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No doubt there are some regions of the country where the election of a local candidate amounts to a matter of "round up the usual suspects". The Rev Ian Paisley, for example, is an electoral hardy perennial who appears as an MEP, a Westminster MP and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Perhaps, in spite of the low turn-out at the polls, we really do cherish our democratic institutions, and perhaps there really are enough decent politicians to fill up all the seats in the various assemblies which we have created for them. Every so often, I have my doubts. The facelessness of the current Westminster Parliament is almost eerie. In the old days, whatever its idiotic faults,the Labour Party could be relied upon to fill the House of Commons with a rich mixture of eccentrics - gay sex-maniac spies like Tom Driberg; Balliol wine-topers; stringy viragos who could remember the Jarrow hunger-march and had been to bed with Michael Foot. Now it's just the suits and Blair's babes. On the other side of the House, the blimps, weirdos, pseudo-country gents and younger sons on the blue benches have all been replaced by dullards. Imagine the mustachioed Gerald Nabarro trying to get a seat today.
It is easy for us, who have never dreamed of standing for any of these assemblies, to sneer. But I do worry about the future of "democracy" if absolutely none of us - none of the intelligent people and none of the amusing people - would ever dream of standing for our local council or parliament.
When we try to justify our lack of public-spiritedness, our unwillingness to be lobby-fodder ourselves, we will perhaps invoke two spectres, who arose from the Stygian gloom last week like Dantean lost souls. One is Clare Short. Our Clare. The one who used to have all the principles, and whom we all respected and loved because she stood up even to Mandy and the spin doctors. Put her in power and within a matter of weeks she turns her verbal abuse on the poor people of Montserrat ("They will be wanting golden elephants next" was our Clare's compassionate response to the islanders who had just lost everything beneath a heap of volcanic ash). Next, the near-pacifist Clare comes on our screens as Bomber Short of the Balkans. Oh dear, oh dear. We wouldn't want to go into politics if that's what it does to you.
But hark! From the Infernal Shades, we glimpse another sad figure, that of the former Foreign Office Minister George Walden. Clare's sin, Dante might say, was love of office. George's was the worse one - hatred of it.
The former MP for Buckingham, George Walden has had some pretty lousy reviews for his inordinately long memoirs, which attempt to explain why he gave up politics early in order to be a "writer". None of the reviews which I read, however, made the right point. The politicians who reviewed the book were too busy concentrating on Walden's unlikeability and arrogance as a man.
Certainly, this abrasive, gum-chewing figure from the Foreign Offfice does not go out of his way to charm. When he came for a job on the paper where I worked, the Evening Standard, he leaned forward and said to our highly intelligent associate editor - whom he had obviously dismissed in his well-stocked and brilliant mind as a bimbo: "There's just one thing I should warn you about: I do use words." He smiled knowingly as he said "words", his manner implying that beautiful young women might not be familiar with the things. It's a bit sad that he has made so much of his superior literacy, since his own book begins with a grammatical error which, if it meant anything at all, would mean the opposite of what one guesses that he intends.
No matter. The point which Walden makes in his memoirs, and with which for the sake of argument we shall agree, is that he is a giant, morally and intellectually, among the lobby-fodder with whom he felt constrained to resort during his 14 years in the House.
Last week, as he did the rounds of the radio studios plugging his book of anecdotes and blaming Mrs Thatch for being in her anecdotage, no one said: "Hang on,Walden! As you have told us many times, you're an educated chap - fluent in Chinese, familiar with the literature of four continents, irresistible to the women of ditto. We need people like you in Parliament!"
When he actually turned up to work in our office, of course, Walden was perfectly OK and we all forgot the rebarbative introductions. But I couldn't shake off the feeling that he shouldn't have been there.
It was all right for us, with our childish gossipy concerns and our bone idleness, to be journalists and writers. But damn it, he was meant to be grown-up. What sort of a country have we become if everyone of the smallest talent starts saying they want to be a writer? No wonder the elections are so dull, and the resultant assemblies even duller.
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You're right that this is a dangerous one - it was good enough that I had a second and if I didn't have a smidgen of self control, I'd make another :) I ran out of citron vodka, so I squeezed a little lemon juice in with my regular vodka - it was still VERY good. Thanks for the recipe!
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Looks good will try it at next party. If you're looking for a Cosmopolitan, the recipe is:
2 parts Cranberry Juice
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Shake and strain into Martini glass.
Btw most of these "martini" drinks nowadays are nothing more than the Kamikaze plus juice .RepliesThank You for the recipe!! I will write it down and try it! I found "too many" different versions of the Cosmopolitan and tried a couple of them and did NOT like them......either did the friends we had over (so I know it wasn't just me).
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Mechanistic insights into nitrite-induced cardioprotection using an integrated metabolomic/proteomic approach
Perlman, David H., Bauer, Selena M., Ashrafian, Houman, Bryan, Nathan S., Garcia-Saura, Maria F., Lim, Chee C., Fernandez, Bernadette O., Infusini, Giuseppe, McComb, Mark E., Costello, Catherine E. and Feelisch, Martin. (2009) Mechanistic insights into nitrite-induced cardioprotection using an integrated metabolomic/proteomic approach. Circulations Research, Vol.104 (No.6). pp. 796-804. ISSN 0009-7330
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Nitrite has recently emerged as an important bioactive molecule, capable of conferring cardioprotection and a variety of other benefits in the cardiovascular system and elsewhere. The mechanisms by which it accomplishes these functions remain largely unclear. To characterize the dose response and corresponding cardiac sequelae of transient systemic elevations of nitrite, we assessed the time course of oxidation/nitros(yl)ation, as well as the metabolomic, proteomic, and associated functional changes in rat hearts following acute exposure to nitrite in vivo. Transient systemic nitrite elevations resulted in: (1) rapid formation of nitroso and nitrosyl species; (2) moderate short-term changes in cardiac redox status; (3) a pronounced increase in selective manifestations of long-term oxidative stress as evidenced by cardiac ascorbate oxidation, persisting long after changes in nitrite-related metabolites had normalized; (4) lasting reductions in glutathione oxidation (GSSG/GSH) and remarkably concordant nitrite-induced cardioprotection, which both followed a complex dose-response profile; and (5) significant nitrite-induced protein modifications (including phosphorylation) revealed by mass spectrometry-based proteomic studies. Altered proteins included those involved in metabolism (eg, aldehyde dehydrogenase 2, ubiquinone biosynthesis protein CoQ9, lactate dehydrogenase B), redox regulation (eg, protein disulfide isomerase A3), contractile function (eg, filamin-C), and serine/threonine kinase signaling (eg, protein kinase A R1 alpha, protein phosphatase 2A A R1-alpha). Thus, brief elevations in plasma nitrite trigger a concerted cardioprotective response characterized by persistent changes in cardiac metabolism, redox stress, and alterations in myocardial signaling. These findings help elucidate possible mechanisms of nitrite-induced cardioprotection and have implications for nitrite dosing in therapeutic regimens. (Circ Res. 2009; 104: 796-804.)
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Subjects: | Q Science > QM Human anatomy R Medicine > RB Pathology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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Neil Hodgson took a win and a second place here yesterday to retain his British Championship lead after 18 of 24 rounds. It was Hodgson's fifth win in the domestic series and puts him in a position of strength for the final six races of the season.
Neil Hodgson took a win and a second place here yesterday to retain his British Championship lead after 18 of 24 rounds. It was Hodgson's fifth win in the domestic series and puts him in a position of strength for the final six races of the season.
Niall Mackenzie had a day of mixed fortunes, finishing fourth in the first race and 17th in the second, after a crash on the warm-up lap. Hodgson and Mackenzie made good starts to the first race, slotting into second and fifth respectively. Hodgson soon closed down early leader Chris Walker, before passing him at Park Corner on lap eight and pulling out a half-a-second gap.
He retained this advantage to take take his fifth victory of the domestic series and stretch his championship lead.
Mackenzie was forced to take evasive action when James Haydon crashed his Ducati in front of him. This cost the Scot valuable time and he was unable to catch the leading trio, eventually finishing in fourth, picking up 13 championship points.
His luck deserted him before the start of the second race, when he crashed his INS Ducati on the warm-up lap and had to start from the back of the pack after failing to take his spare bike down to the grid in time.
Mackenzie then proceeded to pick his way through riders, eventually finishing in 17th.
The battle at the front was similar to the first race, with Walker leading for the first nine laps before a mistake at the Old Hairpin handed the advantage to Hodgson, who went out in front on the start/finish straight. Hodgson defended this lead throughout the remainder of the race until the final lap, when he came across back markers - including his team-mate - on the woodland section of the track and Walker forced his way through a gap and stole the victory by just 0.143 seconds.
"That was a great race, even though I didn't get the win," said Hodgson. "I came across three back markers, including Niall, on the final lap, which made things difficult because I didn't think there was anywhere to pass. I went to dive up the inside of Niall, but Chris was on the inside of me on the wet line, so I had nowhere to go. Fair play to him, because it was a brave move, and we now leave Cadwell Park in the same position that we arrived here."
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Golden Road Brewing, a promising startup in the fiercely competitive craft brewery industry, poorly managed business processes threatened to put a halt to the company's stellar debut.
Founded in 2011 with the aim of selling canned craft beer to the Los Angeles market, Golden Road Brewing had ramped up to 18,000 barrels a year by 2013, making it one of the fastest-growing craft breweries in the industry. On top of selling its artisan beers to local distributors and stores, Golden Road also operated a popular brew pub.
When Paul Burgis was recruited from Anheuser-Busch in 2013 as the company's CFO and COO, however, the business's customer-facing success was being sabotaged by its lack of backend business processes.
"There was no control between purchase orders and invoicing," Burgis said, noting that one of the brewmasters was unaware of how much a batch of beer actually cost to produce. Co-founders Meg Gill and Tony Yanow were scoring high marks from industry professionals for their drinkable brews but were chalking up zeros in the accounting column.
Burgis, who has an MBA, decided it was time to ditch QuickBooks and spreadsheets for an ERP system. "It was not a question of whether but a question of which one," he said.
Paul BurgisCFO, COO, Golden Road Brewing
After evaluating its options, Golden Road ultimately decided on an SAP cloud implementation through Orchestra Software. "Because it had the backbone of SAP, it gave us confidence. The last thing we needed was to take a risk on a new platform," said Burgis, who had worked with SAP systems at Anheuser-Busch. Golden Road implemented "OBeer," Orchestra's customized version for the beer industry, with just two users from its then-staff of 50 employees.
Today, the brewery has 12 users on OBeer and 116 employees. The company's implementation was rolled out in phases to ease the transition from ad hoc and manual processes to an automated system that provides a single view into company business data, Burgis said. The brewery started with general ledger accounting then is moving on to production systems. And it has taken pains to educate its employees on the need for the system, knowing that it wouldn't be easy to adapt to this new way of working. "We didn't take it lightly; we knew how significant adopting an ERP solution into the business would be," he said.
Burgis said that the new ERP system makes accounting and order fulfillment quicker, easier and faster. The brewery can also better track materials and inventory, as well as audit batch and change logs. Golden Road is better-equipped to meet the demands of its fast-growing distribution network.
"If we get a proposal … we can get a response in 15 minutes to a potential customer, which helps us win a sale or avoid losing a sale," Burgis said. "The ability to make quick decisions is what we've gained and we didn't have before."
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Ray Boggs, vice president of small/medium business research at Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC, said that using an ERP system really makes sense in a business where inventory management is complex. In the brewing business, ingredients can vary by season and recipes are constantly being tweaked.
"On one hand, they're like cowboy artisans, and on the other hand, chemists measuring temperature, reaction times and fermentation," Boggs said, likening the mix of creativity and need for precision to IT development. "You need to make sure you're capturing [steps] -- 'What did we put in this again?'" he said.
ERP improves forecasting, runs audits
That need for precision also led 90-employee Avery Brewing Company to OBeer. At the time, Avery started to attract the attention of banks and investors, both of which were reluctant to provide money to a company that couldn't accurately track and forecast its own profitability.
"When you go to the bank, they want to know what is your financial strategy and how you're going to leverage software in the future," said Conner Helton, controller at the Boulder, Colorado-based craft brewery. "The fact that the system can conduct audits is also a plus, as with financing come audit requirements."
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Like Golden Road, Helton also soft-pedaled the complex ERP system to employees. While the banks and investors knew it as an enterprise software package, internally Avery referred to it by its customized name, OBeer. The name helped the production and accounting staff to focus on what they do best, he said, without worrying too much about what was under the hood.
"The production staff [doesn't] want to use ERP software; they just want to brew beer," Helton said. "Telling them to use ERP software is like trying to get a little kid to brush his teeth every single night -- you have to make it easy and fun to an extent."
The company also rolled out the implementation in phases, seeking feedback from the users, fixing bugs and making adjustments to the processes along the way.
It's your employees who will ultimately know what processes can be improved, said IDC's Boggs, so the user input is critical. "[Build] a wish list, and understand that not every wish can be fulfilled," he advised.
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The Terminus Weapon and Armor pack was available for free to Xbox 360 and PC owners who pre-ordered Mass Effect 2 from Gamestop or Play.com. It is now available on Origin free of charge for PC owners. On PlayStation 3, it is available for $1.99 USD or in the N7 Complete Arsenal Bundle.
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In its early years The Independent on Sunday was blessed with an array of young talent that would go on to literary prominence - Zoe Heller, Sebastian Faulks, Allison Pearson and Anthony Lane to name just a few. No less gifted than any of those was the sportswriter Jonathan Rendall, who has died aged 48.
Boxing was Rendall's metier. He wrote about it with a Runyonesque eye for character. His pieces - vivid, funny, poignant - read like short stories. He had such an affinity with the sport that later on in his career he combined writing about it with managing the leading British featherweight Colin McMillan.
Rendall assumed some of boxing's more rackety ways. He was deeply lovabale - a tall handsome figure and a bundle of nervous energy - but he was less than reliable and prone to mishap. I was one of his editors on The IoS sports desk, and with Jon it often felt like you were dealing with a wayward teenager. He would go AWOL. Then right on deadline a brilliant piece would turn up.
I first encountered Rendall at The Times in the 1980s when he came to the paper as a freelance having not long graduated from Oxford. It was clear how good he already was, and he was one of IoS's first signings when it launched in 1990. A fellow editor from those days, someone who has occupied senior positions across Fleet Street throughout the past 20 years, told me that Rendall was the best writer he had ever worked with.
Norman Lomax was a sports photographer for The IoS and accompanied Rendall on many assignments. "Jon's passion for life and experience was all-consuming," Lomax said. "Sometimes infectious, sometimes unnerving but always exciting. And that's how he wrote. But he also had a softer, self-effacing and generous side to him."
Rendall produced three outstanding books. This Bloody Mary Is The Last Thing I Own amounted to a statement on boxing. In Twelve Grand, Rendall got to gamble £12,000 and see where it took him. (The book formed the basis of a Channel 4 series Rendall made called The Gambler.) Garden Hopping was the story of how Rendall, who was adopted, tracked down his birth mother, with painful consequences. In life as well as his writing, he laid himself bare.
Rendall married and had three children. But the marriage broke up, and he was in an accident that left him partially disabled. He was found dead last month at his Suffolk home.
It is easy to think that Jon might have achieved more but then again he achieved an awful lot. And the part he played in helping The IoS establish itself and flourish cannot be over-estimated.
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A lot of the time when I talk about something that SO has done for me or to me, his GF points out to me that "yeah, he did that for or to me, years ago". For some reason this is rubbing me the wrong way.
Because, it's RUDE. TOtally rude! I am in an MFM V-and I'm the F. I would NEVER EVER EVER do that to either of my men, becuase IT IS RUDE. She is likely doing it as a way to make herself feel as though she's still special. But, that doens't in anyway change the fact that her actions are unkind and rude and they should desist. Your moments together are yours and should be left at that.
Frankly, I'd stop sharing some of the info, pointedly and if asked why, I'd explain that it leaves you feeling unloved and unappreciated when those remarks are made.
I don't care that they did this or that but I really don't want it pointed out all the time. I don't know if this is jealousy or what. It just feels like nothing in our relationship is novel or "just ours". Like there is no "specialness" to our relationship. I'm not sure if this is my issue or her's. I mean, perhaps she feels the same way. That the "specialness" of their relationship is gone because he is now doing all these things with me. I would like to talk to her about it but any input would be appreciated.
I think that she likely IS feeling precisely this way-and that's why she's doing it. Which doesn't make it right or beneficial-and I do suggest you two talk about it-on calm quiet relaxed ground.
Good luck.
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text: The Ten Coolest Airports In The WorldRaphael Orlove12/11/12 11:00amFiled to: Answers Of The DayPlanelopnikInfrastructureAOTDListicleTop TenTop1122EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Airports don't have to be terrible. These ten hubs picked by Jalopnik readers are actually all kinds of awesome. Welcome back to Answers of the Day — our daily Jalopnik feature where we take the best ten responses from the previous day's Question of the Day and shine it up to show off. It's by you and for you, the Jalopnik readers. Enjoy! Advertisement Advertisement You never remember an airport for its good qualities. You remember an airport for the time that you ran across two terminals to make a connecting flight. For that time you got frisked at security. For that time you waited four hours at baggage claim for a piece of luggage that never came back.But airports are the gateways to cities now, and every local government wants their airport to look fresh and modern. You end up with big, grand pieces of architecture that are pretty cool. These ten are our favorites.If there are any airports that you love that we didn't have room for on this list, let us know in Kinja below. Sponsored Photo Credit: Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco 10.) Wellington, New Zealand (WLG)The airport at New Zealand's capitol wasn't very interesting until a few years ago. That's when it started to get weird. Back in 2003 it got a giant statue of Gollum and in 2011 it got this new departure lounge called "The Rock." Cool, right?Suggested By: shortyoh, Photo Credit: Wellington Airport 9.) Princess Juliana International Airport, Saint Martin (SXM)Planes land right over the beach in Saint Martin, which gives you the opportunity to get closer to jets than anywhere else. Of course, you have to treat this with a little caution, because the planes will knock the shit out of you. Suggested By: SennaMP4, Photo Credit: rafcha 8.) Tempelhof, Berlin (THF)To get absurdly, inhumanly massive architecture, you have to go to the Nazis. They probably built their huge airport in Berlin to last a thousand years, but operations closed in 2008. Since 2010, the whole place has become a huge park and host to a number of Berlin-style weirdo fashion and pop culture events. Take that Nazis!Suggested By: TokyoBayAqualine, Photo Credit: Alexander Rentsch 7.) Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport (formerly HKG)We remember Hong Kong's old airport (1954-1998) as one of the most difficult and dangerous landing sites in the world. Thanks to low approaches and always-strong crosswinds, even 747s came in with big crab angles, the airplane equivalent of opposite lock. The video is insane. Suggested By: sinyster, Photo Credit: lokcheung 6.) Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD)Uruguay's biggest airport still isn't huge, but as of 2008 it is one of the coolest. The new terminal designed by Urugurayan architect Rafael Viñoly looks better than any other airport terminal in the world, if you ask us.Suggested By: William Smith, Photo Credit: Rafael Alvez 5.) Madeira, Portugal (FNC)The Madeira airport used to have one of the shortest runways in the world at just a hair under a mile long. In 1977 it got a short extension, but in 2000 the airport doubled the size of its runway. Since the whole thing is on the edge of an island, they built the runway's extension on 70 foot-tall columns over the water. You land on a bridge! It's awesome. Advertisement It's also one of the most dangerous landings in the world.Suggested By: shortyoh, Photo Credit: Silvain de Munck 4.) Paro Airport, Bhutan (PBH)You remember the part in Prometheus where they land the spaceship into the bottom of a spectacular alpine valley? That's what it's like to fly into remote Bhutan, another contender for the world's most difficult landing. The airport itself also looks rad, though very few people ever travel to Bhutan to see it.Suggested By: GTO1962, Photo Credit: Douglas J. McLaughlin 3.) Kansai International Airport, Osaka (KIX)Space is at a premium in Japan, so when they had to build a new airport in the late '80s, first they made a new island, then they stuck their new airport on it. It is certainly one of the more ambitious airport designs we've ever seen. The passenger terminal, the longest in the world, is pretty cool too. It's shaped like a giant aerofoil. Advertisement Advertisement The whole airport is sinking under its own weight, so enjoy it while you can.Suggested By: Ash78, Photo Credit: mrhayata 2.) Tenzing-Hillary Airport Or Lukla Airport, Nepal (LUA)This was rated the most dangerous airport in the world back in 2010. Take one look at the approach of the 1,510 ft runway with a 12% grade and you'll understand why. This is where people fly in to get to Mount Everest and even the airport is 9,200 feet above sea level.Suggested By: Straightsix9904, Photo Credit: Reinhard Kraasch 1.) Courchevel Airport, FranceAny airport built into the side of a mountain is cool. Any airport where the landing strip isn't flat is unbelievably cool. Combine the two and you have France's Courchevel Airport where take off is unreal.Reader Mallthus explained how the hell you manage the slope. For those wondering how it works, arriving aircraft land uphill, the grade slowing the plane, which is useful given how short the runway is. Departing planes take off downhill, using the slope to build extra speed, again, useful with such a short runway.Just watch the video.Suggested By: You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much, Photo Credit: Hugues Mitton Reply112 repliesLeave a reply


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Mini Cream Cheese Pound Cakes with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze
I almost never make pound cake. With all my other baking, we don't need a pound of cake.
But two little mini cakes is a different story.
I'm not sure who eats traditional pound cake that's made with a pound each of flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. That's one heavy cake.
They must have super-human metabolism.
For my version, I added cream cheese in addition to the butter. It adds extra flavor, richness, and moisture. Pound cake is prone to dryness, and there's nothing more inedible than dry cake. Why bother. The cream cheese helps combat that pesky problem.
The batter comes together in just minutes. All at once, cream together butter, cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Fold in the dry ingredients and you're ready to bake.
I baked them as two mini loaves because mini food is cuter, of course. And I find it easier to control the overall browning and dryness levels when I bake dense batters in smaller loaf pans rather than as one big loaf.
I love this Set of 4 Mini Loaf Pans for $9.99, but if you don't have mini pans, it can be baked in a 9×5 pan. You'll likely extend baking by 10 to 15 minutes, and if necessary, tent it with foil midway through cooking if your loaf is becoming overly browned.
I love the cracked tops. I've read that a cracked top on banana bread is the signal of a great loaf. It indicates that the wet and dry ingredients, as well as leaveners, were all combined in proper ratios to create steam, which escapes via the crack.
When I see a crack, I know the loaf is going to be a keeper.
The cake has a very dense and tight crumb, yet they're surprisingly light. It's just sweet enough and very subtly flavored with cream cheese. The cream cheese plays more of a role in adding moisture so the little cakes stay soft and moist.
The vanilla cream cheese glaze was the icing on the cake. Literally. It's tangy yet sweet, and enhanced the cream cheese vibe.
Or try this heavenly Apricot Cream Cheese Glaze or your favorite jam or fruity topping. A handful of fresh strawberries, sprinkled with a touch of sugar, and allowed to macerate for an hour would be lovely draped over a slice.
The mini size is perfect to satisfy my once a year craving for a slice or two of pound cake, without having a ridiculously large amount of cake leftover. Let's face it, no one wants to eat dried out pound cake on day 4 that's leftover from a huge 10-inch tube-cake of pound cake.
Not a problem here.
And they make adorable gifts. One for you, one for a friend. That is, if you don't scarf them both down.
They're mini after all.
Mini Cream Cheese Pound Cakes with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze
I like this recipe because it makes just two little pound cakes, perfect when you only want a slice or two to satisfy a craving, and don't want a big cake leftover. The pound cake is dense and rich, yet light. It stays soft and moist from the cream cheese in the batter, and the vanilla cream cheese glaze is the literal icing on these small cakes. Make one for yourself and give one to a friend if you can part with one of these mini cuties.
Yield: two 5x3 mini cakes, or one 9x5 cake
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
For the Cake
2 large eggs
3/4 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened (I used Trader Joe's Soft Spreadable Light Cream Cheese with great results)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
pinch salt, optional and to taste
For the Glaze
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
about 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more if necessary
- For the Cake - Preheat oven to 325F. Spray two 5x3 Mini Loaf Pans with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pans; set aside. (Cake may be baked as one 9x5 loaf, possibly as one 8x4 loaf, although I have not tested either. Adjust baking time accordingly, probably by adding 5 to 15 minutes, tent with foil if necessary to prevent over-browning)
- To the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and hand mixer), add first 5 ingredients (through vanilla), and beat on medium-high speed to cream them until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the final 3 ingredients. Mix on medium speed until just incorporated, don't overmix.
- Turn batter out into prepared pans and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until cakes are domed, golden, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I baked for 47 minutes and rotated pans midway through baking. I would bake for about 45 minutes next time. If at any point your cakes seem to be browning too quickly, tent with a sheet of foil; however this was not an issue for me.
- Allow cakes to cool in pans for about 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cakes are best enjoyed fresh, but will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months. While cakes cool, make the glaze.
- For the Glaze - Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and beat on medium-high speed until smooth and silky, playing with sugar ratio if necessary until desired consistency is achieved.
- Drizzle glaze on top of loaves or spread on the interior of the slices; I prefer the later version. Extra glaze will keep airtight for many weeks in the refrigerator.
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Today is a very happy day for me because it's the official release date of my cookbook, Peanut Butter Comfort. Thank you to everyone who's picked up their copy and for already writing to tell me you received your books. I'm so grateful for your support!
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Travel Guide Oceania Australia Victoria Halls Gap
Halls Gap is a small town nestled in the Grampians National Park in western Victoria, about 3 hours outside Melbourne. The town itself has a collection of shops, cafés and restaurants, as well as a family park area complete with electric barbecues, a swimming pool and a playground. A little outside the town centre is Brambuk, the National Park & Aboriginal Cultural Centre. It also doubles as the Park information centre.
The real attraction, though, is the surrounding Grampians National Park, which affords fantastic rock climbing, bush walking and fishing opportunities. Halls Gap makes for a great launching pad into the national park, with tours for a day or half a day easily arranged. Alternatively, if you have a car, it's not hard to navigate your way to some of the park's most popular attractions.
The Halls Gap Visitor Information Centre is located on Grampians Road. They can be contacted by phone on (03) 5361 4444 or 1800 065 599
Halls Gap is just a short drive west of the main A8 road between Horsham and Ballarat. Leave the road at Stawell, to go westwards towards the Grampians.
V/Line has has a daily coach service from Melbourne to Halls Gap (four hours). Three daily buses run between Halls Gap and Stawell.
VicLink offers buses fromo the Great Ocean Road to the Grampians with Halls Gap connected to Dunkeld, Hamilton, Port Fairy, Warrnambool and Ararat.
Property | Address | Type | Phone |
Grampians YHA Eco Hostel | Corner Grampians and Buckler Roads | Hostel | 5356 4544 |
Brambuk Backpackers Hostel | 332 Grampians Road | Hostel | 5356 4250 |
Tim's Place | 42-44 Grampians Road | Hostel | 5356 4288 |
Grampians Backpackers | 2 Heath Street | Hostel | 5356 4296 |
If you are staying at one of the hostels like Tim's Place or Grampians Backpackers, then you can use their internet. Otherwise, either the Halls Gap Visitor Centre or the Brambuk National Park and Cultural Centre provide internet access.
Free wifi is getting more and more common (either with or without a code) in places like restaurants, some bars and coffee places and hotels. Sometimes a fee is required.
See also: International Telephone Calls
Australia is on a GSM 900/1800 network, so if you have an unlocked phone that works on those frequencies, you will be able to buy a prepaid SIM-card and stick into your phone when you're in Australia. You will receive a new Australian phone number with the SIM-card.
To dial out of Australia use the prefix 0011, followed by the calling code of the country you are trying to reach, followed by the area code of the city/town (without the 0!) and finally the phone number.
Within Australia, it is necessary to add an area code to the phone numbers if you are calling from outside the area. Below are Australia's area codes:
000 is the emergency telephone number in Australia, but the international GSM mobile emergency telephone number 112 also works on mobile phones.
Australia Post is the government's postal service. Most suburbs will have at least one post office. Opening times are mostly from around 8:00 or 9:00am to 5:00pm though larger ones keep longer hours sometimes. A standard letter or postcard sent within Australia will cost $0.60. Internationally, it costs $1.70 to send postcards anywhere in the world. Letters cost $1.85 to send within the Asia Pacific region and $2.60 to anywhere else in the world.[1]. It is also possible to send things as parcels or by express mail. You can also use use private courier companies like TNT, UPS or DHL as they are competitive and reliable.
We have a comprehensive list of accommodation in Halls Gap searchable right here on Travellerspoint. You can use our map to quickly compare budget, mid-range or top of the range accommodation in Halls Gap and areas nearby.
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Cholesterol – the myths and the facts
Posted: February 9, 2014 Filed under: Health | Tags: bad cholesterol, cholesterol, fats, good cholesterol, HDL, Healthexcel system, Inflammation, LDL, oils 2 CommentsCholesterol – the myths and the facts
You got your blood test results back and you found out your cholesterol level is 300! You panic and listen fearfully to your doctor telling you how the "bad" LDL cholesterol needs to be lowered immediately! Medication? You are hesitating, since you've heard about statin's negative effects on your health like heart and liver problems, memory loss…Maybe you better stop eating eggs and saturated fat and then it will all be good…? Maybe you'd consider a cholesterol lowering supplement as well…
Reality is that this scenario has to STOP! After all it's about YOUR HEALTH. It shouldn't be about the doctor, the processed food industry and the pharmaceutical company! Cholesterol numbers tell a different story than the one you've probably heard from your doctor. Here are the most important facts to know when you have high cholesterol:
The question is, why do some people have more cholesterol in their blood than others, and why can the same person have different levels of cholesterol at different times of the day? Why is our level of cholesterol different in different seasons of the year? In winter it goes up and in the summer it goes down. Why is it that blood cholesterol goes through the roof in people after any surgery? Why does blood cholesterol go up when we have an infection? Why does it go up after dental treatment? Why does it go up when we are under stress? And why does it become normal when we are relaxed and feel well? The answer to all these questions is this: cholesterol is a healing agent in the body." (Natasha Campbell–McBride)
The Cholesterol And Inflammation Connection
Your body creates more cholesterol as a response to deal with inflammatory issues within the body. So cholesterol is not the problem, it is merely the solution your body is using to try and heal itself. Inflammation in the arterial walls is the real danger, and if left unchecked the swelling can eventually shut off blood flow to the heart or brain, which can cause a heart attack or stroke.
What Are The Inflammation Sources In The Body?
When there is a high level of oxidation present in the body, there also tends to be free radical activity in the tissues. LDL oxidizes in the body due to consuming artificial, partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats), vegetable oils, genetically modified food, a diet high in refined sugars, alcohol and tobacco. Damaged cholesterol is found in powdered eggs, in powdered milk (added to reduced-fat milks to give them body) and in meats and fats that have been heated to high temperatures in frying and other high-temperature processes. Elevated levels of LDL also may be caused by chemical and heavy metal toxicity, liver toxicity and stress, hypothyroidism and kidney failure.
"Bad" and "Good" Cholesterol? No Such A Thing!
LDL (low density lipo-protein) is the "carrier" of cholesterol, sending out cholesterol to various parts of the body where needed. HDL (high density lipo protein) takes cholesterol back to the liver. LDL and HDL are neither "good" or "bad", they are just cholesterol.
However, once the pharmaceutical companies realized they could easily produce a drug to lower blood cholesterol (and so make huge profits) they simply bought and paid for the "science" to "prove" their theories. This way, the "good and bad" cholesterol scam was born and continuously fed with heavy marketing campaigns over the years.
Low levels of HDL reflect a sedentary lifestyle. Doctors and others who push the misinformation about raising HDL as being a good thing, fail to address that HDL levels greater than 75 are actually correlative with autoimmune processes. This is a strong possibility especially if triglyceride levels are low (less than 40). Excess consumption of alcohol, drug use, hypothyroidism, and excess estrogen can also cause HDL levels to become too high.
Cholesterol Numbers And Their Meaning
High serum cholesterol says nothing about how much cholesterol is in the tissues. As people begin to heal and correct their metabolic imbalances, the blood cholesterol may go up, because it's leaving the tissues!Most people, including doctors, feel they need to immediately take action on "righting" the "numbers", when they look at these "snap-shots" of a moving picture in the body.
It's not enough to look at the high and low numbers of LDL and HDL. The particle size of LDL cholesterol and the C-Reactive Protein (the protein found in the blood, the levels of which rise in response to inflammation) should also be checked.
What does the particle size of the LDL tell us? A healthy LDL particle is big and fluffy – and as a result, it naturally flows through the system and is non-problematic. However, when the particle size is small and dense it doesn't flow so smoothly and has a tendency to get stuck in the small gaps in the arteries where nutrition flows in. When this happens, like all things that are stagnant, it creates inflammation and the beginnings ofatherosclerosis.
Different Biochemistries, Different Metabolisms, Different Cholesterol Numbers
The "cholesterol scam" initiated by the pharmaceutical companies ingrained the idea that a total cholesterol number of 200 needs immediate "action" : either a drug or/ and no saturated fat and cholesterol rich foods.
Not only is a total cholesterol value greater than 200 not necessarily high, for many people it is normal and very important! Protein types as defined by the Healthexcel System of Metabolic Typing often have values greater than 200 while being very healthy. These types thrive on a higher ratio of saturated fat and cholesterol containing foods.
A Short Review Of Cholesterol's Vital Functions In The Body
And let's not forget how vital cholesterol is! It was meant to exist in our bodies NOT to harm us, but to perform a wide variety of functions without which we couldn't survive! Just a few of these are below:
- Every single cell of our body is made from cholesterol
- Cholesterol increases cell membrane integrity; it gives our cells necessary stiffness and stability
- Every steroid hormone is made from cholesterol
- The body's ability to synthesize Vitamin D is dependent on cholesterol
- Cholesterol is an antioxidant and free radical scavenger
- The bile salts are made from cholesterol. Bile is vital for digestion and assimilation of fats in the diet
- Our immune system needs cholesterol to repair damaged cells. (as it's in the case of a surgery, cell damage due to toxic food and chemicals)
So my advice to all of you is start educating yourself about what cholesterol really means before you decide for the medication and for avoiding saturated fats and cholesterol rich foods. Non of these will work. It will be like killing the messenger (cholesterol) for delivering you bad news.
Article Sources:
Campbell-McBride, Natasha, MD. Cholesterol: Friend Or Foe?
Lundell, Dwight, MD. The Cholesterol Lie Exposed
McEvoy, Michael. Cholesterol Is Powerfully Anti-Inflammatory & Prevents Free Radical Activity
McEvoy, Michael. 'Good' & 'Bad' Cholesterol: No Such Thing
Schaff, Rick. An Open Letter on the Essentials of Understanding Cholesterol, Saturated Fats & Heart Disease
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The Yonder Here | |
Kanata's brief return as a spirit. | |
Episode | 22 |
Air Date | September 2, 2007 |
Previous Episode | Pandora's Box |
Next Episode | Delicate Line |
Lucky Star Episode |
The Yonder Here is the twenty-second episode of the Lucky Star anime.
Main StoryEdit
Konata's late mother, Kanata, appears as a spirit. As she looks over her family in the room, both Konata and Sōjirō discuss what her life was like, while she was still alive. Although Sōjirō rushed Kanata into love and marriage, Sōjirō was confident that he loved Kanata the most and that she loved him back. A long flashback scene then takes place, where Kanata thinks back on all the happy times she shared with Sōjirō, and concludes that she did love him deeply as well (although she is disturbed about him exposing Konata to eroge). As Konata and Sōjirō prepare to take a picture, Kanata joins in with them, but appears as a shadow in the actual picture. Konata and Sōjirō review the picture and are highly shocked and disturbed at the shadow, and fear that they are cursed.
Lucky ChannelEdit
The camera rolls in front of an empty, still destroyed studio. The producer is rambling on about how he fired all three members of the Lucky Channel staff, and how he originally did not want the job, but took it anyway, as a source of power and popularity. In the meantime, the director is trying to tell the producer that the camera is rolling as he is saying this, and at the end of the producer's rant, he finally figures out what the director was trying to tell him.
- The flashback background music is Kanata's song "I Wish Happiness From the Yonder".
- The Japanese word for "yonder" is "kanata" (彼方).


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Opinion by Sebastian Junger
Jim McDermott and Karl Marlantes
Editor's note: Sebastian Junger is the author of, among other books,"The Perfect Storm" and "War," a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and contributor to ABC News. His Oscar-nominated documentary, "Restrepo," won the 2010 grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival. His new documentary, "Korengal," opens in New York on May 30. Jim McDermott is a U.S. representative from Washington state and a former psychiatrist in the U.S. Navy. He is a senior member of the House Budget Committee and the Committee on Ways and Means. Karl Marlantes served as a Marine in Vietnam, was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation medals for valor, two Purple Hearts and 10 Air Medals. He is the author of "Matterhorn" and "What It Is Like To Go To War."
CNN. — Historian David W. Blight has written that the first Memorial Day took place in Charleston, South Carolina.
On May 1, 1865, a crowd of African-Americans — recently freed from slavery — honored the Union soldiers entombed in the rocky ground of the Charleston Race Course.
Twenty-nine days later, William Tecumseh Sherman concluded his farewell order from the United States Army with the words, "Your general now bids you farewell, with the full belief that, as in war you have been good soldiers, so in peace you will make good citizens."
On this Memorial Day 2014, we must acknowledge, not as a member of Congress, a veteran of the Vietnam War and a journalist-filmmaker, but as one nation indivisible, that Sherman's hope for American soldiers is not being realized today.
According to current Veterans Administration estimates, 22 American veterans take their lives every single day.
High rates of unemployment, homelessness, alcoholism, substance abuse and post-traumatic stress are decimating our community of veterans. With the wars of the past 13 years in Iraq and Afghanistan coming to a close, we are seeing too many casualties among American soldiers in this transition to peace.
In light of this crisis, we need a new kind of Memorial Day.
Many veterans are desperate to talk about their experiences with fellow Americans who accept shared responsibility for what is done in war, particularly the killing. Yet these conversations rarely happen today. How can a veteran truly come home unless we acknowledge that our nation's wars are something we all chose and paid for?
Returning Vietnam veterans were treated shamefully. That, thankfully, is behind America. We've moved from outright hostility to awkward, if well-meant, expressions of "thank you for your service" and the creation of a number of new veterans services organizations.
However, there remains an abiding sense of national indifference, or worse, a sense that somehow veterans are victims. This must change.
There are more than 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in America. That they are all proud volunteers doesn't excuse us from helping them come home.
Yes, the VA and other government services that cater to veterans need to work better, but there is an additional, crucial step that America must take: The entire nation must accept responsibility for the wounds, psychological and physical, that they bring home from war. Opposing the recent wars does not exempt one from this responsibility any more than opposing national health care exempts one from having to take care of America's sick and injured.
Many veterans didn't see combat, but all were separated from their families for long periods and subjected to the enormous stresses of life in a war zone. Ironically, a consequence is that veterans often feel excluded from the very society they helped defend.
Other cultures understood this obligation to help rebuild the bond between a returning warrior and his community. In early Native American cultures, a warrior back from battle participated in purification ceremonies intended to reaffirm his identity. These rituals also empowered the community to welcome the warrior home: To listen to his battle tales, to appreciate his sacrifice, and to assert his value in society.
In our modern society, tribal rituals should give way to a concerted, national effort to share in the stories of our fighting men and women. Pomp and circumstance are fine, but what our veterans really need is a solemn commemoration that the wars of the past 13 years — wars waged by all of us — are over. Our veterans also need public forums in which to tell their stories. Our soldiers' stories are visceral, and sometimes repugnant, and their telling can close the widening gap that exists between our military and the rest of American society.
We are either one nation or we're not. We can't have it both ways. This is what future Memorial Days in America could mean to us all.
Whether through community forums, statewide listening tours or action at the federal level, a national embrace of our veterans' experiences is a profound way to combat today's veterans' crisis. Each and every American must make a commitment to help return our soldiers to society: cleansed, rehabilitated, welcomed, and empowered.
Our soldiers deserve a Memorial Day 2.0. And, as we help our veterans navigate their paths of reconciliation and reintegration, we may become better citizens ourselves.
We may also find that the answers to many of America's most pressing challenges are found in the pain and pride, the tragedies and triumphs, of American soldiers.


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Pisa is the right-leaning buttress with the bulk of Drunken Buttress slumped against it (obviously in need of support). Right again is Scugdale Buttress, the main section of which is round to the right.
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Supine 7m. From a block climb straight up the arete. Some of the holds feel a bit snappy. | Crimpy | VS 5a |
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Scugdale Chimney Eliminate 8m. Worthwhile and high in the grade. The narrow rib left of the chimney with a powerful pull over the overhang (good but worn... | 2 Stars Strong | VS 4c |
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Scugdale Chimney 8m. The banana-shaped chimney is a classic of its type. | 2 Stars Graunchy | VD |
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Scugdale Wall 8m. Climb the fingery flat wall right of the chimney until it bends over to meet you. | Crimpy | VS 4b |
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Lights but no action
Those of you who have followed this blog awhile know that I am both extraordinarly cheap and excruciatingly picky. That means a simple decision like picking out a couple of lamps can take years.
So, what a surprise to announce that I marched out to IKEA last weekend and bought two lamps.
The Alang, which I thought I would like, ended up being way too tiny in person.
So, overheated and jostled by other shoppers, I went for a Jara shade with a Rodd base for a total cost of abour $45 per light.
Of course, nothing can be that simple.
The new Jara shades are great (they also come in black). But I think the base is too tall.
I think I need an adjustable base.
IKEA only has one, and it's on the Alang floor lamp ($40). I could buy it and swap with a Jara shade. Cost: $60 per lamp.
Or there is this adjustable lamp from Walmart that I've been eyeing for awhile. I could go out on a limb with newly-cool-again brass. On the down side, the shade is described as "cream." Cost: $52 plus $5 shipping or $72 with a different shade (wouldn't a black Jara be cool?)
Or I could play it safe with nickel with this adjustable lamp from Walmart. The shade looks fine. The downside here is that it's a floor lamp/table lamp set, so I'm shelling out $20 for a table lamp I don't want. Cost: $70 plus $5 shipping.
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- AnonymousSeptember 27, 2011 at 11:52 AM
love the fact that you gave us all options. I really like the nickel with this adjustable lamp from Walmart. I think you could probably sell the lamps on craiglist...so you would be in or around the same amount as the first! Good thing about walmart, is you get FREE shipping to store, so instead of shipping to your home, why don't you take a trip to your local one...and save the 5/10$??
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The story so far (I'd forgotten everything except that there was a story). Major news organisation pays hacker to get into the phones of princes and celebrities. They then publish the rubbish they find in scoops and spreads and exclusives. The hacker goes to jail. So does the News of the World "royal editor". Many investigations later the paper concludes that their convicted royal editor was the only one involved.
The other story is the one John Whittingdale's committee is trying to establish. They think hacking was more widespread in the paper, and that payments were made to keep the convicts from spilling the beans.
It's not easy because all the top executives and legal advisers of the paper fall back on Fleet Street's Fifth Amendment. "I don't know, and though you know I do know I say I don't know that I know and you can't prove I don't know that I don't know." That's the basic version, there are more sophisticated variations.
They've had them all in. This time it was Les Hinton, a pleasant silverback of the high plateaux. Previously the executive chairman of some News International thing now with Dow Jones. It's wonderful how far you can get knowing so little. He was appearing by video link from New York. What is your name, for the stenographer? "I really don't recall." That isn't a transcription, more of an accurate translation.
They began on the long trek to map the outer regions of Mr Hinton's ignorance. It was continental.
You sacked a man for gross misconduct and then paid him off for wrongful dismissal. Why?
"It was the advice I was given." And who gave you that advice? "I really don't remember."
And why did you settle before the tribunal hearing?
"The reason we settled was that there were grounds for settling."
Who advised the settling?
"Several senior people."
What were their names?
"I don't remember."
OK. The royal editor commissioned the royal phone tapping, but who was responsible for commissioning the celebrity phone tapping?
"I don't follow the logic."
And when it was explained, in order to suggest phone hacking was not merely one rogue employee, we got: "What was that? It's a bad line. You dropped out for a moment? Oh, I, I, uh huh they, look, they..."
Paul Farrelly produced a piece of news. Maybe we should have started with that. He has it on "reliable authority" (I suppose from someone who has see the document) that Clive Goodman (convicted royal editor) has a settlement contract with the News of the World. Of course Mr Hinton couldn't talk about that (it's got a confidentiality clause as long as Moby Dick) but Farrelly said it contained an indemnity promising to to pay any legal costs Goodman might be liable for in the future.
Mr Hinton said he wasn't aware of it. But he may become so. The only reason the hacked celebs haven't sued Goodman is that he hasn't got any money. But if News International is standing behind him there is a fabulous pot of gold to be had.
This is all very good for the Committee.
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From the incredible mind of Tim Burton comes the hit film Dark Shadows, based on the classic television series! Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) has been trapped for two centuries by an evil witch (Eva Green) who just happens to be an ex lover. Barnabas now has to struggle with the ever changing 1970s and save his families business! With an all star cast that includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jonny Lee Miller and more, Dark Shadows will be sure to whet your appetite for fun.
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Catherine Bailey is a model, "does wardrobe" and is mother of Paloma (9), Fenton (7) and Sasha (10 months). She is married to the photographer David Bailey. Fenton goes to Mount House school in Tavistock.
Catherine: I always read to Fenton at bedtime when everyone's a bit more peaceful. I used to read to him and Paloma separately, but now they're a bit older, and the plots of the books we're reading are a bit more complex, I read to them together. Otherwise it goes on for such a long time. I'd be doing it all night.
Their current favourite is Dick King-Smith, things like the Sheep-Pig and Pigs Might Fly. I started Alice in Wonderland with them, but they didn't much like it. I think the plot was a bit too difficult, or maybe I was just too enthusiastic about it. And The Water Babies went back on the shelf with about one chapter read - it was terribly slow. I find sometimes if the book is too difficult, you have to spend all your time explaining the plot, and then it isn't really a story.
Fenton loves fairy stories, and we've been through all the Hans Christian Andersen ones. I'm looking forward to reading CS Lewis to him. I like having his company at this peaceful time, having him listen rather than bickering with his sister. Reading them both stories gives you more feedback than just having a video tell them a story. You can share things with them, and understand what sort of things they like.
At the moment I'm reading Never Tell a Secret, by Joyce Strager, to them. It was an old book of mine which I found in the attic. Fenton's finding it a bit difficult, but he says he enjoys it. He also likes me reading his dinosaur magazines. We have to sit and go through them, but personally I prefer telling them stories.
Does David ever read to them? You must be joking! I don't think he could stand the stories. He says he'll do it when they're older. But he does lots of other things with them."
Fenton: Dick King-Smith makes he laugh, he's very funny. And some of my school-books are very good. I can read them in a couple of minutes, but I prefer being read to. When Mummy's reading to me, I lie in bed and stare at her. I can imagine what's going on in the book, even if there are no pictures. I see what's going on in my mind. It makes me happy.
I like it when she reads my dinosaur magazines and Bug magazines. I've got all the dinosaur magazines, and I'm collecting all the Bug ones. I like it when Mummy reads them to me, but I think she finds them boring. I can tell. She just looks bored. She prefers things like Never Tell a Secret, which we're reading at the moment. She got it when she was a kid.
Mummy helps me keep up with the plot. Paloma never helps me. She just lies in bed. Mummy stops all the time to explain what's going on. No, I don't want Paloma to help me. She's not really my friend, actually.
You are invited to submit short stories of 1,500 to 2,500 words, written for six- to nine-year-olds. There is a £2,000 prize for the winner and £500 for each of the two runners up. The stories must arrive before 9 May at: Story of the Year competition, PO Box 3908, London NW1 OAQ.
You may enter only once, and entries must be made by the writer, not on his or her behalf. Entries must be typewritten, double-spaced and on one side of the paper only. We regret that stories cannot be returned, so please take a photocopy. The stories submitted must be unpublished elsewhere, but the competition is open to previously published writers. We will not accept stories with illustrations. The first page entry must consist only of your name, address, and telephone number. The story should start on separate sheet, with no name on any of the pages, so that it can be judged anonymously.
The winning story will be published in the Independent in early June. The top three stories and up to 10 other entries will be published in the autumn in a Story of the Year 3 anthology by Scholastic Children's Books ( a list of stories chosen will be published in the Independent at the same time).
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CNIDARIA : FILIFERA : Bougainvilliidae | SEA ANEMONES AND HYDROIDS |
Garveia nutans |
Description: A small athecate hydroid which is easy to recognise due to its bright orange coloration. The rounded polyps are borne singly at the top of thin tubular stems and typically bend over to one side. Height about 10mm, polyps about 2-3mm.
Habitat: Usually occurs in shallow water in strong or very strong tidal streams, attached to cobbles or bedrock. Often occurs with Tubularia indivisa and may climb the basal part of the Tubularia stems.
Distribution: Widespread in the British Isles.
Similar Species: The coloration of this species is enough to distinguish it from Eudendrium species, which are otherwise similar.
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Distribution Map from NBN: Grid map (fast) : Interactive map (slower, requires login to view records) : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Garveia nutans Wright, 1859. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D3180 Accessed on 2017-03-27 |
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Safety Bernard Pollard and linebackers Jameel McClain and Dannell Ellerbe are inactive for the Ravens against the Broncos, but Baltimore's depleted defense hopes to have Terrell Suggs back after a one-game absence with a torn right biceps.
Pollard has a chest injury, Ellerbe has been bothered by a sprained ankle and McClain is hindered by a neck injury. Josh Bynes is expected to start at middle linebacker. Ray Lewis (torn triceps) was ruled out Saturday.
James Ihedigbo is slated to start for Pollard, and Marshall Yanda (ankle) is being replaced by Bobbie Williams at right guard.
Ravens tight end Ed Dickson (knee) is also inactive.
Denver's inactives include guard Chris Kuper (ankle), running back Lance Ball, receiver Andre Caldwell, tight end Julius Thomas, defensive tackle Sealver Siliga and cornerback Tracy Porter.
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We've got a remarkable story from contributor James Robinson in the new issue of the Phoenix that raises questions about the 40-year-old conviction of Clarence Spivey on charges of rape, kidnapping, and assault.
Spivey, one of Rhode Island's longest-serving inmates, was at the center of a racially charged case involving a young white woman dragged from a hospital parking lot by a black man and brutally raped in a nearby vacant apartment.
In the "in case you missed it" category:
Interesting item in the Wall Street Journal this week - it had appeared on wsj.com's Law Blog a week earlier - focused on Rhode Island US Attorney Peter Neronha, who brought a big case against Google for knowingly running ads for rogue online pharmacies. It resulted in a $500 million settlement.
Well, if you think Google is evil, you have reason to be pleased with your home state today. Rhode Island US Attorney Peter Neronha has announced a mammoth settlement with the search engine. The company will forfeit $500 million after profiting from ads that prompted US consumers to illegally import prescription drugs. From the ProJo:
Journalists and open-records advocates sharply criticized the state police last year and early this year for a new set of guidelines that, they argued, placed unwarranted limits on the information law enforcement is required to release to the public about alleged crimes and the arrests stemming from them.
The chief complaint was about new language requiring the state police's legal counsel to perform a "balancing test" upon receiving a request for information - weighing the public's right to know against arrestees', victims', or witnesses' right to privacy.
The murder conviction of Nicholas Gianquitti, a Cranston man who shot and killed his next-door neighbor Jim Pagano in a dispute over a child's stray tennis ball, was upheld by the state Supreme Court today. The case has a special resonance for this reporter; I covered it as a reporter at the Providence Journal.
A few days after the shooting, I spent a long night in Fitzpatrick's Pub in Cranston, chatting with some of the Garden City Boys - an extraordinarily large and tight-knit group of friends that grew up together in the Garden City neighborhood and came home to bury their friend, Jim.
Attorney General-elect Peter Kilmartin has announced that he is hanging on to some key staffers from the Patrick Lynch era - Deputy Attorney General Gerald Coyne, civil division chief James Lee, and criminal division chief Stacie Veroni.
But Kilmartin will face some pressure to differentiate from Lynch, whose gubernatorial ambitions leant a political feel to the office and whose ties to disgraced Central Falls Mayor Charles Moreau raised embarassing questions, fair or not, about the office's willingness to go after public corruption.
In case you missed it: a powerful piece in the New York Times by a Rhode Island woman, now living in Brooklyn, meeting the Providence Journal reporter who wrote about her mother's murder many years ago.
In the journalist's articles, drawn in part from reams of disturbingly graphic grand jury testimony, he described how my mother's face turned purple as the two men twisted a towel around her neck, and how one of them, for leverage, put his foot against her face while saying: "Come on, you rat.
The ProJo reports that Deputy Majority Leader Raymond J. Sullivan, Jr., best known for heading up Barack Obama's Rhode Island general election campaign, was arrested on drunk driving charges early this morning.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- State police said Wednesday that they have charged Rep. Raymond J. Sullivan Jr., D-Coventry, with driving while under the influence of alcohol.
As the RI ACLU prepares to hold a news conference today regarding the Wyatt Detention Center and the death of Jason Ng, the Boston Globe reports on how some other prisons, including the nearby Bristol County Jail, have enhanced their revenue by jailing immigrant detainees:
Bristol and other cash-strapped county jails are increasingly embracing the immigration business, capitalizing on the soaring number of foreign-born detainees and the millions of federal dollars a year paid to incarcerate them.
There's not uncommonly a link between a down economy and a rise in violent crime, so the streetworkers based at the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence in Providence have their work cut out for them -- more so than usual.
Appropriately, Ed Fitzpatrick took up the streetworkers and their efforts in a column on Christmas:
The New York Times continues its strong Rhode Island-based reporting on immigration, using a lengthy front-pager today to highlight the meager returns generated by the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility for its host community of Central Falls, and how the privately managed prison functions as a cog in incarceration's answer to the war on drugs
The Rhode Island Family Life Center is an important voice in the local cause of criminal-justice reform, so this is troubling news:
Providence, RI, December 15, 2008-- As the growing impact of Bernie Madoff's outrageous scheme unfolds nationwide, Rhode Islanders might be surprised to hear that a local non-profit has been affected by Madoff's massive fraud.
Ariel returns to the pages of the Phoenix with a look at Stronger than Their Walls, the Family Life Center's new documentary about the need for probation reform and the word on some upcoming screenings.
A precondition for state inmates' release to probation is their promise to "preserve the peace and be of good behavior."
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During Colonel Brendan Doherty's appearance this morning on Newsmakers, I was surprised when he responded to a question about Louis "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, the reputed head of organized crime in Rhode Island, by referring to him as "Baby Shanks."
It had been my impression that "Baby Shanks" was a mistaken derivation of the actual nickname.
During the bygone heyday of Raymond L.S. Patriarca, some inferiority complex-plagued Rhode Islanders took solace in how the New England Mob was headquartered out of a storefront on Atwells Avenue.
Now, although LCN has continued its longstanding fade across the country, public fascination (as well as that of the press) continues when Mob-related stories burst into the spotlight