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President Bush doesn't often find common cause with Cuba, Zimbabwe, Iran, Syria and Venezuela. But this month the Bush administration joined with those countries and others to eviscerate a forthright U.N. statement that nations have an obligation to respond to genocide.
It was our own Axis of Medieval, and it reflected the feckless response of President Bush to genocide in Darfur. It's not that he favors children being tossed onto bonfires or teenage girls being gang-raped and mutilated, but he can't bother himself to try very hard to stop these horrors, either.
It's been a year since Mr. Bush -- ahead of other world leaders, and to his credit -- acknowledged that genocide was unfolding in Darfur. But since then he has used that finding of genocide not to spur action but to substitute for it.
Mr. Bush's position in the U.N. negotiations got little attention. But in effect the United States successfully blocked language in the declaration saying that countries have an "obligation" to respond to genocide. In the end the declaration was diluted to say that "We are prepared to take collective action on a case by case basis" to prevent genocide.
That was still an immensely important statement. But it's embarrassing that in the 21st century, we can't even accept a vague obligation to fight genocide as we did in the Genocide Convention of 1948. If the Genocide Convention were proposed today, President Bush apparently would fight to kill it.
I can't understand why Mr. Bush is soft on genocide, particularly because his political base -- the religious right -- has been one of the groups leading the campaign against genocide in Darfur. As the National Association of Evangelicals noted in a reproachful statement about Darfur a few days ago, the Bush administration "has made minimal progress protecting millions of victims of the world's worst humanitarian crisis."
Incredibly, the Bush administration has even emerged as Sudan's little helper, threatening an antigenocide campaigner in an effort to keep him quiet. Brian Steidle, a former Marine captain, served in Darfur as a military adviser -- and grew heartsick at seeing corpses of children who'd been bludgeoned to death.
In March, I wrote a column about Mr. Steidle and separately published photos that he had taken of men, women and children hacked to death. Other photos were too wrenching to publish: one showed a pupil at the Suleia Girls School; she appeared to have been burned alive, probably after being raped, and her charred arms were still in handcuffs.
Mr. Steidle is an American hero for blowing the whistle on the genocide. But, according to Mr. Steidle, the State Department has ordered him on three occasions to stop showing the photos, for fear of complicating our relations with Sudan. Mr. Steidle has also been told that he has been blacklisted from all U.S. government jobs.
The State Department should be publicizing photos of atrocities to galvanize the international community against the genocide -- not conspiring with Sudan to cover them up.
I'm a broken record on Darfur because I can't get out of my head the people I've met there. On my very first visit, 18 months ago, I met families who were hiding in the desert from the militias and soldiers. But the only place to get water was at the occasional well -- where soldiers would wait to shoot the men who showed up, and rape the women. So anguished families sent their youngest children, 6 or 7 years old, to the wells with donkeys to fetch water -- because they were least likely to be killed or raped. The parents hated themselves for doing this, but they had no choice -- they had been abandoned by the world.
That's the cost of our passivity. Perhaps it's unfair to focus so much on Mr. Bush, for there are no neat solutions and he has done more than most leaders. He at least dispatched Condi Rice to Darfur this summer -- which is more interest in genocide than the TV anchors have shown.
One group, www.beawitness.org, prepared a television commercial scolding the networks for neglecting the genocide -- and affiliates of NBC, CBS and ABC all refused to run it.
Still, the failures of others do not excuse Mr. Bush's own unwillingness to speak out, to impose a no-fly zone, to appoint a presidential envoy or to build an international coalition to pressure Sudan. So, Mr. Bush, let me ask you just one question: Since you portray yourself as a bold leader, since you pride yourself on your willingness to use blunt terms like "evil" -- then why is it that you're so wimpish on genocide?
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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Review
Two and a half years ago, Donkey Kong Country Returns hit the Wii with a gorilla-sized thud and delivered not just one of the system's best platforming experiences, but also one of the most enjoyable (and frustrating) of the generation. Like the original DKC trilogy, Returns had a slew of tough stages, great music, and tight controls. However, the Wii exclusive featured some shoe-horned forced controller-shaking, largely needless mic-blowing, and the lack of buttons didn't allow for the same kind of tag team tactics as those games. So while it looked outstanding, with sharp character models and stunning silhouette stages, it still fell short of the heights reached in the first two DKCs.
Now, with a bit of time passing and some refinements, the game has hit the 3DS. The original game delivered great platforming, but it was one of the system's toughest games. The only thing that could really help you beat it if you died a lot was the Super Kong Guide, which would beat the stage for you. Players who wanted to beat the game, but just couldn't get past a certain point, either had to perfect the stages or deal with the game beating a stage for them – there was no middle ground until now. The 3DS remake gives you New mode, which offers up more health, power-ups in Cranky's shop and generally makes the game a bit easier. If you still want a huge challenge, you can take on the game in its original form – both still use Super Kong as an option if you so desire.
The core game is the same as it was before, with some pros and cons based on the lack of motion controls. The Wii remote controls weren't ideal, but when using a BOSS shell, everything was pretty easy to execute outside of the roll. It required shaking the remote, which was tougher to time in line with precision platforming because it didn't involve a button press. The lack of the Wii remote having easy to access buttons clearly hurt the game, which gave this 3DS version a chance to right some wrongs there.
For the most part, it does, but this version brings about some strange changes. The use of X and Y to slap the ground, blow pedals to reveal items, and punch bosses or end of stage barrels works nicely and are perfect example of the controls being improved. However, the use of only the circle pad for movement is puzzling. The d-pad does nothing, and it makes no sense given that this is a side-scrolling platformer that requires perfect timing – and it's easier to time your movements using a d-pad since you can feel exactly where you're pressing it and how far. With the circle pad, you do know where you're pushing it, but it can be hard to tell how hard you're pushing it depending on how you're holding the system.
This makes controlling DK through the original game a bit harder than it was in the Wii version, which combined with the smaller screen, makes it the most challenging incarnation. The revamped game is still a bit tough to control until you get used to the circle pad, but never quite feels as comfortable as using a sideways remote with a BOSS shell attached to it. Thanks to all of the power-ups and health though, the control changes never gets too frustrating in new mode. I can see folks avoiding the original mode though since it will naturally take a lot longer to beat, and on a portable, that can be a bit of a killer.
Visually, the game appears to be a bit sharper than the Wii original and benefits from the top screen's widescreen view. The stages themselves look a bit larger as a result of it, and the more cinematic view really makes the already-dazzling silhouette stages pop even more. Those expecting a complete overhaul may be a bit disappointed, but the Wii game was one of the better looking games on the platform, and has held up nicely both there and here as well. When you're playing it, there's no feeling of "well, that should be better or that could be better" – everything looks about as good as you want it to and it doesn't seem like a game in need of any graphical overhauls anytime soon. Some 3DS optimization for the background barrel blasting sections would be nice though. The developers didn't zoom those in, resulting in a really zoomed out view on a small screen that makes it nearly impossible to see where you are in relation to enemies. Like the pad-only controls, it will result in some needless hits that make you glad the game gives you the option of having more health than before.
DKC Returns 3D retains the original's outstanding soundtrack. Like it, and the original trilogy, you've got a soundtrack full of catchy music that stays stuck in your head. It also sounds a bit better here than on the Wii, but that could be due to having the option of using headphones instead of relying on speakers. The lack of tinny sound effects coming from the remote also helps the overall sound design – a case of addition by subtraction there, while the regular sound effects of cartoonish pain and bounces and the like work well.
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is an outstanding platformer that falls a bit short of being the best on the system, and while it feels like the most definitive version of DKC Returns yet, it still doesn't feel like the game is as good as it could be. This incarnation is held back by the circle pad-only movement and small screen making some of the more zoomed-out sections hard to see. It's a shame there are still rough edges in it because the original game had some that were cleared up, and then new ones cropped in to replace them. Hopefully, we get a definitive version of the game with each existing version's problems scrubbed free. Until then, it's hard to recommend buying this if you've beaten the original, but if you loved it, couldn't beat it, and want to give New mode a shot, it's easily worth either buying it at a lower price point or simply renting it.
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Publisher: Nintendo
Rating: 80%
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Highlights: Tech Titans of China – SF 2019
Tech Titans of China Book Launch in San Francisco, Sept. 27: How China's Tech Sector is Challenging the World
Tech Titans of China Book Launch in San Francisco, Sept. 27: How China's Tech Sector is Challenging the World
Eric Savitz of Barron's interviews Rebecca Fannin, author of Tech Titans of China, at her book launch, St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, September 27, 2019.
Panelists discuss US-China tech issues at book launch event in San Francisco: Wei Jiang, ZhenFund; David Lam, General Atlantic/ Nick Adams, AME Cloud Ventures/ Dixon Doll, Impact VC/ Carmen Chang, NEA
Welcome Remarks: David Kaufman, Nixon Peabody and Rebecca Fannin, Silicon Dragon present the book launch event for Tech Titans of China.
Panel: VC Dealmakers Discuss Hot Tech Sectors & US-China Funding Gap
Jim Robinson, RRE Ventures; Mason Du, Harvard Business School Alumni Angels; Sean O'Sullivan, SOSV; Brian Cohen, NY Venture Partners /NY Angels; Michael Zhu, Accathon Capital; Tom Duley, Sidley Austin with moderator: Rebecca A. Fannin, Silicon Dragon
Debate Panel: US-China Tech Issues: A Cold War?
Book authors Ann Lee, What the U.S. Can Learn from China; Michael Zakkour, The New Retail; Bill Holstein, The New Art of War
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Sequoia's Make Money Motto Matters Big Time In China
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November 19, 2018
Starbucks, Anheuser-Busch Brew New Retail Tech in China
November 11, 2018
Scouting In China At Tech Giants To Dig Up Latest
November 4, 2018
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October 8, 2018
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October 1, 2018
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September 24, 2018
Alibaba Makes Amazon Go Look Outdated
September 17, 2018
The Cloner Behind Meituan
September 10, 2018
Mighty Challenges Face New Alibaba Leader
September 4, 2018
Is China Tech At A Crossroads?
August 20, 2018
WeWork Strips Its nakedHub In China
August 6, 2018
What's Up With Google and Starbucks In China
July 31, 2018
Spotlight on Hollywood-Asia Deals
July 25, 2018
DC to CA-China Deal Making: Yellow Lights
July 16, 2018
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July 9, 2018
Xiaomi IPO Draws Mixed Reviews
July 1, 2018
China's Bid To Lead Electric Vehicle Market Moves Up
June 25, 2018
Fintech, podcasting startups win pitch contest
June 18, 2018
Silicon Dragon Pitch Contest Selects Finalists
June 11, 2018
Alibaba Beats FANGs
June 4, 2018
Meeker on China Tech
May 28, 2018
Is China Crushing Silicon Valley?
May 21, 2018
Why China's BAT Won't Duel with the FANGs
May 14, 2018
Twitch of China Scores $180M IPO in NYC
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Xiaomi Mega IPO Could Set Standards
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April 9, 2018
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March 26, 2018
Uber "grabbed" in SEAsia
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Uber China Launcher Turned London VC
March 12, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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AI And China
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January 29, 2018
Series of Mega China Tech IPOs
January 22, 2018
China Unicorns Tilt VC Toward Asia From US
January 15, 2018
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December 18, 2017
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December 11, 2017
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November 27, 2017
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November 21, 2017
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November 13, 2017
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November 6, 2017
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October 30, 2017
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October 23, 2017
AI Hype Troubles VCs
October 16, 2017
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July 31, 2017
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July 24, 2017
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July 3, 2017
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Suppose we have two permutations x and y, represented as rank vectors. The Hamming distance between them is the number of entries in the two vectors which disagree. The Cayley distance is the minimum number of transpositions necessary to map x to y. See http://www.liga.ens.fr/~deza/papers/voldpapers/huang/huangperm.pdf for more information if needed. Let H(x, y) denote the Hamming distance, and C(x, y) denote Cayley distance
It appears the following holds: For every x, y, we have C(x, y) <= H(x, y) <= 2 * C(x, y).
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ScripShare necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 25 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
We are a small new company creating a website to enable users to read the scriptures and share their thoughts with family and friends. We are using cutting edge technologies to create a great user experience and we need a design to really make our website outstanding.
Our target users are Christians of all ages, but we expect the majority of users will be teenagers through people in their 40's. We are targeting youth groups, college seminaries, sunday school classes, and church congregations.
Currently, we have most of the backend built for our first release but absolutely no style. The site needs to be easy to read and easy to navigate. We are looking for a design that demonstrates effective ways of sharing information and helping users to stay excited about scripture study. We have 4 main pages, but are only asking for 2 to be designed for this project. When we have these key pages nailed down, there may be opportunities for further work. The four pages are: home page, scriptures, profile, and topics. We are asking for you to create a design for the home page and scriptures page.
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I finally finished the makeover to our office. Although it's not really an office – it has a million purposes. The reason that it's sometimes been referred to as the office is because that's where the family computer has always been. Oh – and envelopes and paper. Hence, the office designation.
It used to hold a ton of toys, so it was also sometimes referred to as the playroom. No one really liked to play in there though, because it was, well – gross. Cramped, dark, dreary, disorganized, blah.
I spent hours sifting through the contents of this teeny, tiny room. Paint, wallpaper, and some new (and old) furnishings transformed it into a bright, cheery space that serves many purposes!
I posted a picture of this wallpaper months ago on Facebook. It's actually a mural, and it came in 8 pieces. The first couple of sections were not too difficult to put up, but it got tricky after that. (Probably has something to do with an old house and nothing being very straight.) Thank goodness that my very generous friend Farrah offered to help me. I would never have been able to do it myself!! Never.
It's busy, and it's bold, and I LOVE it! It's a nice surprise when you walk into the room. And since it's so busy, I of course had to pair it with my checked chairs. Makes perfect sense! (I've always loved florals and checks together, and the large scale of this makes me so happy.)
My biggest motivation for the makeover was this amazing old cabinet that my family gave me for Mother's Day 2 years ago. This beauty has been sitting in our garage because it wouldn't fit anywhere else, and it is soooooooo heavy. Seriously.
The cherry on top is that it holds a TON of stuff! Nearly all of our craft supplies fit inside.
How about the computer nook? It used to be a tiny, under-utilized closet. Kevin made the opening taller and wider, and now the computer and its one million cords are tucked away.
I was so happy that this table fit in the space. I rescued it from the curb over a year ago, and couldn't wait to find a spot for it. It has an enamel top, which is perfect for the girls to use for their artwork. I love the cup pull on the little drawer – some day I'll try to get the old paint off of it.
Last but not least – there has to be a television for video games and for watching the 5 million old episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana. ugh.
The television cabinet is made from 3 Ikea Besta units with a little cottage detail added. I tried to add lots of interesting things to the wall around the to detract attention from the television!
Oh – did you notice the floors? (There are so many changes, I almost forgot!) I painted them with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, and sealed them with poly. I'll post the details, along with some of the other projects, as soon as I can.
I would love to show you a 'before' pic of this room, but I can't find it anywhere. I think it's locked on an SD card that got messed up – if I can figure out how to fix it, I will certainly share it with you. I want you to see how drastically different the room is now!!
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Today marked the debut of the YES Network's simulcast of Michael Kay's ESPN radio show—taking the spot of Mike Francesa, who parted ways with YES after 12 glorious years together. As they took the air, Kay and partner Don La Greca took a not-so-subtle shot at Francesa, dumping a bottle of Diet Coke in the trash.
(The Diet Coke is a Francesa trademark. But you knew that.)
Francesa has already fired back, telling Newsday's Neil Best that the soda dump was a
"Classless, loser move from two guys I have been burying in the ratings for over a decade."
You can count on Francesa ending up back on TV sooner rather than later—WFAN is rumored to be in talks with MSG, which made a significant bid for the rights to simulcast the show back in 2009.


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Dems' 2014 plan: Neutralize ACA
Democrats know their biggest problem in this year's midterm election is Obamacare. So top party operatives have settled on a strategy to try blunting the GOP's advantage: Tell voters Republicans would make the problem worse — raising prescription drug prices, empowering insurance companies and even endangering domestic violence victims.
The battle plan, details of which were in a memo obtained by POLITICO, recognizes the unpopularity of the Affordable Care Act. But it also banks on voter fatigue with the GOP's relentless demands for repeal and counts on poll-backed data that show many Americans would rather fix Obamacare's problems than scrap it altogether.
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Republicans scoff at the notion that voters will forgive Democrats for the health care law and its botched rollout, arguing that the reality now is too clear for Democrats to muddy it with promises about the future.
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But as conservative groups pump tens of millions of dollars into anti-Obamacare ads, Democrats are reacting in their own ads and on the stump with the same talking points: that the GOP has wasted too much time on repeal votes, that it's time to move on to solving the law's problems, and that Republicans want to return to the days where insurance companies took advantage of customers. Some Democrats also are resurrecting the claim that Republicans will gut Medicare.
"The best way to push back on the attacks we know Republicans will launch over health care is to be on offense about what your opponent would do to health care while highlighting your commitment to fixing and improving the law," Jesse Ferguson, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's deputy executive director, wrote in the memo.
The five-page document, dated Jan. 30, was sent to House candidates and included 17 poll-tested lines of attack against Republicans who have voted to repeal the law, complete with research citations.
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The messages not only warn that the GOP would undo some popular aspects of the law — such as preventing insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions — but some also target demographics such as women and the elderly who are considered extra-sensitive to the law's effects. Thus the claims that GOP candidates would let insurance companies deny coverage to female victims of domestic violence, allow the costs of prescription drugs to rise for seniors or deny coverage for contraception.
Another key theme of the strategy is to paint the Republicans as mere tools of the all-powerful insurance companies. One suggested talking point in the memo alleges the GOP's approach would mean bigger bonuses for insurance company CEOs.
The strategy aims to highlight the most popular elements of the law while trying to avoid directly mentioning it whenever possible. It's an uphill task in part because Democrats must appeal to independents frustrated by the law without alienating their liberal base. That requires finesse that some of the party's candidates may not have.
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And despite some recent good news on the Obamacare front — including the announcement this past week that 3.3 million people have enrolled through the marketplaces set up by the law — most Democratic operatives privately acknowledge that the law remains an albatross. Their game plan hopes to merely fight the Republicans to a draw, and they can point to a significant amount of data that show they've got room to maneuver.
An internal Democratic poll recently conducted in Montana, where there's a competitive Senate race, found that 65 percent of voters agree with the statement "we've wasted too much time talking about Obamacare and we have other problems to deal with." Among targeted voters, those deemed as persuadable, 73 percent agreed. Among women, 68 percent agreed and 28 percent disagreed.
Another Democratic poll in a state President Barack Obama carried with a competitive Senate race found two-thirds of voters agreed with the statement: "There are problems with the law, but there are good things — including coverage for pre-existing conditions … so no more bankruptcies for medical bills."
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A nonpartisan Kaiser Health Tracking Poll last month found that 50 percent of Americans view the Affordable Care Act unfavorably, compared to 34 percent who view it positively. But three in 10 of those who dislike the law say that opponents should accept it's the law of the land and work to improve it, with less than 40 percent supporting the continued push for full repeal.
And while the law itself is unpopular, Democrats often retain an advantage over Republicans in polling on who can better handle the generic issue of "health care."ens.
Republicans argue the president's party owns Obamacare, especially Democratic Senate incumbents who voted for it. National Republican Senatorial Committee strategist Brad Dayspring noted that voters can be tired of the repeal talk yet still hate the law. He insisted that Democrats lost their credibility when some of the promises they made about Obamacare didn't pan out.
"Democrats promised people could keep their doctors and health care plans," Dayspring said. "They promised Obamacare would create jobs. They promised Obamacare wouldn't touch Medicare benefits. They promised Obamacare would mean lower health costs for everyone. These were all lies repeatedly told by [Sens.] Kay Hagan, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Pryor, Mark Udall and Mark Warner, and voters can't trust them to 'fix' the law, never mind want them to."
In races across the country, Democrats and their supporters are tailoring campaign ads in a way that distances the candidates from the health law's problems, casts them as potential saviors, and warns of dire consequences if Republicans are back in charge.
A House Majority PAC commercial in Arizona credits vulnerable Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick with listening to her constituents. "She blew the whistle on the disastrous health care website, calling it 'stunning ineptitude' and worked to fix it," a narrator says. "She fought to hold insurance companies accountable so they can't deny coverage for pre-existing conditions or drop coverage when you get sick."


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While Google was busy lauching new disaster prep features ahead of the weekend, the Mountain View tech giant reflected a more somber tone Sunday.
To commemorate the 10th anniversay of the attacks of Sept. 11, Google skipped its often elaborate Google Doodle to commemorate major occasions.
Instead, the search giant went with a simple Google logo and an even simpler black ribbon to honor all those lives lost in the Sept. 11 decade.


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Ever since I was a teenager I've dreamed of going to Africa. U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" was my personal Africa anthem, and I planned on serving the Lord as a missionary in Africa.
But life has a way of not turning out as we think it will. I'm not a missionary. I'm a social media "maven," and that's how I finally got to Africa. To Rwanda, specifically, on a Compassion tour.
Since I've been back home, I've wanted to share my experiences, write profound blog posts, and stir the world to sponsor the 266 of the 280 kids at the Rurenge Student Center who need sponsors (hint, hint).
But at the same time I want to guard what I saw, felt and experienced. It was sacred and special and I don't want to share it.
I've read many staff and sponsor accounts of visiting the developing world, and in all of them it seems they were affected in a way I wasn't. What is wrong with me?
I didn't cry when I was there and I wasn't overwhelmed by anything I saw or experienced. My heart was stirred, though. Deeply.
Like at one of the churches we visited.
A woman stood and shared that she would be going to the U.S. to study. Then a proud father stood and said that his son had received a full scholarship to a university in the U.S. Everyone was happy for them. They clapped and cheered at this good news.
I felt sad, though, as I heard them share. Sad because, as great as these opportunities are, I longed to experience this same congregation cheering about full scholarships to Kigali University.
I want an education offered in Rwanda to be seen as just as valuable – if not more valuable – than an education offered in the U.S.
Then there were the beggars.
One afternoon we went to the market to get a gift for the family we were visiting. I didn't even know that the people who came up to us outside the market were beggars until we drove away from them.
At first, I felt guilty about that. Was I so wrapped up buying stuff at the market that I didn't see the need right in front of me?
As I've thought about that moment, I've asked myself: Was it perhaps a good thing that I didn't recognize these people as beggars? Because maybe that means I saw these men and women as Christ does. He doesn't see them as beggars and neither did I.
Lastly, there was Ritah, the Leadership Development Program student.
At one of the child development centers we visited I was asked to address 250+ kids with some encouraging words. I panicked and my brain shut off.
There I was, this "distinguished visitor," and I stumbled over a few words about love and blah, blah, blah.
Then Ritah stood up to speak.
Ritah's love for the children we visited was evident in everything she did. The room became electric as she told the little ones,
"I used to sit were you are now. I was one of you and look where I am now. You can do this, too."
The children ate up every word that came out of Ritah's mouth. It was amazing.
So, while I didn't break out in tears at the poverty I saw in Rwanda, in each of these scenarios I believe I experienced a reflection of God's heart for the people there.
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Paul Williams was returning to his dorm room when a fellow student relayed a message that was radical even for the 1960s: "Hey, Williams! You got a phone call from Bob Dylan."
Not long before, it was Paul Simon who had rung Williams up on the hallway pay phone. He too wanted to let the Swarthmore College freshman know how much he enjoyed his writing.
At 17, Williams was the founder and editor of Crawdaddy, a tiny journal of rock criticism whose first edition he mimeographed in a friend's Brooklyn basement and distributed to record stores, clubs and concert halls. Williams, who beat Rolling Stone to press by more than 18 months and is now widely credited as a pioneer of serious rock writing, died Wednesday in an Encinitas care facility. He was 64.
His wife, singer Cindy Lee Berryhill, said his death was caused by complications stemming from dementia. The condition, she said, was triggered by severe head injuries from a 1995 bicycle accident.
Williams was a prolific author, with more than 25 books to his credit, including a three-volume work about Dylan. An avid science-fiction fan, Williams also wrote a biography of his friend, the writer Philip K. Dick, who made him his estate's literary executor before his death in 1982.
Although Williams never became famous, he lived on the fringes of fame for much of his life, displaying a Zelig-like penchant for being visible in the background at once-in-an-era events.
He managed Timothy Leary's short-lived 1969 campaign against Ronald Reagan for California governor. (Motto: "Come together: Join the party.")
The same year, he mingled with dozens of celebrities—Allen Ginsberg, Abbie Hoffman, Phil Spector—at the Montreal "bed-in for peace" staged by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Showered by flower petals from the pajama-clad couple, Williams was among those who sang with them as they recorded their signature anthem, "Give Peace a Chance," in Suite 1472 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel.
Williams was a scholar of the Beach Boys and wrote numerous essays about the group, which were collected in a book called "How Deep Is the Ocean?" He said he smoked his first marijuana joint with Brian Wilson, the group's leader.
In 1970, he lived on a wilderness commune in Canada, an experience he used for a book of spiritual insights, "Das Energi."
With all that, though, Williams is probably best remembered for Crawdaddy, a publication he named for the British club where the Rolling Stones played their first gig.
"Crawdaddy was a tremendously important venture," said Robert Christgau, a longtime rock critic and former music editor of the Village Voice. "It was the first place I'm aware of where long-form rock criticism was published. It was seminal—no question about it."
Lenny Kaye, a guitarist for Patti Smith—"the godmother of punk" as she's called—said in an interview that he was deeply affected by Williams' writing.
A critic himself, Kaye said Williams ushered in a time "when rock criticism was heightened, when you were expected to take personal and artistic chances with writing in hopes you could mirror the music you were writing about."
The son of a physicist who met his wife at the top-secret Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, N.M., Williams was born May 19, 1948, in Boston and grew up in Cambridge, Mass. He left Swarthmore after a year, excited about the possibilities of his magazine and the explosion of interest in creating new music and a new society.
"The world was ready to take rock music seriously," he told the San Diego Union-Tribune in 2000. "Every time you turned around, every time you heard something you liked, it turned out to be historically wonderful later."
He published Crawdaddy from 1966 to 1968 and revived it as a quarterly, mail-order journal in 1993. It now appears as a blog on pastemagazine.com, a music and culture website.
In his younger years, he lived in numerous places, including New York City and Mendocino, Calif. In 1976, he settled in Sonoma County, where he served with the Glen Ellen Volunteer Fire Department for 10 years.
Besides his wife and their son, Alexander, Williams is survived by his father, Robert Williams, as well as his children from his first marriage to Sachiko Kenanobu, Kenta Williams and Taiyo Williams, and children from his second marriage to Donna Grace Noyes, Isabelle Sage Ansell and Eric Ansell.


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The federal government has awarded over $500,000 in funding to businesses in Mandurah and Belmont in Western Australia to encourage the take-up of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the areas.
The government is offering free training to small- to medium-sized not-for-profit businesses on how to utilise the NBN.
The $521,084 in funding is part of the federal government's $10 million Digital Enterprise program.
"The Digital Enterprise program provides possibilities for businesses in Mandurah and Belmont to review their current business models and find new marketing opportunities, which ultimately will save them money and enhance the ways they communicate with customers and their staff," Phil Kemp, executive director, Business Foundations Incorporated, said in a statement.
Construction of the NBN fibre network has commenced on 20,700 premises in Mandurah, with the network to be switched on from mid-2013.
The City of Mandurah and City of Belmont councils have both been recipients of other Federal Government funding for the NBN, with both selected to receive up to $375,000 to help them improve their online services this year as part of the government's $17.1 million digital local government program.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - What do we say, when our students ask our opinion about Iraq Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in What do we say, when our students ask our opinion about Iraq Goto page Previous 1, 2 Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Should we discuss the Iraq situation with Students Yes 68% [ 11 ] No 31% [ 5 ] Total Votes : 16 Author Message johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 3:34 am Post subject: Raising consciousness versus raising heck Dear dan, " living there must, in a word, suck." In a word, yes - if you want to call it " living ". We're here - most of us - for strictly mercenary reasons; in a word: money. But there are subtler ways to " raise consciousness " than engaging in the discussion of " forbidden topics "; one of them is simply by example. And, rightly or wrongly, I like to think that I've " raised a few consciousnesses " ( just made up that word ) in my time here. Regards, John Back to top richard ameJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 319Location: Republic of Turkey Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 7:42 am Post subject: The war in Iraq The students that I teach in a University in Izmir Turkey are aware of the conflict in Iraq and although they are of course 100% Muslim they seem to me to be indifferent to the war very few have asked questions about it and even fewer have asked my opinion about it,without getting embroiled in a heavy debate on the right and wrongs of the ıssue I have at least used it too good advantage as a precurser for further debate on other topics and even as a Brit they don't see me as a war monger so maybe I have a better rapport with them than I realise . I think that unless Turkey gets sucked into a power vacumn created by the Kurds and maybe Iran then it will stay that way . Back to top danJoined: 20 Mar 2003Posts: 247Location: shanghai Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 7:53 pm Post subject: middle east john sorry to have used such strong language, john but it was the only word that came to mind ("suck"). yea, the leading by example is gold - probably the best way one can make any sort of meaningful change in the long run. as we are currently witnessing (again), imposing ideas on a group of people seldom works, not to mention the hypocrasy in regards to the conflict in iraq. if only american leaders had any sense of self-irony b/c then they would realize an attitude of "i'll pound freedom and equality into you and, damn it, if you dont like it, that's too bad!" is doomed to fail, and fail miserably. yes, i dont think i could imagine living there. im curious, though: is the situation as such that sticking around for mercenary reasons is worth your while, $-wise? what could a teacher with an MA in linguistics and several years experience expect to make, just out of curiosity... Back to top johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 3:37 am Post subject: Some info Dear dan, Well, it'd be hard to find a more fitting word, although I must admit, the lack of " social diversions " doesn't bother me much. Besides, I'll be taking an " exit only " in about another 80 days or so. To answer your question, well, it depends on whether the " several years experience " is in teaching abroad or not. Most places here won't count the years - which make up the add-on increments to the basic salary - unless they're EFL ones, not ESL. Doesn't make sense to me, but then so much else here doesn't, either. At the IPA, an MA with NO experience would start off at only about 7,500 SR, which is around $2,000 a month. Each year of EFL experience adds another 350 SR a month to the salary. I'm making 12, 150 SR a month, not counting the overtime, which adds on about another $8,000 to $10,000 a year. So, my annual total is about $45,000 to $47,000. No taxes, of course, and not much to spend it on over here - unless you like to travel. So a lot of that can be saved. On another subject, I see the Iraqis are catching on fast to the " advantages of democracy ". Here's a page 4 headline from yesterday's Arab News: " IRAQIS STAGE FIRST ANTI-US PROTEST RALLY " and a bit of the story: " Demonstrators, holding up signs saying ' Bush Saddam ', chanted: ' There is only one God and America is the enemy of God. We will sacrifice our souls and our blood for Iraq. ' " All the time, of course, they were being guarded by U.S. Marines. I love it. What I also love is that nowhere, but nowhere, in the article did the reporter mention that such a demonstration against Saddam would have been unthinkable a week ago. Every participant would have been tortured and killed ( and probably all his family, as well ). Also, naturally, nowhere was it mentioned that such a demonstation held in Riyadh against, say, the House of Saud would also land all the particpants in jail ( or worse ). The irony of it is so beautiful. Regards, John Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15330 Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 3:10 pm Post subject: iraq What I liked in the reports of the last couple of days in the local press is the widely-reported belief that the "looters" in Baghdad and Basra are "not local Iraqis but mercenaries bussed in by the Americans". But the whole thing is just beginning oif you ask me ! Back to top johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 3:39 pm Post subject: Worms galore Dear scot47, Regarding " post-war Iraq ", the phrase " can of worms " seems woefully inadequate. How about " shipping container of worms "? Lordy, I pity poor old Jay Garner - he's embarking on what must be the worst job in the world, and a no-win situation, to boot. Fasten your seat belts, boys and girls; it's going to be a VERY bumpy ride, Regards, John Back to top richard ameJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 319Location: Republic of Turkey Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:58 am Post subject: the war in Iraq Hi One of the more interesting questions that has being asked lately goes something like this If the war was about W.M.D and their percieved threat to the free world and in particular the good old usof a ,where are they? Bearing in mind none were used during the conflict and none have being found so far!!!! Back to top travellingscotJoined: 27 Jan 2003Posts: 64Location: UK/Eastern Europe Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:58 am Post subject: Question for itslatedoors In your posting earlier in this thread your refer to giving someone a beasting--was this a typo? Here in the UK amongst the prison population the term beast is applied to those segregated on rule 43 for their own protection because of the nature of their crimes,usually of a sexual nature. I do not wish to offend anyone with particular religious or moral views so i will not elaborate on a possible interpretation of your posting if acted upon,but i'm sure you get my meaning. Back to top itslatedoorsJoined: 17 Feb 2003Posts: 97 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 1:15 pm Post subject: reply to travellingscot a beasting is something that is done to you in her majesty's royal marines when you mess up.It usually involves extreme physical exercise for a long time.It is not a pleasant experience. 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I was listening to a podcast and the speaker (a native of France) pronounced the s at the end of tous in this sentence, pronouncing it as tousse:
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In which there is obviously no liaison.
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Programming is harder than rocket science, because it still doesn't have a firm mathematical machinery behind it. Yes, there is lambda calculus and other calculi, theory of infinite and finite automata, Boolean algebra, and other strands in mathematics that define the entire field. But what we miss is useful things rocket engineers can use: analysis and algebra. Set up the initial conditions and requirements as equations, and derive a solution, for instance (say) solving Newton's laws of motion for an accelerating rocket engine. We don't have any of that, much less laws of motion.
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05-17-2013, 01:35 PM--Odysseus
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05-18-2013, 12:25 AMUbi Dubium Ibi Libertas
05-18-2013, 12:45 AM"If the Bible is true why don't we have any urns or vessels that like say expires 6/15/300 BC on the bottom?"
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Earth is Cooling No Its Warming
In 1967 Hansen went to work for NASAs Goddard Institute for Space Studies, in New York City, where he continued his research on planetary problems. Around 1970, some scientists suspected Earth was entering a period of global cooling. Decades prior, the brilliant Serbian mathematician Milutin Milankovitch had explained how our world warms and cools on roughly 100,000-year cycles due to its slowly changing position relative to the Sun. Milankovitchs theory suggested Earth should be just beginning to head into its next ice age cycle. The surface temperature data gathered by Mitchell seemed to agree; the record showed that Earth experienced a period of cooling (by about 0.3°C) from 1940 through 1970. Of course, Mitchell was only collecting data over a fraction of the Northern Hemispherefrom 20 to 90 degrees North latitude. Still, the result drew public attention and a number of speculative articles about Earths coming ice age appeared in newspapers and magazines.
Al Gore (praise be his name)will see new vision of earth cooling soon, cool crisp dollar bills soon flowing his way, blessed be the name of Al Gore."If the Bible is true why don't we have any urns or vessels that like say expires 6/15/300 BC on the bottom?"
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1 May 08 The allegedly warming earth is in for about 30 years of cooling according to NASA, one of the leading global warming theory advocates.
NASA has confirmed that a developing natural climate pattern will likely result in much colder temperatures, according to Marc Shepherd, writing in the April 30 American Thinker. He adds that NASA was also quick to point out that such natural phenomena should not confuse the issue of manmade greenhouse gas induced global warming which apparently will be going on behind the scenes while our teeth are chattering from a decade and a half long cold spell.
"A cool-water anomaly known as La Niña occupied the tropical Pacific Ocean throughout 2007 and early 2008. In April 2008, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced that while the La Niña was weakening, the Pacific decadal Oscillation a larger-scale, Slower-cycling ocean pattern had shifted to its cool phase."
Notes Shepherd "This shift in the PDO, which could last for 20 or 30 years, can have significant implications for global climate."
Warns meteorologist Anthony Watts: "Look out California agriculture. The wine industry, fruits and nut growers will be hit with a shorter growing season and more threats of frost, among other things."
Watts warns that California's agriculture, which experienced "unprecedented growth" during the past warm phase, may now be in serious trouble as things cool down:
Notes Shepherd "Recently lower global temps, likely caused by the late start of Solar Cycle 24, already have some greenhouse gassers nervous - particularly amid speculation of a possible impending 'little ice age.'
"But surely," he says, "a 30 year protracted naturally-explainable cooling period concurrent with rising atmospheric CO2 levels would forever cool the public's receptiveness to global warming alarmism. No problem our ever panicking friends at NASA have that angle covered, too."
Says NASA: "Natural, large-scale climate patterns like the PDO and El Niño-La Niña are superimposed on global warming caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and landscape changes like deforestation. According to Josh Willis, JPL oceanographer and climate scientist, These natural climate phenomena can sometimes hide global warming caused by human activities. Or they can have the opposite effect of accentuating it.'"
In other words, CO2 is secretly warming the planet. Or not.
Considering how strongly NASAs James Hansen has been pushing
global warming,, this is a major admission. I wonder how long it will
take for NASA to admit that we could even possibly, maybe,
conceivably, be headed into an ice age
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Good grief. The Branch Algorians are restless again. Someone needs to burn down their compound again.Olde-style, states' rights conservative. Ask if this concept confuses you.
05-18-2013, 01:59 AM"If the Bible is true why don't we have any urns or vessels that like say expires 6/15/300 BC on the bottom?"
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AGW is all about politics (not science), and control over huge portions of the world's resources......including establishing "carbon taxes". Has anyone noticed that all of the AGW supporters come from the left politically (including governments and the UN)? Has anyone EVER heard of a conservative government supporting this concept? I wonder why??? Could it possibly be about "control" and "wealth redistribution" on a global scale.......(one has to read between the lines for the base motives).
Fortunately over the past five years or so enough of this crap has been debunked, proven wrong, and outright fraud committed, that the public no longer really gives a shit...........the alarmists have cried "wolf" far too many times for anyone to care..........except for you.......
Since this is TNO's "religion", perhaps this thread should be moved to the religion forum, as it has no place in a scientific discussion.
Take your "hocky stick", and shove it where the sun doesn't shine, we're not buying it any longer........
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It was a transition year for the Boston Red Sox in 2013. No, seriously. Some transition, huh? Best story in baseball by miles. Best team, too.
If you thought the Red Sox were interesting in 2013, check them out for '14. They're substantially different. Younger here, older there.
It was a transition year for the Boston Red Sox in 2013. No, seriously. Some transition, huh? Best story in baseball by miles. Best team, too.
If you thought the Red Sox were interesting in 2013, check them out for '14. They're substantially different. Younger here, older there.
Beyond that stuff, one thing is clear. They're sticking to the blueprint they came up with during the disastrous 93-loss 2012 season. That summer, when they traded three players with huge contracts -- Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez -- to the Dodgers, they professed they would do things differently.
They were going to focus on player development and spending modestly on free agents. And they would do their best to avoid the kind of big-ticket signings that can limit a club's flexibility for years.
The Red Sox stuck to that blueprint a year ago when general manager Ben Cherington added seven bargain-basement free agents and cut his payroll by $20 million. On Opening Day last season, Cherington was convinced he'd fixed a lot of things about his club. First, Cherington had improved the environment in the clubhouse. Second, he'd hired the right guy to manage the club in John Farrell.
Cherington had no idea how good Boston would be because he couldn't have known that he would get tremendous comeback seasons from David Ortiz, Jon Lester and John Lackey.
Cherington's work in adding Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew, Koji Uehara and others was so smart and so visionary that his peers voted him baseball's Executive of the Year a couple of weeks after the World Series.
The Red Sox did have a tremendous selflessness on their club. They had a great work ethic, too, and a bunch of guys who clearly cared about one another.
Let's not oversell that angle. Ortiz and Jacoby Ellsbury had great seasons. So did Dustin Pedroia and Napoli and Daniel Nava and other offensive contributors.
Lester and Lackey were very good, and Clay Buchholz was arguably baseball's best starting pitcher for most of the summer. Uehara became baseball's best closer after beginning the season penciled in to pitch the seventh or eighth inning.
To repeat: They were a great team. Those 97 victories, most in the Majors, weren't a fluke. In the playoffs, they eliminated the Rays, Tigers and Cardinals.
Feel-good stories simply don't survive a seven-month grind on chemistry and unselfishness. But it would also be a mistake to say that closeness and work ethic and chemistry are unimportant.
Were they a great team? Yes. Absolutely. Don't insult them by arguing otherwise. Baseball seasons reveal every weakness, and the Red Sox had almost none.
They had a tremendous manager, too. Farrell was the first of a string of smart decisions by Cherington and quite possibly his best one. After all the craziness of 2012, Farrell brought stability, consistency and honesty to one of the toughest jobs in baseball.
Farrell was the absolute right guy at the right time. In the long and colorful history of the Red Sox, his role in helping turn a 93-loss team into a champion should not be overestimated.
Back to that transition. When last season ended, when a transition season ended with the Red Sox winning the World Series for the third time in 10 seasons, they did something some of us thought they wouldn't do. They stayed the course.
When the Yankees offered Ellsbury a seven-year, $153 million deal, the Red Sox wished him well. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia signed with the Marlins. Shortstop Drew remains unsigned.
Instead of spending for veterans, Boston is trusting a pair of heralded prospects -- 21-year-old shortstop Xander Bogaerts and 24-year-old center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. -- to step in and play. They signed 37-year-old A.J. Pierzynski to a one-year, $8.25 million deal to replace Saltalamacchia.
That's just the beginning. The Red Sox have quality young starters stacked up in their system. Four of them -- left-hander Henry Owens and right-handers Allen Webster, Matt Barnes and Anthony Ranaudo -- made MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects list.
And three of their young guys -- Felix Doubront, Brandon Workman and Drake Britton -- who contributed in 2013 may all make the Opening Day roster. In counting on Bogaerts and Bradley, Boston is taking a chance. If neither is as good as projected, the team could slip back in the pack in 2014.
Given the number of quality arms, that seems unlikely. The Red Sox and Rays almost certainly will be the consensus picks to finish atop the American League East in some order.
Tony La Russa once said that clubs should change their group dynamics every single season because the dynamics inevitably change anyway as players get older, make more money or simply tire of working with one another.
The Red Sox seem unlikely to need any kind of energy charge as long as they've got Pedroia, but Bradley and Bogaerts should add something to the mix as well. And there's all that pitching. At a time when baseball's top 15 or 20 teams are so evenly matched in terms of talent, pitching depth is a good way to measure each organization.
No franchise has more of it than the Red Sox, and that has been Cherington's plan for a while now. There aren't many places in the world more beautiful than Fenway Park in October, and we may see more of it in 2014.
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Making yogurt is a multi-step process that seems time consuming and confusing at first, but it's really very simple, and can be done with a few inexpensive tools you probably already own.
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Preparation and cooking time: less than one hour.
Processing time: 24 - 36 hours.
- Milk: anything from skim to whole milk will work, but whole milk will produce a slightly thicker, creamier yogurt. Embrace the fat, I say!
- Yogurt starter: Any plain or flavored yogurt that contains "Live and Active" cultures (it will say this on the label). The starter imparts its flavor to the finished product, so choose one that you like. My favorite starter is Mountain High Plain; Dannon and Activia brands also should work. My In-Laws use Fage greek yogurt as a starter. You can also purchase powdered yogurt culture packets from the health food store.
- Stainless steel saucepan or pot with lid.
- Kitchen thermometer. My favorite has an increasing temperature alarm as well as a decreasing temperature alarm, but any accurate thermometer will do.
- Ice chest or cooler: large enough to easily fit your saucepan or pot inside.
- Colander or strainer that fits snugly inside a large pot or bowl
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Step 1: Measure milk into a stainless steel saucepan or pot. Use twice as much milk as the volume of greek yogurt you wish to produce. Therefore, if you wish to end up with 1 Quart of thick greek yogurt, start with 2 Quarts of milk.
Step 2: Cover pot with a lid. Heat on medium to medium high heat until milk reaches 180 degrees F.* Stirring is not required. Stay in the kitchen and monitor the temperature every few minutes if your thermometer doesn't have an upper limit alarm. Once the temperature gets above 140 F it goes fast, so stay close. You do not want the milk to boil!
Step 3: Remove saucepan from the stove onto a heat resistant surface or cooling rack. Remove lid. Allow milk to cool to 120 degrees F. This will take 30 minutes or so. If you're in a hurry, place the saucepan in a cold water bath in the sink and stir to speed up this process.
Step 4: Add yogurt starter to cooled milk at a rate of 2 Tbsp starter to 1 Quart of milk (for powdered starter follow label instructions). If making more than two quarts, you may stir gently to distribute starter throughout the milk, but it isn't necessary for small batches. Yogurt culture is active between 90 and 120 degrees, so don't worry if your milk has cooled somewhat below 120. The point is that you don't want to put the starter in milk warmer than 120 or you will kill the starter.
Step 5: Add up to 6 inches of hot tap water to the cooler. It's best if the water isn't too much above 120 degrees. If your water heater is on steroids, test the temperature of the water to make sure it isn't above 130 degrees. Place the cooler somewhere it won't be jostled or moved while the yogurt is fermenting.
Step 6: Place saucepan into the cooler, making sure that the water is not in danger of flowing into the milk in the saucepan. Water on the outside of the pan should be about the same level as the milk inside the pan. It's ok if the pan floats. If your saucepan won't fit in the cooler but you have another metal or glass container that does, it's fine to transfer the milk. Do not cover the milk.
Step 7: Close the lid of the cooler and set your alarm to come back in 24 hours.
After 24 hours your milk will have been transformed into yogurt! There may be some separation of the curd from the whey. It will have a sharp acidic smell and taste that is likely stronger than you are accustomed to from storebought yogurt. If you don't like it that strong, try checking after 12 or 18 hours of fermentation.
Fresh, warm yogurt is still rather runny. You may eat/drink it at this point, or refrigerate to thicken, or you may strain out the whey to turn it into thick Greek style yogurt.
Step 8: Place colander/strainer inside a large deep bowl or pot so that it is suspended 4 or more inches from the bottom. Line the colander with cheesecloth.
Step 9: Slowly pour or spoon fresh yogurt into the cheesecloth (it will splatter so take your time with this). Cover with a lid or towel and set an alarm for 12 hours. I strain my yogurt at room temperature, where it will continue to ferment if there is any sugar left in the yogurt. You may also refrigerate it during this process if you prefer.
After 12 hours, turn the thickened yogurt into a storage container and refrigerate. It will keep in the fridge for a week, possibly longer. (It never lasts that long at my house!)
Add flavorings when serving - favorites at our house include:
- Vanilla extract
- Sweetener of choice (honey, sugar, stevia, etc)
- Berries and preserves
* Heating the milk to 180 breaks down the sugars in the milk a bit and makes them easier for the yogurt cultures to digest, which results in a shorter processing time with a better set. I don't recommend skipping this step. I have tried to shorten the prep time by heating the milk only to 120, but the results are not as good.
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About: A all round Party and Karaoke D J, specialised in Tamla motown, Soul and Reggae as well as general dance, Themed and Childrens parties, All the Karaoke is on computer,and up to date.
About: Simon P Parties & Events are a leading party planner and event management company in the south east of England. We have been in operation for over 25 years and have a fantastic team of staff to organise parties and events. In the past, we have been honoured to work for the Royal Family and Hollywood
About: We provide a gazebo hire and mini marquee hire service. We hire gazebos and mini marquees throughout North Kent and South East London, including Orpington, Bromley, Sevenoaks, Beckenham, Dulwich, Tonbridge and many more. We provide a complete gazebo and mini marquee hire service. The gazebos can be
About: PRETTY CLEVER EVENTS IN A NUTSHELL… FREE VENUE FINDING SERVICE - Conference spaces, hotels, fields, private islands, private estates, and fabulous venues! Industrial, contemporary or traditional we are able to source venues on your behalf, anywhere and at NO cost to you. AWARDS AND PARTY PLANNING
About: Tent Marquee Hire
Recent review: I found the service very useful in finding vendors for what I wanted. I thought the response time was quick and timely with also being very informative. I was able to navigate quotes easily and booking was simple and straight forward which was very helpful as I was on a short time frame. I was also
About: Inflatable pub and mobile bar/catering company.