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Panzanella or panmolle is a Tuscan salad of bread and tomatoes popular in the summer. It includes chunks of soaked stale bread and tomatoes, sometimes also onions and basil, dressed with olive oil and vinegar. Shop The Cheese People for great tasting smoked mozzarella, our farm stand vendors for fresh vegetables and those artisan bread makers for your loaf of bread.
1 loaf French bread, cut or torn into 1-inch cubes (about 6 cups)
8 ounces cherry heirloom tomatoes, halved
8 ounces smoked mozzarella, cut into 1/3-inch dice
Extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch dice
1 orange bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch dice
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, grated or pressed
1/2 cup olive oil
8 ounces sugar snap peas, trimmed and sliced into thirds on the bias
1 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, toss the cubed bread with enough extra-virgin olive oil to coat liberally, and season with salt and pepper. Arrange the bread cubes in an even layer on one side of a large baking sheet.
In the same mixing bowl, toss the diced peppers with some extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper and place them on the other side of the baking sheet.
Place the baking sheet into the oven to bake until the bread is crispy and golden brown and the peppers have softened, 10 to 12 minutes. Keep an eye on it so the bread doesn't burn!
Meanwhile, make the vinaigrette. In a small mixing bowl, combine the vinegar, mustard and garlic. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking. Season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
Once the bread is toasted, combine the bread and peppers with the smoked mozzarella, snap peas and tomatoes (you can use the same bowl you tossed the bread and peppers in). Toss the salad with the vinaigrette and add the torn basil leaves. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to develop..
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The first thing that you notice about the Polar CS500 computer is the rather unusual shape; a square, but turned through 45 to make it more of a diamond shape in use. This isnt just a gimmick the readout of the main parameter can be bigger this way and it also fits nicely on the bars. WIND … [Read more...]
Velomann 23
The Velomann 23 Function Cycle Computer is a sleek unit with four very usable buttons, two on either side. It is quite small and fits on the handlebars or stem quite neatly and the screen is flush to the top aspect and is clear to read while riding. Set Up I had never used the Velomann 23 … [Read more...]
Polar CS200 Cadence
The Polar CS200 CAD Cycling Computer is small and streamlined with a clean shape and design. The screen is not too crowded and is easy to read and has backlighting for nightriding which is always a plus. The Polar CS200 CAD comes with all the necessary features including speed and cadence sensors, a … [Read more...]
Velomann 20
The Velomann 20 Function Computer inc. Altitude looks very smart in its black and red livery and has a particularly clear screen, flush with the top surface giving no place for water to get in. Although not downloadable, the data it provides are very comprehensive and a keen cyclist could get … [Read more...]
Polar FT80
The Polar FT80 Training Computer is an extremely good-looking watch which has been specifically designed to wear all the time and not just when training. The Polar FT80 Training Computer is not just a heart rate monitor by the addition of various software such as Graphical Guidance which shows you … [Read more...]
Polar CS100
The Polar CS 100 Cycling Computer is described by the company which makes it as for recreational cyclists but it does so much that most competitive cyclists would get a lot out of it too and it delivers a huge range of parameters for the price. The Polar CS 100 Cycling Computer can also be upgraded … [Read more...]
Garmin Edge 500
The Garmin Edge 500 GPS Enabled Computer may be quite a bit cheaper than the Edge 705, but that does not mean that it does not deliver. The Garmin Edge 500 is a very sophisticated looking unit with a very easy mount system based on a series of hooks and elastic connectors. Attaching the unit and … [Read more...]
Garmin Edge 605
The Garmin Edge 605 GPS Enabled Cycling Computer looks not unlike a smartphone and is about the same size, giving a nice big screen which shows the colour in a map very well under most light conditions. The buttons are discreetly placed along the sides and the unit is mounted on a unit which … [Read more...]
Garmin Edge 500 Cadence
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Cateye Strada Double Wireless
The Cateye Strada Double Wireless Cycle Computer is a simple device that does what it says on the tin. Despite its discrete size, the display screen is comparatively large and easy-to-read, although it does not have a backlight which is a shame. The "double" in the name refers to its cadence … [Read more...]


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On 2003-11-10 13:32, "ext jo walsh" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > > hello, > >> Here are a few requirements that I would expect to see spelled out >> explicitly in the charter, which were not so in the draft: >> 2. All implementations must support at least all of the pre-defined XML >> Schema simple datatypes. >> >> 3. Query results should be, by default, returned as RDF/XML, even if other >> forms of representation are made available by particular implementations. > > forgive any obvious stupidity from someone not deeply involved in the > process but i don't see the connection, utility or necessity that puts > these two 'requirements' at the start of an RDF query/rule language > standard effort. i feel wary of tight coupling to XML concepts in this > domain... > > that doesn't even amount to 2cents does it :/... I could see #2 being lessened to strong consideration and recommendation for implementations, rather than a hard requirement. But I think #3, for an RDF Query solution, is pretty reasonable, though it could perhaps be phrased more generically as "results by default should be returned in a standardized RDF serialization". Patrick > > jo > -- > "Common sense won't tell you. We have to tell each other." -DNA > > > > > >Received on Monday, 10 November 2003 08:15:56 UTC
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The Birth and Rise of South Main
Until 1850, what is now South Main was actually a separate city from Memphis. It was the City of South Memphis, separated at Union Avenue. South Memphis was the residential suburb of Memphis and remained that way until the early 1900s when the railroad stations were built.
Because of Memphis' geographical location in the country, it was a perfect city to become a center for railroad traffic. Two large railroad stations opened along Calhoun Street (now G.E. Patterson), Central Station (c. 1912) and Union Station (c. 1914). Fifty passenger trains would pull into these two stations each day.
As a result, South Main began to transform from a residential neighborhood into a business center to support the booming railroad traffic. The vast majority of the buildings you still see along South Main were built between 1910 and 1925 as a result of this boom. By 1929, eight restaurants and 11 hotels sprung up between Central Station and The Orpheum.
Manufacturing and distribution warehouses were drawn to South Main to be near railroads. Piggly Wiggly, Meyer Brothers Drug Company, Puck Brand Foods, United Warehouse, Memphis Brewing Company and others employed tens of thousands of employees.
South Main also became the distribution center for all of the major movie studios: MGM, Paramount, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox and more. Most of these businesses were clustered in one-story buildings along Second Street, which was known as "Film Row."
The Fall
By the 1950s, the railroad industry was beginning to crumble, and with it supporting businesses. Fewer stops to Memphis meant fewer customers. Union Station closed its doors on March 31, 1964 and the building was torn down in 1969, replaced by a surface parking lot for the post office.
At the same time, manufacturing began migrating east to industrial parks leaving many large warehouses vacant and falling into disrepair.
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Hotel in 1968 and the ensuing riots were the final blow for South Main. The Arcade Restaurant, which had been open 24 hours a day since 1919, closed its doors for the first time.
After that, the area essentially was abandoned and neglected for 20 years, falling into blight.
The Rebirth
Ironically, South Main was saved because it was abandoned and neglected. Its architectural gems were kept intact because no developers were interested in the area. So the buildings in South Main look much like they did when built in in the early 1900s.
Artists were drawn to South Main's historic charm, low property prices, and the ability to find large live/work spaces. South Main's renaissance truly began in 1982 when Robert McGowan and Annie Mahaffey bought 418 S. Main St. as their home and art studio, and other artists followed. Robert lobbied the city for much-needed infrastructure and code enforcement to preserve the history buildings and led efforts to include the South Main Street Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.
The movie and film community recognized South Main's gritty time capsule of architecture and began using it as a backdrop for many films. Mystery Train, an indie movie by Jim Jarmusch, was filmed in South Main in 1989 paving the way for other movies to follow: The Firm, Walk The Line, Great Balls of Fire, Elizabethtown, Hustle & Flow and others.
More awareness of the neighborhood came with the openings of major anchors like the National Civil Rights Museum (1991) and establishment of the Trolley Line (1993). Developers including Phil and Terry Woodard began renovating many South Main buildings, turning them into art galleries, boutiques, restaurants, and loft apartments.
Today, more than 3,500 people live in South Main, drawn to the neighborhood's charm, walkability and proximity to Downtown amenities. It's home to dozens of shops, restaurants, and creative organizations – and all are locally owned and operated. South Main has kept true to its origins by being a neighborhood built by those committed to the community. It's not surprising that South Main also is home to Emerge Memphis, the city's incubator for start-up businesses.
South Main's history is a work in progress, with more than $200 million in new projects underway!
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Logan Murray
Logan Murray is a cracking comedian who has been everywhere and done everything.
He is also a versatile actor, performer and writer. Over the years he has clocked up numerous appearances on shows like 'Packet of Three' (Channel 4), 'London Underground' (USA's Comedy Central), 'Pebble Mill' (BBC 1), 'The Pallbearer's Review' (BBC 2), Channel Four's History of Swearing 'The Greatest ***** Show on TV', 'Jerriatrick', (Channel Four) 'People Like Us' (BBC 2), 'Peep Show' (Channel Four), 'Brain Candy' (BBC 3) and Jimmy Perry's radio series 'London Calling'. He has also hosted two kid's TV shows: 'Connect Four' (a quiz show) and 'Virtually Impossible' (a virtual reality game show).
Logan is also one half of the infamous '90s double act 'Bib and Bob' with Jerry Sadowitz. They have appeared all over the country at festivals and had a West End run at the Criterion Theatre: the Police were called twice and the critics lauded it as the best bad taste show ever!
He wrote and presented 'Karaoke Fishtank' on Channel Four, a late night pop show where he was allowed to be very bitter and twisted.
He has gate crashed the Lord Mayor's Parade as Norman Lamont for 'The Mark Thomas Comedy Project' (Channel Four) and sang 'Je ne Regret Rien' from the back of a truck to five million bewildered viewers.
But his proudest moment in a glittering showbiz career was supplying all the voices for 'The Beano's Dennis the Menace and Gnasher TV Show'.
You might have seen him recently as Ronnie Rigsby, who has his own website, here.
He is also acknowledged as one of the best Comedy tutors in the country regularly holding courses in London and around the UK.
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'A Major Comic Talent' - The London Evening Standard
'Suave and unflappable' - The Guardian
'Dashing and Debonair. Stylish and funny' - Time Out
'Logan is lazy and as a consequence finds it difficult to keep up with the other boys' - Mr. Bruce, P.E. Teacher, Danum Grammar
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Strawberry & Vanilla Mini-cakes
I usually try to offer something light and low-calorie for my first recipe of the New Year. We've all no doubt indulged a bit more than usual over the holidays and crave lighter fare. While that is still true for me, I'm also craving something rich, delicious, and that offers the tastes of warmer weather. I crave comfort foods. These Strawberry and Vanilla Mini-cakes do the trick. They captured my imagination when I came across the recipe in Yotam Ottolenghi's new cookbook, Sweet. Made with the last of the strawberries we had frozen at the end of the summer, my daughter described these cakes as having just the right amount of density and moist texture. Tang from the berries combined with creamy butter and smooth flavor of seeds taken from a full vanilla pod make this sweet a must for tea, dessert or any time you want to enjoy yourself. They are truly delicious and very comforting.
The weather aside, the reason for my craving is because when I'm honest with myself, I know I'm approaching the new year with great trepidation. I'm not alone. Our family is well, our community is safe, but the larger issue of what our country is becoming is quite honestly frightening. I won't list all my worries here. You know the state of things, and I'm sure you have your own worries. I don't want to add to them. I'll just say that I don't recognize my country, my home right now. Yes, the resistance of which I am an active part, is real. Yes, I believe good will triumph over evil, but I worry about how much more harm will be done to our environment along the way. I worry about how many people's lives will be shattered before we turn this thing around.
Like many others, I was inspired by Oprah Winfrey's words earlier this week. I cherish and applaud her optimism. I've missed the feeling of hope in this country but she reminded us that there is, indeed hope, as long as we are willing to fight and stand up for what is right—
In my career, what I've always tried my best to do, whether on television or through film, is to say something about how men and women really behave. To say how we experience shame, how we love and how we rage, how we fail, how we retreat, persevere and how we overcome. I've interviewed and portrayed people who've withstood some of the ugliest things life can throw at you, but the one quality all of them seem to share is an ability to maintain hope for a brighter morning, even during our darkest nights. So I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon! And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say "Me too" again. Oprah Winfrey
So, perhaps now isn't the best time for dieting and depriving ourselves of simple pleasures. Perhaps now is a better time to indulge and connect and help each other through the difficulty. I send you love, support, optimism, and of course, hope.
I look forward to seeing you in my kitchen, gathering flavors, soon.
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Strawberry & Vanilla
Yield: 12 small cakes
1 cup unsalted butter plus a bit more for baking pans, at room temperature
1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Scraped seeds of one vanilla pod
4 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
7 ounces fresh strawberries, rinsed, hulled and diced
Confectioners sugar, for dusting, optional
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter 12 jumbo muffin pans or popover pans.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and seeds. Beat again. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until fully incorporated.
In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet and stir together just until combined. Add the strawberries and toss gently. The batter will be very thick. This is how you want it.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared molds.
Place in oven and bake until puffed and golden, about 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Remove the cakes from the pan. Dust with confectioners sugar.
Serve and enjoy.
These cakes are very dense. For lighter cakes, add ½ teaspoon baking soda and ¾ cup buttermilk to the batter and divide it between 18 molds instead of 12.
If you are using frozen strawberries, do not thaw them before adding them to the batter.
This recipe is closely adapted from Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh.


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Shandur Polo Festival
Day 01 Arival. Islamabad. Arival and transfer. PM city tour of Rawalpindi &Islamabad.
Day 02 Islamabad/Chilas. Departure for Chilas, driving on Karakorum Highway along River indus.
Day 03 Chilas/Hunza. Drive to Gilgit&later proceed to Hunza. Superb views of Nanga Parbat, Rakaposhi, Diran and Haramosh peaks en route. Visit Altit & Baltit Forts at Karimabad.
Day 04 Hunza/Khunjarab pass/Hunza. Excursion to Khunjarab pass, the highest point on Karakorum highway.
Day 05 Hunza/Gulapur (o/n Tents). Early departure for Gilgit& later proceed to Gulapur.
Day 06 Gulapur/phander (o/n tents). Depart for plunder beautiful Lake abound with delicious Trout.
Day 07/08/09 Phander/Shandur pass (o/n tents). Departure for Shandur pass(3734M0.a plateau at the boundary of Gilgit & Chitral. Shandur is known for its annual Polo tournament. We shall stay for next couple of days to enjoy the polo tournament.
Day 10 Shandur/Chitral. Leave the camp-site&descend into Chitral valley.
Day 11 Chital/Bamburet (Kalash) (o/n tents+Hotels)
Day 12 Bamburet(o/n tents). Day free at Bamburet, optional trips Rambur or Birir valley.
Day 13 Bamburet/swat. Depart for Swat valley crossing Lowary pass, En route.
Day 14 Swat. Full day excursion to KALAAM in upper Swat valley.
Day 15 Swat/Islamabad. Drive to Rawalpindi/Islamabad, crossing Malakand pass&visiting Takhtbai site, Enroute.
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We here at RSM haven't been posting all that much of late. We could make all manner of excuses, but the fact is, we've had something of a crisis of faith. Thanks to the mocking words of a certain writer from The New Yorker, we've had to take a long, hard look at our Southernness. And we've come to a few conclusions. Those conclusions have led us to reconsider what exactly a Real Southern Man is.
1. Real Southern Men are not gentlemen. There is nothing to be gained from treating women with a higher degree of respect or consideration. In the interest of furthering their liberation, we will no longer be holding doors for women, helping to carry their groceries, fixing theirs cars, taking out their trash or serving them in any way that is different from the way we treat our fellow men. Many generations from now, they just might thank us for it. Many, many generations.
And speaking of our fellow men…
2. Real Southern Men are in it for themselves. There. We said it. No more of this soft, namby-pamby, "respect your fellow man" Kumbaya. We're going to get ours, and we don't care if you ever get yours. In fact, we'll see to it that you don't. The game of life is just that: a game. There can be only one winner. Let the cutthroat tactics begin.
3. Real Southern Men hate football. We made a good show of it, pretending to love this brutal, gladiatorial sport … out of sheer tradition. But the time has come to cast off the mantle of brute masculinity. Count us as devotees of badminton and table tennis from now on. See you in Rio, chumps.
4. Real Southern Men don't drink sweet tea. Again, we tried. But sweetened drinks will be the death of America. Type two diabetes, anyone? In fact, we're no longer drinking anything brown. It's a sound philosophy, when you think about it.
5. Real Southern Men don't eat grits. Grains are inherently evil. Just ask the Paleos. And grits are especially foul. They're slimy and coarse at the same time. It's unnatural! The only people who still eat grits and pretend to like them are racists and inbreds. I hear Hitler liked grits, too.
6. Real Southern Men don't like guns. Furthermore, we don't respect your constitutional rights to own one, either. It doesn't matter that Jefferson, Washington, Adams, Madison et al codified those rights as being crucial to the fending off of tyranny. They didn't live in our highly civilized times — times so civilized, in fact, that no one should be trusted to own guns besides the government.
What about hunting, you say? If God intended for man to hunt, he wouldn't have invented grocery stores. It's nothing but violence-free, factory farmed meat for us from now on.
And we don't cook that meat on an open grill. Too primitive. It's microwaves or nothing for us.
See? Don't you feel more enlightened already?
6. Real Southern Men don't go to church. We were being figurative with that mention of "God" in our last point. Real Southern Men, of course, only believe in what we can see, what can be proven. Therefore, we also no longer believe in love, respect, self-sacrifice, objective morality, the beauty of nature, etc. We can't live forever as mindless sheep, believing whatever preachers tell us about some ancient, dusty books. We are intelligent men, capable of rational, independent thought. From now on, we'll believe what the scientists tell us is real.
7. Real Southern Men don't say "y'all." It's not a real word. Instead, we are embracing the Northern alternatives: "youse" and "youse guys." I can feel The New Yorker liking us more already.
8. Real Southern Men don't pull over for funeral processions. With no belief in God, no churches to make us feel guilty and no outdated notions of being respectful or a gentleman, we no longer have to interrupt our busy day just so a bunch of people we don't know can haul a carcass across town. So, out of the way, slow pokes! We've got some violence-free meat to buy!
9. Real Southern Men don't say "sir" or "ma'am." Respect our elders? Are you kidding me? Those people are just one step away from being slow-rolling carcasses tying up traffic.
10. Real Southern Men don't do April Fools' Day jokes. Okay, maybe they do. Just this once. Happy April Fools' Day, everyone!
And for the record, Real Southern Men are not fools. We just talk slow, so the Yankees can keep up.


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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Play as all 4 Turtles characters - Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo are represented with unique combat skills and acrobatic moves
Relive the movie - The game follows the movie plot and includes all same key environments, characters and enemies
Combat Evolution - Begin the game playing as a single character, then rejoin the family to fight as a team with the option of collaborative, combat moves
Exciting Action Experiences - Acrobatic jumping from rooftops, scaling tall buildings, diving down sewer pipes, pole-vaulting moves, and flying with nun-chuck weapons
Special Video Game Bonuses - Some enemies from the original comic book series will feature as guest stars in the video game!
Release Date (US): Mar 20, 2007 - Over 12 year(s) and 183 days ago.
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A Message To Our Patients
We want to start by saying thank you for your support through this past year of transition. Losing a beloved practice partner was devastating and we continue to try to heal and grieve Dr. Harold Nord's passing. Our gracious staff has tremendously supported our patients and us through this year with abundant love. We grieve together as we continue to provide the best care we can to our patients.
After much patience, prayer and trust that God will provide and continue the vision of Dr. Harold Nord, I am grateful to announce that Dr. Jared Zotz has joined our practice. Dr. Zotz shares our vision for compassionate care that ministers the love of Christ. I have known Dr. Zotz for almost twenty years; he is a wonderful person and doctor, and I am confident that together we will provide exceptional care to our community.
My staff and I will forever be grateful for the practice that Dr. Nord founded. Though our name as a practice has changed to Heart of Illinois Obstetrics & Gynecology, our mission remains the same as we seek to minister the love of Christ through healthcare.
Grace and Peace,
Dr. Rachel Dalton
Our Mission…
Our mission as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Bloomington is to provide the love of Christ through health care & women's health. We are committed to caring for both your physical and spiritual needs. Our staff is made up of well-trained professionals who work together as a team to bring you the highest quality health care in a warm, loving, compassionate Christian setting.
Meet The Doctors
Rachel M.H. Dalton, D.O. | Gynecologist in Bloomington IL
Dr. Rachel Dalton is a central Illinois native, who returned to the area to practice as an OB-GYN in Bloomington-Normal. Her special interests include adolescent gynecology, fitness and nutrition, and genetic risk assessment for gynecologic cancer. Dr. Dalton and her husband, Joe, enjoy raising their three children in the Bloomington-Normal community. Dr. Dalton became Board Certified in 2012.
Dr. Dalton works in obstetrics and gynecology, providing inpatient care at both OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington and Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.
Dr. Dalton's Affiliations
Jared Zotz, M.D. | Gynecologist in Bloomington IL
Dr. Zotz joins the office of Heart of Illinois OB-GYN in Normal, IL. He is a long time Central Illinois resident & has most recently been in practice with OSF in Pontiac, IL. His special interests include Natural Procreative (NaPro) methods of infertility treatment and pregnancy prevention, as well as the treatment of endometriosis and pelvic pain. Dr. Zotz became Board Certified in 2012. He spent eight years in the U.S. Army as a physician and just retired from the Army Reserves after 20 years of service. Dr. Zotz provides inpatient care at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington and Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.
Dr Zotz and his wife, Janelle have four children and are excited to be in the Bloomington-Normal area, where they both went to Illinois State University.
Our Provider Team
Angela: MSN, APN, WHNP-BC
Genny: MSN, APN, FNP-BC
Genny joined our office in June of 2007. She and her husband live in Heyworth, IL with their children. Genny received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing at Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University. She is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Genny provides individualized care for women with varying health care needs. She places great importance on prevention, wellness, and patient education. She has an interest in care of women in the menopausal stage of life. She is a member of the North American Menopause Society and is available for speaking engagements. Genny's personal interests include reading and enjoying outdoor activities with her husband, daughter and son.
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Abby joined our office in October 2015 as a Nurse Practitioner. She and her husband live in Bloomington with their children. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. She then went on to receive her Master of Science degree in Nursing from University of Illinois at Chicago. She is board certified as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner through the National Certification Corporation. She has a passion for health prevention and patient education. Abby enjoys spending time with her family, whether it be a game or movie night inside or campfires and enjoying the outdoors, with her husband, two sons and daughter.
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Australia is a perennial mid-fielder at world championships. If we play our best we qualify for the KOs; if we don't we don't. Although historically we've qualified well under half the time, the controversies of the last few years tell uswe're a little better than the bald stats imply.
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This year our team is a mixture of youth and experience.
Pete & Juzzdid a monthly video on their preparation over the last 6 months, and it's an interesting insight into their dedication to being in the best shape they can be for this event.
The Australian Bridge Federation is also stepping up. Long travel times mean serious jetlag, which can mean serious underperformance early in bridge events. While some of the European players have come in to Lyon the night before play, we have to arrive at least 4 days early to get "in" the time zone. With advice from an Olympic shooter, the ABF has increased support in several tangible and intangible ways for our international teams - including getting us to the site a little earlier than we had been used to.
And as NPC, how have I been helping the team in the preamble? At dinner on Friday night, the guys told me exactly what motivation they needed. If we win the Bermuda Bowl, they want me to get a tattoo. I detest tattoos, but if that's what it takes for Australia to win its first bridge world championship, I'm on board. We spent the next 20 minutes enthusiastically debating the exact form, colour and location of my tattoo-to-be. I'm not nervous yet.
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This book, Walter's first, introduces many of the basic formal features of Ottoman "Divan" poetry in a manner that combines an overview of traditional (Arabo-Perso-Ottoman) prosody and rhetoric with a more recent style of analysis and interpretation. It is not a bad introduction but could use some revision and correction. It is also long out of print and not easy to find.


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I've been extremely tough on YouTube lately. About one month ago, I called for its head if Google doesn't turn things around quickly and I've also said that it's the garbage bin of the Internet. And while I still believe the second point, I'm starting to think Google is doing just what I said it should -- start working with major players and turn things around.
After it announced that YouTube would be working with Seth Macfarlane and feature his own channel, two big announcements from the YouTube camp have me changing my tune and thinking that Google may be on to something big here.
First, YouTube is coming to TiVo Series3 and HD boxes. At first glance, this deal may seem like a big deal, but in reality it's nothing more than a way for YouTube to expand its horizons and hopefully make it such a valuable attribute of set-top boxes (it's already on the Apple TV) that companies will be willing to enter sweetheart deals to have it included in their own boxes. In other words, it could have some long-term effects, but right now, it's not going to have any impact on the service's losses.
But in a far more important announcement that will have an impact on the entire service and probably have lasting effects, Google also announced that it has struck a deal with Lionsgate that will see the independent film studio enjoy a revenue-share agreement with YouTube and get a branded video channel to broadcast movie clips.
Now, the chances of this deal having a major impact on YouTube's bottom line right now are probably slim, but we can't downplay the significance of it in the long-term.
Much like the Seth Macfarlane deal, the Lionsgate deal highlights Google's intention to strike deals with major players in the entertainment industry to restore order to an outlaw site and find ways to bring advertisers to YouTube.
The main problem facing YouTube isn't that it can't get people to the site -- that's the least of its worries. Instead, Google is all too aware of the fact that monetizing YouTube and making it a viable business is not easy at all.
First off, the company is dealing with the problem of downright ridiculous videos being uploaded every day. Whether it's watching someone eat their lunch or perform a card trick, YouTube is full of crap that advertisers don't care about and simply don't want their ads running on. Let's face it, will a Dove soap commercial really work on a video called, "Fred Goes Swimming"? I think not.
Compounding that problem, there's no demographic data to speak of and most advertisers simply aren't willing to spend money on any video (regardless of relevance) if they don't know who is watching it.
To make matters worse, YouTube is inundated with copyright infringement that not only makes it a prime target for lawsuits, but makes it a thorn in the sides of major film and TV studios.
Taking all that into consideration, I still believe YouTube is becoming a valuable property. Sure, it has its problems and the company really needs to fix the copyright issue, but by striking deals with major film studios and other influential entertainers, Google is putting YouTube on a track for profit.
That said, it needs to do more.
The way I see it, Google needs to separate the crap from the quality. Instead of combining everything, Google needs to make a concerted effort to segregate the professional material from those videos that are created by the average person for the general public's consumption.
On the public's side of things, Google should simply try to sell banner ads at a high CPM and make money on the traffic. Instead of trying to find companies that would sell ads on the video, it can try to monetize it as much as possible regardless of the video's content.
Google should place all of its arrangements with professional video providers in a totally different part of the site (something much better than Channels) and do everything it can to determine demographics and sell advertising on the videos. Upon doing so, it should be able to see major revenue increases as more companies jump on the bandwagon.
And why would more companies jump on the bandwagon? Simple really: Google will use these deals to its advantage, sell advertising, and drive viewers to them by funneling its huge user-base to it. Upon doing so, it brings them to a controlled environment where advertisers have peace of mind and Google has demographic data. And once it can prove that the vendors are making money through the arrangement, more studios will come aboard and slowly but surely, YouTube's losses will turn around.
And in the end, everybody wins. The users who like to upload garbage can do it all they want and not worry about any involvement from Google. Google can get away from its issues with user content and find a way to monetize YouTube through professional videos. And major film and TV studios who have been wanting to capitalize on YouTube's traffic can finally do so after seeing how Lionsgate and Seth Macfarlane turn quite a profit with little content.
YouTube is finally turning itself around. And although this is just the first step of many and the profit potential isn't too high right now, it's making solid moves that should reap huge rewards in the future.
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Let Me Take You to Hell - Valhalla Rising (2009)
Valhalla Rising is an insanely atmospheric, slow-burning, contemplative, and violent story of an escaped slave (Mads Mikkelsen) who makes his way across the ocean in a very bizarre, very bloody journey of redemption(?) and/or fate(?). It's kind of like something out of the repertoire of Terrence Malick or Lars von Trier, only I actually liked it. A lot. It's probably not for everyone, but I dug the hell out of the gorgeous visuals, striking brutality, and methodical nature of the film.
It's broken into six parts, and each one deals with a new section of the journey. Fair warning, I'll be describing a lot of the movie, but trust me, it won't encompass everything. A lot of the experience is the camerawork, visuals, and style, so my narration shouldn't lessen any of the impact.
Part I: Wrath
It kind of has the atmosphere of a horror movie in some respects. I'm not exactly sure where they're supposed to be (somewhere in Scotland, probably), but it's up in the mountains, covered in fog, and windy as hell. I can almost feel the wind as it howls around the men wrapped in cloaks, leading around their enslaved warrior. The music is pretty much just a few eerie tones and drum beats that really make everything feel unsettling and dream-like. Given that it's about a man in captivity forced to fight to the death every day while bound around the neck and tied to a pole, I'd say it's fitting. Also, holy crap, it's a brutal movie. A man gets beaten to death with a rock to the point his brain is showing, and another guy gets his guts ripped out and thrown on the ground in front of him while he's tied to a boulder. Good stuff (For me; not so much for them.).
Refn is apparently quite fond of silent protagonists, isn't he? The main character doesn't utter a word in the entirety of the first part, and I doubt he'll be giving any speeches any time soon. Being forced to defend his life on a daily basis has turned this guy into a very efficient killing machine, to boot. There's no screwing around: If you come at him, he'll literally eat the flesh from your neck and let it hang out of his mouth. I am not shitting you.
That's pretty much what I've learned from Part I. One Eye (that's right; he has, well, one eye) will silently allow you to enslave him for years until that one day he slits your throat with an arrowhead he found while bathing. Watch your back.
Part II: Silent Warrior
Early on, One Eye escapes his captors and comes back to inflict some vengeance. He, uh...doesn't let them off easy. After going what I would consider temporarily insane, he sets off with the young boy of the chieftain who enslaved him. Along the way, they encounter some Christian Crusaders during their wanderings. When they realize One Eye isn't a Christian, one of the Crusaders almost attempts to kill him, but is talked out of it since one of them knows One Eye just got finished doing this:
So, not wanting their own heads on a different set of pikes, they allow him to accompany them on their ship bound for Jerusalem. It's a really short section, only about 10 minutes long.
Part III: Men of God
Once aboard the ship, their journey soon becomes a nightmare, as a never ending mist envelops them and drains them of all hope and courage. One Eye just sits around, dreaming about ocean water, his own face, and things that have yet to pass, all in a blood-red hue. I think that's what all true bad asses dreamed about back then. Meanwhile, the Crusaders start to suspect a curse is upon them, and they finger the boy as the cause of all their misfortune. I'll just say that trying to remedy that doesn't go over well with One Eye.
Part IV: The Holy Land
Well, the Holy Land doesn't turn out to be quite as holy as they thought it would be. Of course, that's because they didn't make it to Jerusalem. They never knew what direction they were sailing in, so they could be anywhere, really. They spend this section of the movie exploring the wilderness, hunting, and getting irritated at their predicament. It's actually a pretty idyllic setting, but something is off-putting about their surroundings. The one constant that has haunted them up to this point - the mist - is still present, as is the ominous score.
Part V: Hell
Well, everything kind of goes to shit in this section. Everyone starts going mad from starvation or something, and one dude even rapes another one while he's face down in the muck. Not sure where that came from, exactly, but if there was to be a closet man-rapist among this bunch, it would always be that guy. He just has that closet man-rapist look about him.
After the raping, they congregate and figure out that there's no food, and they're all kind of screwed. The leader of the Crusaders keeps telling them that this is all God's plan, and that they'll forge a new Jerusalem, blah, blah. Everyone knows this trip is a bust, and the group splinters. Some by walking away, others by bleeding out of the top of their head.
Part VI: The Sacrifice
The sixth part is the final chapter, and I think I'll leave it undescribed. It's not that there's some crazy Shyamalan-esque twist or anything, but I feel like I've narrated enough already. In my own defense, even though I've told you about a lot of the beats of the movie, it doesn't really matter. I could describe every single thing that happens, and you still wouldn't get the flow or feel of it. Refn followed this up with Drive, which is another awesome flick. I fully expect Only God Forgives (his next one with Ryan Gosling) to kick all kinds of ass. Refn is like the perfect mix of auteur and a more standard director. Valhalla Rising is streaming on Netflix, so if you have an hour-and-a-half to spare, definitely check it out.
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- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 4:21 AM
Having seen and loved Bronson, Pusher & Drive, this is one I really have to check out. Excellent write up as always Phobos :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Haven't seen Bronson or Pusher, but Bronson has been on my to-watch list for a while now. It kind of reminds me of Chopper in the sense that there's no real point to it. Have we had this conversation before? Deja-vu.Delete
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Filming is already underway on Marc Webb's Spider-Man (quasi) reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man, and since production began, we've seen a plethora of set images leaked to Internet, depicting everything from the details of Spidey's new costume, to some of the action sequences in the movie, to scenes of the new Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) getting tender in one of the film's teen angst moments.
Today brings a new batch of Amazing Spider-Man set pics, in which we see star Andrew Garfield on set, suiting up as Spidey for a scene that (looks to be) more comedic than action-packed.
From what little we know about Amazing Spider-Man the movie will be somewhat grittier with its action, while also trying to nail the wit and humor that has made Spider-Man such a favorite amongst comic book fans over the years. We know that the film will return Peter Parker to a high school setting, that his foe will be The Lizard (played by Rhys Ifans) and that The Lizard will not be the only villain that Spidey has to deal with.
There are some positive early indicators that the character of Spidey will be honored in a truer fashion than Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films did - there's also just as much worry that Webb was selected to direct this film because his work on 500 Days of Summer made him an ideal director to capture the teen angst and romance aspect of the Spider-Man saga. Needless to say, fanboys do NOT want see "Spider-Man: The Twilight Version."
Regardless of all the questions and speculation, these new set pics seem to depict a scene in which Spidey runs afoul of the law, or otherwise gets himself in some kind of awkward position. Have a look at the photos, courtesy of SuperHeroHype, in the slideshow above.
That last pic in particular provides yet another clear shot of how the eyes on Spidey's costume are different than Raimi's films, and how the now-mechanical web-shooters look. I'm sure fanboys will have a lot more to say about both topics (more than they already have said, if you can believe it :-P ).
I can only imagine what's going on in the film to make Spidey throw his arms up in surrender, but hopefully it's something funny (as I suspect it is) and not just some random shot from the set of Garfield doing stretches or something lame like that. There's so much comedic gold to be mined from the idea of a masked kid in red and blue tights running around New York climbing all over stuff. Hopefully Amazing Spider-Man will nail that humor (as originally presented in the comics) and focus less on puberty-themed gags like "premature webification," as seen in Raimi's first Spidey flick.
Garfield has seen his Hollywood star rise high in the last year, and I for one am excited to see what he brings to the role of Peter Parker. He's definitely an actor who can pull off the funny nerd persona and the dramatic actor persona; if he can do action (as far as required before a stuntman steps in), he may well overshadow Toby Maguire's short-lived legacy as the wall-crawler. We'll see.
The Amazing Spider-Man hits 2D and 3D theaters on July 3, 2012.
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There has been some talk in my various spaces about the gentle approach when it comes to "educating" fellow white people. Some even demand gentleness from black people when confronted with an unconscious or unintended racist agenda.
Being perceived as angry, emotional or even aggressive, is generally seen as counterproductive to any conversation around racism. This has been bugging me for a while, but I have so far failed to come up with a reasonable argument whenever somebody was getting to me by demanding that when I talk to white people about their racism I should do it gently.
So what is wrong, I have to ask myself, about entering a conversation "gently" in order to facilitate the other person's listening abilities? In most cases I suppose nothing (coming from the heart and all...)
The problem is that when it comes to racism, the gentle approach doesn't cut it, because instead of educating people and calling them out on their hidden bias, it creates a wall of downy pillows behind which they can hide once again. And whilst burying their heads in feathers to indulge in a spot of feel-good whitesplaining of their own racist agenda, they are at the same time saved from having to listen.
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No doubt that this is a racist comment. There is also no doubt that more often than not the person making the comment is not a raging racist, has a good heart and is trying to say something nice to the black person, who is making him/her feel slightly uncomfortable for reasons he/she is not even beginning to understand.
Now prepare for the gentle approach:
"Dear (white person), I am not doubting for a second that you are a good person and have a heart of gold, but maybe if you have a moment, could you be so open and consider that when you are complimenting a black woman on her English speaking ability, it is actually racist? Ooops sorry, I didn't mean to say racist, I meant, you are coming from a space of unconsciousness, which is totally not your fault but the woman you are talking to might actually feel offended..."
Gentle enough? I tried it many times. And guess what: in nine out of ten cases, in every day situations, the person addressed in such a gentle way will get defensive anyway. Because what they hear is:
I am being critisised.
They don't hear anything else. Apart from possibly projecting a note of anger into my voice, or maybe they might perceive my tone as patronizing or arrogant, which ultimately means: I am in the wrong and they don't need to listen to me.
The fact is that most people, myself included, have never learned to react well to critisism in any shape or form. Our instinctive reaction is to make ourselves look better. Even or especially when approached gently, most people feel that THEY now have an opening to convince ME by throwing a thousand reasons my way why what they just said could not possible be racist.
At all.
And how they are offended at my implying that they are.
And that they have black friends/colleagues/children/partners, so again, what they said can't be racist. And they wish I could separate them from my anger : I either should know them better, because we are friends, or I don't have a right to critise them because I don't know them...
And most will not say this out loud, because we are after all having a gentle, reasonable conversation, but they still feel it. And so they reply in a similarly gentle way, trying to turn this into a conversation about their basic goodness and me into the one at fault.
So now I am stuck with somebody wasting my time trying to convince me (or rather themselves) that they are not racist and that I just misinterpreted their intention, which has always been: TO BE A NICE WHITE PERSON.
I could then gently point out, that it is not the intention that is the problem but the impact. And that somebody unintentionally knocking a person over with their car does not make it any less hurtful just because they did not actually aim for that person. But as a bystander do I need to spend hours at the accident scene making the driver feel better about him/herself or should I rather see to the victim lying bleeding in the road? Do we tell the victim to stop being hurt or angry? Do we ask the victim to acknowledge in front of all us bystanders that the driver is a good person at heart before being allowed to calmly and reasonably explain her/his injuries? Do we then proceed to tell the victim that most of those injuries are imagined, that they need to get a grip, move on and stop blocking the road for the driver? And that their cries of pain and/or anger are actually hurtful to the driver and distressing for the bystanders?
You might think anybody with half an ear to listen would actually be tempted to consider this position. Not so.
The problem is that the person I am trying to explain these things to, has stopped listening at impact. Because in their reality I have ceased to exist as the nice white person having a mutual moment of understanding about our non-racist agenda and mutated into unreasonable race obsessed white woman trying to make them look and feel bad.
Even if I started my gentle approach with hugs and buckets of Buddhist love and light, what most people will hear is only this: I am being critised, and she is angry with me.
I could have this conversation ten times over each day: when I go shopping, when I drop my kids at school, when I am at work or at college, whenever I meet other nice white people like me. In fact, I could have gentle conversations all day long.
And to what end?
At best we still part on civil terms, with me feeling a little more exhausted, exasperated and frustrated each time, and the other person probably angry, confused or hurt, looking at me if and when we meet in future through the lens of race obsessed white bitch, who needs to be avoided or approached with caution.
So much for the gentle approach.
And I am not talking just yet about the one person out of ten, who will actually listen and engage. I am talking about the nine who zap my energy in the process of not listening.
So what would happen if I used the matter of fact instead of the gentle approach?
"What you just said was racist and here are some links to white supremacy, internalized racism and white privilege (pulling a copy of previously prepared reading materials from my bag). Why don't you read up on the subject and if you like we can have a conversation after?"
Or even the angry approach?
" How can you say such racist and insensitive things?"
In nine out of 10 cases, the person addressed will feel attacked and get defensive. They will probably have me sussed as angry white bitch immediately, turn away and never talk to me again.
And I just have saved myself a whole lot of time and emotional energy, better used on the one person, who is prepared to engage on the subject instead of trying to save face. The one out of ten whom I will talk about now:
Who will use this opportunity to go there.
Who has the emotional intelligence and racial stamina to acknowledge the possibility of being wrong. Who knows that he/she has been indoctrinated from birth with a racist agenda, suspects that she/he still has massive blind spots and sees the opportunity for self-healing and a wider human connection in facing those.
These people will talk to me, no matter the approach. Yes, they would probably feel less threatened with the gentle approach, but nevertheless, they will not run from facts or emotions. They might not fully understand their own role or the depth of their own indoctrination, but they already have a sense of unease that all is not well with the world they operate in.
Most of all these people do not say with conviction that apartheid(or slavery) is over and we must all move on They are aware instead- and maybe feeling helpless and angry themselves - how racism continues to violate and dehumanise people every day in overt aggressions or subtle nuances; ultimately when it is pointed out to them, they understand that the victims of such transgressions can not be told to be gentle and calm before we listen to them, because this would be a further violation of their humanity.
So these are the people I ultimately want to have conversations with. I even go further and say, these are the only people we can reach in dialogue. The people who want the gentle approach do not want real conversations, they just want to feel better. Which does not make them bad people or raging racists. It just makes them unfit for dialogue.
Those who still want to tone police black people into being polite and reasonable about their experiences and who expect me as a fellow white person to indulge and cushion this approach, will need society to reach critical mass before they will feel the need to change.
And this is what I have learned over three years of experimental dialogue: if we are serious about change, gentle dialogue is a waste of time, as it is self indulgent and over time only recreates the system we are trying to expose.
I also learned that talking gently to the wrong people does not only waste time and resources , it also harms me in more ways than I can explain right now. To gently and repeatedly run headfirst into cushioned walls makes me feel isolated, insane and ineffective.
As a result I choose the matter of fact approach. And sometimes I slip and land in a toxic mixture of anger and hurt. But I never choose to be angry over being reasonable. I sometimes find myself in a muddle of emotions depending on how strong I feel on any particular day. Because on some days when somebody unintentionally compares my black children to animals or another child asks them at school if they have been bought, my heart gets ripped out and I want to crumble to the floor and never get up again.
And it is on those days that I need to know that I have a life line. And this life line can be the one person out of nine, who will sit down in the mud with me, stick out the moment of discomfort and listen to my pain or anger. Or listen to my reasonable matter of fact arguments on my good days. I am lucky enough to have some of these people in my life today. People I have met on the brink of confrontation and who have not turned away and became friends instead. Or friends who have valued our friendship more than their ego and stayed close through moments of discomfort.
None of us white people will ever arrive at the final destination of non-racism, we are all on different parts of this journey and what we can do for each other is call it as it is. To not sugar coat our transgressions but not demonize each other either. To recognize our internalized racism and basic goodness as human beings is not a contradiction. To face emotions such as anger and pain does not threaten us. It connects us deeper to our humanity.
My racist indoctrination does not just disappear by giving to charity or having a black friend, child or partner. My good intentions and actions will not erase my internalized racist agenda. My racial bias does not need protection, but constant, honest work so I can become aware enough to challenge and address it.
It starts when I walk out of the conference building, looking for a driver and automatically home in on the first black person. It continues, when my doorbell rings and I look out the window and first see a black person begging, before I recognize my friend coming for a visit. It is there, when I drive from my posh neighborhood in the morning and pass a not so posh car with four black men inside, wondering in the back of my mind if they will rob my house while I am at work. It is everywhere I go, because it is a part of who I was brought up to be. It is certainly not what defines me but I can't run away from it either.
I am not proud of it. I am fighting it every day because I truly want to heal one day and become as whole as possible once more.
And the last thing I need in this effort is a pair of rose tinted glasses and a mountain of feather pillows protecting me from further insights. Does it scare me when I am confronted with people's anger and hurt? Yes it does. But this was never meant to be a comfortable and pleasant conversation.
Us white people need to stop demanding that everyone around us inflates airbags of polite and reasonable contents to cushion our fragile egos against the unpleasant impact of our unconscious racist transgressions. Or block our eyes and ears against uncomfortable truths and emotions.
This diversity dialogue space is not meant to be a happy space. It is a space of violence, aggression, hurt and anger. On a good day it can be a space of deep but fragile connection. I can enter this space new each time and as prepared as possible to deal and be real or I can continue to hide behind gentle and polite.
This is my choice. I have made my choice. I am far from perfect in this choice. I still get defensive or run away from somebody calling me out on my stuff, but I am committed to the process and I don't have time anymore for people who are not.
Opinions and other personal stuff about my journey as a white mother to children, who are black.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
The gentle approach
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Wow. THank you. I was talking to my husband about this this very morning. That sadly, it seems when a black person talks about racism, it's seen as pulling the race card...So we need more white people to also add their voices. Which in its own very sad way shows how disempowered black people still are. Sigh...ReplyDelete
Thank you Thandi for your feedback. I agree on we need more white people to stand up and be counted!ReplyDelete
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Adelante Mujeres Celebrating 10 Years: Part 9 of 10
Dear Adelante Mujeres supporters,
This week's article leading up to Adelante Mujeres' 10th anniversary celebration is a special one for me because I had the opportunity to work at the Forest Grove Farmer's Market with Mayra Hernandez (the star of this piece!) this summer. She's a great person to have on the Adelante team and I enjoyed working with and practicing my Spanish with her.
|Mayra Hernandez (right, standing) speaks with customers at the Forest Grove Farmers Market.
If you're in the area, make sure to check out Adelante's 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Forest Grove Farmers Market on Wednesday Sepetember 12th from 4pm to 8pm. For more information, please check out the Adelante website.
-Erika Takeo, Summer Micro-Enterprise Team Intern
Written by Carrie Schmid
Thirteen years ago, Javier Urenda never imagined he would be working alongside his wife, Mayra Hernandez.
They were recently married, living in their native Mexico. He was a college graduate with a degree in civil engineering. She was pregnant with their first child and unable to finish her last year of high school.
Now they both work for Washington County non-profits, Urenda for Bienestar and Hernandez for Adelante Mujeres.
Hernandez, mother of two and Outreach Assistant for the Forest Grove Farmers Market, does not have the kind of life her mother had, who stayed at home full-time and raised five children. But Urenda and Hernandez say that her pursuit in work and school has been positive for the family. It was Adelante Mujeres, they say, that helped to empower Hernandez to accomplish these goals.
In Mexico, Urenda said, Hernandez "was more insecure. I can see she's more and more secure. When she wants something, she knows she can do it." The Adelante Mujeres program teaches women to value themselves, he said.
As a new mother and recent immigrant to the U.S., Hernandez said she was looking for more. "I didn't have any activities," she said. "I took care of the kids. I waited for my husband to get home from work. I didn't have any structure. I felt like it wasn't enough just to be at home. I was interested in a career but I didn't know how to make it a reality."
In 2003, Urenda introduced Hernandez to the Adelante Mujeres program where she could learn English, work towards her GED, take classes in parenting, leadership, nutrition and personal development, and take advantage of early childhood education classes for her two young children.
Hernandez has been involved with Adelante Mujeres ever since, first as a student in the adult education program and now as a staff member. The result, she said, has been a change from the routine of her daily life.
"Leaving my routine meant doing something different that would be productive and benefit me," she said. "And by doing that I could help my children."
It was a boost in confidence, Hernandez said, to earn her GED after her first two years in Adelante's adult education program. The non-profit's students are required to spend 20 hours volunteering each trimester of the program, and Hernandez spent her time working with small children. As a result of this, she was able to gain certification and get a job as a teaching assistant with Head Start.
Adelante Mujeres' personal development class, Escuelas de Perdón y Reconciliación, also taught Hernandez to nurture her self-image, and value and invest in herself, she said. The ESPERE program teaches students how to cope with past aggression and transcend conflict in their lives.
After working for Head Start, Hernandez came back to Adelante Mujeres in 2008 to continue improving her English. She recently started working for the organization, helping to build the Forest Grove Farmers Market. Hernandez shares information with recipients of benefits from the federal programs that provide assistance for food, like WIC and SNAP, to help them understand how they can benefit from the Forest Grove Farmers Market, like getting $10 worth of fresh produce for free.
"Now, I really like what I am doing, to get in touch with the people most in need and to see what is out there and how they can benefit from it," she said.
Hernandez, who dreamed about becoming an accountant as a girl, said that she has discovered a new passion in her work. In the next 10 years, she sees herself continuing to help people in need.
Hernandez's children, Fatima, 13, and Carlos, 12, still see her biggest accomplishment in her role as their mother.
"She's a good mom," Fatima said. "She's always there for us."


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Baked Brie that will Melt your Heart as it Melts in your Mouth!
Ok…this recipe is SOOOO easy, and SOOOOO good! If you are a lover of cheese and brie, you have got to try this one. Purple Wine Bar is a restaurant here in Seattle that has a really fun menu, and one time, I tried their fabulous Baked Brie and this is my attempt at recreating that most delicious of appetizers! I have made this for parties, bridal showers, baby showers, and just for dinner and every ounce of it is always devoured right before my eyes! You can use any Brie in this recipe, but the softer and meltier the better in my book! If you cannot have Dairy, you can even use a Goat cheese brie to make this. I have done that before while cooking this for my family, a few of which are lactose intolerant.
I usually use a homemade apricot jam in this, made by my wonderful mother. However, you can use any good apricot preserve you have or I know that seedless raspberry or plum jam would be good with this as well! I am doing a double batch blog today, showing one baked brie with Apricot Jam, and the other with a Fig Spread in it. YUMMMM….my mouth is watering and I think I will now take a break to go and eat a few more bites of the Baked Gooey Goddess that is sitting on my table! Be back in a Jiff!


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Saturday, July 26th, 2014 - The Grand Depart
In deference to La Tour de France, which is finishing up this week, we'll use their language for our setting off. We're meeting at about 8am at our favorite Coffee House, Benjamin's, at 49 E Court Street, Franklin, IN. We'll leave a little before 9am, and ride with some of our friends (all are welcome) around the Courthouse, over to Franklin College, and on the Franklin Greenway Trail to my Elementary School (go Webb Spiders!), then around to my current school, Franklin Community High School. After that first few miles, we'll head East to the country roads then North to Indianapolis, where we'll visit UIndy, the Cultural Trail and State Capitol, Butler University, Broad Ripple, and the Monon Trail North. We'll end up at Wesley Manor in Frankfort after just over 100 miles, where I'll visit my Great-Grand-Aunt (and where my great-grandparents lived - fond memories).
Here is a link to the map and again, feel free to join us along the way - we'd love company!
Sunday, July 27th, 2014 - Frankfort to Valparaiso
We're hoping to connect with some Internet friends from the Lafayette / Monticello area cycling club for at least part of the journey, and again, all are welcome to join along the way. We'll leave Frankfort and head through rural Indiana through the Tippecanoe River area, then on North towards Valpo. This is a 115 mile day, and will be my first "back to back" century rides - riding over 100 miles two days in a row.
Monday, July 28th, 2014 - Valparaiso through Chicago
This will be our third consecutive 100+ mile day, and I'm excited that so much of it is on trails with fantastic scenery. We'll cross to Crown Point and pick up a trail that will take us through Hammond and into Illinois, then we'll head to the Lake Michigan coast and follow the trails up to the University of Chicago, then through downtown and up past Loyola, Northwestern and eventually Fort Sheridan, then West to our destination with some family friends.
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 - Northern Chicago Suburbs to Western Milwaukee Suburbs - Oconomowoc!
This is a bit shorter route, about 80-85 miles that will pickup some trail time but a lot of roads, with a lunch stop in Lake Geneva, and then the half way point at my Grandparent's house in Oconomowoc. We'll have traveled about 400 miles by the end of this day, and will certainly be ready for some rest.
Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 - Planned Rest Day
As I mentioned a couple of months ago, my doctor really wanted me to build in a rest day (or two!) just to be sure I could flex the schedule if my arthritis started to give me trouble. If we have difficulties earlier in the trip, we could slow the pace a bit, but since we're starting fresh and in good form from our training, I think we can hold the schedule, and if so, we'll have a day for sleep, laundry, sleep, catching up and communication and sleep. If I'm in a position where I don't think I need the rest day yet, we could press on but my guess is that my grandparents' hospitality will be quite the lure.
Thursday, July 31st, 2014 - West through Madison
The second half begins. The plan is to head West through Madison and get 100 miles. Destination and route are still under development.
Friday, August 1st, 2014 - Headed for LaCrosse
Still developing the details of the route, but hoping to catch the tunnel trail and make it as close to LaCrosse and the Mississippi River as possible.
Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 - Crossing the River to Rochester
We'll encounter our biggest hills of the route as we climb the Mississippi River bluffs and head into Rochester where we hope to stay with some family friends and visit Crossroads College.
Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 - The Final Stage
We should be able to make it to Minneapolis and Macalester College, but again, we've built in a flex day if needed, so we could shorten the route and arrive Monday if needed.
Monday, August 4th, 2014 - Visiting Macalester and the Return
The plan is to do an official college visit at Macalester, and my Mom and little sister will be joining us (big sister is going to be in Seattle celebrating her High School Graduation with our Aunt Becky!). After the visit, we'll be putting the bikes on the roof of the van and heading for home.
Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 - Back Home Again in Indiana
If all goes well, we'll get home, perhaps take a short spin around the neighborhood, unpack and get ready for...
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 - School Starts - Senior Year, here I come!
There were two major options...
My original intent, and still the favorite, is to leave Franklin on Sunday, July 27th, 2014, and travel through Chicago. Basically, I'd go through Indianapolis, touring through UIndy, where my older sister is attending this Fall, ride through the Butler campus, then head pretty much straight North, covering about 100 miles the first day. The second day would see me traveling to Valparaiso, where I would spend the second night on the road and tour the University there as well. Day three would take me through Chicago, including a tour through the University of Chicago, and ending North of the city. On Day four, I would have a shorter day, or have some time to catch up if needed, and would spent the night at my grand-parents' house in Oconomowoc, Wi, West of Milwaukee. The second half of the trip would be Westward through Wisconsin, eventually arriving in Minneapolis on Sunday, August, 3rd.
The second option would avoid the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas and follow a more Westward path through Central Illinois, then following the Mississippi River North. The reason I'm considering this option (even though it would cause me to miss visiting Valpo and University of Chicago) is that the route is documented by the Adventure Cycling Association, so I have a lot of confidence in the road selection.
I'll plan to post route maps soon, and hopefully will connect with local clubs and others who can help me find the best route, and maybe ride some of the way with me!


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