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Growing concern over China's burgeoning military might and seeming willingness to use it has caused many to re-evaluate U.S. Army doctrine and training. Counterinsurgency and asymmetric warfare have dominated Western military thought over the past decade of fighting. However, the escalating conflict in the South China Sea has many strategic thinkers considering how to fight a large-scale war once again. One nation often overlooked in the Pacific equation, though, is India and their emerging capabilities in space, and how those emerging capabilities may impact an armed conflict.
As the Indian economy continues to develop and expand, they look to the South China Sea region with greater interest than ever before, especially in search of oil (Page, 2011). India's growing economy has placed additional demands on the world's oil supply, and most of the oil shipped to India from other parts of the world travels through common international shipping lanes in the South China Sea (Keck, 2012). In addition, China's recent claims of ownership of some of these shipping lanes are a potential flash point for armed conflict.
Regarding India's expanding space-faring capabilities as they relate to their consideration in the developing situation in the South China Sea, this paper focuses on three main areas of interest: Policy, Military/intelligence, and Industry/economy.
India has emerged as one of the world's space-faring nations, and although they have not focused as much effort into military space capabilities, they do possess the ability to do so in the near future. This has significant implications on the emergence of the Chinese threat in the South China Sea. As India's naval capabilities continue to expand and energy demands grow, India looks increasingly to the region for its oil reserves (Page, 2011), even as China does the same. As a result, the potential for conflict between the two large nations is increasing, which would be devastating to their economies and national interests as well as those of the United States. Hence, India's national objective regarding potential conflict in the South China Sea is to gain control of oil reserves by enhancing space capabilities while avoiding armed conflict with China.
However, recent comments from India's senior naval commander, Admiral Joshi, suggest armed conflict is an acceptable course of action for the Indian government (Keck, 2012). It is currently unknown whether Admiral Joshi had the authority to make the comments, but it does shed light on the mindset of India's senior military leaders. Given that India has only one Russian-made aircraft carrier of questionable quality (Holmes, 2012), combined with the naval-centric geography in the region, it would take more investment into their conventional military capabilities to pose a real threat to China. Admiral Joshi's comments suggest this may be part of India's national policy.
India has some space capabilities that may contribute to this venture. Most of India's current space capabilities support human ventures like agriculture by gathering earth sensing data such as vegetation and weather, but the Futron report lists their earth sensing capabilities as being "particularly strong across the civil, military, and commercial realms" (Futron Corporation, 2012). Recently developed satellite communications assets will also enhance the Indian military's command and control capabilities. India's current policy is continued expansion of their space program, to include enhancement of their military capabilities, scientific research, disaster management, and earth sensing capabilities in support of humanitarian development (RT News, 2012) (Futron Corporation, 2012).
The Futron report listed India as the leader of the "five emerging [space faring] nations," and India continues to advance its space capabilities by a greater degree each year (Futron Corporation, 2012). In 2013, India's space budget increased to a record $1.3 billion, and they launched their largest and most capable communications satellite that added thirty transponders to their overburdened capacity (RT News, 2012). This lessened India's reliance on foreign satellites to meet their demand (RT News, 2012). All of India's space capabilities have been further advanced by recent upgrades to their National Remote Sensing Center and plans to introduce their own geosynchronous-capable launch vehicle in the near term (Futron Corporation, 2012).
Regarding capability expansion, India launched a record ten satellites in 2013, including a scientific mission to mars that was designed to collect data on methane (RT News, 2012). This was an increase from only four launches in 2010 (Futron Corporation, 2012). India is striving to complete all of these missions with no foreign assistance, thus becoming only the sixth fully-independent space faring nation (Futron Corporation, 2012). They also have goals to create an independent manned space flight program by 2016, but many experts doubt they will achieve this lofty goal (RT News, 2012).
Although India's space capabilities are centered on earth sensing in support of agriculture, scientific research, and disaster management, these earth sensing capabilities could be applied toward a military objective with some effectiveness, especially considering their resolution has improved dramatically (Futron Corporation, 2012). In addition, they have recently launched a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite with direct military applications (Futron Corporation, 2012). This all-weather system would provide India with information regarding China's naval movements in the South China Sea, identification of Chinese ships, and their capabilities. As mentioned previously, India also has advanced satellite communication systems on orbit that would enhance their command and control of military forces. India's missile warning capabilities are virtually non-existent, however.
India is known to be a nuclear-capable nation, and recently tested their Prithvi-II missile that is capable of delivering a nuclear warhead 350 km from its launch site (Pandit, 2014). They also possess nuclear missiles with ranges up to 3000 km (Pandit, 2014), and are developing two different missiles with intended ranges up to 5000 km (Pandit, 2014). The latter missile qualifies as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, which is why it is included in this discussion of India's military space capabilities. India lacks any Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) capabilities, which are a glaring hole in their nuclear deterrence program (Pandit, 2014). The same holds true for air-dropped nuclear munitions.
The one glaring vulnerability to India's space assets is the Chinese counter-space threat.
The one glaring vulnerability to India's space assets is the Chinese counter-space threat. China has demonstrated the capability to launch effective direct assent anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles and co-orbital ASATs. ASAT technology and China's known offensive space control capabilities, such as jammers, combined with China's highly capable cadre of cyber warriors should cause concern for India's military leaders. India lacks known space control capabilities, as well, whether offensive or defensive. Given these facts, China may initiate hostilities by neutralizing, degrading, or completely eliminating India's space assets, should the diplomatic situation in the South China Sea deteriorate. It is unlikely India would respond with nuclear strikes considering the human, environmental, and economic costs combined with the fact China is also nuclear-capable. The Cold War era notion of 'mutually assured destruction' will probably prevail. As India's space capabilities continue to advance, they may also increase their cyber defenses to prevent this scenario from occurring.
India's policy of capability expansion and space-faring independence applies directly to the dispute in the South China Sea. Although most of their space capability expansion is in the scientific fields, having greater satellite communications at their disposal will enhance their military capacity to respond to Chinese aggression. India "punches below its weight" (Kliman, 2012) in terms of military might as compared to its national wealth and size, and would undoubtedly lose a full-scale war with China if the conflict remained a one-on-one engagement, although a multi-national conflict would be much more complex to predict.
The more India can leverage its space capabilities, however, the more likely China is to choose against armed conflict due to the cost their victory would entail. In other words, Indian space capabilities would not provide enough leverage to ensure victory over China in a full-scale war, but may prove to be an effective deterrent. China's reluctance to engage in military actions with other, weaker nations when they believe conflict with the United States could be looming on their horizon supports this notion (Hart, 2011) (Glaser, 2011). A U.S.-led coalition in a war against China would prove to be disastrous to China's burgeoning expansion, unless China is able to close the technology gap with the United States further than they have done so to date. China's "uncharacteristic restraint" (Keck, 2012) following India's recent aggressive comments (Keck, 2012) may support that idea, as well.
As mentioned previously, India's policy is to continue expanding their space capabilities. See my previous comments under "Law / Policy" regarding their significant fiscal expenditures, which have increased each year in support of the goal of creating India's own launch vehicle. In addition to these aforementioned economic factors, India has set a goal of delivering 10% of the world's commercial launch and satellite manufacturing needs by 2020 (Futron Corporation, 2012), thus proving their commitment to space, although most of their capabilities are still government-owned. They have begun to make progress toward that goal, having launched satellites on behalf of Canada, France, and the European Space Agency (Futron Corporation, 2012).
Hampering their efforts, however, is India's bureaucracy, which some argue burdens economic development. Many in the commercial sector have complained their regulations are vague, difficult to navigate, and multi-layered (Futron Corporation, 2012). As is often the case in overly-bureaucratic environments, this may prove to slow India's space progress.
Another point of distinction in India's space program, though, is India's "human capital" (Futron Corporation, 2012). According to the Futron report, India has a strong base of educated engineers and other professionals dedicated to advancing the space program (Futron Corporation, 2012). This base is continually expanding due to India's investments into the university system and focus on the physical sciences. The space profession's growth from 15,800 employees in 2009 to 17,000 in 2011 and the 71 space-related degree programs within the country's borders (Futron Corporation, 2012) is a clear demonstration of this phenomenon.
These factors have led to an increase in India's industrial capability to support the space program, but India still lags behind more developed nations in competitiveness. They are planning to create their own satellite position, navigation, and timing system comparable to GPS, but have shown an inability to innovate new technology in that regard; their system will rely on technology discovered by other nations (Futron Corporation, 2012).
Regarding the South China Sea conflict, India's emerging space capabilities may serve as an effective deterrent against Chinese aggression, but their vulnerabilities may allow China to initiate hostilities by disabling India's space systems.
India's industry and economy surrounding the space program may affect the South China Sea conflict in several ways. First, their current partnerships with foreign nations and reliance on foreign technologies and launch vehicles may change their diplomatic approach to Chinese aggression, depending on China's diplomatic relationships with these other nations. This potential shortfall will be mitigated as India continues to advance toward space independence, however. Second, their strong educational system and leaps in space-related degrees will help advance toward that goal, and the stronger their space capabilities become the more inclined China will be to use diplomacy in resolving conflicts as opposed to armed force.
In summary, India's policy is to expand their space program through fiscal contributions with the goal of attaining space independence. They continue to expand their military space capabilities, including nuclear weapons, but currently suffer from several key vulnerabilities. Their industry is constantly growing with the support of an educational system to that end.
Regarding the South China Sea conflict, India's emerging space capabilities may serve as an effective deterrent against Chinese aggression, but their vulnerabilities may allow China to initiate hostilities by disabling India's space systems. Although China has expressed the overt intention of toppling the United States as the world's hegemon, they realize their current state of affairs does not allow it to occur in the near term. Therefore, their biggest fear in the region is a U.S.-led coalition to check China's expansion. This may serve as an effective deterrent against further Chinese aggression against India's oil shipping lanes.
John P. McFarland is a U.S. Army Space Operations Officer. He is currently works for Space and Missile Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado in preparation for an OCONUS deployment in support of joint space operations. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.
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Did you know that April 22 is Girl Scout Leader and Volunteer Appreciation Day? Well... It is! This is the time of the year when Girl Scouts say "Thank You" to volunteers that give their time and share their skills through the Girl Scouting Movement. So, for all you do for Girl Scouting, we thank you!
This past weekend, GSNC held the annual Adult Recognitions Ceremony where we recognized volunteers who were nominated by their Girl Scouts or fellow volunteers for going above and beyond. Terri DellaVecchia was honored for 70 years of volunteer service and membership to Girl Scouts and Ethel Carlson was honored for 50 years of volunteer service to Girl Scouting. Girl Scouting would not exist without volunteerism and the conviction that ones leadership will positively impact the girls that are mentored and they in turn, will take action to make the world a better place. We are humbled by the passion of women like Terri and Ethel; both wives, mothers, grandmothers, and leaders that have helped Girl Scouts of Nassau County reach out to countless girls in our communities, to plan meetings, learn safety guidelines, work with parents, teach other leaders, encourage higher achievement in themselves and others; by being a Girl Scout.
So I am posing this question to each and every Girl Scout out there...
How are you going to recognize those Girl Scout Leaders and Girl Scout Volunteers who make your Girl Scouting experience amazing and possible?
Using Twitter (@gsnc) and Facebook (facebook.com/GirlScoutsofNassauCounty), share with us and other Girl Scouts how you plan to Thank your Girl Scout Volunteer.

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|gadzooks said 1952 days ago (May 18th, 2014)
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.... cool .... like your voice ... and that bass tone and the lead tone ...is that a sax?... reminds me a little of INXS .... keep writing and I will keep listening.
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|Warren Smith said 1950 days ago (May 19th, 2014)
There's a Brooklyn, Michigan? I didn't know that.
Welcome back after your break.
I like that surprise kicker "Mama told me there'd be girls like you/but she didn't tell me what to do." That's crafty writing.
And I love it when your voice cracks singing "I had to find out on my own."
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|PeterB7858 said 1950 days ago (May 20th, 2014)
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No wasted words or notes in this high quality, stripped down post. It evokes a particular time and place. Glad to have you back around MJ. Enjoyed the ride. Regards, Peter.
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|Les_Kloo said 1950 days ago (May 20th, 2014)
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First time I've heard one of your tunes. INXS, yeah, a little. Your voice has that "you looking' at me?" quality. Very good. That sax that sounds like a guitar (or guitar that sounds like a sax) is slick. Nice mix, too. Do some more.
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New website, animated cartoons*, and now, this!
Written descriptions of the cartoon images. These things crack me up and seriously appeal to me. They've had the quote below the image for awhile, but they didn't always have these descriptions, did they?
(At the same moment, it seems, though, that I can no longer easily save and copy and post the cartoon images. But it may just be me and my browser and so on . . . )
One of the major ways in which one experiences New Yorker cartoons, after all, is in their physical, visual absence. Like when my father described the above cartoon, over the phone, upon learning about our upcoming relocation to New Haven.
And I love how succinct the descriptions are.
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The idea of taking holiday when others are working is a moral minefield for many people in this nation of hardworking diligence. Be it the personal guilt of failing to show maximum commitment to an employer or the fear of reprisals for being seen as lazy, many Japanese choose not to take their full holiday entitlement. Knowing that employees will find it difficult to kick up a fuss, some companies happily take advantage of this situation.
Against this background, it's not surprising to find that most Japanese take vacation when everyone else takes vacation—a handful of days at New Year and in the spring and summer holidays. While the nation can vacation with a clean conscience at these times, these mass holidays come with a price—expensive flights and hotels, and transportation gridlock.
To alleviate these intense periods of hellish congestion, a government panel aired plans earlier this month to introduce two five-day holidays in the spring and the autumn. This would increase the acceptable holiday periods in the year from three to four, cementing the status of autumn's so-called Silver Week. So far, so good.Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month.
It turns out, though, that the five-day holidays are really only three-day holidays with a weekend tacked on. But the real problem lies in the final key aspect of the plan, namely to stagger the holidays over different calendar weeks according to five geographical zones. This would effectively smudge these holiday periods over a period of up to five weeks, in an effort to spread the touristic benefits to provincial areas and relieve congestion.
Confused yet? Well, just imagine how confusing it's going to be trying to operate a nationwide company knowing that for up to 10 weeks a year, part of your business will be closed. The result, of course, will be that a skeleton staff is left operating companies in areas 'on vacation' and soon the need to be on the skeleton staff will take everyone back to where we started.
Creating an environment in which companies learn to schedule around their employees' vacations is the real solution. Establishing four holiday periods in the year would certainly be an improvement over the current situation, but the idea of staggering so many days? Surely that's doomed to fail.


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Harvey McLemore, a former slave and successful farmer, built the oldest remaining African American owned home in Franklin, Tennessee.
The African American Heritage Society and The Battle of Franklin Trust are offering tours of the McLemore House on Saturdays.
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Harvey McLemore was a former slave owned by Confederate officer W. S. McLemore, who was later a lawyer and judge in Williamson County. In 1880, Harvey McLemore bought a piece of property from his former owner in a neighborhood called "Hard Bargain." Harvey's house still stands at 446 11th Avenue North and was occupied by his descendants for 117 years before it was acquired by the African American Heritage Society and the Heritage Society of Franklin and Williamson County in 1997. It is the oldest remaining African American owned home in Franklin.
The Board of Directors of the African American Heritage Society partnered with the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University to produce a special exhibit at the historic house: "Building a Future-The Journey from Slavery to Freedom." The panels in this thoughtfully presented display discuss the history of the McLemore family and their home, but also the challenges faced by newly freed men and women in Tennessee in the 1870s and 1880s. Also on display in the McLemore House, are important artifacts from members of the African American community in Williamson County which includes a Tuskegee Airman's uniform. Three members of the famed WWII unit were from Williamson County and their images can be seen as part of the tour.
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Tours for groups of 10 or more can be scheduled on demand, even in the winter season, based on staff availability. Please contact Hannah Jacobs for more information or to schedule a tour - 615) 905-0687 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
From Carter House: Turn left out of the Carter House parking lot onto West Fowlkes St. Turn left at the first stop sign onto Natchez St. Take an almost immediate right onto 11th Ave. Turn right onto West Main St. Take an almost immediate left back onto 11th Ave. McLemore House will be on your right. Parking is available on the street.
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Before the new music from That Dog hits stores, Hello Records is releasing the limited-edition Totally Crushed Outtakes 7″ today, Mar. 31. One of the four tracks, "Silently," features Beck on banjo. To learn more about the Outtakes, Downtown spoke with Anna via e-mail. More on Anna can be found at www.annawaronker.com, while That Dog keeps up an official page on Facebook.
What do you remember about the first gig you ever played in New York? Was it as part of That Dog?
Anna Waronker: I think the first show we ever played in New York was opening for Beck and Evel Kneivel at The Grand. It was a tribute to Evel Kneivel and Beck was asked to perform. We were on tour with Beck at the time so we were also on the bill. All I really remember was that we learned our tour manager misplaced most of our merch cash, I tried to shield a very pregnant Kim Gordon from the crowd, and we had a lot of wigs backstage.
Do you have a favorite of the Totally Crushed Out outtakes? Are there other outtakes in existence, by the way?
AW: I love the acoustic version of "Silently." And I love that Beck played banjo on it. We were such good friends and collaborators during that time. It was fun to have him on one of our songs.
Members of That Dog have contributed to the work of Weezer, Beck, Mike Watt, The Rentals, Jimmy Eat World, Todd Rundgren, Nada Surf…plenty of great artists. Did that have to do with hanging out with other artists often, as opposed to the work of agents and managers?
AW: Absolutely. It was a very creative and social scene. For us it was fun to work with different people. Mostly friends. Some people we looked up to.
Promoting Totally Crushed Out outtakes aside, what's coming up for you? Any chance of more That Dog shows in the future?
AW: Well, we are finishing a new album. It's pretty close to being finished. It's been a very cool experience making a new album together. It's like we picked up where we left off when we were at our most creative state. We are also doing a 20-year anniversary show for Retreat From The Sun at the El Rey in Los Angeles on Apr. 8. We will have some fun guest stars.
When not busy with music, how do you like to spend your free time?
AW: Mostly with kids. Whether our own or with nieces and nephews.
Do you have a favorite restaurant in New York?
AW: Tony lives in New York, so he has lots of favs, including: Barrio Chino (Mexican), Via Carota (Italian), and the Grand Central Oyster Bar (for Oysters, of course). New York can't be beat for amazing food options, but I have to say L.A. is giving New York a run for its money.
Finally, any last words for the kids?
AW: Be creative however you need to. Take risks. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, we all make them. Don't be too hard on yourself, it's a waste of time. Know when to make your own rules and then make them.


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Yes! It's finally here - and in time for the holidays!
Our new and revamped store has many items for your all your My Satellite pleasures. Well, almost all of them. Keep checking back for updates, we at the My Satellite camp like to change things up and add things, mostly because if we don't, Justin will break stuff with his over-sized galoshes he has for some reason.


text: My daughter and I took my mother to the Flower Fields in Carlsbad for Mothers day. The fields are only in bloom for about 10 weeks, but for those few weeks it is one of the most amazing sites. The colors are intense and the flowers seem to be dancing in the breeze. So how bummed was I to have forgotten my camera? Duh! Please forgive my phone images, but I just had to share one of my favorite spots for Brooch Bouquet inspiration. God is such a show off 🙂


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Two Keys to Enterprise-Class Cloud Computing: Interoperability and Openness
Freedom of choice is what developers need to take advantage of the agility, efficiency and cost benefits of cloud solutions
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Mar. 18, 2009 05:30 PM
When Sun announced its Open Cloud Platform today, developers around the world with an interest in cloud computing benefited from the arrival on the scene of a powerful new force in favor of cloud architecture that is both interoperable and open. According to Sun's Sr. VP of Cloud Computing, David Douglas, what Sun envisions is "a world of many clouds - public and private - that are open and interoperable" and this paradigm shift away from proprietary clouds is a recurring theme in the infrastructure industry.
Meantime Reuven Cohen, Founder & Chief Technologist at Toronto-based Enomaly Inc., considers the issue so important he helped to start the Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum (with its accompanying online forum, Cloud Interoperability Magazine, saying that the industry needs to create an open unified cloud interface and achieve the unification of existing IT and cloud based infrastructures (a.k.a. hybrid computing).
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[MobilePRwire] – playground today is thrilled to announce the release and immediate availability of Memo Cars (HD), a free Android game for kids, parents, grandparents. Thanks to included Leaderboards, all players compete for best result on various difficulty boards. With that gamification element its easier to make a short game play part of daily routine and continuously improve brain skills or sustain them at their peak.
People are competitive, hence being able to compete with others and measure your results vs others is what keeps players motivated to improve their results. Some are playing a lot, so top ranking is full of experts that are really hard to beat.
Cute Cars images, various board sizes from an easy 3×6 one for kids to a complex 9×18 one – everyone will find a level to compete at. And its not only kids who will find it entertaining – can be played together with your kid or with an elderly relative as both young and old ones require some brain puzzles from time to time. You can compete with your friends and family – or the whole globe.
Game Features:
* Match pairs of cards – also known as pairs game
* Different levels of difficulty (from 3×6 up to 14×7 boards)
* Colorful images of various cars, trucks and motorcycles.
* Easy but Challenging Game Puzzle Game for you and your kids
* Not only for kids – keep your and your parents brain trained by playing a game from time to time
playground is a one man mobile development studio based in Warsaw, Poland.
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Otoplasty | Ear Surgery
Otoplasty is the correction of protruding, large or deformed ears to improve facial balance. This surgery is performed on adults or children for a variety of reasons, including:
- Correction of macrotia, a condition that results in large ears
- Reconstruction of a defective, deformed or absent ear
- Improved ear shape
- Address the protrusion of one or both ears
The incision is hidden behind the ears, and can be beneficial to improving a patient's esteem and appearance.
Otoplasty is an outpatient procedure performed under local anesthesia with sedation. Many of our patients return to light activity in a day or two and make a full recovery within several weeks.
Otoplasty FAQ
Who is a good candidate for Ear Surgery?If you feel your ears are too small or too large, or are disproportionate to your head. You may have prominent ears, or ears injured from sports. Patient who are healthy and non-smokers may be excellent candidates for ear surgery.
Are the incisions visible?Typically, the incisions are well hidden behind the ear or with in the folds of your ear, however this depends on the type of surgery you have.
What is the recovery like? Most patient return to work or school in a day or two. The sutures dissolve on their own after several weeks. Exercise may be resumed in 4 to 6 weeks.


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Crab & Pear Taj Mahal
This recipe was the 3rd place winner of the 1986 Crab Cooking Contest in Crisfield, MD.
Credited to Elaine Walker of Crisfield, MD.
Peel the pears, slice in half lengthwise, and remove core from the center. Poach with lemon juice until pears are barely tender. Let cool for five minutes.
In a bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, egg yolk, curry powder, salt and pepper.
In another bowl, combine the crab meat, cucumbers, scallions and the ginger root. Carefully fold in half of the mayonnaise mixture so as not to break up the crab meat.
Fill pears with the crab mixture. Bake in a low-sided pan at 350 degrees until crab starts to brown on top. Sprinkle with paprika and serve garnished with parsley and extra mayonnaise on the side.


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Naushira Pandya M.D., CMD, FACP was featured in Caring for the Ages.
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The Florida Coastal Geriatric Resources, Education, and Training Center (GREAT GEC) located within Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine is one of a national network of 46 Geriatric Education Centers (GEC) funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.
Facilitated by a consortium, the GREAT GEC trains health professions students, faculty, and practitioners using an interprofessional team- and community-based approach, all while remaining sensitive to the unique needs of the ethnically and culturally diverse older adults we serve. A cornerstone of every GEC is to encourage, enhance and continually promote the profession of geriatrics to students at all levels of education. The GREAT GEC's faculty and staff realize that students must be involved in working with older adults to understand and appreciate the reward of a career in geriatrics.


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The New Effects of Flax-Fed Beef/
It's hard to keep up with today's food trends, fads, diets, and constant chef news. New topics are coming up everyday about the foods we consume and it's hard to keep up. Staying healthy is another important topic of conversation and the foods we consume all play a part in this ongoing conversation. Beef has been a "hot button" topic of conversation for some years now, everyone from the NYTimes to vegetarians are talking about whether beef is a good choice. Jim Drouillard, professor of animal science and industry at Kansas State University believes that everyone can benefit from the health food flaxseed, even cows.
Flax seeds, which have high levels of fiber and Omega 3 fatty acids help protect against Alzheimers, heart disease and cancer, and with his experiment going over 10 years, beef producing cattle can also benefit from the Omega 3. Experiments show that 5 months before slaughter, cows that were feed flax seed in their feed had reduced inflammation, the need for antibiotics and an offset of negative effects from a corn feed diet according to a recent article from NPR.org food blog, The Salt.
Omega 3 is found in salmon, tuna, and walnuts just to name a few but with fish and nut allergies and the like, beef maybe the better option for consuming flax seed. The flax feed cows have benefits beyond the pastures. The cows are healthier and there is minimal-to-no need for harmful antibiotics which is also causing a debate in the foods that we consume, all the while adding Omega 3 and fiber to the consumer diet. Although now widely available to all markets, the news of flax-fed cows has spread to Europe and diners and animal researcher alike are welcoming flaxseed with open arms.
Do you think flax feed cows will make for better and healthier beef consumption?
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We are still talking about Eric's help yesterday. His assistance to us was incredible and I forget to mention yesterday that great conversations we had on the way back to The Shore. It gave us an even better insight into Melaka. When he dropped us off, he gave us his business card saying to call him if we needed any help with anything. We were indeed lucky to have met him.
The news last night was full of The Prime Minister Najib explaining The New 11th Malaysia Plans. When the English news version came on, we got a much better idea of what it entails. From what we could conclude Malaysia faces a fairly rosy future with big lifts in average income coupled with 5 to 6% growth per annum in GDP with inflation between 2.5 and 3%. Kuching is one of four cities earmarked for further development with large amounts of money allocated for this. The development plan is to be formulated by Kuching which sounds like a good idea. These plans taken at face value bode well for anyone thinking of investing in Malaysia.
Just for fun, I checked Health insurance plans with a comparison web site. It turns out they vary for Erica and I combined from $8,558US to $25,228US with the latter being shown as a best buy but still with maximum payout of $15,000US. Very glad we do not need any! The take a risk strategy for the over 65 expat seems an easy choice.
We leave for a month in Chiang Mai on the 2nd of June and will miss The Shore and the friendly welcoming people of Melaka. Whilst Melaka ticks all our boxes as a place to live in South East Asia, it is the warm, friendly welcoming people here that really make it a great place.
Although there are many smaller condominiums for sale in Melaka for around 300,000RM or $106,000 Australian they are below the 500,000RM threshold for foreign purchasers put in place recently to prevent lower priced property becoming too expensive for locals. (A very good idea).
Most new condominiums big enough for permanent living in places like The Shore and the yet to be completed Hatten City are over that threshold so purchasing would not be a problem for expats.
Have just stepped out of another wonderful full flow hot shower. (I will spare you a pic of the experience!) It took me back to the late sixties, early seventies in Australia when the population was only 11 million and shower flow restrictors had not been invented. The days when your back was caressed by the cascades of water flowing from the shower head. (Not pierced by thin jets of water with guilt attached to a longer than 2 minute session.) It made me question if Australia has really come far in this area.
The Water Cycle is widely known. When you consider one cannot "use" water as it all goes back into the great water pool of the atmosphere, rivers and oceans undiminished what is the problem with a long hot shower? Our so called "Water Consumption" merely holds up its progress through the "Water Cycle" temporarily. Build more dams I say. Just imagine a full flow long guilt free hot shower every day! It could change your life.
Enough of my opinion on this topic and on with the day. Having wine in stock, we can relax on that front and have another lazy day planned. A river walk to the Mahkota area, take in a movie (Mad Max this time) eat the free popcorn and follow up with a fabulous Indian meal at Selvam Indian Restaurant. Planning to eat Tandoori Chicken and Masala Roti amongst others. Our mouths are already watering at the thought! A lazy stroll back along the river as the sun goes down should be a great finish. In reality who knows how the day will unfold. The only thing we know is it will be interesting.
The day did not go as planned! We strolled along the river walk and came upon a group of about 10 American students. They asked could we take a pic for them and we obliged. They only had 2 nights in Melaka and by good fortune had already eaten at Sevlam Indian. Erica gave them some pointers on what to see and I had a long chat about our travels to one of the guys. We gave him the Planet Boomer web site address so that he could learn more about life in Melaka.
The day was hot and we continued on to the Golden Screen cinema in The Dataran Pahlawan Mega Mall downtown. Had a bit of a problem finding the cinema but help from several security guards found a lift foyer entrance. Spent a few minute looking for the lift that was disguised by movie posters on its doors. Took a pic of Erica and the lift and were about to enter when Erica exclaimed "I have left my glasses at The Shore". As viewing a movie in sunglasses would be a waste, we went to a supermarket, bought some bananas, tomatoes and a bottle of water and walked home! Will catch the movie on Monday.
Erica had noticed a sale in the mall of Guardian Pharmacy things. She bravely battled the crowds and came out with 4 packs of antibacterial wipes for 7RM or about$2.50 Australian. Good buying although the day certainly did not go as planned!


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Encounter at Bruhl
In Defense of Bruhl
Retreat from Bruhl
West Bank of Vasel City
Battle for the Bridge
Wildwood Warfare at Kloden
A Desert Encounter
Vegetable Route Incident
Desert Duel with Maximilian
Taking the Barious Highlands
Escape from Forest Snare
Reunion in the Forest
Kidnapping of Cordelia
Infiltration of Fouzen
Liberation of Fouzen
Hostage Rescue Operation
The Mayberry Shore
Recapture of Bruhl
An End to Darcsen Hunting
Showdown at Naggiar 1
Guarding the Refugee Camp
Showdown at Naggiar 2
Fight for Ghirlandaio
Selvarias Last Stand
Diverting the Marmota
Bearching Jaegers Blockade
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Valkyria Chronicles Walkthrough Bearching Jaegers Blockade
> Valkyria Chronicles Bearching Jaegers Blockade
This battle is really tough. In this battle the enemies will not move the say way every time, so you will have to adjust acordingly. Welkin and Zaka will already be deployed.
In the West most group deploy Rosie, and another shock trooper.
In the North most group deploy Alicia.
In the last group deploy Largo. Turn 1 Select Welkin.
Roll him to the West. You will see an enemy base along with a tank to the North. We are going to get behind that tank this turn. So head towards the front of it.
You will see a shock trooper kneeling by a sandbag behind the tank. Lanuch a morter at that shock trooper.
Spend an addional point on Welkin. Have him crush the two sandbags in front of him as he rolls North.
Get him behind that tank and take it out. Have him face South so his radiator is not exposed. Select Alicia and run her West.
Have her take out the shock trooper that is left at the enemies base. These guys hit really hard so be careful. Capture the enemies base, then run her to Welkin. Now select Largo.
There is a ladder pretty near where he is.
Have him climb up the building and move to the North West.
Have him take out the heavy AT cannon across the street. Hide him behind the nearby wall so the snipers don't get him.
Select Rosie and run her to the North West. Have her hide behind the sandbags there.
Select the shock trooper that was with her. Move him to Rosie, and have him crouch behind the sandbags as well.
Select Alicia again. Climb up the ladder and take out the sniper that is on the roof.
Then run her back behind Welkin's tank. She'll be safe there. Turn 2 Select Rosie.
Have her run in to the enemies camp that is just to the West. The whole camp is covered in smoke.
Lucky for you, it means the enemy will not shoot at you as you position yourself. There is a shock trooper standing right in the middle and a heavy AT gun North of center.
Stand slightly south of the trooper in the middle and use your flame thrower to take both of them out. Then crouch Rosie behind some of the nearby sandbags.
Now select the shock trooper that was with Rosie. Run him in to the camp as well.
Have him take out the scout on the West side of the camp, and then capture the camp. Hide him behind some sandbags in the camp.
Select Alicia. Have her climb on top of the bulding, and take out the lancer waiting up there. Then run her back to Welkin. Select Largo.
Have him climb off of the building and run to the West.
Spend another command point on him, having him run Westward. Deploy one lancer and two addtional shock troopers at your newly captured base. Turn 3
Jaegar just covered the South West base with smoke. Let's take over that one now. Select one of your shock troopers that is closest to that base.
Spout some flame over the enemy shock trooper that is crouching behind the sandbags to the North.
Spend another point on this shock trooper. Run them toward the middle of the smoke. There is a scout crouched behind sandbags to the South. Take him out with your flame thrower.
Spend one more point on this shock trooper. Finish off the shock trooper you previously flamed.
Select another shock trooper from your base to the North. Run him to the middle of the smoke. There is an enemy slightly to the North of this bases flag. Take him out.
Select Largo. Have him run towards your newly caputered base, and then to the South. Spend another command point on him.
When you go out in to the street to the South you will see the back end of a tank. Take that tank out.
Then run Largo to the West. Have him crouch behind the sandbags there.
Select one of your recently deployed shock troopers. Run them to the North and around the pile of rubble there.
Select Rosie and move her up to the shock trooper you just moved.
Move the lancer you recently deployed to Rosie and your other shock trooper. Turn 4 Select Alicia.
There is a lancer that is running towards your base. We need to have her take him out.
Go directly South and you should run in to that lancer. Okay Jaegar smoked the last base. It's time to take it out. There are usually a lot of troops in this base. So you are going to have to adjust acordingly.
Select your shock trooper that is with Rosie and have her go in to the base. Try to find the enemy shock trooper that crouched next to the sandbags.
Use your flame thrower to take him out. Then move out of the way. Select Rosie.
I found three enemies near the flag in the center of the base. I spent two command points on Rosie and her flame thrower to take them down.
Now select the lancer that is near Rosie. Run him West, until you can get behind the tank there and take it out.
The smoke will help, but this is still pretty hard to do. Taking out that tank will take two command points and one shell.
Select one of your shock trooper that is at the base to the South. Have them retreat. Deploy a lancer and an engineer at your North most base. Turn 5
Select your shock trooper at your North most base. Have them take out the last enemy shock trooper. The only thing you should have left is Jaegars tank. Now have your shock trooper retreat.
Select Rosie, and move her way back out of harms way. Select one of your lancers at your North most base.
Spend three command points on them having them empty their lances in to Jaegar's tank.
Do the same with your newly deployed lancer.
Then select your engineer. Have them run by both lancers, refilling their ammo. Turn 6
Select your West most lancer. Have them dump their three shots into Jaegar's tank.
You should be getting close to having it's armor off.
Once it's armor is off, run up behind it and shoot two lances in to it's radiator to finish it off.
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Battle for the Bridge
Wildwood Warfare at Kloden
A Desert Encounter
Vegetable Route Incident
Desert Duel with Maximilian
Taking the Barious Highlands
Escape from Forest Snare
Reunion in the Forest
Kidnapping of Cordelia
Infiltration of Fouzen
Liberation of Fouzen
Hostage Rescue Operation
The Mayberry Shore
Recapture of Bruhl
An End to Darcsen Hunting
Showdown at Naggiar 1
Guarding the Refugee Camp
Showdown at Naggiar 2
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Diverting the Marmota
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The University President may grant an incentive bonus to administrators who distinguish themselves in their contributions to the University. Through their leadership, these administrators have demonstrated the ability to promote the University's mission. Incentive bonuses are granted in recognition for achieving a specific goal or tangible result.
All members of the Management Personnel Plan are eligible for an incentive bonus. An incentive bonus may be granted in place of or in addition to any other increase to base salary that may be granted as a result of merit, promotion or reorganization. An incentive bonus is a single payment and does not increase base salary.
Guidelines for consideration of an incentive bonus include performance, achievement, effective collaboration and community service. Criteria include:
- Developed and implemented a program that has enhanced or promoted the University's mission
- Contributed to significantly improving University business operations in order to achieve greater efficiency and ensure a Well-Run University
- Enhanced the image of the University through the creation of a strategic internal or external partnership in the achievement of University goals and/or engaging in external community service activity that is deemed essential to the University's urban role.
The articulation of specific measurable goals is incorporated in the SFSU annual budget request cycle in February of each year as well as in the annual MPP performance evaluation cycle in May-June of each year.
Administrators shall articulate specific goals in their annual budget request and/or complete page 2 of the MPP Performance Review detailing the goals, action plans and time frames for the following year upon which an incentive bonus will be based. A performance planning meeting shall occur to obtain signature agreement on the goals. A performance review shall be completed to assess the effectiveness as well as achievement of goals.
To initiate an incentive bonus, the Cabinet Officer may submit a written request with the completed assessment to the University President for consideration and approval.
The incentive bonus shall be calculated as a percentage of salary generally not to exceed 10% of annual base salary. Funding for the incentive bonus may derive from the annual MPP merit award allocation or from Cabinet funds. The total annual allocation for incentive bonuses cannot exceed 1% of the total annual base salary of administrators as of June 30 of the previous year (to be determined by Budget Planning and Resource Management).


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Helping you achieve your goals is our passion and priority.
At Aspire we place a major emphasis on the educational components of training using training methods functional to each individuals needs and abilities using science, systems and innovation giving you an experience and RESULTS, not just a training session. Aspire is a community of inspiring clients to motivate each other, breathing passion for the field that shows in fun and play to allow our members, athletes and friends to achieve greatness and success in all areas of their life.
Aspire has developed a unique multifaceted system that achieves results, that build health lifestyle habits in a fun and motivating environment.
The team at Aspire is solely dedicated to helping you maximize your potential and provide you with the tools you need to perform at your highest level.
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Working is just one piece of the puzzle. Over our 20 years of experience in the health industry we have developed the systems, motivation and tracking to help get clients achieve better results than anyone else. Results are not a random surprise. They are systematically achieve through a proven method of success.
In the big picture, Aspire is the Rock. The hectic busy, social and travelling lifestyles of the majority of our clients, means consistency is one of the biggest challenges they face. This is where Aspire plays a much larger role in our clients' lives. Ensuring the 'Rock' is the priority, Aspire is the foundation for all future success and accountability.
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A podcast, The First 40 Miles, selected one of Trailiac's stories. Episode 135 presents one of my backpacking memories, You'll find the story begins at 24:50, but enjoy the whole episode.
Know the June Night Sky as Well as You Know the Trail
Know the August Night Sky as Well as You Know the Trail
Stay up past hiker midnight. Live a little.
The evenings are only going to become cooler as we head into autumn. Enjoy the August evenings and comfortably see what the nighttime sky has to offer.
Flexibility in Backpacking is Sometimes Rewarded in Unexpected Ways
The benefits of hiking in November include fewer creatures and more views. Few ticks, snakes, and bears are active in November. By this time of year, the leaves have fallen to the ground and a hiker can enjoy more views. I spent a week backpacking some of Virginia's Appalachian Trail in November 2013.
A backpacker usually has at least one bad day during a trip. A day when the pain outweighs the views. A day when he'd rather be elsewhere or anywhere else. Day 6 was the bad day of this trip. This day's walk was relatively easy, but mentally difficult. The first four miles were downhill, along a winding creek and then a long lake. The day's climbs were not especially long or steep. I was simply tired, in some pain, and my map reading skills were suffering. It was a day of many false summits and subsequent disappointments. I reached the Punchbowl Shelter by the end of the day. Punchbowl is a nice shelter near the Blue Ridge Parkway and features a nearby pond. It was the perfect place to end a dreadful day.
After a few minutes' rest, I felt the urge to move on. The Punchbowl Shelter had everything I needed. Also, I only had a few more minutes of sunlight for walking. Counter to all logic, I lifted my pack and followed the trail up Punchbowl Mountain.
On top of the mountain, I did the usual camp stuff – found a flat area among the rocks and fallen branches, pitched a tent, and hung my bear bag. There were a few minutes of daylight left, so I turned west. I immediately knew why I was supposed to be on the summit. I had never seen anything like it. A day I wanted to forget culminated in a twilight I would never forget.
The sky was pink, violet, purple, blue, and black, and was changing by the moment. The mountain range just west of my campsite was a pale purple. I decided not to take a photo because I knew I would be disappointed with my phone's inability to capture this sky. (The photo above is similar to what I saw, but is many magnitudes less stunning.) There was not any wind in the trees. There wasn't any chatter among the squirrels. No sound. The world was completely still.
After a good long while, after the sky became black, I crawled into my tent and enjoyed a night warmer than previous nights. The temperature dropped to the 40s, as opposed to dipping into the high 20s. Day 6 may have been a disaster, but Night 6 was spectacular.
Has one of your bad hiking days been saved by something unexpected? If so, what was it?
Know the July Night Sky as Well as You Know the Trail
While hiker midnight is 9 p.m., there is a lot to view at sunset this month.


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"Someone I Met" Documentary lands, beautifully
Hi A/all!
Back in January, I was shot by the 2 person independent documentary team from "Someone I met".
The intent was to capture Me in session, to elucidate the connection I share with My clients.
Wonderful - but I wanted to bring more.
And so I did...
After talking A LOT about Aikido, I went onto unpack BDSM as a bodywork modality, then discourse on My spiritual connection I explore in scene.
ALL IN 3 MINS... I must talk FASTTTT.
I was very lucky to have people sensitive to the intimacy between Myself and My slave, and not those who wished to merely sensationalize what I do.
I'd like to personally thanks Rosie Creamer and Luke Gresham for this delicate and perceptive showcasing of what I do and how I do it.
I also like to thank AWS for being brave enough to be on the bottom here, yet again for Me. Thanks, slave.
If you wish to see the 3min doco, it's currently on Facebook only but I'll do My darndest to spread it out there, like wildfire. It's MORE than worth watching...
Click on any of the images above and then let the link just take you there.
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I checked my watch. Ten minutes to the T since the last time I looked and still 45 minutes to mid tide. Closing my eyes, I pushed off the ground with my right foot using the same attitude as if addressing a stray dog. The hammock creaked violently.
"I can't take this any more," I said sitting up in the midday heat. "I'm getting in the water."
"Patience, patience. Give it another hour or so," Cris responded from a chair some 10 feet away. Keeping his attention transfixed on cleaning the sand from a small sea shell with a pliers and needle, he continued, "the tide's still too high, it will be all closeouts."
"I know, but this is killing me. I can hear them breaking," I said grabbing my Fish from the rack and haphazardly wrapping the leash around the board's keel fins.
"I'll see you out there then." Cris looked up from his afternoon work with a sheepish grin, conveying at the same time both his disapproval and support of my eagerness.
I first met Cris in the spring of my senior year at the very same beach in Nicaragua. Escaping the cold New England winter, two close friends and I cut class for a week and headed down for some surfing. Cris introduced himself within 10 minutes of us arriving at the beach. Over the next week and a half, we made fast friends.
Cris's path to happiness contrasted with the one presented to me from elementary school on. After serving in the Navy during the Vietnam war, he worked for 35 years as the custodian of the Watsonville Post Office in central California. During his time at the Post Office, he took one class per semester at the local community college, studying topics from math to dance. He surfed when he could and used his vacations for backpacking trips exploring the mountains of California. Taking advantage of an early offer for retirement, Cris had recently focused his energy back towards surfing and creating art in various mediums. On a whim, Cris headed to Nicaragua for a month long trip by himself after seeing a show about the break on Fuel TV.
By the time Cris made his way down the beach with his fins and body board and paddled out, I was worn out from battling closeouts, just as he had predicted. His timing couldn't have been better. The waves shaped up and started breaking off the sandbars. For the next three hours we took turns catching waves. Cris did most of the wave riding and I did most of the paddling. Maybe next year I'll wait the extra 45 minutes.
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Time for all the hearty, filling dishes! The holidays are around the corner & if you're on a diet like me, you'll be craving like crazy! I made a low-fat meatloaf recipe that does the trick!
Time: 1 hour
- 1 pack ground chicken
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 3 gloves garlic, roughly chopped
- A handful of shishito peppers, diced (can sub bell peppers)
- 1 habanero pepper, diced (seeds removed)
- 1 egg, beaten
- Salt & pepper
- 1/2 breadcrumbs
- In a large basin, put the ground chicken & all other ingredients together & incorporate with your hands. Careful not to over mix.
- Use a piece of wax paper or parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Place the mixture in the middle & form it into a loaf with your hands.
- Bake on 375 for about 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the loaf is brown on the outside & deliciously moist on the inside.


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Multi-talented actress Tina Huang is best known for her role as 'Susie Chang' the senior criminalist of the Boston Police Department's crime laboratory in TNT's critically acclaimed crime-drama series "Rizzoli & Isles," ranked as the second most-watched show on TNT history behind 'The Closer.'
Currently, Huang is recurring as 'Janet', in NBCs "The Night Shift." In addition to her breakout role on "Rizzoli & Isles," Huang is also best known for her recurring role as 'Dr. Linda Chu' on America's longest running soap opera "General Hospital" and her role as 'Lily Park' in Nickelodeon's "Hollywood Heights." Other television credits include"Shameless," "Switched at Birth," "CSI," "The Office," "The Kroll Show," "House," and "Criminal Minds, among many others. On the big screen, Huang has worked alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood which include Tom Hanks in LARRY CROWNE and Ryan Gosling in DRIVE and has starred in several independent films which include PIG HUNT and TENDERLOIN. Her stage credits include an award-winning production of Amy Tan's IMMORTAL HEART that went on a west coast tour and a French Tour. Active in theater, Huang is one of the founding members of Ammunition Theater Co. in Los Angeles and served as Co-Artistic Director for the first two years. She has produced and performed in various productions and readings with Ammunition which includes devising and directing "One Day" based on the company's work with homeless youth, with 1:1 co-founder Karla Mosley. Huang also stars in the hilarious sketch comedy production of "Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 & Over" which garnered rave reviews from various publications including the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. With its success, the sketch show was invited to perform overseas in Edinburgh in the UK in 2015. Huang is also an associate member of another LA based company, IAMA Theatre Co.
Born in Dallas and raised in New York, Huang is a first generation Taiwanese-American and is a fluent Mandarin speaker. Raised in Chinatown and the Lower East Side of NYC, Huang studied theatre at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and NYU's Tisch School of Arts. Huang is also a member of the Lower East Side Girl's Club, an organization working to provide innovative, community-based holistic programs and services for girls and young women.
Karla Mosley made headlines in 2015 when her character, Maya Avant, on CBS's Emmy Award winning daytime drama series, "The Bold and The Beautiful", disclosed that she is Transgender. A 2014 NAACP Image Award Nominee, Mosley's portrayal of Maya became the only representation of a Trans character in a lead role on Broadcast TV. An NYU Tisch grad who previously starred as sweet natured, pre-med student "Christina Moore Boudreau" in the final cast of the Emmy Award winning soap, "Guiding Light," Mosley had a breakout role in the 2008 Cohen Brothers comedy "Burn After Reading". She has also had recurring roles on CW's critically acclaimed "Hart of Dixie" and CBS's "Angel From Hell" with Jane Lynch. Mosley got her professional start on TLC's Emmy Nominated musical children's series "Hi-5".
Hailing from the stage, she also performed the role of Deena in the musical production Dreamgirls at TUTS & MUNY Theater Cos. alongside Jennifer Holliday. In 2008, Mosley starred in Expatriate, an off-Broadway show at the Culture Project Theater for which she was commended on her excellent voice and acting capabilities by notable publications such as The New York Times, Time Out New York and Variety.
As a producer, Mosley was commissioned by CBS to write, produce and star in the fictional web series, "Room 8," which marks the first time a network soap has taken a character's story arc and turned it into a separate series for the internet. This was preceded by a web series which she co-created and starred in called "WedLocked."
Theatrically, Mosley has been producing for over 10 years. She is currently the Philanthropic Chair of Ammunition Theater Co., an LA based company that is composed of working Hollywood actors committed to fostering new, diverse work, fresh ideas and merging activism with art. She recently produced, devised and directed "One Day" based on the company's work with homeless youth, with 1:1 co-founder Tina Huang. Mosley was also a member of Real TheatreWorks in New York City. And she has produced numerous fundraising concerts including one that sent 2 mac trucks worth of supplies to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and a sold out "Broadway For Obama" concert in largely Republican Easton, PA.


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davidl on February 1st, 2013
From Fox News: Former Mayor Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run in which he embodied New York chutzpah for the rest of the world, died Friday. He was 88. New York City has had long line if colorful mayors. Koch certainly continued […]


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The Thekla Archives: 2013
Talisman, Thekla presents Talisman: 18+ EVENT
- Sunday 13th October 2013
- Supported by: Dan Ratchet
Talisman were one of the UK's top Roots Reggae bands in the later 70's and early 80's.The band's prowess earned them support slots with acts as diverse as Burning Spear, The Clash and The Rolling Stones. They have reformed with the original line up after 30 years apart to support the re-release of their classic roots single 'Dole Age' on a brand new album 'Dole Age - The 1981 Reggae Collection'. One of Bristol's finest live acts are back and ready to party once again. Originally formed in 1977 Talisman were consummate performers constantly vying for the title of one of the country's most popular live reggae bands. They toured the UK building up a loyal following and leaving memories of gigs that are still discussed to this day. Until now the only way to hear Talisman has been to track down their two difficult to find singles from 1981, or their two later LPs, "Takin' The Strain" from 1984 and "Jam Rock" From 1990. Now after nearly thirty years Bristol Archive Records have lovingly compiled this CD of the band at their peak in 1981. Not only does the CD contain the band's two original 7" singles, but also eight carefully selected live cuts from classic shows at Glastonbury Festival and other infamous shows. Hot on the heels of the critically acclaimed 'The Bristol Reggae Explosion 1978-1983' Bristol Archive Records release 'Dole Age - The 1981 Reggae Collection' celebrated at their first Bristol show for 20 years at The Fleece in Bristol on 27th May 2011. "Vivacious and packed with infectious island melodies, the album is perfect for connoisseurs of real roots music." – Tom Williams, Big Cheese Magazine "For someone not into reggae, if there was ever a band that would convert me, Talisman would be that band!" – Mr. T, Lights Out Zine
"It's the seven live tracks that impress the most, an audio document of a band at the peak of their prowess." – Martin Headon, Red Hot Velvet
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For the young Dan Ratchet 1986 was a busy year. Under the guidance of Simbarashe Tongogara, his cousin and a man with extensive experience in the music industry, he spent several months working in Kingston and London studios recording what was intended to be his first album. For various reasons, the only songs to see a release were "Sweet Rosie," which saw a limited pressing on the Jamaican Star Time label and "The Time Has Come" which had been co written with Misty's drummer Munya Brown and released in Zimbabwe as a double A Side, coupled with Misty In Roots "Wandering Wanderer. " The rest of the tracks remained in Simba's safe keeping until Bristol Archive Records licensed the album for forthcoming release under the title "Jah Poor People".
The Grove, Bristol BS1 4RB
Doors 7:30pm
Advance tickets available from:
Bristol Ticket Shop
0844 871 8819