of what truly matters. We tend to get so busy chasing our goals and dreams that we forgot to stop and stay still for a while and listen to what our hearts say. We also need to take the time and contemplate on how we are living our lives and the paths the we chose to explore. We don't want to work hard all our lives for something only to realize that it is not really what we want.


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After a bit of a stressful evening....
M,"Ok, kiddos, you have four minutes to get your pjs the rest of the way on, get your teeth brushed, go potty, and be in the boys' room for scripture and prayer."
S, Matter-of-factly, "Or what?!"
M, "Orrr...Daddy will eat you."
S, "No really. Or what?!"
D, "Or you go one day without electronics."
S, "That's the spirit!...The spirit of punishment!"
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After a bit of a stressful evening....
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Muppets Most Wanted - Review
Review by Rob Carnevale
BY THEIR own early [sung] admission, sequels seldom measure up to the heights of their originals. Admittedly, in the case of The Muppets that's quite some height given how heartfelt the Jason Segel created 2011 movie was.
But while Muppets Most Wanted is indeed an inferior follow-up, it still has enough to keep nostalgists and newcomers amused if not smitten.
Picking up in the immediate aftermath of that last film, the sequel wastes no time in finding Kermit and company signed up by a talent agent (Ricky Gervais's suitably villainous Dominic Badguy) and taken on tour to Europe to cash in on their newfound celebrity.
What they don't realise, however, is that their presence in Europe is designed to enable a criminal mastermind, Constantine (who just happens to be a dead ringer for Kermit), to switch places with Kermit and use the tour to commit a series of cunning heists.
Kermit, meanwhile, finds himself in a Russian gulag desperately hoping his friends will realise what's occurred and rescue him.
James Bobin has returned to direct this sequel and invests proceedings with plenty of energy, whether in musical numbers or cameos, but can't quite recapture the magic of the original.
Segel's absence is felt but so too is the freshness of having The Muppets revived. And no matter how many tactics Bobin employs, there's no hiding the fact that the storytelling this time around is much more scattershot. There's a lot of padding and there's not enough here to sustain an almost two hour running time.
There's also too much emphasis placed on evil Kermit and henchman Gervais and not enough on Ty Burrell's amiably bumbling Interpol agent (who is genuinely funny) or Fozzy and company as they attempt, belatedly, to rescue Kermit.
That said, the songs are lively and the who's who of cameo appearances throws up plenty of surprises, whether it's from Hugh Bonneville, Usher, James McAvoy, Tom Hiddleston or Chloe Moretz. Praise, too, deserves to go to Tina Fey for capturing the spirit of proceedings supremely well in her role as the head of the gulag, and to Ray Liotta, Danny Trejo and Jemaine Clement as singing prisoners.
Hence, as much as it may underwhelm in places and test the patience at others, there's still just about enough fun to be had to make this Muppet sequel worth catching.
Certificate: U
Running time: 107mins
UK Release Date: March 28, 2014


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It was only a couple of years ago when I was a total exercise freak for a period of few months. I was into swimming and ran about 5km daily. And true enough, I lost weight and was much fitter/desirable/good looking back then. Now the problem begin when my knees and feet started to ache. The pain was so unbearable that I had to consult a doctor. The doctor diagnosed me with loose knees and I was told me to wear knee guards every time I exercise. Then a bout of sickness came along , putting to grave every last bit of my enthusiasm towards exercising. And just like many of us, once you've put off something for a period of time, it's pretty difficult to start all over again.
Back to the present day, I've decided to start exercising again but with some minor changes. I realized that in the past, I was overly "gungho" and was pushing myself every time I exercised. This time, I'm going to start slow, working out with light weights and doing aerobics just to sweat it out for half an hour. The results of losing weight would be slow, yet I believe it would happen eventually.
In fact investing is rather similar to exercise. The old exercise routine which I have gone through is similar to someone who is investing into forex, futures, warrants and speculating in the share markets. The profit gains are fast and huge in amount yet on the other hand, so would the losses be. The hours spent on monitoring,analyzing. buying and selling would eventually take a toll on that person. Not to mention that you might even neglect your day job just to monitor how the market is performing,. Worrying that you might lose an opportunity to make a profit. In fact a major loss could wipe our your entire savings, hence killing all your desires to ever invest again. Sounds familiar to my old exercise routine huh?
It dawned to me over dinner today that my investment plan had similarities to my current exercise routine. Slow, consistent and non distracting are the key elements for both my investment and losing weight objectives. I might not see the results immediately, but with a little patience, the gains would eventually be enjoyed over the longer horizon.
Another point I would like to make on the similarities between exercising and investing is diversification. If I were to stick to the same exercise routine for the next 10 years, I am pretty sure that I'll get bored of it. Therefore occasionally changing the exercise routine helps to keep the motivation going and also to ensure that other parts of my body will get a good workout too. The same applies to investing, never put all your (eggs, moolah, money) into a single (basket, investment). Diversifying your money into unit trust, fixed deposit, gold, silver, shares, etc would ensure that if any one of your investment fails, you have other investments that could cover those losses.
2013 is certainly a new beginning for me and I relish the very fact that I am setting goals which would ensure a comfortable retirement (investing long term) and having a healthy body (exercising) to enjoy the fruits of my investment!
Have you started yours?
Cheers and Happy INvesting


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On Monday 19 November 2001 12:47 pm, Aaron Bannert wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 12:09:56PM -0800, Ryan Bloom wrote: > > On Monday 19 November 2001 09:19 am, Aaron Bannert wrote: > > > What is the right way to handle this? I don't think we should we be > > > conditionally compiling declarations, only implementations. We can > > > either go for runtime errors (APR_ENOTIMPL) when functionality is > > > non-existant (--disable-threads), or we'll have to go around putting > > > #if blocks around all the code references. > > > > We should always opt for compile time errors over run-time errors, > > because it makes the error easier to see and fix. I would say, fix > > mod_ssl by #if'ing the code. > > There are many other places where we make calls to the lock API without > checking APR_HAS_THREADS. I'm not so sure anymore that APR_HAS_THREADS > is even appropriate for the entire lock API (eg. crossprocess locks). It isn't appropriate for the full lock API, it is only appropriate for the thread locks. > For the locks that do depend on a threading library (apr_thread_*_t) > how about we #error if the header was included but APR_HAS_THREADS > is not defined? I wouldn't #error, I would just #ifdef the whole file personally. Otherwise, you will need to conditionally include the header file, which always seem like more trouble than it's worth. But that is just a personal preference of mine. Ryan ______________________________________________________________ Ryan Bloom firstname.lastname@example.com Covalent Technologies firstname.lastname@example.com --------------------------------------------------------------
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This cab I'm in sounds like it's about three putt-putts away from breaking down in the outskirts of Cartagena. It's dark, I'm by myself, and I have all my luggage with me. I'm freaking out.
The driver assures me we'll make it to my destination as even the slowest buses zoom by us, leaving us in a cloud of smog. While he urges me not to worry, I can tell from the expression on his face that he's as panicked as I am.
What did I get myself into? Why am I here? Am I some kind of idiot? Has everything I've said about brazenly going out into the world on your own been a lie?
These are the kinds of questions you ask yourself in precarious situations like this. Some questions can be answered definitively with a yes, as in, "Yes, I am an idiot." But some of the other questions take a little more time and effort to answer.
I inhale deeply and breathe out a little bit of my fear. The cab is barely chugging along, but something tells me this will be okay. I'm relieved when the cab putt-putts into the bus station. I have made it. The cab driver is relieved, but not as much as I am because it's late and he has to get his cab home or to a place where it can be fixed.
I find the gate I'll be departing from, and my relief dissipates as it sets in that I am moments away from a 13 hour night bus ride to Medellin. Out of all the wild bus rides you can take in Colombia, the one that everyone warns you about is the one I'm about to take — the trip between Cartagena and Medellin.
Supposedly, if you search at the right time, you can book cheap flights between these two cities. But since I'm planning my trip as I go along, I must have missed the good deals. So the night bus it is.
I can tell this is an unpopular option because my bus is nearly empty. There is room to spread out, but nobody wants to sit in the back of the bus where it'll be bumpy and nauseating, so everyone is crammed in the front.
After we board, the driver's attendant walks down the aisle passing out barf bags. This doesn't bode well. I rarely have issues with motion sickness, but with a couple of Colombian bus rides under my belt, I feel that it is wise to accept the barf bag offer.
"How many?" he asks me in Spanish.
"One," I reply.
"Here's two." He gives me an extra one just in case. I laugh and sigh as I collect my bags.
Hours later, I'm shivering under several layers and in that trying place halfway between awake and asleep. A young British backpacker in the row in front of me has reclined his seat so far back that he is literally in my lap. This is not the minor reclining of airplane kerfuffles, his seat is actually in a horizontal state, right on top of my legs.
I'm just alert enough to continue wondering why I am doing this. How did I end up on this bus that's clinging to a mountain, thousands of miles away from anyone or anything familiar? How did I end up in this seat on this bus with my legs gone numb because some gap year kid's seat is smashing them and because the air conditioning has nonsensically been turned up to maximum strength? Who does this? Should I attempt to use the bathroom on this bus?
Again, I only have the answer to one question, "No, I shouldn't bother using the bathroom because nothing good will come out of it on this potholed, winding road."
I stop trying to sleep and open my eyes. And I see that we have transcended mere Earth.
This corner of heaven on Earth has just begun to wake up. I am surrounded by lush sharp-peaked mountains that are the most astonishingly brilliant shade of green. I can tell we are high up, but I can't tell how high because below the road, everything is consumed by an ethereal cloak of clouds. Aside from the mountain tops, the one thing that emerges from the fog is the sun which quietly, gradually shares its luminosity with everything I see, presiding over this scene of splendor.
I try to take a couple pictures but there's no way that this can be captured accurately. It's too grand and I can't ask the bus driver to stop. So I just sit in awe of this scene, absorbing every moment of it before it passes, while the sun is still rising, before we leave this enchanted landscape.
I've been in this moment before. Not here, but on uncomfortable drives in other parts of the world where 10 hours of "whys" are followed by 10 minutes of understanding. I know why I'm here, why I still love this.
You do these kinds of things because just when you think there is not much to discover, that everything's been overexposed or done and said by others, the world shows you that if you're attune to it, there's no end to the personal enlightenment it can offer. You do it because there are still so many stories to be told — pretty ones, ugly ones, sad ones, humorous ones — and you have your own point of view to share them through. You do it for fleeting moments that result in enduring profundity, long after the trip is over. You do it because wild roads can lead to unfathomable, exhilarating beauty.


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This week's question over at the Forums, is "What are your favorite 'broke' meals?" What do you make when the pockets and the cupboards are bare? A reader suggested this topic, so I know it applies to a lot of you, especially you students! Please stop by and share your favorites!
And by the way, yes, I did get some new photo editing software, so I am going crazy with these badges and everything. I like pictures!


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30 Ways To Revive The Spontaneous Happiness You've Longed For Since ChildhoodDo you ever find yourself searching for happiness?
You search, you make a forced effort, and still…you find it difficult to fill that void in your life.
Perhaps you're relying on a future that you feel might warrant this spontaneous happiness, or you're seeking to acquire it from someone who your think has the power in them to just inject a jolt of joy back into your life.
It seems all too familiar…you scour every imaginable area looking for
a change, but it predictably fails and depression feels like it's lurking.
Nonetheless, the truest form of contentment and happiness you strive
for starts with spontaneous happiness.
A happiness that curates a distinct emotion that is nothing short of great.
It's authentic and the root of it lies within nostalgia.
If we apply the same philosophy that children follow, we'll rediscover
the zest and special sense of optimism only you felt when you were
Recapturing those qualities are essential in paving a road to your directly to happiness.
Below I'll deconstruct how you can channel those feelings from when you were young and incorporate it back into your life now.
1. That Innocence Still Lives in You.
Growing up you were told an iteration of "try not to take candy from a stranger".
And that is because children are innocent and view that everyone is good. They do not intend to hurt anyone and they do not naturally think that anybody would want to hurt them.
Believe everybody is innately good. With an alteration in your energy that focuses on being happy, you diminish the ill intent or the worries of thinking all things are malicious. Learn from kids and put aside your differences and care for each other. Love creates spontaneous happiness.
2. Your Creativity Inspires your Contentment.
Have you ever realized how kids are intrigued by stories about magic, dreams and the impossible? And mistakenly, school has trained us to be more left-brained and analytical. But learn to indulge in your dreams again.
When doing so, your endorphins are released, giving your mind and body and natural feel-good stimulation. It's the urge to create not achieve that helps fill the void of happiness.
3. Know that you are Different.
"Common people are often enough; that is why God made so many of them.
Your job is to be EXTRAORDINARY." – Shannon L. Alder
All kids are different. And being different is what makes them unique and special in their own little way.
Embrace your uniqueness and appreciate your distinctive qualities. Capitalize on your irreplaceable characteristics to pivot your happiness. The world is a melting pot of different ethnicity, genders, and many features – the world needs more of you to leave its jovial footprint.
4. Do not Take "Things" Directly to the Heart.
A great distinction between children and adults are that children are known for not taking life seriously. They live for the moment and enjoy each and every new adventure for the chance to seek excitement.
As we get older, life, bills, and responsibilities catch up. We lose the spontaneous contentment of being free from our worries and work endlessly to be an "adult" and take life seriously. Start by letting go and be free again.
5. Be Optimistic About your Future.
Hinging on their colorful imagination, when asked what they would like to be when they grow-up, children will bluntly respond with bold optimistic responses like a police officer, firefighter, ballerina, etc.
How does that relate to you?
It's about having what I call ambitious goals. Set out to change the world, love yourself, and increase happiness in all areas of your life.
6. Smiling + More = Joy.
According to a statistic, children smile 400 times a day vs. adults who only smile 20 times a day. We lose our charming spirit when we don't smile. So go ahead and smile more. Also know that smiling:
– Relieves stress by releasing endorphins.
– Boosts your immune health by making you feel more relaxed.
– Is contagious and promotes attractiveness
7. Leave All Your Worries at the Door.
You worry a lot about the state you are in, your future and many other complications. Worries are more often just a "what if" question about something bad happening in the immediate or distant future. But, these anticipated bad outcomes can sometimes come true, but are more than unlikely to happen. Children do a great job of isolating themselves from these worries.
Try to separate the necessities that require attention and worry with the majority of your concerns aren't really worth it. The sign of relief will cultivate contentment.
8. Remove Yourself From Too Many Responsibilities.
Having too many responsibilities can crowd your mind and can cause loss of devotion where the energy should be well spend elsewhere… your happiness. Focus on one task.
A child acquires this trait early. When they are playing tag, they are just playing tag. This is called being single focused. Unfortunately, as adults, we stress because too many things pile on.
Create a minimalist environment for yourself and you'll find life easier and more gratifying when you can reduce all of the extras.
9. Treasure a Career you Love.
Treat your career as if it is your hobby. Wake up in the morning and look forward to the occupation you dedicate hours a day for.
It is known that those who achieve spontaneous happiness and strive for satisfaction in their workplace are ones who make the best of common tasks. Having fun is not a diversion from a successful life but the pathway to it.
10. Revitalize, Rejuvenate, and Regenerate Your Energy.
Being active might feel like a chore, a hassle, and another errand. For a child however, being active simply means having fun.
Children do not look at exercise as a hassle. Find something you consider fun like roller stating, or even walking your dog – and stick with it. As long as it makes you move and makes you happy you're more likely to stick to it.
11. You are still a Kid at Heart.
As a child, there were those intangible things that made you happy, whether it be eating ice cream, watching your favorite cartoon show, or simply reconnecting with a childhood friend.
Make an effort to reintroduce those things that were close to your heart when you were young back into your life. If you can rekindle a love you have a strong connection to from your past, it's your easiest option of being happy.
12. Enhance Your Life with Something New and Fresh.
Children are thrill-seekers and so should you. The brain craves novelty, which is also known as electroshock therapy. Add a little out-of-the-ordinary change, a new hobby or interest and explore something new.
This is a great way to stay humbled and seek the thrill you once use to experience when you were young. Unconventional approaches serves as spontaneous excitement. Start by taking an unusual attitude to break a cycle. You'll be glad you did.
13. Escape from Your Worries by Dancing.
Dancing is essentially movement of the human body to make an art form come alive, kids love to boogie and dance when music comes alive.
Allow music to consume you (whether you're a dancer or not). You'll feel young again, go ahead and let loose as if no one was watching.
14. Find Joyfulness Outside of Your Job.
Know that your life shouldn't be fully committed to your job. Life is dynamic. It is a concentrate mixture of a variety of pleasures and experiences.
Know that kids don't have nearly the amount of responsibilities you do. Let alone, a job. Set more time to focus on your social network, spouse, friends, and family.
15. Build a Bond with Nature.
Have you ever noticed how children love to play outside? Nurturing a bond between you and nature will reconnect you back to your youthful days. Observe the flowers, plants, insects and the great outdoors.
These delightful trails help with perspective and reassuring your value in the world. You'll value your life and appreciate happiness that much more.
16. Connect with your Past Through Your Palette.
Surprisingly enough, food can alter your mood. Returning back to your favorite food or snack while growing up can bring you back to fond memories of your childhood.
Humans are sentimental beings and the power of memory is rich and colorful once your vistas are stimulated again. Triggering your nostalgia through your senses will support your journey back to bliss.
17. A Pet is Truly Unconditional Love.
According to a study, Children that grew up with a pet displayed improvement in impulse control, social skills and self-esteem, all characteristics of a healthy and stable person. Sharing the love and care of a pet forges an additional common bond with others in your social network or family.
In addition, cuddling a pet reduces stress, loneliness and anxiety, which, in turn, can make you happier.
18. Try not to Over-schedule.
You will be surprised how busy you are. Multitasking is now forever embedded with society as a pastime, which is also considered over-tasking. Kids on the other hand focus their energy on just one task.
Simplify your task, remove yourself from some of your commitments, and stop over consuming unnecessary information. This shift will allow you to live in the present and focus your energy elsewhere, making you feel more content and happy.
19. Justify Your Happiness by Who You Surround Yourself Around.
Having regular interactions with a wide circle of friends has a significant impact on your psychological well being, and it's especially important in the contribution towards your spontaneous happiness.
The unconditional love, care, supportive you are infused in will help towards boosting your self-esteem and confidence. Children love acquiring new friends or being surrounded by a circle of them, you should be no different.
20. Break the Habit of Being Judgmental.
Children from an early age do not have a prejudicial outlook towards the world. The criticizing and judging of others is a misguided manner that has room for negativity. It's an attempt to justify your self-esteem notions.
A start is to remove "judgment" words:
- Her view on life is quite different from mine. (Fact)
- His view on life is completely wrong. (Judgment/Criticism)
21. Hugging Yields Qualities that Contribute to Being Happy.
Research shows that at least eight hugs a day will provide more mental stability, and twelve hugs a day will help the psychological development of a person. Plus an additional study confirmed that hugging reduces stress and helps sleeping patterns. Children are not afraid of hugging and neither should you.
22. Splurging is OK.
Toys were a basic necessity for children.
In its basic form toys are instruments for the development of children's fantasy, thoughts and creativity, which helps generate happiness. These toys would not have the same effect on you now, but invest your time and energy on things that you've grown fond of.
Splurge on yourself by pampering yourself with only things you are fond of. You have all the right to be selfish.
23. Try Something New and Daring.
When children go after something, they are not afraid to continue pursuing their new endeavor, which yields a great sense of satisfaction once they conquer that skill or journey. The happiness is attributed to acquiring control.
And research shows that a key component of happiness is a sense of control over your life. The more you perceive yourself to be in control, the better you feel about yourself. A sense of control means having a feeling of autonomy.
24. Don't be Afraid to Express Yourself.
Without question, kids do not shy aware of expressing their feelings. They'll cry if they're sad. They'll scream if they're angry and clearly, show emotion to any situation life shoots their way.
Venting is extremely important in that it calibrates your emotional volatility and releases the inner tension, Reclaim your independence from the negativity inside, achieving spontaneous fulfillment, will be that much easier.
25. Stick to those who Love You.
Allow love to consume you. Children receive love from all different directions because of how cute they are and if there is a lack of it from one avenue, they'll be sure to receive it elsewhere.
Accepting this infectious love creates a building bond, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Remember the difference of wanting to be loved and needing to be loved. Needing helps fill the void that you wouldn't know you were missing, that is until you actually received it.
26. Don't Sacrifice with Your Sleep.
Toddlers become extremely cranky with missed or inadequate amounts of nap-time or sleep.
In a study from the University of Colorado found that toddlers with little naps showed more anxiety and frustration, in addition to less joy and interest. Sleeping is precious and without adequate amounts of it you will get little grouchy.
27. Foster the Gift of Your Imagination.
The future is limitless, For many kids, everything in life is possible. The sky is the limit and they have their whole lives ahead of them. There is no reason for them to feel as if time is working against them. Well, you can adopt the very same attitude and not be held hostage by time considerations.
It is never too late. If there is something you have been waiting to do with your life, then go for it. The last thing you want would be a life of regret. Joy escapes you when you allow life to become stale.
28. Your Age is a Number, But Your Heart is "Eternal".
Aging is often an inconvenient truth and as we get older our growth hormones decrease, our priorities stack, and life in general feels dull. Time does not wait for anyone and you are no exception.
Feeling young is often associated with energy, vibrancy, and overall well being – a product of satisfaction. Your mindset shouldn't focus on aging but rather on appreciating the privilege of the life that you were given.
29. Worries are Inevitable, But Happiness is Everlasting.
Children are always happy and cheerful because they find happiness in places we would never look. They get excited when they see a butterfly, jump over a puddle or have ice cream and that is enough to excite them.
Their mindset is extremely simple, if it makes them happy, they'll stick with it. Apply these same principles and see how much happier your life will be.
30. Expect Effort, Not Perfection.
From their first steps, infants struggle to get their feet under them and walk. But never at any point did they give up, the determination grew stronger and accepting that failing was a part of the journey.
Looking for perfection in areas of your life sets you up for disaster and depression. Expecting perfection devalues the happiness potential of the goal we seek. Nothing in life is ever perfect and that…is perfectly fine.
Your Spontaneous Happiness Starts Today
By implementing these small steps on a regular basis, you'll make gradual changes in reigniting your journey to finally be full of spontaneous happiness.
Picture it as small drops of water in a bucket full of promising emotional well-being.
It all begins with your past and reconnecting yourself with the genuine and transparent happiness.
Because at the end of the day…we are all kids, disguised as grown ups
And well-being and happiness must come from with-in, because reaching external goals often disappoints.
So start today, start now!


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Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Blueberry Pancakes.
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I love pancakes, fat or thin, I'm in!ReplyDelete
What a cure little helper waiting by the oven. These look delicious.ReplyDelete
Perfect - yes, that trip to the cafe really reminded me how much I love pancakes - and they are so quick and easy to make - don't know why we haven't been making more of them!ReplyDelete
FBMKW - He's a cutie, isn't he? He really wanted to be involved - he made the batter but was then disappointed I wouldn't let him put the batter in the pan. I think I might let him next time - I just need to be brave!
- Anonymous13 January 2011 at 15:53
OOh yes to blueberry pancakes. I bet he didn't have such a good snack at pre school, so he definitely needed these and that picture is absolutely gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Your little guy is too cute! Blueberry pancakes are one of our favorites, they are great year round. My kids like to sprinkle the blueberries on while the pancakes are cooking and make blueberry faces.ReplyDelete
OC - you're right although I am very impressed with the snacks at school. One day they even took a trip to the local veg shop and chose new fruits to try then took them back to class to eat for snack. I love Adam's teachers.ReplyDelete
Kim - what a brilliant idea. We'll be making these again very soon and we'll do the faces this time. I wish I could think of things like that myself!
Licking my lips.ReplyDelete
Wishing it was the weekend already.
Lovely after school treat!ReplyDelete
Cute helper too :-}
Oh that does sound good, my youngest daughter's nursery used to have a healthy eating policy but I am not sure what has happened to it lately as they have been feeding them doughnuts and crisps. Last time I looked they weren't exactly healthy eating.ReplyDelete
Jusy lovely, must make them soon. I always have blueberries to hand.ReplyDelete
Mangocheeks - Hi. Hope you had a good weekend. We were very lazy - first weekend in such a long time we've been able to stay at home.ReplyDelete
Brownieville Girl - Thanks. :-)
Kath - Oh dear - doesn't sound like the most successful healthy eating policy ever. Have to say Adam's nursery have been brilliant.
Jacqueline - They are nice - a lovely variation to normal pancakes.


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Canterbury Cricket Week
Fri July 20 Kent v Surrey (T20) 6.30pm (tent open from 4.30pm)
We have been running our tents at the festival weeks of various Kent County Cricket Club grounds since 1983. These tents are not open to the general public – they are for CAMRA members and all their guests.
General information
You will need to pay for admission to the ground at the gate (unless you are a KCCC member, of course)
Admission to the tents is free to CAMRA members (show your membership card, please). Members need to sign themselves and their guests into the visitor's book (you can bring as many guests as you like!) We suggest that guests donate about £2 per day to help cover our overheads. This is entirely voluntary.
We have seating for about 40 people in front of our tent, or you can take your beer anywhere else in the ground (as long as it's in a plastic glass if you go away from the tent)
We sell an ever-changing range of real beers, wine, soft drinks, and a cider. We also sell chili con carne, rolls and cakes at Tunbridge Wells, but we can only do bar snacks and cakes at Canterbury.
The tents are run in aid of charities, and we welcome any sponsorship. Many of the beers are donated by breweries. Our 2017 charities were the British Heart Foundation, MIND, and the Pilgrim's Hospice.
You can join CAMRA at the tent. We also offer cricket tent only membership at a reduced price.
Save money by buying ground admission tickets in advance. Details are on the KCCC membership brochure which can be downloaded from the Membership section of www.kentccc.com. There are also many different membership packages.
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No Western Conference team has scored fewer goals per game than the Minnesota Wild. But they haven't had any problems finding the net against the Nashville Predators lately.
Minnesota looks for its third consecutive win when it returns home from a five-game road trip to host Nashville on Tuesday.
The Wild (18-12-2) have scored 80 goals through 32 games, an average of just 2.5. But when they've faced Nashville since the start of last season, their offense has thrived. Minnesota has won four of its five games against the Predators in that span, scoring 23 goals in the process.
The Wild's power play has thrived in those meetings, scoring on 10 of 22 chances with the man advantage - a 45.5 percent success rate. They matched a franchise record with five power-play goals in a 6-5 home win over the Predators on Oct. 7, 2006.
But a lack of consistent scoring has been an issue all season for Minnesota. The Wild have reached the four-goal mark only seven times, and have scored more than twice in just one of their last seven games.
They scored twice Saturday, but that was enough for a 2-1 win at Los Angeles to close out the road trip. Marian Gaborik scored his team-high 12th goal in the first period, and Brian Rolston added his 11th on a second-period power play.
With starting goaltender Niklas Backstrom out due to illness, Josh Harding stepped up by allowing just three goals in winning the last two games of the road trip. He made 35 saves against the Kings despite battling a flu bug himself.
"I was sick (Saturday) morning and kind of got over it (in the) afternoon," said Harding, who is likely to get another start against Nashville. "I maybe wasn't 100 percent, but everybody had to battle through it, and I'm no different.
"Hopefully I proved to them in these two games that I can come up big."
Wild center Mikko Koivu is expected to miss a few more weeks after feeling pain in his injured left leg during the team's practice on Monday. He suffered a broken bone in the leg on Nov. 16.
Like the Wild, Nashville (14-14-2) has had serious problems scoring for much of the season, and those problems have worsened lately. The Predators have scored just 10 goals in their last six games - five losses - and have scored just one power-play goal in 29 chances during that stretch.
Their 12.4 percent conversion rate with the man advantage this season is second-worst in the NHL.
The Predators have lost three in a row after falling to Colorado for the second straight game on Saturday, 3-1. They've managed only one goal in each game of the skid, but coach Barry Trotz remains encouraged.
"That's the third game in a row where we did all the right things, played at a high energy level and walk away with a loss," Trotz said. "We are ringing posts, missing wide-open nets and have nothing to show for it."


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Patrick J. Rodgers, the U.S. Olympic Committee's ethics compliance officer, resigned Wednesday, the second high-profile resignation from a USOC position sparked by the policy-making executive committee's decision Monday to take no action against Chief Executive Lloyd Ward in an ethics-related controversy.
"I cannot possibly teach ethics, counsel individuals on ethical behavior or promote a code that is not practiced or enforced by the leadership of the organization," Rodgers said in a telephone interview.
A USOC ethics board report made public Monday said that Ward had "created the appearance of a conflict of interest" after directing USOC staff to make introductions on behalf of Detroit-based Energy Management Technologies to Pan Am organizers in the Dominican Republic, site of the 2003 Games. The company had ties to Ward's brother and a childhood friend. No contract has been signed.
The report, however, recommend no disciplinary action, and the executive committee took none.
Brian Derwin of USA Weightlifting, a former member of the USOC's ethics oversight committee, resigned Monday from the 22-person executive committee and a variety of other USOC positions. He said he believed "there was a clear conflict of interest violation."


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Expansion Follows Contraction - ESCLPublished May 15th, 2006 in Trading
I've already written about the unfolding Afinsa and Escala saga so I won't go into it again. Today, trading was halted in Escala and the company released an announcement saying that they have not been named in any legal proceedings out of Spain and it is business as usual for them.
It's not surprising then that, driven both by the announcement and by short covering, the shares zoomed higher.
I wanted to feature its intraday action because it is a great example of the principles of expansion and contraction in technical analysis. As you can see, after the halt was lifted and the shares started trading again, there was a very wide range up candle (expansion).
But immediately you can see weakness in that wide range candle: the long upper tail. And so the contraction of price began. It lasted for an hour as price was squeezed tighter and tighter (red arrows). Then just before 1 pm, price shot out of the coil and expanded again. This time, even further than previously.
Price expansion and contraction are key concepts. As you're watching price action, try to watch for them and soon you'll find that you're beginning to anticipate them.
Risk is the most important element in trading. By watching for expansion and contraction, we can pinpoint potential entries that allow for risk to be clearly defined.
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Good observation. Also could be seen as a bullish flag, or a pullback, but the resulting action is the same.. almost textbook
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heres a nice tutorial by linda raschke about chart reading..its also going into this
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Doctor Daddy
Part 1 out of a 6 part series. Enjoy :)
By: Jace Locking (Email: [email protected]).
My name is Greg Donald. I'm 37, bank manager, not that fit, but not that overweight either I'm in between with a small belly. I'm 5'5 and compared to most guys I'm a child. I have jet black hair and light brown eyes. So, I get out of work at 6 pm, I begin work at 5 in the morning and boy howdy, its a long day. I get into my small apartment and make some coffee. Truth is I'm going through a mid-life crisis, I have no wife or girlfriend, no kids, and my parents scowl me for this because I'm 37 and I need to make this world bigger, blah blah blah. I'm pretty depressed. I sat down and watched some tv while reading the paper when an ad strikes my attention: Depressed ? Mid life crisis? Well the doctor will see you now ! Doctor daddy's depression center can cure anyone and you'll leave smiling. (123) 445 5432 52 Doctrine lane. Twenty minutes outside Phoenix . This ad is pretty weird, but it seems like its my only chance. I've tried everything to get rid of my depression, pills, therapists, and I come up with nothing. I rip the ad out the paper and put it on my fridge, I take off my suit leaving me in a white t-shirt and white briefs. I decide to take a nap, so I lay down and drift off.
"Looks like someone did peepee in their undies." My Papa's loud voice booms. I look in the mirror to find me in a t-shirt and briefs, but somethings different. I look down and notice a big yellow patch on my underwear! I look in sheer horror " Gregory Donald if you don't get here right now you're getting an extra 10!" I walked out the bathroom to see my papa standing over me, a billion times taller. He drags me into this large room painted baby blue with a crib in the corner! Its an oversized nursery! I start to whimper and I don't know why. I'm 37 for crying out loud. He sets me over his lap "But Daddy I'm a big boy!" I scream. what the hell is going on?!? "Well big boys don't pee their big boy pants! You need to be potty trained again, starting with diapers!" He starts spanking me when- I woke up from my weird nightmare. I'm shocked and in shear horror! I WET THE BED ! I peed all over my briefs and my sheets are yellow and stained. I get off the bed and clean myself up. I take a quick shower, and drop my sheets and underwear in the washer.
"That's crazy" I say walking to the kitchen, when I pass by the ad. The picture of Doctor Daddy looks nice and welcoming. I decide to call the number I might've pissed the bed because of depression.
"Hello Doctor Daddy's office." A man answers.
"Hi um I saw your ad in the paper and-"
""oh great! We would love to set up an appointment for tomorrow" he cuts me off.
"Umm sure, is 3 okay?" I say.
"Yeah, perfect, name ?"
"Greg Donald."
"Thanks, see you tomorrow." And that was it! This is my big break! Finally! no more mid-life crisis for Greg Donald! I went to sleep pretty quickly after that. I woke up happy and smiling , today is the day my life is gonna change. I took the day off and stayed home, I couldn't wait for 3:00 so I stopped by early. I was too excited. I drove about a mile outside the city, road and an abandoned gas station In the middle of the desert.. I turned left on Doctrine lane. The building looked like a hospital/abandoned school building. It's in the middle of no where! I step up to the stairs and ring the bell. I wore a suit and brought my briefcase to show the Doctor my records of depression and stuff. A tall 6''6 chiseled hispanic guy opens the door, he wears a teal jumpsuit, like a nurse.
"HELLO MY NAME IS: Ronaldo" his name tag says.
"Oh hi, I had an appointment at 3, but I came early if you don't mind."
"Sure, sure follow me." he says. Its one big lobby with a desk in the middle and 4 elevators on either side. The whole place is white and has cheesy wallpaper, like a hospital. We take the elevator to the 1st floor. I notice that's there's only 7 floors in the whole building. We step into this long hallway, one side labeled Doctors and the other Intensive care. I don't know what that means, so I just ignore it. Ronaldo leads me to the last door in the doctor hallway.
"Daddy should be in there." he says.
" Ummm okay thanks." I walk in and see a tall 6'7 man with blonde hair and chiseled. What's with this place and tall guys. His office has a desk, a medical table that you lie down on, and looks exactly like a doctor's office except that there's ABC 123 blocks wallpaper on the walls.
"Oh Good morning, Greg is it?" He says "Um Hi yes, I saw your ad in the paper and I've been depressed for a while now so why not right" I say with a laugh I just blurted it out.
"Um, okay lets get started, strip for me.'' Umm okay this is normal, a doctor can see a patient naked right ? I strip my clothes and leave it on the chair I was sitting in.
"Okay you seem in great shape." He says while standing up. He listens to my heart and says: ''You're in good shape, no need to worry about that little belly going on there." He says with a chuckle. Okay here comes the weird part.
"Okay Greg we are going to place you in with the new class, 6 months which is where all our babies start."
"Umm 6 months, babies,excuse me?"
" Oh didn't you see the website ? This is a Adult Baby center, where we turn men ages 21-44 into happy people again. And babies are happy.
"Um, I'm sorry I need to go."
"No stay, you just got here don't you want to be happy ?" I make a run for it BUTT NAKED I'm sure as hell not being a baby for him.
"Guess were going to have to do this the hard way." Doctor Daddy says.
I run to the elevators where Ronaldo and two other tall dudes block me.
"Hey, you should stay." he says "This is a chance at something new."
"Um no this isn't for me." I try to run, but he picks me up!! He settles me on his waist like an infant! "WHAT THE HELL DUDE?!?, PUT ME DOWN!"
"Now now, calm down Gregory, we only want the best. You guys always make a big fuss."
"Because were looking to be happy again! We can't be babies!" I shout.
"Well this is what you signed up for, Ronaldo get our new baby settled in with the 6 months old. The new class.
"You can't do this let go of me!!" I scream. Doctor Daddy goes back into the Doctor hallway and Me Ronaldo and the other buff guys walk into Intensive care. We step in and I'm speechless. The whole floor is one big nursery ! Its painted baby blue with a few windows. They're so many cribs and changing tables lined up in rows of 4. And there filled with people ! People my age screaming at the top of their lungs.
"Help me !! I'm not a baby!"
"I have a wife and kids at home!" One shouts.
" Please I don't want to wear diapers!!" another one shouts. The sight is horrible !
"Welcome home." Ronaldo says. He sets me down on a changing table. At this point I'm kicking and screaming. He's just to strong, he's pinning me down! He applies all these different things to my ''area'' and one of them was baby powder! And then comes the most tragic part of all. The diaper ! It's white with a sesame street character on it! I cry even louder !! " I hope baby likes Big Bird!" Ronaldo says with a cruel smile.
He lifts my ass up and slides the diaper under. Then he attaches the tape and done! I am a big big baby.
"I don't want to be a baby, I'm a big boy." I say softly. I'm so tired of fighting, even though there is rage inside of me.
" Well this is what you signed up for!" he says. He applies this special tape to my diaper, keeping it in place since I might try to take it off. He puts large mittens on my hands. And sticks a pacifier in my mouth. I try to suck on it, but its a little rough.
"Okay so, tomorrow it's shaving time!" he says.
Oh god, the horror. He places me in a crib labeled 32. Across from me is a fat buff dude with a diaper on ! And to my right a small skinny kid who looks like he's not a day over 25 in a diaper. There's a small mirror in the crib and I look into it. I don't see Gregory Donald anymore. I see a grown man with a big bird diaper on. I start to cry. This is what I signed up for. This is what WE signed up for.
To Be Continued ~ Part 2 coming soon! -Jace
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The show is a multimedia extravaganza involving storytelling, song, movement, live music, and still and moving image and will be premiered at The Electric Theatre, Guildford, on 20-22 June.
The dramatic play is based on actual, moving stories of change, forgiveness and reconciliation. It is written by LynchPin founder and director, Jack Lynch.
The play follows a chance meeting between two strangers, a storyteller, Canta Dora, and the secretive and tortured Pews.
Their meeting forces Pews to examine his life as he tries to come to terms with a troubled past he's desperately trying to escape.
The play examines difficult topics of forgiveness and reconciliation, and how accepting forgiveness and welcoming reconciliation can bring about healing and personal and social transformation. But there are humorous inter-actions between Dora and Pews, as well.
A recent play reading of Consider This…kept the audience enthralled from start to finish. The moral and dramatic sensitivity of the script is moving as any play on the British stage today.
The ambitious new work has already attracted serious support, with a £10k grant from the Arts Council and additional financial support from several organizations, including Initiatives of Change UK and Guildford Borough Council.
'I first came across The F-Word: Images of Forgiveness exhibit of The Forgiveness Project in 2004,' says Jack Lynch. 'And I was deeply moved by its stories where victims and perpetrators related sometimes horrific acts of violence, then in very simple terms explained how they managed to forgive the perpetrators or themselves and move on. And ever since I wanted to devise a theatre event around the subject of forgiveness.
'Some eight years on we're finally in the middle of rehearsals where wonderful things are happening and we're all very excited to be bringing Consider This… to life.
'We feel privileged to be able to tell these powerful, challenging, moving and inspirational stories. The process is very humbling. The next phase of the project is a national tour. It's exciting stuff.'
These are exciting times for LynchPin. Founded in 1999, they are now tackling their biggest project to date.
'LynchPin has built up an impressive body of professionally-staged work over the past decade, culminating in last year's The Women of Lockerbie, which won rave reviews from all quarters,' adds LynchPin co-founder Edie Campbell.
There are also Talkbacks after each performance chaired by BBC Radio's Jeff Thomson, with special guests including Marina Cantacuzino, and representatives from The Cordoba Foundation and Initiatives of Change UK. And audience feedback about the show and its themes will be an integral part of these events.
A big and ambitious multimedia event with dialogue, live music, song, movement and original film, it promises to be a moving, challenging and inspiring evening to remember.
Each performance will be followed by a Talkback:
Weds 20th – Marina Cantacuzino, founder, The Forgiveness Project; Dr Nicholas Beecroft, Consultant Psychiatrist; and Matt Goodridge, Local Police Commander for Guildford Borough.
Thurs 21st – Amjad Saleem, The Cordoba Foundation; Charlie Ryder, Outreach Worker, Wormwood Scrubs Community Chaplaincy; and Razia Aziz, composer for Consider This…, Interfaith minister.
Fri 22nd – Anita Amendra, Project Manager, Sustainable Communities, Initiatives of Change UK; Andrew Hillas, Assistant Chief Officer for Restorative Justice, London Probation Trust; and Dr Joan Smithies, a Psychiatrist who works with people detained under the Mental health Act, including mentally disordered offenders
(Photos by Edie Campbell)
Consider This… is at the Electric Theatre in Guildford on 20-22 June.
Tickets: £14 & £12 concessions.
Box office: 01483 444 789
Performances start at 7.45pm.


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India is in the middle of an extraordinary economic experiment.On 8 November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave only four hours' notice that virtually all the cash in the world's seventh-largest economy would be effectively worthless.
At 10 p.m. on November 8th, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that on the stroke of midnight all 500 and 1,000 rupee notes — 86% of the currency in circulation — would cease to become legal tender.Modi's demonetization maneuver was a "shock doctrine" tactic to dismantle the cash-centric black market, to cleanse the country of counterfeit notes, to further digitize the economy, and to get more of the population onto the formal, taxable economic grid.
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