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If summer had a flavor, it would probably be the same taste as biting into a ripe berry. But thanks to frozen fruit available in your supermarket, you can enjoy the health benefits and summer-inspired taste of berries year-round. Whether you're using fresh or frozen fruit, these recipes are sure to please.
The mellowed acidity of aged balsamic vinegar pairs perfectly with the sugary sweetness of strawberries. For a special presentation, garnish with wild strawberries when available.
These muffins can be made up to one day ahead and stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
The blueberry has more antioxidant value than almost any other food, including broccoli and kale, so it's a potent protector against heart-, brain-, and age-related maladies.
We made our own flavored gelatin by dissolving unflavored gelatin in fruit juice.
Blueberries are rich in antioxidants, which have been shown to fight certain types of cancer. The ginger aids digestion, and it sets a South Pacific mood when combined with pineapple.
If you prefer a lighter dish, you can easily keep this salad lean and simple by omitting the walnuts and goat cheese.
This combination of two of summer's sweetest fruits makes a perfect dessert.
Balsamic vinegar and brown sugar make a sweet-tart dressing for the berries. Serve as-is or with toasted nuts for extra crunch.
For the most visually rewarding presentation, layer the parfaits in clear glasses.
Heated with lemon and a little sugar, blueberries cook down to an almost jammy topping to mix with blackberries and spoon over whole-wheat pancakes. The breakfast delivers a great dose of fiber.
Four cucumbers go into this delicate-tasting salad, which calls for fresh mint and raspberries. It's an elegant side dish for an at-home barbecue or a candlelit supper.
In this dessert, ricotta holds the berries in place while providing a wonderfully creamy texture and slightly sweet flavor.
Paper-thin crepes are improved upon health-wise with blackberries; this fruit is among the most fiber-rich you'll find and is a good source of vitamin C. Buttermilk -- a lower-fat alternative to heavy cream -- provides the base for the filling.
Adding extra lemon juice in step two will give the soup more tartness. Serve it thoroughly chilled, accompanied by tuiles, biscotti, or other crisp cookies. The berries' mild flavor is enhanced by fruity wine; buttermilk adds a tang along with a swirl of elegance.
The subtle sweetness of blueberries is an unexpected addition to a salad of peppery arugula.
The pork is encrusted with a spice rub that contains mustard as the dominant flavor but also incorporates pepper, coriander, and cumin. The dish is topped with a blackberry-mustard sauce and served with oven-baked fries.
For milder salsa, remove and discard the jalapeno seeds before chopping.
This gelatin is deceptively simple to make. It's a perfect ending for your summer meal.
Breakfast shakes made with blueberries and yogurt are a healthy way to start the day. In this refreshing smoothie, yogurt provides protein as well as calcium and B vitamins. Blueberries rank third as a natural source of antioxidants after prunes and raisins.
This quick and easy salad can be served as a side dish at a barbecue or dessert at a luncheon.
These drinks make a refreshing and nutritious snack -- especially once you swirl in fresh fruit.
Strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries at their peak make for the most spectacular sweets. A few sprigs of mint give this salad a refreshing twist.
It's hard to imagine summer going by without a fruit shortcake. Instead of traditional strawberries, give this blueberry version a try.
Protein-rich tofu gives this drink a thick and creamy texture, and frozen blueberries, cherries, and grapes deliver deep flavor and additional antioxidants.
This recipe uses frozen blueberries for year-round eating. If you make this dish later in the spring or summer, use fresh; just take a few minutes off the compote's cooking time.
Yogurt adds a healthy component to this fool, an old-fashioned dessert.
Sometimes called a grunt, other times a slump, stewed summer fruit tucked beneath golden baked biscuits is a classic New England dessert.
As delicious as just-picked strawberries are for dessert, tossing them in a simple vanilla syrup sweetened with fruit juice and a little sugar is a wonderful, quick way to make them special.
To create a healthful version of a Napoleon, replace high-fat puff pastry with layers of thinly sliced pineapple.


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MIAMI - Many parents know how difficult it can be raising children. Try taking care of ninety kids.
For the past 12 years, one South Florida couple took in over ninety foster children. Lisa and Jorge Alvarez began back in 1997, when they decided to adopt a baby after several unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant.
Lisa told Local 10 News, "The doctor suggested fertility drugs. We were going to have to refinance the home to get the fertility drugs. The health insurance ran out so I thought God had another plan for us."
That's when they adopted Natasha, now 12 years old. In the months that follow, Lisa learned there were many more children in need so they decided to open up their home. Lisa also decided to get medically certified to take care of babies with health needs. Since then, they also adopted Desi a 5 year old boy with cerebral palsy and chronic lung disease.
It is definitely a team effort in their home. The Alvarez's former foster children now adults often come by to help. Her husband Jorge does most of the cooking.
Despite the chaos with 5 kids in the house, Lisa knows she is doing exactly what she was born to do being a mother to children in need. She told Local 10, "Everyone says when you die you are going to go to heaven. But I feel like I have heaven on earth taking care of these children. I love it."
If you are interested in becoming a foster parent contact the Family Resource Center of South Florida at 305-374-6006 or at www.frcflorida.org.
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US President Bill Clinton called Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to discuss ways to speed up peace talks with Israel ahead of Arafat's visit to Washington later this month, a senior Palestinian official said Saturday.
"President Clinton called President Arafat (late Friday) and they had a very important conversation regarding the peace process, particularly after the trip to Washington by (Israeli Prime Minister Ehud) Barak," senior Arafat aide Nabil Abu Rudeina told the Palestinian news agency (Wafa).
"Clinton stressed to Arafat that he is committed to the peace process and to reaching progress through American efforts," Abu Rudeina said.
In Washington, an Israeli official said Barak agreed to an increased US mediation role in the negotiations, aimed at reaching a final peace accord by September.
In another development, Barak said he intends to recognize a Palestinian state once the two sides have signed a framework accord at the end of May, Israeli television reported Friday.
It quoted Israeli officials involved in peace talks with the Palestinians as saying Israel would agree to recognize a demilitarized Palestinian state in the territories evacuated by the Israeli army in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The borders of the future state will be defined in the framework accord, the television reported.
Originally the issue of frontiers was expected to wait for the final agreement due in September.
The television said several suggestions about the drawing of the borders were being studied at the round of peace talks held at the Bolling Air Force Base in Washington to draw up the framework deal.
Israeli Regional Cooperation Minister Shimon Peres had suggested that the Palestinian state should cover 80 percent of the Palestinian territories, while Israel would annex the remaining 20 percent.
The television said Barak opposed any interim solution and wanted to settle the border question once and for all. His initial proposal was to give the Palestinians 65 percent, it said.
The television also quoted the Israeli officials as saying Barak was not ready to make any concessions on east Jerusalem, which Israel occupied in 1967, and which the Palestinians want as the capital of their future state.
Nor was he ready to give any ground on the question of the return of the 3.5 million Palestinian refugees to their homeland which is now Israel.
The September 13 deadline for a final agreement on permanent status was still in view, Rubin said – (AFP) – Photos AFP Archive.
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March 1, 2006-Toothless In Manila
Well, this bufalo is not exactly toothless. But Judy did lose one tooth here, or had it extracted to be more precise, and I am happy to report that everything came out OK.
Judy's tooth flared up in Borocay and she suspected she needed this extraction, (the tooth had a bit of a history).
Our problem was that we weren't in Manila, where most of the big hospitals and care centers are, as well as the best dentists and oral surgeons. Finding a safe place to leave the boat and a way to get to Manila was a little tricky. It took us over a week to get the boat situated and get here.
But we are here. The boat is in a safe and secure anchorage in Coron, in Palawan province, near an air strip where flights to and from Manila can be had, and we are in our favorite cheap hotel in Manila.
Makati District
We'll go back to Coron tomorrow, as soon as she has one more check-up to make sure there are not complications; after all, its a long trip to come to the dentist.
Click here to see the airstrip and plane on Busuangs Island.
Click here to see Busanga from the air.
Fred & Judy, SV Wings, Manila
More Photos taken on our trip to Coron:
Ambulong Beach
House on the beach
Busuanga Island
Coron Passage
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A California man was arrested, accused of pulling a gun on a girl selling cookies door-to-door according to officials in Temecula, north of San Diego.
The Riverside Press-Enterprise says deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon shortly before noon Sunday.
Riverside County sheriff's officials told the paper they arrested the man and seized the gun for evidence.
The newspaper says the girl was going from house to house when she knocked on John M. Dodrill's door. Police say the 59-year-old Dodrill is accused of opening the door and pointing a gun at the girl.
The girl's father witnessed the incident and called the police.
Dodrill was taken into custody without incident, officials told the paper.
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When the calcium and phosphate come together, is this the reaction that produces free hydrogen ions therefore lowering mash pH?
I wouldn't worry much about it. The calcium recommendations for water already take that into account.Kai
Quote from: Kaiser on March 05, 2013, 01:40:19 PM I wouldn't worry much about it. The calcium recommendations for water already take that into account.KaiKai I don't understand this statement.I have been using Brun Water for calculations.I don't see where calcium carry over loss is accounted for in this, or any other water program.Seems like I am coming up short on kettle calcium without a kettle addition.
beer stone (more of a pro issue)
Martin suggested 40 ppm of Ca as a good lower value for the kettle (in the thread I referenced previously). I have previously been using 50, and this will help on occasion (like for bopils). Thanks for that data point from Kolbach, Kai. I'll assume that's a pretty good ratio to use at the concentrations of malt and Ca we typically encounter in our mashes. And yup JJ, you could intend your Ca kettle additions for yeast health, beer clarity, beer stone (more of a pro issue), or flavor (via the Cl or SO4 anions). Or all of the above. It'll be interesting to see if the water book publishes any new proven data on any of this stuff.


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Automobile Management Made Easy with Car Xpenses app for iPhone
When buying a car, most people really don't grasp how much it cost to maintain a car. With the Car Xpenses app for iPhone, you can quickly record you car expenses so you can REALLY see how much your car is costing you.
I'll be honest, i'm not a fan of the graphics of this app (needs to be brightened up a little), but the user experience is pretty solid. You can add multiple cars (Year, make, model, and miles) and track all of your expenses/services per car. On the home screen for each car, you get a sum total of all the expenses, along with a pie chart of all the categories of your expenses.
When adding expenses or services, there are some common pre-defined categories to choose from (Gas, oil, Tires, Battery, Body, Brakes, suspension, etc.). There are also some blank spots to add expenses that are not available (I had to add a "car wash" category...cause I wash my cars all the time). The only issue I had with adding expenses/services is you have to browse to the right car first, then record expenses/services for that car. So you have to be careful not to add an entry for the wrong car. A fix would be offer an option in the New Expense/Service screen to choose your car in addition to the expense/service.
On the flip side, a very handy feature is in the "manage services" portion of the settings screen. It gives an approximate on when you should get your car worked on (ex. Brakes - Every 12,000 miles). You can also add services not listed, or edit services to your liking. So for those who only get the oil changed and keep gas in their car, this handy section gives you an idea (based on mileage) when you should be doing "other" preventative things to your car, instead of waiting on the auto repair shop to give you "the business" in the form of a healthy repair bill.
For 3 bucks, looks aside, Car Xpenses is a very handy app I would suggest to any not-so-savvy car person who wants to get a better idea of what's going on with their car. There is a not so featured, ad supported free (lite) version, as well. So check it out and let us know what you think in the comments section.


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Student Stuff
StudentStuff.com is a unique student-centric site designed to help students access every facet of their collegiate lives through one convenient website. This site will allow college or prospective college students to apply for schools, shop for clothing/books, search for financial aid and other college related tasks.
http://www.amazon.com (for shop)
The Homepage
The primary idea I have in my head for the homepage is to be as minimalistic as possible. Fastweb.com is a great example of this. Now, we obviously have a more robust feature set, but I think this site, as a whole, does a great job of laying out exactly what the site down.
Our own site should mimic this same look and feel. At no point, do we want a user to feel confused by what we are offering. My initial thinking for the layout goes something like this:
At the very top will be a 726x90 ad spot, with the possibility of adding a "wrap" advertisement should an advertiser want it.
From there the logo/tagline at the top: "College made easy!" or something like that for the tag line.
To the right of that will be a login/register button with the option of users being able to login via their Facebook and/or Twitter accounts, in addition to Yahoo and Google accounts. We're not a social network, we have no desire to compete with either of the social networking sites. We are a resource.
Directly underneath the logo will be our tab bar. Easy to read, easy to use, easy to understand. No clever tag lines that could ultimately end up being confusing like what we had prior.
"Home" "Universities" "Scholarships" "Financial Aid" "Study Abroad" "Ask a Question!" "Shop"
Looking at those links, it's very easy for anybody to understand what they're doing and where they're going.
Underneath the tab bar is a nice graphic area that explains through pictures (not a video) what we do and how we can do it. This is a must, embedded videos slow down a homepage and require a user to click to start it. We do not want to create this kind of barrier. Somewhere in this area we'd like a big "JOIN NOW" button to make it really easy for a user to head over to our registration area, where we can, once again make it very easy to register via an account, be it through our own system or through their favorite social networking sites.
Below that we'll want a couple different sections:
For highlighted/popular articles we have on the site concerning schools, culture, etc.
A special area where we can put in a graphic of our choosing. This section is for in-site ads for special promotions like: "Enter our $500 essay contest!"
Finally, at the very bottom we'll have the footer with links to: Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Sitemap, About Us, Contact Us, Help, Advertise with Us, Press
Student Profile
One of our original goals was to literally be a competitor to Facebook or MySpace. This time around, however, we absolutely do not want to compete with social networking sites. While we could offer services that allow our users to communicate with each other, we aren't looking to drive people away from Facebook.
So, with that said, a user's profile should only contain information as it applies to our various areas of the site.
What scholarships they've applies to.
What schools they've applied to.
Financial aid tips and tricks depending on their information.
"Take an aptitude test!"
"Ask a Question" responses.
Past Purchases.
Stuff like that should populate a users personal profile on the site. We want them to be able to go to their profile to access ANY part of the site they've ventured into. Making their profile as easy and complete as possible makes the entire experience less confusing for the user and if the experience is less confusing and more helpful then we increase the chance of said user returning time and again.
Additionally, through the profile there will be a great way to introduce a "point" system, maybe a high score, that shows how active a user is being. For example, if said user asks a question they get 10 points. If they answer a question they get 50 points. Points could be used to meaningless at first, but could be used in the future toward prizes, etc. "First to 100,000 points get a scholarship!" or something like that.
Universities page
One of the biggest hurdles a student faces is deciding which school he/she wants to go to and which is the best fit. Making this section easy to manage and less confusing will be a key deciding factor the success of the site.
As such, upon entering this portion of the website, the user should be greeted with big buttons that immediately segregate the colleges based on type:
"Community" "4-Year" "Business" "Law" "Tech" "Art" "Online" "Culinary" "All"
Clicking on one of them will show a user some sponsored school ad, as well as a geographic map for a user to click on. It's big, nice and interactive. Very "swooshy."
Additionally, should a user not know what they want to major in there will be place on this page that says: "Find out who you want to be. Take our aptitude test." Clicking on this will take a user to an aptitude test that will ask them a series of questions to help them figure out what they like and what they may enjoy majoring in. After the test we can also show a list of sponsored schools, the student may enjoy.
Upon finding a specific college, the user can then click on it to reveal information about anything they want to know in an easy-to-read manner. Average class size, male:female ratio, majors offered, school population, price per semester/quarter and anything else we deem important.
Finally, once a user has figured out which college or colleges he/she wants to apply to they can do it right from our own site. "APPLY NOW". From there, we'll populate what we can from the user's profile to fill in the online application, to take off some of the burden, and then allow the user to fill out the rest.
Upon submitting the application and paying the fee, we'll collect our affiliate fee from each college.
From there, the user can manage his/her applications on their profile page. Ideally, we'd like for users to be able to check the status of their application (approval, denial) via our site, but that would largely depend on whether a college would want to use said system instead of snail mail.
The scholarships section will probably be our most complicated section of the site, luckily, unlike with Fastweb, filling this kind of stuff out will be entirely optional. The reason why it's optional is because it's going to require tons of information and that's a huge drawback from using Fastweb.
Upon landing on the page, the user will be greeted with a series of similar buttons as on the "Universities" page only this time it will read as such:
"Athletic" "Academic" "Contests & Promotions" "Grants" "All"
Clicking on any of them or the "All" button will take the user to the most recently listed scholarships available. From there a user can view them.
Clicking on an individual section will allow a user to segregate and sift through the various types of scholarships available. For example, under "Athletic" a user can search to find all soccer, or football scholarships available. A handy scholarships-only search bar will be present so that a user might find any query they might have.
Given our host of written material from the past few years we'll also have a small section for helpful articles on scholarships that users can browse through.
When filling out information on scholarships, we'll provide helpful advertisements towards sponsored schools in case one of our users finds they're more interested in a culinary school or art school.
Finally, we have our shop. The possibilities are endless in this area depending on how much traction we gain, but we can plan to sell everything from our own apparel and non-licensed clothing, to books/ebook downloads, discounted student software, etc. Essentially become a one-stop shopping location for student based items.
Essentially we'll want to mimic Amazon.com's look and feel (no ads). Give users a very familiar navigation and let them run wild. We can separate the shop into various sections to allow for easier navigation.
While we'll highlight our own clothes and items that we make, the important part is to let our users know that they can buy anything and everything they want from our store for the upcoming semester/quarter.
Finally, it's also highly suggested that we have a "buy back" books program where we can facilitate in the buying and selling of used books. This is a highly profitable area as we can buy back an $80 book for $40 (depending if it's out of use or not) and turn around and sell it back for $55-$60 making a nice profit but also giving a great discount. We'll need to research an exact pricing model, but I think this could be the biggest money maker on the site if we do it correctly.
Clean, minimalistic design that effectively communicates our goals is a must. Color preferences are optional, although we do like the blue, black and white color combination.


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VATICAN CITY — Since Christmas was on a Sunday this year, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Holy Family today.
At his general audience Wednesday, Pope Benedict talked about the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph being a model, especially of prayer, for Christian families.
Earlier this year, Marist Father Anthony Ward, undersecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, compiled a list of other holy families for Catholics to imitate. The list of married couples was drawn from the 2004 edition of the "Roman Martyrology," a thick tome listing the saints and blesseds of the Catholic Church according to their feast dates.
Father Ward's list shows the Catholic Church formally, liturgically honors three married couples from the New Testament: Sts. Joachim and Anna (Mary's parents), Sts. Zachariah and Elizabeth (the parents of St. John the Baptist) and Sts. Aquila and Priscilla (missionaries who traveled with St. Paul).
The list also includes eight married couples martyred in the first centuries of Christianity and seven married couples who lived in Europe in the Middle Ages. Interestingly, three of the Medieval couples are made up of a husband who has been canonized and his wife who has be beatified. Those three are: St. Stephen of Hungary and Blessed Giselle; St. Isidore the Farmer (or Laborer) and Blessed Maria de la Cabeza; and St. Elzear and Blessed Dephine of Sabran.
Five married couples are among the canonized 19th-century martyrs of Korea, and 16 married couples are among the beatified martyrs of Japan, who were killed in the early 1600s.
Rounding out the list are Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi, a 20th-century couple from Rome who had four children and were active in civic affairs and religious activities. They were beatified together in 2001.
Since the "Roman Martyrology" was published, another married couple has been beatified together: Louis and Zelie Guerin Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux.


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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCRX) today announced that its first quarter 2014 financial results will be released on Thursday, May 8, 2014. BioCryst will host a conference call and webcast at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results and to provide an update on the Company's programs. The call will be led by Jon P. Stonehouse, President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas R. Staab, II, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Dr. William P. Sheridan, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. Links to a live audio webcast and replay of the presentation may be accessed on the BioCryst website events page at http://investor.shareholder.com/biocryst/events.cfm. About BioCryst Pharmaceuticals BioCryst Pharmaceuticals designs, optimizes and develops novel small molecule drugs that block key enzymes involved in infectious and rare diseases, with the goal of addressing unmet medical needs of patients and physicians. BioCryst's core development programs include BCX4161 and two next generation oral inhibitors of plasma kallikrein for hereditary angioedema; peramivir, a viral neuraminidase inhibitor for the treatment of influenza; and BCX4430, a broad spectrum antiviral for hemorrhagic fevers. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.BioCryst.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding future results and achievements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the documents BioCryst files periodically with the SEC and located at http://investor.shareholder.com/biocryst/sec.cfm.
CONTACT: Robert Bennett, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, +1-919-859-7910


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You have no idea how many press releases we see on a daily basis. From big companies, small companies, people selling iPhone games, people selling things that (purport!) to make your dick grow bigger. I've never had one read to me before, though.
And I wish I had. It makes all the CAPS and TMs and THIS FALL a little easier to digest.
This is a press release for the game 999, from the charmingly boutique Aksys Games. It's being read by Ben Bateman.
Activision, EA, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft...actually, anyone who sends out press releases, this would be a great idea to capitalise upon/borrow/steal. Maybe even do a little localised flair by hiring British and Japanese readers when applicable.
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I'm guessing many here walked away from one religion or another. What religion did you walk away from? Did you look at other religions, if so what ones? What made you settle on Atheism?
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What a great topic!
Personaly, I grew up very fundamental Lutheran. As I grew, I began to notice the messages I heard from the pulpit and class were not being followed when inconvinient. For "unchanging" doctrine, I began to notice a bunch of changes. I also became very frustrated with the judgemental and bigoted practices. Women couldn't vote. My friends who are gay are damned just because they are gay?
I began to look at other forms of Protestantism. I went to an United Methodist Church for a time. I even tried an Evanangelical Mission. In all these visits, I never felt the personal connection to god like I was told was there. It bothered me. What have I done? Years later my life fell apart. I lost my marriage, my job, everything. I went to god for help like I was told.
What was the problem? I cursed god and began to put my head down and work. Eventually my life got put back together and my family wanted me to thank god for getting me through. What? What did god ever do but ignore me? I was very bitter. It wasn't until I began looking for counter arguments to my religious friends that I came across a Freethought Group (SWiFT). It was then I came to realize there is no god. There never was. All the turmoil and tears. Was all chasing a being that didn't exist-couldn't exist. I have become so calm. Even after the death of a close friend, I am not asking god why? I have accepted his loss.
I didn't settle on Atheism. I discovered the truth of it.
I walked away from Islam. After seeing the truth about Islam, I immediately realized God was not there.
I was raised in a very religious household: non-denominational. I was told we knew the real truth and that there were very few of us. I remember thinking how amazing it was, and how lucky I was to be part of that small group. I don't know now that I ever really believed it; it was expected of me. I just knew that I didn't like some of what was taught and learned real quick not to question. The older I got the more I did question, and things just didn't add up to me. And I really questioned the fact that I couldn't question. That, well, pissed me off. I finally decided to do the unthinkable and look at facts and science and ~gasp!~ other points of view. And what did I discover rather quickly? It is all BS. I had an almost instantaneous epiphany one day and realized without a doubt there is no god. It scared me silly for a few minutes, but it passed, and the most serene, absolute relief set in. It was a feeling of release and loss of burden that will never be repeated. So, as Troy said in his response, I did not settle, I discovered the truth of Atheism. And could not be happier.
Yes! I feel so much more respect for everything now. I guess mostly because I know I have this one, rather short life to enjoy that "everything." I truly believe this is the cause of most religious people's problems: they are not living for today; they only live for the next life. They don't care about the little, everyday things because they are focusing on their so-called rewards in heaven. Arrgghh! This frustrates me so much because I see it in people who are close to me. They don't seem aware of the fact that they metaphorically spit on their fellow humans on a regular basis. Why? "Because that person doesn't believe the same things I do." Or "They did something to offend or insult me once so I will make them know it everyday. But, I go to church every week and do all the little things that a good little christian like myself is deemed to do in the public eye, so I will reap my rewards in heaven in my next life." No, I'm not bitter. :) I have come to the realization that religion is one of the most destructive elements in society. One need only look at our current and historical world timeline to see this. But on a more personal note, I have seen how it affects the mind, and therefore actions. I see it today with my family and friends, and I know how it affected me for many years. Alas, no more! :)
Didn't mean to go off on a rant here, just can't help it sometimes.
Oh yeah, many a time. I would pray each night because that was what I was taught-that you must pray everyday in order to stay in fellowship with the lord, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, I remember doing so, but thinking that I just didn't feel anything, ever! Not good or bad, just nothing. And when I would pray for something specific, did it happen? Almost always not. On the rare occasion coincidence would occur and it did, woohoo, "God is great!" The many times not, I did the same ol' cliche thing: "God works in mysterious ways. I couldn't possibly understand his thinking or his plan." Boy, if that isn't a fail-safe way to keep the masses in line.
So, yes, that was a part that built on my walking away. And with something as wrenching as your mother dying, that kind of abandonment can devastate you, even ruin some. Glad you did not let it.
Ed, indeed, exactly as you describe. "So, slowly, very, very slowly," I began to ask questions: Why? Who says? Who benefits? How do I benefit? By what authority do they speak to me? How can I trust the authority when the things I read and see and hear and feel tell me the authority is flawed. Oh! YES. The first time I said, "There is no god!" I expected a bolt of lightning ... nothing. I said it again and still no response. Why do I need a god? Not because of fear of hell or love of heaven. Not because of Jesus' story or the bible. Then why do I spend my time with such nonsense. It is all myths and fables from the Bronze Age and has no more meaning than Beowulf of Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, other than as historic writings.
Knowledge growing during the 21st century is far more interesting, compelling, challenging, and satisfying than anything I ever read of a religious nature.
That silence that leaves one empty, feeling betrayed. I have been with several people as they died and watched as life's energy left their eyes and bodies. Realizing I am witness to change ... nothing else. The body changes and becomes atoms and returns to the elements of nature. That is all. That life is done and lives through the memories of loved ones.
Some of those I watched die left behind feelings of love and care and compassion and devotion. Others died leaving feelings of remembers fear, anger, anxiety, stress, pain. Those I want to bury and forget.
How will you be remembered? How will I? I guess that is the most important question.
Yes, I begged "god" for help in the past and..........nothing. The more blank answers I got the more I began to question.
"Did I look at other religions?" Oh! my goodness, YES! I discussed, explored, examined, thought, compared and contrasted everything from Christianity to Islam, to Nag Hammadi scrolls, to Buddhism, to eastern religions, to animism, to ... you name it, I considered it.
"That for which you seek already reside within you!" made as much sense as anything I read and didn't have the historical baggage that religions carry. I wasn't interested in Athena who popped out her father's forehead, fully suite up in armor for battle, or any other virgin birth myths. I sought things that did not have super-natural aspects. They just seemed too small for my interests. The biblical scriptures just made me disgusted.
So, what do I have inside me? I can see, hear, smell, taste, feel with my gut and heart, and have instincts and emotions. Paying attention to my senses made better sense than anything I read of other beliefs and faiths.
The result is full of wonder experiences. The wonder of a flower, or a bee than gathers pollen and in the process makes future generations possible. Looking through a telescope, I see "billions and billions of stars," and looking through a microscope, I see billions and billions of cells. Infinity in both directions! Oh! the wonder of it all! And I am a part of the whole scheme of things and so are you.
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St. Louis Send-off - The Biggest Yetby Tom Runge • August 12, 2012 Share:
Over 60 members of the Wabash community in St. Louis - alumni, parents, students, and friends - gathered at the beautiful home of Anne and Tom Walsh '73. This event has grown every year and all attendees report having a great time.
The combination of Jim Dyer's efforts to get a good turnout and Anne and Tom's superb hospitality makes this a signature event. The proof comes from the new students and their families. "This event has been a great benefit to me" reported the Mother of an incoming freshman - "everyone has been so helpful."
A key element to this event is the attendance of younger alumni and current students. Incoming men will ask them things about Wabash that they just don't ask others. By the same token, older, well established alumni in the area serve as a great resource for current students and alumni as they explore post-Wabash opportunities.
Many thanks to Anne and Tom Walsh!!!
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Cover - a great crowd filled the house and the patio
Right - Tom Walash '73 talks with Trustee Tom Hays '55


text: The National Ballet of China has been invited by Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal to present Raise the Red Lantern, a brilliant adaptation of the acclaimed movie of the same name, directed by Zhang Yimou, who also wrote the libretto, designed the lighting and signed the stage direction of the ballet. Featuring spectacular sets and sumptuous costumes, some seventy dancers combine classical ballet, traditional dance, acrobatics and mime in a tragic tale of love, jealousy, and death. A perfect blend of Western classical ballet and Eastern culture, the work has already created a sensation in a dozen countries since it premiered in 2001. Raise the Red Lantern will now be seen in Canada for the first time as part of a historic tour of the National Ballet of China.


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"They are slaves and I will sell them because I have the market to sell them."
Those are the words of Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram.
Mr Shekau was talking about the large number of high school girls that his followers abducted April 15 from their school after a firefight with government troops.
He recently released a video in which he takes responsibility for the mass abduction and says the students "will remain slaves with us."According to a Fox News article that statement is a reference to the jihadi custom of enslaving women captured in a holy war, who then can be used as sex slaves. Mr Shekau threatened to attack more schools and take additional girls in the same video.
Reports had emerged before the video was released that Boko Haram had forced some the girls to marry after being sold for a bride price of $12.
Two of the girls are said to have died of snakebite and 20 others are reported to be ill. The Christian girls have been forced to convert to Islam.
Protesters all over Nigeria have expressed anger at the government's failure to find the abducted girls. President Jonathan Goodluck issued a statement Sunday night saying that his administration is doing everything possible (to find the girls.)
Boko Haram gunmen raided a Cameroonian police unit that is near the Nigerian border today. They killed a police officer and freed one of their jailed comrades.
From Fox News:
An Islamic extremist leader has threatened to sell the 276 teenage girls his terror group abducted from a school in northeast Nigeria three weeks ago.
In a videotape screened by the Associated Press Monday, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for the April 15 kidnappings for the first time. He also threatened to attack more schools and take additional girls.
"I abducted your girls," said the leader of Boko Haram, which means "Western education is sinful."
He described the girls as "slaves" and said "By Allah, I will sell them in the marketplace." The hour-long video starts with fighters lofting automatic rifles and shooting in the air as they chant "Allahu akbar!" or "God is great."


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Despite living in the west for 9 months, I had never really heard much or come across green global vegetarian food mart until recently. It's situated in Braybrook which is close by but a surprising destination, close to sunshine and west footscray. It seems it was originally opened near the vicmarket. It's a small shop situated on a rundown strip of shops.
It's quite similar to vincents vegetarian foods, except it is smaller, but has slightly more variety. It sells all sorts of regular Asian mockmeats as well as funky pies, I'm guessing the ones next to it are la panella pies and sausage rolls. They also sell vegusto, notzarella, nakd bars and much more.
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A Russian firm received the first contract to sell Iraqi crude oil under the latest phase of the Oil-for-Food program, the UN sanctions committee announced Tuesday.
The contract allows for the sale of three million barrels of Iraqi crude oil to Europe, the United States and Asia, the office of the Iraq program said.
During the week of June 17th-23rd, Iraq exported 16 million barrels of oil with revenues of about 430 million dollars, the United Nations said. That brings Iraq's revenues under the latest phase of the program to 801 million dollars. The latest phase began June 9th.
Under the Oil-for-Food program, Iraq can sell crude oil to buy food, medicines and essential items under strict UN control. The program is meant to ease the effects on Iraq's 22 million people of UN sanctions imposed after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
Since the program began on December 10th, 1996, Iraq has exported almost 1.86 billion dollars of oil valued at 29.822 billion dollars.
Baghdad has only received 53 percent of that amount. About 13 percent goes to Kurds in northern Iraq, 30 percent to a fund to compensate Kuwait for war damages, and four percent to finance UN agencies in Iraq.
During the fourth through seventh phases of the program, the sanctions committee approved contracts valued at 7.764 billion dollars. The value of contracts placed on hold is about 1.357 billion dollars, the Iraq program office said - UNITED NATIONS (AFP)
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The Effects of Anti-HIV Therapy on the Immune Systems of Children and Young Adults Infected With HIV
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The purpose of this study is to determine the number of newly formed CD4 cells in children who have taken anti-HIV drugs. The study will also evaluate the effectiveness of the new CD4 cells in producing an immune response to hepatitis A and tetanus toxoid vaccination.
Study hypothesis: 1) Immunologic reconstitution of individuals who have less than 15% CD4 cells may or may not be associated with functional activity. 2) The functional immunologic responses to recall and newly experienced antigens may be different. 3) The functional responses to antigens delivered in vaccine format may be a function of CD4 level, viral load, or both.
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HIV damages the immune system by infecting CD4 cells, white blood cells that help fight infections and protect the body from disease. As CD4 cells die, the immune system becomes weak. Taking anti-HIV drugs slows the ability of the virus to multiply and kill CD4 cells. HIV infected children taking anti-HIV drugs have significant inhibition of HIV growth and significant increases in CD4 cell counts. It is not known to what extent CD4 count increases in HIV infected children translate to functional immune recovery. HIV infected children have typically demonstrated poor serological responses to routine childhood immunizations.
Participants will either begin HAART or make a change to their current HAART regimens at study entry or within 2 weeks prior to study entry. All participants will have viral load testing when they begin or change their HAART regimens. Participants will then have a second viral load test after 4 weeks. Only participants with an acceptable decrease in viral load will continue in the study.
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Participants in Group 1 will receive tetanus toxoid immunizations (known as DTaP, DT-pediatric, or Td) at Weeks 8, 16, and 24 and hepatitis A vaccinations at Weeks 32, 40, and 48. Participants in Group 2 will receive hepatitis A vaccinations at Weeks 8, 16, and 24 and tetanus toxoid immunizations at Weeks 32, 40, and 48. Participants will have a physical exam and blood tests at study entry and at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 48, 52, 76, and 100.
As of May 2005, participants will have the option to receive an additional hepatitis A vaccination booster. Those who consent and have not reached Week 100 of the study will receive a booster vaccination at Week 100, with a final follow-up visit occuring at Week 104. Those participants who do not consent will not receive the hepatitis A vaccination booster and will have their last follow-up visit at Week 100.
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- A stimulation index of 3 or greater on at least 2 occasions to tetanus
- positive serologic response to hepatitis A
- four-fold increase over baseline in antibody titers for tetanus
- A stimulation index of 3 or greater on at least 2 occasions to hepatitis A and Candida
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- Consent of parent or legal guardian
- As of May 2005, females who become pregnant during the study can continue to participate as long as they become pregnant after receiving all vaccinations
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- Cancer
- Immunity to hepatitis A
- Severe drug toxicity
- Previous severe or allergic reaction to tetanus vaccine
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|NYU Langone Health
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Ski the Top of the World
Greenland has snow-covered glaciers in glorious abundance, without the lift lines—or, in fact, any lifts at all
I'M ON AN icebreaker ship traveling slowly up a finger of the Eternity Fjord on Greenland's west coast. We are a few miles from the edge of the ice sheet, a solid blanket of ice three times the size of Texas that covers about 80% of the country. All around us, peaks coated in virgin, polar snow seem to rise directly out of the vivid blue water.
I've got my skis. A helicopter is waiting. Whale sightings are promised. The scenario is so fantastical, I may as well have fallen into a Dr. Seuss story.
The boat we're on, the Kisaq, is blue and yellow, wooden-hulled, winter-worn (think Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, not Jacques-Yves Cousteau's Calypso). The captain cuts the motors and the metal bow stops plowing through the ice. Our group of six, including my husband and our shaggy-haired adolescent son, clambers down a ladder off the boat and begins crossing the frozen water toward the shore. The first mate ventures ahead with a broom, banging the ice here and there to confirm that it is solid, then waving us forward. He carries rescue gear to throw to us in the event that he's wrong.
Close to the shore, the ice has broken into jagged chunks that float in the water. Our guide, Pete Patterson, is a calm, 56-year-old, two-time U.S. Olympic downhill ski racer. He carries another ladder, which he lays down to bridge the final few feet to the rocky bank. One by one, we crawl awkwardly over the makeshift gangplank. Wearing my ski boots, skis slung over my shoulder, with the dark, ice-filled waters sloshing a few feet below, I am filled with the sense of being Out There. Way. Out. There.
Once on dry land, we walk 50 steps to a cherry-red Eurocopter AS350 B3, the same type that set the record for the highest landing on Mount Everest in 2005. I feel a jolt of anticipation when the blades start whirring and we get the nod to duck and clamber inside. Mr. Patterson gives the pilot a thumbs up, and we rise in a swirl of snow.
Some in the ski world have started calling Greenland the next Chugach Mountains, the Alaskan range that can get several hundred inches of snowfall in a year and is now a mecca for extreme skiers. The comparison is apt, given Greenland's coastal snow dumps and the steep powder fields on all flanks of its tallest peaks, but the country is highly unlikely to become skiing's next trendy destination.
" The snow is knee-deep but flyaway light and effortless to move through. "
Greenland, which straddles the Arctic Circle, is one of the world's least populated countries, and can only be reached by commercial air from Denmark, Iceland and (during the summer) Canada. Its ski season is short, running from late February through May. Basics like fruit and vegetables can be incredibly expensive, because they must be imported.
But Mr. Patterson, our guide, became fascinated with the island at the top of the world when he was in his 20s and saw it through his plane window while traveling to World Cup races in Europe. Greenland's couloirs and snowfields seemed endless, the glacier-carved rock walls as tall as any in Yosemite National Park. "Does anyone ever ski down there?" he wondered.
In 2000, he made an exploratory visit to Greenland with his then-new wife, Kim Jacobs (it doubled as their honeymoon). He ran his first group trip the following year. The tour's base was Maniitsoq, a tiny fishing village dotted with boxy houses painted in the bright colors that Inuit natives use to liven up the treeless landscape. It would really be cool, Mr. Patterson kept thinking, if he could run ski trips from a boat, allowing easy access to the best snow and weather, and saving costly hours of helicopter-travel time.
Now he runs about eight boat-based ski excursions a year in Greenland. In part because of the cost of helicopter transport, which is still needed to reach the slopes, the tours are very, very expensive—our adventure cost $13,000 per person. And yet, they are almost always fully booked. Our trip came with six hours of flight time, which allowed us five ridiculously fun days of skiing. We didn't have the leg strength for any more.
The Lowdown: Greenland Skiing
Getting There: Since there are no direct flights to Greenland from the U.S., most travelers fly via Denmark. In winter, Air Greenland offers two to four flights a week from Copenhagen to Maniitsoq, with a transfer at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Air Iceland and Air Greenland also have occasional flights from Reykjavik to Nuuk, Greenland's capital, from which there are flights to Maniitsoq. (There are flights from Canada, but in summer only.)
Skiing There: Idaho-based Mountain Spirits, run by husband-and-wife team Pete Patterson and Kim Jacobs, organizes several trips a year to Greenland, with prices starting at $13,000 per person for a one-week heli/boat trip. The fee includes meals, transfers, lodging on the boat and six hours of helicopter time, with the option to pay for additional flight hours. mountainspirits.com
Staying There: If you would like to add a stay on land, the harbor-facing Hotel Maniitsoq has 21 clean and modern rooms with flat-screen TVs and Wi-Fi. From about $285 per night for a double room, including breakfast, hotelmaniitsoq.gl
What to Pack: Warm layers in synthetic fabrics, water bottles, energy bars and ski gear. Bring a satellite phone if you'll need to remain in contact with home while on the boat.
Other Things to Do: Ski touring and snowmobiling on Apussuit glacier, sea kayaking, ice fishing and even ice diving (scuba diving under the ice). Skiing kept us completely occupied during the trip, but Mountain Spirits can help guests organize additional activities.
Our first helicopter ride provides glorious views of the landscape. Amid the peaks, we do a flyby of an impossibly tiny landing platform, grazing the ground to blow off some powder, then circling back and setting down.
I'm glad I've stuck to my one-cup-of-coffee rule: I'm wearing ski bibs, a climbing harness (in case I need to be fished out of a crevasse) and a high-tech avalanche pack that can inflate with one tug, turning me into a human bouncy castle. In 10-degree weather, I don't want to have to undo everything to pee.
We're out of the helicopter, staring down the Big One, a 4,500-foot run down a massive glacier—by far the longest ski path I've ever seen. Mr. Patterson is looking away, squinting intently at another steep slope called Snow Dance that's tucked between two rock headwalls. He is assessing crevasses, plotting our afternoon. Then he floats out ahead, calling over his shoulder to stay to the right of his line.
The snow is knee-deep but flyaway light and effortless to move through. Still, after 30 tight turns, my thighs burn, and we're only a tenth of the way down. The skiing here is almost all wide expanses that are on or next to glaciers; the big challenge is not drop-offs, chutes or rock obstacles, but sheer endurance. I'm sweating when I reach the shore.
After making eight runs without hitting an ice spot or heavy snow section, and two dig-outs from face plants, I am ready to return to our womb-like boat, where sheepskin booties await.
Our double bunkroom below deck is narrow and spartan, but a perfect spot to curl up and read. There are warm showers and two hangout areas with benches and tables, often so well-heated that we strip down to T-shirts. The boat has acquired a lot of character from its four decades at sea, and it always smells of fresh bread. The captain's wife, a Greenlander and strict enforcer of the boat's slippers-only policy, bakes dense loaves nightly. She also cooks up vats of creamy seafood, and muskoxen stew, and enough boiled potatoes to let you carbo-load for eternity. The food is so heavy I dream about salad, but we're always ravenous, and happy to be washing it down with Tuborg Påskebryg beer.
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This tried-and-true warm-up exercise for dancers is a total body strengthener and provides good cross-training for runners with tight hamstrings.
Fitness expert Jennifer Kries uses it in her "Hot Body Cool Mind" DVD series because it builds strength while improving balance and flexibility — things that diminish as we age.
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This leaning extension stretches your hamstrings and tones your glutes as it sculpts and strengthens your back, shoulders and core.
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Start on your hands and knees on your mat. With wrists directly under your shoulders, push up into an upside down "V" position; often referred to as downward dog in yoga. Point your right foot and stretch it as high as you can in the air behind you as you inhale, keeping shoulders back and down.
Exhale and bring it back in behind your left ankle as you slightly bend or plie the left knee. Repeat the movement, inhaling and extending your leg back in the air in a straight line with toes pointed, and exhaling and bringing the leg in as you bend. Switch legs and repeat the movement, extending the left leg.
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Literacy is essential to learning, multidimensional in nature, and influenced by linguistic, psychological, and sociocultural factors. We prepare and support teachers and researchers to better understand pressing literacy issues and to meet the literacy needs of every student.
In this program you have the opportunity to develop knowledge in the areas of teaching reading, writing, spelling, and vocabulary development. As a graduate, you'll be eligible to earn the Nevada Reading Specialist Endorsement. This degree program is fully online, with an innovative, virtual reading clinic designed to support the practicum experiences in the program.
Students will develop an in-depth understanding of literacy development, instructional methods, assessment, and literacy in a digital environment. They will be familiar with the professional literature related foundations and research in literacy studies. Teacher leadership is stressed with graduates able to interpret and evaluate research findings and apply them to literacy instruction.
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Our program operates on rolling admissions for fall and spring semesters. Admissions requirements include the following:
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Coursework is fully online and utilizes an innovative, virtual reading clinic to accentuate the practicum experience. Students are required to develop a program of study in conjunction with their advisor and committee that includes a minimum of 32 graduate credits, at least 15 of which must be at the 700-level. Students are given two track options:
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Help us unlock $50,000!
An anonymous donor has offered to match every donation, dollar for dollar, from now until the end of January, up to $50,000!
This is our chance to fix the imbalance between big salmon and Tassie's voiceless, endangered marine life.
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Federal Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham
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Please keep Tassal's corporate advertising out of our primary schools
Tassal have announced they are heading into schools to promote their salmon to kids. But with their soaring antibiotics use, marine dead zones, threats to endangered species and the formation of thick bacterial mats under their pens around Tasmania, Tassal gets a D minus in sustainability from us.
We know how important it is for kids to understand where our food comes from, how it is grown and how to make the best choice as consumers. But when it comes to sustainable aquaculture Tassal has failed consistently in Tasmania. On the east coast of Tasmania Tassal are moving into endangered whale calving habitat, and on the west coast they have already pushed the endangered Maugean Skate to the brink of extinction. They're planning to double production, which means farming new areas, and their track record suggests they'll do so with scant regard for the concerns of locals, tourism operators and recreational fishers.
This is not what a truly sustainable salmon farming industry looks like, and it's not what we want to be teaching the next generation. And with Tassal's product coming from unhealthy growing conditions, and the company's 75% spike in use of antibiotics listed by the World Health Organisation as very important for human health, there are real questions about how healthy Tassal's salmon is.
Tassal's corporate advertising has no place in our primary schools. We urge you to act to prevent Tassal's Salmon in Schools program from going ahead.
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President Mr Robert Purves
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Dear Mr Purves
An open letter regarding WWF's support of Tassal's destructive salmon operations
We, the undersigned, write to urge you to cease immediately your support of Tassal and its destructive salmon farming practices in the place we love, Tasmania.
Tassal has turned their largest lease in Macquarie Harbour into what scientists call a marine dead zone. The harbour is the outlet to the famous Franklin-Gordon river system and it was recently revealed that the dead zone from Tassal's lease has spread into Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, which we are responsible for protecting for future generations.
This dead zone, creeping into the World Heritage Area, is putting at risk the very existence of the Maugean Skate, a prehistoric species found only in Tasmania. Like the World Heritage Area, the Skate is meant to be protected, but scientists estimate there are only 3000 individual skates left. They're calling it the 'thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) of the sea'.
WWF does crucial work globally, but this time, you have got the balance wrong. Signing off on World Heritage damage and the extinction of a protected species is further than any environment group should go in a corporate partnership. You are making it harder for people who actually live in or love Tasmania to protect it. Tassal's damage is not contained to Macquarie Harbour. A media investigation recently discovered Tassal were illegally holding protected fur seals. We know Tassal kill seals too, but they refuse to disclose how many.
We know that WWF takes up to $500,000 a year in direct payments from Tassal. We're worried this creates a conflict of interest that is influencing your decision to support their outdated inshore farming methods, which the company is about to expand onto Tasmania's stunning east coast.
WWF's panda does not belong on Tassal packaging and your financial relationship makes it look like Tassal are simply buying kudos from a far-away international charity who could not possibly know what is happening on the ground. Your endorsement has to end. Please, for Tasmania's marine ecosystem, withdraw from your endorsement and cease your financial relationship with Tassal.
We know you have no office or staff in Tasmania, so we invite you to come here and meet with us, to take a tour of our damaged World Heritage Area, to meet with experts on the endangered Maugean Skate and the communities working to protect their backyards from the destructive practices you endorse.
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How did you get into the tea business
Hello all,
I have just started my tea exploration… but after reading a bit here and just falling in love with tea, i feel as if someday I would like to explore a business in tea. I would like to know how some of the small businesses got started? How long before you decided to jump into the business? When did you start mixing teas? Any great resources books websites etc… that I should check out? Really I just want to hear the stories and if you have any advice that would be great too!
I am sure like many people here, I got into tea as a kid, my mom and I would always have tea after school every day. But my business story I guess you could say is actually in the making right now – it got started for me when I moved to Japan to learn Japanese and study tea there. Since then I spent some time in China, then finally moved here to Taiwan. I've been involved in tea as a hobby, a passion, and a focus of research (my background is in cultural anthropology) for about five years now, and have been really starting to gear up for a business venture this year. So here goes!
As far as mixing teas – I have to be honest, in my travels I haven't found a tea that calls for or even should be mixed with anything! Someday though I think it would be neat to try – I enjoy a nice iced fruity tea sometimes in the summer.
Resources – (I know these are total basics but theyve been so helpful, I figure I should still share)
Your state business websites are invaluable! (Commerce, SoS)
Good luck! :)
thank you for those links Jade Leaf Tea Traders very helpful :)
@Fairyfli – I like @Jade Leaf got into the business much the same way. My mom was a tea and pepsi drinker. I choose to keep the tea. It really got started from me after walking into corporate america and the boss came in and fired everyone..no warning, just get out. It was a turning point, the idea was already on the back burner w/ business plan, but I was doing gift baskets at the time. So I said Ok Lord, it's now or never. And He said now….
@Jade Leaf – I agree, those agencies have a wealth of knowledge!!
I got my hand on every tea book I could find…there are some great ones out there…T
-World Tea Expo is invaluable @ www.worldteaexpo.com and http://www.worldteanews.com/
-Tea Association of US – http://www.teausa.org/ ……..test your knowledge @ http://www.teausa.org/general/teatest/teatest9.html
-Tea Trade Mart @http://www.teaadvice.com/tea_business_school
-How to Open a Financially Successful Coffee, Espresso & Tea Shop: With Companion CD-ROM
-The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook: A Guide to the World's Best Teas
-Adagio, Guide to Tea
There are MANY more, but this is a good starting point. Hope it helps.
Thank you all for commenting this info looks great and just what I was looking for…Thanks so much!
I always have this hobby of collecting and trying different tea varieties. Some of them I fall in love with. Some of them I don't like that much after trying once or twice. But just the process of trying new type of tea itself excites me a lot. At certain point I started to feel the current market offers too limited variation and probably I can bring more diversity to the market.
In addition, I was very much encouraged by the growth of tea drinking trend in America. As an enthusiastic tea lover living in US, I was invited by a few Chinese tea magazines to research and write about American tea market. The research confirmed my gut feeling about growing tea market and further encouraged me. I am destined to deal with small varieties of tea and varieties that are not (yet) known by a lot of people. Without the thriving tea culture in America, I wouldn't have thought I could possibly put together a tea business based on my own taste preferences.
Besides, something else that makes me excited about this business opportunity is, it's an opportunity for me to try out a series of ideas. I always believe the subject is more important than the package. I still hope I can further improve many aspects of our business. But I hope that a tea lover interested in tea business doesn't have to invest tens of thousands of dollars as cash advance to open a business. Also I hope the budget of the business is focused on the subject (tea) and everything else (outlook, marketing, packaging…) can be minimized. These are pretty much my own wishes based on my own shopping habits. I know my business philosophy is not consistent with many other people's, and may not even be the best way to do business. But I am curious to find out if my way will work. Besides, it just feels good when a big part of work is drinking tea.
Gingko- you sound like me… I just love trying new teas. I feel as if it is such a thrill to open the package and take that first whiff to get an idea about what the tea maybe like, and then the first sip, and the second and so on… Tea really changes as it cools which is such a great trait, I love finding all of the little nuances of it.
@Fairyfli your welcome. Most of all, I would say that the LOVE of tea is the most important factor…with the love knowledge will come and it be second nature. Having a tea business is not really work for me (except when setting up for trade shows…ugh) I love what I do and what I drink :D


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Rodney Coe was four-star recruit who committed to Iowa for 2011, but didn't qualify academically. The plan became to spend two years at Iowa Western Community College before transferring, but even that's not going to smoothly now. You see, Coe is 6'3", 265 pounds, and both the Hawkeyes and his current coach think he'd be better suited as a defensive lineman. But Rodney really wants to be a running back!
On Monday, Coe suffered a Twitter existential crisis, brought on by a meeting with his coach and the never-ending snows of the plains.
Predictably, the whole turned into a mess. Iowa fans blasted Coe, who fought back, culminating in one magnificent malapropism:
Rodney ALLREAL Coe@jnolan45 @iowahawkguy yeah I don't like dealing with pre Madonna fans and lame ass reporter guys either #gofuckurself
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Coe has backed off his threat to leave Iowa, saying he was just working through some angst, so for all intensive purposes this story is over. But I'm still harping on "pre Madonna." I know that on the internet, garbled idioms are a diamond dozen, so maybe I shouldn't poke fun. But Coe is quickly learning that it's a doggy dog world out there.


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Zakir was born in 1967 at Karachi. He did his inter from Allama Iqbal College. From Hotel Sheraton, he took training of chef then he has started his career from Avari hotel. Then Zakir went to Singapore and from there he did courses of Chinese and Thai cuisine. During that one year of training period, he has also done fruits and vegetable carving course. Other than that he has also traveled to South Africa and Dubai for cooking courses. He got married in 1987 and now has 3 daughters and 2 sons.
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For 25 years students at the Monterey Institute of International Studies have joined together in groups to prepare and offer food representing their cultural heritage at the International Bazaar. Traditionally held in April, this cherished event always draws a large crowd, and this year was no exception, as over 300 Monterey Institute faculty, staff, students, friends and family members gathered for an event that truly showcases and celebrates the diverse cultures of MIIS.
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Hey guys. I moved to Kingston. Bombardier paid for my move, so I didn't really pay anything out of pocket. I have a slightly smaller, but taller, single door garage. So what does that mean?
Mini Hoist time:
Dannmar MX6. Meant for smaller / lower garages. I won't be able to walk under the cars, but I won't have to crawl under either.
Best part is the posts are easily moveable so I can still have a 2 car garage with ease.
I'm going to have to dry run it with the Tiguan and Yaris(we got a Yaris. Guess which car didn't start on Saturday....... Stupid Yaris) to make sure I can fit all the cars in the same bay. Then I'm going to cut out 2'x2' squares and get some 12" footings poured. No idea about the condition of the concrete in the garage, so I'm not taking any risks with that.