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Marc O Riain-Architecture Factory Cork Institute of Technology
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Interview with Marc O Riain : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Marc O Riain : I believe in designing from the user out and in truly bringing originality and excitement to designs. In college I was taught to design from first principals. So I really try to reinvent the wheel every time. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Marc O Riain : Collaboration and fostering community. I really believe in the power of peer learning in the studio environment. Also we have a very small budget and we had to deliver an intervention that was affordable. So we didn't build walls, for the most part, we avoided subdividing servicing which kept the sam prices low. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Marc O Riain : Enjoy it, share it with the Cork Design community, it will provide a public outreach with exhibition space, training and meeting space. For the students it is a home they never had, people respect it. I think will will age well. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Marc O Riain : In reality the 'design conceptualisation' developed over 1 year through a lot of user input. In reality delivering the design took a further 2 years, and I fought tooth and nail to keep the concept together. This design had few believers before it was realised, so its a surprise to see it realised. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Marc O Riain : This design is was originated from me but many others help deliver the concept. It was however an inspiration that illustrated the possibility of the unwanted space. As a former industrial space, it needed to be remembered, the building speaks to you. The green colour reminds us of the outside and its strong vibrancy brings a power of invigoration to those who inhabit the space. The containers remind us of the use and location of Cork as a port city. It creates a sense of memory, a sense of here-here. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Marc O Riain : The design is a collaboration of the design team. Its a once off, but it is inspiring others to adapt disused industrial spaces which is a great testament to its success and impact. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Marc O Riain : I have a belief that we must reuse our industrial heritage and reinvest our carbon rather than creating edifices to our egos. Architecture must change. Building Adaption is the future. This project is a looking glass......come through. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Marc O Riain : Certainly there has been a lot of container projects, however it was the Renault Distribution Centre by Foster in Swindon which was an initial inspiration. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Marc O Riain : The students of the Department of Architecture. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Marc O Riain : The way it works.The acoustic design is quite complex. There are 240 people in this space and it actually functions quite well. Most container projects are not large scale occupations and this was achieved for a small budget. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Marc O Riain : The Architecture Factory. We are the department of Architecture and we are located in a former factory. We produce ideas not products. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Marc O Riain : Sketching and Sketch-up, AutoCAD .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Marc O Riain : You might think its the containers, but really the way the space works and allows for peer learning. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Marc O Riain : Neil Tobin and Kieran Condon from RKD Architects, Paul McGrath from ARUPs. Katherine Keane from the Department of Architecture, Conor O Neill from the Buildings and Estates office. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Marc O Riain : I suppose mostly in the visualisation. We used a lot of Wifi, nothing too technical as its a budget project. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Marc O Riain : We were definitely influenced by research on Studio learning , vertical projects and peer learning. OF course there is a lot of acoustic research over the years which has influenced the outcomes. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Marc O Riain : The lack of a coherent collaborative vision of the final intent, but isn't that always the way? The builder created a lot of problems with multiple specification changes to the detriment of the final quality of elements like the floor. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Marc O Riain : We won the Irish Design grand Prix, so we thought it merited an entry. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Marc O Riain : Perseverance, and pig headiness. I think that might be a regression. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Marc O Riain : no. thanks .
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New NVIDIA GRID Visual Computing Appliance Featured Among Demos for Broadcasters, Visual Effects Artists and Animators
LAS VEGAS—NAB 2013—April 8, 2013—NVIDIA is showcasing how professionals creating and distributing content can accelerate their workflows using the latest GPU technologies and partner software in booth SL3905 and throughout the conference at NAB 2013.
NVIDIA GPUs provide the power behind the most important applications used for animation, color correction, editing, visual effects, on-air graphics and the processing of content for distribution to multiple screens.
Demonstrations featured in NVIDIA's booth include:
On-Demand GPU Acceleration
Unveiled in March at the GPU Technology Conference, the NVIDIA GRID(TM) Visual Computing Appliance (VCA) enables workgroups of up to 16 users to get the full benefits of NVIDIA Quadro reliability and performance on their Windows, Mac and Linux systems. At NAB, NVIDIA will feature technology demonstrations of the GRID VCA running:
--Adobe® Photoshop CS6 and the next version of Adobe After Effects® running virtually on a Linux system – two applications that do not have native Linux versions.
--Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 with full GPU acceleration on a MacBook Pro – an application that does not natively run on Mac OS.
Simultaneous Animation, Simulation and Rendering
Animators and visual-effects artists can create, simulate and render simultaneously without interruption with NVIDIA® Maximus(TM) technology. Using the latest generation of NVIDIA Quadro® GPUs based on the powerful NVIDIA Kepler™ architecture, Maximus technology will be demonstrated with:
--MAXON CINEMA 4D and Jawset TurbulenceFD on a Dell T7600 workstation showcasing interactive particle simulation for 3D animation, only possible with Maximus technology.
--Otoy Octane Render on an HP Z820 workstation showcasing interactive, globally illuminated rendering.
Accelerated Color Grading
Employing multiple NVIDIA Kepler-architecture GPUs on a Mac Pro system with a Cubix expansion chassis and Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve, NVIDIA will show the current state of the art for color grading for colorists, video producers and digital filmmakers.
High-Speed Video Production
Video editors, digital filmmakers and broadcasters who need real-time performance for fast video production will see the next version of Adobe Premiere® Pro, which adds supports for multiple GPUs in the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine, running on a Dell Covet mobile workstation with NVIDIA Quadro processors.
"Adobe is revealing some incredible enhancements to our professional video editing tools at NAB this year," said Bill Roberts, director of video product management at Adobe. "We're very pleased that NVIDIA continues to support Adobe and our next-generation tools with their powerful Kepler GPUs that enable the professional video community to bring their creative visions to life faster than before."
NVIDIA technologies can also be found in dozens of booths throughout NAB. A number of leading vendors are demonstrating significant new capabilities that take advantage of the features and performance of NVIDIA GPUs, including:
--Adobe is previewing the next generation of its professional video and audio products and launching its new NVIDIA Tesla-accelerated collaboration platform, Adobe Anywhere.
--Autodesk is showing the latest versions of Maya 2014, with new GPU-accelerated DX11 shader and Ubershader, which provides artists with lifelike realism and takes the guesswork out of design animation. 3ds Max 2014 also uses the GPU to provide the most realistic ambient occlusion in the viewport and active shade interactive ray tracing to dramatically reduce the time to create rich 3d images. Autodesk will also be demonstrating Autodesk 3ds Max on NVIDIA GRID VCA.
--Cinnafilm Tachyon is now available as a plug-in, adding NVIDIA CUDA-accelerated standards conversion to Harmonic ProMedia Carbon.
--Digimetrics adds support for NVIDIA Tesla K20 to its Aurora video QC suite, which provides up to 50 percent faster than real-time artifact detection of HD resolution content.
--Elemental Technologies' first public showing of NVIDIA Tesla-accelerated HEVC/H.265 encoding on an Elemental Live 2.1 system.
--GenArts announced Sapphire 7, which adds a number of new CUDA-accelerated effects including an innovative "skin beautifier," and added NVIDIA GPU acceleration for a dozen previously existing effects.
--Quantel Pablo Rio now features support for NVIDIA Tesla K20 accelerators, which allows for real-time 60fps processing of 4K material.
--Matrox DSX LE3 4K enables 4K workflows leveraging NVIDIA GPUDirect™ for Video, which provides low-latency I/O to and from the GPU.
--Telestream is showcasing the new Vantage Transcode IPTV VOD, which utilizes Lightspeed technology with NVIDIA GPU acceleration for video processing and H.264 encoding.
--Realtime Immersion unveils a new 220-degree streaming video solution that gives consumers total control with real-time pan, tilt and zoom. NVIDIA CUDA processes RAW color processing and dewarping to enable smooth playback.
--Red Giant adds new GPU acceleration to Denoiser II 1.4, which, when combined with NVIDIA Quadro K5000 cards, runs 3 to 4 times faster than version 1.3.
For a complete look into NVIDIA's presence at NAB, check the official show guide. More information on NVIDIA and its partners is available at www.nvidia.com/quadro.
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Talking to my boy the other day. He said if he gave every time somebody asked, he wouldn't have nothing left for himself. But he ain't never tried that
[Verse 1]
I ain't a bad guy for keeping my cash caught a bad vibe when he passed by
Looked right in my staring eyes and asked, "Could I spare a dime?"
Next man wouldn't spare his, Why should I spare mine?
Call it, "New York state of mind," but please bare in mind
I know he in a bind, but he gone go buy beer and wine
I work my 9 to 5 trying to provide for me and mine
Not to sponsor every slob that survived Vietnam
I'm cautious that his noble cause just might be a con
No way to find out if he a fraud, so don't mind me if I'm
More the kind of guy inclined to unkindly decline
Besides the fact that panhandling's apparently a crime
Lucky PD of NY decided to let him slide
Could've collared his behind and had him pay a fine
Before he came and started whining, everything was fine
No wonder every other night another's set on fire
I'm a form of life
Forms of life are friend to me
Not unlike infinity
So are our souls alike
Air raids aren't polite
Lighting bolts are energy
I've composed an elegy
For those that froze tonight
My bros that froze tonight
[Verse 2]
I ain't ate nothing since last night
That was from the trash heap; somebody's last bite
Outlook getting real dim, used to be real bright
Jeans are fitting real big, used to be real tight
T-shirt looking real brown, was real white
It hasn't seen no Tide, not in a long time
I'm just trying to catch a ride, please spare a swipe
You ain't got to act like I'm some type of parasite
Caught up in a paradigm, lost Paradise
Silent as a pantomime every day of life
Sullen as Balboa's eyes, when Apollo died
If I want something to swallow I've got to swallow pride
Not the one to wallow and whine, but the bottom line
Right now I got a lot of doubt I'll make it out '09
In school we're taught the golden rule, but no one abides
In fact it's quite the otherwise so I'm off to the other side
[Verse 3]
Imagine you was dying and nobody helped you
If ain't nobody listen you might talk to yourself too
Turning up your nose, holding you nose going, "Peww"
In church, y'all in the front row, filling up the whole pew
Fronting like it's God's work that y'all gonna do
When it's time to show and prove, y'all gone like, "Pioom!"
Sun walked in with no shoes, guess that's your cue
To act entirely consumed in your Sudoku
A hundred dimes a dime sack plus buying Bamboo
But asked to spare a dime cats act brand new
So many empty hands answered with, "No can do."
It's got so out of hand lending a hand's taboo
It's a black eye on the race fam, matter of fact two
I mean the human race planet is straight raccooned
It's a blessing to just to have food, you should have gratitude
But you wouldn't bless the next man if he had "achooed!"
This is the first single from Homeboy Sandman's fantastic album, The Good Sun. The album, especially this song was comepletely overlooked. The lyrics are a perfect blend of deep storytelling and hard-hitting punchlines. This song describes the issue of being homeless in America(specifically New York) through three different perspectives. first, the average person,second, the homeless, and third Homeboy himself. All tied together with an epic sample of Eric Clapton's "White Room".


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Twenty-five teachers and administrators recently witnessed wind tunnel tests, learned about Mars exploration efforts and participated in various hands-on space and aeronautics-related activities at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH. These educators came from schools in twelve states to attend the NASA Educator Workshop (NEW) from June 18-30. Participants were selected from hundreds of applicants to attend the program lasting two weeks.
Ann Giove of Monadnock Area Cooperative School, Hancock, NH was one of the participants. She said, "This has been an amazing professional development experience. I am looking forward to bringing the knowledge and activities into my school this year. I feel honored to have received this training."
The NEW Program was established in 1984 to encourage students' enthusiasm for math, science, technology and geography by engaging their teachers in an exciting program that can be easily infused into their curricula. Teachers attending the workshop learn about cutting-edge NASA technology, visit world class facilities, attend seminars given by NASA researchers, engineers and technicians and study topics ranging from airplane flight to interplanetary exploration.
Educators are encouraged to spread the knowledge they gained at the workshop beyond the classroom to other educators and to their community, resulting in a heightened awareness of the importance of strong math and science skills in our technologically-dominated world.
NEW is funded by NASA and is a collaborative effort between Glenn's Office of Educational Programs and the National Science Teachers Association.
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Our Pastor calls one year to ask if I'd write a moment through the eyes of the mother of Jesus? So I write down words… and imagine the mother of our Lord… fingering the bloody tunic of her Son.
Son…. Son of God… Son of mine…
From the beginning I have watched and I have listened and I have pondered all these things quiet in my heart — but now I have to ask:
Why didn't You come down from that Cross in all Your power and Glory?
Why didn't You blind the chief priests with Your divine radiance?
Why didn't You still all their blasphemous tongues with the army of the heavenly host, with Your burning holiness, with Your flaming sword?
Isn't that who You really are?
Oh Son — why?
I know… I know.
Only Your blood flow can extinguish the flames of hell.
There was no other way.
How could You let a lost world burn?
You took fire so we could walk free. You took violence so we could be victors. You took hell so we could be healed.
Sin hurt You far deeper than the spikes.
And You let the horrors of satan take a swipe at You so that all horrific sin could be wiped clean.
And You knew it all along.
You were conceived into skin for the Cross — the cave of that manger beginning glimpsing the cave of Your Messiah, martyred endings.
You who had no beginning, You were born for this, for the blood —
that we might be reborn to life.
Oh Son….
I know… how could You have been our Saviour if You hadn't known suffering?
How could we have worshiped You if You weren't wounded?
How could we bow to You if You were not bruised?
We could only believe in You because You have lived in us — in our mangled world, in our aching pain, in all our hurting humanity.
You alone are the God for us — because You alone are the God who has been one of us. You felt what we feel, You touched the death that we know, You came to us as Immanuel: God with us.
I remember when Joseph first told me… that the angel had told him that You would be called Immanuel… God with us.
I started weaving your robe right then.
The loom work was soothing, the shuttle slipping back and forth, like rocking, a lullaby. And I dreamed of You and holding You and how someday You would wear this cloth…. this tunic without seams.
It's tradition, what all Jewish mothers give to their sons when they leave home: a seamless robe.
A one-piece robe.
And I began Your one-piece before I even beheld You and I wove late through the nights, under that circle of moon and I thought of You who has no beginning and no end, You from which all things are from and through and to… and I gave you the robe and I watched You walk this sod and I was there.
I was there at Calvary and I stood near that Cross with my sister, Mary, the wife of Clopas and with Mary Magdalene and I saw you heave breathe.
And I saw the blood trickling down from the iron pierced holes in your feet and I saw the soldiers take Your clothes… this one-piece robe… and I hardly breathed… and I heard them say, "Let us not tear it."
And when they already had tore you right through…
"This all happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled."
And I heard you say, your voice gurgling blood, "Dear Woman… here is your son."
And I went home with John, my mind thinking of you torn and your one-piece robe still whole…
How You let your side be ripped open that our lives need never be split into sacred and secular.
How you were slashed that our lives could be seamless — all holy.
That the veil in the temple rents in two because of You, and there is no longer a divide between the common and the hallowed and the whole earth is full of your glory and You are the continuous, unending, divine thread that weaves through all of the world, holding all together… even when you, Son, are rent apart.
And hanging naked and blood smeared and dirt defiled, You nodded slow and You said yes — You gave us your one-piece robe of seamless holiness and You clothed us, the filthy ones, in all your white righteousness.
Your blood wasn't enough.
Your buying us back wasn't enough.
Your being our brother wasn't enough.
Nothing short of dressing us beautifully and calling us Beloved would be enough.
O Son…
That I'd take up this cloth that You give me and be who You name me — Beloved.
That there's no more being torn in a million directions — that no matter what pulls, I have a one-piece life life in You: One direction, One purpose, One audience, One Love, One Joy — a one-piece life — all holy, all meaningful, all offered to You.
That I'd wear a One-Piece life and see Your face in a thousand faces, in a thousand humble and unseen places, and all my life would be all with You. And the moon will shine round and the threads of all my moments will shine with Your glory. And this one-piece life — that it'd be all be for the One and True God alone…
I swaddled You in the beginning…
And now You hold us and robe us in You.


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Okowa (おこわ)is the name given to a type of rice dish in which sticky glutinous rice is mixed with all kinds of vegetables or meat and steamed. It's related to Chinese sticky rice, which you might have had as part of a dim sum meal. If the rice mix is steamed in small packets, wrapped in a bamboo leaf, it's called chimaki. You can mix any number of things in with the rice to make it a complete meal in itself.
The rice used is not the usual Japanese rice - it's short grain glutinous rice, often sold as mochi rice (餅米). (See Looking at rice for the differences between rices.) It's the kind of rice that mochi rice cakes are made from. When cooked, it becomes very sticky - the grains cling together much more than regular medium-grain rice does. Because of this, anything made with it is very filling. (Some people like to mix mochi rice and regular rice together, but I like the full-on stickiness of all mochi rice.)
By mixing a lot of vegetables and protein (the gu) in the rice, okowa can become a complete meal unto itself. I like to make it with all-vegetable ingredients or with added meat, depending on my mood and what I plan to make besides it. The base is the same though. Okowa is meant to be eaten at room temperature, makes great onigiri, and freezes very well, so it's a nice change of pace for bentos from regular rice.
Okowa makes me feel very nostalgic somehow - it reminds me of my grandmother. It's an old fashioned, very Japanese dish.
I've given two methods of cooking this: in a rice cooker, and in a microwave. Either way, it turns out great.
The base:
The things you add to it - vegan version:
The things you add to it - omnivore version:
Wash the mochi rice as per the instructions here. Strain into a sieve or colander and let it sit a while to drain away all the water.
Mix the sesame oil with the drained rice. Add the other 'base' ingredients, mix well and let it steep for at least 20 minutes.
In the meantime, dice the carrots, chop up the shiitake mushrooms, finely chop the ginger, and cut up the fried tofu skins. If you're doing the meat version, chop up the meat if needed, and chop up the green onions.
If you're cooking this in a rice cooker, put the rice, liquid and the 'things you add to it' into a rice cooker, and cook using the regular setting. When it's cooked, fluff it up well and take it out of the cooker. Do not keep okowa in the rice cooker the Keep Warm setting - it will start to go funny rather fast.
If you're using a microwave, put the rice, liquid and the 'things you add' in a bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic film. Microwave on HIGH for 12 minutes. Take out, and mix well. Re-cover, and microwave on HIGH for another 3 minutes. Mix well and recover. Let it sit, covered, for at least 10 minutes. (This method was featured on a recent issue of "Today's Cooking Beginners" (きょうの料理ビギナーズ); they nuked it for 12 minutes - then 2 minutes - 2 minutes, but I found that 12 minutes - 3 minutes works fine.)
Let the okowa cool to room temperature. You can use it as-is, garnished with a little pickled red ginger as shown in the photo. You can also make onigiri (no filling needed) - just wet your hand slightly and form into balls, or use the plastic wrap method (without the salt). The rice will stick together very well.
You can freeze okowa - I like to make them into onigiri first. Then you can take one one onigiri at a time.
You mix in any kind of vegetable and/or meat combination with the basic rice and flavorings. Some traditional additions include fresh mushrooms of all kinds, boiled bamboo shoot, precooked chestnuts, sweet potato, various mountain greens, and so on. On the meaty side you could add roast duck, char siu pork, finely diced sausage…
You can also vary the flavor by using another oil instead of sesame, using chicken stock instead of the dashi, and so on. Experiment!
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Thank you, this looks splendid. I have been meaning to try some sticky rice variations, and wondering how to use my Zojirushi in more interesting ways.
Mmm… I love sticky rice! I've been meaning to ask my mom how to make it in the rice cooker but I'm gonna give your recipe a try. My mom usually puts in Chinese sausages (la chang), dried scallops and re-hydrated shiitake mushrooms.
I do a similar chinese sticky rice recipe. Mine has lap cheong (chinese sausages), dried scallops - rehydrated, dried shrimp-rehydrated, dried shitake mushrooms-rehydrated, green scallions, coriander. I usually stir fry the ingredients (to get some oil out, especially since the lap cheong is very oily along with the rice and then put in rice cooker. The method is usually continuing stir frying with liquid until the rice is cooked but I am too lazy to do it. Usually add a dash of soy sauce and some sesame oil towards the end.
But I love the vegan way you are proposing so I gotta definitely try that, especially since I have everything at home already. I am thinking that if there is no aburage at home, we can also substitute with the seasoned tofu skins for making those tofu skin sushis (I just can't think of the name right now).
Thanks for another fun recipe.
I'm going to have to remember these when the film festival starts for those nights when I don't have time to go home after work before a movie. These look like a good take-along meal.
Made this tonight with fresh shiitake (I can almost never get it!) and shrimp. I could have eaten the whole pot ful.
I have lots of short-grain brown rice; it gets very sticky when I cook it the correct way (presoak for hours, then cook over a very low flame); can I use that for these delicious treats? I'm trying not to eat a lot of white rice these days.
How long should I plan for frozen onigiri of the size pictured (platic wrap method) to thaw? Is it sufficient to pack them in the morning and simply leave them unrefrigerated until lunch (approx. 4 hours)? If not, is there a rule of thumb for defrosting?
I made this today and it was delicious. Even the kids have eaten a whole portion.
But I have one question: Do I have to soak the rice first as directed on the package? I did so and it turned out a bit mushy.
The given variations are quite interesting but how do I add sweet potatoes? Just cut in little cubes and add them with the other ingredients?
What setting should I use for this recipe using a Zojirushi (Neuro-fuzzy)? Regular? Or perhaps Sweet or Porridge?
I made this last night for dinner and packed some for lunch today. I have a bunch of veggies i'm trying to use…for this i used regular and shiitake mushrooms (fresh), asparagus, kabocha, and edamame. Delicious!
This is exactly what I was trying to cook the other day, but I didn't realise it was Japanese as well as Chinese so I didn't think to look here for the recipe! I'll definitely be trying this one soon. Thanks again Maki!
but what type of Dashi Stock? Is it the soup?
I made this for dinner last night and it was fantastic, went down very well with my small people who don't usually like cooked carrot and mushroom. My husband has the rest in an onigiri in his bento today. Thanks Maki!
Great recipe!
My rice didn't go quite as sticky as I imagined, I might try letting it steep for a little longer next time.
Very delicious all the same though!
Here's my Onigiri;
Gosh, this stuff is delicious! So delicious, I had to make a second batch!
This time I left it to steep for an hour and used 220ml instead of 200ml of stock and it came out perfectly this time.
I think this is down to my basic (no fuzzy logic here!) rice cooker, it just needs a bit of extra stock for this recipe :)
Hi, I just made this rice and it tastes amazing! It isn't as sticky as when I make normal rice though, I am not sure what I did wrong. As I weren't sure about the microwave wattage I used judgement and did it for 7 mins at first then another 4 as it weren't quite done then another 3. Could this have had an effect?
To make it simpler could I cook it in a pan on my stove like I would normally as I am quite confident in making rice this way now.
Oh and by the way the ingredients I added were spring onions, prawns, shitake mushrooms and ginger :D
I love this recipe!!! I do make it with regular Japanese rice as shorter grains are difficult to come buy, in fact so is Japanese rice! It may not be as sticky but it sure tastes amazing!!
This looks and sounds wonderful. If cooking it in the rice cooker, should I use the sushi rice setting? and there is also a setting for mixed rice.
Finally made Okowa for dinner this evening and it was simply delicious. It went really well with a warm boiled egg. I cooked it in my rice cooker using the mixed rice setting and it turned out really well. It was interesting how the ginger flavor gave it an unexpected spicy kick. Thank you so much for this recipe!
Thank you for your dedication to this brilliant website!! Its database is unrivalled XD I have asked for your cookbook for my bday! Could I sub dashi stock for water or another stock? I could get ahold of the stock, but for this week couldn't get any. Any help is welcome thank you ^_^
Brilliant, thank you very much!
Is this the same kind of rice that is sold as "sweet" rice? I love to use it mixed with toasted sesame seeds to make a very dense variation of onigiri.
I just got some Brown Sweet Rice yesterday, and am not sure what setting to use on my fuzzy logic rice cooker...sweet or brown, do you think?
OK, an update: I called Zojirushi, and they recommended the brown setting....I got perfect glutinous rice and made my sesame balls. Delicious! I can't wait to add the flavourings described in this post. My kids love the sesame origiri and fried rice, this seems like the perfect addition to their bento lunch boxes!
I would like to make this, but am not found of cooked carrots. I was considering substituting daikon, but it will not give a separate taste to the sticky rice. Has anyone tried a different slightly crunchy vegetable? Maybe bamboo shoots?
My mom was dying to learn how to make this. I just pointed her to this page and she said it turned out quite tasty. Thanks for posting the recipe.
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|2010-04-19, 17:21
|Link #61
Graphic Designer
I think this manga is just as generic as it gets, I may be wrong but how wrong could I be? I don't really like Shigure but I don't like the characters from this series in general therefore what can I say?
|2010-04-19, 17:35
|Link #62
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My problem with this manga is the female lead emotional retardness, seriously how hard is it for someone to figure out they like someone? That's one thing I like about Strobe Edge where the female lead quickly figures it out she fallen in love rather than have her going on for many chapters "huh what's this feeling I have for him?" eventhough it's the first time she's fallen in love. Anyways this is a decent manga with a interesting premise but so far nothing has really made me think it's great either.
|2010-04-19, 17:41
|Link #63
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|2010-04-19, 18:08
|Link #64
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Join Date: Feb 2008
And Izayoi, if you don't like the series why exactly are you here? I still disagree with the premise that it's now typical, I've read plenty of the typical series before and while this isn't unheard of it's a more welcome version in my opinion.
|2010-04-19, 18:37
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Anyways it seems like the author in this series knows that she pulling the emotional retardness card on the female lead so she at least in a comical way, like when the female lead went to the nurse office asking what's wrong with her heart.
|2010-04-19, 22:05
|Link #66
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Yeah I get it's hard, but it only gets harder if you cling on and she knows that too. Not to say whatshisname isn't to blame as well, but the fact that their not honest with their feelings each other while at the same time unable to follow through with their reasoning just puts things too much in limbo with me, and I hate that indecisiveness the most <_<
See now? We're putting things into context, it's can be funny and also quite moving once she makes the general discoveries, like say watching a child take its first step or something similar. And I like how Yukina handles it better then most other heroines who usually just sob and are frantic over the issue generally, that makes them failures at understanding while Yukina's slowly learning and assimilating it one step at a time, I get a sense of progress at least with her.
|2010-04-19, 23:21
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Spoiler for Vol 5 end spoilers:
He really wasn't indecisive per say it's just that well Ren has been dating the other girl for awhile now and he likes her, but than a new girl shows up the (female lead) which he gets along well and before he knew it he came to like her. At first he tries to distance himself but he still notices/look at her which leads to that spoiler I mention. As for Ninako could have made a move on Ren but that would be bitchy move since he was dating someone else at the time, rather than being a bf stealing person she backed off.
For Yukina I just wish she was more self aware of her feelings rather than going "huh what's is this feeling in my chest" 12 chapters later and she's still romanticly retarderd. Come mon now she should have notice by now she has feelings for Shigure. Wonder how long this is going to be dragged out before she goes "omg I like him! no wonder my heart would beat weirdly around him!". -_-
|2010-04-20, 09:08
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It's still the same thing, and they put themselves through a lot of emotional hell along with a number of other people by dwaddling. And technically
Spoiler for Strobe Edge:
She has issues, but remember that one time she did like a person (her teacher) and basically closed herself off afterward? That and she can have just the most sudden mood changes since she's usually a very logical and analytical individual, almost coldly so at times. Like I said, I prefer her to just be outright unaware verses outright indecisive, she has a better excuse verses most other girls in that regard.
|2010-04-21, 02:22
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I think Mami will be a tougher "out" than most rivals you see in shoujo manga. Here are some of the reasons:
- Shigure and Mami seem to share a real history.
Most rivals don't even have that much going for them - usually all they have is a one-sided relationship in which they annoy and pester the lead. What we see here is a little different; they seem to known each other quite well for a long period of time.
- Mami seems to bring out the "real" Shigure.
There is little that is forced or fake about Shigure when he's with Mami. He doesn't put on the goody-goody act, nor does he force things as he does with Yukina. He is simply free to be himself... and while that might be "boring", it's also an indicator of a truly meaningful relationship.
- Shigure knows Mami's bad side.
He knows that Mami is faking half of her sick spells, and is fully familiar with her conniving ways. Alas, that doesn't seem to deter him one bit; he seems to like her anyway. Usually rivals have some kind of a fatal flaw or a level of deception that the lead is unaware of. This does not seem to be the case here.
And even though Mami interrupted Shigure's attempts to "get physical" with Yukina, he really doesn't seem to mind. And that's even though he knows that Mami did it on purpose, at least on the second occasion. That has to raise a red flag; usually the lead gets mad (or at the very least, is not happy) when the love rival interrupts an intimate moment with the other lead.
It's not going to be easy for Yukina. While Shigure and Mami might not be in a relationship - and he might not be interested in pursing a relationship - they often act "as if" they do. There's that old saying: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. At the very least, Yukina's relationship with Shigure will have to progress to the point where Shigure treats her at LEAST as well as he treats Mami - and we're nowhere near that point.
Let's see how things go, but I think Yukina and Shigure have a long, LONG way to go. Love games and physical experiments are a far cry from having a genuine, strong relationship. Let's see if something substantial comes out of their relationship - if it is to happen, it will require a lot of development from both sides.
|2010-04-21, 20:19
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Hell no, I'm dealing with that situation in one too many mangas as is, it's just not a fair fight for the guy because you really don't know how to respond to that type of challenge and it's even worse for the main heroine to deal with... <_<
|2010-04-26, 12:07
|Link #72
Lolli for loli :D
You are made of win.
Ah someone said they think they are the only one who likes Kitami-NO WAI.
I ADORE him. And still hate Akira. It was good that he apologized to Yukina for being forceful....but I still have no respect for him. "I want to be with you til I die"??!! He's a clingy little psychopath. He is pretty much the male equivalent of the crazy yandere girl in harem anime!
Chapter 12 WAS THE BEST.
But if you've NEVER been in love before, I don't know how you could tell the difference between "like" and "love". You have nothing to compare it to. Only actions can show the truth of what the person feels. "Love" is a powerful word and it's misused SO much. I personally believe that unless you sacrifice or are willing to sacrifice something for the person (usually your own happiness) you have not reached the point of being "in love" yet.
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|2010-04-29, 01:37
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Location: Where I am, what more do you need to know?
By the way, for anyone curious about the "cell phone novel" aspect of this series, thought you might be curious to know that they aren't limited to Japan anymore.
There is an English website called TextNovel that is trying to bring the format over.
Here's an example of one of their top series (it's a romantic comedy with dashes of supernatural): Click Here
I wonder though if the format could do well in America, considering the overall low reading levels currently existing. Oh well.
Also, I really hope they license this series.
|2010-04-29, 09:18
|Link #74
Lolli for loli :D
If they license this series, I'D BUY IT even though I have the Japanese tankoubon. I'm that much of a fan.
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China's purchases of domestic cotton for as much as $1.25 a pound may have been good for its farmers, but it's crippling China's domestic textile industry's competitiveness and hurting global demand, according to Joe Nicosia, executive vice president, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, speaking at the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio.
Restoring the economic health of Chinese textile mills is complicated, but could go a long way to getting world fundamentals back in balance, possibly by the 2014-15 marketing year, Nicosia said.
Nicosia said that the Chinese have built a huge reserve of cotton stocks, around 46 million bales, including cotton imported from the United States and other countries and purchased from its own farmers at inflated rates.
China's in a bit of a pickle, according to Nicosia. If they sell the high-priced cotton in the reserve to domestic mills at $1.25, it would put their mills at a competitive disadvantage to other mills around the world, and encourage higher blends of polyester. If they sell the cotton at more competitive prices, the losses would exceed $10 billion.
Meanwhile, China's holding stocks off the market has lessened the impact of an estimated 80 million bales in world ending stocks, an all time high.
"Normally, this would put cotton prices in the 50s," Nicosia said. "We're in the 70s because cotton is being held off the market by China. But the longer China holds on to its policy of increasing stocks, the worse and more dire the situation is going to become.
"We're stuck between two opposing forces. China has decided to support prices at extremely high levels. The problem is we need lower prices to encourage textile mills to use cotton again instead of polyester and provide an incentive to move acreage out of cotton, reduce our supply and bring us back into balance.
"For a ginner, that may not sound good, but we need our supply and demand back in balance so we can have some long-term growth and success. But today, these false high prices are encouraging overproduction. As long as China continues to support the world market and soak up the extra supplies, we're going have difficulty finding equilibrium in the world."
Increasing consumption is also crucial.
"The world needs Chinese demand," Nicosia said. "We have to get it back. China has the premier position, and the world is set up for China to be the premier textile manufacturer and user of cotton in the world. It will be a disaster if we cannot get Chinese consumption back up.
"To do that, we have to provide textile mills with competitively-priced cotton. Once that happens, consumption will start to grow again, and we'll be able to match our growth in production. World consumption used to be 123 million to 124 million bales. Now it's down to 106 million bales. That's 17 million bales not being consumed. And of that is in China. We need to bring it back to where it was before."
It will require balance in the marketplace, Nicosia said. "The front end of the market has to remain cheap enough to promote cotton consumption at a level at which textile mills are encouraged to use cotton. The back end of the market still has to be prepared to protect acreage. We don't want a complete collapse. We know it's hard to get it back when that happens. In 2008-09 when cotton prices collapsed and acreage collapsed, we had to take prices to substantially higher levels before we got that big push in acreage around the world. We don't want to cause that kind of wild dynamics again."
Nicosia advised growers to watch for the marketplace shifting its focus from large global supplies to the tight free (available for purchase) stocks. "It will get nervous and move up. That's when you should be pricing your cotton. And there will be opportunities for some small price spikes to get that done.
"Use those types of opportunities to receive a couple of extra cents. Keep your options open for 2014-15. A lot can change in the world very quickly. Not just for corn and soybean prices, but Chinese policies can change as well. I think once we turn the corner in 2014-15, we reach a point of equilibrium and start to grow consumption again."
Nicosia doesn't believe China will suddenly dump its huge reserve on the marketplace. "They spent a lot of money on that cotton. But it is going to be a wet blanket that is going to hang over the market for quite some time."
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2:10 p.m. — Peabody ambulance transported a man in his 70s with chest pains in the 1000 block of Indigo Road.
2:15 p.m. — Marion Sheriff's Department responded to the 400 block of Circle Drive in Florence for a welfare check. Officers found the resident, a man in his 50s, dead. Marion ambulance and Marion County Coroner responded. The death was ruled a suicide and next of kin were notified.
5:10 a.m. — Florence ambulance went to the 700 block of Main Street for a woman who fell and was unable to get up.
9:41 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance, Hillsboro Fire Department, Hillsboro rescue, and Lehigh Fire Department responded to a vehicle rollover accident along U.S. 56 near Lehigh. The driver was not injured, and fire and rescue units were canceled. The driver refused treatment.
6:12 p.m. — Peabody ambulance provided advanced life support transport from Hillsboro Community Hospital to Wesley Medical Center for a child who ingested medication.
8:43 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance, Hillsboro rescue, and Hillsboro Fire Department responded to K-15 between 210th and 220th for a possible vehicle accident. It was actually at flat tire, and responders were canceled.
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Title: Shangri-La - Part 1 [Limited Edition]
Volume: DVD
Running time: 300
Distributor: FUNimation Entertainment
Release date: 2012-08-21
Suggested retail price: $64.98
Age rating: 14+
In the distant future, earthquakes and the effects of global warming have splintered Japanese society. Some struggle hand-to-mouth in the jungle-tangled ruins of civilization. Some live comfortably within the closed-off city of Atlas. Others lurk online, anonymously hacking the global economy. As nature grows more violent and the divide between classes expands, one spirited girl, Kuniko, must face her destiny and lead her people into the utopia of Atlas.
The city's ruthless government isn't going to welcome them with open arms, but Kuniko won't give up until the gates of Atlas are kicked open for good - even if it means discovering that the promised land she dreamed of is built upon a foundation of twisted secrets and lies.
This limited edition includes an artbox designed to hold both parts 1 and 2 of Shangri-La.
Contains episodes 1-12.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.
(added on 2012-05-17, modified on 2012-05-17)
- Reviewed in Shelf Life (February 11, 2013)
- Reviewed by Theron Martin (September 15, 2012)
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Emmanuel Adebayor hints at Spurs' dissatisfaction over Africa Cup of Nations
Emmanuel Adebayor admits Andre Villas-Boas may not be happy with his decision to play in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Last Updated: 09/01/13 3:52pm
The Togo striker initially refused to play in the tournament due to a row over team security and unpaid bonuses, but he has since patched things up with his country and will travel to South Africa after Saturday's Premier League game with QPR.
His absence will leave Spurs with Jermain Defoe as their only senior striker, although Villas-Boas has always insisted he would be happy to let Adebayor go.
But the 28-year-old told africatopsports.com on the Togo Football Federation's website: "That is what he said to the press, but not what he said to me.
"There is a difference between what you say to the press and what you say in private."
Adebayor's initial fears were raised over the possibility of the team being subjected to a similar attack to the one that took place in 2010 in Angola.
Three people, including the Togo's assistant coach, were killed when terrorists ambushed the team's coach. Adebayor hid under a seat and survived the attack.
"In 2010 I wanted to go to the African Nations Cup to win and you saw all that happened, how that turned out. I hope this time will be better for me, for my team-mates, for all of Togo."
Should Togo be eliminated from their group, Adebayor will be free to fly home
on 30 January 30, meaning he would miss only two Spurs fixtures against Manchester United and Norwich.


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Interview date: 06/27/2008
Run date: 08/01/2008
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Justin Kirk bounced around television in the early part of his career, and after a couple of healthy stints on "Jack & Jill" (as Barto) and "Angels in America" (as Prior Walter), he finally got his big break when he landed the role of Andy Botwin on Showtime's hit comedy "Weeds," which is in the midst of its fourth season. The unsurprisingly affable actor spoke with Bullz-Eye about how he won the role, what he thinks of the show's new direction, and whether or not he'd be willing to make out with Mary-Louise Parker.
Bullz-Eye: Justin, thanks for talking to us.
Justin Kirk: My pleasure.
BE: Two episodes into the new season… Now that the Botwins are at the beach, the show has changed its dynamic a bit. How do you like the new feel, and is it going to last the whole season?
JK: Yeah, I think it was really important to change things up. We're in our fourth season, and I think that the thing about the show is - the essential storyline is the continuing rise of Nancy Botwin through the ranks of criminality. The first season of her selling dime bags to college kids now seems sort of quaint, you know, with what the show's become. There was no juice left in that, but it was great while it lasted. Our writers had the courage to make it into a new show, which I think you have to do if you're lucky enough to last for a while. So it's been really great – we get to hang out at the beach instead of the middle of the desert like we used to on the days that we're not at our studio. Yeah, I think we're going to be there for the time being.
BE: Albert Brooks joins the cast as your father – how do you like working with him and what does he bring to the table?
JK: Sooooo exciting. I'm obviously a huge fan of his movies. He's only around for four episodes at this point. Hopefully, maybe he'll pop his head back in at some point. But he was just completely invested in the show and in being an actor, because a lot of people know him from "Broadcast News," but his sort of very unique career is writing and directing and starring in his own movies. I think he does that because he likes to be an actor. He got to do that with us and they gave him some really cool material, and a lot of it was with me, so that was fun.
BE: This might be a strange question…
JK: Strange questions are good.
BE: Good. There sometimes seems to be some sexual tension between Andy and Nancy, and at other times there's kind of big sis/little brother feel to their relationship. How do you see that relationship developing over the next couple of seasons?
JK: That's a good question. Well, Mary-Louise and I like each other. I've known her for many years and we did a job before this – "Angels in America" – so we have a good working relationship and a good personal relationship. I always used to say that it would be a little… a little wrong for anything of a more intimate nature to go down between those two characters. As time goes on on "Weeds," I've realized that never say never is probably the best motto to stick by. So if the script shows up at my door and I have to put my tongue in Mary-Louise's mouth, then so be it. They pay me, so I have to do what they say.
BE: You have to be a good soldier.
JK: I do. I do. I have to take one for the team.
BE: Prior to getting this role, you bounced around on TV for a while, but I remember you most as the somewhat sheepish Barto on "Jack & Jill."
JK: Yes, oh, thanks for remembering.
BE: I enjoyed that show. Andy Botwin is a very different character – did the producers seek you out or did you read for this role?
JK: I did read for it. I don't know that the producers were aware of "Jack & Jill." I think they knew "Angels," so pretty much I had heard that Mary-Louise was doing this new show about a pot dealing single mom and I thought it sounded cool. And I just got an appointment with some material. I didn't know it was going to turn into what it did, but the material was so great. It was the stuff that was in my first episode, which was episode four of Season One. So I was like, yeah, I'll go and check that out, and the next day they signed me up for many, many years. You know, as a series regular, so it's been a great time ever since.
BE: My wife and I watch the show religiously, and we didn't really get hooked on it until Andy arrived on scene.
JK: I concur. I concur. I brought the show to a whole new level. Oh wait, that might not read well. I think that character at the time became something they could go lots of different places with because they knew I was willing to go lots of different places.
BE: Okay, according to Internet Movie Database, you have four films in various stages of production…
JK: The ol' IMDb. Well, one of them isn't really real at this point. The one that's called "Roleplay." I love that IMDb because sometimes they have things on there that are not necessarily real. That's a real script and I hope it happens someday, but that's really only the stage that that's in. The other three are in the can. "Four Boxes" is a movie that I did with my childhood friend, who is shooting his first feature. [Ed Note: We believe he is referring to Wyatt McDill, but at press time, Kirk's representatives were not available for confirmation.] He's an extremely talented guy, who had made some shorts and was finally making his first feature. We made it for a dollar, and I think it's pretty cool. "See You in September" is a romantic comedy set in Manhattan that I did with Estella Warren and some other cool people like Sandra Bernhard. Also including Maulik Pancholy, who you may know as Sanjay. He and I have now worked together three times. I met him when he was playing a med student and he did a couple of episodes of "Jack & Jill," so that was cool. So he was around for "Weeds" and now he's pretty much on every television show that there is.
BE: Was that all random or did you have anything to do with it?
JK: Yeah, totally random. There are a lot of actors, so it's funny when you end up with people you worked with before. And the last one is called "Against the Current," which is a cool movie, sort of a road movie on the Hudson River that I did with Joseph Fiennes and Elizabeth Reaser. And also Mary Tyler Moore and Michelle Trachtenberg are in it. Essentially it's about… Joe's character is still grieving over his dead wife and decides he wants to swim the Hudson River, which is something we talked about when we were kids. So I join him on that trip and secure the boat while he does it and Liz Reaser comes along as well. That's a pretty cool movie as well. There all sort of in their final editing stages. I'm doing additional dialogue recording on "Against the Current" on Monday, so we'll see. They're all indies. You never know about those kinds of movies when you make them in terms of how far they'll get. But I've had good luck in the past. You go and make a little movie and you say, "Well, maybe it'll never see the light of day," and a couple of them went to Sundance and played in art houses and stuff like that. So, we'll see.
BE: Are you done shooting this season?
JK: No we're in the middle of episode 11 and we have 13, so we wrap in mid-July.
BE: So you have how much time off between that and your next gig?
JK: That's the thing about "Weeds" – it's a very brief season, so I don't really think of it as a hiatus because it's about eight or nine months. It only takes three us to four months to do the whole deal. So assuming we come back for [Season] five, I see no reason to assume any differently. Since our premiere episode was the highest-rated telecast in the history of Showtime.
BE: I hadn't heard that.
JK: It's doing well, so I assume we'll be back for at least another [season], and we usually start up again in April.
BE: All right, we'll that's about all I have for you. Thanks a lot for your time.
JK: Hey, my pleasure. Thanks for talking to me.
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David Sedaris, sharing his slights-of-life tales
Monday, October 4, 2010
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- Often when David Sedaris is bicycling alone along secluded Normandy roads of his adopted country, or when he is swimming laps in the neighborhood pool, his gray matter turns a few shades darker.
This is why he likes iPods. Instead of listening to the voice inside his head, he can listen, via podcast, to the pleasant liquid pitch of Terry Gross and whomever she happens to be interviewing. If he forgets the iPod, then he is left thinking about . . . about what, exactly?
"Everyone who has ever done me wrong. If I am in a swimming pool or on a bicycle, my thoughts turn to everyone who has Ever. Done. Me. Wrong."
His voice drops low, "wrong" left hanging in the air like a bitter semicolon. He is small, maybe 5-5, neatly ironed and tucked-in, and so he comes off like a malevolent wee mastermind.
Then he smiles, shrugs, and in the tone of mild bewilderment one might use after discovering one's eyeglasses in the guest bathroom when you'd swear you hadn't been in there all day, he says, "It's the darnedest thing!"
He's sitting in a Starbucks in northern New Jersey. It's located in one of those carefully pleasant outdoor shopping oases -- designed to be "walkable," with shoppers tripping from Coldwater Creek to Origin, but difficult to reach without a car. Sedaris doesn't drive, and so he arrived here through a real-life game of Frogger, scurrying over several lanes of traffic from his Marriott across the thruway. He is on the second day of a 35-day tour; on Monday evening, he'll be at George Washington University.
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Former MacGregor Ranch foreman Match Brown drives cattle across the Big Thomson River back to the herd's winter pasture.
"Cowboying" is not done for the money, but for the independence and feeling of freedom. Unfortunately, there is now retirement packge and many, like Brown, have to leave the freedom for a job with more security.
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Donna Coffey readies her lasso during spring branding at MacGregor Ranch.
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Goodwill Theatre: Rebuilding history, community involvement (with photos)
By Brandi Bailey
June 26, 2013Updated Jun 27, 2013 at 1:33 PM EDT
Johnson City, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A local nonprofit organization has reached a significant milestone in its rehabilitation of the Goodwill Theatre.
The theater announced Wednesday it's now safe for people to enter the building by appointment.
The building was constructed in 1920 by George F. Johnson. It was used for shows, concerts and even boxing matches over the years. But after being left vacant, the building deteriorated.
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That phase has begun and Action News was able to take a sneak peak of the building as it's taken down to the bare bones and built back up.