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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Carrot Cake
Yesterday, just before dinner, my son read the Ugat Gzer (Carrot Cake) book by Mirik Snir, to my daughter.
He is second grade now and reads whatever he can get his hands on.
At the end of the book there is a simple recipe for carrot cake, and they wanted to make it.
So before sitting down to dinner we quickly grated the carrots put every thing is a bow and into the oven before we sat down for dinner.
Ok, so the recipe calls for whipping the eggs and adding the ingredients slowly and in a certain order. But, I could not be bothered, I was in a rush to get them to dinner.
Anyway, the wonderful smell of carrot cake filled the house and I offered them to come down after their bath and have some of the cake and tea.
But, they didn't want any. "It's carrots, Ima." They told me. "We don't eat carrots".
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Storks over Zihron Ya'akov
For a special tiyul, take the train to Haifa that passes right by the fish pools. That way you don't have to worry about driving and running into cars that slow down or stop at the side of the road to look at the birds. It's really not a sight anyone can ignore.
This is a picture I took from the car.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Hello Again
I've been wanting to restart writing here for a while and this seems like a good time.
Summer vacation has finished and the kids are back in school and Gan (kindergarten). The next thing on my mind is Rosh Hashanah which is just around the corner. That means I am now somewhat obsessed with honey cake recipes and trying to recall the Rosh Hashanah salad I made last year that was requested again this years holiday dinner. … All I an remember is I think it had pomegranate seeds in it.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
The Emek Izrael (Jezreel valley) Pioneer Museum
In Israel they are called Halitzim and most Halitzim sites you can go visit deal with the idealism of the settlers, the battles that went on in the area, the poetry and mythology created around the pioneer ideal. Not many fill my interest in the private lives of the individual people.
Well I finally found a place for that.
The Museum Emek Izrael (Jezreel valley) Hityashvut offers a real glimpse of how people actually lived, worked, cared for their children in the "Emek" in the Moshavim and Kibbutzim of the area.
The museum is in Kibbutz Yifat not far off the road between Kiryat Tivon and Nathareth.
The Halitzim museum has a few areas some with life size replicas of Kibbutz and Moshav houses much smaller then any one room cabin you would see in the US. This is the part I liked best. In this area there are also replicas of school rooms and kibbutz "children's houses". Another area has a display of old tractors and pioneer worksites for building the rail track, clearing way for the roads, fieldwork and livestock.
My kids enjoyed the kitchen where you make Halitzim meals (when we were there in Passover in was Matza balls in chicken soup), old time childrens games (mostly outside games of rope or stilts and some wooden toys), and especially an explanation on bee keeping and collecting honey.
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Cattle passing by
My husband asked the cowmen to let the cattle graze on the overgrown weeds on the side of our plot.
Most of Northern Israel is spotted with cattle herds. There are a few herds around our town and they graze on weeds and vegetation in the open spaces on the outskirts.
The mayor told up they cooperate with the cowmen letting the cows graze on areas so that they don't have to bring in someone to clean up the overgrowing weeds and vegetation. They just invite in the cattle and let them eat it all up.


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LAHORE: (Thursday, February 18, 2016): Punjab University Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics faculty members including Assistant Professors Dr Saba Riaz and Dr Nageen Hussain participated in 26th annual International conference on Family Medicine organized by Academy of Family Physicians (Familycon). In this scientific research activity Dr Saba Riaz got best poster award certificate with LED TV while Dr Nageen Hussain, clinched third position with certificate and gift pack in a poster exhibition session at Familycon. Evaluation of poster presentation is on the basis of poster designing, originality, data analysis, presentation, confidence and mainly on the knowledge of the work. PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has congratulated the both faculty members for achieving awards.
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Months ago, Donald Trump Jr testified in private about his father's Russia treason scandal in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. That testimony went poorly for him. Junior has since gone on to refuse to talk with Special Counsel Robert Mueller for fear of making an even bigger mess. Now the Democrats on the committee are serving Trump Junior to Mueller on a silver platter.
Two brilliant Democratic Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse and Richard Blumenthal, are calling for the committee to vote on publishing the transcript of the Donald Trump Jr testimony. Let's put that in context. Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is the Democratic ranking member of this committee, already unilaterally released the Trump-Russia treason transcript from Glenn Simpson of Fusion GPS, following the committee's Republicans refusal to hold a vote about whether to release them. If the Republicans once again won't hold a vote, the Democrats will just release Junior's transcript as well. No matter what, his testimony is soon going public. But how bad is it?
Blumenthal says that Donald Trump Jr's testimony is "explosive" in nature, and it contains "witness false statements." This means that Junior didn't just lie to the committee, it's proven that he lied. The Republican majority on the committee will obviously never vote to hold Junior in contempt of Congress. But Junior's exposed lies can help Mueller get to the bottom of Donald Trump's key role in the attempted coverup of Junior's treasonous Russia meeting.
Robert Mueller is aggressively going after Donald Trump for several unique counts of obstruction of justice, from his firing of FBI Director James Comey, to the firing of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, to the failed attempt at forcing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to quit. All three of those men have given cooperative interviews since then to Mueller. Now, since the Democrats are forcing the issue, Mueller will soon have the words of Donald Trump Jr as well.


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UFC99: The Comeback
Date: June 13, 2009
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Having a master's degree in education under his belt, Rich Franklin is a former UFC middleweight champion. Franklin is the co-founder of the Keep it in the Ring foundation which aims to enhance character building in youth. Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva,on the other hand, has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is known for his extreme aggressiveness during fights and most of his fights have to be stopped by the referee!
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Journal of Applied Horticulture. 2000: 2(2): 88-91
Shelf life extension of tomato fruits by postharvest antioxidant application
Arava Bhagwan; Reddy, Y N; Rao, P V; Mohankumar, K C
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 003, India.
The effect of postharvest application of ascorbic acid, sodium benzoate, and benzyladenine at two levels of concentration on the days to ripening, shelf life, and various physicochemical properties was studied. Benzyladenine at 50 ppm improved the shelf life to 42 days, followed by benzyladenine at 25 ppm (37 days) and sodium benzoate at 1000 ppm (35 days), compared to the control (26 days). Physiological weight loss increased throughout the storage period while sugars, total soluble solids (TSS), and acidity increased up to the 14th day and then declined in the control and treated fruits. Treatments that improved the shelf life maintained better fruit quality in terms of higher reducing sugars, TSS, and acidity. Peak ethylene production reached the 14th (7.43 nl g-1 h-1) day in benzyladenine at 50 ppm and on the 11th day (6.75 nl g-1 h-1) in sodium benzoate at 1000 ppm when compared to the 11th day (8.15 nl g-1 h-1) in the control. The reduced and delayed peak ethylene production in benzyladenine- and sodium-benzoate-treated fruits might be responsible for delayed ripening and improved shelf life.
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If you enjoy water sports, and you are an accomplished water skiier, you may be wondering if wakeboarding is the next water sport for you to tackle. Wakeboarding is essentially water skiing on a small surf board with foot straps or boots. Wakeboarding can be done with inexpensive boats and at slower speeds than water skiiing. Wakeboarding is considered less fatiguing but is sometimes considered higher impact. The Wakeboarders out there will also tell you that you can have a lot more fun on a wakeboard - doing better and more exciting tricks. Ultimately, the choice between water skiing and wakeboarding is simply one of preference.
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With the help of nearly 20 local service agencies guiding the qualifying process, dozens of volunteers, caring businesses acting as drop-off points and amazing shoe drives, in its first few months alone Shoe Bank Canada was able to provide more than 3,000 pairs of shoes to the working poor and homeless in 900 local households. Each spring, businesses and organizations across the country host Shoe Drives to collect thousands of shoes to make a difference in our communities and abroad.
Shoe Bank Canada's donations go first to Canadians (in BC alone, shoes are shipped to 30 communities through 200 social agencies across BC). And then our shoe charity ships the excess to the less-fortunate overseas.
The result? With clean and comfortable footwear, men, women and children have the chance to experience a better quality of life as well as opportunities: With these shoes many recipients are able to get jobs that turns things around for their families.
Shoe Bank Canada has partnered with companies to be drop-off locations in April. This makes it even easier for individuals like you to donate your shoes and help those in need around Canada.
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I don't wrestle with this so much. I usually keep going until the end. In saying that, there is one book on the backburner I may never finish, although it's witty and enjoyable and I'm pleased with it to date. I'm re-editing and adding a few more thousand words to another one I wrote some years ago. My debut novel, #Charter to Redemption has just been published, and I recently finished the sequel, which I began from go to woah without a hitch. Perhaps I've learned patience with age 😉
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Over my next writing project.
Do I hammer away at the next section of Clar1ty Wars shorts? The rather Evangelical modern horror espionage piece I started? The epic fantasy that's been simmering for a couple years? The Eshu International backstory pieces? Or the Post-Apocalyptic fantasy that's recently popped up in my head?
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Councillors attend Avery Hill Park AGM
Eltham South councillors, Adam Thomas, Matt Clare and Eileen Glover attended the AGM of Friends of Avery Hill Park Group on Saturday.
There was a great turnout to the event held at the Park Cafe, with over 50 people attending and taking part. The event highlighted a number of the changes taking place in the park including the new plans for the Winter Gardens, the potential for new cycle pathways and the work that has been taking place with the Young Friends Group.
The AGM also saw the election of Nuala Geary as the new Chair of the Group's committee.
Cllr Adam Thomas said "It's great to see so much interest from residents in the work of the Friends Group, as our green spaces are so precious in Eltham. The Eltham South councilors will continue to support the Group at this important time in the park's development."
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Cabernet Sauvignon, from Mendoza Argentina, 13.5% vol (Promotion: 2 for $27.90)
Another quiet drink on a Saturday night.
We came to realize that Trivento Tribu from Argentina - a region not famous for their reds, actually tastes reasonable. We went in not expecting much, but upon first taste the tannins are rather rounded out, a slight fruity here; and i especially like its earthy feel.
The red doesn't fair badly for a bottle at this price range. We shared the bottle between us, and it doesn't dry us like our usual wineing. We simply don't feel thirsty after our drink tonight. Nice.
My last check of prices for the bottle at the NTUC Fairprice is now at $29.20 - which is a big jump from our buy last year. It now comes with an attractive print, but we don't know if its content has improved; else it shouldn't command the higher tag.


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By Staff, Bronxville Public Library
Nov. 22, 2017: Join us in the Bronxville Public Library for a lecture on Monday, November 27, at 5:30 pm about Crom Castle, a home in Northern Ireland designed in Tudor Revival style, featuring beautiful Gothic Revival archways and stained glass.
Hailed as a hidden gem above the shimmering waters of Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the present Crom Castle was built by John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne, in the 1830s and is still owned and occupied by the Crichton family.
John Crichton, the 7th Earl, inherited the house and title upon the death of his father, Henry Crichton, 6th Earl Erne, who had a long history with the royal family.
Lord Erne will speak about his family home, the challenges of maintaining such a property, and his plans for its future.
Pictured here: Crom Castle in Northern Ireland.
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By Laura Pettee, 8th-Grade Co-Chair, Bronxville Middle School Jan. 16, 2019: The walls of the Bronxville Field Club were draped in white silk with white lights for the annual 8th-Grade Snowflake...
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Friday, July 21, 2006
insider and outsider blog readers
Kids like to blog because it give them a "chance to say what's on their minds in a private/ public space" Carol continues, but of course the experience of blogging is likely to be quite different for a "community of writers" that's made up of adult teachers.
And yes, I agree that using blogs in the way I've been suggesting in my past few emails is quite different from the norm. The blog would be a group blog rather than an individually hosted site, for one thing, and the purpose would not be for teachers to "say what's on their minds" but rather to provide a public space for those 'good noticings,' those 'electronic expressions of appreciation' that we so rarely receive as teachers, and that we so rarely provide to our colleagues.
So why do this electronically rather than simply stopping a colleague in the hall and giving him or her a compliment? Here I'd appeal to my own recent experience as a blogger. The fact that it's more public than a spoken comment would be, and the curious fact that it could be read by others not connected to or knowledgeable about the school serving as the blogsite host, brings an heightened consciousness to what one writes. Carol's response to ""blogging and the isi" is a case in point. The primary audience for this posting was the 20 teachers who made up this summer's 2006 invitational Summer Institute (ISI 06). This group would read this blog as a way of re-capturing the felt sense of that penultimate day of the summer program, a felt sense that JoAnn Freda's scribe notes are particularly effective in capturing.
But there is that larger audience, including Carol Jago, reading this blog entry from France, that will naturally read this blog for other purposes, making sense of it in relation to their own interests and concerns.
I would argue that it 'does a writer good' to know that both these different audiences are 'out there' capable of reading what's been written, if it's expressed as well as JoAnn's scribe notes are expressed, and capable of perhaps responding to what's been said. I think this double audience of 'insider' and 'outsider' readers has the capacity to nudge us toward making our particular 'local' observations more global, towards seeing and perhaps commenting on what might be generalizable to other school settings. Might this creative tension between writing for both insider and outsider audiences will make us, as teachers, feel we are participating in that sort of speculation/reflection that leads to genuine and lasting educational change?
"All politics is local," the expression has it. Might the same be true for genuine educational change, and isn't it about time we got this conversation going?
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- grant said...
From my individual perspective I will touch upon the wider question that Carol Jago poses--"what is the extent to which this community of writers will stay engaged in the blog?"
Like so many other things, the practice of blogging is proscribed by available time. People with the time to do so will blog, and those without will "let it slide."
Blogging must also deliver some kind of a reward: people who like to write will find blogging intrinsically rewarding. Those who are deeply interested in the content of the blog (and this means the blog will have to compete with all other media) will also read and perhaps add to the blog. I predict about a 75% or more drop-out rate in any blog community of writers, since there is so much competition for available time and mental energy.
In my own case, I can hit the blogs about once every ten days, realistically. I consider this roughly average. Putting some time between viewings allows blog entries to accumulate and so it is more efficient. I find blogging rewarding both because I like to read the content and because I like to write.
I am an "inside voice" for ISI 06, and and outside voice for such blogs as "Gagdad bob's" (if you haven't seen this blog type the name into the google search engine and get ready for a rich experience--Mr. Gagdad Bob writes extremely well).
The final question, as to whether blogs "do" anything that affects the real world, I think that they do but in a subtle and very gradual way, like any other media. Attitude is everything in this world--people make decisions based on their attitudes. Reading blogs might influence a reader's mind like any other media, although it is questionably less potent than audio-visual stimuli like television, movies, and music.
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I am a bit behind on my blogging lately! I met this family a few months back and their session was so much fun. They were so awesome to photograph! It is easy to see they adore each other and their beautiful little girl.Of course it helps that she is absolutely adorable and she has the most amazing smile!
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Anorexia and eating disorders… fuck it, all depression, rehabs and shit should be paying close attention to the "patience's" diets. The more I read about it – the more it make sense. Kelly Brogan, for example, is putting it beautifully when she says that all people even should be grateful for depression and anxiety since it is their bodies way of telling them that something is in imbalance or wrong inside. Something is being over or under-consumed or is lacking in the diet which results in a chemical or physical imbalance. Instead of adding that "missing-chemical" or vitamin in tablet form (which most likely will come with at least one side effect) we should see it as a turning point where we can take charge of the steering wheel and drive ourselves into sanity.
The thing is that that depression or anxiety that you might feel is probably not the only thing "wrong" inside of you. It would most likely be like the overused metaphor "the tip of the iceberg". Medication can help – yes, I know that myself. Antidepressants have picked me up from many dark alleys in my life, but if I would've known that everything in fact is as connected on the inside as it is; I would've made sure that I had tried everything natural before I reached for my "last resort".
I cant help myself from looking back at my nineteen year old, fake sugar, alcohol, caffeine, paracetamol, gluten and dairy munching self with a wonder of what might have happened if I knew enough about the chemical process happening inside of my body. I want to slap that naïve girl in the face when she said "diet coke has no calories so it doesn't affect the body". I want to say to her "Well, how the hell is your life working out for you then?". But she would've gone berserk. She was crazy (literally). (btw, she is still crazy but now more the good crazy. you know; happily crazy!)
the happiness hormone
Look, I even learnt yesterday (from Giulia Enders, Gut – the inside story of our body's most under-rated organ) that when we eat fruit sugar – fructose – the amino acid tryptophan links up with the fructose molecule in the digestion process. When we over consume fructose and our bodies can't make use of all of it the body lose the sugar molecule but also all the tryptophan linked to it. We don't produce an endless amount of tryptophan so then it turns out we use it all up if we over consume fructose. Tryptophan is needed in the body to make serotonin – the happiness hormone. Ta-da.
If you are not aware of this it is so easy to over consume fructose. It's added in tomato sauce, yoghurts, lollies, "no refined sugar-products"-tricking you into believing they are healthy, pasta sauces and processed food in general. It is everywhere. It might say corn syrup, apple-juice or any other fruit juice – they are all the same. It all uses up the tryptophan.
This is just one of the processes in the body that shows that when we eat naively and don't consider how the food affect our mental state we might miss out on the production of the best hormones in the world. Imagine all the other crazy processes we can be missing out on simply by just not listening to our bodies' signals to us that we instead use over the counter drugs to mask? Instead of listening to signals of pain, frustration or sadness we are taught to numb them with pharmaceuticals and we keep living on with dysfunctional bodies completely or at least half way disconnected from ourselves.
I am excited to say that today I have cut a quarter off my serotonin pill – this is when I start take charge and turning the wheel around. I am no longer that naïve girl I once was. Today I listen to people who know way more than I do – but most importantly I am reaching out (or in) to listen to my own body.


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Ocean City's Life-Saving Museum
Located at the inlet, views from the museum grounds include Assateague Island, the Atlantic Ocean and Sinepuxent Bay. The main building is a silent sentinel to all boats passing through the Ocean City Inlet. This beautiful old Victorian structure houses the little-known history of the United States Life-Saving Service (predecessor of today's Coast Guard) on the Delmarva Peninsula and the unique history of the town of Ocean City, Maryland.
The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum is one of only a handful of old Life-Saving Stations being preserved for historical purposes. This well-maintained building, with its red roof and white siding, was built in 1891 and replaced a smaller building constructed in 1878. The men who served in this station house and similar stations on the Eastern Shore have left a mark of heroism upon the heritage of this region. Wreck In The Offing, a vividly illustrated exhibit of the Life-Saving Service from 1875-1915 on the barrier islands of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, recalls the surfmen's courageous efforts against the awesome forces of nature. The job of the lifesavers was to rescue shipwreck victims; they saved 7,502 lives here on the Eastern Shore.
Another extensive exhibit is entitled The Boardwalk of Yesterday and features exhibits entitled "4 for 25¢-The Photobooth," "Windsor Resort-The Trimper Family," "Boardwalk Elvis," "Jester's Fun House with Laughing Sal and Bruno," "Prominent Boardwalk Families," "Keepsake Postcards," "Nostalgic Boardwalk Scenes" and "Game Prizes & Souvenirs."
New for 2018 is an exhibit entitled: Hook, Line and History: The Story of Commercial and Sport Fishing in Ocean City. For decades fishing has been a large part of Ocean City's identity, shaping local culture, providing livelihood for many, and bringing forth tourism. With a display of historic photographs, artifacts, and stories told by local fishermen, this exhibit showcases how fishing has evolved in our area since the 1920s. The display of fishing equipment dating back to the 1920s, shark jaws, and aquariums filled with native aquatic wildlife will give visitors of all ages the opportunity the experience Ocean City's unique cultural and natural history.
Surf's Up! tells the story of how the sport of surfing has evolved in Ocean City. This fabulous display features vintage surf-riding vehicles, awesome images and other cool memorabilia related to the "Surfing Scene" from the early 1920s to the present.
The museum houses an Aquarium Room with several large saltwater tanks where local marine life will entertain you. During July and August as part of the museum's Free Summer Programs, a "Fish Feeding" program on Saturdays is held in this room. The Sands of the World exhibit is of interest to everyone, allowing visitors to see how the color and texture of sand changes as you travel the world.
Little Keepers Day Room/Play Room is a room designed with children in mind. Geared for children ages 3 to 7 years, it is a place where youngsters can experience hands-on learning and enjoy fun activities that relate to the duties of the heroic "Life-Savers" who once lived in the station house.
As an added bonus, the museum has expanded its exhibits to the historic building that serves as City Hall. Located on the corner of 3rd Street and Baltimore Avenue, it is open to the public during normal business hours. Visitors can continue their journey into Ocean City's past by touring the hallways that have been decorated with beautiful display panels.
The museum gift shop is highly recommended, with a nice selection of educational gifts, books, and souvenir items for sale. Take time to treat yourself and your family to "The Times and Tides of Ocean City, Maryland" at the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum.
Museum is open: Daily, May–October; Wednesday–Sunday, April and November; Weekends, December–March. There is an admission charge. Tour groups are welcome with advance notification. For more information, call the museum at 410-289-4991 or visit the website, www.ocmuseum.org.


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About the Prize
Senate House Library and the Institute of English Studies are offering, for the fifth time, a prize to a student of the University of London (including the School of Advanced Study and any of the Colleges of the University) for a coherent collection of printed and/or manuscript materials.
The winner will receive £500, an allowance of £250 to purchase a book for Senate House Library's special collections in collaboration with library staff, and the opportunity to give a seminar on their winning collection within an Institute of English Studies seminar series.
The prize is generously funded by Mr. Anthony Davis, a graduate of the University.
It is possible to enter the prize more than once. The standard has been very high and failure one year does not mean failure the next.
The closing date for 2018 entries is 28 February 2018.
Its purpose
The prize is intended to encourage the collecting of books, printed and manuscript materials by students of the University by recognising a collection formed by a student at an early stage in their collecting career. All undergraduates and postgraduates of the University, including its Colleges, both part-time and full-time, are encouraged to enter.
Building your collection
The collection must consist of not less than 10 printed and/or manuscript items reflecting a common theme, which the collector has deliberately assembled as the start of a collection and intends to grow.
We stress that the intention is to encourage collecting and we expect that applicants' collections will be embryonic, so their size, age and value are irrelevant. What is much more important is the enthusiasm and commitment of the collector, the interest of the theme and the vision of how the collection will be developed.
What is a collection?
One question often asked is, what is a collection? There is no good definition – it is sometimes said that a collection is assembled for its own sake, consisting of a number of items related in some way, by someone who is interested in them as objects, assembling them for pleasure rather than sheer utility.
Previous winners have been:
- 2017: Astrid Khoo, a BA student at King's College London, for her collection on 'Latin Only: A Revolt against Dual-Language Books'
- 2016: Clara Tait, a MSc student at Birkbeck, for her collection on 'These were The Hours: Nancy Cunard and The Hours Press 1928-1931'
- 2015: Malcolm Corrigal, a PhD student at SOAS, for his collection on 'Camera clubs and photographic societies in print: international photographic salon catalogues and annuals published between 1954 and 1977'
- 2014: Hazel Wilkinson, a PhD student in English Literature at University College London, for her collection on 'The everyday canon from Tonson to Penguin'
To guide you
The prize follows the tradition of similar prizes awarded at universities in the United Kingdom and United States. You may find it helpful to look at the following links to get an idea of the kind of collections which are likely to interest the judges: The Rose Book-Collecting Prize at Cambridge University The Colin Franklin Book Collecting Prize at the University of Oxford The Adrian Van Sinderen Book Collecting Prize at Yale University The Philip Hofer Prize for Collecting Books or Art at the Houghton Library, Harvard
Get started
1. Read the procedures and rules for the prize.
2. Download the cover sheet form (Word Doc file, 134 KB).
3. Send your cover sheet form and application in hard copy to The Library Office Manager, Senate House Library, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU or email your cover sheet and submission to email@example.com.
Further information
If you require any more information please contact the Library Office Manager, Senate House Library at email@example.com or phone 020 7862 8411.


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Sometimes you just see something and you just know instantly that it will be a huge hit. Such was the case with Merry Bright Cheer by Stacey Day.
Words just can't describe how much I love the way 'Merry' and that snowflake are overlaid at the top here with 'and bright' added as a perfect afterthought. The white text and the border are crisp and excellent, especially when highlighted by the 'and bright' in yellow. With the green strip at the bottom, this design has just enough color. I also love how the family tag line takes the shape of a ribbon with the double line on top and bottom and I love how the family name mirrors the 'and bright' text. Congratulations on such a huge hit Stacey! I know families everywhere will fall in love with this stunning design.
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Leanne - posted on 05/06/2009 ( 13 moms have responded )
My lo has been teething for a couple of weeks now but yesterday and last night were the worst he has been with it and we just don't know what else we can do
Leanne - posted on 05/06/2009 ( 13 moms have responded )
My lo has been teething for a couple of weeks now but yesterday and last night were the worst he has been with it and we just don't know what else we can do
Morag - posted on 05/06/2009
Have you tried an amber teething necklace? I always thought they were hocus pocus, but other parents swore by them and I didn't like the idea of doping my baby constantly with drugs so I got one. Lilmiss got her first tooth at 3 months and was wearing her necklace. She grumped and grizzled the a few days before so I got rid of the necklace thinking it didn't work... but she got her next tooth and OMG she screamed, cried, grumped, drooled, woke in the night for weeks before it came through. So I popped the necklace back on and the next tooth, she was just grumpy a few days before the tooth appeared. It doesn't stop the pain, but it seems to reduce the need to use lots of drugs. The proper baby necklaces are great http://fizzymelon.com/store/index.php?ma... is where I got mine from :) She required a bit of medicine when she got her molars in, but she also had a very bad virus and chest infection at the time, and I can't say which was more painful for her.
Try it out, it won't harm none and might actually work :)
Elisa - posted on 05/06/2009
I found the damp cloth in freezer plus the teething rings also helped out of freezer. try neurofen as it is an anti inflamatory and can help with the swelling more than panadol. Teething gel or liquid every 3 hours. And anything they can chew on. The pressure of them biting down releaves the pain and that's why the bite down on everything.
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I just finished going through this! I found that Gripe Water saved my life. I was up every hour all night long for a month with a screaming baby before using it. This stuff saved my sanity! I know it sounds trite, but honestly, just make it through the next day, the next week and keep remembering that this too shall pass. I completely understand the fustration!
Elizabeth - posted on 05/06/2009
i used the biter cookies they r hard enough to cut the tooth through and they get pretty messy, but it worked that very day. also they dont break off or anything like that so the baby doesnt choke on it. u can bye them usually in the baby food isle. i would ask ur dr first just to be on the safe side, but they worked great for me when nothing else would
User - posted on 05/06/2009
I would go to the doctor first and make sure there isn't anything else making the baby upst or hurt, then with my babies I just drank lots of coffee and stayed up giving lots of hugs, walking the floors and tylenol.
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Baby Motrin and Hyland's teething tablets work for us! Be careful with the oral numbing gels because they may numb the tongue and make it difficult for your baby to eat.
Abby - posted on 05/06/2009
try the dentinox teething gel, and the ashton powder that seemed to work. but try calpol if he's in agony or nurofen for babes if he cant take calpol (like my lo) my lo got really poorly for 2 days before he got them, so hang in it could be any day xxx
Ashley - posted on 05/06/2009
u can try teething rings but put em in freezer first, u can put nite time oral gel on his gums it will put him to sleep. his gums r itching him thats all try helping soothe his gums while letting him know ur trying.hold him and sing or tlk. do things to keep his mind of his gums.
Tricia - posted on 05/06/2009
i definately agree with the other moms...tylenol and natural teething tablets. i think you might want to save the washcloth for daytime. you will have a wet mess with it in the crib at night. the reason i was asking about what the peciatrician said is because if you are already doing all of these things and it's not helping it could be something else. don't loose heart. if you start to feel overwhelmed put you little one in the crib and take 5. :-)
Ashley - posted on 05/06/2009
u can try teething rings but put em in freezer first, u can put nite time oral gel on his gums it will put him to sleep. his gums r itching him thats all try helping soothe his gums while letting him know ur trying.hold him and sing or tlk. do things to keep his mind of his gums.
T_cjones108 - posted on 05/06/2009
oh my dear, my boy was like that 2 weeks ago! what i do that helps is "hyland teething tablets" they are great all natural NO side effects! u can get them at any pharm! also frozen wash cloths (they dont stay frozen long so he wont get frost bit on his gums), i also give my boy a peeled cold carrot. teething rings from the fridge not freezer! i sorry last night was hard but it will end! just stay strong :)
Jannah - posted on 05/06/2009
If you freeze a damp facecloth and let him chew on it, that might help to numb the area instead of using calgel. My son refused to let us put anything on his gums, so we spent a lot of time with frozen cloths, teething rings and anything else that he can chew on that won't break off in his mouth. My son also started teething at 5 months, got 4 teeth, then didn't get any until he was 15 months and got the rest within 2 months!! Baby tylenol definately helped out on those heartbreaking nights as well!! All the best!
Tricia - posted on 05/06/2009
what does your pediatrician say?
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Shania Twain 'Faking It' to Help Save Wild Leopards
Country diva Shania Twain is known for her sleek fashion sense, and animal prints often find their way into her closet — but not at the cost of their lives.
Twain is partnering with Panthera, a wild cat conservation organization, to use those statement pieces for good with the "I Fake It" campaign, raising awareness for the endangerment of wild leopards around the world that are being killed for their skins.
According to the I Fake It website, many local communities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East wear real leopard skins as part of religious and cultural ceremonies. To change this, Panthera, the Peace Parks Foundation and Cartier are producing affordable, realistic faux leopard skin capes to distribute to these communities and discourage the use of the real thing. The good news is, many of the communities have been receptive to the idea.
Twain is helping spread the word, particularly via social media, where supporters of the movement are encouraged to post photos of themselves, friends or family wearing faux leopard print with the hashtag #ifakeit to raise awareness for the cause. Individuals interested in taking their support a step further can donate to Panthera by visiting ifakeit.org.
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The more I learn, the more I become a feminist. The more I engage in the world, the more I see the necessity of feminism. The more I grow, the more I see individuals as either feminists or supporters of the patriarchy, either directly or indirectly – ignorance can no longer be respected as a viable third option. I am a feminist in the same way that I am not racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, ageist, classist, and any other ideology which aims to divide human beings on the basis of irrelevant qualities. I will no longer shy away from the identity of feminism simply because it has a negative connotation. The fact that the term "feminist" has a negative connotation is proof of its necessity! For too long, I have qualified my feminism by saying,"But not the crazy kind!" and I feel ashamed of my former self. Radical feminists were radical because they were angry, justifiably so. When I identify myself as a feminist now, inside, I am itching for someone to taunt me, to provoke me, to give me a reason to defend my choice of identity. I am ready to rant about feminism at any time; I am like a spring that is always loaded. Today, I am tempted to qualify my feminism by adding, "Yes, the crazy kind" because that anger is there. That anger is there every time someone makes a rape joke, comments on a female authority figure's appearance, uses a derogatory term which has no male equivalent, defends the anti-choice position, or implies the double standard that exists around male and female sexual activity. I live with this rage, burning underneath my fingertips, ready to be deployed at anytime. This is my feminism.
My definition of feminism has evolved as I have evolved. When I was younger, I would defend feminism to my friends and peers by saying, "No, feminism doesn't mean you hate men, it means you support gender equality!" While I still believe that statement is true, that is not all that feminism is. Today, I see feminism as an intellectual standpoint, as well as a political movement, that seeks to achieve justice for women and eliminate gender inequality. Feminism also accepts the reality of the patriarchy. Recognizing the existence of the patriarchy is crucial to this definition. I have met many people who call themselves feminists, believing in gender equality, yet see this fight as largely finished. When I bring up the patriarchal structure of society, these people ridicule me, laugh at me, dismiss this idea as ridiculous. While these people may call themselves feminists, they do so only because they see it as an anachronistic identity, in the same way one would call themselves "abolitionists" or "suffragists." Those battles have been fought and won. These individuals support the idea of gender equality, yet see that goal as essentially achieved. Feminists are continuously fighting for gender equality, continuously fighting to dismantle the oppressive nature of the patriarchy. The identity of feminism is an active one.


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2018-08-12 — 2018-08-17, Leipzig
ISME17 is the 17th edition of our symposium which takes place every two years. The conference is the front runner in the field of microbial ecology, with an average of around 1,750 international scientists that attend the conference. Our next edition will take place in charming Leipzig, a city used to bringing people together, as the very first trade fair in the world took place here, back in the 12th century. The city also harbors a rich cultural history, when it comes to music and the performing arts. Composers Bach and Mendelssohn Bartholdy and philosophers Goethe, Nietsche and Leibniz all called the city their home. Being a true university city, there is a strong local scientific community, ready to show you their city. ... [Information of the supplier]
2012-10-31 — 2012-11-04, Riga
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 1st Congress of Baltic Microbiologists (CBM 2012), which will take place in Riga on 31 October – 4 November, 2012. The Congress will be organized by the Latvian Society for Microbiology with the support from Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). The aim of the Congress is to bring together professionals working in Microbiology from the countries of the Baltic Sea region. It is expected to provide the participants with a complete overview on the main directions of Microbiological studies in the Baltic countries. The Congress will be a unique platform for researchers to present their latest findings and to learn about recent achievements of their colleagues. It is intended to facilitate cooperation and teamwork among scientists from different countries of the region. We believe that the 1st Congress will be an important event in the research and professional activities of microbiologists and that it will contribute to the development of Microbiology in the region. We hope that these Congresses will continue regularly. ... [Information of the supplier]
2013-06-04 — 2013-06-08, Würzburg
The study of regulatory RNAs in the control of prokaryotic genomes has become a very active and rapidly growing field. New small and large noncoding RNA molecules continue to be discovered at a staggering rate in bacterial model organisms as well as in the transcriptomes of bacterial communities. Newly discovered structural and functional aspects of such RNAs have reached a degree of breadth that requires a meeting with a strong focus on bacterial RNA research to fully address the diversity of these new regulators of gene expression and bring together the scientists involved in these studies. Regulating with RNA in Bacteria was the first conference dedicated to this topic and premiered a forum for the presentation of cutting-edge advances and the latest perspectives in the areas of discovery, mechanisms and structure of bacterial riboregulators. This conference is the successor of two well-received previous meetings that were held in Berlin (2009) and San Juan (2011), and will be co-sponsored by DFG Program SPP1258 on Sensory and regulatory RNA in prokaryotes. We believe that the topic will attract many researchers from abroad and expect up to 250 participants. Aside from lectures by a number of international experts there will be additional oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts. There also will be sufficient time and space for poster presentations. Sessions will include small regulatory RNAs, riboswitches and RNA thermometers, RNA binding proteins, RNA structure, RNA localization & processing, CRISP/CASS, and RNA bioinformatics. ... [Information of the supplier]
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On behalf of my colleagues from the Philipps-University Marburg, the Max-Planck Institute for terrestrial Microbiology, the LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology and the DFG-financed SFB-987, I would like to cordially invite you to attend the Annual Meeting of the VAAM (Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie) in 2015. The meeting will take place in Marburg from 01 - 04. March 2015. The topics for the main symposia will be (1) Microbial Evolution, (2) Symbiosis, (3) Bacterial Cell Biology, (4) CRISPR Systems and Phages, (5) Synthetic Microbiology. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
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The DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures) is the most comprehensive Biological Resource Centre in Europe. With more than 14 000 microorganisms, 900 plant viruses, 550 human and animal cell lines, 500 plant cell cultures and more than 6 300 cultures deposited for the purposes of patenting, we have demonstrated our obligation to serve science for decades. The DSMZ is an independent, non-profit organisation. ... [Information of the supplier]
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Human microbiota - the collection of microbes living in and on our body - have a significant impact on human health and well-being. They have been associated with numerous diseases, yet we have barely understood their role in the context of life-style and genetics. Various initiatives are underway around the world to survey the human microbiota at several body sites, characterise them, understand their interactions with the human hosts, elucidate their role in diseases, and design possible therapeutic or dietary interventions. This conference will provide plentiful opportunities for researchers to learn about and to connect to important developments in this field. ... [Information of the supplier]
2013-07-21 — 2013-07-25, Leipzig
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Regular Meeting
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
7:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order: The President will call the meeting to order.
2. Communications/Visitors: The President will recognize any visitors to the meeting and present any communications.
Morgan Gongwer, Student representative to the Board will present her report.
Financial Items:
3. Minutes: The President will call for additions or corrections to the November regular meeting and the December special meeting.
4. Financial: The Treasurer will present the monthly financial report for November 2013.
5. Approve renewal with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for medical, Rx, and dental insurance administrative services for Calendar Year 2014 at the following rates:
Medical / Rx Administrative fees $48.10 per employee per month (same as CY13)
Dental Administrative fees $4.89 per employee per month (same as CY13)
Specific Stop Loss (after $100,000) $123.23 per employee per month (15% increase)
6. Approve the following appropriation modifications for FY14:
019 9121 Central PTO Grant $2,078.46
019 9122 Eastern PTO Grant $2,035.51
019 9123 Western PTO Grant $2,018.65
019 9303 Ohio Power Grant $300.00
200 9103 High School Math Club $100.00
300 9206 Junior High Intermural $1,000.00
7. Approve a Resolution of Necessity for renewal of Emergency Levy for election held on May 6, 2014.
Motion by __________________, seconded by_________________, to approve items 3 - 7.
Personnel Items:
8. Retirement: Accept the retirement of Shirley Brown, Junior High secretary, effective March 1, 2014.
9. Resignation: Accept the resignation of Ben Ziegelhofer, High School custodian, effective December 6, 2013.
10. Employment: Approve the recommendation to hire the following substitutes pending successful completion of pre-employment paperwork:
Carrie Roberts - Substitute educational aide
Elizabeth Vallance - Substitute educational aide
Darlene Bohland - Bus washer, effective 12/9/13
Sheri Gross - Food Service substitute
Other Business:
11. Coaching Resignations: Accept the resignation of the following coaches:
Dan Studer - Varsity head football
Beckie Vargo - Junior High cross country
12. Coaching Recommendations: Accept the following coaching recommendation for 2012-2013:
Gary Hinton - Head boys' track coach
13. Tuition Student: Approve Austin O'Diam for the 2013-2014 school year, waiver of tuition for senior year per Board policy.
14. Substitute Lists: Recommend approval of the revised Lexington substitute list & the complete substitute list dated 12/4/13 as presented by MOESC.
15. Tutor List: Recommend approval of the tutor list dated 11/25/13 as provided by MOESC.
Motion by __________________, seconded by _____________________, to approve items 8 - 15.
16. Adjournment: Motion by ________________, seconded by _________________, to adjourn.


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If you've been reading auto blogs and following YouTube car nuts for long enough, then I'm sure you will have seen some truly breathtaking garages. Some people out there put countless hours and dollars into making their garage perfect for their car and other needs. Even if you're not prepared to throw all your savings at a luxury garage, you can still make some pretty sweet improvements. Here are a few ideas you might like.
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First of all, consider fitting some carpet or swimming noodles to the walls of your garage. Don't worry, I haven't gone mad. If your car fits rather snugly into your garage, then you may have to put up with squeezing in and out of a minuscule gap between your door and the car. It only takes one little slip to drive your door into the wall or some piece of garage clutter, and damage the paint irreparably. If you want to avoid having to think about this, then why not make this one little adjustment. Get some thick carpet, cut off some large squares, and then fix these to the walls on either side. For an even cheaper option, you can cut a swimming noodle in half and screw one half into each wall. After this, you'll never have to worry about throwing the door open again!
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One relatively small luxury which could enhance your garage experience is installing a garage door opener. The obvious benefit here is that you don't have to get out of your car when you come home and it's pouring with rain. You'll save the time of having to yank your garage door out of its frame, and your car will thank you for not leaving the door open and getting water all over its dashboard! There's also a security benefit to some garage door openers. Many of these systems use rolling codes, which will ensure that no one other than you can open the door. Furthermore, the operating panel usually comes with handy lights, which will turn on when you're opening the door.
Finally, to make your experience in your garage that much more comfortable, get a heater and a fan. Like many motor enthusiasts, you may spend a lot of time in your garage over the year, tweaking little details to improve the quality of your drive. Some of us just like taking our cars apart and putting them back together! If this sounds like you, you'll also be very familiar with how unpleasantly hot and cold a garage can get at different points in the year. A plug-in heater will stave off the frostbite when you're working on your car in the winter, and a fan will keep you cool, as well as creating a better air flow and keeping the dust out of your face. If you have the budget, then installing some high-quality under-floor heating is certainly a winner!
Carry out these simple changes, and your garage will be more comfortable, secure, and enjoyable.


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Okay, so I guess it's time to 'fess up. I've really been struggling with this blog. I've been disappointed in what I've written so far and it just feels like I haven't found my own voice yet. I was thinking about all of this earlier today and realizes that I was trying to use my everyday life as blog inspiration when in reality it's not all that inspiring. This brought me to the conclusion that I need to write about things that are important to me and to only use day to day life when it is exciting.
Even though I have been a haphazard poster at best, I'm still a very loyal reader and semi-frequent commenterof other peoples blogs. Molly's post at "These Little Moments" yesterday asked about songs that make you cry. It instantly made me think of the song "Daddy's Girl" by Red Sovine. ( I don't know if anyone else would even know it – VERY old country song). As I mentioned in my comments on Molly's post, I always hoped to use this song for the father-daughter dance at my wedding, but so far have been unable to find a copy of it (I'm also afraid that I will sob through the whole thing). I did end up finding a copy of it on You Tube and managed to listed to 15 or 20 seconds before bursting into tears and making my assistant think I was in the throes of a hormone induced PMS breakdown. Every time I even think about that song it just makes me think about how much I love my dad.
I am not and never will be someone who denies being daddy's girl. As long as I can remember I have wanted to be like him. He has always been full of tough love and worked hard to instill a healthy fear of authority into my brother and I. While he wasn't always the most easygoing, he was always the first person to tell me how proud he was of me and I always knew that he loved me and wanted the best for me. My dad always worked hard to support our family and give us a comfortable life. He wanted to be able to give my brother and I the things he never had.
My dad is the strongest man I know. He is capable and smart and has always taken pride in performing a job well. The only time I ever saw my dad break down was when I was 14 and he was let go from a job he had held for over 20 years. And he didn't cry for himself, but because he didn't want us to suffer any sort of hardship because of it. I knew part of him probably felt like he had failed us, but I never felt that way. I was so proud of him for starting over in a small town. He showed courage and grace that will forever be an inspiration to me. He is a man who I strive to be like. I strive for his strength, his notion of truth and justice, his sense of fairness and equality, and his empathy and compassion. He is loyal and dedicated, honest and upstanding. He takes pride in the life he has made for himself and his family.
If I am able to show my children just one tenth of everything my father has done for me and sacrificed for me, I will consider parenthood a success.
Thanks dad for molding me into the person I am today while giving me room to grow. As proud as you say you are to have me as your daughter, I am even more proud that you are my dad. I won the dad lottery and I will always be your little girl.
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reading that gave me goosebumps about my dad! i should probably call him tonight!
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text: OmniSource of Laguna Hills has acquired a 65% stake in Sullins Electronic, a San Marcos electronic components company, in a stock swap valued at $9.1 million. Under the agreement, OmniSource will exchange 2.275 million shares of its common stock for 65% of Sullins' capital stock outstanding. Sullins' 1987 revenues exceeded $7 million. The company employs more than 100 people. OmniSource is a manufacturer of electronic components, nutritional and medical products. The firm employs 185 people, 15 of whom work in Laguna Hills.


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Key Lime Cheesecake
Believe it or not cheesecake dates to the Romans in 230 A.D.
Not until the early 1900s did "New York-style" cheesecake — probably the most famous variety — come about.
Such a versatile dessert, cheesecake typically has two layers: a rich, creamy baked custard and a bottom of crushed cookies. It can be made with countless combinations of flavors and just as many toppings.
While cream cheese remains the constant, other ingredients vary from region to region and country to country. New York-style cheesecake uses cream or sour cream and the Pennsylvania Dutch uses farmer's cheese. Italians use ricotta and the French use Neufchatel cheese.
A fairly easy dessert to make, it can be tricky at the same time. Preventing the cheesecake from cracking represents the greatest challenge.
A number of things can cause cracking. They include simply beating too much air into the custard and using excessive heat in the oven. Some cooks use flour to stabilize the mixture and to help prevent cracks.
Even if it cracks, your cheesecake will still be delicious. Should this happen, you can always mask the crack(s) with a sour cream topping or decorate with whipped cream.
I've chosen to make a key lime because it's a favorite in our house. This recipe will complement any menu that includes a seafood entry.
Ingredients: serves 8-10
1 8-ounce box of gluten free (S'moreables) graham crackers
1 tablespoon of sugar
5 tablespoons of butter, melted
4 (8-ounce) bricks of cream cheese at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons of gluten-free flour
1 teaspoon of vanilla
4 eggs at room temperature
9 tablespoons of key lime juice
Zest of 2 limes
Preheat the oven to 325° F and position rack in the middle of the oven. Generously grease the spring-form pan to help prevent the cheesecake from sticking.
In a food processor, pulse the crackers into crumbs, then add the sugar and melted butter. Make sure it is well blended scraping up from the bottom. Press the crumbs on the base and up the sides of a 9-inch spring-form pan and bake at 325° F for 10 minutes.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, using the paddle blade, beat the cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla on medium-low speed until well blended. It will be smooth and creamy. Turning the speed down to low, add the eggs one at a time until each is incorporated. (A key tip: Do not overbeat the mixture, which will create air bubbles that could cause the cake to puff up while baking, only to fall as it cools and crack.) Add the remaining ingredients, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowls.
Once the mixture is blended, pour it into the pan.
Bake the cheesecake for an hour or until the center is almost set. To know if it is at this point, it will jiggle slightly in the center and the outside edges will be well set. The center will continue to cook and set while cooling. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen the cake so that when cooled it will release more easily. Once cool enough to handle, refrigerate for six hours or overnight. Cool completely before removing from the pan. Garnish with whipped cream and thinly sliced limes.


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Seems like Twitter is currently testing an entire bunch of artistic and funky editing tools. Nevertheless, these features have been solely accessed by pop-stars reminiscent of Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams and Huge Sean amongst different stars by way of Twitter at MTV's VMA awards present.
Lara Cohen, Twitter's Director of Leisure Expertise, highlighted the new photographs with tweets that implied that the pop stars have been 'roadtesting' one thing new, reviews TechCrunch. As of now, no info has been offered whether or not these tools are part of the Twitter app itself or can be launched as a standalone app.
As of now, Twitter solely permits customers to make use of filters and crop photographs, however seems like the corporate may quickly permit customers so as to add doodles, textual content and far more to pictures and movies too.
Nevertheless, it has been identified that Taylor Swift's video tweets didn't belong to any shopper in TweetDeck which means the new flashy device is perhaps a new standalone app.


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Granite tile countertop
Опубликовано: 12.05.2017
Granite is nearly as hard as diamonds, which is why granite is considered the most durable, heat and stain resistant countertop surface available. Engineered quartz countertops are a close second, but hot pans can damage the resin used to make quartz countertops.
Granite is also the most hygienic (tied with quartz) surface and highly resistant to bacteria.
Now of course, you get essentially the same qualities whether installing granite tile or a full-slab, so lets look at the differences.
Generally a granite tile countertop will cost 50% to 75% less than a full-slab. For a full-slab you'll typically pay between $40 and $125 per square foot (Beware of the very low end quotes). Most commonly, though, you'll pay $55 - $65 sq. ft.
Installing granite tile will only cost about $10 to $30 per square foot. And sometimes, in some areas, and with very cheap granite tile the cost can go as low as $7 sq. ft. saving you a bunch.
This above is also true when installing outdoor kitchen countertop tile.
But a tile countertop is significantly different than a full slab granite countertop.
The big difference here is in the volume of stone and the cost of fabrication. Granite tiles are much thinner than a slab, so less stone is consumed for the same surface area.
Also, the skill and tools required to work with a slab of granite are more sophisticated and specialized than those required installing tile. In fact, a competent do-it-yourselfer with tile experience can install a granite tile countertop.
Of course, it is necessary to use grout between the tiles when installing a granite tile countertop. The only place you'll encounter grout with a full-slab is at the back edge where the countertop meets the backsplash.
In general, it is recommended to apply a sealer to granite to retard staining. However, there are several granite varieties that are so dense and stain-proof that they don't need sealing, in fact, will not absorb a sealant.
But even for those varieties that do need sealing, it's not a complicated job and it doesn't need to be done more than every 3-5 years and often much longer.
Grout presents unique challenges mainly regarding care and maintenance. Grout easily attracts dirt and grime, is porous, can crack and break down when absorbing excess moisture. The grout must be sealed, cleaned and maintained more particularly than the granite tiles.
Lazy Granite Tile for Kitchen Countertops
Working With Beveled Tile When Constructing Granite Tile Countertops


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Following the 3.5 weeks I spent in Lanping, Liuku, and their environs, I hightailed it back to Kunming for a week of unwinding/marathon paper writing/eating lots of Western breakfast food (one of my favorite coffee shops, Salvadore's, sells a dynamite "American Breakfast" that actually tastes American for Y20, about $3.) Some of the guys in the program went to Tibet for the last week of ISP, which cost them a huge amount of money. I was really jealous of them (still am), but then they had to pull several consecutive all-nighters to get their papers done, not something I would have been keen to do. In the end, as suggested by the fake birth announcement I posted awhile ago, my paper (which was about the stories Nujiang people tell, the attitudes they have about those stories, and the factors that affect those attitudes) was a massive 36 pages long--the longest thing I've ever written. And I gotta say, it's pretty good. I got my grades back last week, in America, and apparently my teacher agrees (sly grin.) Well, where else but in your own travel blog can you indulge in blatant back-pattage/horn-tootage? So I say: good on me.
Moving on.
Anyway, besides writing we also indulged in DVD watching, scooter riding, and club/bar hopping(the only time I really went out in Kunming, it was actually a lot of fun, the clubs in Kunming are sort of hilariously garish with backup dancers and Karaoke and way to much in the way of lightshows. There was also, inexplicably, a clown walking around one of them.) We had a series of days where people gave 20-minute powerpoint presentations about their topics, which were alternately interesting and kill-me-now boring. Could have been planned better (do you really need to cram 7 hours of presentation into one day? Seems unneccessary...) On the last night, Justin had a huge 21st birthday party for him and two other of our tripmates at this cafe/bar called Halfway House, and everyone drank and schmoozed and danced and listened to terrible rap (Justin had brought this terrible white expat rapper to perform at his party, basically just for the entertainment value.) It was a good way to rap up our Kunming time...
...Because the next day we got up at 4:30 AM to take a 2.5 hour plane to Xi'an, almost smack in the middle of the country, south of Beijing by about an 11 hour train ride. Xi'an was the geographical center of China for a long time, when China was on a smaller scale, and it's been continuously inhabited for something like 11,000 years. It's a huge city, with a very different feel than Kunming, and much more polluted, very "Eastern China," but we saw some pretty sweet things there. The first afternoon, John, Tania, Sophie, Mike and I indulged in some MacDonald's (I had a small fry and it was AMAZING) and then explored the Muslim quarter, which is very atmospheric. We bought several presents in the souk (marketplace) and sampled some local cuisine, including a kind of nougat with raisins and nuts inside and a weird fried sweet thing rolled in sugar and nuts.
The market in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an
The Xi'an Drum Tower, right outside the Muslim Quarter
After several hours of exploring we were hot and tired, so we went to Starbucks (hooray!) I'm not a huge fan of Starbucks generally, I like to frequent little local-owned places. But just walking into the lovely, airconditioned building was like walking into a little piece of America. Every Starbucks ever is decorated the same way, bless them. And so we spent a few hours drinking coolattas, fooling around, and enjoying ourselves.
Tania and Sophie at Starbucks, a little bit of America in the middle of Xi'an
Spotted just outside of Starbucks: Oh my God! It's Xue, in Xi'an! But wait, Xue is in the US this summer! It's Xue's evil twin!
The five of us started spending a lot of time together on this last trip. We explored, got meals, got bubble tea, watched movies, played stupid games (one of them involving sips of bizarre pineapple beer in a twist on a "Mulan" drinking game.) As we were walking back to our hotel from one jaunt out, I stopped at a magazine stand to buy some water. The man who helped me actually spoke the best, most fluent, and most accentless English I have encountered in a Chinese person here. He told us to call him "Mr. Johnston" and then pondered "that last name's possibly Scandanavian descent." We nodded mutely and I wondered when the last time was that I used the word "Scandanavian." He told us he's been studying English on his own for more than 20 years and practicing with the foreigners that come to his stand. I guess it goes to show that you never know where you'll find a scholar.
The next morning we got up impossibly early to drive to see the Terracotta Warriors. I'd been to see them once already with my parents, but they were worth going again, especially when someone else was paying my entry fee. The Terracotta Warriors are part of the 4-square-mile tomb of the first Emperor of the United China (as opposed to before, when the Dynasties just ruled little bits). He had a full-size to-scale army made for him out of clay, to ensure his continued rule in the afterlife. Every face of every archer, every horseman is different. They all have individually detailed hair. They were even painted, although you can't see the colors now. And that's just the part that's been dug up-- apparently a sizeable part of the Emperor's tomb has yet to be unearthed, including what sonar has identified as the Emperor's coffin resting in a pool of mercury (you heard me.) Pretty intense stuff.
The Teracotta Soldiers
Next time: Beijing adventures, SIT says goodbye
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Dongbei ("The Northeast") part I: Xi'an
Labels: Chinese culture, Chinese history, dancing, doppelgangers, long papers, Starbucks, Western food
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- Marianna said...
POOL OF MERCURY!? AMAZING! When are you going home? I'm curious if you, too, are going to beat me home.
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Graeme Horsley has retired as national director of the Ernst & Young real estate group in New Zealand, after 14 years at the accountancy firm.
Previously he was with Darrochs, based in Wellington. But with both groups, as guests at his retirement function in Auckland tonight frequently mentioned, Mr Horsley made an international career of valuation, stemming largely from his work on asset valuation at Wellington Airport.
Back home, they pointed to leads he had taken in valuation, one of which arose in his work for Sir Bob Jones in his High Court defence against McConnell Dowell. MacDow was developer of the building on Albert St, Auckland, which became the Coopers & Lybrand Tower and now the ANZ Centre. Robt Jones Investments Ltd contracted to buy it but, in the sharp post-1987 downturns of the property & share markets, Sir Bob criticised the sub-9ft space immediately inside the windows on every floor.
What the case was really about, Mr Horsley said, was that RJI "had bought a pup." But out of it also came recognition that valuers should go beyond face rents to assess market values. They had recognised a difference between values of new & old buildings, but not between face & effective rents.
Mr Horsley also mentioned the most fascinating person he'd met in the property industry – Sam Zell, head of the Equity group of real estate investment trusts in the US, whose knowledge was international, extending to New Zealand.
You can blame Mr Horsley for the attention given on The Bob Dey Property Report to Equity Office & Mr Zell's other trusts & interests. Several years ago Mr Horsley returned to Auckland, as usual bubbling with enthusiasm, keen to let people know about Mr Zell, his knowledge, and his enthusiasm.
Equity Office tells you all the minute detail listed property entities in New Zealand find it troublesome or displeasing to divulge to their owners & the people who maintain markets – investors.
Mr Horsley also told one against himself, arising from valuation work with Telecom chairman Rod Deane. Negotiations were long & hard, got down to a single decimal point, which led Mr Horsley to exclaim that they were only point one away from an agreement. Dr Deane reminded him: "That's not point one, Mr Horsley, that's $100 million."
Mr Horsley was president of the Institute of Valuers from 1985-87, was the institute's representative on the International Valuation Standards Committee for 12 years, including 4 as chairman, and was made a fellow of the institute in 1998.
A work likely to be important for some time yet is the Infrastructure asset valuation guidelines which he co-authored.
Retired, but not fully so: Mr Horsley said he "won't be riding off into the sunset." His programme sounds more like other people's day jobs than the life of a part-timer playing golf at Mt Maunganui.
Mr Horsley's expert report on Commerce Commission views on infrastructure asset valuation