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'The New Persian Kitchen': Louisa Shafia's fresh and flavourful take on classic dishes
Recipes for Grilled Shrimp with Lime Powder and Parsley–Olive Oil Sauce, Jeweled Brown Basmati Rice and Quinoa, and Date-and-Walnut-Filled Cookies
Tahdig is a Persian specialty. This golden, crunchy, pan-fried layer forms at the bottom of the pot when cooking rice. As with many delicious things, to make it well takes patience and practice. A well-made tahdig holds its disc-like shape when removed from the pot, and is perfectly caramelized. It is served either whole or broken into pieces so everyone can have a taste of the good stuff with their rice.
Author Louisa Shafia describes it as Persian "soul food" – the heart of the meal – in her second cookbook The New Persian Kitchen (Ten Speed Press, 2013). Shafia explains in great detail over six pages how to make tahdig, as well as how to cheat with a "faux" tahdig recipe. "In Iran, making rice is like making pasta in Italy. It's a fine art and there's a specific way that you do it. The texture of the rice should be fluffy and dry with all the grains separated," she says in a phone interview from her home in Brooklyn.
As a chef, Shafia has cooked at restaurants such as the vegan Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco, and has dedicated her career to cooking healthy, flavourful and accessible food, which she often documents on her blog Lucid Food. The approach she takes in The New Persian Kitchen is vegetable-focused (but not vegetarian) and health-conscious. Shafia estimates that half the recipes in the book are original, such as Grilled Shrimp with Lime Powder and Parsley-Olive Oil Sauce (recipe below); the other half classics such as Pomegranate Walnut Stew (Fesenjan).
The classic starch at a Persian meal – in addition to flatbread – is white rice. Many of the dishes in the book that would traditionally be made with white rice call for whole grains such as millet or brown rice, or the pseudocereal quinoa. Shafia points out that this is also true for tahdig, which can be made with any whole grain you prefer, and dishes such as Jeweled Rice (Morassa Polo, recipe below), which is made from a combination of brown basmati rice and quinoa. "I really try to make a point of showing people that you don't always have to use white rice but you can still make the same dish," she says.
Another healthy consideration is baking instead of frying in dishes such as the Persian classic Eggplant and Tomato Stew with Pomegranate Molasses (Bademjan). Traditionally, the eggplant would be fried first and then added to the rest of the ingredients. "You know when the stew is done because you see oil floating on the top," Shafia says. "That's not really the way that I would normally cook, even though it tastes delicious, so for my recipe I bake the eggplant on a baking sheet in the oven with a tiny bit of oil and that's it, and it has the same wonderful, tender texture and full flavour."
Shafia also made an effort to reduce the amount of oil, and to use healthier types of oil than would traditionally be used. Rather than using corn oil as a base cooking oil, she recommends grapeseed oil because it's good for high-heat cooking. She also favours extra virgin olive oil, primarily for garnishing due to its lower smoke point, butter, and coconut oil, which is non-traditional but great for high-heat cooking. "I think that the flavour [of coconut oil] is really complementary to a lot of the more tropical dishes that use, say tamarind or lime juice," Shafia says.
With a Muslim father who was born in Tehran, Iran, and a Jewish mother from Philadelphia, it was important for Shafia to include aspects of both religious traditions. "I really wanted to include the culinary contributions to the Iranian food landscape if you will, because there are a lot of really colourful details about the ways that the Jews have contributed and Muslims have contributed, and Zoroastrians have contributed," she says. "Zoroastrianism was the original religion of Iran, dating back to the Persian Empire. So they've all really coloured the cuisine and I wanted to try to fit those in as well."
The most colourful example of the Jewish culinary contribution, Shafia says, is Persian "matzoh balls" (gondi), which she includes in the book. "In the Persian language gondi is a salty expression for a male anatomy part – you can probably guess what it is," she says with a laugh. "But these matzoh balls are so delicious. They're made with chickpea flour and ground chicken or turkey, and they have really the same texture as matzoh balls but I feel like they're easier to make; and they're nice and light and fluffy. And gondi are actually seasoned with turmeric and cardamom, which is such a surprising use of those spices but it works."
Unable to enter Iran due to documentation issues, Shafia researched the book in Los Angeles – home to the largest number of Iranian immigrants in the United States – and in Turkey, which neighbours Iran. In Los Angeles she cooked with relatives, shopped at Persian grocery stores, ate at Persian restaurants, and experienced traditional Persian family meals.
As Shafia learned, it's expected that you arrive an hour late for family meals. Platters of nuts, dried fruit, baby cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and dry cookies for tea are placed on the coffee table for guests to nibble on as they chat. "After everyone has arrived, lunch is served and it's laid out on a long table that's covered with a beautiful cloth and everything comes out at once," Shafia says. "You have your yogurt and your stew, and your rice and your kebabs. There are no courses; it all comes out at once because it's all meant to be eaten together."
Guests serve themselves and the atmosphere is casual; people sit on the floor, at the table, or on chairs away from the table. When everyone has finished eating, the host will serve chai – hot, black tea – in small glasses on a tray. "The chai flushes some of that rich food out of your system, and revives you for a second helping maybe a couple of hours later. And in the meantime, you chat with people, you chase around whatever children are there, you can even go take a nap. That's perfectly acceptable," Shafia says.
"You spend about six or eight hours just hanging out and nothing really happens. It's just about spending quality time together," she adds. "And at the end of the day, if there are still leftovers, you get sent home with some containers of whatever you had." To aid readers who may be unfamiliar with Persian cuisine in preparing feasts of their own, Shafia offers suggested menus at the end of the book. The menus include dishes for celebrating holidays such as Eid al-Fitr, Thanksgiving or Mehregan, Passover, and Christmas, Hannukah or Shab-e Yalda, and seasonal menus such as Summer Barbecue and Classic Kebab Meal.
Excerpted from The New Persian Kitchen. Copyright © 2013 Louisa Shafia. Published by Ten Speed Press. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.
Grilled Shrimp with Lime Powder and Parsley–Olive Oil Sauce
This rustic Turkish-style parsley sauce unlocks not only the flavor of seafood but of grains, vegetables, and chicken, too. The shrimp get a dose of intense citrus flavor from bittersweet dried lime powder. If you have dried limes, you can grind them in an electric spice grinder to make your own lime powder. You can also substitute the zest and juice of 2 to 3 fresh limes, if necessary. Use a good-quality extra-virgin olive oil in the sauce, and serve with rice or another grain.
Serves 4
2 cups tightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley
6 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 cup good-quality extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt
2 teaspoons dried lime powder
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
Freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 cups warm freshly cooked rice or whole grain, such as millet, quinoa, or freekeh
Coarsely chop the parsley and place it in a large bowl with the garlic, lemon juice, and extra-virgin olive oil, and stir to combine. Season to taste by adding 1/2 teaspoon salt at a time, until the flavors pop. Add pepper to taste.
Prepare a hot grill.
In a large bowl, whisk together the lime powder, grapeseed oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and a few grinds of pepper. Add the shrimp and toss to coat evenly. Grill the shrimp for 5 to 6 minutes on each side, until they're opaque in the middle.
Spoon the shrimp over the rice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Top with the parsley sauce and serve immediately.
Vegetarian Option
In place of the shrimp, use tempeh cut crosswise into bars 3/4 inch wide. Increase the amount of grapeseed oil to 3 tablespoons, and season the tempeh to taste with salt and pepper before grilling.
Jeweled Brown Basmati Rice and Quinoa
Morassa Polo
This dish gets its name from the gemlike red barberries and green pistachios that sparkle on its surface. It's a regal dish that's typically reserved for special occasions. My husband and I served jeweled rice at our wedding, and it was so well received that the wedding venue added it to their menu. Although there are quite a few ingredients, this is an easy dish to make. You simply sauté the dried fruit and nuts with oil and spices, and toss them with the cooked grains. If you're substituting different grains for the ones used here, check to see if they need more or less cooking water than the recipe calls for, and adjust accordingly.
Serves 6 to 8
1 cup brown basmati rice, soaked in cold water for 1 hour
11/2 cups quinoa, soaked in cold water for 1 hour
5 tablespoons grapeseed oil
Sea salt
4 cups water, boiling
2 tablespoons butter or unrefined coconut oil, at room temperature
1 large yellow onion, minced
1/2 cup barberries, soaked in warm water for 1/2 hour and drained
1 cup minced dried apricots
1 tablespoon dried rose petals or dried whole rosebuds pulled apart and stems removed, plus extra for garnish
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 cup pistachios, lightly toasted and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds, lightly toasted
1/2 teaspoon saffron, ground and steeped in 1 tablespoon hot water
Pomegranate seeds, for garnish (optional)
Drain the rice and quinoa and rinse under cold water.
Heat a medium stockpot over low heat and add the rice and quinoa, 2 tablespoons of the oil, and a pinch of salt. Sauté the grains, stirring often to prevent sticking for about 5 minutes until dry and fragrant. Add the boiling water and return to a boil; turn down the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 40 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the grains rest for 10 minutes, then toss in the butter and fluff with a fork.
While the grains cook, heat a large skillet over medium heat and sauté the onion in the remaining 3 tablespoons oil for about 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Add the barberries, apricots, rose petals, cumin, cinnamon, and cardamom. Cook for about 5 minutes, until heated through. Reserve half of the pistachios and almonds for garnish, and add the rest of the nuts to the skillet. Season with salt, and remove from the heat.
In a large bowl, toss the fruit and nuts with the grains and drizzle in the saffron. Season with salt. Garnish with the remaining nuts, a few rose petals, and the pomegranate seeds.
Date-and-Walnut-Filled Cookies
These butter cookies are unmistakably Middle Eastern: Persian Jews make them at Purim, while Arabic Christians eat a similar cookie at Easter, as do Muslims during various Eid celebrations. The key to getting the cookies to keep their shape is to refrigerate them until firm after filling and shaping. The combination of gluten-free flours here produces a nutty taste and a light texture, but you can use an equivalent amount of white flour.
Makes about 18 cookies
1 cup unsalted butter or refined coconut oil, at room temperature
1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup organic cane sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
3/4 cup fava bean flour
3/4 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup Medjool dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tablespoons honey
Pinch of sea salt
To make the dough, in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg and mix until just combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flours, salt, cardamom, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in two batches, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Turn the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and press it into a disk. Wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours, until firm but still flexible.
To make the filling, combine 1/4 cup of the walnuts with the dates, cinnamon, orange juice, honey, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer uncovered, stirring often, for 5 to 7 minutes, until the mixture forms a thick paste. Transfer to a plate and let cool to room temperature.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
To make each cookie, wet your hands and break off a lemon-size piece of the dough.
Flatten the dough, or make a well in it using your thumb. Place 1/2 teaspoon of the filling in the middle, then pinch the dough closed and roll it into a ball. Flatten the dough gently between your palms to form a disk 1 inch thick, and place it on the lined baking sheet. Press a pinch of the remaining 1/4 cup walnuts into the center of the cookie. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
Refrigerate the cookies for 45 minutes, until firm. While the cookies chill, preheat the oven to 350°F.
Bake the cookies for 25 minutes, until the undersides are golden. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely. In a clean spice grinder, grind the remaining 1/2 cup sugar into a fine powder. Dust the cookies with the powdered sugar and serve. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.


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If you build it (roads), will they (financing) come?
Investments in public infrastructure is a key component of economic growth strategy among emerging economies, and a particular focus of the Modi government. In general, policymakers and financial economist assume that financing will follow once the roads are built, and thus, facilitate the best use of new productive opportunities created by new road connectivity. However, many rural and agrarian economies suffer from chronic problems of financing, characterized by the absence of formal financial institutions and reliance on informal moneylenders who often are unreliable and charge usurious interest rates. Therefore, a key question remains: if you build it (roads), will they (financing) come?
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Elisabetta Canalis: Terrazza Martini in Milan!
Elisabetta Canalis pairs her black leather jacket with knee-length suede boot wedges at the photocall for her new movie, A Natale Mi Sposo, held at Terrazza Martini on Thursday (November 25) in Milan, Italy.
Her boyfriend, George Clooney, has been busy in Costa Rica scouting locations for his next movie. He was recently spotted visiting a coffee plantation with friends and colleagues!
15+ pictures inside of Elisabetta Canalis at Terrazza Martini…
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During my campaign for the 43rd District Assembly, I did not have the time to reflect on the many supporters and friends that helped me in my quest for state office. My wife, Christine, and I would like to give an overdue thank you to everyone that assisted me in any way, from financial contributions and endorsements to the votes that I received.
Your help is appreciated and your friendship is treasured. My motivation for seeking to be your representative in the state Assembly was to begin the restoration process of California as a great place to live, work, raise a family as well as do business here.
Christine and I are grateful for the confidence that you entrusted me with. I am overwhelmed seeing the energy that the volunteers expended walking door to door every weekend, taking from their personal time to assist me during this campaign. Another thank you to my dedicated campaign staff, without your commitment I would have not been able to reach out to so many voters with my bipartisan message.
I am blessed to have my wonderful wife Christine and five amazing children, as well as so many friends in the area. It is because of your support that I am able to continue my service to the community as a member of the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education. I remain strongly committed to our schools and the business community. Our children are our future, and they deserve to have every opportunity to live the American Dream.
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Viciedo, Quintana Lift White Sox Over Twins 4-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Dayan Viciedo had three hits and drove in two runs, Jose Quintana pitched six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Tuesday night.
Quintana (8-6) won for the first time since he last faced the Twins, on Aug. 16. He allowed one run while scattering eight hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
After a 2-15 stretch, the White Sox won the first two games of the series against the Twins for their first series victory since Aug. 27-29 against the Astros. They have won five straight against the Twins.
White Sox closer Addison Reed pitched a scoreless ninth for his 38th save in 44 opportunities, benefiting from Alejandro De Aza's leaping catch of Trevor Plouffe's flyball against the center-field wall.
Twins starter Mike Pelfrey (5-13) went 4 1-3 innings and allowed three runs on nine hits.
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15 Amazingly Delicious Ways You Should Be Eating (and Drinking!) Fresh Cherries This Summer
We're smack dab in the middle of cherry season and I hope you're enjoying it as much as I am. While these sweet fruits are absolutely perfect eaten as is, they have the power to transform your plate of pancakes, summer cocktail or dessert into something truly magical.
Cherry-almond poke cake? Roasted cherry Dutch baby? Homemade cherry vinegar? Come get your cherry fix.
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From classic cherry pie, to decadent breakfasts, cakes, tarts and cocktails, we rounded up our 15 favorite and most delicious ways to take advantage of cherry season.
- Baked Ricotta Blintzes with Fresh Cherry Sauce
- Roasted Cherry Dutch Baby with Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Sauce
- Roasted Cherries
- Ricotta Mousse With Balsamic-Black Pepper Cherries
- Fresh Cherry Vinegar
Quick Coconut Ice Cream with Roasted Cherries
- Sweet Cherry Syrup
- Sweet & Sour Cherry Sparkler
- Boozy Cherries 2 1/2 Ways
- Roasted Asparagus and Cherry Tacos
- Quick Coconut Ice Cream with Roasted Cherries
- Cacchio Cherry Pie
- Cherry-Almond Poke Cake
- Chocolate Tart with Cherries
- Almond Buttermilk Cake with Cherries
- Cherry Custard Tart
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The Paris Opera was built between 1862 and 1875 by Charles Garnier, it is a baroque example of neoclassicism: It has an ornamented facade, monumental stairs and an Italian-type hall with Chagall paintings on the ceiling. Maria Callas and Rudolf Noureev are among the many artists who wrote its history as one of the world's foremost scenic stages for opera and ballet alike. Since the opening of the Opéra Bastille in 1989, the Opéra Garnier is devoted to ballets..
Construction started in 1861 and lasted for 14 years. The massive works were slowed down by the discovery of a water table that had to be drained before building an enormous concrete well designed to carry the gigantic stage and fly tower. The well was filled with water in order to counter the water pressure (hence the legend of the underground lake popularized by Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera). The 1870 Franco-Prussian war and the Commune interrupted the construction works, but the fire at the old opera in the Rue Le Peletier in 1873 hastened the completion of the monument. It was officially inaugurated during the Third Republic by Field Marshall de Mac-Mahon on 5 January 1875.
The building, which is a perfect example of 19th century stage architecture, hides its iron frame under flamboyant decoration. The overall impression is harmonious in spite of the diversity of its inspiration and the temes taken up by Charles Garnier. He personally supervised the integration in the architecture of decorative works entrusted to sculptors, painters and mosaic artists representative, as himself was, of state-sponsored artists.
From 1881 down to the present day, several restoration and modernization programmes have made the theatre increasingly functional without lessening its appeal as a monument: technical progress and the evolution of sets under the influence of "verism". The next step was the building of a modern and popular opera house: Opera Bastille.


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Torch Fat Fast: The 10-Minute Plyometric Workout
Explosive, equipment-free exercises to burn more calories and work several muscles at once.
James Farrell
About This Workout
Right about now you're probably itching to spend less time cooped up in a gym and more time having fun outside. A plyometric routine will boost the efficiency of your sweat session. "These explosive moves give you more bang for your buck; they're intense; and they work several muscles at once," says Kira Stokes, the creator of the Stoked 360 class for Reebok Sports Club/NY in New York City. "Your heart rate stays elevated the entire time you're exercising, so you burn more calories, even after your workout is over." Do the six scorchers on the next page as a circuit twice through for 10 minutes just three days a week. Then go out and play!
James Farrell
Plie Squat Jump
Targets abs, butt, and legs
- Stand with feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointed out. Lower into a deep plie squat with hands clasped in front of chest.
- Jump as high as you can, tapping heels together in midair.
- Land with knees soft in plie squat position.
Repeat for 45 seconds.
James Farrell
One-Legged Dead Lift Hop
Targets abs, butt, and legs
- Stand on left leg, right knee lifted to hip height; raise arms out to sides and bend elbows (to resemble a goalpost).
- Keeping back flat and arms raised, hinge forward; extend right leg behind you (body is parallel to floor, head to right heel).
- Reverse motion, returning upright, and as right knee lifts forward, push off left leg to jump up.
- Land softly on left leg and repeat.
- Continue for 30 seconds, trying not to let right leg touch floor. Switch sides and repeat for 30 seconds.
- MAKE IT EASIER: After jump, tap right foot on floor, then lift knee again.
James Farrell
Double Jump
Targets abs, butt, and legs
- Stand with feet hip-width apart and arms by sides. Lower into a deep squat and bring hands together in front of chest.
- Jump as high as you can and land in lunge position with left leg forward (bend both knees 90 degrees).
- Jump as high as you can again and land in squat position.
- Repeat the lunge-squat jump combo, landing with right leg forward. Continue for 45 seconds, alternating sides.
James Farrell
Lateral Lunge
Targets abs, butt, and legs
- Step left leg out to left side, bending left knee while keeping right leg straight; hinge body forward from waist. Touch right hand to floor between feet and place left hand on top of left thigh.
- Pushing off left heel, shuffle to right two times, ending in side lunge to right with right knee bent and left leg straight; touch left hand to floor between feet.
- Repeat movement to left side, pushing off right heel.
- Continue for 45 seconds, alternating sides.
James Farrell
Targets shoulders, triceps, abs, butt, and legs
- Lie facedown on floor, palms next to chest, toes turned under.
- Do a push-up, using upward momentum to jump left foot in between hands and quickly stand up into a plie squat as you bring hands beside chest.
- Reverse motion to start.
- Continue for 45 seconds, alternating legs.
James Farrell
Plank-Straddle Hop
- Targets shoulders, triceps, abs, butt, inner thighs, and outer thighs
- Start on floor in plank position with feet hip-width apart, balancing on forearms and toes, elbows directly under shoulders, palms flat on floor.
- Hop feet out to sides into a wide V, then hop feet back to start position.
- Straighten arms, pressing palms into floor (hands will be slightly in front of shoulders on floor).
- Reverse motion, lowering forearms to floor.
Repeat for 30 to 45 seconds.
- Originally published in FITNESS magazine, June 2013.


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Cupping Therapy is the application of either blood cupping or aggressive cupping techniques to prevent and treat diseases. When combined with intake of pure salt with distilled water and complemented by daily exercise, good eating habits and healthy lifestyle it is called Cupping and Pure Salt Therapy which is a most effective way of preventing and treating mild to serious degenerative diseases and maintaining good health.
Cupping Therapy gets rid of acidic toxic waste which accumulate in our bodies (blood stasis) as we grow older. Sources of toxic waste include the polluted air we breathe; toxic chemicals found in your food, water, drinks, household chemicals & toiletries; environmental waste in your neighbourhood; intoxicating drinks, narcotic drugs, junk food and smoking; waste products of normal body metabolism; products of medicinal drugs metabolism; impact of trauma and accidents on our body; and toxins from mental stress, anger, anxiety and depression.The blood stasis (stagnated or congested blood) slow down or block supply of blood via blood capillaries which deliver much needed oxygen, nutrients, water, mineral electrolyte, vitamins, enzymes, hormones and immune system cells & antibodies to your cells, tissues and organ. The blockage also prevent the removal of carbon dioxide, metabolic waste products and toxic substance which are excreted via our urine, lungs and skin. As a result your cells, tissues, and organs cannot function at its normal healthy level and become progressively weak, inefficient, and easily overcome by germs. This would cause tissue or organ to malfunction and infection to take place. Therefore you will experience symptoms of diseases such as aches and pain, numbness, fever, cough, stomach ache, constipation, diarrhoea and headaches. If left untreated further accumulation of toxic waste may lead to serious chronic diseases including hypertension, ulcers, diabetes, arthritis, alzheimer disease, migraine, heart disease, stroke and cancer
Diseases that cannot be treated by Cupping Therapy include- Congenital (present at birth) and genetic diseases like down syndrome, cerebral palsy, cleft lip, hole-in-heart, congenital dislocation of the hip.- Trauma and accidents for example broken bones and joints, open wound, torn muscles, tissue and organ damage, internal bleeding, and excessive bleeding. However Cupping Therapy can promote quicker recovery or healing of these conditions due to improved blood circulation.
Cupping can be mildly or moderately painful. The degree of pain varies from person to person and the location of cupped areas on the same body. The sensation of pricking with needle (lancet) during cupping is quite similarly to insect bites. Post cupping symptoms varies between persons which include feeling relieved after cupping, feeling dizzy/weak/tired or not much sensation.
Cupping is a safe therapy provided hygienic conditions are maintained before, during and after cupping.


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Update: As you know Facebook no longer supports FBML for its tabs, which is what this post was based on, but there is an updated post about How to build a Facebook Landing Page with iFrames – Don't miss it!
Building a Facebook Landing Page is easier than you think, even if you are not a programmer.
This week we'll look at a topic that might seem basic for some. For other people, specially new visitors, this might feel like "been there done that". Yes, there are too many blog posts out there that have discussed the topic but I'll promise you this: In the usual SocialMouths style, we'll go over the why, the what and the hows of building a landing page for your Facebook Page. Why is it important? What do we need to consider? and…
A guide to building a basic Facebook landing page. Yes, step-by-step, with screenshots and everything! You already know how I love to be very visual. Also, we are going to keep it simple so we won't be adding any email signup boxes or embedding video players.
Also as usual, let's start at the beginning.
Why Is A Landing Page Important?
The landing page is usually setup as the "Welcome" tab for people that has not "Liked" the page. Saying that it is for first-time visitors is totally wrong, if I keep visiting your page every week without "Liking" it, I will land on the Welcome tab every time until the day I click on the freakin' button.
But the Facebook Landing Page is important for two main reasons:
- The Wall is generic, there is no distinction between one page or another. There is no way of standing out and creating a good first impression. There is nothing clear and obvious about who you are or what yo do or offer. There is no branding other than the profile pic (limited to 200 x 600 pixels). The landing page gives you those opportunities
- The landing page, just like your website or blog, should focus on a strong CTA (Call-To-Action)
Just ask yourself this question: What about the Wall makes me click on the "Like" button? I'll give you my answer: Nothing.
What Is The Main Goal?
There can be many goals for a Facebook landing page but there is one that has to be the first and most important one: Get your visitor to click on the "Like" button. The "Like" triggers everything. Now these people will get your content on their Facebook News Feed.
If you are trying to get traffic to your Facebook Page, perhaps you're looking at this all wrong. Traffic to your Page has no value to you, you don't own it, you don't even own the domain. What you need is a simple "Like". It's like permission marketing. Think of a Twitter follower, you don't need that person to go to your actual profile, you only need him/her to see your Tweet and for that you need that person to follow you.
The magic happens on the News Feed but first… you need a "Like".
What Else Can We Do?
Then we can have secondary goals, let's look at some examples:
- An image is worth a thousand words and Facebook lacks that, which is not completely a bad thing, we don't need it to look like a flea market like MySpace. Use a good visual to express your message
- The landing page can tell a story, tell people who you are or what your business does. Now your first-time visitor know where he/she landed and what they're about to get from you
- You can use it also to link to your site and other online properties. Use it as an external navigation to your main site
- You can use it to integrate multimedia such as videos to better engage users
Be creative. We are not going to look at very complex design here but think that whatever you can do on HTML, you can do here.
But I'm Not A Designer… Or A Programmer
I think you should hire someone that can design and program a kick-ass landing page, one that's focused on Facebook Like Conversion (Did I just invent a term there?) and here is exactly what I think, this goes for your site and everything you do online too. The Internet and the available technology of today allows us to pretty much do things on our own, that doesn't mean we should. This is the most powerful marketing platform for small business and we should focus on design that converts, not just pretty looks.
But this post is about building a Facebook Landing Page on your own so, let's do this!
Build Your Own
This is where the real juice of the post is, let's do this as a step-by-step guide:
This can be as easy as displaying a simple image but we want to add some interactivity to the mix so we'll add some linkage to that image. Again, we are not going to get into any complicated coding here.
1. Get some inspiration
First thing you should do is get some inspiration for your design, there are some great examples out there. Look for people and businesses in your industry. I'm not going to post a bunch of images for good practices because this is not an inspiration post but here is a good example from Mari Smith. And who are we kidding, Mari is the queen of Facebook. I say she should sit next to Mark Zuckerberg at board meetings!
One thing you should know before crafting your masterpiece is that the dimensions you have to play with are 520 pixels wide and it can be as tall as you want (don't make it too tall).
2. Create your image
For this we'll need an image editor, I use Photoshop but you can even use a web-based application such as Picnik. It will be enough to work with some images and text.
Here is my image already design, optimized for web and saved on my computer. I'm keeping it simple, an image, some text and a couple of links I will need to give life to.
3. Upload to the internet
You can use services like Photobucket to host an image and get a unique URL for it but… call me old-fashioned but I rather host my images on my own server. No, I'm not going to ask you to get a FTP Client or anything like that.
This is as easy as uploading your image through your WordPress dashboard. Go to your Media Library > Add New
Now go to the Media Library, find the image you just uploaded (should be the first one on the list), click on edit and grab the "File URL". Believe me, it doesn't get any easier than this.
4. Create an Image Map
An "Image Map" is a simple image that contains more than one link in it, also known as "Hot Spots". There are a few ways you can do this, if you have some basic programming knowledge a text pad such as TextEdit will be enough for you, then you have software like Dreamweaver that allows you to do stuff without knowing code. But I promised to keep it simple so we want this done for us, don't we?
Good thing there are web-based tools for this, the one I like is Image-Maps. See how on the next image it gives you the option to work with an image on your computer or from a URL, since we are already hosting our image on our server and we also have the URL, go with the second option and click on the "Start Mapping Your Image" button.
This is what you'll get. Click to continue…
Using the rectangle tool, select the area where you want to insert the link and add the URL where you want it to point. Repeat this action with as many links you want on your image.
Once you are done adding your links to the image, click on "Get Code", you will get a few options. On the top navigation, select the CSS Code and copy it. We're taking this puppy out of here for one last step before we head to Facebook.
5. Clean your code
There are a couple of lines of code here that we need to delete. Paste your piece of code into any text editor to get rid of them. They look like this:
a.LINK0:hover {background:transparent; border:1px dashed black; color:black;}
This line of code will create a dotted black line around our links (not pretty). For each link on your image you will find a line like this, just remove it. Now we are ready to go to Facebook.
6. Install the FBML Facebook Application
We need to install the FBML Application that will allow us to insert that piece of code. This is easy stuff.
Let's go to your Facebook Page now. Click on the "Edit Page" right below your profile picture (you need to be logged in for this). This will take you to another page, on the left menu click on "Applications" and look for the FBML App to add it to your page.
7. Bring your code in
Now that we have installed the application, open it by clicking on "Go To Application" and you will get an empty vase that looks like this. Give your application a name, it would usually be something like "Welcome" (this is going to the tab at the top of your page) and paste your chunk of code. We're almost there!
8. Arrange your Tabs
Head back to your page and arrange your tabs so the new "Welcome" tab show on top. This is just drag-and-drop.
9. We have a Landing Page!
Pray a couple of minutes and hit on the tab to see if your landing page is there. Uff… Luckily mine is, look at that beauty!
10. Set as Default Landing Tab
Almost forgot. In order to show the landing page to visitors that have not yet "Liked" you, it needs to be set as the default landing tab so, go back to your admin and fix it under "Permissions".
Track The Results
I will be a good idea to see how your "Liking" performance has been to this point. I suggest you take a look at your Facebook Insights and remember the this date so you can measure the landing page impact. It is not guaranteed that you will immediately start getting loads of "Likes", remember that this is a testing game and your work might need some tweaking to perform better. Keep testing.
Final Word
Yes, I'm tired after 1,870 words and 16 screenshots… but before you (and me…) go, I wanna leave you with this thought, as I mentioned before, there are many things you can do with your Facebook page but the first step is to get that precious "Like". Once you got that taken care of, deliver tons of awesome value!
Let Me Hand It To You…
As usual, you're invited to share your thoughts, share your secret formula or simply ask questions. Seriously, use the comments to ask whatever you want.
I hope you liked this post. If you did, as a token of appreciation (to me…) consider visiting the SocialMouths Facebook Page, check out the landing page and… LIKE IT!
Credits: Thanks to the guinea pig on the images, my wife Andrea, that lets me run all kinds of experiments on her personal brand =)


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The 3 Hungry Men is the brainchild of three very hungry men. No, seriously! Almost 7 years into the food and travel reviewing industry and their joint venture has proved to be a huge success with their excellent & honest reviews and media coverage. The 3 Hungry Men now travel the world to follow thier passion. They also organise all kinds of food events with a part of the proceeds going to charity. They also conduct food meets, contests, competitive eating events and of course do what they do best: TRAVEL & EAT!


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This proceeding is available on CD-ROM
- Location:
- Arlington, Texas
- Coordinators:
- Greg Jones, WD5IVD
- Dave Wolf, WO5H
- Dave Wolf, WO5H
- Hosted by:
- Tucson Amateur Packet Radio
- Texas Packet Radio Society
- Texas Packet Radio Society
14th Digital Communications Conference
September 9th, 1995
- Availability of Seventy 9600 baud Packet Channels on Two Meters
by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
- Introduction: Unbelievable? Not Really! With the advent of the latest 9600 baud packet radio modems, there is an unexploited mechanism for opening up dozens of half duplex data channels without ANY impact on existing voice and data band plans. Read this proposal thoroughly before jumping to any conclusions.
- The WA4DSP 56 KILOBAUD RF Modem: A Major Redesign
by Dale Heatherington, WA4DSY
- Abstract: In 1987 I designed a 56 kilobaud RF modem which was sold in kit form by GRAPES, the Georgia Radio Amateur Packet Enthusiast Society. This paper describes how the WA4DSY 56 kilobaud RF modem was radically redesigned to lower cost, reduce size, and improved reliability, manufacturability and usability. The reader is referred to the ARRL publication Proceedings of the 6th Computer Network Conference, page 68 for details on the original design.
- Extended Sequence Number (modulo-128) option for AX.25
by Rob Janssen, PE1CHL
- Abstract: An extension to the AX.25 protocol is proposed, to enhance the efficiency of transmissions of large numbers of small packets on half-duplex interlinks. The sequence number space is increased from 8 to 128 to accommodate larger values of MAXFRAME, and procedures are described to enable monitoring of extended sequence number frames, and resequencing in case of frame loss.
- DSP-93 Update: The TAPR/AMSAT Joint DSP Project
by Greg Jones, WD5IVD, Bob Stricklin, N5BRG, Robert Diersing, N5AHD
- Abstract: This paper discusses the geniuses of the TAPR/AMSAT Joint DSP project. The end result was the TAPR/AMSAT DSP-93. As of July 1995, 300 units have been made available to amateurs for construction. Items to be covered include: a history of the project, history of the DSP-93, DSP-93 design, current software suite, code development, and comments on the successful use of Internet for project support.
- Introduction to Programming the TAPR/AMSAT DSP-93
by Ron Parsons, W5RKN, Don Haselwood, K4JPJ, Bob Stricklin, N5BRG
- Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview to assist potential programmers, new to the TAPR/AMSAT DSP-93 environment, insight into the tools and techniques available when developing for the DSP-93. The full developers/programming guide is available from TAPR.
- An Introduction to FlexNet
by Gunther Jost, DK7WJ, Donald Rotolo, N2IRZ
- Introduction: Features and operation of FlexNet packet networking software are discussed. Details of the software architecture, RMNC and MS-DOS hardware platforms, applications, user interface, adaptive parameters, and routing techniques are presented.
- Convolutional Decoders for Amateur Packet Radio
by Phil Karn, KA9Q
- Abstract: This paper describers two freely available convolutional decoders written in the C language. One implements the Fano algorithm for sequentially decoding three rate 1/2 K=32 codes while the other implements the Viterbi algorithm for maximum likelihood decoding of the rate 1/2 K-7 NASA standard code. Both support 8-bit soft-decision decoding with arbitrary metric tables and perform according to theory. Using GCC 2.6.3 under BSDI/OS 2.0 on an AMD 486DX4-100 CPU, the Fano decoder runs up to 375 kb/s while the Viterbi decoder runs at a constant speed of 75.1 kb/s. On a 90 MHz Intel Pentium, the speeds are 594kb/s (Fano) and 118 kb/s (Viterbi). This is fast enough to be useful in many amateur packet radio applications.
- Data Radio Standard Test Methods
by Burton Lang, VE2BMQ, Donald Rotolo, N2IRZ
- Abstract: The Data Radio Standard Test Methods document is introduced and explained. The document consists of a number of standardized test methods, written in a clear, step-by-step format. Each test method is designed to be easy to perform, including the proposed DRSTM database of measurement data.
- Modeling some Data Communications Functions using Microsoft Excel 5.0
by Thomas C. McDermott, N5EG
- Abstract: Recent enhancements to the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program, version 5.0, provide some interesting features that may be of interest to those designing or analyzing data modems. This paper looks at the following examples: 1) bit error rate of a modem vs Eb/No in additive white gaussian noise (AWGN), 2) phase-locked loop response vs. loop filter parameters, and 3) modem eye patterns vs. channel response, and shows how each can be modeled with Excel 5.0.
- Building a Packet Network
by Karl Medcalf, WK5M
- Abstract: Since the beginning of amateur packet radio, users have tried to push the limits. This has taken many forms: how far can I get, how much data can I pass, how fast can I go. In 1987, Software 2000, Inc. developed the NET/ROM code, which replaced the EPROM in TAPR clone TNCs, in an attempt to improve the packet situation. This code provided the first attempt to build a network using amateur packet radio. Much of the current network software throughout the world is based on this code, and new implementations continue to arrive on the scene. This paper will present various viewpoints on network construction, and does not intend to imply that any one concept is superior to any other. It is intended to provide node operators (current and future) with ideas for consideration to help improve the existing system.
- DAMA - Another Network Solution
by Karl Medcalf, WK5M
- Abstract: This paper will discuss some of the drawbacks to the most widely used networking system (NET/ROM and its derivatives), and one idea to help alleviate some of the problems. It will explain, in some detail, the DAMA (Demand Assigned Multiple Access) protocol as proposed and implemented in some areas of the world.
- The Tulsa National Weather Service TexNet Interface Project
by Bob Morgan, WB5AOH, Greg Jones, WD5IVD
- Abstract: This paper details information concerning the interface to the NWS system in Tulsa by the TexNet network and how it can be replicated by other networking systems at other NWS sites. Several functions are provided from the TULSWX node including: automated severe weather alert broadcasts, emergency service broadcasts, color weather radar images using the NexRad Doppler (the WSR-88D), and the dissemination of messages directly to various EOCs and spotting groups.
- An Update on TexNet and the Texas Packet Radio Society
by Bob Morgan, WB5AOH, Greg Jones, WD5IVD
- Abstract: This article shows the current status and updates the progress and accomplishments, since the last published article in 1990, of the Texas Packet Radio Society, TexNet network, and other projects. The topics for this update codes the growth of the organization, the expansion of the network, the reliability aspects of the network, the latest firmware, and continuing projects.
- DSP-93 Programming Hints
by Frank H. Perkins, Jr., WB5IPM
- Introduction: The TAPR/AMSAT DSP-93 is surprising user-friendly to program, considering it has a 40 MHz Harvard-architecture DSP processor under the hood. Applications can be successfully developed with only a PC and an oscilloscope. So far, more than a half dozen radio amateurs have developed and published applications for the DSP-93, including N5EG's windows-based oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer for the DSP-93, W3HCF's super-hot HF modem, a collection of satellite and terrestrial modems by this author, plus Mac versions of the spectrum analyzer and oscilloscope displays by W5RKN. In this paper, I offer you several hints on programming the DSP-93 that will hopefully get you around a couple of rough spots I have encountered. These hints are intended for someone with a working knowledge of assembly language programming, the 320C25 instruction set and the Programming Guide for the DSP-93.
- NETMGR: A Graphical Configuration for ROSE X.25 Packet Switch Networks
by William Slack, NX2P, Donald Rotolo, N2IRZ
- Abstract: NETMGR is a windows-based graphical configuration utility for ROSE X.25 Packet Switch networks. This paper describes the features and usage of the software in detail.
- Graphical Information Systems and Ham Radio (The future of APRS technologies)
by Keith Sproul, WU2Z
- Abstract: GIS is a major buzz-word in the scientific and computer graphics communities. GIS, or Graphical Information Systems (also sometimes called Geographical Information Systems) is the display of significant amounts of data on a graphical system, usually a map of some kind. This paper discusses various amateur GIS and the future of amateur GIS.
- AX.25 Transport Layer Drivers for TCP/IP
by Mark Sproul, KB2ICI, Tim Hayes, N2KBG
- Abstract: Current TCP/IP over packet radio is largely implemented with KA9Q's NOS and its many variations on PCs and NetMac on Macintoshes. NOS was written before good general purpose networking software was available and was written as an monolithic do-everything program. Today's multitasking operating systems have built-in networking support and there exists a large base of good server and client software for all platforms (Macs and Windows) that use this networking ability. Because of these things, a large, monolithic program is no longer needed and is actually a severe handicap. By implementing a transport layer AX.25 driver for use with system's native TCP/IP protocol stack, the existing programs that utilize TP/IP for Internet activities can be used for amateur packet radio activities. These include many excellent free and shareware programs for both Macs and Windows machines.
- The Puget Sound Amateur Radio TCP/IP Network
by Steve Stroh, N8GNJ
- Abstract: The Puget Sound Amateur Radio TCP/IP Network (also know as WETNET, the Washington Experimenter's Tcp/ip NETwork), centered in the Seattle, Washington metropolitan area, has built an extremely functional packet radio network based on TCP/IP networking and cellular RF techniques. The network encompasses more than eighteen separate Local Area Networks, an estimated 200 users, four 9600 baud bit regenerative repeaters, and a full time Internet gateway. This paper is intended to provide an overview of an operational Amateur Radio TCP/IP network.
- 6PACK - a 'real time' PC to TNC protocol
by Matthias Welwarsky, DG2FEF, Tom Sailer, HB9JNX
- Abstract: During the development of the PC/FlexNet software package, there was a strong desire to use the existing hardware, especially the very widespread TNC2, which populates almost every packet radio station nowadays. Sysops of the TheNetNode digipeaters also showed much interest, since many TNN nodes use TNC2 devices connected using a KISS token ring. 6PACK provides: data transparency, predictable capacity requirements on the ring, data and realtime information is distinguished, fast response to changing channel usage is provided, automatic ring setup replaces a channel number, and data is protected by a checksum.
- Skimming the Layers
by Ken Wickwire, KB1JY
- Abstract:
Many parents have recently announced the rebirth of HF radio through the midwifery of digital signal processing. Newer and older hams have discovered or rediscovered the ionosphere as the place where PacTOR, GTOR, CLOVER and APRS hang out. Other amateurs connected with commercial or government HF
are excited about the increasing use of automatic link establishment (ALE), and of data modems with serial- and multi-tone waveforms, forward and reverse (ARQ) error correction, and equalizers. Government HF standards committees are well into the development of sophisticated software for adaptive communications at the Data Link and Network layers of HF data-transmission systems.
The purpose of this paper is to describe what it means to "measure HF digital performance" on the air, and to give an overview of what's needed (and available) for making such measurements. It will turn out that in most cases the hardware needed to assess over-the-air performance comes with the system to be assessed: if you have the system (usually a computer, a radio modem and an HF transceiver with an antenna), you have all the hardware you need. A surprising amount of freeware or shareware is also available. This paper surveys of some of that software.
- Recommendation for Hierarchical Address Protocol
by Dave Wolf, WO5H, Roy Engehausen, AA4RE, Hank Oredson, WORIL, Greg Jones, WD5IVD
- Introduction: The TAPR BBS Special Interest Group recommends the adoption of the x.3.4 hierarchical address protocol. This paper outlines that recommendation. The full proposal is available via Internet.


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Stocks rise on Wall Street aided by earnings
Stocks opened higher on Wall Street, bolstered by strong earnings from some major U.S. corporations.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 77 points to 14,499 as of 10:26 a.m. ET. The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced nine points to 1,555. The Nasdaq composite gained 15 points to 3,237.
Nike shares hit an all-time high, rising more than 10 percent in early trading, after it surprised Wall Street late Thursday with a 55 percent spike in net income for the quarter. Tiffany rose $2.57 to $70.46 after its fourth-quarter earnings beat predictions thanks to strong customer demand in Asia for its pricey baubles.
Yet the S&P 500 appears to be headed for its second weekly decline of the year as a deadline looms for the Mediterranean nation of Cyprus to avoid an economic disaster.
Cypriot lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on a raft of new measures they hope will qualify the country for a 10-billion euro lifeline from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Without a bailout, Cyprus could be forced out of the EU monetary block.
The S&P 500 is down 0.7 percent for the week, paring its gain for the year to 8.7 percent. The Dow is down 0.3 percent on the week, trimming its advance for the year to 10.4 percent.
Stocks have had a strong start to the year with the housing sector in recovery mode and with companies bringing more workers on board. Healthy profits for companies and continuing stimulus from the Federal Reserve have also boosted stock prices.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose from 1.91 percent to 1.93 percent.
Among other stocks making big moves Friday:
- Micron Technology rose 93 cents to $10.01 despite reporting a loss in its fiscal second-quarter later Thursday. The chipmaker said that revenue grew 3 percent, to $2.08 billion, better than analysts had expected.
- Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc. climbed $1.97 to $6.83 Friday, after the drug developer reported strong data from a mid-stage study of a potential chronic rash treatment.


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Petition of the day
The petition of the day is:
Issue(s): Whether 8 U.S.C. §1324, which prohibits concealing or harboring unlawfully present aliens, encouraging or inducing them to come into or reside in the United States, or transporting them in furtherance of their unlawful presence, impliedly and facially preempts state laws, such as ALA. CODE §31-13-13, prohibiting a state's residents from: (a) concealing or harboring aliens who are present in the United States in violation of federal law; (b) encouraging or inducing aliens to enter into or reside in the state, when their entry or residence would violate federal law; or (c) transporting unlawfully present aliens within the state in furtherance of their unlawful presence.
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Too many options to fit here. His 4.40 40 + 39 vert at 6-2, 220+ = impressive. @davidrwarner Most likely to pick up Donte Moncrief?-- Mel Kiper Jr. (@MelKiperESPN) April 3, 2014
In his latest three-round "Grade A" draft, ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper slots former Ole Miss wide receiver Donte Moncrief to the Indianapolis Colts with a second-round pick (59th overall). A "Grade A" draft is less of a mock draft and more of a look at where players are valued and team needs. Instead of projecting picks, Kiper makes each pick based on who is gone and who is available.
"It's depressing that there's no first-rounder to be had in 2014 for the price of Trent Richardson, but in Moncrief I've added a potential weapon in the passing game and in Bradford I get a productive, high-energy talent at outside linebacker," Kiper wrote. "Moncrief has very good size at 6-2, 221 pounds, and offers plenty of explosiveness, too. He ran 4.40 at the combine and also jumped nearly 40 inches with his vertical. Given the recent injury history of Reggie Wayne and Hakeem Nicks, you really can't take the weapons for granted. Moncrief has a shot to be good."
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by Lou Mancinelli
"Eat Up: The Inside Scoop on Rooftop Agriculture" (New Society Publishers, 2013) is a new book from author and green roof designer Lauren Mandel, who was raised in Mt. Airy and now works at the green roof firm Roofmeadow, also in Mt. Airy, as Project Manager and Rooftop Agriculture Specialist.
The book explores the practices and practicality of rooftop gardening through case studies, interviews and other sources from three different perspectives: home rooftop gardening, commercial rooftop farming at places like restaurants, and lastly how it applies to those in the design industry like city planners and architects.
"People are starting to rethink our food system," said Mandel who started the book four years ago while studying for her master's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, which she earned in 2010. "Not just city planners but everyday people."
In the past few years the popularity of rooftop agriculture has risen so much that the first draft Mandel completed in 2009 evolved into a much more extensive work by its fifth and final draft.
A New York Times article she read while in school first piqued her interest in the subject. She started "thinking about whether or not it was actually viable." Since then rooftop gardens have grown from boutique appeal to generating widespread interest. In the book Mandel examines what cities in North America have a burgeoning rooftop agriculture scene or have the potential to develop one. Some historians believe that rooftop agriculture's history dates back to 600 BCE Iraq, where produce and even fish were grown on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon's terraced roofs.
In 2010, the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Brooklyn became the first community supported rooftop agriculture program in the country. This spring workers in Boston broke ground on construction of the Higher Ground Farm on the roof of the Boston Design Center. When completed, the 55,000 square foot space will be the second largest open-air roof farm in the world, second to the 2.5 acre organic farm Brooklyn Grange, which also opened in 2010.
Mandel identifies New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Portland (Oregon), San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver as cities poised to lead the way in the rooftop agriculture trend. They are cities with attributes favorable for rooftop farms and gardens like high building density, adequate building stock and strong civic groups.
It is expected that 70 percent of the world population will live in cities by 2050, according to the Population Reference Bureau. As more people live in cities, the need for fresh fruits and vegetables will increase. The rising costs of fuel will also be reflected in the cost of produce.
Will city residents prefer to buy vegetables grown on the roof of their local market or coop? Mandel says there's even sex appeal to rooftop farms. There is the chance to create a sustainable image.
Restaurants with rooftop agriculture will truly be able to boast about "hyperlocal, hyperfresh" food. Even some schools are considering raising their own rooftop vegetables. For example, Roofmeadow has partnered with the Lower Moyamensing Civic Association to develop a master greening plan to construct a 5.5-acre rooftop farm at the South Philadelphia High School. A campaign to raise $26,300 for the farm that would include educational programming and produce sales concludes June 9.
Mandel, 30, a 2005 Skidmore College environmental science graduate, attributes part of the growing popularity of rooftop agriculture to the social media campaigns launched by the farms' staff, which she said are often made up of late 20-something and early 30s entrepreneurs. Their efforts may usher rooftop gardening into the mainstream.
Philadelphia already has one of the most progressive stormwater management codes in the country. Green roofs are now required by code in large scale projects. Might rooftop farms be part of that code in the future?
Because the idea is relatively new, Mandel said it's difficult to estimate costs. The cheapest system is about $10 per square foot for a soil-based system planted in rows, known as a row farm. Cost depends on design. Would the farming be done in containers or raised beds? On the other end, a high quality rooftop hydroponic greenhouse could cost up to $70 a square foot. Also, a roof might be required to be strengthened before it is ready for urban farming.
Mandel, a 2001 Germantown Academy graduate, is launching her book through a series of roof-to-table exhibitions in nine cities throughout North America. She celebrated her local release April 25 at Good Karma Cafe in Center City. The exhibition will remain there (at 928 Pine St.) until June 30 when Mandel travels with it to Chicago.
"Rooftop agriculture is hot right now," said Mandel. "Green roofs are important for aesthetics, but rooftop agriculture is also important for human health."
"Eat Up" is available online at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. For more information about Mandel and rooftop agriculture, visit her blog at eatupag.wordpress.com.


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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2006 News Releases > February 2006 > Wayland Homecoming Shaping Up to be an Event to Remember
Wayland Homecoming Shaping Up to be an Event to Remember
PLAINVIEW – With a Mardi Gras theme and new dates, Wayland Baptist University is hoping Homecoming 2006 will be a grand party and a welcome change. With many of the favorite events and several new offerings, the schedule has plenty for alums and friends to enjoy and time to share old memories.
Homecoming is planned for Feb. 23-26, a change from the usual November event of past years. Since the weekend fell on the same time as the traditional annual New Orleans celebration, Director of Alumni Services Joe Provence said the Mardi Gras theme was a natural fit.
"Probably the biggest thing that we're doing differently this year, due to the date change, is the double class reunions to get caught up," said Provence. "Everyone has been excited about getting to see the people that graduated either before or after them."
The event begins Thursday, Feb. 23 with an early bird reception at the home of president Dr. Paul Armes and dinners for the Golden Anniversary Classes of 1955 and 1956. Other classes being honored during the weekend include 1945, 1946 and 1947; 1955 and 1956; 1965 and 1966; 1975 and 1976; 1985 and 1986; and 1995 and 1996.
On Friday, the traditional homecoming chapel will be held at 11 a.m., with Distinguished Alumni Awards to be presented to Drs. Jimmie and Patsy Lake Pyland Monhollon, Joe Lombard, Dr. Lon Chaffin, Allen Carson, Dr. Wallace Davis, Delbert McDougal and the Honorable Kent Hance.
The inaugural luncheon for the Legacy League, open to any alumni who have celebrated their 50th anniversary from WBU, follows chapel. The afternoon lineup includes an open house and campus tours, a reception in the music department for Dr. Chaffin and a Pioneer baseball game at Wilder Field against Bellevue University.
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., activities for children ages 4-12 will be offered. Children of alums will participate in a Kids Karnivale and do games, crafts, movies and dinner while interacting with Wayland students. The activities for children are all free.
The annual homecoming banquet will begin at 6 p.m. in McClung Center, featuring music by Wayland's jazz band. The music department will present an extravaganza production at 7:30 p.m. in Harral Auditorium, with various vocal and instrumental groups performing.
The evening will wrap up with the Parade of Pioneer Pride and a pep rally on the lawn outside Harral Auditorium.
On Saturday, events begin around 9 a.m. with continued registration in McClung Center, an open house in the University Store, and the annual reunion and mini-concert for the International Choir, held in Miller Recital Hall. Honor class reunions begin at 9:30 a.m. in various locations, along with reunions for former cheerleaders and Kappa Upsilon Chi members.
The Athletic Hall of Honor induction will take place at 10 a.m., with honorees including Cecil Davis, Carmen Wynn Parks and Danny Andrews. Free children's activities will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., featuring a WBU spirit and sports theme and including lunch.
The traditional noon luncheon will feature scholarship dedications and the announcement of the coming home queen nominees. Immediately afterward, WBU basketball teams will have a doubleheader at 2 p.m. against The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. During halftime, the homecoming queen will be crowned and Wayland's band and cheerleaders will perform.
Wayland theatre will present their homecoming play A View From Here at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, with tickets priced at $8 for adults, $4 for alums and students. Pioneer Baseball alums will play a special game at 4 p.m. as well. The evening will also feature a cheerleader rah-union and dinner and more meetings of the honor classes.
Homecoming wraps up Sunday morning with a Wayland Family Worship Service in Harral Auditorium at 9 a.m.
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"Every income group would see taxes rise by more than 3.5 percent of pretax income. Upper income taxpayers would experience the largest tax increases, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of income. The top quintile would see its tax burden rise by slightly over $14,000 per tax return, almost 6 percent of pretax income. Taxpayers in the top 1 percent of the distribution would experience an average tax increase of over $120,000, slightly over 7 percent of their pretax income."
The Dividend Cliff Assuming Jurassic Cliff becomes reality - and the odds are good - long-term capital gains will jump from 15% to 20% for all tax brackets.
But wait there's more: Dividends (NYSEARCA:SDY) from stocks will be hit even harder. Instead of owing just 15% as they do today, investors who receive dividends will be taxed at according to their ordinary income tax rates. Table 1 shows the damage. For example, individuals in the 25% bracket will get snagged for 31% versus 15% tax on dividends in 2013. Although certain tax brackets will completely disappear next year, what doesn't go away are higher tax rates across the board on all remaining brackets.
Did I forget to mention that people earning $200,000 or more, and couples earning $250,000 or more, will also be hit with an additional 3.8% Medicate surtax on their investment income along with dividends? And if they make $1 million or more and they're unfortunate enough to live in a Neanderthal place like California, they'll get taken for another 13.3% in state taxes. A Simple Case StudyWhat kind of impact would that have on dividend investors? Let's look at the numbers.
Table 2 illustrates an investor in the 35% tax bracket with $100,000 invested in a group of dividend stocks yielding 4%. Our investor pays just $600 annually in taxes on those dividends in 2012, whereas they would pay $1,736 - or almost triple under new tax laws affecting dividends in 2013. Our illustration also includes the 3.8% surtax which begins next year on high-income investors.
The after-tax flogging is tremendous. Instead of yielding 3.4% after taxes, our investor reaps just 2.2%.
Debunking a Big MythThe negative impact of higher dividend taxes are not overblown, as some have ridiculously suggested. I've even heard some experts ignorantly argue that tax increases on dividends won't affect investors that own dividend paying stocks inside tax-deferred retirement accounts like IRAs and 401(k) plans. This is a cute theory that's simply not true.
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Are the Raiders thinking of utilizing some 3-4 defense this year, an alignment they haven't utlized as a base defense since returning to Oakland in 1995?
Considering the way they've loaded up defensive linemen _ re-signing Richard Seymour and John Henderson to team with Tommy Kelly, along with the development of Lemarr Houston, Matt Shaughnessy and Desmond Bryant _ it seems unlikely.
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"Using all forms of defense, these powerful, determined, intimidating football teams contributed to the Decades of Dominance, during which the Raiders have won an AFL Championship, four American Football Conference Championships, three World Championships of Professional Football, participated in five Super Bowls, played in 14 Championship Games, won or tied for 17 Division Championships, had 21 playoff seasons, finished 34 seasons at .500 or better and played in 40 postseason games."
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In a 6-1 ruling Monday, the California Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence for a man convicted of fatally shooting a liquor store clerk during a robbery in Long Beach, rejecting allegations of racial bias in the jury selection process.
The dissenting justice, Goodwin Liu, wrote that there were indications of "discriminatory intent" during the jury impaneling process.
Jurors convicted Calvin Dion Chism of first-degree murder and attempted robbery in the June 12, 1997, shooting of Richard Moon, a clerk at Eddie's Liquor, and found that he had personally used a firearm.
During the trial's penalty phase, the panel deadlocked 10-2 in favor of recommending a death sentence for the defendant. A second panel did recommend that the Chism be executed for the murder.
Co-defendants Marcus Johnson and Samuel Taylor were also convicted of first-degree murder in Moon's killing and were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Defense attorneys appealed, alleging that the jury selection process during the penalty phase was racially biased.
Monday's majority opinion, written by Justice Ming Chin, supported the trial court's judgment that the prosecution's decisions were "genuine and race neutral."
Liu, however, agreed with the accusations of bias, noting that Chism is black, Moon was white and that the two jurors on the first panel who voted against a death sentence are black women.
"In selecting the second penalty-phase jury, the prosecutor exercised peremptory strikes against the first two black jurors available for challenge," Liu wrote. "Today's opinion marks the second time in 12 months that this court has rejected a claim of improper discrimination in jury selection despite indications that the strike of a black female juror was substantially motivated by discriminatory intent."
During trial, the prosecutor cited the prospective juror's lack of experience working as a supervisor or handling stressful situations as a reason she would be unfit to serve. Liu countered that the woman had a long career as a circuit designer with Pacific Bell and had a history of jury service.
"(The woman's) work experience does not appear meaningfully different … from the work experience of three seated white jurors, including an administrative assistant who said, 'I have no decision-making in what I do," Liu noted.
No black women were selected to serve on the second jury.
Defense attorneys also objected to much of the victim impact testimony, calling it "unduly prejudicial" and saying it "rendered the trial fundamentally unfair."
Seventeen photographs of the victim were displayed during the penalty phase of Chism's trial, including one with Moon in a "Christ(-like) pose" with his arms outstretched. Moon's son-in-law, a Los Angeles Police Department officer, was among those who offered emotional testimony, telling jurors that he was so distraught when he learned of the shooting that a supervisor had to drive him home.
But the high court's opinion cited People v. Pollock (2004) in ruling that victim impact evidence is admissible "provided the evidence is not so inflammatory as to elicit from the jury an irrational or emotional response untethered to the facts of the case."
The testimony admitted by those who knew Moon was "limited to explain the nature of their relationship with the victim, the immediate effects of the murder, and the residual and continuing impact of the murder on their lives" and photos, including one with the victim in a "Christ(-like) pose" with his arms outstretched, were used to show that Moon "celebrated and enjoyed life to the fullest," according to the court's opinion.
The opinion noted that the defense was allowed to present character evidence of its own.
Defense attorneys said that Chism's mother and father were 13 and 15 years old when he was born. His mother, a drug abuser, lost custody when Chism was 7 years old, and he was sent to live with his father's mother. When Chism was 10, his father was killed and the boy was called on to identify the body.
His lawyers pointed to that time as the beginning of behavioral problems. Yet clergymen and others testified to Chism's good character, saying he "sang in the choir, preached, acted as a peer counselor and inspired others," according to the court's opinion.
Testifying on his own behalf, Chism denied responsibility for Moon's murder.
"A lot of the crimes and stuff, I'm pretty much guilty of …, a murderer, I'm not. I value the human life too much for me to kill a man over a dollar," Chism said.
According to a brief filed by the California Attorney General's Office, Chism killed Moon less than three months after being released from a juvenile detention for assault with a deadly weapon and attempted robbery.
The killing occurred less than a month after he robbed a Compton market with the same Glock handgun he used to kill Moon.
Justice Joyce Kennard affirmed the conviction against Chism and the death penalty, but wrote a dissenting opinion related to the imposition of the Three Strikes Law to double Chism's sentence for the earlier robbery.


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Lakshman Achuthan of ECRI told Bloomberg Radio this morning the US is "tipping into a new recession."
He told Tom Keene that a recession is the "overwhelming message coming out of our forward-looking indicators."
And more ominously: "It is not reversible."
"There is virtually nothing that can be done to avert what is going to happen," he said.
Achuthan cites "dozens of leading indexes for the U.S." and "contagion in what is going on among those leading indicators. It's wildfire, it's recessionary, it is not reversible."
He says that he cannot be sure when the recession will begin — or even if it has begun already — arguing, "this is not a double-dip" because the U.S. very clearly came out of the last recession. The best-case scenario is for a short recession, lasting about 6 months. However, he noted that he's seen no indicators pointing to a turnaround yet.
What's more, he told Keene that this quick succession of recessions "is very consistent with shifting into an era of more frequent recessions."
As for the severity of this oncoming downturn, Achuthan says we just cannot know yet how bad things are going to get. "Whatever the shocks are that you're worrying about today, this morning, if they don't happen you're still going to have a recession, and if they do happen it's going to get a lot worse."
He added that he "wouldn't be surprised" if unemployment rose to double digits, and said that exports — which had held up the economy earlier in the year — were about to go down the tube.
A recession, in Achuthan's terms, happens when "sales disappoint, so production falls, so employment falls, so incomes fall, and then sales fall again." He clarified, "When I call a recession...that means that process is starting to feed on itself, which means that you can yell and scream and you can write a big check, but it's not going to stop."
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