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Our Herbal Hot/Cold Therapy Sleep Mask with an adjustable strap, can reduce puffiness, relaxes tired eyes, lead to sweet dreams -- the perfect treat after long days, long nights or whenever you need to de-stress or re energize. It can help relief eye fatigue, reduce the appearance of dark circles, puffiness, and wrinkles (laugh lines), and rejuvenate your eyes, mind and soul. Our Sleep Mask contain Flaxseed as the temperature conductor and what herb(s) or unscented you choose. I have designed this sleep mask to have 3 chambers. If you are a side sleeper the chambers help to prevent the flax and herb(s) from all shifting to one side. One size fits all with this adjustable strap. Make sure not to wear strap tight. Remove when you just want to use as an Eye Pillow. All mask are handmade; pattern layout may vary from pillow to pillow.
Child approx. size: 8in Long, 3in Eye Width, 2-1/4in Nose Width
Customize your Sleep Mask to suit your needs! You decide what herb(s) or unscented you want in them from the below list. Combined or just choose one. After your purchase just let me know in the message to seller what you prefer. Please make sure the child doesn't have allergies to the herb(s) you pick. Adult supervision suggested. This is not a toy.
Rosemary has a mesmerizing aroma and hence rosemary essential oil is an excellent inhalant. When inhaled brings mental energy and also clears the respiratory tract.
The scent of rosemary gives relief from throat congestion. The oil is used in treating respiratory allergies, cold, sore throat and flu.
Lavender has a calming scent which makes it an excellent tonic for the nerves. Therefore, it helps in treating migraines, headaches, anxiety, depression, nervous tension and emotional stress. The refreshing aroma removes nervous exhaustion and restlessness and increases mental activity. Lavender induces sleep and hence it is often recommended for insomnia.
Chamomile possesses tranquilizing properties. The sweet fragrance not only refreshes the mood, but also makes one calm and tranquil. It is very effective for treating too much anxiety and edginess. Since chamomile also possesses pain killing properties, it is widely used to heal headaches. Chamomile is also effective in boosting the mental, emotional and physical health of an individual.
Peppermint contains menthol that helps in clearing the respiratory tract. It is an effective expectorant and therefore provides instantaneous, though temporary, relief in numerous respiratory problems including nasal congestion, sinusitis, asthma, bronchitis, cold and cough. Peppermint is able to provide relief from stress, depression and mental exhaustion due to its refreshing nature. It is also effective against anxiety and restlessness.
Rose boosts self esteem, confidence, hope and mental strength and efficiently fights depression. This can be very helpful to drive away depression from those who are suffering from depression due to any reason. Rose also relieves anxiety and it boosts up libido and invokes romantic feelings.
Eucalyptus is effective for treating a number of respiratory problems including cold, cough, running nose, sore throat, asthma, nasal congestion, bronchitis and sinusitis. Eucalyptus is stimulating, removes exhaustion and mental sluggishness and rejuvenates the spirits of the sick. It is also effective in treating stress.
Microwave it for Heat Therapy
Very Important Remove the adjustable strap!
Warm in microwave for 15 second increments as needed (check temperature to ensure that warmth is ideal before use.) Do not overheat - will case burns (for external use only) also may cause blurry vision after use if it is to hot. Enjoy the penetrating moist heat and relaxing aromatherapy for 30 to 45 minutes.
Freeze it for Cold Therapy
Place the mask in a sealable plastic bag in the freezer for 2 hours. It remains therapeutically cold for 20 - 25 minutes, and will remain pliable so it contours easily to you.
Flax seeds are great for retaining heat or cold. Flax-filled heated pillows provide a gentle, moist heat, which promotes healing, while their therapeutic weight is gentle and conforms to the body. Flax seeds are flower seeds rather than grain (such as rice). They contain 30-40% oil, which remains inside the seed to be warmed again and again. Most grain products loose their ability to retain heat as the water cooks out of them over time. Rice can actually "cook" and crack the more you heat it, same with beans; hence the smell. When heated, flax seed pillows retain half their heat after an hour. Under the covers, the pillow will still be warm hours later. Flax seed pillows may also be chilled for a calming and soothing cold pack. Use to cool a sunburn, fever, hot flashes or inflammation, or place on the neck or wrists to cool down on a hot day.
For people with allergies, flax seed is a great substitute for other materials often found in pillows. Some side effects may occur for people with allergies (herbs). If allergic reaction occurs, discontinue use immediately. When using on a child adult supervision is advised. For external use only.
Care and Storage: Place mask(s) in plastic bag and store in freezer thus increasing life of herbs.
Customer Feedback:
I LOVE my sleep mask! Comfortable, pretty and so soothing with the herbs. Use it every night for sleep, but also use it for hot/cold therapy. How did I live without this?!? Thanks so much! A++++ -Knox, IN
Hands down the BEST eye mask--Love it! Just order 2 more for gifts -OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL
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Midnight Traffic
Yosemite Valley traffic by the light of the full moon.
Star Trails over Yosemite Valley at New Moon
This was taken during the new moon and the Perseid Meteor showers from an area that overlooks Yosemite Valley.
Lower Yosemite Falls & Star Trails
Star trails over Lower Yosemite falls, by the light of the full moon
Upper Yosemite Falls Full Moon 2am
Upper Yosemite Falls as seen from Cook Meadow at approximately 2am during the June Supermoon 2014.
Dancing Stars, Dancing Water
Upper & Lower Yosemite Falls and Star trails approximately 2-3am, May 2015 during the full moon.
Rise of the Super Moon - Yosemite Valley
Taken during the rise of the June 2014 Supermoon. The moon lit up the entire Yosemite Valley!
Perseid Meteor Shower Yosemite Valley
This was taken during the 2013 Perseid Meteor shower. This is a combination of all photographs in which I was able to see a meteor. It was an amazing night, one I'll not quickly forget. It was simply incredible to have this iconic location to ourselves for 5 hours during the peak of the Perseid meteor showers.
Upper Yosemite Falls Full Moon
I loved the peacefulness of the little private beach I shot this photo from around 1am during the June 2014 super moon. I would have loved to curl up here all night and watch the world go by, but there were so many other shooting locations calling my name!
Valley View Full Moon - Yosemite National Park
Another view from a favorite shooting location. It seems every time I come to the park, I revisit this location and see something slightly different but equally wonderful each time. This is another from the June 2014 super moon.
Tunnel View
Fortunately, I had enough time to get out of the way of the driver coming towards me. Taken at the "Tunnel View" overlook.
Tunnel View by Full Moon
This was taken around midnight during a full moon in 2014. The camera picks up so much information it looks like it was daytime. Stay tuned for (hopefully) another photo from this location coming to the website sometime in the summer of 2015. I hope to shoot from this location during a full moon and clear skies. I tried in May but it was totally cloudy.
Half Dome by light of Full Moon
Stars, Half Dome, the Merced River, a clear night... what more could one ask for?
Gaylor Lakes
A portrait of Brent (my husband and photography partner) admiring the spread of the Milky Way over Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite National Park. I will never forget this night for 2 reasons. 1) I saw the most massive shooting star I've ever seen (of course my camera was facing the wrong direction at the time), 2) the epic hike out in the dark. No overnight camping is permitted in this area and, while the hike out was not quite e-ticket material, it did make for some interesting stories.
Trek to Gaylor Lake
Here's the intrepid adventurer (aka Brent) in action. We have played around with creating "planets" from some of our photos. I figured taking multiple shots of him hiking up and down the trail to Gaylor Lakes might make an interesting "planet", and, if not, at least it might make an interesting 360* panorama. I think it worked in both cases. See next photo for Brent's planet. Shortly before I made this photo we met up with Kristen who writes an awesome travel adventure blog. Check out her website at: http://bearfoottheory.com. You never know who you'll meet on the trail!
Brent's Planet
Poor guy, I always seem to have him going in circles. At least this time it was fun!
Coming Storm Tuolumne Meadows
I was lucky to get this photo. I did not realize that Tioga Pass was going to be closed at the entrance to Yosemite National Park until a Caltrans worker stopped me and told me that the park was closing at 8pm due to a coming storm. I set a land-speed record in driving my MINI Cooper up Tioga Pass and made it with 10 minutes to spare (now mind you, by normal calculations I should have arrived after 8pm). I was the last car through the park that night. I simply could not resist stopping at this pond in Tuolumne meadows as the sunset was hitting it's peak. I got out, made my way to the little pond, got the shot and was back in my car within 2 minutes. Brent will tell you that this is a record for me!
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"And when they ask us what we're doing, you can say, We're remembering...." (Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451)
Friday, February 13, 2009
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PGP: After The Edge of Night, you played Elena on Another World, a very different character from Nicole. What are some of your favorite memories of your Bay City days?
MM: Another World was indeed another world for me. It was the first hour show I had done, thus the shooting schedule was more complex and the days could be twice as long. One of my favorite memories, however, despite the painfully early calls, was of the sun rising over Manhattan as we drove across the Brooklyn Bridge into work. (Ed. Note: AW was filmed at the same Brooklyn studio where ATWT currently tapes.)
Elena de Poulignac was quite different from Nicole. The character was brought back to the show to deal with the trials and tribulations of her very naughty, conniving daughter, Cecile. The storylines were extremely convoluted and the character objectives not always clearly defined, but I do have great memories of working with so many fine actors and directors. What I remember most fondly was a lovely surprise found on my dressing room table my first day of work. It was a beautiful, long-stemmed red rose with a note of love and best wishes from my 'late husband' and co-worker, Donald May, who was working in the studio next door on Texas (playing Grant).
PGP: Kate on Search for Tomorrow was yet another type of character. Is this a conscious choice you make in your career, always moving on to a role that is very different from your previous one?
MM: I must say, playing Kate on Search for Tomorrow was one of the best times I ever had. I mean, how lucky could a gal get with David Forsyth, Matthew Ashford, Jeff Meek and Pat Tovatt as my leading men?! When originally asked if I was interested in auditioning for the role, I said 'no.' I then met with the producer who seemed very enthusiastic about my coming in to read. I still didn't feel quite right about playing the mother to three sons who weren't all that much younger than me. I figured I'd do the audition scene anyway, which turned out to be great fun. The storyline was so lovely and I accepted the part when it was offered. I suppose it was appealing because of the Irish connection in the very romantic storyline, and as I had been doing a lot of theater work since I left Another World there was something very compelling about being back in daytime and in the studio where Edge had been shot. It was rather like coming home. A delicious experience, but much too short lived.
Please visit the PGP Classic Soaps Blog next week for Part #3 of our exclusive interview with Maeve McGuire!
3 comments:
- Patrick said...
Great interview.
Doesn't GL need a new Meta Bauer?
- Gwen said...
I love Maeve McGuire. I remember feeling sad every time she left Edge of Night. I was happy to see her appear on other shows after but Edge was never the same once she left. Is she still acting? I'd love to see her again, and hope she remains in the best of health.
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Charting a course to 2040 - Kick Off Meeting
A formal kick-off meeting of the 2040 South Carolina Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan was held July 31, 2012 at the Colonial Center in Columbia.
Hosted by South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), the kick off meeting was attended by 138 stakeholders from around South Carolina. Secretary St. Onge from SCDOT was joined by Secretary Hitt from SC Department of Commerce, Mr. Jack Ellenberg from SC State Ports Authority and Mr. Bob Lee from Federal Highway Administration and each one provided welcoming remarks and challenged everyone to become involved in the planning process that will help guide multimodal transportation decisions over the next 25 years.
During the kickoff meeting, stakeholders participated in three interactive breakout sessions that focused on freight (rail, ports, airports, highways, and intermodal facilities), interstate and state strategic corridors (highways), and non-highway modes (public transportation, and bicycle and pedestrian systems).
Kick Off Meeting Presentation:
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Kick Off Meeting Press Release:
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"This will be a new and integrated plan for transportation in South Carolina with an emphasis on commerce and safety. The plan will help us manage the transportation system we have and help us decide how to spend scarce resources to improve the system."
Secretary Bobby Hitt - South Carolina Department of Commerce
"Ship sizes are increasing, and increasing exports are helping to create a balance with imports at the port. While these trends are good for South Carolina, they put pressure on the transportation infrastructure, and this study will help us address that pressure."
Jack Ellenberg - Vice President, South Carolina State Ports Authority
"This is the first time I have seen this level of cooperation at the state agency level. FHWA looks forward to working with you in this partnership to document the performance of the transportation system, to focus on freight efficiency, and to take advantage of the funding flexibility contained in recent federal programs."
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Coffee lovers don't just have to worry about the type of beans and method of making coffee - researchers have discovered that water can spoil your cup, too. But what does your choice of coffee order say about your personality?
You hate coffee but feel the pressure to prove your adulthood and so, as a compromise, you sweeten the hit with a dose of chocolate. Slightly insecure but desperate not to let anyone know, you're also likely to order steak tartare only to push the raw mush around your plate, and to grimace your way through a handful of olives.
You've just had a delicious and/or expensive meal and want to pretend you're a sophisticated Italian. Wash away the gluttony with a shot of coffee, the more bitter the better.
Double espresso
You're on the run, a folder of papers under one arm and no time to put them into your bag, let alone wade through the water, milk and cream that clog up other beverages. One a day is habit, two is a manageable addiction and three cups means the double espresso has become a full-blown enabler. You're emotionally fragile after too long telling yourself you don't need sleep and while the double espresso will get you through the day, the week will end in a frenzy of shaking paranoia.
The espresso relationship - your perfect partner, or time to take a break?
Triple espresso
Your clothes stink of smoke, you can still taste the jägerbombs at the back of your throat and you bitterly regret the so-called mate who told you that hungover Fridays are the norm. Cling to your triple espresso as you bid a tearful farewell to pain-free all-nighters.
Espresso served in a large cup with a cup of hot water on the side
If you want a job done properly, you have to do it yourself. Too many times you've ordered a restaurant Americano only to be given filter coffee, instant coffee, too weak or too strong. Your fussy order may look ridiculous - but at least there will be no surprises. You're also a fan of Post-It notes, colour-co-ordination and telling other people how to live their lives. After all, you know best.
Flat white
Just keep on following the herd and pray you're never given a taste test between a flat white and a latte. You work in a creative industry you wish was slightly more creative, hang out at Dalston street food fairs and are trying to pretend you never actually thought beards were cool.
But are they the right beans?
Skinny latte
There are two types of skinny latte drinkers: the leaders and the followers. The leaders have sunglasses permanently propped on their head, don't own a pair of flats and are saving up for the latest Victoria Beckham bag. The followers have simply heard this order - from colleagues, friends, mothers, aunts - so many times that they assume it's ubiquitous. They don't know about Americanos, they think skinny latte is the norm.
Soy latte
You're either lactose intolerant and simmering at the eye rolls or are two weeks into a diet that won't last the month.
Almond milk latte
You carry an avocado in your handbag, eat six types of seeds a day and haven't touched carbs for years. Soy has some frankly dangerous chemicals and worrying environmental effects, so almond milk it is. Hobbies include 10 hours of exercise a week.
Do you care about the foam art, or does your love for coffee run deeper?
White Americano
You miss the simple days. You don't quite get iPads and can't tell the difference between normcore and unfashionable. As you say the words, "white Americano", you can't help but think "white coffee".
Just coffee
Cynicism has given way to anger. If you're asked what type of coffee, you'll repeat "just coffee, thanks" with rising blood pressure and firmly gritted teeth. If they don't understand what "just coffee" is then you're done. You're just done. You're moving to France or Australia – anywhere that's halfway normal, for chrissakes.
Cortado (espresso cut with small amount of warm milk)
You couldn't care less about the drink, but love the look of confusion on the barista's face. You've heard the words cut-throat, narcissist and power-hungry a few times, but you're too focused on the chief executive's seat to care.
Caramel frappuccino with whipped cream
Today can't get any worse, you told yourself this morning. Then it got worse. Forget the caffeine, you need a massive sugar hit and your entire daily calorie allowance in one cup is the perfect antidote.
Not real coffee... but it tastes so good
Hand ground, craft-roasted coffee beans, made with an aeropress
You wouldn't be seen dead with last generation's iPhone, you write a blog about whiskey and you can name the designer of a suit without looking at the label.
Civet coffee (the most expensive coffee in the world, made of coffee beans that have been partly digested and expelled by Indonesian civet cats)
You're either Hollywood royalty or an oligarch with ties to a problematic government. Either way, your cup of coffee was made by a servant.


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Key international factors for the course of gold prices
It has been an eventful month for the most sought-after precious metal. The anticipated – with worries of investors – meeting of the Federal Reserve in which it was expected a possible increase in rates in June, left gold price in its lowest in four months – 1,141 dollars on March 17.
After the weekend, the gold prices dropped to some degree - holding in a range between1,179 and 1,187 dollars - due to the investors' reaction after the report of the Federal Reserve. This report undervalued the prospects for growth and inflation, and denied an increase in interest rates. That also caused a drop in dollar – which price is known to be directly related to the price of gold – that showed a weakness with an index of 2.53% in the last week.
What does this drop mean? Good news for gold price. After the decrease in dollar's index, all investors turned to gold to guarantee a sure investment in their portfolios. Last Friday, gold price was fixed at nearly 1,185 dollars.
Regarding gold futures, the Comex division of the New York Merchantile Exchange, the forecast for April is 1,181 dollars per ounce troy, and probably they will find support at 1,145 dollars, and resistance at 1,200 dollars.
This time one more issue arised. Not just dollar, but also euro affect the future of the price of gold and right now is Greece's situation in the euro zone the one that attracts all eyes. This week, Greece and Germany main representatives will meet and decide the future of the debt that affects many other countries in Europe.
More and more people do not just include gold in their portfolio, but also buyphysical gold investment bars with the most advantageous conditions. Where and how? The Emgoldex online store has been offering this product for over 5 years, offering the possibility to clients to create their own gold reserve to ensure their future!
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|A half and half mixture of half scalded milk and half of a Louisiana chicory blend coffee.
New Orleans Style Café au LaitReally, this is another one of those non-recipe recipes, but I'm posting my beignet recipe and I have to explain the process of New Orleans style café au lait to go along with that or what kind of southerner would I be?!
Essentially café au lait is just half scalded milk with cream and half coffee and it's nice if you can froth up the milk with a milk frother or a rotary beater just a bit but it's not necessary. What is necessary, however, is that the milk be heated just to the point of almost boiling and that the coffee be a Louisiana chicory blend. Café du Monde coffee stand, located in the Old Jackson Square area of the French Market has their own brand of chicory coffee, and actually has a coffee club you can participate in to receive regular shipments. There are other chicory coffees available of course - Community New Orleans blend is the brand I use most, but French Market brand is also good.
Recipe: New Orleans Style Café au Lait©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 15 min | Yield: About 6 servings
- 3 cups of prepared Louisiana style coffee with chicory
- 3 cups of scalded whole milk
- 1/2 cup of heavy cream
- Sugar or other sweetener, as desired
Prepare the coffee according to the coffeemaker and desired strength. Heat the milk in a heavy saucepan, over medium high, just until bubbles begin to form around the edges of the saucepan and milk just begins to steam up. Remove from heat and add the heavy cream to the scalded milk. Add desired sweetener to your coffee mugs and pour the mugs half full with the steamed milk. Use a milk frother if you have one, or just stir vigorously to mix in the sweetener and create a slight froth. Top the mugs with the hot coffee and enjoy with some hot beignets.
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What's got 6 shades ranging from matte black to shimmering browns to ethereal metallics, comes in a signature soft-touch black compact and lets you create several different looks? The new NARS Cosmetics Modern Love palette.
This palette will be available exclusively to Nordstrom starting in May and costs $50. The Modern Love palette features their top ranking shadows and each shade was chosen for it's ability to complement the others. Shades include:
- Alhambra – (top left) metallic rose mist
- Jezebel – (top middle) shimmering sable
- India Song – (top right) shimmering walnut
- Tokyo – (bottom left) soft silver-white
- Habanera – (bottom middle) sparkling charcoal-plum
- Pandora – (bottom right) matte black
So what do you say? Yay or nay? If you've never owned a NARS palette, maybe you should consider this one your starter palette. 🙂 Let us know what you think in the comments.


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Sorry to be so morose on a Friday but hey, so is life.
I was thinking it would be interesting to hear what everyone's thoughts were on what your plans are for your physical body after you die. As atheists do you think we should even care? Will you leave it up to your family? For those in the community who are um....numerically advanced, have you already planned for this in your will? Does it matter?
I'm only 40 but I've already made plans for my body to go as a cadaver for science be it med school or research. After they're done with me, I could care less. Maybe I should have my body put in the ground so I can be returned to the earth ala Neil Degrasse Tyson. In one of my favorite all times quotes from him he said:
I would request that my body, in death, be buried, not cremated, so that the energy content contained within it gets returned to the earth, so that the flora and fauna can dine upon it, just as I've dined on flora and fauna throughout my life
What are you going to do and how does an atheist affect your decision?
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I too will be a science cadavar. I am a criminologist with a minor focus in forensic anthropology. I am always thankful for those who donated their bodies for my benefit. To paraphrase Dr. William Maples... It is the responsibility of those who have benefitted from biological and osteological models to propegate the next generation of students.
Anyone interested in being cryogenically frozen? Or is that considered pseudoscience?
I am absolutely going to donate my body to science. I need my last effort in life to fund and help something I love so much. Though I've done a lot of 'substances' so maybe science wouldn't want my body at all haha.
If that's the case I want to be buried without a casket so, like Neil DeGrasse Tyson, I can be returned to the Earth.
I want to give my body to science. I don't think a lot of African Americans do this so I feel like I'll be helping out even more :)
I have often considered donating my body to science, but, knowing how my life usually runs, I'd probably end up donating it to science fiction.
Seriously, though, I have signed off on the whole organ donor thing. If, by the time I shuffle off this mortal coil I've haven't ruined my vital organs, the medical authorities are clear to make use of whatever still works, and dispose of the rest according to local laws and customs. Face it, I won't be needing any of it.
I will have my organs donated to save lives, and the rest given to science or education. If anything remains, it is to be cremated and then composted. Finally, I want this compost to be distributed in places where my loved ones may visit me and enjoy nature (or "God's creation" if that's how they feel) as I did while I was alive.
In the event of me going Comatose, with no chance of me coming out of it, I've made it clear that I do not want to be kept on Life Support. I don't want to burden my family with that. I've basically got it down that they should harvest whatever they want and burn the rest, then mix me into compost and plant a tree with said compost, since I'm pretty sure it's illegal for a corpse to buried without a coffin, and I have no desire for my corps to sit locked up in a grave for all eternity. Do something useful with it.


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The Grove Scenic Reserve
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The Grove scenic reserve is a wee quiet space of green nikau palms and limestone gullies, hidden away above the farmland at Clifton in Golden Bay.
To find it leave Takaka on Abel Tasman Drive. Just before the small beach settlement of Pohara turn right onto Clifton Rd and meander towards the foothills.
From the car park the track wanders gently through the trees, following the natural cracks, ravines and outcrops created by the water- worn character of the limestone. Watch out for the friendly piwakawaka (fantails) who like to flutter around visitors, and listen out for the tui and bellbirds high up in the canopy. If you are lucky you might spot a kereru (native wood pigeon), who especially like to feed on nikau berries.
Along the track you can see the roots of Northern Rata trees, which curl down and over the rocks like rough octopus tentacles. These trees have an incredible display of flowers in the height of summer-they look like brilliant red foam.
From the car park it takes around 20 minutes to walk to the lookout. From here you can see out over the farmland and across the Motupipi estuary to get a bird's eye view of Golden Bay. Don't forget your camera!
The Grove is an awesome place for kids because the tracks and rocks are perfect to run around on and the lookout has a sturdy wooden railing. There are plenty of trees to climb around the car park, making it a lovely place to spread out a picnic lunch and listen to the birds.


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Kelly and I went out to see what was growing around the neighborhood. The weather was unseasonably warm, 85 degrees, for April. I think she's ready for her summer trim!
Kelly's tongue got a workout!
This tree is such a pretty pink.
I love the symbolism of a bold dandelion growing in the pavement cracks.
Paws for Reflection: Nature's beauty can be found in the city. Sometimes we just have to hunt a little harder.


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Each summer, when blueberries are in season, I wash and freeze a large baggie-full for use later in the year. Then, when I need a change from the usual winter produce, I head to the freezer for some berries. Last month, I used some of my stash to make blueberry chia muffins. This weekend, I went back to the freezer, and used some more berries to make blueberry ginger jam.
I'd never made jam before, but the recipe was simple: combine blueberries, grated ginger, port, sugar, and lemon zest in a saucepan; bring to a boil; and then simmer over medium-low heat for 30 minutes. That's it.
The original recipe called for four cups of blueberries. That would have finished off my stash, and so I made 1/4 batch. I omitted the port (although I think it would have been good) because I didn't have any on hand. Also, I used pineapple juice in place of the sugar. Towards the end of the cooking process, I deglazed the saucepan with a couple of tablespoons of hot water, so as not to miss out on any blueberry-ginger goodness.
Recipe here.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Blueberry Ginger Jam
Labels: dining in, gluten-free, vegan
5 comments:
- Kitchen M said...
Blueberry and giner sound like a great combination. I'll have to give it a try. :)
- December 15, 2009 at 10:42 AM
- Vegan Epicurean said...
The jam sounds wonderful! I love blueberries and ginger.
- December 15, 2009 at 11:08 AM
- Dine With Donna said...
I almost licked my computer screen the blueberry Jam looks so scrumptious! I love blueberry anything! I am so glad they are filled with antioxidants and so beneficial!
- December 16, 2009 at 7:03 PM
- MaryMoh said...
I've not heard of ginger and bluberry combination but it looks delicious. I would love it with pancakes...mmmm
- December 16, 2009 at 10:51 PM
- Simply Life said...
WOW, I'm so impressed! way to go with the jam - it looks great!
- December 17, 2009 at 5:17 AM
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The Single Market Act
Europe must act to create more prosperity and jobs. And it must do this urgently in the wake of the financial crisis. That is why the European Commission adopted the Single Market Act, a series of measures to boost the European economy and create jobs.
Since 1992, the Single Market has brought tremendous benefits and created new opportunities. But free movement of goods, services, capital and people does not always happen smoothly. There is no truly integrated European market in some fields. Pieces of legislation are missing. And administrative obstacles and lacking enforcement leave the full potential of the Single Market unexploited.
Confidence in the Single Market also needs a strong boost to help stimulate economic growth. Europe needs to act with more force and conviction to show that the Single Market brings social progress and can be beneficial for consumers, workers and small enterprises.
The Single Market Act presented by the Commission in April 2011 set out twelve levers to boost growth and strengthen confidence. In October 2012 the Commission proposed a second set of actions (Single Market Act II) to further develop the Single Market and exploit its untapped potential as an engine for growth.
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@KrowdonYes yes YES I love RedWall! I also discovered it in 4th grade, but it was the end of the year so I was only able to read three. In 5th grade though ohoh that's when it started. I began to read through the whole series, when I finished all the ones at school my great librarian got me more from the town library. She was my favorite librarian :^)I agree with the vivid descriptions it was absolutely majestic, and the feasts they had ah. I always loved how the characters seemed to have accents specially the hares, and their continuous use of the word perilious. The different books had their own elements.... but they all seemed to come together in the end. I loved the characters remarkable, honest, courageous, unforgettable. Even now as a teenager I long to read this amazing book series again. I'm planning on buying the whole series one day as a thing to reread again, and again....Thank you for reminding me about this great book series again, and all the remarkable memories I had with it.
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VANCOUVER - Several post-secondary institutions around Metro Vancouver are facing picket lines today as unionized staff seek new contracts.
Simon Fraser University's Teaching Support Staff Union is beginning a week of job action that it says will include teach-ins, protests and pickets, although classes are expected to continue.
Union members say they have been negotiating for more than two years but SFU is the only remaining university in the province that has not reached a deal with its campus workers.
Meanwhile, day-long walkouts will shut down all campuses of the B.C. Institute of Technology and Vancouver Community College.
BCIT's Faculty and Staff Union says its 1,400 members have not had a wage increase in four years, while CUPE support staff at VCC are holding out for a four per cent hike in a two year contract.
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Afghan Local Police – New Portfolio at www.johnwendle.com
I've posted a new portfolio of photos I took over a month spent embedded with US and Afghan troops in Arghandab in 2011. You can see the photos here: Afghan Local Police.
The story focuses on the Afghan Local Police. When General David Patraeus assumed command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2010, one of his priorities was to launch a new country-wide program called the Afghan Local Police.
Overseen by American Special Operations Forces, the A.L.P. recruits, trains, arms, and pays Afghan men in rural communities to defend their home villages against insurgents. While the military claims the A.L.P. has had great success in clearing areas of Taliban, many experts and human-rights advocates have accused the program of empowering criminals and warlords who grossly abuse their authority.
The allegations of abuse have included charges of theft, kidnapping, rape, and murder. Many Afghans are alarmed by what the program might become once American oversight diminishes; they see it as a potentially regressive step toward the 1990s, when armed gangs ruled the country with impunity — a period still referred to by some Afghans as "the time of the men with guns."
The whole website is available at www.johnwendle.com.
Afghanistan warrants no attention: NYT
Interesting, in a story entitled "An Array of Relationships for Obama to Strengthen and Redefine" and speaking of "cliffs" in foreign policy – and not a single mention of Afghanistan, Karzai or any of it… Only China, Iran, Russia and the Middle East warrant concern and attention "for a leader seeking a statesman's legacy." NYT story here: An Array of Relationships for Obama to Strengthen and Redefine
Will Afghanistan's Artillery Corps learn to shoot before the US withdrawal?
As the US and NATO begin to pull out of Afghanistan, much attention has been given to whether the Afghan military will be ready for the fight they may have on their hands. But few have looked in detail at the different parts that make up the Afghan National Army. This story tries to outline the specific problems facing Afghanistan's artillery corps – an essential combat element in the mountainous country. Part of the story is below:
At Forward Operating Base Shank, with Wimberly, the challenge appears in starker relief. Standing behind a D-30 painted a light yellow, a crew of six loudly counts off in Pashto, only to have artilleryman number five shout "seven!" They start over and get it right, then lustily shout, "Enemy! Death! Enemy! Death! Enemy! Death!" Then organized chaos breaks out as they swarm their gun, trying to ready it for action in a minute and 10 seconds. They uncover the recoil system, unclip clips and crank cranks so fast their arms become blurs. Then one soldier cannot unclip a clip, and he just stands there. The commander comes over and shouts, and he hops to it again.
At the same time, across a gravel lot, Afghan officers who learned that morning how to use sight to calculate bearings and arcs for indirect fire — hitting a target they cannot see — teach junior officers and noncommissioned officers how to use it. One officer sat writing a cheat sheet on his palm. A majority of Afghans, though, cannot read, let alone decipher a map or do the trigonometry necessary for the exercise. Though not nonexistent, the technical exactitude, education and discipline needed for accurate artillery are all elements lacking in Afghanistan.
"Some of them, if you give them a map, they couldn't point out where their house was. But if you showed them a terrain map, they would start to be able to use the terrain to show you where they live," says Wimberly. "Depending on what level they're at, they should be able to read and write. It takes them a long time to calculate. That's the longest part." But in artillery, delays can translate into infantry being overrun and killed.
Aside from the massive difficulty of teaching people complex mathematics in a foreign language through interpreters, there are other complications. U.S. trainers have had to teach Afghan officers that they need to have up-to-date maps and intelligence, so they do not shell civilian areas or compatriots they cannot see on the opposite slope of a mountain by mistake.
You can read the full story and see my photograph from the ANA training at Bombs Away: Will Afghanistan's Artillerymen Learn How to Shoot Right? (As always, I did not write the headline.)
Razistan.org live
Razistan is now live and can be seen at http://razistan.org/. The site is dedicated to telling the untold stories of the war and the people of Afghanistan through in-depth photo stories documented by award winning international and Afghan photographers. You can take a look at the work by following the link.
Afghanistan's Insider War Against the U.S.
My latest story and photo are up on TIME:
John Wendle / Combat Outpost Garda, Wardak Province
Saturday marked the 2,000th U.S. military death in the war in Afghanistan. And it is the way in which the American soldier was reportedly killed – by a presumptive Afghan ally – that makes it significant. These so-called green-on-blue attacks are rarely spectacular – often carried out suddenly, by rifle. Even so, these insider attacks are proving to be the perfect weapon against coalition forces since they accomplish many of the insurgents' goals with little planning, effort or cost.
Increasingly, coalition troops feel they cannot trust the Afghan soldiers and police with whom they live and serve. The killings drive a wedge of mistrust deeper between foreign and Afghan forces and they also cause the American public to question why Washington is helping the Afghan government and military at all. And these doubts and questions are critical because, in order for the U.S. to declare any kind of victory after the 2014 withdrawal, it has to train and mentor a viable Afghan security force that will respect human rights and prevent a much-feared civil war or Taliban takeover.
The mistrust and tension was visible during a recent trip to Combat Outpost Garda, in northern Wardak Province. As a U.S. patrol wound its way back over barren, brown hills and through the sunny orchards of apples that make this valley famous among Afghans, word passed back through the soldiers that an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol would be heading out as they headed in. One soldier joked that he hoped the Afghans would not shoot the patrol as they came in.Some laughed. Soon after, an American lieutenant's voice crackled through the leaves of the trees from the communications devices carried by all troops, telling the patrol to keep a sharp eye as they returned. Not such a joke, after all.
Read the whole story at Afghanistan's Insider War Against the U.S.: A Matter of No Trust
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Afghan soldiers pay the price
Afghan soldiers pay the price as US forces told not to interact with them
The decision to order US forces to not conduct patrols and to not interact with Afghan forces is adding one more strain to a relationship that has become more and more fraught as the US begins to "pull the rug out from under the Afghan forces feet" in the words of one US commander, to help them stand on their own, as they seek to prepare the Afghan Army and Police for the day when they will not be able to turn to the US and Nato for assistance in 2014.
This story sparked a furor in the UK and had Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond brought to speak before parliament (so I'm told).
You can read the full story here – http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/afghan-soldiers-pay-the-price-as-us-forces-told-not-to-interact-with-them-8143134.html
To read more, follow on Twitter @johnwendle.
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Afghans Without Americans: A Preview of Soldiering When the U.S. Withdraws
After protests swept through Muslim countries last week and Afghan security forces killed a number of Coalition troops in insider attacks, U.S. commanders in Afghanistan decided that halting foot patrols would decrease the risk of angering locals. At the same time, limiting interaction between the U.S. platoons and their Afghan counterparts would minimize the risk of further green on blue killings. But while the measures were temporary, they gave Afghan soldiers a glimpse of what it will be like after the U.S. leaves – and the local troops, at least in Garda, did not like the view.
My latest story and photo up on TIME at Afghans Without Americans: A Preview of Soldiering When the U.S. Withdraws.
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The Pyramid of Open Water Swimming Success
Competitive open water swimmers should learn how to deal with each possible scenario that can present itself during an open water race.
John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach, was a great educator who created one of the most profound definitions of success: the Pyramid of Success.
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success includes 15 blocks, from industriousness to enthusiasm.
Based on Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success, the Pyramid of Open Water Success describes the optimal training regimen for a successful open water swimmer, whether the athlete is aiming to do a ½-mile lake swim for the first time, cross the English Channel or win the Olympic Marathon Swim 10km.
Base Training, Speed Training and Distance Tolerance
The cornerstones of the Pyramid of Open Water Success comprises of Base Training, Speed Training and Distance Tolerance. These training fundamentals, referred to as the base, are well-known and understood by pool coaches and are rooted in the distance pool training methodologies used since the early 1970s.
Race Specific Training, Skill Training and Open Water Acclimatization
At the mid-level of the Pyramid of Open Water Success, the key components of success are Race Specific Training, Skill Training and Open Water Acclimatization. These three training fundamentals are less well-known and only occasionally emphasized by coaches or athletes in their daily training regimens.
Tactical Education
At the apex of the Pyramid is Tactical Education. This is the knowledge and understanding of what to do in a dynamic environment where one's competitors and the water conditions are variable. Athletes need to plan for, anticipate, adapt and respond to the ever-changing environment during competition. This education, which is vital to success, can only come from real-world experiences, observation and study.
The seven essentials include the following:
1. Base Training: Getting in shape during pre- and mid-season by swimming hundreds of miles through daily and repeated aerobic training sets (e.g., 6,000 – 10,000 meter workouts). This is a basic component of competitive pool training programs.
2. Speed Training: Improving one's speed by focusing on up tempo swims including anaerobic training sets. This is another basic component of competitive pool training programs.
3. Distance Tolerance: Developing one's ability to swim the specific distance of one's chosen open water distance (e.g., 1500 meters, 10K or 20 miles). This is another basic component of distance freestyle training groups of competitive pool training programs.
4. Race Specific Training: Simulating open water race conditions in the pool or acclimating the swimmer to such conditions during open water training sessions. This includes pace-line sets, leap-frog sets and deck-ups. Pace-line sets are where groups of swimmers closely draft off of one another in the pool, changing pace and leaders throughout the set (e.g., 3 x 1000 with a change of leader every 100). Leap-frog sets are another example where the last swimmer sprints to the front of the group every 100 meters. Deck-up sets (10 x 100 @ 1:30) are where swimmers must immediately pull themselves out of the water and dive back into the pool after every 100. This simulates on-the-beach finishes when an athlete is swimming horizontally for a length of time and then must suddenly go vertical to run up to the open water finish. Deck-ups also assist the swimmer's preparation to make quick tactical moves during a race or in response to unexpected tactical moves by one's competitors because there are often heart rate spikes during a race.
5. Skill Training: Teaching the fine points of open water racing techniques requires feedings, sightings, starts, turns, positioning and navigation practices during pool practices or, ideally, in the open water. For feeding, swimmers can place gel packs in their swim suits to practice fluid in-take during main sets. For navigation and sightings, swimmers can do 6 x 400, but they must lift up their heads twice every fourth lap to sight balloons on the pool deck, moved around by the coach. For turns, swimmers can touch the wall, without doing a flip turn or pushing off the wall, during the last 2 laps of 5 x 200. For drafting, three swimmers can swim together with one swimmer slightly behind drafting for a set of 9 x 300 with a draft every third lap and descending by groups of three. To replicate start and finish conditions, swimmers sprint short distances (25's or 50's) with three swimmers per lane starting at the same time.
6. Open Water Acclimatization: Especially for newcomers to the sport, acclimatization is required to get swimmers familiar with the open water environment. This includes getting used to cold water, warm water and rough water. This also includes understanding – and experiencing – jellyfish, marine life, wind chop, boat fumes, oil slicks, kelp, fog and rain as well as swimming through waves and currents before one's race. It also includes "aggressive swimming" sets when a group of swimmers in a tight pack practices buoy turns and finish sprints where the swimmers purposefully knock off the goggles or swim cap of one chosen swimmer. These types of experiences are parts of open water races at one point or another. To be successful, these experiences must be encountered and mastered during training.
7. Tactical Education: Most importantly, swimmers must study and understand the dynamics of open water racing and know why and how packs get formed and why they take on certain shapes. Swimmers and coaches must understand, for example, why and how packs get strung out, where swimmers should tactically place themselves in the pack at different points during the race and the importance of hydration and feeding station techniques. These tactics should be reviewed while observing successful open water swimmers through film so questions can be asked and different scenarios can be studied. An example of who best to study is Olympic 10K champion Larisa Ilchenko, who is not the fastest 800-meter swimmer in open water competitions, but who rarely lost a major competition.
Base Training, Speed Training and Distance Tolerance are taught by experienced swimming coach worldwide.
But different types of skills and sets are needed for success in open water competitions, whether it is a local lake swim or the Olympic marathon swim.
Race Specific Training, Skill Training and Open Water Acclimatization are three additional types of training required to properly prepare for open water racing which is becoming increasingly competitive.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points, J. R. Smith and Raymond Felton each added 21, and the New York Knicks held off the Orlando Magic 99-89 Tuesday night.
The Knicks remained the NBA's only unbeaten team and gave them their first 5-0 start since opening the 1993-94 season with seven wins.
J.J. Redick led Orlando with 18 points, with Arron Afflalo scored 13 for a Magic team that was stunted by 20 turnovers that led to 24 New York points.
The Magic dropped their fifth consecutive game and continue to struggle without starters Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Ramon Sessions scored 21 points and Charlotte beat winless Washington to get back-to-back victories for the first time since last December.
Rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist chipped in with 15 points and eight rebounds before leaving in the fourth quarter to ice down a sore back. Kemba Walker battled inconsistent shooting but finished with 17 points for the Bobcats (3-3).
It marked the first time the Bobcats have won two straight since taking the final game of the 2010-11 season and the first of last season.
Trevor Ariza scored 19 points for the Wizards, who fell to 0-6.
The Bobcats (3-3) limited the Wizards to 29.8 percent shooting and outscored them 46-24 in the paint.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 15 points and Jose Calderon had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Toronto.
DeRozan and Calderon each had 10 points in the first half for the Raptors, who had a franchise-low five points in the fourth quarter. Toronto led 69-58 heading into the fourth and hit only one field goal the rest of the way, also a franchise low record.
George Hill scored 18 points and Paul George had 12 points and nine rebounds to lead the Pacers, who have lost four of the last five.
Indiana went on a 9-0 run in the fourth and pulled to 74-72 with 1:02 left in the game. Neither team scored again.
NEW YORK (AP) - Deron Williams had 26 points and 10 assists, Joe Johnson scored 25 points, and Brooklyn beat road-weary Cleveland for its third straight victory.
Brook Lopez added 23 points for the Nets, who opened a 20-point lead at home for the third straight game, but this time barely let up and beat the Cavaliers for the sixth time in eight meetings after losing nine in a row, mostly during the LeBron James era.
Anderson Varejao scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who were wrapping up a six-game, coast-to-coast trip and played much of the game with the urgency of a team that wanted to be home.
They haven't played there since Nov. 2, their second game of the season, and dropped the final four games of the trip to finish 1-5.


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Kicking off a first day of edits to comprehensive immigration reform legislation, lawmakers on a key Senate panel grappled Thursday over efforts to secure the nation's borders and prevent a new wave of illegal entrants.
As expected, Democrats on the 18-member Senate Judiciary Committee were joined by two Republican members of the bipartisan Gang of Eight in opposing the most stringent border security amendments offered by opponents of the bill, ranging from a massive influx of boots on the ground at the nation's southern border to delays to the program that would make undocumented immigrants eligible for a probationary legal status.
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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (C) confers with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (R) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) during the Senate Judiciary Committee's markup for the immigration reform bill on Capitol Hill May 9, 2013 in Washington, DC.
But the panel also adopted a total of 21 amendments, including eight proposed by Republicans. Those included measures to beef up oversight of the legislation's implementation, offer greater flexibility to the Department of Homeland Security to allocate funds for technology and infrastructure, and include private landowners in a task force consulting on border security. The panel also accepted an amendment by ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley that would widen the areas subject to border security strategies beyond the most high-risk sectors.
In the seventh hour of negotiations otherwise largely devoid of fireworks, frustrated foes of the legislation lamented the defeat of seven GOP amendments throughout the day.
"The Gang stuck together – as we'd been told they would – on anything that significantly impacted their legislation that they drafted with their friends," said leading opponent Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama.
"The committee has consistently rejected any attempts to put real teeth in this bill to secure the border," alleged Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. "And if it doesn't have real border security, in my opinion, this bill will not pass."
Throughout the day, bipartisan drafters of the legislation emphasized their belief that the original legislation has tough border security measures and noted that they are open to improvements.
Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin, a member of the Gang of Eight, said opponents were wrong to accuse the committee of "stiff-arming" suggestions from GOP members.
"We've accepted eight Republican amendments," he said. "We're open to good ideas from both sides."
A frustrated Sen. Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the bipartisan drafting group, suggested that Cruz and other foes of the bill decry the "false issue" of inadequate border security while working to cut the legislation's centerpiece provision to offer a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
The dispute spotlighted tensions in the committee as proponents of reform reject amendments intended to upset the legislation's delicate compromises without appearing close-minded to legitimate efforts to improve the bill.
Republican Gang of Eight members Sens. Jeff Flake and Lindsey Graham were joined by Orrin Hatch in voting down a Cruz-sponsored measure that would have tripled the amount of agents on patrol and quadrupled resources like drones and helicopters at the border.
Politico Playbook: "Tea party heavyweights Marco Rubio and Jim DeMint are on opposite sides of the immigration debate – and they're duking it out for the support of the movement," write Politico's Anna Palmer and Tarini Parti. John Harris joins Morning Joe to discuss.
Opponents of that amendment said it would be both prohibitively expensive and unnecessarily at a time when the number of border patrol agents is at an all-time high; it failed five votes to thirteen.
The panel also rejected a Grassley amendment that would have delayed the process of making undocumented immigrants eligible to apply for provisionary legal status until the Department of Homeland Security demonstrated "effective control" of the southern border for six months.
Gang of Eight members argued that waiting to make undocumented immigrants come forward would ultimately delay the implementation of other components of reform – like a workplace-verification system – and would therefore hurt the bill's larger goal of preventing more illegal immigration.
"I think it would be the wrong approach to delay bringing people out of the shadows," said Flake.
By the same margin, the committee voted down a measure proposed by Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah that would have required fast-track congressional approval of the Department of Homeland Security's border security plan before undocumented immigrants could apply for Registered Provisional Immigrant status.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who does not serve on the Judiciary panel but is a crucial Republican supporter of the bill, said in a statement that he is "encouraged" by the process so far.
"There's still a long way to go, but I am encouraged that we are witnessing a transparent and deliberate process to accept input to improve this legislation," he said.
The panel's markup process will continue next Tuesday.
Related stories:
- Immigration reform's enemies, allies prep for battle
- Conservative group pegs cost of 'path to citizenship' at $6.3T
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Child, Victim, Soldier: The Loss of Innocence in Uganda
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Sunday Obote was only seven when he was kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group in northern Uganda. His life abruptly changed from peaceful village life, where he fished and hunted with his friends, to the savagery of the LRA. Sunday was turned into a child soldier trained to kill on demand, even killing other children.
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A controversial bill requiring electricians working in Dutchess County, N.Y., to hold a county-issued license recently passed the county legislature. The law, now in its fourth incarnation, was approved by a 17 to 8 vote, enough votes to override a possible veto by County Executive William Steinhaus, who has been an outspoken opponent of the legislation. Steinhaus must hold a public hearing before acting on the measure. If it is ultimately approved, proponents say that due to the need to create a licensing board and begin offering the licensing test, it will likely take two years before the law can be enforced.
Opponents of the legislation say the law is designed to give electrical contractors a monopoly in the business. Supporters argue the law would hold electricians accountable for their work and protect consumers from shoddy electrical work.
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The Embassy of Costa Rica to the United States of America and the Worldwatch Institute will co-host the U.S. East Coast launch and discussion of the report The Way Forward for Renewable Energy in Central America.
Thursday, October 24, 4:00–5:00 p.m., followed by a reception,
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The report, produced jointly by Worldwatch and the INCAE Business School's Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS), and generously supported by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Energy and Environment Partnership in Central America (EEP), focuses on the status of renewable energy technologies in Central America and analyzes the conditions for their advancement in the future. It identifies important knowledge and information gaps and evaluates key finance and policy barriers, making suggestions for how to overcome both.
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H.E. Muni Figueres Boggs, Ambassador, Embassy of Costa Rica
Alexander Ochs, Director of Climate and Energy, Worldwatch Institute
Christiaan Gischler, Senior Energy Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
Mark Lambrides, Energy and Climate Change Division Chief, Organization of American States
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Tuesday, January 29
Good morning, TexMessagers! Does the gerrymandering by Texas Republicans bother you?
Lloyd Doggett's oddly shaped congressional district made a cameo appearance in a New York Times article on gerrymandering.
Sam Wang, who has made accurate election predictions at the Princeton Election Consortium, wrote: "Democrats received 1.4 million more votes for the House of Representatives, yet Republicans won control of the House by a 234 to 201 margin."
Every ten years, the US census tallies the US population, and states are either awarded new seats due to increased population, or have them stripped due to population loss (or slow growth). Wang notes in the article that the Republican Party used this to their advantage. The party won state legislatures in 2010, then had the opportunity to draw the census-based districts to their advantage for the 2012 election.
Advantages are derived through two strategies: "Packing" — where as many voters for one party are corralled into the fewest districts, diluting their power elsewhere, and "cracking" — where voters for one party are split into separate districts.
Texas was awarded four new congressional districts due to the 2010 census, and voters had their first chance to elect them last November. However, Texas Republicans did not succeed in taking advantage of redistricting the way their counterparts did in Michigan, Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Democrats won three of the four new districts, and defeated one incumbent in another.
The "new district" numbers are a bit misleading in Texas. Republicans turned Democrat Lloyd Doggett's old 25th District into a GOP bastion (now held by Republican Roger Williams) and made what was a heavily Democratic 27th District into a solidly Republican district for GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi.
Though gerrymandering is nothing new, Wang said that computers helped fine tune the Republican legislatures' art.
"They have essentially disenfranchised nearly 2 million voters," Wang said in a phone interview.
In the Texas November election–excluding third-party votes–40 percent of votes for House candidates went to Democrats, yet they now hold 33 percent of Texas' House seats–12 out of 36. A discrepancy, but not the substantial gulf seen in the five states Wang noted. For example, in Michigan, Democrats won 53 percent of the vote, yet hold 36 percent of the seats–5 out of 14.
Doggett's new and heavily Latino 35th district is a prime example of "packing." Republicans packed as many Democrats as they could into the new district, making neighboring districts more Republican.
Doggett coasted to a 64 percent to 32 percent victory over Republican Susan Narvaiz in November.
The snake-like district extends from South Austin deep into San Antonio via Interstate 35. At some points along that stretch, it is only a few miles wide.
Wang noted that this is only the second time since World War II where a party won more votes for House candidates yet held fewer seats. The first time was in 1996, where Democrats also won more votes, yet failed to win the House majority.
Headlines from TxPotomac's top articles:
★Commentary: Rick Perry's phony 'ad buy' is a weak attempt to hype California-Texas rivalry
★ Ron Paul on Chris Kyle: 'He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword'
★ Ted Cruz: The 'biggest loser' on Capitol Hill — and he couldn't be happier
★ Analysis: Immigration creates schism between congressional Republicans and national GOP strategists
★ The Week Ahead: Can anybody make our economy grow?
★ Who is Ted Cruz? Some pundits say 'conservative champion,' others say Texas 'clown'
Reader Comment of the Day
In response to our post, Analysis: Immigration creates schism between congressional Republicans and national GOP strategists, ZombieAynRand wrote in the comments forum:
"If you really want to take a stand on illegal immigration then boycott any business that uses illegal labor *and* tell them why you're doing it. Check out the kitchen staff at restaurants. Ask the housekeeping lady for her papers. Collect the I-9 forms from all your landscaping crew. Get bonding & insurance information from your home builder and subcontractors.
Don't be part of the wink-and-nod culture of letting illegal immigration slide when it is convenient to do so."
★ Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "The 100 percent Temporary Disability Rating: An Examination of its Effective Use" at 2pm.
★ House Veterans' Affairs – Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing on Legionnaire's disease in Pittsburgh at 10am.
★ News conference on Immigrant Workers Abuse at the National Press Club at 9 am.
★ House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on Immigration Issues with testimony from San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro at 1015 am.
★ House Majority Leader Eric Cantor speaks at the American Enterprise Institute on the conservative agenda in Congress at 1245pm.
★ Members of Congress hold a press conference on anti gun trafficking legislation at 2pm.
★ Economic indicators: American Petroleum Institute will release weekly data at 430pm.
Tomorrow and beyond:
★ Feb. 6 House Committee on Science holds a hearing on American Competitiveness: The role of research and development.
★Feb. 6 Former president of Mexico, Ernesto Zedillo speaks on the future of US-Mexico relations.
★ Feb. 7 Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing on "No Child Left Behind" and state flexibility waivers.
★ Feb. 7 Senate Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on the nomination of John Brennan as CIA Director.
★ Feb. 12 Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights has a hearing on proposals to reduce gun violence
★ Feb. 12 President Obama's State of the Union Address
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With the exception of students who meet the criteria for an exemption from common placement testing and developmental education instruction, the State Board of Education (SBOE) requires entry-level testing for degree seeking students and students who have not met college level competency either through the completion of developmental education requirements in the Florida College System or have not been awarded credit for college level coursework in the area of deficiency. Students whose native language is not English may be required to take another test to measure their English proficiency before entry-level testing is permitted. The SBOE also requires institutions offering Postsecondary Career and Technical Education and Adult Education programs to test students pursuing these programs. Miami Dade College (MDC) may accept official test scores from approved academic institutions and approved regional workforce boards. Parameters for accepting these scores will be established between coordinating agencies.
The Placement Criteria Manual is divided into five sections and eight appendices:
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