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Cape Breton Island is a hotbed of Celtic music and we encourage everyone to participate in the music at a ceilidh, concert or festival.
With well known artists like Natalie MacMaster or the Barra MacNeils, it is believed that Cape Breton Island has more fiddlers per capita than anywhere on the planet. Our traditional music, passed down through the generations, was originally played in gatherings in homes, but has since moved into many different venues.
Songs and tunes fill everything from our finest performance venues to intimate community halls. And, of course, the music is plentiful at our amazing festivals.

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Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five #554/
Updated Randomly at the Moment!
Hello and HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!! So sorry for the prolongued silence. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm doing well, and I'm through 2/3 of my breast cancer treatment, hooray! That means I've gone through 4 1/2 months of chemo and one surgery, and up next is radiation. SO MUCH FUN Y'ALL (except not really. Not at all). To read the gory details, I posted a lot on my patreon page over the last half of 2017. But I'm hoping to be slowly getting back up to speed and once radiation's over, will be free to show my face in the world again! I appreciate all of you sticking with me and putting up with ZERO Bonnie updates. While I can't promise I can update Bonnie regularly again yet, I will promise to post as many as I can! I MISS YOU ALL!
In the meantime, my other comic Assassin Roommate is about to begin its 2nd Season, which you can read weekly over at Webtoons!
And also also, here's a pic I drew in honor of the full moon the other night, of Stuart and Herb in all their Werewolf Sexyness.


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Justin Loh
Description: Justin Loh is a young man with short, light brown hair and dark eyes. He is wearing a white, short-sleeved polo shirt with dark trim around the collar.
Justin Loh: Good morning everybody. My name is Justin Loh and I do represent Shasta Adult School in the Shasta Union High School District in Redding, California. And my primary area is concurrent education as well as, I guess for lack of a better term, our baby TIMAC, would represent more of a career education.
Description: The first slide is entitled Year Two and reads:
Justin Loh
Cohort 4
Shasta Adult School, Shasta Union High School District
Redding, CA
Concurrent Education / Career Education
Justin: So for the last two years, I've actually taken on dual projects, the first of which in year one, was to establish a Moodle-based Web site for Shasta Adult School. Just a real quick overview about Moodle – it's using the latest in Open Source Web 2.0 software to run Web sites. And I wish I could go into a little bit more detail, but perhaps another time. And obviously, I'll be able to take questions at a break.
Description: The next slide is entitled Overview. The bullet points are:
- Year One
- Establish a Moodle-based Web site for Shasta Adult School (SAS)
- Creation and implementation of district TIMAC beginning with first cohort group
- Year Two
- SAS further integrates new Web site into day-to-day activities
- Completion of district TIMAC's second year
Justin: The second part of the project, as Branka mentioned, was to create and implement a TIMAC-type program in our district. So essentially, taking the principles and structure and ideals of the state TIMAC and bringing that to the district to have our teachers mentor other teachers who are adverse to technology in our own district.
In year two, the goals shifted a little bit. We changed to actually integrate the Web site more in to day-to-day activities for Shasta Adult School. And for the baby TIMAC was to actually finish our second year of the first cohort. So very much again, the same kind of structure that we've all enjoyed here.
Description: The next slide is entitled: Meeting Goals, Part 1. The bullet points are:
- Successes
- Web site is up and running and consistently updated
- Curriculum posted
- Opportunities
- Limited curriculum posted
- Inconsistent teacher use
- Sky's the limit
Justin: And regarding the Web site, as far as goals go, I'm very happy to report that the Web site has been up and running for the last two years. It's consistently updated with very little, and I realize this picture doesn't do it justice, but very, very, little structure training was required. I basically talked to our secretary at Shasta Adult School. Just showed her real briefly, here's how you use the calendar and here's how you post news and updates. And she's been able to take to it – up and running and very rarely does she actually call me for a question. That's a testament to Moodle – its stability as well as the ease of use that it provides. As well, curriculum has been posted on there, but the successes of which kind of segway into the opportunities.
Although we do have curriculum up on there, very limited curriculum is there. As far as in the near future, I hope that we continue to put more curriculum. Anybody that works, obviously, in adult education, as we all do, things tend to shift as needs change, as populations change, so curriculum is kind of always in this constant state of flux. So as a result, not everything is up online yet. As well as inconsistent teacher use – I would say that about half our students have Internet access, half don't. And that can be a barrier to teachers using the Web site and modeling the use. Obviously, it's difficult if you have a student that doesn't use it – it's kind of hard to show them the grass is greener on the other side, when it's beyond their means to actually use it.
But the sky is the limit. The bottom line is - Moodle is just a wealth of capability and technical possibilities that we've just begun to scratch the surface with the updates that we're doing to it. There's so much more that can be done.
In regards to the second part of our plan and the district TIMAC, again, I am very, very ecstatic to report that as of March, we actually finished our second year for the first cohort group.
Description: The next slide is called Meeting Goals: Part Two. The bullet points are:
- Successes
- District TIMAC has finished second year with first cohort group
- Support of district administration including Superintendent
- Think tank for district
- Opportunities
- Next cohort group
- Original cohort group
- Efficient meetings
Justin: And I'm really, really pleased to report that we are on board, actually our district is on board from the very, very top levels. We've actually been able to have meetings with our district Superintendent, who's been able to come down and talk to us about his vision for what TIMAC can be in the future on a district level as well as our head of IT.
We've met with him and we've discussed the possibilities of turning this existing cohort group into more of a think tank. This way whenever districts adopt new technology, and I know the big buzz right now is clicker technology – our district just recently purchased a whole slew of clickers – essentially without any feedback. Which is good, clickers, you know, yeah, I mean, that's the way things are going and there is obviously benefit to it, but the question is, did we get the right one? Did we utilize the most efficient way to spend money? Perhaps there's another alternative out there, a cheaper alternative, but just as good. So these are things that we would request to be a part of and in the future be able to work together and basically help create that buy-in for the rest of the teachers.
As far as opportunities go – the next cohort group will, hopefully, be starting up this fall. I'm hoping that funding will not be an issue as this particular program is funded through Shasta Adult School so we actually make ADA on the back end. But the original group, we need to decide exactly again how often we're going to meet, what form it's going to take, perhaps this think tank, and how can we make our meetings a little bit more efficient? Instead of meeting for five hours at a time, maybe we can structure that out a little bit better.
Keys to Success:
Description: This slide is entitled Key to Success. The bullet points are:
- Not afraid to fail
- Not afraid to experiment
- Tremendous buy-in
- Staff and administration
- Patience
- Flexibility
- The greater good
Justin: Since this is new territory – we are pioneering new ground – we can't be afraid to fail. We cannot be afraid to experiment. Really, when you think about it, there's so much transition going on in education all the time, what's the worst that can happen? That's really the attitude that I took. I didn't know what to expect, either in participating in this program or on our district TIMAC. But again, the sky's the limit. I think there were more opportunities than perhaps pitfalls. But it was just such a great opportunity to try out something new that no one's ever done before. We enjoy a tremendous buy-in again, from the staff, from the administration. We were able to get a huge cohort of probably about 16 teachers among the biggest high schools in the district. Which is really outstanding, considering again, this is a brand new program.
Patience and flexibility tend to go hand in hand. Since this is something new, you can't get too frustrated early on. OK – no one's written the book on this so it's okay to change gears in the middle and shift gears. (pointing to someone in the audience) And those are very pretty pictures. And the bottom line is that it is okay to fail but what can we do to make it better? What can we do to change? And also realizing that everybody's here for the greater good. We're all here in this together. We're all here for the same reason. How can we improve student learning? And how can we get better at our job? And with that in mind, it's really, really hard to do the wrong thing.
Description: This slide is entitled TIMAC's Impact. The bullet points are:
- Networking
- Deeper appreciation
- Opportunities
- Ideas
Justin: As far as the impact goes, just, I'm preaching to the choir here, the networking with everybody here and in my district. Being able to meet people that I probably otherwise would not have. And to gain a deeper appreciation for what everybody on the state and local level is doing. Again, we're all in this together. We're all doing very exciting things. And whenever I come to these meetings it gets me excited about what somebody else is doing. Ooh – I want to bring that to my district. I want to bring that to my school. And continuing to just bring opportunities, bridge opportunities. I certainly hope that in the future, I can somehow maintain a part of my connection here as well as continue to network with all of you. And of course, as I said, to see the new ideas that are being brought amongst everybody here.
Description: The last slide entitled Conclusion: The bullet points are:
- Thank you
- Everybody at OTAN and TIMAC
- Marian Thacher
- Branka Marceta
- Cohort members
- Contact
- email@example.com
- sas.suhsd.net
- nsihs.suhsd.net
Justin: And in conclusion, again, I just want to thank each and every one of you here. I want to thank OTAN, TIMAC, Marian Thacher, for agreeing to kind of bring me on as this kind of adjunct role, Branka, who's been so patient with me, even when I sometimes maintain radio silence for far too long, and I do apologize for that, and, of course, all of you for sharing the journey as well. And if you have any questions, as always, my contact information is on the screen there. And hopefully, I wasn't took long-winded but thank you very much for your time. Appreciate it.
Description: Audience applause. Screen fades to black.


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Lima's Haunted WarehousePosted by Andrew M on October 28 at 05:39 pm
Just our luck. It's only been a few months since we moved into our new warehouse and we are already getting calls from our neighbors and the alarm company about strange things happening after dark. As if Scream Week weren't spooky enough, now we have a potentially haunted warehouse to deal with.
Last night, Steve, Matt and I decided to investigate the disturbances. For the record, I was opposed from the beginning. Ghosts, goblins and ghouls don't like to be annoyed! Matt brought his video camera to record the evidence and we have posted it below. Just a warning, it's a little scary!
Trick or Treat? Win a $250 Gift Certificate!
Now it's YOUR turn to help us investigate. Click the button below to watch the video. At the end, we'll ask a question about what you saw (or thought you saw). If you get the right answer, you'll be entered into a drawing for a $250 Lima Beads Gift Certificate. Don't worry if you get it wrong, we'll give you one more chance to watch the video and look for the answer.


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Concealed Carry Permit classes on November 22nd with 1pm & 6pm available.
Signup Form include date & time.
Best Western: 37465 U.S. 26, Sandy OR 97055.
Class runs 3-hours, payment is cash or check at the class, drivers license is all you need to bring. Pre-class movie starts 1/2-hour prior to class (12:30 or 5:30pm), the new NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home video, not required just a great movie.
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A meteor lands behind a Scottish pub and everyone talks about it but that oddly doesn't have much to do with the plot in this talky devil-girl film. Then suddenly a rather impressive flying saucer lands and a chick wearing a hat she might have borrowed from Grace Jones and a shiny black cape struts out, and since she has an impressive flying saucer, a killer fetish wardrobe, a condescending devil-girl attitude, and a disintegrator ray-gun you'd think she would have something better to do than give a half-a-dozen boring folks hanging around a Scottish pub a hard time and be a tough-ass bitch. She doesn't and I love her for it. The film suffers when The Devil Girl From Mars isn't on screen being a bitch in a shiny black cape and telling everybody how much they suck and how awesome she is; because then you have to watch people carry logs for the fire, make tea, eat soup, be boring, and have some sort of yawn-inducing relationship troubles and no one should want to watch that. I watched The Devil Girl From Mars on Youtube because I just loaded up my Netflix queue with crappy stuff and that makes a lot of sense, and I'm ready for our invading devil-girl overlords from Mars because they'd really liven up this puny, boring planet. Here's a trailer which needs a lot more devil girl in it but it'll do for now:
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Devil Girl From Mars
A meteor lands behind a Scottish pub and everyone talks about it but that oddly doesn't have much to do with the plot in this talky devil-girl film. Then suddenly a rather impressive flying saucer lands and a chick wearing a hat she might have borrowed from Grace Jones and a shiny black cape struts out, and since she has an impressive flying saucer, a killer fetish wardrobe, a condescending devil-girl attitude, and a disintegrator ray-gun you'd think she would have something better to do than give a half-a-dozen boring folks hanging around a Scottish pub a hard time and be a tough-ass bitch. She doesn't and I love her for it. The film suffers when The Devil Girl From Mars isn't on screen being a bitch in a shiny black cape and telling everybody how much they suck and how awesome she is; because then you have to watch people carry logs for the fire, make tea, eat soup, be boring, and have some sort of yawn-inducing relationship troubles and no one should want to watch that. I watched The Devil Girl From Mars on Youtube because I just loaded up my Netflix queue with crappy stuff and that makes a lot of sense, and I'm ready for our invading devil-girl overlords from Mars because they'd really liven up this puny, boring planet. Here's a trailer which needs a lot more devil girl in it but it'll do for now:
These Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Make America
People attempt to save America's film heritage in this excellent documentary. Featuring many clips of the films added to The National Film Registry, many interviews with folks who have something to do with movies, but sadly little footage of actual restoration (They probably thought that would be boring. It's not.); it was tons better than the 84th Annual Academy Awards. It made me want to watch a bunch of good films for a change, but I try not to. What good is that going to do me? A huge pile of nothin', that's what. Everyone talks about the good stuff, but who is talking about Devil Girl from Mars? Nobody, that's who. I watched it on Netflix so I can get it out of my queue because they just added a bunch of crap which I then added to my queue and didn't watch because that seems to make perfect sense. Here's a trailer:
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
Two unscrupulous young people record the drunken bickering of their tragic next door neighbors, the tapes become a worldwide 'phenomenon', and then everyone argues over the copyright in this well-made but creepy and stalkeriffic documentary. What begins with an intriguing premise soon descends into a dismal replay of the same clip of someone shouting "Shut up little man!" over and over again, the people on screen laugh at that, the shouting neighbors Pete and Ray drink themselves to death, we ultimately fail to learn anything substantial about them, and I scratch my head wondering what's funny about it. I learned more than I need to know about the uninteresting tapers who offer the last surviving neighbor a six-pack in halfhearted retribution in this unsympathetic, vain and joyless film, and became more and more angry as the film progressed. Maybe I have to listen to the tapes to get it? No, I'm pretty sure I get it, thanks. It's awful people doing awful things and everyone watches; sort of like Intervention, Hoarders, or 16 And Pregnant but no one's saved and it has higher production values. I watched Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure on Netflix and I feel bad about it, sort of, but it's always difficult to tell with me. Here's a trailer:
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Oscar Picks
My Oscar Picks: Picture: The Artist, Actor: Jean Dejardin, Actress: Viola Davis, Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Supporting Actress: Melissa McCarthy (but it will probably go to Octavia Spencer), Director: Michel Hazanavicius, Original Screenplay: Bridesmaids (but it will probably go to Midnight In Paris), Previously Published Screenplay: Hugo, Animated Film: Rango, Foreign Film: A Separation, Cinematography: Tree Of Life, Editing: The Artist, Best Song: Muppets, Best Live Action Short: Tuba Atlantic.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Attack Of The Crab Monsters
Attack Of The Crab Monsters is a film about attacking telepathic nocturnal negatively charged liquid crab monsters with French accents, but a title like Attack Of The Telepathic Nocturnal Negatively Charged Liquid Crab Monsters With French Accents would never fit on a theater marquee and frankly doesn't make a lot of sense. After many scenes of stock footage of atomic bomb blasts, a tsunami strikes an island. Then, some rowboats land on a beach, and somehow a guy standing in 18 inch deep water on the beach is attacked by a crab monster deep in the ocean, and when he's dragged up to the surface he's missing his head. I don't know why. Then the Professor from Gilligan's Island carries around obvious plot device dynamite, and sometimes people look down into a precipice in an attempt to act. Not much else happens. Sometimes you see a giant crab claw, but it's nothing to get excited about. I watched Attack Of The Crab Monsters and it was dreadful and poorly lit. Here's a trailer:
The Mole People
John Agar and Ward Cleaver star in this film where some dudes accidentally fall into an underground world where men dressed like Keebler elves whip Zoidberg-esque creatures and, well, I'm not sure what else happens. The film opens with a guy who gestures awkwardly at a globe in front of books in an attempt to look scientific while he talks about globes within globes and I wonder what the heck he's talking about. Then after much avalanche footage, somehow John and Ward are cornered by the Keeblers and have an unconvincing sword-fight deep underground in front of terrible matte paintings and I wish I never started this movie. People walk around in caves waving flashlights and sometimes people are dragged underground by Zoidberg monsters and it's very, very boring. I'm not sure if the movie's title is describing the Keeblers or the Zoidbergs but it doesn't matter. I watched The Mole People on Youtube and you shouldn't. Here's a trailer:
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tuba Atlantic (Oscar Nominated Short Film)
An elderly man with a pathological hatred of seagulls only has 6 days to live when he's visited by a motorcycle riding teenaged Angel Of Death wearing braces in this very funny short film. A startling number of seagulls are killed by machine gun, blown up by dynamite, and crushed by a washing machine. It has beautiful cinematography and it's my pick as winner of the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. Here's a link to the trailer:
Time Freak (Oscar Nominated Short Film)
A neurotic travels back in time to make things right in this funny short film. The effects are nicely done, the script is LOL-worthy, but the acting is a little dodgy. I enjoyed it, though. Here's a trailer:
The Shore (Oscar Nominated Short Film)
A man returns home to Belfast in this lushly photographed short film. Sweet, funny, and nostalgic; it features many lovely shots of a quaint village. It slowly unfolds, but seems unfinished at the end. Here's a trailer:
Raju (Oscar Nominated Short Film)
A German couple adopts a young Indian boy and are faced with a moral dilemma in this tense film. Grainy cinematography adds a touch of realism, but I found it to be somewhat predictable. It was well shot and acted, though. Here's a clip:
Pentacost (Oscar Nominated Short Film)
A young football fan is a last minute substitution at an important mass in this well shot, well acted, and funny film. Someone in the script mentions angel dust, and someone else says 'liturgical roulette'. I laughed. The end titles features The Undertones. Here's a trailer:
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Did Shakespeare write his own plays, or was there a complicated 130-minute long conspiracy? Anonymous attempts to solve the mystery. However, everything is so dim and torchlit if there were clues lying around everyone would probably stumble over them. Art directed and CGI'd within an inch of its life, Anonymous also features that style of ACTING! that requires all caps and an exclamation point. Not that I didn't enjoy it, but the whole thing may be a little too complicated for those that are unfamiliar with Shakespeare's plays, the large cast of characters with royal titles, and the intricate machinations of Elizabethan England. The plot is convoluted, there are way too many ruffled collars, and the film jumps around in time; so somepeople may find themselves checking Wikipedia. I did. tl;dr.
I pay-per-viewed it. Here's a trailer featuring Radiohead for some reason:
Village Of The Giants
Like it says in the poster above, teenagers (debatable) zoom to supersize (decades before McDonald's) and terrorize (debatable) a town in this cheddar-filled film. After some go-go dancing during the credits, someone crashes a perfectly good Thunderbird into a telephone pole and dances in the mud because it's in the script and it's the '60s. Then Tommy Kirk appears, and a precocious Ron Howard pretends he's a scientist, and I wish I'd never started watching this movie. Then a cat eats a pink substance and grows to enormous size thanks to forced perspective, split screen and rear projection. Then someone says 'groovy' and someone else says 'nitty gritty', the Beau Brummels lip sync, and no one in a nightclub is concerned that there is a pair of gigantic ducks being held up by strings like marionettes. There's some avocado colored carpeting, lots of test tubes and beakers, bad acting, a terrible script, problems with scale, several hot rods, and someone rides a gigantic plastic woman's bosoms while clinging precariously to her homemade satin bikini top. It's just awful. I watched it on Netflix. Here's an inexplicable clip featuring a bewildered and giant-sized Beau Bridges whose unnervingly plastic legs have some meticulously applied hair:
Friday, February 17, 2012
The Atomic Rulers Of The World
If I had known this was another of the Japanese Starman films, I wouldn't have watched it. Nah, who am I kidding? I would have.
After some atomic bomb footage and voiceover narration, the planet Saturn dangles from a string slowly drifting back and forth in the breeze in front of a painted backdrop of space as several people with robot heads raise their arms up and down. Suddenly, Starman appears on the tail of an airplane filled with people who look at one another suspiciously, and he fixes the rudder in the rain. Then he does a backflip and instantly changes into a suit and tie, because that sort of behavior often happens in these films. I'm not sure why.
There are several unconvincing fight scenes, several unconvincing flying scenes, an unlikely escape in a barrel, and an unconvincing fencing scene. It's all very confusing, has a creepy vibe, and doesn't make much sense. It's cheaply done and crudely executed, but kids in Japan in the distant past probably didn't mind that much. I watched The Atomic Rulers Of The World on Youtube.
The Incredible Petrified World
Deep sea divers descend to the bottom of the ocean in a diving bell that's mysteriously bigger on the inside than the outside and become trapped in a cave, I think, in this confusing film. There's stock ocean footage, stock octopus footage, aquarium footage where the film crew's lights are reflected in the aquarium glass, voiceover narration, boom shadows, finger sandwiches and John Carradine. There's also some dodgy science, stalactites and stalagmites, an underwater cave-dwelling grizzled old man in ragged clothing, a script that doesn't make much sense, and lots of scenes featuring actors walking around in an underground underwater cave. I watched The Incredible Petrified World on Youtube and it was less than incredible. Here's a trailer:
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A Haunting In Salem
An unconvincing sheriff comes home to his unconvincingly 300-year old haunted mansion in Salem, Massachusetts or Pasadena to find his son drowned and his wife suffocated with an accidental smile on her face by SaranWrap when he's suddenly thrown out the window in this film that doesn't seem to understand the Salem Witch Trials very well. There are lots of cardboard boxes, a scary hat-rack, a dead crow with glass in it, continuity errors, unconvincing CGI, a lack of character development, long black hair from the shower drain tied to a molar, a couple of 'homages' to Ringu, and a baffling lack of ghosts. It's as though the film-makers lost several pages of script, confused ghosts with witches and witches with curses and curses with hauntings and hauntings with possession and possession with murder and confused this movie with something interesting. It's one of the better films The Asylum has released, but that's not saying much. Here's an effective trailer, so maybe you should just watch this instead:
I'm very sorry I watched this film. I won't let it happen again. A self-aware revisionist WWII vampire comedy; Blubberella is racist, homophobic, offensive, infantile, repulsive and worst of all, laugh-free. There are Segways, sub sandwiches, thrown lunch meat, cotton candy, IKEA shopping bags, and various sausages. You'll also encounter blackface, unconvincing fight sequences, unconvincing accents, unconvincing CGI, shaky camerawork, and 'homages' to The Matrix, Precious, Inglourious Basterds and several other better films. Oh yeah, and slide whistle. Can't forget that. Scenes just seem to happen, and the script seems like it's missing several pages. It has a loose, improvised, one-take feel. There was a scene with a female vampire in a cage that was actually intriguing featuring cult favorite Clint Howard, but the film itself called it 'the boring part'. I'm assuming that was a joke, but it failed and made me sad. Was this the worst film I've ever seen? Not by a long shot, but that doesn't make it ok. I watched Blubberella (and just typing that makes me ill) on Netflix, and no one should.
There's no way I'm posting a clip.
Monday, February 13, 2012
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls is a well-shot and funny documentary about the beloved New Zealand yodeling cowgirl lesbian activist comic musicians. That's a lot of descriptors, even for me. Only one drawback, I was often looking for the subtitles. There are none. I watched it on Netflix. Here's a trailer:
Taking an interesting walk down a well-worn path, Strigoi is an enigmatic take on the Romanian vampire myth. Vlad returns home to his village, people begin dying, and vampires (strigoi) may be responsible. It's darkly humorous and well photographed, but the script is pretty oblique. I looked up strigoi on Wikipedia. It's very complicated, and I'm not going to explain it. The soundtrack is very good, and features several songs by the group Beirut. I enjoyed it. I watched it on Netflix. Here's a trailer:
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Santo Vs. The Martian Invasion
Luchadores who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Martian wrestlers sporting peroxide mullets while wearing metallic capes, magical belts that make Earthlings disappear with a "boi-yoi-yoing" sound, and metal helmets with an Astral Eye in the center of them have the gall to criticize Santo for his bedazzled cape in this confusing wrestling film. Santo wrestles Martians at a soccer match, in a wrestling club, in a wrestling ring, at the park, and sometimes the wrestling holds make me wonder if I'm watching a fight or a love story. Sometimes people look at one another for an uncomfortably long period of time, sometimes they watch a lot of television, and sometimes Astral Eyes cause them to disappear to the sound of a slide whistle. The Martians become concerned their appearance scares non-Martians so they all step into a foggy room that magically makes them all wear togas which is a costume Earthlings under threat of being incinerated or kidnapped to Mars often find reassuring. Interplanetary spacecraft usually have rooms like that as standard equipment because that's a thing invading forces are often worried about and you never know when you need to change everyone's gold lame outfit at once. That's seems reasonable, I guess, dedicating an entire foggy toga costume changing room to your spaceship when from the outside it looks like two metal bowls Scotch taped together dangling from a string. That's fine. I watched Santo Vs. The Martian Invasion on Youtube. Here's a clip that has only a minuscule amount of wrestling in it:
The Curse Of The Faceless Man
Steve Austin's boss from The Six Million Dollar Man stars in this film about a murdering statue, I guess. There's suspect science, voice-over narration, stock volcano footage, and lots and lots of murderous statue-man lumbering. It has a "magically reanimated dead body buried long ago from an exotic far-away land shuffles around exacting its revenge and carrying the fainting lady who resembles his ancient booty call" sort of vibe about it, but I can't quite figure out why. That plot doesn't sound familiar. I watched The Curse Of the Faceless Man on Youtube, but I'm going to try to stay mum about it so that Universal and Hammer Studios don't find out.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Brain From Planet Arous
Scientists with pith helmets carrying Geiger counters explore a newly formed cave in Mystery Mountain because it's in the script when they suddenly encounter a rape-y brain with eyes dangling from a string in this sci-fi film. There's scenery chewing, stock nuclear bomb test footage, several extremely creepy near-rapes, metallic contact lenses, and an airplane dangling from a string unconvincingly explodes while the parts get jumbled up in the strings and just sort of hover in the sky for a second. How can you not love a film where someone attacks a string-dangling brain with glowing eyes with an ax? Well, you can't because everyone loves that sort of nonsense. I watched it on Youtube. Here's a trailer:
The Brain Eaters
A silver cone-like craft appears in Illinois while men who have pulsating Brain Eaters attached to their necks walk around town clutching mysterious glowing orbs and throttling innocent bystanders in this talky sci-fi film. There's voice-over narration, a couple become unconvincing locked in an unconvincingly tiny shed while it's unconvincingly on fire for some reason, and while being attacked by a Brain Eater someone shouts, "It's breaking open the skin!" because that's a thing people often say when being unconvincingly attacked by unconvincingly photographed and unconvincingly hamster-like Brain Eaters. There is an interesting "Brain Eater crawling in the bedroom" POV shot that I liked a lot, but the film on the whole has a certain "invading body snatcher" sort of vibe about it that I can't put my finger on and that was done more effectively about 3 years earlier from an unrelated film whose name escapes me. I watched The Brain Eaters on Youtube. Here's a trailer:
Monday, February 6, 2012
Avengers Super Bowl commercial
So, there was a Super Bowl commercial. Here's a clip, and a link to some of the photos I took of the set when I was in Cleveland that USA Today's Pop Candy was kind enough to feature.
The Creeping Terror
I've seen The Creeping Terror before, but I forgot I had. That's strange. Maybe it was such a traumatic experience I suppressed that information? Possibly. Let's break it down. A couple drive in a car and awkwardly line read when voice-over narration explains why we suddenly see backwards stock footage of a rocket liftoff. Then we see a completely different rocket-ship unconvincingly obscured by weeds with a hatch hack-sawed into the side of it, when suddenly an unconvincing creature crawls out that appears to have been fashioned from carpet backing, craft store fabric remnants, excelsior and vacuum cleaner hoses. We hear futuristic boop-boop-beep noises and the sound of jungle cats roaring, but you're unsure why. The creature attacks and engulfs its intended victim, and by "attack" I mean "slowly lumber toward the intended victim, and the victim them climbs into the creature's disturbingly suggestive and flappy orifice". People seem to talk and act, but you can't really tell because of the bad editing and voice-over narration that doesn't always sync up with the action onscreen. Actors enter the spaceship, and by "enter the spaceship", I mean the actor crawls under what seems like a fence covered in rough nailed-together tin because you can see daylight underneath while you hear screams and jungle cats roar and you're unsure why. Inside this craft every surface is covered in buttons and knobs and gauges, and they're all in English because English is the common language of lumbering carpet sample monsters. Some time later, the monster attacks teenagers necking in the woods, folks in the woods having a hootenanny, and someone tries to save themselves from being suggestively engulfed by fending the beast off with an acoustic guitar; and because it seems to like music and uncomfortable-looking Twisting, it crawls toward a dance of some sort causing a slow stampede of Twisters heading for the exit and mildly upsetting some card tables. More Twisters become suggestively engulfed exposing several stocking-covered legs, and this part is somewhat Tarantino-esque if Quentin Tarantino made crappy carpet sample Twister engulfing card table carnage monster movies. The whole thing is totally amazing, and by "totally amazing" I mean it's just awful, and it's highly recommended if you like stuff that sucks. I watched The Creeping Terror on the DVD set 32 Drive-In Cult Classics because the line at the Redbox was ridiculous and the selection on Netflix still sucks. Here's the dance hall sequence, and it's fantastic and spoilerific:
The Artist
Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday. I did what every big football fan does. I went to the movies and watched a silent film and I overheard all the theater employees complain about missing the Super Bowl. Anyway, The Artist pulls out all the stops. It accurately and lovingly recreates an authentic silent film using all the appropriate techniques. It's beautifully filmed in shimmering black and white and in the correct aspect ratio for the time period, is expertly acted with all the broadness and nuance silent film demands, and has many homages and metaphors. It's absolutely wonderful, and deserves to win all the awards. Here's a trailer:
Thursday, February 2, 2012
After their drunk boat captain takes a little nap and by "little nap" I mean "unconvincingly pass out and flop around on the deck", 4 thirty-something teenagers pilot their dinghy to a mysterious island where corsets wash up on the beach, and then they're hunted by a crossbow wielding dude with a Van Dyke beard. There's quicksand, boom shadows, gooey severed body parts, a vat of acid, and lumbering henchmen. Bloodlust is vaguely reminiscent of The Most Dangerous Game and by "vaguely reminiscent" I mean "complete ripoff"...and if The Most Dangerous Game had capris and ponytails, and if the dialogue of The Most Dangerous Game consisted of 'what gives?' and 'far-out', and if The Most Dangerous Game starred the dad from The Brady Bunch, and if The Most Dangerous Game sucked. I watched Bloodlust on the DVD set 32 Drive-In Cult Classics. Here's a trailer:
Eames: The Architect And The Painter
Eames: The Architect And The Painter is an excellent documentary about the iconic design team that is in tune with the duo's creative and aesthetic ideals. James Franco seems a little out of place as narrator, though. Features many clips of their beautifully shot short films and lots of images of "the chair". I watched it on Netflix, and you should, too. Here's a trailer:
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Stacy Fuchino
Stacy Fuchino, V.M.D., has impeccable credentials in the veterinary field with an astonishing breadth of experience in Eastern treatments. At his state-of-the-art Palos Verdes Pet Hospital in Redondo Beach, California, he blends a wide array of veterinary services, including surgery, X-rays and blood tests with acupuncture and herbal remedies. Besides being the trusted vet to numerous celebrities' pets such as Rachel Hunter, Sheila E., David Hasselhoff, and Rod Stewart, Dr. Stacy has made numerous television appearances including on TBS' Animal ER and A & E's America's Top Dog. He has also worked with Animal Avengers, the non-profit rescue group headed by actress Shannon Elizabeth. In Dr. Stacy's first book, you'll discover how time tested Eastern healing traditions can enhance the care you and your veterinarian provide for your dog, cat, or other four-legged friend, helping it lead to a healthier, more fulfilling life. Feng Shui for Pets will be published by John Wiley & Sons.
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The New York Times credits The Heritage Foundation with giving conservative lawmakers the intellectual ammunition to block amnesty legislation:
Still, the conservative groups, sensing an opening, clearly provided the arguments that prevailed. Heritage Foundation figures like Robert Rector provided intellectual heft for Republicans looking for arguments to oppose their leaders. As House members gathered in Cambridge, Md., to hash over the issue, Heritage posted on its Foundry blog the argument that would ultimately win the day.
Derrick Morgan, the think tank's vice president for domestic and economic policy, was succinct and directive: "During their retreat, Republicans in Congress are considering what they should do. Congress should not trust the president as a partner to push an unpopular amnesty."
For good measure, Heritage posted a video featuring Mr. Morgan making that case — and opening with a call for action on immigration from Mr. Obama, a messenger most conservatives reflexively resist.
Do you think lawmakers should consider an immigration reform that includes amnesty?


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Mobile Folding Screen
MFS is an elegant divider that transforms the surrounding spatial quality. The fins are individually rotatable and the whole screen is on wheels.
Space changing & functional
On top of dividing space, MFS is lit up at waist level to give an warm ambiance lighting to the interior. The center piece comes with a large storage compartment.
As in many of our other projects, MFS is built with abandoned teak flooring planks recovered in Hong Kong.
Flexible configurations
The three-parts screen is highly flexible with various configurations available for different scenarios.


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Crescendo (Print)
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Crescendo (Print)
Print based on the moody floral painting Crescendo.
Often times in music there are crescendos, in which there is a gradual increase in loudness or intensity. Comparably, crescendos occur visually in nature as well. This idea is explored and applied to a bouquet of flora at the peak of blooming.
8"w x 10"h on Lexjet Archival Matte with a 1/4" border, perfect for framing. With proper care it will last for decades.
Order based printing, production takes approximately 4 days.
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On the Rocks
Location: Joshua Tree, CA / Settings: F7.1, ISO 50, 841 second exposure
Here we are in Joshua Tree, CA - land of strange trees, and large boulders.
Before taking this long exposure, I stood a boulder that was a little too round, it rocked to the side and I jumped off - with scenes from that James Franco / Danny Boyle film '72 Hours' flashing through my mind!
This was a solid opportunity to use all the new Color-Tips of the Night-Writer during the course of the long exposure. It helped to hold all the colors I wanted to use in my left hand and put them in my shirt pocket after using.
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Spring has finally sprung in the Bow Valley and I am super excited to offer some great photography specials for
June 8th and 9th - FULLY BOOKED!
I will run a second photography special in September! Likely mid month (September 14/15th). If you are interested, please email me! Cheers!
For this one weekend I will provide some fun filled photography sessions,
jam packed with beautiful mountain scenery and awesome company to boot! ;)
Sessions available for
Head Shots or personal portraits, Couples, Engagements, Maternity and Families!
(Pets are welcome to join the sessions!)
Where would the sessions take place?
I prefer to shoot in the great outdoors and take advantage of the natural light. It's one of the most flattering light sources you can work with. Also, when you have a backdrop like we do in the Canadian Rockies, how could you possibly go wrong?!
What are your rates for the spring sessions?
1) 30 minute mini session - One outdoor location. Includes up to 10 high resolution images for your keeping with options to order more. $125 + GST
2) 1 hour session - One outdoor location. Includes up to 20 high resolution images for your keeping with options to order more. $200 +GST
3) Full session - 2 - 3 hours in length. 2 - 3 outdoor locations. Artist selection of high resolution images for your keeping (up to 100 images). One great price! $275 (25% off my regular rate!)
Full payment due at the time of booking.
(Family session are limited to 4 people. For additional people, add $25)
I love it!! How do I book a session??
Email to book! email@example.com
Limited spots available!
Contact me early to ensure you get a space!


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Born: 1954
Greenwich, CT
Education: 1973 - 1977
The School of Visual Arts, New York,
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Sole Recipient of the The Francis Criss Award 1977
Commercial Career: 1976 -
While still in College I began painting realistic backdrops for commercial film. By 1986 my clients included the automobile, sports, music, film, and television industries. My work has appeared on the covers of Fashion of the Time Magazine, Life Magazine and numerous world wide publications and commercials. In 1987 I was featured on Evening Magazine in a segment called "Behind the Backdrops".
Fine Art: 1973 -
As a realistic painter, my commercial success was thriving, and so was my abstract painting. However, I was slowly being influenced by the abstraction inherent to realistic imagery. My first solo exhibition at the OK Harris Gallery in New York consisted of one subject...realistic paintings of the sky with clouds.
Solo Exhibitions:
1994 - OK Harris Gallery, New York,
1992 - Margulies Taplin Gallery, Boca Raton,
1992 - Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach,
1991 - Eliza Spencer Gallery, Newton MA
Group Exhibitions:
1992 - OK Harris Gallery, New York,
1992 - Levinson Kane Gallery, Boston,
1992 - Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach,
1991 - Eliza Spencer Gallery, Newton,
1987 - Vantage Gallery, Ithaca,
1981 - Carson Sapiro Gallery, Denver,
1977 - 112 Greene Street Gallery, New York, NY
Public Collections
The Erie Museum of Fine Arts, Erie
The Manhattan Plaza, New York,
Anametrics Inc., New York,
The School of Visual Arts, New York,
Swissre Holding Company, Chicago,
Swissre Holding Company, New York,
Wheelock College, Boston,
AT&T, New York, NY and Princeton,
Central Bank, Denver CO
Public Installations: 1978 -
Another facet of my commercial painting is giving life to fabricated environments and sculpture. In essence, my canvas is three dimensional. Highlights include:
1996 - Caesar's Palace....The Forum Shops, Las Vegas
Textured and "aged" all of the fabricated building facades to appear to be thousands of years old.
2008 - The Revard Plaza Carousel, Detroit, MI
Painted the custom made carousel creatures that were indigenous to the Detroit River environment and emulated their natural coloring and characteristic features. I also painted the decorative panels and murals that completed the entire carousel design.
2013 - The Rose Kennedy Greenway Carousel, Boston, MA
Painted the custom made carousel creatures that were indigenous to Massachusetts and emulated their natural coloring and distinctive features. I also painted the decorative panels and murals that completed the entire carousel design.
Murals and Home Theaters
As the Backdrop business was giving way to the use of computers in Film and Photography, I was able to reinvent the use of realistic painting with an art form that dates back to early man. A portfolio of the murals and home theater ceilings I've painted is in the menu to your left.
Portraits and Illustration
That portfolio is in the menu as well.


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Sex, War and the Power of Women United
Forty years ago the women of Iceland went on strike to protest the gender imbalance in wages and leadership.
Forty years ago the women of Iceland went on strike to protest the gender imbalance in wages and leadership, and to demonstrate the invaluable role that women played in Icelandic life.
They neither cleaned, nor cooked, nor cared for the children. They vacated their offices, factories and shops, essentially paralyzing the country.
There's much disagreement about just how significant this event was in Iceland, but most would agree that it was a watershed moment in Icelandic history, a country with lore rich in strong courageous female characters.
Five years later in 1980, Vigdis Finnbogadottir became the first women ever to be elected President of a country by popular vote.
Finnbogadottir held office for 16 years during which a generation of children grew up associating the office of president with a women.
The gender gap still exists in Iceland today, but according to the World Economic Forum 2014 Global Gender Gap Report, Iceland holds the top spot with the smallest gender-gap at .859 while the United States is 20th at .746.
The Icelandic women's strike was the largest women's revolt in history, with 90% of of the country's women participating, but the idea that women are formidable when they form coalitions goes back nearly 2500 years.
In 411 BCE Aristophanes play, Lysistrata, was performed for the first time under a Greek proscenium.
The plot went something like this: in the view of one Athenian woman, Lysistrata, the men of Athens had occupied themselves for far too long, killing and being killed in pursuit of conquest in the Peloponnesian wars.
Lysistrata called the women of Athens together and persuaded them to withhold their sexual favors from their men until the men agreed to negotiate a peace with Sparta.
I wonder what peace, equality, sustainability, and justice could be achieved in the world today if women stood together.
The women did and the men resisted, but in the heat of sexual deprivation the men finally capitulated, inviting the Spartans to the Akropolis to hammer out a peace treaty. Thus, Aristophanes pulled back the curtain on the power of female solidarity.


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Originally designed By: SAGAR SAPKOTA (contact)
Description: This is a simple do-it-yourself remote operated switch. You can use this simple kit to switch ON/OFF any appliances working on 220V AC.
This has been designed basically as a learning kit rather than as a household device. With this kit, you may learn about relay and infrared sensor. It can used for fun at home for switching appliances operating on 220V AC.
This DIY remote operated switch works with TSOP4838 infrared receiver and there is a 5V relay to operate appliances that work on 220V AC. To make the kit work, you just need a general TV/DVD remote or you can also build your own IR transmitter. The maximum distance between the kit and IR remote can be around 3 meters. Once you switch it on, it remains on until you press your remote again, which means that there are two stable states(ON and OFF).
It comes as a pack of parts kit and can be easily assembled if you can follow the silkscreen indicators (labels) and have beginning experience with a soldering iron. You will need to read the resistor bands or use a multimeter to determine the resistor sizes.
You can buy this kit at buildcircuit.net


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Ever wondered what it would be like to scuba dive? Then jump into the thrilling sensation of weightlessness, whilst being able to breathe underwater. Experience a dynamic scuba adventure with the Discover Scuba Diving course, through Galaxsea Divers.
To enrol in the PADI Discover Scuba course:
What You Learn
You will have an introduction to Scuba Diving and the equipment involved, both out and in the water, where you can ask any question you may have.
You will go over things like
Then you will be away diving first hand in the swimming pool. You will be guided by a fully qualified PADI instructor every step of the way to ensure your safety and enjoyment throughout.
The Fun Part
Once in the water, you will get the opportunity to experience true weightlessness while doing activity's and games such as frisbee, underwater races, arm wrestle, bubble wars and even moon walking like an astronaut! Including many others.
Of course, during the experience you will never be taken out of your comfort zone as our instructors completely tailor the experience around you, making it safe and more enjoyable!
The Scuba Gear You Use
You will get to use all the basic scuba gear, which is made for your size and stature. Even though you will get a full briefing on how to use and understand the equipment, our Instructors will always right next to you to do most of the work (such as bouncy control).
Already have your own equipment? Maybe you have a mask or fins? GREAT! feel free to bring it along. Anything you don't have, or might need, we have here at Galaxsea.
The Learning Materials You Need
There are none!
You will be given a booklet at the end of the day with some interesting facts and information.
Your Next Adventure
After the completion of your Discover Scuba Diving course, you may want to enrol on a PADI Scuba Diver or PADI Open Water Diver course. No matter which one you choose it won't take you long before you are independently entitled to discover all the mysteries of the underwater realm no matter where you are in the world, accompanied by a dive buddy of course!
With just a few simple steps you can open the door to a lifetime's passion. So what are you waiting for? Dive-in and live the dream!
Want to see what the life of a diver is like? Then watch this video!
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I think that, collectively, all the people around the world could do without January. I mean, it's only 31 days, we could divide those up right? Give April an extra week, maybe June or September a week or two because January? You totally suck.
If it weren't for my sweet boy having a birthday in January, I could totally and completely get rid of this icky month. What a crappy way to start the new year. But, then again, maybe it stinks to help us appreciate the rest of the year.
Why so down on January? Because, in the last few weeks:
the breaks on my car squeak so loud when I'm backing out of my driveway it's like there is a humpback whale beached in the snow.
my dishwasher no longer washes dishes. It seems to just sprinkle them with water.
my dryer, unless loaded with a perfectly medium load, bounces all over my laundry room as if it's alive and coming to get me. We just recently had it balanced by a professional, but it didn't help.
my very nice, very expensive vacuum is broken.
the extra fridge/freezer in garage stopped working and I had to throw away a ton of thawed out, "frozen" food. Then, it started working again. Then it stopped. Then it started. Then it stopped.
My kids are sick.
I am sick.
My niece is sick.
My brother is sick.
The snow is cold.
Putting away clothes is really hard work.
I may or may not have found fecal matter belonging to a rodent in my basement.
But, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. It cannot get much colder. I feel spring coming in my bones (oh wait, that's arthritis!). And, at the end of March we are going to Disneyland with my family. That may be the only thing getting us through the bleak.


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Nestle Answers: Don't mind the small print about breast being best
Does any Nestle formula packaging in any nation make claims that the formula offers protection or protects the baby against diarrhea or any other ailment?
This question was submitted by Candace from Mamanista.
Nestle's Answer
Nestlé makes significant investments in R&D and technology to deliver innovative products with scientifically proven nutritional benefits. While our infant nutrition products meet the needs of non-breastfed babies during the first critical months of life, the functional benefits that are referred to on our products are scientifically substantiated – the result of many years of intensive research on how best to improve the formula composition. However, we never claim in any manner that infant formula is superior to breast milk. All our infant formula labels contain the following text: "Important notice: Breast milk is best for babies. Before you decide to use an infant formula, consult your doctor or clinic for advice."
My Response
Take a look at the labelling on this product. What do you see?
According to Mike Brady from Baby Milk Action, this label is from Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries. In 2007, Malawi had an under-5 mortality rate of 111 children per 1,000 live births. For comparison purposes, the United States has an under-5 mortality rate of 8 children per 1,000 live births. (Source for infant mortality data: UNICEF Info by Country). Cuba, a poorer country than the United States but with substantially higher breastfeeding rates and much better breastfeeding support, has an under-5 mortality rate of 7 children per 1,000 live births (better than the United States).
In Malawi, the majority of babies are breastfed, but there is still lots of room for improvement in the breastfeeding rate overall and in ensuring exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months (57% manage exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months according the same UN report quoted above). Given the high infant mortality rate, the poverty, and ongoing challenges with clean water, Malawi is not a good place to be promoting formula as "protecting" infants.
Nestle is right that this label contains a clause saying that "breastmilk provides the best food for your baby and reduces the risk of diarrhea and illnesses" (see the small print at the bottom of the can), but it is significantly less prominent than the big PROTECT stamp telling you all the wonderful ways that Nestle formula will protect your baby. The thing is, all of those protections and more exist in breastmilk.
Where I live, we have language laws designed to protect the French language. On signs, labels, etc. the French has to be more prominent than the English. Perhaps we need a similar law for breastfeeding protection. A law that says that the information on breastmilk being best must be bigger than any claim about the formula and it must be clear that the claim about the formula is compared with other formulas, not compared with breastmilk. This is similar to the issue that I had with the Avent ad that was claiming its bottles protected against colic, but only in the very small print a few pages down did they tell you that it was compared with other bottles.
How often do you read the fine print?
Are you sure?
If we want to be sure that the right messages are getting to parents and if we cannot get companies to voluntarily comply with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, then I don't see any way other than to specifically legislate something similar to what is required on tobacco labels in Canada - i.e plain packaging, big warnings, graphic images of the dangers, only available behind the counter. To be clear, I'm not comparing the dangers of formula with the dangers of tobacco (although given the conditions in developing countries they could perhaps be compared there). However, the tactics of tobacco companies and the tactics of formula companies are similar. They will be sneaky and devious about their marketing until they are completely cut off.
Please also read the comment from Mike Brady below for additional context and information on the labelling issue.


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Look at that. Will you just look at that and tell me you're not going all Pavlov on me right now?
My friend Barb gave me a packet of Louie's Italian Beef seasoning a few months back. It had been sitting in my cupboard for awhile; I don't make Italian Beef (or pork) during the summers as it's a slow cooking kind of thing and best enjoyed in front of football.
But the other day I made a beer can chicken. Notice no recipe for that is posted here since it wasn't that special. I prefer my brined chicken to beer can any day. While beer can is good, brined is better.
So I had this left over chicken: a breast and two hind quarters. How could I make this taste good?
The bread here is just as important as anything else. I got some baguette from Bonaparte, which I've rediscovered after a long absence. Their baguette is somewhat chewy but when toasted crusts up just right. It was an excellent chicken and broccoli delivery vehicle for the evening.
1 cooked chicken breast and two cooked chicken hind quarters
2 heaping TBS of Louie's Italian Beef seasoning
1 bunch broccoli rabe
6 cloves garlic
Aged Italian provolone cheese (don't get the American crap)
Extra virgin olive oil
Red pepper flakes
Salt & pepper
Remove the skin from the chicken and debone the meat (save the leg bones). Cut and pull the chicken as best you can; you want nice, thumb sized pieces.
In a 2 quart pot add 1.5 cups of cold water, bring to a boil then reduce to simmer. Add the seasoning and two cloves of garlic (peeled and smashed) and stir. Add the chicken and leg bones and stir to mix. If too thick (like sludge) add some additional water. Cover and set to simmer for at least 1 hour. Meanwhile....
Bring 4 quarts of water to boil. Peel the leaves from the broccoli rabe, cut off about the bottom inch of stem and rinse. When the water is boiling, add about 2 TBS of salt and blanch the broccoli for 1 minute. Strain into a colander and rinse under cold water until cool.
In a large saute pan add about 4 TBS of olive oil and heat to medium. Shave or mince the remaining garlic and add to the oil with ½ - 1 TSP of red pepper flakes, 6 - 8 cranks of pepper, and two big pinches of salt. Saute over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until the broccoli has become tender but still has crunch.
Remove the inner crumb from the top half of your sandwich bun/roll. Toast the roll and prepare your sandwich with chicken (a lot - watch the bones), broccoli (a lot - and get that oil on there too), and a good helping of thick cut provolone.
Have a good time.
Recipes, cooking tips, fun facts, and maybe less. A somewhat irreverant listing of how a mom/friends/hometrained home chef does things that us ordinary mortals should give a shot at.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Lou's Most Excellent Italian Chicken Sandwich
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Lou's Most Excellent Fried Artichoke Fried Pasta
I made this as a side dish for our left over Four Figgy Chicky last night. Turned out very tasty and easy to put together. Plus, how can you go wrong with fried artichoke hearts?
The artichokes themselves are great on their own - they'd make a great appetizer...which we ourselves had four of prior to dinner.
Half a box of spaghetti
1 12 ounce can of artichoke hearts in water
1 large tomato
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup dry white wine (Sauvignon Blanc used here)
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt & pepper
Parmesan cheese
Cook the spaghetti right to al dente. Once there, immediately drain and transfer to a bowl full of ice water. Set aside.
Peel the tomato using a veggie peeler or a ton of patience using a paring knife. You could also "shock" the tomato in boiling water for 15 seconds then plunging into an ice bath too. Either way, get the skin off the tomato. Remove the seeds and cut the flesh into ½ inch chunks. Set aside.
In a large skillet heat about 2 - 3 TBS of olive oil over medium. Drain and rinse the artichokes. Cut each 'choke in half along the length of the 'choke. Sprinkle the open half with salt and pepper and then dredge each half in the flour. [That's right - no additional egg dredge here as I'm keeping the mess down and the process simple.]
Once the oil is hot (water drops should spatter when added) place the artichokes, cut side down, into the pan. Let fry for about 3 - 4 minutes; turn one over to check for doneness, which is when the 'choke has a nice light brown crust on it. Flip the chokes and repeat. Remove the chokes onto a paper towel and immediately sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese.
Add the garlic to the hot oil; it will begin to turn brown. RIGHT when this starts to happen add the tomato (and any residual juices on the cutting board) and toss to mix. Cook an additional minute to heat the tomato through and then add ½ cup of the wine.
Let the wine simmer off to half then add the remaining wine. Simmer down to half again and then increase the heat to medium high.
Drain the cold pasta and remove as much water as possible - add the pasta to the pan. Careful here as it will spit a bit. Toss to mix as you gently/lightly/oh-do-delicately fry the pasta, about three minutes.
Plate the pasta and place the 'chokes on top of the pasta nest; add additional Parmesan if desired (and when is it not?).
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Lou's Most Excellent Four Figgy Chicky
And there I saw them, probably the last ones I'll see for awhile: fresh figs.
I love fresh figs. Plain, wrapped in melon, served with cheese, hot, cold, you name it. If there were a natures candy, these would be it.
While perusing through The Silver Spoon, I found a recipe for chicken stuffed with mushrooms, ham, and mascarpone. Looked pretty tasty but it a) required two ovens to really get it going and b) didn't have figs.
With some modifications, here's what I came up with. The amounts, funny enough, are pretty easy to remember. And while the recipe looks long this actually comes together pretty fast.
4 boneless chicken breasts
4 fresh figs
4 slices cooked ham
4 large mushrooms
4 TBS mascarpone
4 sprigs fresh parsley
4 TBS butter
4 garlic cloves
¼ cup kosher salt
A lot of toothpicks
Brine the chicken: In a two quart bowl add 1 quart of cold water and the salt. Smash the garlic cloves with the flat end of a knife (it's OK to keep the skins on) and add to the brine. Stir to dissolve the salt.
Rinse the chicken under cold water and pat dry. Cut off the tenderloin, if present, from the breasts. Take each breast and slice horizontally to about ½ inch from the end and unfold. Sandwich each breast between two pieces of wax paper and pound with a mallet until the chicken is about ¼ - ½ inch thick. Don't beat the shit out of it; be gentle in your pounding since you don't want to tear it.
Place the chicken in the brine - tenderloins too as they're your snack while cooking - and set in the fridge for 20 minutes. Meanwhile....
...remove the stems from the mushrooms (and discard) and slice each mushroom into 10 even pieces and mince the parsley. In a skillet add 2 TBS of butter and bring to a bubble. Add the mushrooms and a big pinch of salt and gently saute over medium heat just until the mushrooms begin to turn brown. Add the parsley, stir up for about 30 seconds, remove the mushrooms and set aside keeping the leftover fat in the pan. Meanwhile...
...take each fig and slice into four, round pieces. In a small skillet add 1 TBS of butter and bring to a bubble over medium heat. Add the figs and let brown on each side for about 4 minutes; you should get a nice crust on these. Remove the figs and set aside.
The dog, at this point, knows something good is going on and assumes the feed-me-I'm-you're-best-buddy-pose.
Now, here's where the bitch of this process comes in: stuffing the breasts. Lay each breast flat on a cutting board. On one side of the breast add a slice of ham, ¼ of the mushrooms, ¼ of the figs, and 1 TBS of mascarpone. Fold the other half of the chicken over and using toothpicks - and a lot of creativity - seal the chicken to make a pouch. By my fourth one I finally got this to kind'a work.
Further proof it doesn't have to look good to taste good. You could also use kitchen twine to do this (as my buddy John suggested this morning) but I wasn't thinking. Next time I'll most likely do that. Note that I'm using big toothpicks - they're actually small bamboo spears about 5" long that you can find in many Japanese markets. Very handy.
In the same skillet you cooked the mushrooms add the last TBS of butter (extra if there isn't enough from the mushroom saute) and brown the butter over medium heat. Cook the breasts two at a time; if your skillet is large enough do four but you want at least 1 inch between pieces. Each should cook about 3 - 5 minutes per side; cover the chicken while cooking so it retains the heat. Since your chicken is pretty thin and the insides are a little warm too it will cook fast. If you have space in the pan throw a few of the tenderloins in just to cook them.
Remove the toothpicks prior to eating (duh) and serve with pasta, if you like.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Lou's Most Excellent Marinated French Toast
It sounds disgusting, but it's not. And 'marinated' may be too strong a word here anyways.
I love French toast and I hardly make it because when the urge comes, I usually succumb to traditional bagel, eggs and sausage for some strange reason. But yesterday afternoon I was craving French toast.
After picking up a loaf of challah from Morty's - which a) took nearly 10 minutes for some strange reason, b) wound up not being great challah, and c) both of which should be inexcusable if I have to wait 10 minutes for a cold loaf of bread - I was trying to solve the classic problem of French toast that no one but me thinks is a problem: how to get the cinnamon flavor in the bread.
When you whip up the egg and milk mixture for French toast, upon adding the cinnamon it doesn't dissolve. This is for one simple reason. Ground cinnamon is a very fine, dense powder and doesn't absorb water very easily...kinda' like pepper. Now you have bread coated in egg/milk/cinnamon and when you cook it the cinnamon sticks to the outside leaving plain tasting bread.
Thinking of vanilla ice cream, part of getting vanilla into the ice cream is having the whole bean sit in the hot milk. So why not do the same with cinnamon sticks in milk then use the milk for the French toast?
B.I.N.G.O. Did I hit the nail here on the head or what? I should copyright this shit here. Maybe even patent, eh? It's pretty new, novel I would say, and a bit non-obvious.
1 loaf bread (challah, Italian, whatever)
1½ cups of milk
3 whole cinnamon sticks
2 - 3 eggs*
1 TBS sugar
Unsalted butter
Powdered sugar (optional)
In a one quart sauce pan, add the milk, sugar, and cinnamon sticks and bring to a simmer (not boil) over medium heat. Once simmer has been achieved, remove from heat, cover, and let rest for 30 minutes. Go for a run or something (that's what I did...believe it or not).
Cut the bread into thick slices - near one inch if you're into that.
Remove the cinnamon sticks and add the milk into a large bowl. Add two eggs (for more crispy toast) or three eggs (for more eggy), a pinch of salt, and whip up.
Heat pan - cast iron if you've got it - over medium heat and add a big honkin' amount of butter to it (about ½ TBS per slice of toast) and heat until the butter starts to bubble. Dip the bread fully into the mix and sit for about three seconds, flip, and dip and hold for about three seconds. Add immediately to the pan.
Cook the toast on each side until well browned and serve immediately. Garnish with powdered sugar if desired.
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Mortissa & Cranes
The Blues of the Aegean
Smyrneiko/Rembetiko is the first refugee to arrive in Greece from Asia Minor(Turkey) when the population exchange in the early 1920s took place. Born out of hardship yet full of resilience and with a devil-may-care attitude, these are the 'Blues of the Mediterranean'. Çiğdem Aslan brings this to life in song accompanied by Nikos Baimpas (kanun, santouri), Michalis Kouloumis (violin), Ant Romero (Percussion) and Colin Somervell.
"She'Koyokh are Britain's best klezmer and Balkan music band"
"One of London's musical treasures, playing the best klezmer and Balkan music in Britain".
The Evening Standard
She'Koyokh is a Yiddish word meaning "nice one!". Starting out in London's East End in 2001 as a popular street band, She'Koyokh was established with the support of a Millennium Award via the Jewish Music Institute and quickly graduated to performing internationally, with engagements at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, the Jewish Cultural Festival in Munich and on BBC television and radio. In 2008 the band were awarded first prize at the International Jewish Music Festival in the Netherlands.
The same year a vocalist from Istanbul, Cigdem Aslan, joined the group, and their repertoire soon expanded to include songs from all over the Balkans and into Mediterranean and Turkish realms. A few months later, founder member and accordionist, Jim Marcovitch, tragically died from cancer aged just 34.
In March 2014 She'Koyokh released their third album, Wild Goats & Unmarried Women, on World Music Network's Riverboat Records to critical acclaim, receiving 5 star reviews in the Evening Standard and The Australian and 4 stars in the Guardian.
As a duo Çiğdem and Tahir are focused on Alevi songs from Anatolia- mostly songs of love and mysticism from 14th-20th century.
The Alevi path as a belief system is an ancient way of testifying that has been passed on through oral traditions in all of the languages with which Alevis have become acquainted. Oral tradition is directly relevant to the ethnic identity of Alevis. An important source of Alevi beliefs and thoughts are the mystical poems and musical ballads (deyisler, nefesler) that have been passes down from generation to generation, many of which have not been recorded in writing.
This belief is based on love and respect for all people, attitudes, knowledge, sharing and science. Alevis believe that one must respect and have knowledge of nature. The principles of love, tolerance and humanism are significant to Alevi philosophy.
Tahir Palalı spent his early childhood in Nurhak and Elbistan (Turkey), where he was influenced musically by the local Alevi minstrels (aşık) and dedes (elder figures) which eventually helped him develop a unique yet authentic music style.
Dunav Balkan Folk Group
The Dunav Balkan Group celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014. Since they began in 1964 they have played all over the UK and abroad, presenting their version of the wonderful music of the Balkan countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Albania and the Aroman people. This common interest and their close friendship keeps them together, rehearsing once a week to get ready for forthcoming gigs, learn new pieces, keep their enormous repertoire fresh and just to enjoy the music and each other's company.
Matoula Zamani - Guest musician on 'A Thousand Crane'
Vasilis Korakakis - Guest musician on 'A Thousand Crane'
Raphael Roginski - Workshops and Concerts in Poland
Trio Yas- Concerts and Workshops in Germany and Austria
Louis de Bernières- Concert in 2014 at Union Chapel
Hello Skinny - Recorded Bert Janch's 'Soho' for the London's Calling album, 2012
Paul Sartin- Recorded a song as part of The Last Post Project marking toe centenary of the Gallipoli Battle.
Pavlos Melas - Have done several concerts and recordings together.


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The Peabody Trust currently owns and manages
19,500 homes across London. Of these, 200 are one/two bedroom
blocks in 9-13 storey buildings. They are all located in Islington,
and were constructed in the 50s/60s and so are strongly representative
of many of London's high rise homes.
The Trust's experience has identified three
issues pertinent to the tall buildings debate:
We are just completing a research study of the
views of our residents in these blocks which consisted of face
to face interviews. This detailed study collected broad qualitative
information, defining and measuring satisfaction/dissatisfaction
with the issues that are of particular concern to residents in
high homes.
As the Trust has a relatively small population
of people living in high homes. we were interested in finding
comparable populations living high. So the initial 50 Peabody
interviews were supplemented by 15 with tenants and leaseholders
in similar local authority towers, and in a refurbished tower
providing flats for keyworkers. The Trust is planning to build
several medium to high rise residential buildings, and we have
also taken over several local authority estates with tall towers.
So we feel it is essential that we are confident in our understanding
about what works and what does not, when we construct new, and
refurbish existing, high buildings.
It is hoped to extend the study to a larger
population, asking a more limited series of questions focusing
on the issues that have been highlighted as significant.
Our study's findings reinforce much of the familiar
anecdotal evidence, that living high has advantages and disadvantages.
It bears out our experience that high rise social housing is not
inherently unpopular.
The study emphasised the interconnection of
management and the building itself in providing satisfactory homes.
The Trust is leading in the application of sustainability
to housing, as a result of cutting edge projects such as BedZED,
our zero energy, zero carbon emission housing scheme in Sutton.
We are actively seeking to tranfer these ideas and approaches
to high rise buildings. To demonstrate that towers can be environmentally
efficient, we have high, sustainable, building projects for Kensington
& Chelsea, Hackney and Southwark on the drawing boards.
Sustainable residential towers require high
accessibility to public transport, an ability to conserve and
generate energy and flexibility to combine living with working
to reduce commuting congestion.
Sustainable design might mean high-rise buildings
where facades are differentiated dependent on orientation. Cladding
and windows should accommodate views, and also facilitate the
potential use of Photovoltaic cladding to generate energy. With
careful design a permeable tall building can minimise downdraughts,
and also use the wind as a cost effective way of generating green
Sensitive sustainable design can overcome overall
negative perceptions and environmental impacts such as overshading
associated with conventional residential tower blocks.
Earlier mistakes have been well documented,
particularly failures of technology (panel systems rapidly and
carelessly constructed), failures to allocate high homes to appropriate
occupants, failure of location, and urban context. But many attitudes
and approaches to living high have changed, particularly in high
value inner city locations. New high rise projects are likely
to be mixed tenure, but with many flats bought by investors, there
will be market rent tenants as well as owner-occupiers and social
renters. Success will be dependent on the delivery of high quality
and cost effective management services to such communities and
ensuring that the physical fabric of the building is maintained
well enough to retain its popularity as a place to live.
Deeper understanding is needed to identify where
the disillusionment with high rise living really lies. For the
next generation of towers to be successful, five key factors need
to be addressed; prejudice, the many issues around management
and maintenance, sustainability, the potential of towers to contribute
to urban regeneration, and cost.
Towers provide the opportunity of meeting housing
demand in high demand areas. It is likely that the Trust will
have little option but to build high to maximise density given
the limited availability and high cost of new sites for affordable
homes in Greater London. High rise also creates an opportunity
to provide the critical mass necessary for popular facilities
such as a concierge, or other community amenities. Many Peabody
homes remain popular because they enable people to live in otherwise
unattainable areas and tall buildings are one way we can continue
to offer the opportunity to live in central and popular locations.
The sensitivity of levels within the building
and what is considered high is worthy of further investigation.
However it is critical to separate the issue of height from high
density. Improving quality of life at high density requires reduced
impact of adjacency, acoustic separation, overlooking, and privacy.
Tall buildings can address all these constraints. Very high (30
+ stories) landmark buildings will be built periodically, particularly
for the luxury end of the office and residential market. But the
biggest challenge will be to provide high quality, affordable,
medium to high rise homes at 8 to 20 floors.


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On Friday night I tried out Heads & Tails, a new Edinburgh gin bar. The place opened this summer and is situated in the basement of the beautiful Rutland Hotel. Talking about underground – this venue feels like a trip back in time to an illegal speakeasy in Prohibition America. From the outside, you would never know the bar was there and descending the stairs to the entrance, I was nervous that I might need to give a secret password at the door!
The interior is very cool with wooden barrels for tables, dim lighting and comfy leather and fabric upholstered chairs. It also has some intimate side rooms (as pictured above) which would be brilliant for a group gathering. The unisex toilets were a bit of a surprise but thankfully there were cubicles – no urinals in sight!
The bar provides table service (no queuing – yay!) and has one of the most original cocktail menus I've seen. I loved the PB & J – a cocktail containing two of my favourite things – gin and peanut butter! The delicious Bees Knees was made with honey and came in the cutest teddy bear glass; what a relief that I only had a clutch bag with me! Staff were knowledgeable and friendly which made for a very relaxed evening. There are a selection of light snacks available and I would definitely recommend trying out the meat and cheese platters along with a teacup full of olives.
The light entertainment for the evening was provided by a group of cackling banshees on the next table who had been drinking prosecco (in a gin bar, pffft!) since they finished in the office. There was a lot of over-sharing going on at that table. Maggie, if you're reading this, I really hope your colonic irrigation went well today, sweetie!
Heads & Tails is home to the two Edinburgh Gin stills which are a prominently displayed behind glass. I loved that Flora and Caledonia (what else would you call your gin stills?) were busy distilling the good stuff while I was busy drinking it! Will I return to this gem of a gin bar? Definitely. And no need to toss a coin to decide!


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The Mason Jar Method
This is the easiest way to make pancakes, with the least amount of dishes, period.
It is done in two minutes and you have only one jar to wash.
If your jars do not have oz and ml markings, you can omit the small jar and use a kitchen scale or cup measure in its place.
The recipe is easily doubled.
- Microwave or Small Saucepan
- 32oz Mason Jar - with markings
- 6oz Mason jar - with markings
Prep: Heat your cooking surface on medium.
1: Melt the butter in the big jar.
in Microwave
melt 2T butter (on low) in the 32oz jar.
on Stovetop
melt 2T butter and pour into 32oz jar.
tip: you can now wash & store this.
2: Measure the milk into the big jar.
Pour milk slowly into 32oz jar until the 4oz marking is just covered.
3: Add the egg into the big jar.
Crack egg into 32oz jar. Cap tightly and shake vigorously.
4: Measure dry pancake mix in the small jar.
in 6oz jar
for White Knight: fill to the 6oz mark.
for Windy Point: fill to the 15oml mark.
tip: you can now rinse & store this.
on Scale
measure dry mix directly into 32oz jar and pour into 32oz jar.
for White Knight & Windy Point: fill to 90g
5: Mix
Add dry mix to wet mix.
Cap tightly and shake vigorously.
tip: If your mix is too wet or too dry, immediately add 2T dry mix or 2T milk and shake again - if you wait to adjust later, you will lose some fluffiness. If you have doubled the recipe, a chopstick helps to make sure it is well mixed.
6: Cook
Pour directly from jar onto hot, un-greased cast-iron (or nonstick) cooking surface.
Flip when the edges begin to look set.


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How much risk is involved in converting a basic disk into a dynamic disk in Windows Server 2003 R1 and R2? I just expanded my vDisk in VMWare but since the disk is basic it will not let me expand the volume in Windows. Is there potential for data loss, OS corruption, etc? Or is this a relatively safe operation?
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MF&C must be informed two weeks before scheduled reservation in order to receive a refund of the initial security deposit. No Exceptions.
Any outside food and drink is prohibited unless discussed with MF&C staff prior to making a reservation.
No food minimum is required during normal business days. $500 food minimum may be required on Sundays or off days. A 15% service charge is added into food sub-total.
MF&C must approve of any wall decorations or re-arranging of room. You are welcome to bring in your own flowers, candles or other decor.
Renter must check out with MF&C staff prior to departure. Room must be left the way it was found. Tables and chairs need to be cleared and all garbage and recycling collected. Brooms + mops are available for use.
MF&C reserves the right to charge the renter for any damage done to MF&C property.
By special request-the entire MF&C space is available for rent. This would include use of porch + outdoor patio space. Based on availability and will be quoted on an event by event basis.
MF&C can seat up to 30 people. MF&C will provide one food buffet table. Linens will need to be rented or you can bring in your own if utilizing folding table.
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Also from May 4
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
- Officials break ground at Hollywood casino site
- April 30, 2010
- As officials prepared to break ground Friday morning on Wyandotte County's new Hollywood Casino, growth was at the forefront of most people's mind.
6:01 a.m.
- Area residents lend helping hand at Ag Hall
- April 29, 2010
- Sunday's volunteer recruitment open house at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame drew several prospective volunteers looking to give their free time to help an institution in need.
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- Extension office settling into new digs
- May 4, 2010
- After three moves during her 20 years with the Leavenworth County Extension Office, Denise Sullivan is hoping this will be the last.
- FEMA denies Leavenworth County winter emergency funds, radio grant
- May 4, 2010
- Frustrated and bewildered Leavenworth County commissioners agreed they and county staff would continue to press Federal Emergency Management Administration officials in the wake of the agency recently denying a grant and turning down an emergency reimbursement request.
- Tonganoxie, county differ on scope, timing of CR1 study
- May 4, 2010
- County commissioners agreed Monday to seek a joint meeting with the Tonganoxie City Council to work out differences about the scope and phasing of a land use study for Leavenworth County Road 1.
- Bonner resident sentenced for threatening calls to KHP trooper
- May 4, 2010
- Timothy L. Wyrick, 33, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for making a series of threatening calls to the trooper.
- Commuter forecast for May 4, 2010
- May 4, 2010
- It's going to be sunny and dry on the morning commute with no major delays to slow you down.


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Where can you buy them?
ESN stall in the foyer of the International Office during office hours:
April - July
October - January
Mondays: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursdays: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Price: 10,00 €
Please bring a student ID!
Validity: The ESNcard is only valid if it is completely filled out in block capitals and provided with a photo. (The student can fill in the card himself or the salesman can do it).
Who can buy it?
1) All international "Incomming" students, no matter where and with what program they are here (ERASMUS, etc.) and no matter which university in Hanover they attend (Hochschule / TiHo / MHH).
2) This also applies to exchange students studying at universities without an ESN section in Northern Germany (for example Bremen, Oldenburg, Osnabrück)
As proof, international students should present their local student ID card, learning agreement or passport.
3) ESN volunteers / staff (with written permission, signed by the respective ESN Hannover President).
4) All interns (also outgoing) with an ERASMUS Grant for an internship abroad with proof.
IMPORTANT: At the start of the semester, the ESN-Cards are mainly sold to students of Leibniz Universität!
Who does not?
1) German Outgoing Students: The ESN Card is used in many countries as a membership card, which is needed to attend ESN events. This has legal and insurance reasons. It would therefore be unfair to "force" the students to buy a second ticket at their foreign university.
2) "Normal" German students: It is an ESN membership card.
3) International students studying at a university or in a city where there is another ESN section.
Note: German outgoing students who go to a city without an ESN section should buy the ESN Card in the respective country in another city.
What discounts are there?
ESNcard.org offers a comprehensive list of all national and international discounts. Unfortunately we have no local discounts at the moment (especially in Hanover).
The most important discount at the moment is the Rynair discount:
For a total of 8 flights 15% discount on the fare and a free checked-in suitcase. So on 8 single flights in a year each 15% and the luggage.
How can I use the discounts?
One has to register with his card number and all personal information on ESNcard.org and can then use the benefits according to the instructions on ESNcard.org.
Important: Make sure that the correct data is stored (date of birth, etc.)
Important: For the Rynair discount, it is particularly important to log in to ESNcard.org with the same data as Rynair. The best way to use the same mail address for Rynair and ESNcard.org. And of course the ESNcard has to be presented during the flight.
How long is the ESN Card valid?
12 months from the date of issue. After that, a new one would have to be bought.
Can I also use discounts for other people?
No, only for the cardholder. The discounts and the card are not transferable.