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I imagine there are uncountable ways in which other countries successfully overshadow England, however at the time of writing this, I have lived in China for a whole three days. To not share my first attempt at the medical examination would be foolish, as it's been the most intriguing trip so far.
Furthermore, for anyone planning to visit, I know that having been prepared with an understanding of the overall procedure soothed my concerns significantly.
As part of being an ESL teacher in the Fujian province, you need to undertake a full medical check to ensure that you are not posing a risk to the health of your students by carrying any undetected medical illnesses. Carried out in the international medical centre, the entire process is both incredibly efficient, and nothing that you could ever find in the UK.
Having been checked in, I went onto the 2nd floor with the York school admin who kindly provides translation for these otherwise confusing appointments.
Handed a form with 6 different health checks listed, much like a treasure hunt, I had to go to the room of each doctor and have them sign me off. There is one room per doctor, and much like the hunger games, albeit a less violent version, you are left battling past the large crowd of other people who are all there carrying out the same task. No one specified that it had to be as quickly as possible, but given the efficiency of the concept and the large volume of other people there, I followed this belief throughout my visit.
Step one. Blood test.
Much like the set-up of a bank tellers, three hospital employees sat behind glass with tubes and needles ready to conduct the test through the gap in the glass. I joined the back of one, and straight away witnessed a Fuijian national wincing at the needle going into his arm as his friends all filmed and laughed at him. I turned to our admin in horror, but he seemed unfazed. As my turn arrived, I closed my eyes and placed my arm through the wall.
The whole process was over in a matter of minutes, and was surprisingly less painful than any blood test I've ever experienced in the UK.
Apart from the ultrasound which is booked into a set time – roughly an hour after you start – the tests do not have an order, and you choose your poison depending on which doctor has the shortest queues.
Step two. Eye test
The eye doctor was incredibly… efficient, if a little less thorough.
"No glasses?" She asked.
I shook my head and she signed the form to confirm that I was not blind (I'd like to think I had a creeping suspicion beforehand that I wasn't) and continued with my quest of collecting the signatures.
Step three. Urine test.
The urine test was surprisingly easier than in a UK hospital, given that the toilets here are all squat holes. You are given a smaller equivalent of a plastic measuring jug used for cooking, with no lid attached or a clear outline of how much to fill it. Combined with the lack of available soap present, it was possibly the most unenjoyable test.
My blood pressure was measured with ease, but in the next room, the ECG didn't run nearly as smoothly for me.
Step four. ECG test.
Having multiple suction pads stuck over my chest and clamps placed on my arms and legs, I uncomfortably waited for the doctor to finish measuring my heart rate. Unhooked and ready to go, the doctor shook his head, showing me the information printed out.
Most of the lines recorded did not move, from which, the admin explained, we can infer either that I am in fact dead, or that the machine had malfunctioned. The doctor chose to believe the latter, and once again I jumped onto the bed ready to be hooked up. This time I had a different nurse, who forcefully pulled up my bra yet pushed the suction pads so slowly onto me that each pad made a farting noise. Finding it impossible to keep a straight face, I laughed hysterically through the entire second test, much to the displeasure of the nurse I was with. This time however, I successfully passed, confirming my status as living.
Step five. X Ray.
I went on to have an x-ray, still clad with my watch and various jewellery items including piercings and a necklace. To my knowledge, in the UK it is compulsory to remove everything prior to entering the room, however, in my eagerness to complete the quest I complied. In hindsight, what can a little radiation do to a girl anyway?
Finally, I entered the fourth floor ready for an ultrasound, and enthralled by the idea that I might discover that despite all the odds, I was pregnant. Alas, it was not so. The man laughed at my poorly drawn tattoo on my ribs, and with that, I was on my way.
We concluded the trip with some food at a local Japanese restaurant. (Japanese food when in China, I'm still struggling to come up with a pun to highlight the hilarity of this sentiment).
To summarise the experience, I stand by my belief that the UK could learn a few things from Chinese medicine. The competitive nature of the check-up mixed with how speedy the trip was (it didn't take me two weeks just to book in an appointment for one… despite the country boasting a significantly higher population!)
Ces is a British teacher at our Da Ru branch. Check out her other blog post here.


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Browse Counterpart events for women living with breast or a gynaecological cancer
Ovarian cancer in Australia: an overview 2010
This report, prepared jointly by the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), provides a comprehensive picture of ovarian cancer in Australia. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related death for Australian women and the most common cause of gynaecological cancer death.
Media Release (24/02/10) from Australia. Minister for Health and Ageing
Report (24/02/10) from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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I found this text while flicking threw online and I just found it so beautiful and inspiring that I had to share it with you.
The flower of Freedom
When a child is born, that child is born with a unique pattern — a unique rhythm of energy, unsullied and unspoiled. And that child will make its journey through its Earth incarnation, through its experience in the third dimension. This means learning how to manifest its fine spiritual essence in a physical world, establishing a balance of spirit and matter.
This child is a spark of consciousness that yearns to explore, to expand, to self-realize. But for that to be an ideal evolution, there has to be freedom, free consciousness, and the freedom of retaining this individual pattern. You could see this child from another perspective as energy moving in space, but with its own unique momentum. And that momentum is what you could call its spiritual truth, its free will to be.
When the child comes into the experience of Earth, it wills itself to be. Being is existing. The essential part of that is the freedom of the will to be. So the child has its own freedom of will to be in this Earth of matter, of physicality. And there we have this singular signature pattern. We have this signature pattern like a pure, unique note coming in to be, coming into existence.
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I found this story in Judith Flanders's The Victorian House (2003).
What did women do before the advent of modern pregnancy tests? Apart from wait, I suppose.
The answer? Not a lot. Waiting to be sure was kind of your only option. Flanders writes, "The first signs of pregnancy were not easy to detect. Mid-century, Dr Pye Chavasse, author of Advice to a Mother on the Management of Offspring (a book so popular it was still in use at the turn of the century) and other similar works, gave the signs of pregnancy, in order of appearance, as 'ceasing to be unwell' (i.e. menstruate); morning sickness; painful and enlarged breasts; 'quickening' (which would not have been felt until the nineteenth week); increased size. That meant that no woman could be absolutely certain she was pregnant until the fifth month.
"As early as the 1830s it had been known to doctors that the mucosa around the vaginal opening changed colour after conception, yet this useful piece of information did not appear in a lay publication until the 1880s, and the doctor who wrote it was struck off the medical register – it was too indelicate, in its assumption that a doctor would perform a physical examination. Neither doctors nor their patients felt comfortable with this.
"Discussion itself was allusive. Mrs Panton, at the end of the 1880s, felt she could 'only touch lightly on these matters [of pregnancy]' because she didn't know who might read her book. Kipling, from the male point of view, was very much of his time when he wrote, 'We asked no social questions – we pumped no hidden shame-/ We never talked obstetrics when the Little Stranger came – '" (15).
Flanders goes on to talk about how pregnancy was something the Victorians (well, at least middle-class Victorians) were desperate to hide away. It would be nice to break down this idea and be like, "Actually, the Victorians were really chill with pregnancy", but they weren't. And this shouldn't be a surprise to us, as this was still common practice well through the 1950s. You get loads of stories of Hollywood actresses (even ones who were married) taking an enforced temporary retirement once the pregnancy was discovered. They did not do red carpet events, they tried not to get photographed, and they most certainly did not continue to work until after the baby came.
This is not to say that just because the Victorians weren't comfortable having pregnancy discussed, published about, or seen in society, that it means they didn't know anything about sex and pregnancy. There was often a very great divide between what one could publish and what one could discuss. Girls did not get all of their information purely from published material. In fact, it was much more likely that most girls had frank discussions with their mothers, aunts, older sisters, and female cousins about sex and pregnancy. The odd story you hear about a Victorian girl not understanding sex until her wedding is definitely in the minority of experiences.


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Hirslanden Clinic St. Anna Lucerne
Department of Gastroenterology (26379)
Stephan M. Wildi
Specialized in: internal medicine, gastroenterology
At the praxis for gastroenterology two highly qualified experts are dedicated in the diagnosis and treatment of the digestive tract diseases. Patients, who are stationary hospitalized at the clinic, are treated by gastrointestinal experts in close collaboration with the primary care physicians and other disciplines according to the modern standards. The praxis offers treatments of both common gastrointestinal disorders such as heartburn, acid indigestion, epigastric pain, flatulence, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, diverticular disease, hemorrhoids, liver diseases, hepatitis, as well as the colon cancer.
In competence center gastroenterology high professional competence are combined with newest apparatus facilities and the professional infrastructure of the most advanced private hospital in Switzerland. In the praxis specific methods and methods from the latest studies are applied into the diagnosis and treatment, such as endosonography, ERCP, capsule endoscopy, small bowel endoscopy etc.
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With Homesense
Time for another room refresh! It's funny, I've been trying to rethink the way I shop for clothes for a while but it's only fairly recently that I've started to do the same with homeware. When I lived with my parents, I kept buying the most random items of furniture to house all the stuff I couldn't bear to part with. Too many shoes? No problem, just get a mini-bookcase and forget about the fact that there's only a tiny amount of space in the middle of the room.
I've had my Marie Kondo you-don't-need-to-keep-posh-carrier-bags phase and now I'm starting to really consider how I get my personality across through interiors. It's taken around three years to figure out my style, which is basically a mix of eclectic items from past and present. Even though I've always been an avid pinner, my purchases weren't really reflecting my tastes and I used to buy random trinkets without even really considering whether I needed them. The plan now is to replace items that aren't on the inventory with things I'll want to keep forever.
I'm so pleased to be working with Homesense on this post, as I've bought many a retro bedding set from their sister concept TK Maxx (up to 60% off is my kind of discount). Each store offers a unique selection of products, with food, furniture, stationery and furniture all having enough space to shine. As expected, I got a little overwhelmed at their newly opened Greenwich branch and spotted items that would be far more expensive elsewhere. If I didn't have space issues, I would have been the excited girl hugging this pastel chair on the Jubilee line.
Read on to see what I found!
The Midcentury Bedside Table
This probably had to be the item I was the most excited about. Ever since I visited the Midcentury Modern Fair a few years ago, I've become obsessed with this style of furniture and wanted to replace my old bedside table with one that couldn't be delivered until December. It must have been fate when I saw spotted this for around half the price. The design doesn't compromise practicality (I needed drawers for my, well silky drawers) and there's a little more space for books, night cream and a cuppa.
Bedside table – £69.99
Beauty Storage Bits
Is there such a thing as having too many metallic trays? I wanted to streamline my makeup collection since it was impossible to find what I was looking for and spotted the perfect gold tray for displaying my everyday essentials. This also forced me to get rid of all the items I wasn't using (like three of the same hairbrush) and to display everything in a more instinctive manner.
Gold tray – £9.99
Copper container – £3.99
Wire container – £4.99
Cosy additions
I know I have a bit of a cushion addiction but couldn't resist picking up another to complete my arrangement. I do have a bit of a one in, one out policy now and each one has to have a pattern or texture that brings something to the 'table'. I chose a calmer bedding set to contrast with all the colours, it's decent quality and cost £110 less than the RRP.
Cotton bedding – £29.99
Navy & gold cushion – £12.99
Eclectic dinnerware
My excuse for buying pretty plates and hiding them in my room? I need them for food styling! In all honestly I'm squirreling bits away for my future abode, but in the meantime they make great props for the 'gram. I love collecting bits from my travels, but since I'm staying put for the time being, I was pleased to discover the speckled plate from Spain and scalloped bowl from Portugal.
Scalloped bowl – £2.99
Speckled plate – £3
Geometric bowl – £2.99
Have you any similar homeware epiphanies recently? Next on the list is a new desk and a way to streamline the situation going on under the bed. For some reason I had a suitcase filled with hangers…
This post is in collaboration with Homesense, find your nearest store here (and let me know what you pick up)!


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Crucial Learning Center for the Lame.
Direct to Helmet.
Dear fellow soviets, I am bored and lazy. Oddly, lazy enough to start writing (typing) a play. Much fun and imagination will flow out of that process like sweet syrup from a maple tree. It basically consists of me thinking of the weirdest names, trying to come up with a floor plan, and not wanting to sound too pushy with my descriptions of how the actors are supposed to act. Even though I know that this wont be performed in any large audiences, seeing as its a play about of group of people playing dungeons and dragons. A man can dream though, and this man dreams of reading something to his Creative Writing class without wanting to roll around in a puddle or a stormdrain. Jolly me and my stormdrain shannigans, I almost got kicked out by an aqua-rat tenant, Quel' Tor! (Quel' Tor shares his little aquatic mammal shanty with Shi Tzu, the illustrius pearl thief who fled to the sewers to hid from the Persian Police. She is a dog, so she is the brawn of the operation. I dont believe Quel' Tor knows about her sordid past though, if he did, she'd probably rip out his veins with her sharp canine teeth. That or pee on newspaper.)
Speaking of things that flowed, my tears flew out of my eye flaps in Language Arts on Thursday. After that emopost, I went to my LA class. Inwhich I missplaced crucial documents in the theater room. My self esteem already beaten to a pulp by my own psyche, I start quietly sobbing. As Chelsea stares down at me with lecherous, vengeful eyes (She cut her bangs in mourning due to her failed attempt at being a makeout friend to a guy. She also failed at cutting her bangs, she tried a diagonal cut. Not natural cut, god, I need to draw you a picture of that later.) Mr.Quade (In shock of my outragous display of humanity) stared at me and continued checking off his "People Who Deserve to be in Honors LA List." I huddle my head down and silently sniffled. My class gave me the dignity to just ignore me in my pile of filth, and I thank them for that. If it was a class I wasnt trying to impress with my "suaveness" I would have wailed out loud like widows from Sicily
Emo Post.
I can honestly say that I'm nearing the breaking point that most crazy people get to when they cut off their ear or wear crocs. Everything is just increasing the intensity of my anxiety, I'm tempted to flail my arms and scream just because my hair is greasy and I'm constantly surrounded by attention whores that match my need for glory.
The baby cat isnt helping.
I'm nearing the finish line. I'm almost done bullshitting around with my useless comrades whom I only talk to because they are in the same class as me, I'm losing my cool, I'm losing my flair. I just want to drown in a jar of jello, and fill my lungs with the wiggly~jiggly substance.
In school I'm tempted to start crying just for the mere fact that I dont see myself living past twenty. I look up colleges and make plans, but in the back of my head I see no point. I'm a failure, I'm walking on a road to knowhere. Its just pointless, I should just drop my dreams at the door and go along for a lame ride, working at Giant Eagle like my father. Making faux anniversary cards that only signal the yearning to go back to artschool, to prove everyone wrong.
God, I wish I had a crystal ball to show me what my future lies ahead of me, god, I'm so sick of waiting around for an answer.
I should just go home.
Its no secret that many people think I am going to hell, and by their rule sets, I would have to agree with them. I do drugs, I talk about sex, and I love two guys going at it. Still, Hell doesnt sound bad. It has 2 of my favorite letter, 2! Besides that, it wouldnt be that bad. I would probably relax in the hot-tobesque volcano. While a scantily clad devil prods me with a red trident. After the miserable incinerations, and have my skin bubbling from the hell-bath. I would move 1000 pound boulders while talking to other sinners. Such as prostitutes, pornstars, gay pornstars, gamblers, and mafia men! Basically, even though I'm being tortured for eternity, atleast I get to spend time with some interesting people.
On the flipside, on the off chance of me going to heaven, that might suck even more. Even though I'm weightlessly floating on comfy clouds, and bowling with angels. It doesnt seem appealing. Finding a one night stand would kill me, and hanging out with the people I hate (A.K.A Born Again Conservatives who whisper nasty-nothings under their breath about me) would crowd around the cloudy golf course. I would hang myself with a halo.
My ideal heaven? It would be communistic, except it would work. People would just come home to find food awaiting on my lounging couch, thing. That is like a paisley drug trip pattern that are constantly changing. Oh, yeah, everyone would constantly be drunk and orgasming. Destroying the need to actually be sober. Also, there would be no consequences! Just because you make-out with a spongey haired loser who fails at singing the national anthem at a football game, doesnt give him the right to walk around calling you "String Bean" to everyone who mentions your name. One who would do this would have their orgasm/drunk existence removed, and they shall be sent into a dark,bland, and blaise forest inwhich they have to eat from the unbeloved Puu Puu beans. They are called "Puu Puu Beans" for a reason. MUAHAHAAW.
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Home › Forums › Wrexham.com Forums › Wrexham Forum › Webcasting All Scrutiny Meetings – Transparency
November 9, 2017 at 2:01 pm #140131
If Cllr Mark Pritchard is advocating the webcasting of all scrutiny meetings to highlight disingenuous behaviour, then he is basically calling into question decisions made by councillors in the past (and even occurring now) and implying they may not have been in the best interests of the general public. Of course this could just be a political rouse to try and discredit his adversaries, but more transparency is always welcome.
Now, this further calls into question the need for part 2 sections of meetings, as members of the public/press are excluded from the content of these in any way, shape or form. Is this an questioning of disingenuous behaviour an admission that part 2 meetings are an overwhelming abuse of public office to carry out biddings not in the best interests of Wrexham and effectively allowing the making of decisions without scrutiny from anyone.
If it is the case that they wish to make all scrutiny public meetings webcast so people can see their local councillors working for them (or against) and remove disingenuous behaviour, then it is time that all part 2 sections of meetings were banned.November 9, 2017 at 6:29 pm #140157
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It is understandable that there is a need for Part 2 on some occasions such as commercial sensitivity during negotiations but if these have been procured appropriately the awarding details of contracts should then appear on the Sell2Wales website. The occasion if it is to do with identifiable staff but generally this should never really occur apart from senior management wages – but this should not remain private as it is now good practice for businesses to disclose Sentir management remuneration -LA management should not be exempt.
I wonder if they should get to a stage of ALL meetings and functions in the Guildhall being webcast – I wonder how many Council Members and Officers attended the farewell party for the Chief Executive — were there more Councilors at this event than normally attend the Executive meetings!!
Cllr Peirchard is playing a two faced game here- even if as recimended bu the Chuief Legal Offucer Coiuncil Members should put there own recimndations forward and this changes a report going befire the Executuve — all that will happen is that the Executuve (who are the only ones who vote) will vite against the new Scruitiny recimendations and put their own amendments whuch would undotuably be those that the Lead Member wanted- a vite would take place then it will be 10/0 every occasion. No Executive will ever be seen to be accepting recommendations from those lesser Councillors who make up the largest number bit is totally ineffective in making change occur.
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Your money is important, we know. That's why we're going to go over how to safely invest in Apartment Real Estate.
Over the previous five decades, apartments have been shown to be a number of the safest real estate investments. Finding a fantastic apartment is so vital because without doing so, you might be undecided. Apartments are excellent housing options which can make living in a desired location a lot more realistic for a range of individuals and families. They are an ideal asset class for beginners to get started in commercial real estate. They are becoming an increasingly prominent choice for savvy investors who are looking to capitalise on these trends. Purchasing an apartment, in reality, is believed to be a less expensive option for investment.
Decide what your objectives are for investing in apartments and pick the properties that can help you get there fastest. The apartments have a tendency to be large, both when it comes to space and number of rooms. They don't gain value in the same way single-family homes do. If you decide on an apartment for sale, you've got many choices in regards to location and amenities.
Why apartments are great investments?
Because your tenants are repaying your mortgage. If they don't pay, or if they violate the lease agreement in other ways, start the eviction process as soon as your jurisdiction allows. As a consequence, commercial tenants and property owner interests are aligned, which aids the owner to maintain and enhance the calibre of the property, and in the end, the worth of their investment.
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Are apartments or homes better?
Houses, unlike apartments, are more inclined to appreciate since they have a bigger pool of buyers, while apartment buildings rely more on the income to boost value. A residence is not an investment; you need to pay it.
In the long run, purchasing real estate may be best for you and it might not. Inside my opinion, real estate is the ideal approach to cultivate wealth. With a long standing reputation for credibility in the marketplace, American real estate delivers lots of benefits in the event the perfect realtor is on your team.
Knowing what sort of property you're after will hugely help determine the areas you search for your property in and the type. Purchasing an overseas property is more than only an investment decision for a lot of people. You're searching for properties that produce solid and consistent cash flows, and this is the way you will identify them. Its a typical dilemma for investors concerning what sort of property performs best in the very long term. If you're inexperienced, locate a property within driving distance, so you're able to supervise its management.


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Scot Hamilton is a new faculty member at Saint Leo Savannah Center with a long history of accomplishments before arriving at Saint Leo. Hamilton has worked closely with Mother Teresa, and served as the admissions director and coordinator for Mother Teresa's Missionary of Charity Organization in Washington D.C. Hamilton has also lived and worked in… Continue reading Saint Leo Savannah Center receives new staff member with an Interesting background
Month: February 2016
Freedom is not Free: SLU Honors Veterans
Nov. 11, 2015 the University honored America's veterans through ceremonies and music. At 11 a.m. in the SCC Boardrooms, the University's President and retired Lieutenant General of the United States Army, Dr. William J. Lennox, Jr., welcomed special guest speaker, Marine Major General James Hartsell to speak on what Veterans Day means to himself and… Continue reading Freedom is not Free: SLU Honors Veterans
Press and Preparation for – Mock — Presidential Hopefuls
A group of administrators, professors, and students involved with the A.R.L.E. stopped by the studio of Faith Talk 570 AM, a faith-based radio station with a show hosted by Bill Bunkley. The idea of the Alternate Reality Learning Experience fascinated him, and he addressed Frank Orlando, the Political Science professor, in the middle of the… Continue reading Press and Preparation for – Mock — Presidential Hopefuls
Leaders in the Industry Webinar
On Nov. 5, 2015, the University presented a webinar that was hosted by Jason Linkes, namesake of the professional speaking organization "Jason Linkes Speaking." Mr. Linkes also happens to be a Saint Leo University Alumni. The webinar was focused on the subject of mastering job interviewing skills and self promotion. Linkes is currently the Vice… Continue reading Leaders in the Industry Webinar
Celebrate Love By Stuffing a Plush
When Valentine's Day approaches, individuals spend hundreds of dollars buying their significant others gifts to make them feel special on the special day. Like a significant other, Saint Leo uses their allocated funds to cater to the heart throbs, their students. Leo Love Week is dedicated to the students; therefore, various activities and free items,… Continue reading Celebrate Love By Stuffing a Plush
You Look New. Are You A Freshman?
Transferring can be inherently difficult. Transfer students all over the world have common issues when moving to a new place with new people and new schooling curriculum. The most common issues faced by transfer students are a lack of connections both professional and personal, a lack of knowledge of both the campus and the… Continue reading You Look New. Are You A Freshman?
Poet Patrick Bizzaro on Campus
On Feb. 17 students at Saint Leo University had the great opportunity to meet poet Patrick Bizzaro. Bizzaro is author of 10 books. Admission was free so all students could enjoy the reading of some of his work. The event took place in the lobby of the Fine Arts Building at 5 p.m. Bizzaro… Continue reading Poet Patrick Bizzaro on Campus
A Molecular Way of Stopping Pollution
With pollution still being a major issue in the ecosystem, scientists, ecologists, and environmentalists have been working for decades to stop this pandemic. Finally, something new has been brought up that might help rid contaminating pollution, at least in small increments. Genetic scientists in Switzerland have designed a new membrane that uses amyloid protein fibers… Continue reading A Molecular Way of Stopping Pollution
Saint Leo Celebrates Love with "Leo Love Week"
The Student Government Union (SGU) spread the love last week, Feb. 8 – 12, by hosting their annual "Leo Love Week" as a treat for the faculty and students of Saint Leo University. Ideally placed in the week leading up to Valentine's Day, Leo Love Week was SGU's way of sharing in this traditional celebration… Continue reading Saint Leo Celebrates Love with "Leo Love Week"


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Aaron Patterson | owner
Crooked Sky Farm is a first generation farm growing mixed vegetables in the North Okanagan. Although this is Aaron's fourth season growing in the valley it will be the first year farming on land leased from Paddy and Elaine of West Enderby Farms. Nothing changes other then the soil your vegetables are grown in and in fact it only improves as this season Crooked Sky Farm will be Certified Organic. Our practices stay the same, now I just have to keep better paperwork!
As in years past, customers can be assured they are consuming the highest quality produce, grown organically with a focus on environmentally sustainability practices. Being Certified Organic, means the farm does not use any chemicals, no GMO's, and detailed records are kept of all of our inputs and practices. Crooked Sky Farm is inspected on a regular basis and is certified through the North Okanagan Organic Association.


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Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool. Cool replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990, prior to the recording of the band's second studio album, Kerplunk, and has been a member of the band since.
Green Day was originally part of the punk scene at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases for the independent record label Lookout! Records earned it a grassroots fanbase. In 1994, its major label debut Dookie became a breakout success and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S.NOFX, with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States. Green Day's three follow-up albums, Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning did not achieve the massive success of Dookie, though they were still successful, reaching double platinum and gold status respectively. Their 2004 rock opera American Idiot reignited the band's popularity with a younger generation, selling five million copies in the U.S. The band's eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, was released in 2009. Green Day was widely credited, alongside fellow California punk bands The Offspring, Rancid, and
Green Day has sold over 65 million records worldwide and 24.639 million in the US alone. They have won four Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot, Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", and Best Rock Album for the second time for 21st Century Breakdown. In 2010, a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway. The musical has been nominated for several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Scenic Design, and has received generally positive reviews.
Band History
Formation And Lookout Years : 1987 - 1993
In 1987, friends Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt, 15 years old at the time, formed a band called Sweet Children. Its first live performance took place on October 17, 1987 at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California where Armstrong's mother was working. In 1988, Armstrong and Dirnt began working with Sean Hughes and the former Isocracy drummer John Kiffmeyer, also known as Al Sobrante. Kiffmeyer served as both the band's drummer and business manager, handling the booking of performances and helping the band establish a fan base, and Sean Hughes served as the band's bassist. As said in the film Punk's Not Dead, Armstrong cites the band Operation Ivy (which featured Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman of Rancid) as a major influence, and a band that drove him to form a band.
After Hughes left Green Day in 1988, Larry Livermore, owner of Lookout! Records, saw the band play an early show and signed them to his label. In 1989, they recorded their first extended play, 1,000 Hours. Before 1,000 Hours was released, the band dropped the name Sweet Children; according to Livermore, this was done to avoid confusion with another local band Sweet Baby. The band adopted the name Green Day, allegedly due to their fondness of marijuana.
Lookout! would release Green Day's debut album, 39/Smooth in early 1990. Green Day would record two EPs later that year, Slappy and Sweet Children, the latter of which included older songs that the band had recorded for the Minneapolis independent record label Skene! Records. In 1991, Lookout! Records released 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, a compilation of the 39/Smooth, Slappy, and 1,000 Hours The Lookouts drummer Tre Cool began filling in as a temporary replacement, and when it became clear that Sobrante did not plan to commit to the band full time, Cool's position as Green Day's drummer became permanent. The band went on tour for most of 1992 and 1993, and played a number of shows overseas in Europe. The band's second studio album Kerplunk sold 50,000 copies in the U.S. EPs. In late 1990, shortly after the band's first nationwide tour, Sobrante left the East Bay area to attend college.
Breakthrough success: 1994–1996
Kerplunk's underground success led to a number of major record labels being interested in signing the band, and the band eventually left Lookout! on friendly terms and signed to Reprise Records after attracting the attention of producer Rob Cavallo. The band was impressed by his work with fellow Californian band The Muffs, and later remarked that Cavallo "was the only person we could really talk to and connect with".sellouts. Reflecting on the period, Armstrong told Spin magazine in 1999, "I couldn't go back to the punk scene, whether we were the biggest success in the world or the biggest failure ... The only thing I could do was get on my bike and go forward"Dookie. Signing to Reprise caused many punk rock fans to regard Green Day as After signing with Reprise, the band went to work on recording its major label debut,
Recorded in three weeks, and released in February 1994, Dookie became a commercial success, helped by extensive MTV airplay for the videos of the songs "Longview", "Basket Case", and "When I Come Around", all of which reached the number one position on the Modern Rock Tracks charts. That year, Green Day embarked on a nationwide tour with queercore band Pansy Division as its opening act. At a September 9, 1994 performance at Boston Esplanade, mayhem broke-out during the band's set (cut short to seven songs) and by the end of the rampage, 100 people were injured and 45 arrested. The band also joined the lineups of both the Lollapalooza festival and Woodstock 1994, where they started an infamous mud fight. During the concert, a security guard mistook bassist Mike Dirnt for a stage-invading fan and punched out some of his teeth. Viewed by millions by pay-per-view television, the Woodstock 1994 performance further aided Green Day's growing publicity and recognition, and helped push its album to eventual diamond status. In 1995, Dookie won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album and the band was nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year.
In 1995, a new single for the Angus soundtrack was released, entitled "J.A.R.". The single debuted at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was followed by the band's fourth studio album, Insomniac, which was released in the fall of 1995. Insomniac was a much darker and heavier response to the band's newfound popularity, compared to the more melodic Dookie. The album opened to a warm cri
tical reception, earning 4 out of 5 stars from Rolling Stone, which said "In punk, the good stuff actually unfolds and gains meaning as you listen without sacrificing any of its electric, haywire immediacy. And Green Day are as good as this stuff gets." The singles released from Insomniac were "Geek Stink Breath", "Stuck with Me", "Brain Stew/Jaded", and "Walking Contradiction". Though the album did not approach the success of Dookie, it sold two million copies in the United States. In addition, the album won the band award nominations for Favorite Artist, Favorite Hard Rock Artist, and Favorite Alternative Artist at the 1996 American Music Awards, and the video for "Walking Contradiction" got the band a Grammy nomination for Best Video, Short Form, in addition to a Best Special Effects nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards. After that, the band abruptly cancelled a European tour, citing exhaustion.
Middle years and decline in popularity: 1997–2002
After a brief hiatus in 1996, Green Day began to work on a new album in 1997. From the outset, both the band and Cavallo agreed that the album had to be different from its previous albums. The result was Nimrod, an experimental deviation from the band's standard pop-punk brand of music. The new album was released in October 1997. It provided a variety of music, from pop-punk, surf rock, and ska, to an acoustic ballad. Nimrod entered the charts at number 10. The success of "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" won the band an MTV Video Award for Best Alternative Video for the song's video, which depicted people undergoing major changes in their lives while Armstrong strummed his acoustic guitar. The song was also used in the second "clip show" episode of Seinfeld and on two episodes of ER. The other singles released from NimrodNice Guys Finish Last", "Hitchin' a Ride" and "Redundant". The band made a guest appearance in an episode of King of the Hill entitled "The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteberg", which aired in 1997. In late 1997 and most of 1998, Green Day embarked on a tour in support of Nimrod. were "
In 2000, Green Day released its sixth studio album Warning, a step further in the style that they had hinted at with Nimrod. In support of the album, the band participated in the Warped Tour in 2000. The band also had an independent tour to support the album in 2001. Critics' reviews of the album were varied. Allmusic gave it 4.5/5 saying "Warning may not be an innovative record per se, but it's tremendously satisfying." Rolling Stone was more critical, giving it 3/5, and saying "Warning... invites the question: Who wants to listen to songs of faith, hope and social commentary from what used to be snot-core's biggest-selling band?". Though it produced the hit "Minority" and a smaller hit with "Warning", some observers were coming to the conclusion that the band was losing relevance, and a decline in popularity followed. While all of Green Day's previous albums had reached a status of at least double platinum, Warning was only certified gold.
At the 2001 California Music Awards, Green Day won all eight awards that they were nominated for. They won the awards for Outstanding Album (Warning), Outstanding Punk Rock/Ska Album (Warning), Outstanding Group, Outstanding Male Vocalist, Outstanding Bassist, Outstanding Drummer, Outstanding Songwriter, and Outstanding Artist.
The release of two compilation albums, International Superhits! and Shenanigans, followed Warning. International Superhits and its companion collection of music videos, International Supervideos!, sold well, being certified platinum in the U.S. Shenanigans contained some of the band's b-sides, including "Espionage" which was featured in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
In the spring of 2002, Green Day co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Blink-182. Despite the co-headlining title, Green Day would play each show before Blink-182, who at the time were experiencing more success. The tour was documented on the DVD Riding in Vans with Boys.
American Idiot and renewed success: 2003–2006
In the summer of 2003, the band went into a studio to write and record new material for a new album, tentatively titled Cigarettes and Valentines. After completing 20 tracks, the master recordings were stolen from the studio by an unknown individual. Instead of re-recording the stolen tracks, the band decided to abandon the entire project and start over, considering the material to be unrepresentative of the band's best work. It was then revealed that a band called The Network was signed to Armstrong's record label Adeline Records with little fanfare and information. After the mysterious band released an album called Money Money 2020, it was rumored that The Network was a Green Day side project, due to the similarities in the bands sounds. However, these rumors were never addressed by the band or Adeline Records, except for a statement on the Adeline website discussing an ongoing dispute between the two bands.
Green Day collaborated with Iggy Pop on two tracks for his album Skull Ring in November 2003. On February 1, 2004 a new song, a cover of "I Fought the Law" made its debut on a commercial for iTunesNFL Super Bowl XXXVIII. The band underwent serious "band therapy", engaging in a number of long talks to work out the members' differences after accusations from Dirnt and Cool that Armstrong was "the band's Nazi" and a show-off bent on taking the limelight from the other band members. during
The resulting album, American Idiot (2004), debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, the band's first album to reach number one, backed by the success of the album's first single, "American Idiot". The album was labeled as a "punk rock opera" which follows the journey of the fictitious "Jesus of Suburbia". American Idiot won the 2005 Grammy for "Best Rock Album" and the band swept the 2005 MTV music awards, winning a total of seven of the eight awards they were nominated for, including the Viewer's Choice Award.[33]
Through 2005, the band toured in support of the album with nearly 150 dates—the longest tour in its career—visiting Japan, Australia, South America and the United Kingdom. While touring for American Idiot, they filmed and recorded the two concerts at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in England, which was voted 'The Best Show On Earth' in a Kerrang! Magazine Poll. These recordings were released as a live CD and DVD called Bullet in a Bible on November 15, 2005. This CD/DVD featured songs from American Idiot as well as a songs from all its previous albums, except Kerplunk and 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. The DVD featured behind-the-scenes footage of the band, and showed how the band prepared to put on the show. The final shows of its 2005 world tour were in Sydney, Australia, and Melbourne, Australia, on December 14 and 17 respectively. On January 10, 2006 the band was awarded with a People's Choice Award for favorite group.
On August 1, 2005, Green Day announced that it had rescinded the master rights to its pre-Dookie material from Lookout! Records, citing a continuing breach of contract regarding unpaid royalties, a complaint shared with other Lookout! bands. The pre-Dookie material, which remained out of print for about a year, was reissued by the band's current label, Reprise, on January 9, 2007.
In 2006, Green Day won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks, a record it shared along with Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Scar Tissue" and Staind's "It's Been Awhile", (the record has been since been beaten by the Foo Fighters' 2007 song "The Pretender" which was at number one for 18 weeks). which spent 16 weeks at the number one position of
Foxboro Hot Tubs and 21st Century Breakdown: 2007–2009
Green Day engaged in a number of other smaller projects in the time following the success of American Idiot. They released an album under the band name Foxboro Hot Tubs entitled Stop Drop and Roll!!!. In 2008, the Foxboro Hot Tubs went on a mini-tour to promote the record, hitting tiny Bay Area venues including the Stork Club in Oakland and Toot's Tavern in Crockett, CA.
In an interview with Kerrang!, Armstrong revealed that 2008 would "be a fair estimate of the release date of their new untitled eighth studio album for Green Day." In an interview with Carson Daly, Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson revealed that Butch Vig would be producing Green Day's forthcoming album. The span of nearly five years between American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown was the longest gap between studio albums in Green Day's career. The band had been working on new material since January 2006. By October 2007, Armstrong had 45 songs written, but the band showed no further signs of progress until October 2008, when two videos showing the band recorded in the studio with producer Butch Vig were posted on YouTube. The writing and recording process, spanning three years and four recording studios, was finally finished in April 2009.
21st Century Breakdown, was released on May 15, 2009. The album received a mainly positive reception from critics, getting an average rating between 3 and 4 stars. After the release, the album reached number one in fourteen countries, being certified gold or platinum in each. 21st Century Breakdown achieved Green Day's best chart performance to date. The band started playing shows in California in April and early May. It was their first live show in about three years. Green Day went on a world tour that started in North America in July 2009 and continuing around the world throughout the rest of 2009 and early 2010. Wal-Mart refused to carry the album as it contains a Parental Advisory sticker and requested that Green Day release a censored edition. The band members did not wish to change any lyrics on the album and responded by stating, "There's nothing dirty about our record... They want artists to censor their records in order to be carried in there. We just said no. We've never done it before. You feel like you're in 1953 or something."
In 2009, the band met with award-winning director Michael Mayer and many cast and crew members of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening to create a stage version of the album American Idiot. American Idiot: The Musical opened in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre during the end of 2009. The show features an expanded story of the original album, with new characters such as Will, Extraordinary Girl, and Favorite Son.
American Idiot: The Musical on Broadway and the ninth studio album: 2010–present
On April 20, 2010, American Idiot: The Musical opened on Broadway, and Green Day released the soundtrack to the musical, featuring a new song by Green Day entitled "When It's Time". In June 2010 the UK iTunes Store received the single "When It's Time". During the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009, it was announced that Green Day was set to have its own Rock Band video game, as a follow-up to the last band specific Rock Band game, The Beatles: Rock Band. The game was released on June 8, 2010. The game features the full albums of Dookie, American Idiot, and 21st Century Breakdown as well as select songs from the rest of Green Day's discography.
Green Day plan on having a follow-up album within the next couple of years, but no specific dates have been stated. They have said that they are writing new material. In an interview with Kerrang! magazine, Armstrong spoke about the possible new album: "We did some demos in Berlin, some in Stockholm, some just outside of Glasgow and some in Amsterdam. We wanted get [the songs] down in some early form." On August 24, 2010, the band posted on their Twitter account that there is a possibility that a new live album will be released soon: "We've been recording our live shows since the beginning of tour. Possible Live album coming. A ton of songs! We're in texas!" On August 28, the band mentioned the live album again at a show in Denver, Colorado. Armstrong told the audience, "Hey, I just want to tell you something right now. We are recording a live fucking album right now", before playing a "new" song called "Cigarettes and Valentines", which was the title track from the unreleased album from 2003. The band also stated that they were recording a live album during the entire tour on the last date of the tour in Mountain View, California, also before playing the song "Cigarettes and Valentines".
In October 2010, Dirnt was interviewed by Radio W, mentioning that they have completed the writing process of the ninth studio album and stating that, "We are always working on songs, when its time and when the music is right we will put it out. I like to think that we have enough material right now to put out a great record, but we want to go back home and make sure that it's perfect for everybody before we put it out." In the interview, Dirnt also mentions that the new live album will "most likely" be released with a live film. Shortly after the interview, there was a live Ustream broadcast with the band, where they announced that they had written 30 songs for the ninth album, and that they have recorded every show (audio and video) for the live album. The live CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray entitled Awesome as Fuck was released on March 22, 2011.
On April 13th, 2011, a film version of American Idiot was confirmed. Michael Mayer, director of the Broadway musical, will be directing the film. It will be produced by Green Day, Pat Magnarella (Green Day's manager who also produced Bullet in a Bible, Awesome As Fuck, and Heart Like a Hand Grenade), Playtone (Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman) and Tom Hulce.
Musical style and influences
Green Day's sound is often compared to first wave punk bands such as the Ramones, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Stiff Little Fingers, The Jam, and the Buzzcocks. While Armstrong is the primary songwriter, he looks to the other band members for organizational help. Billie Joe Armstrong has mentioned that some of his biggest influences are seminal alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü and The Replacements, and that their influence is particularly noted in the band's chord changes in songs. Green Day has covered Hüsker Dü's "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" as a b-side to the "Warning" single, and the character "Mr. Whirly" in their song "Misery" is a reference to the Replacements song of the same name. Among other influences, Green Day have also cited The Who and power pop pioneers Cheap Trick.
The band has generated controversy over whether the band's musical style and major-label status constitutes as "true punk". In reaction to both the style of music and the background of the band, John Lydon, former front man of the 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols commented:
"So there we are fending off all that and it pisses me off that years later a wank outfit like Green Day hop in and nick all that and attach it to themselves. They didn't earn their wings to do that and if they were true punk they wouldn't look anything like they do."
Armstrong himself has discussed their status of being a punk band on a major label, saying "Sometimes I think we've become totally redundant because we're this big band now, we've made a lot of money – we're not punk rock any more. But then I think about it and just say, 'You can take us out of a punk rock environment, but you can't take the punk rock out of us." English rock musician Noel Gallagher of Oasis also complained about the band semi-jokingly, claiming that they ripped off his song "Wonderwall" with their song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".
Related projects
Since 1991, members of the band have branched out past Green Day and have started other projects with other musicians. Notable related projects of Green Day include Billie Joe Armstrong's Pinhead GunpowderThe Frustrators in which Mike Dirnt plays bass, and The Network, in which all three members of Green Day play under fake stage names. Billie Joe Armstrong has also confirmed that the main members of Green Day are in the band Foxboro Hot Tubs. A Foxboro Hot Tubs album titled Stop Drop and Roll!!! was released on May 20, 2008. (which also features Green Day's live back-up guitarist Jason White),
In September 2006, Green Day collaborated with U2 and producer Rick Rubin to record a cover of the song "The Saints Are Coming", originally recorded by The Skids, with an accompanying video. The song was recorded to benefit Music Rising, an organization to help raise money for musicians' instruments lost during Hurricane Katrina, and to bring awareness on the eve of the one year anniversary of the disaster.
In December 2006, Green Day and NRDC opened a web site in partnership to raise awareness on America's dependency on oil.
Green Day released a cover of the John Lennon song "Working Class Hero", which was featured on the album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. The band performed the song on the season finale of American Idol. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008, though lost to The White Stripes' "Icky Thump". That summer, the band appeared in a cameo role in The Simpsons Movie, where they perform the show's theme song. Their version was released as a single on July 24, 2007.
In 2009, the band collaborated with theatre director Michael Mayer to adapt their rock opera American Idiot into a one-act stage musical that premiered at the Berkeley Rep on September 15, 2009. The show then moved to Broadway on April 20, 2010.
The reviews of American Idiot: The Musical have been positive to mixed. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times wrote an enthusiastic review for the Broadway production. He called the show "a pulsating portrait of wasted youth that invokes all the standard genre conventions ... only to transcend them through the power of its music and the artistry of its execution, the show is as invigorating and ultimately as moving as anything I've seen on Broadway this season. Or maybe for a few seasons past." Jed Gottleib of the Boston Herald enjoyed the premise of the show but found that "the music and message suffer in a setting where the audience is politely, soberly seated". Michael Kuchiwara of the Associated Press found the show to be "visually striking [and] musically adventurous", but noted that "the show has the barest wisp of a story and minimal character development". Paul Kolnik in USA Today enjoyed the contradiction that Green Day's "massively popular, starkly disenchanted album ... would be the feel-good musical of the season". TimeAmerican Idiot, despite its earnest huffing and puffing, remains little more than an annotated rock concert. ... Still, [it] deserves at least two cheers – for its irresistible musical energy and for opening fresh vistas for that odd couple, rock and Broadway." Peter Travers from Rolling Stone, in his review of American Idiot, wrote "Though American Idiot carries echoes of such rock musicals as Tommy, Hair, Rent and Spring Awakening, it cuts its own path to the heart. You won't know what hit you. American Idiot knows no limits—it's a global knockout." magazine's Richard Zoglin opined that the score "is as pure a specimen of contemporary punk rock as Broadway has yet encountered [yet] there's enough variety. ... Where the show fall short is as a fully developed narrative." He concluded that "
The musical has been nominated for a number of Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Scenic Design. It was also nominated for a number of Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards.
In October 2009, a Green Day art project was exhibited at StolenSpace Gallery in London. The exhibition showed artworks created for each of the songs on 21st Century Breakdown, was supported by the band, and led by their manager Pat Magnarella. He explained in an interview that "[Artists are] basically like rock bands. Most are creating their art, but don't know how to promote it." For Billie Joe Armstrong, "Many of the artists... show their work on the street, and we feel a strong connection to that type of creative expression."
Band Members
- Current members
- Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, lead guitar, piano (1987-present)
- Mike Dirnt – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1988-present)
- Tre Cool – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1990-present)
- Current touring members
- Jason White – guitars, backing vocals (1999-present)
- Jason Freese – keyboards, piano, saxophone, trombone, backing vocals (2003-present)
- Jeff Matika – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (2009-present)
- Former members
- Al Sobrante – drums, percussion (1987-1990)
- Sean Hughes – bass (1987-1988)
- Former touring members
- Timmy Chunks – guitars (1997-1999)
- Garth Schultz – trombone, trumpet (1997-1999)
- Gabrial McNair – trombone, tenor saxophone (1999-2001)
- Kurt Lohmiller – trumpet, timpani, percussion, backing vocals (1999-2004)
- Mike Pelino – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004-2005)
- Ronnie Blake – trumpet, timpani, percussion, backing vocals (


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Gaming News
This week in gaming, a giant controller, dubbed "The Duke" has officially been released. The controller, which is reminiscent of the original X-Box controller that didn't quite fit in your hands as a child, has been modernized with an OLED screen and bumpers above the triggers to allow modern play. The corded controller was inspired by the original duke controller, and I don't know about you, but I've got quite a bit of nostalgia just looking at this thing. You can get your own here.
An Avengers: Infinity War Easter egg has been found in the new God of War game. After completing the quest entitled Sindri's Family Business, you're rewarded with an item called the Shattered Gauntlet of Ages, a metal glove with three sockets. After placing three specific stones in the glove, you receive the ability to use the gauntlet as a weapon, and it does have an uncanny similarity with Thanos' own Infinity Gauntlet.
Movie News
This week in movies, on the topic of MARVEL, Avengers: Infinity War has become the fastest movie in history to earn $1 billion. This beat out Star Wars: The Force Awakens by a full day, before the movie even opened in China. The movie also beat Star Wars in opening weekend numbers, grossing $250 million. I would talk more about the movie, but Thanos demands my silence, so silent I will stay.
Also from MARVEL, we've received the first actual trailer for the smaller-than-life adventures in Ant-Man and the Wasp. The trailer shows a more in depth look into the story of the movie, including the return of fan favorite Michael Pena as Luis. The trailer features more about the villain, Ghost, who's powers involve going "intangible", meaning she can phase through things at will. How the fun-sized heroes will deal with this threat is unknown, but we're hoping the story of Ant-Man and the Wasp ties back into the ending of Infinity War.
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This week in tech, a huge Samsung leak has revealed a large portion of their plan for the next year. Rumors say that the next Samsung Galaxy phone, the S10 will be unveiled in January 2019 at CES. Which is quite a bit earlier than expected. However, the actual leaked information involves a new device currently dubbed the Galaxy X. The phone is rumored to be the first of Samsung's foldable smartphones. The Galaxy X is expected to be unveiled at the MWC 2019 trade show. If the phone is anything like the tech demo from this year's CES, it will have three screens, one for the outside face, and two for the inside, that should combine to a whopping 7 inches of screen space when opened. We'll definitely be on the look out for more information about the Galaxy S10.
Silicon Valley has officially received its first batch of robot lunch deliveries. The company behind the idea is Starship Technologies, and "[employees] on Intuit's Mountain View campus can now order meals, snacks, or drinks for delivery anywhere on the 4.3-acre grounds; book via the Starship mobile app, drop a pin at your location, then wait," says Stephanie Mlot of geek.com. After their initial success, the company is looking to expand. Here's hoping we get a few here in the Silicon Slopes sometime soon.
Anime News
This week in Anime, hours after recording last week's episode, the trailer for Attack on Titan Season 3 dropped, and it looks like it'll be the 24 episodes fans were hoping for. The trailer features a glimpse into the changes coming to the cities within the walls. Where we see our first bit of human versus human combat. This is a strange change for the series, but one expected since the end of Season 1. The new season will start July 22nd in Japan and we'll be watching!
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Chef's Note
"Made these for my future in-laws, who will be visiting this weekend. We tried one and they are fabulous. I think toasting the nuts really helped the flavor as well (see my note below)."
READY IN:45mins
YIELD:18 muffins (depending on size of tin)
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 1⁄2 tablespoons flour
- 5 tablespoons white sugar
- 3⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons chopped pecans (toasted these briefly first on a cookie sheet in the oven at 350 degrees, for about 10 minutes. Just)
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour (I used half white, half whole wheat)
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1⁄3 cups canned pumpkin
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Grease and flour 18 muffin cups.
- FILLING: Beat cream cheese until soft.
- Add egg, vanilla and brown sugar.
- Beat until smooth.
- Set aside.
- STREUSEL TOPPING: Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon and pecans.
- Add butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly.
- Set aside.
- MUFFIN BATTER: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Make a well in the center of flour mixture and gradually incorporate eggs, pumpkin, olive oil and vanilla.
- Beat together until smooth.
- Fill cups with pumpkin mixture until they're about 1/2 full.
- Carefully add one tbsp of the cream cheese mixture right in the middle of the batter.
- If you're using paper cups, try to keep cream cheese from touching the paper.
- Sprinkle on the streusel topping.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
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The Culinary Center recently welcomed one of our newest chef instructors, Kellie Evans, aboard Riviera. With a fascinatingly diverse culinary background, Chef Evans brings a wealth of knowledge to The Culinary Center and is very excited to join us. Most recently she created over 2,500 recipes for print, website and cookbooks as a food editor for Saveur magazine. Chef Evans is also the featured instructor in a series of technique videos for Saveur, which she produced. As Executive Chef for a catering enterprise in New York, Chef Evans headed a team that serviced the productions of "Boardwalk Empire," "Nurse Jackie," "Sesame Street," "Blue Bloods" and "30 Rock." She has also been a food stylist and is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York.
As Riviera arrives in Europe, Chef Evans, along with Chef Noelle Barille, have been busy teaching a number of new and fresh culinary classes, including Rock the Wok, in which you master high-heating cooking techniques along with some sushi-rolling tricks.
Below is one of Chef Evans' favorite sushi recipes from The Culinary Center.
4 ounces sushi-grade tuna
1 teaspoon sriracha sauce
2 teaspoons green onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 sheet nori
Tezu (handwater): ¼ cup water and 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
1¼ cups sushi rice
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Spicy mayo: ¼ cup mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon sriracha
Bamboo sushi mat covered in plastic wrap
Dice the tuna into ¼ inch cubes. In a glass bowl, add the sriracha sauce, 1 teaspoon of green onion and the sesame oil. Then add the tuna, and mix.
Lay a sheet of nori shiny side down on the prepared bamboo sushi mat. Wet your fingers with the Tezu and pat down ¾ cup of the sushi rice on nori. Sprinkle generously with sesame seeds. Turn the nori and rice over with the rice side down and align the edge of the nori with the bottom edge of the bamboo mat. Place half of the tuna mixture on the bottom edge of the nori.
Grab the bottom edge of the mat, and begin to roll the sushi while ensuring that the filling stays inside with your fingers. Gently lift the mat off the sushi as you continue to roll the sushi into a tight cylinder. Keep a gentle pressure on the mat so the sushi forms a nice, tight roll.
With the plastic wrap still on, cut the sushi into 6 pieces – beginning in the middle. Serve on a sushi plate and dollop with spicy mayonnaise and a green onion ring or two.
Chef Evans looks forward to meeting you in The Culinary Center soon!


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Healthy Hearts
At Shore Cardiology, we strive to provide our patients with all the tools and encouragement to help them achieve better heart health.
At Shore Cardiology, we strive to provide our patients with all the tools and encouragement to help them achieve better heart health.
Welcome to the new Healthy Hearts program. The intention behind this program is to provide motivation and support as a group to encourage all of us to get up and move more.
First of all, the program is free and is offered to our patients, their family and friends and our community in general. We have partnered with iHealth for this program because they offer an activity tracker that allows Shore Cardiology to be your "follower" so that we can track your activity as well. We have the iHealth activity tracker available in our office for $50.00. The reason we have them in the office is so that I can sit with you to set up your profile and tracker and make sure that we are able to see your activity. You will wear the tracker either as a belt clip or as a wrist band each day and it will record your steps taken. You will need to sync the tracker with the app for your daily activity to upload to the cloud that we are able to access. We ask that you sync every Sunday evening or Monday morning. We will access the activity each Monday around 10:00am. From this, we will be able to post a Leader Board and highlight the top 10 participants for that week.
Additionally, each month, we will coordinate a group walk with Dr. Cohen somewhere in our general area. This is an opportunity to "Walk with the Doctor" and chat about things like lowering your cholesterol, heart healthy exercises...even the weather!
If you are interested in joining, please call the office and schedule a 15 minute appointment with me so that we can set up your device and download the app.
ONE WORD OF CAUTION: This device MUST have the app installed on your mobile device in order to work properly. You will need to have a smart phone, tablet or iPod that allows you to download apple or android apps. Please bring your mobile device with you so we can set them up together.
Walk with the Doctor
WHEN: THURSDAY JUNE 18th at 9:00 AM
Meet in the back parking lot of Trinity Bible Church
3801 Allenwood - Lakewood Rd - Allenwood, NJ 08720
Join Dr. Cohen and the participants of the Healthy Hearts program for our monthly "Walk with the Doctor".
This is an opportunity to get moving, meet and talk with experts in the field of cardiology, fitness and nutrition and even make new friends. This event is free and open to the community. Please let us know if you are interested in participating.
For the week 6/1 - 6/7
Shore Cardiology is dedicated to caring for you and your heart through prevention, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular disease.


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Big news! For the first time in over half a decade, Rahdo and I will NOT be at Essen Spiel! But never fear…you can still get your Gamer Glass there! Thanks to the assistance of Rahdo's superfan Gabby, and the
My Moovelous Cowlection
I could not resist. Here are Moople earrings (on sterling silver posts) and the new Moople brooch/pin. Oh, and I forgot to mention, I've been sandblasting up a storm, and have a bunch of Meeple Markers ready to go in
UK Games Expo … yeeeehaw, ya'll!
Next week I'll be showing my glass at GeekNson's stand (Hall 1, D1) at the UK Game Expo in Birmingham. They are doing a western theme, so I'm excited to debut a new design…MOOples! And some there are some fun
Monsterous news!
Happy 2018! I've been having a great time collaborating on glass player markers with the fine folks at Second Gate Games. After their hugely successful Kickstarter I'm thrilled to show off my newly created babies! Now, I know everyone always feels they
winners! sale items! postal deadlines!
What a great month! We had an amazing trip to Spiel and since our return I've been torchin' it up and listing a lot of new pieces on Etsy, like WYRMs, lots of new WITWAT (even some ZOMBITs!), tons of new
opinions solicited
Dearest readers: Some adjustable ring findings showed up in today's post, and I need some advice. I want to glue meeples to them and debut them at Essen, which is only a few days away! Do you think it's better with a
Spiel preparations
Spiel 2017 is nearly upon us! I've been busy making lots of lovely glass and thanks to the generosity of NSKN Games, I'll be showing in the exact same place as last year: Hall 1, booth G-124 I'm super excited to debut my
M.O.U.S. (Meeples of Unusual Size)
As many of you know, every August I return to my studio in England to make kiln-formed glass. I only have a few weeks in the studio, so I try really hard to work efficiently! This year, that means taking pre-orders
Oooh, new glass! and a poll
Back in April I bought a whole bunch of yummy Italian glass (quite a lot of it with no identification labels), but hadn't really had a chance to get torching with it until last month! Turns out it's definitely a different
November 29th cometh soon…
The postal deadline to the USA is November 29th. I've just put a LOT of great new glass in my Etsy shop, and will add new jewelry tomorrow! In the meanwhile, I thought I'd offer a special gift-with-purchase for my online friends! Here
Pandemic Viruses
After loving our game(s) of PANDEMIC Legacy soooo much, and a birthday game of On The Brink, I thought it time to share my new glass viruses with you. Enjoy! =) introducing: the gelatinous purple virus!
Keeping busy!
As many of you know, Rahdo's been in the USA for the past couple weeks but I've been keeping busy! In fact, I've just uploaded a nice selection of new WITWAT and DRAGONs to Etsy. I will be making up earrings
Last chance for US-posted glass…
The weeks between Essen Spiel and BGGcon have passed swiftly, and Rahdo's off to Dallas on Sunday. If there's anything you'd like from my Etsy shop, he can mail it from Dallas or Seattle and it'll get to you lickity split! But
WITWAT and Gleeples have landed…
…in my Etsy shop, for those interested =) Here are the new Gleeples in one tidy listing The WITWIT are listed individually, but here is a link to one to get ya in the vicinity. Many thanks! PS if
Meeples now listed in Etsy!
First off, thank to everyone for your votes and comments! Since the vote was about equally split, I've just listed the Meeples on my Etsy site as both sets and singles. It seemed most fair to make them available for everyone on Etsy


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