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A young stevedore takes on the mobster who rules the docks.
At the request of mob boss Johnny Friendly, longshoreman Terry Malloy, a former boxer, lures fellow dock worker Joey Doyle to the roof of his tenement building, purportedly to discuss their shared hobby of pigeon racing. Believing that Friendly only intends to frighten Joey out of his threat to speak to the New York State Crime Commission, Terry is stunned to see Joey topple from the building as he and his brother, Charley "the Gent," watch from across the street. As neighbors gather around Joey's body, his distraught sister Edie accuses parish priest Father Barry of hiding behind the church and not helping the neighborhood break free from the mob's grip. Listening nearby, Terry is disturbed by Edie's indictment and later joins Charley, Friendly's lawyer and accountant, at a meeting with Friendly and his lackeys. Friendly assures Terry that Joey's death was necessary to preserve his hold on the harbor, then directs dock manager Big Mac to place Terry in the top job slot the following day. The next morning, while waiting for the day's work assignment, the dock workers offer their sympathy to Joey's father Pop, who gives Joey's jacket to Kayo Dugan. Terry is approached by Crime Commission representative Eddy Glover, but refuses to discuss Joey. Edie comes down to the docks to apologize to Father Barry, but he admits that her accusation has prompted him to become more involved in the lives of the longshoremen. Father Barry asks some of the men to meet downstairs in the church, despite being advised that Friendly does not approve of union meetings. Later, in the warehouse, Charley asks Terry to sit in on the church meeting. When Terry hesitates, Charley dismisses his brother's fears of "stooling." Despite the sparse turnout, Father Barry adamantly declares that mob control of the docks must end and demands to know about Joey's murder. Several men bristle in anger upon seeing Terry at the meeting, and Kayo tells Father Barry that no one will talk out of fear that Friendly will find out. Father Barry insists the men can fight Friendly and the mob through the courts, but the men refuse to participate. Friendly's stooges break up the meeting by hurling stones through the church windows. After Pop and Kayo are attacked outside, Father Barry presses Kayo to take action and Kayo agrees. Terry insists on walking Edie home and, on the way, she hesitatingly tells him abut her convent upbringing and ambition to teach. At home, Pop scolds Edie for walking with Terry, whom he calls a bum, and demands that she return to college. Edie responds that she must stay to find out who killed Joey. Later that day Edie is surprised to find Terry on the roof with Joey's pigeons. Terry shows her his own prize bird, then asks her if she would like to have a beer with him. At the bar, Terry tells Edie that he and Charley were placed in an orphanage after their father died, but they eventually ran away. He took up boxing and Friendly bought a percentage of him, but his career faded. Swept up among wedding party revelers, Edie and Terry dance together until they are interrupted by Glover, who serves Terry with a subpoena to the Crime Commission hearings. Edie demands to know if Friendly arranged Joey's murder, and when Terry cautions her to stop asking questions, she accuses him of still being owned by the mobster. That evening, Friendly visits Terry, who is evasive about the church meeting, then surprised when Friendly reveals that Kayo testified before the commission. Charley criticizes Terry for seeing Edie, and Friendly orders Terry back to working in the ship hold. The next day in the hold, Terry attempts to speak with Kayo, but the older man brushes him aside, calling him one of Friendly's boys. Big Mac and one of his henchmen rig a crane to slip, and a load of boxes crashes down upon Kayo, killing him in front of Terry. Outraged, Father Barry gives an impromptu eulogy for Kayo, asserting that Kayo was killed to prevent him from testifying. After two of Friendly's henchmen begin pelting the priest with fruit and vegetables, Pop and Edie arrive and watch as Father Barry ignores the abuse and exhorts the men to believe in themselves and reject mob control. Terry furiously knocks out one of the henchmen, angering Friendly and Charley. Later, Father Barry returns Joey's jacket to Pop and Edie. That night, after Edie gives Joey's jacket to Terry, the guilt-stricken Terry tries but is unable to tell her about his part in Joey's murder. The next morning Terry seeks out Father Barry to ask for guidance as he believes he is falling in love with Edie, but is conflicted about testifying and about going against Charley. Father Barry maintains that Terry must follow his conscience and challenges him to be honest with Edie. When Terry meets Edie on the beach later, he relates the details of the night of Joey's murder, insisting that he did not know Joey would be killed, but Edie rushes away in distress. Later while tending his pigeons on the roof, Terry is visited by Glover and implies that he might be willing to testify. Their meeting is reported to Friendly, who orders Charley to straighten Terry out. That night, Charley takes Terry on a cab drive and chides him for not telling him about the subpoena. When Terry attempts to explain his confusion, Charley brusquely threatens him with a gun. Hurt, Terry reproaches his older brother for not looking after him and allowing him to become a failure and a bum by involving him with the mob. Charley gives Terry the gun and says he will stall Friendly. Terry goes to see Edie, and breaks down her apartment door when she refuses to let him in and demands to know if she cares for him. Edie tells Terry to listen to his conscience, which angers him, but the two embrace. When Terry is summoned to the street, Edie begs him not to go, then follows him. After the couple is nearly run down by a truck, they find Charley's body hung up on a meat hook on a nearby fence. Taking down his brother's body, Terry vows revenge on Friendly, and sends Edie for Father Barry. Armed, Terry hunts for Friendly at his regular bar, but Father Barry convinces him that the best way to ruin Friendly is in court and Terry throws away the gun. The next day at the hearings, Terry testifies to Friendly's involvement in Joey's death, outraging the mobster, who shouts threats at him. Back at home, Terry is scorned by the neighbors for testifying and discovers that his pigeons have been killed by a boy he once coached. Edie attempts to comfort Terry, advising him to leave, but Terry insists that he has the right to stay in his town. The next day Terry reports to work as usual, but is ignored by the men and refused work by Big Mac. In his office at the pier, Friendly, who is about to be indicted, swears vengeance on Terry. Terry confronts Friendly on the pier, declaring he is nothing without guns, and the two fall into a brutal fistfight. While Friendly's men help to thrash Terry, the dockworkers watch impassively as Edie arrives with Father Barry. Friendly orders the longshoremen to begin unloading, but the men refuse and demand that Terry be allowed to work, hoping the shipping owners will witness their refusal to obey Friendly and realize their intention to restart a clean union. Father Barry urges on the beaten Terry, who rises and defiantly stumbles down the pier and into the warehouse.
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Elia Kazan > Filmmaker Extraordinaire!!!!
ja661 2019-11-11
I really wouldn't like to think what anyone else would have done with this material. Elia Kazan knew how to tell a story. A Powerhouse cast with not 1... MORE>
On the Waterfront . It's pretty electrifying.
Rob Knapp 2019-08-19
This classic story of Mob informers was based on a number of true stories and filmed on location in and around the docks of New York and New Jersey.... MORE>
Learn Your Lines
Tom Q 2019-08-03
As a period piece, this is hands down an excellent portrayal of 1950's dockside New York City and the characters that haunted the waterfront... MORE>


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Adam Yauch: Beastie Boys founder's musical legacy
Adam "MCA" Yauch's death today leaves a Beastie-size hole in pop music. Though the trio were not the most prolific legends on the landscape (over the course of 25 years, they released only seven proper albums), their impact has been gigantic. Starting with 1986's Licensed to Ill, the Beastie Boys rewrote the rules for commercial hip-hop, the mainstreaming of hardcore punk, the state of sampling, and the treatment of the old school.
Licensed to Ill, one of the early full-lengths released by influential hip-hop label Def Jam Records, is often referred to as the first rap album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart. That title is a little unfair, as those sales were powered by the wildfire success of "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)" — a track that many at the time considered more rock than rap.
The remainder of Licensed to Ill is pure mid-'80s hip-hop: grimy, tricky, and funny. The rhyme trading on "Fight for Your Right" was child's play compared to the exchanges on "Hold It, Now Hit It," "She's Crafty," and "Paul Revere." Though it is hard to believe now, the Beastie Boys' race rarely came up — in part because hip-hop was a new genre, but also because they had the legitimate skills to counter criticism.
It helped that they kept pushing the form forward on subsequent releases. Though 1989's Paul's Boutique was a commercial failure at the time, it is now held up as a brilliant piece of art way ahead of its time. Working with the Dust Brothers, the Boys constructed a pastiche that flowed so deftly that it became common for owners of the vinyl to play "Spot the Sample." For DJs and genre-bending artists like Beck, Paul's Boutique was a keystone holding up a cathedral of sonic possibilities.
Though hip-hop had always incorporated rock samples and toyed with live instrumentation (Afrika Bambaataa liked to toss Rolling Stones records into his break beats), Licensed to Ill also essentially invented rap-rock. "Fight for Your Right" is the obvious example, but Slayer's Kerry King (another signee of Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin) also lent some shredding guitar to "No Sleep Til Brooklyn." "Rhymin' and Stealin'" is built around samples from Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and the Clash.
Yauch's first love was hardcore punk — the early Beastie Boys were a speedy, noisy act who opened for Black Flag and Bad Brains. Those fixations ran through Licensed to Ill through the group's two peak albums, 1992's Check Your Head and 1994's Ill Communication. It wasn't so much that they brought punk attitude to hip-hop (Public Enemy figured out that trick at the end of the '80s), but it was about the fact that traditional rock music — and later, jazz — could coexist next to traditional rap.
Over the course of their last three albums — 1998's Hello Nasty, 2004's To the 5 Boroughs, and last year's Hot Sauce Committee Part Two — the Beasties looked to be returning to everyone else's old school, tapping into elements of classic hip-hop that had disappeared as the style became the preeminent movement on pop radio. Hello Nasty sounds like a reaction to the Diddy-fication of rap in the late '90s, with its focus on breaking down hip-hop into core sonic elements and executing them with breathtaking precision.
It's most evident on the classic call to arms "Three MCs and One DJ," but it's also plastered across tracks like the funky "Super Disco Breakin'," the minimalist "Instant Death," and the neck-snapping single "Intergalactic." To the 5 Boroughs and Hot Sauce Committee Part Two both work to preserve hip-hop's past rather than trying to innovate, but the trio's curatorial minds are so sharp that they both act as a living tribute to the New York streets that birthed rap. They are reflective, thoughtful albums that leave room for fun.
You can hear the Beastie Boys' influence all over the place, from Rage Against the Machine's sonic firebombs to OutKast's playful genre-bending to the Odd Future crew's open-minded mix of the serious and the absurd. Even if Adam Yauch hadn't become an excellent video director, launched an influential film company, created the Milarepa Fund, and worked to assist victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, he would still be regarded as a legend who deserves serious accolades not just for his musical and cultural impact but for the trails he blazed.
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Editor's note: No worries; we've updated this story just in time for National Relaxation Day.
We live in a stressful world. Does one ever truly unplug? When is the last time you put your phone down and didn't feel the incessant need to scroll through your apps or check who has liked your most recent social media photo?
It's time to slow down and focus on a healthy, replenishing activity. We've scouted out 10 ways you can unwind and treat yourself to some self-care. Even better, many of them are free.
Free Yoga at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas
There are gobs of research that support the countless benefits of yoga. From the increased flexibility to the restorative, calming benefits, folks of all fitness levels can practice yoga. From novice to full-fledged yogi, D-FW is dripping with yoga studios eager to help students achieve their best downward dog. But yoga studio memberships can be a bit pricey, especially if you just need a yoga class here and there to reset your headspace. Klyde Warren Park offers free yoga classes on weekends with teachers from Exhale Dallas and Dallas Yoga Center. Instructors unite students each week under the Dallas skyline to practice yoga. And it's all for free.
Acupuncture and cupping in Richardson
The purpose of acupuncture is to correct imbalances of energy in the body. From its inception in China more than 2,500 years ago, folks around the world seek acupuncture to improve general health. So what's the science behind pricking with tiny needles? Adopters of the practice find that acupuncture aids in a variety of body-related issues -- sleep aid, pain relief and stress reduction, to name a few. Pearl Acupuncture in Richardson offers a first session for $80 and accepts insurance. They also customize sessions and may include the following treatments: needling, cupping, moxibustion and e-stim.
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Free Meditation Class at the Crow Collection of Asian Art in Dallas
Meditation is an ideal practice if you want to reset. And what better atmosphere to meditate than in one of the finest art museums in the city? The Crow Collection of Asian Art offers meditation classes right in the midst of its galleries. And to offer even more peace of mind, the classes cost nothing. In addition to the free meditation classes, the Crow Collection offers weekly free yoga, Qigong and Tai Chi classes.
One of the goals of meditation is to develop a kind and patient attitude towards others. We could all use that right now, couldn't we?
Sole Therapy in Dallas
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Cooking classes at Sur La Table
If cooking is your way to relax, check the class schedule at Sur La Table stores in Dallas, Fort Worth and Southlake. The sessions are relaxed and stress-free and BYOB (you may want to call and confirm before you book, though). Recent classes offered: Spanish Tapas Party, Pasta Workshop, Cocktails, Date Night and more. You'll receive instruction by professional chefs, interaction with fellow students and generous tastes of every dish you prepare. Each student also will get a 10% discount coupon to use that day on a store purchase.
Float in Dallas
A bubble bath is often associated with a relaxing evening or winding down from a long day. Adrift Float Spa takes this one step further with floatation therapy and sensory deprivation. The weightlessness achieved by floating on top of a dense, saturated solution of Epsom salt and water makes it possible for the body to rest in a zero gravity environment. Because of this, the spine is able to decompress and realign. Floating can also increase blood flow to the lymphatic system, as well as muscle relaxation. This therapy often aids in quality of sleep, improved circulation and reduced muscle pain. The sensory deprivation aspect offers an escape from over-stimuli, causing the normally dominant left hemisphere of the brain to relax while the right hemisphere becomes active. A single float session is $80.
Laugh it out at Dallas Comedy House
They say laughter is the best medicine. There seems to be a bit of truth to that as laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells. Not to mention, laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural "feel good" chemicals, which promote a sense of happiness. So take a trip to Dallas Comedy House for some good ol' fashioned fun. If you're feeling brave and want to be responsible for the giggles and eruptions of laughter from the audience, you can take your own improv class: Look for the free Improv Comedy Jam Sessions throughout each month. If you choose to watch a show, that'll cost you $15 or less, depending on the evening's lineup.
Salt therapy in Dallas
Luxury on Lovers has an apparatus called a "chamber" where folks can relax and engage in dry salt therapy. The treatment lasts 20 minutes. The chamber de-humidifies the salt, which makes it highly absorbent and allows the salt to "scrub" the respiratory system. The dry salt particles circulate within the chamber and help with pH normalization, providing the body with an ultimate detox and atmosphere for relaxation. The 20-minute session can easily be cushioned into a hectic day, helping you reset and focus with some mid-day relaxation. A one-time dip in the salt chamber is $38.
Free Fitness in Fort Worth
Every Saturday morning, free fitness classes take place in Fort Worth on the riverfront of the Trinity Trails in The Trailhead. The Trailhead has a direct connection to more than 40 miles of hike and bike trails and is conveniently located near the Clearfork Farmers Market. Each Saturday, the free fitness classes begin at 8 a.m. and are offered on the hour. Ranging from boot camp to yoga, folks can kick start their weekend outside, releasing endorphins in multiple fitness happenings. And after a Saturday morning workout, one can relax and recharge at the Clearfork Farmers Market or rooftop patio of Press Cafe.
Tea Service at the Dallas Arboretum
Nature and picturesque flowers have a tendency to make you feel a sense of tranquility. Sprinkle in some hot tea, and you have yourself a splendidly relaxing afternoon. The Dallas Arboretum is perhaps the mecca of gardens in D-FW, offering a plethora of quiet spots to rest and have some quiet time. So it would only be natural to have a nice cup of tea while enjoying the scenery. The Dallas Arboretum offers tea service in the DeGolyer Tea Room. In addition to the tea, soup and tea sandwiches are served, followed by sweet treats. Reservations are required for this outing and price ranges between $49-$59 a person. This also includes your admission to the main garden and parking.
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One of the perks of being a food writer is that every few days or so a new cookbook lands on my doorstep. One of the burdens of being a food writer is that every few days or so a new cookbook lands on my doorstep.
Trust me: With these often unsolicited gifts comes guilt. There are the cookbooks that go straight in the bag destined for the public library sale. Sometimes a publicist doesn't know my work well enough to surmise that I'm unlikely to cover, say, the latest in cupcake trends, or 101 ways to cook with lard, or a weighty tome on D.I.Y. butchering. There are audiences for all these books — and writers who want to cover them — but they're just not for me.
Then there are the cookbooks destined to collect dust on a shelf piled high with many other food books, despite my best intentions. Some I won't ever open. Sad but true. Eventually, these books will make their way to the public library sale pile as well. Many others, of course, I will reference in roundups, profiles, and reviews. And yet, even with some of these cookbooks, including well-written prize-winners in the mix, I still may never make a single recipe from their pages. My bad.
And then there are the cookbooks that turn up on my front porch and I couldn't be more delighted to welcome them into my home like, well, a good friend. Ripe: A Fresh Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables (Running Press, $25, 312 pages) is my kind of book. Not just because I write a blog with a pro-produce focus called Lettuce Eat Kale. Not just because the author, Cheryl Sternman Rule, is one of the first friends I made in the food writing world when I switched to that beat three years ago. And not just because, when I — a modest home cook — flipped through the book's brightly-hued pages my first thought on many of those 75 recipes was: "I can do that."
But there were, of course, people to interview, stories to write, and after-school schlepping to be done and still that color-saturated cookbook's recipes had not found their way into my kitchen. I did sit down one afternoon with a cup of tea — and encourage others to follow suit — and read it cover to cover. Granted, that's an unusual way to consume a cookbook, but Cheryl is a writer with a quirky turn of phrase and a pithy wit whose craft I admire. Consider: "You can also boil artichokes whole, but then you'll need to deal with the choke after the fact, and the only thing worse than a hairy choke is a hot hairy choke, if you know what I mean." Bada-boom.
Also, it must be said, I had a deadline to profile Cheryl for her hometown paper, the San Jose Mercury News.
Photographer Paulette Phlipot (left) conceived of the concept for Ripe (center) and convinced writer Cheryl Sternman Rule (right) to be her partner-in-crime on the cookbook.
The book includes bite-sized essays showcasing Cheryl's signature style, familiar to many as the voice behind 5 Second Rule, which recently won top honors from the International Association of Culinary Professionals for outstanding culinary blog. Her partner in this produce lovefest, a cookbook arranged not by seasons or courses but rather grouped by color (with chapters titled red, orange, yellow, green, purple & blue, and white), is the award-winning photographer Paulette Phlipot, who gets credit for the book's chromatic concept. The pair met at an IACP conference in the Big Easy in 2008 where Phlipot flashed Sternman Rule her portfolio via iPhone, and Sternman Rule, a smart-phone virgin at the time, was instantly smitten.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago: Cheryl had a soiree at her home, where neighborhood friends and food writer pals from around the Bay came to celebrate the release of Ripe, out just four weeks, now in its third printing, and picked up by Anthropologie, not too shabby for a first-time author. So I headed down to the Silicon Valley, home today, as Cheryl herself likes to say, "to Google, Yahoo, Facebook, and me."
There's nothing like seeing someone in situ to get a more complete picture of her life. Here is Cheryl's kitchen where she makes all those artfully-photographed baked goods that feature on her blog like Double Chocolate Coconut Slice and Bake Cookies, Blueberry Corn Muffins, and Raspberry-Cardamom Tart in a Cocoa Crust. There is the grill where she tests recipes. Upstairs her office is piled with papers, downstairs the beaming author sports one of her vintage-inspired aprons.
Scattered throughout her home that night: A rainbow assortment of food stations featuring matching tablecloths and bouquets bursting with colors corresponding to recipes from the chapters of her book. At the yellow station, for instance, guests could nosh on Corn with Cilantro-Lime Salt or Grilled Five-Spice Pineapple Kabobs and wash it down with Agave Meyer Lemonade — leaded or sans spirits — while a big bunch of sunflowers stood watch. Red gerber daisies kept the beets company, while elegant iris shared the spotlight with slices of Blueberry Nutmeg Cake.
I thought it was a brilliant move: Every morsel on offer that night came straight out of that color-coded cookbook. All those dishes tasted so finger-licking good I made a mental note then and there to get cracking on some of those recipes myself.
And I have. Lots of them. Cucumber Halloumi Salad with Licorice Notes (recipe below). Avocado Tangerine Salsa. The aforementioned lemonade and the pineapple kabobs. Also the Carrot Soup with Garam Masala Cream (recipe follows too.)
On my to-do list: Kumquat Arugula Salad. Warm Fava Shallot Couscous. Toasted Nori Edamame with Garlic-Chili Oil. As well as Shaved Chioggia Beet Salad with Mixed Citrus Vinaigrette, Apricot Frangipane Galette, Miso Tofu Bok Choy, Eggplant Romesco Rigatoni, and Turnip and Yukon Gold Puree with Buttermilk and Chives.
Here's what I learned that night at her house: The girl — who is appearing at Omnivore Books in San Francisco this Thursday and at a farmers' market in San Jose on Sunday — has a serious thing for kumquats. These sharp, tart little beauties featured in a kick-arse drink, a Kumquart Sidecar (cognac + orange liqueur + fruit + ice + sugared rim), a salad, and a simple dessert with blueberries. While she clearly adores farmers' market finds, Cheryl also knows her way around a spice rack — flavor pairings with herbs and spices make all the difference in many of her unfussy food ideas. For instance, it's those licorice notes — toasted fennel seeds and tarragon — that make that Cucumber Halloumi Salad sing. I've subsequently tweaked it some: The side morphs into a satisfying meal served over spring greens, with quartered falafel, and a tad more dressing.
Also: This food writer is going to keep surprising us with her ability to play with food, photography, and words. One to watch, read, and savor.
Recipes follow. Go make something simple, colorful, and ripe to jazz up tonight's dinner. Enjoy.
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Cheryl Sternman Rule reads from and signs copies of Ripe:
Thursday, April 26, Omnivore Books, 6 p.m.
3885A Cesar Chavez Street
San Francisco
Sunday April 29, Blossom Hill Farmers' Market, 10 a.m.
Princeton Plaza Mall, 1375 Blossom Hill Road
San Jose
This post originally appeared on KQED's Bay Area Bites.
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Recipe: Cucumber Halloumi Salad with Licorice Notes
Toasted fennel seeds and abundant fresh tarragon lend a licorice-y backdrop to this unique salad, which pairs cucumbers with seared Halloumi, a Cypriot cheese that can be browned or grilled without melting. You'll find the interplay of textures, flavors, and temperatures irresistible.
Serves 4
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
4 (1⁄2-inch-thick or 1.25cm-thick) slices Halloumi cheese, blotted dry
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
1⁄2 medium garlic clove, smashed and minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 English cucumber, unpeeled, halved lengthwise
1⁄4 cup (10g) loosely packed chopped fresh tarragon leaves
In a small, dry nonstick skillet, toast the fennel seeds over medium heat, shaking the skillet a few times, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a small dish. Crank the heat to medium high, add the Halloumi, and brown on both sides, turning once, about 4 minutes total. Set aside to cool slightly.
Whisk the oil, vinegar, and garlic in a medium serving bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Run a small spoon (a serrated grapefruit spoon works well) along the length of each cucumber half, making a tunnel and scraping out the seedless membrane. Slice the cucumber into 1/2-inch-thick (1.25 cm) half-moons. Add to the vinaigrette along with the tarragon and toasted fennel seeds. Tear the cheese into irregular pieces and toss on top.
Toss gently to coat. Adjust seasonings to taste, and serve immediately.
Recipe: Carrot Soup with Garam Masala Cream
Here's a creamy soup with a gentle kick from the spice mix garam masala, a warming combo of coriander, cumin, cinnamon, clove, pepper, bay, and several other spices. You'll find it in any Indian market.
Serves 6
1⁄4 cup (60ml) olive oil
3⁄4 cup (120g) diced yellow onion
4 to 6 medium carrots (about 1 1⁄2 pounds, or 680g), peeled, quartered lengthwise, and roughly chopped
1 small yam (about 7 ounces, or 198g), peeled and diced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3⁄4 teaspoon garam masala, divided
3 cups (725ml) vegetable stock
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
2 tablespoons sour cream, plus additional for garnish
Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, yam, 1 teaspoon salt, 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper, and 1⁄2 teaspoon of the garam masala. Cook for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add the stock and 1 cup cold water and raise the heat to high. Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, partially cover, and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat.
If you have an immersion blender, use it to purée the soup. (Otherwise, allow it to cool slightly and then purée it in batches using a traditional blender. Return the soup to the pot.) Season with the lime juice, to taste, and adjust the salt and pepper.
Mix the sour cream and the remaining 1⁄4 teaspoon garam masala in a small bowl. Swirl into the soup. Serve hot, garnished with additional sour cream, if desired.
Recipes reprinted with permission from RIPE © 2012 by Cheryl Sternman Rule, Running Press, a member of the Perseus Book Group.
Photography © 2012 by Paulette Phlipot.


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I am fortunate to work directly below the galleries in the Art of the Americas Building at LACMA. In rare instances of downtime (or even when I just need a little break), I climb the stairs to the fourth floor, home of our permanent collection of Latin American art. These galleries never get old to me because they contain an astonishing range of art in terms of both time and space. From ancient Peruvian featherwork textiles to contemporary Venezuelan political paintings, the art in these galleries is a diverse representation of many Latin American cultures, and it's nearly impossible to absorb it all in just one visit.
Recently, I came upon a group of Mexican and Guatemalan codex-style ceramics that feature detailed mythological tales. These ceramics were made by the Maya, dating around 650–800, and they initially baffled me. At first glance, the style used looked similar to early nineteenth-century Japanese woodblock prints. Being half Japanese, I constantly sought these prints out as a young child. You may be familiar with them as well—they are sort of comical and often feature grimacing samurai warriors, sometimes with their eyes crossed, who are posed in a sort of stern three-quarter profile.
Though this was my initial impulse, I soon realized the art here was more like something else. Upon closer inspection, I decided that the illustrations on these ceramic vessels were whimsical, cartoonish even, and seemed to be almost animated. One piece in particular, Drinking Vessel Depicting Otherworldly Toad, Jaguar, and Serpent, was particularly captivating in that the animals appeared to be involved in a march or ceremony of some kind. I learned from the didactic label that the animals were often avatars of human rulers, each representing different realms of the natural world, and the scenes often depicted Maya royal ritual performances.
Here, the plump toad represents the watery underworld, wearing a headdress and making a generous offering of a bone, an eyeball, and a human hand. The jaguar, symbolizing the earthly plain, is hunched on one cocked leg—a loaded spring ready to release. I had to blink once or twice to make sure they weren't actually moving. It doesn't take much to imagine the icy smooth body of the serpent (the celestial sphere's delegate) coiling and uncoiling, advancing along in this strange parade. I also learned that the apparent movement of the scenes can be attributed to the use of the whiplash painting technique—a method by which artists thicken and thin lines to alternately imbue them with and siphon off energy and motion. With this knowledge, I paid more attention to those lines, and I was mesmerized by the illusion of locomotion. The vessel is displayed among others in a clear case in the middle of the gallery, so you can literally view it from all angles. As you walk around the vessel, the vessel moves the story.
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Classroom management is a term used by teachers to describe the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly despite disruptive behavior by students. The term also implies the prevention of disruptive behavior. It is possibly the most difficult aspect of teaching for many teachers; indeed experiencing problems in this area causes some to leave teaching altogether. In 1981 the US National Educational Association reported that 36% of teachers said they would probably not go into teaching if they had to decide again. A major reason was "negative student attitudes and discipline".Solving Discipline Problems Charles H Wolfgang and Carl D Glickman 1986 (Allyn and Bacon)
According to Moskowitz & Hayman (1976), once a teacher loses control of their classroom, it becomes increasingly more difficult for them to regain that control.Moskowitz, G., & Hayman, J. L., Jr. (1976). Success strategies of inner-city teachers: A year-long study. Journal of Educational Research, 69, 283-289. Also, research from Berliner (1988) and Brophy & Good (1986) shows that the time that teacher has to take to correct misbehavior caused by poor classroom management skills results in a lower rate of academic engagement in the classroom.Berliner, D. C. (1988). Effective classroom management and instruction: A knowledge base for consultation. In J. L. Graden, J. E. Zins, & M. J. Curtis (Eds.), Alternative educational delivery systems: Enhancing instructional options for all students (pp. 309-325). Washington, DC: National Association of School Psychologists.Brophy, J. E., & Good, T. L. (1986). Teacher behavior and student achievement. In M. C. Wittrock (Ed.), Handbook of research on teaching (3rd ed., pp. 328-375). New York: Macmillan. From the student's perspective, effective classroom management involves clear communication of behavioral and academic expectations as well as a cooperative learning environment.Allen, J.D. (1986). Classroom management: students' perspectives, goals, and strategies. American Educational Research Journal, 23, 437-459.
Classroom management is closely linked to issues of motivation, discipline and respect. Methodologies remain a matter of passionate debate amongst teachers; approaches vary depending on the beliefs a teacher holds regarding educational psychology. A large part of traditional classroom management involves behavior modification, although many teachers see using behavioral approaches alone as overly simplistic. Many teachers establish rules and procedures at the beginning of the school year. According to Gootman (2008), rules give students concrete direction to ensure that our expectation becomes a reality.Gootman, Marilyn E. The caring teacher's guide to discipline : helping students learn self-control, responsibility, and respect, K-6. 2008, p.36
They also try to be consistent in enforcing these rules and procedures. Many would also argue for positive consequences when rules are followed, and negative consequences when rules are broken. There are newer perspectives on classroom management that attempt to be holistic. One example is affirmation teaching, which attempts to guide students toward success by helping them see how their effort pays off in the classroom. It relies upon creating an environment where students are successful as a result of their own efforts.Pintrich, P.R., & De Groot E. V. (1990). Motivational and self-regulated learning components of classroom academic performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 33-40. By creating this type of environment, students are much more likely to want to do well. This transforms a classroom into a community of well-behaved and self-directed learners.
Corporal punishment
Until recently, corporal punishment was widely used as a means of controlling disruptive behavior but it is now no longer fashionable, though it is still advocated in some contexts by people such as James Dobson.
Rote discipline
Also known as "lines," rote discipline is a negative sanction used for behavior management. It involves assigning a disorderly student sentences or the classroom rules to write repeatedly. Among the many types of classroom management approaches, it is very commonly used.
Preventative techniques
Preventative approaches to classroom management involve creating a positive classroom community with mutual respect between teacher and student. Teachers using the preventative approach offer warmth, acceptance, and support unconditionally - not based on a student's behavior. Fair rules and consequences are established and students are given frequent and consistent feedback regarding their behavior.Bear, G.G. (2008). Best practices in classroom discipline. In Thomas, A. & Grimes, J. (Eds.), Best Practices in School Psychology V (1403-1420). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists One way to establish this kind of classroom environment is through the development and use of a classroom contract. The contract should be created by both students and the teacher. In the contract, students and teachers decide and agree on how to treat one another in the classroom. The group also decides on and agrees to what the group will do should there be a violation of the contract. Rather than a consequence, the group should decide on a way to fix the problem through either class discussion, peer mediation, counseling, or by one on one conversations leading to a solution to the situation.
Preventative techniques also involve the strategic use of praise and rewards to inform students about their behavior rather than as a means of controlling student behavior. In order to use rewards to inform students about their behavior, teachers must emphasize the value of the behavior that is rewarded and also explain to students the specific skills they demonstrated to earn the reward. Teachers should also encourage student collaboration in selecting rewards and defining appropriate behaviors that will earn rewards.Bear, G.G., Cavalier, A., & Manning, M. (2005). Developing self-discipline and preventing and correcting misbehavior. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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The Good Behavior Game Edit
The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a "classroom-level approach to behavior management" Responding to rule violations or rule following: A comparison of two versions of the Good Behavior Game with kindergarten students. Journal of School Psychology, 48, 337-355. that was originally used in 1969 by Barrish, Saunders, and Wolf. The Game entails the class earning access to a reward or losing a reward, given that all members of the class engage in some type of behavior (or did not exceed a certain amount of undesired behavior). The GBG can be used to increase desired behaviors (e.g., question asking) or to decrease undesired behaviors (e.g., out of seat behavior). The GBG has been used with preschoolers as well as adolescents, however most applications have been used with typically developing students (i.e., those without developmental disabilities). In addition, the Game "is usually popular with and acceptable to students and teachers."Tingstrom, D.H., Sterling-Turner, H.E., Wilczynski, S.M. (2006). The Good Behavior Game: 1969-2002. Behavior Modification, 30, 2, 225-253.
Discipline with Dignity Edit
According to its founders, Discipline with Dignity is one of the most widely practiced behavior management philosophies in the world. Founded by Dr. Richard Curwin and Dr. Allen Mendler, the program is utilized in more than 12 different countries. Discipline with Dignity, provides an in-depth flexible approach for effective school and classroom management. With a strong focus on developing responsibility, it is a comprehensive, practical program that leads to improved student behavior through responsible thinking, cooperation, mutual respect, and shared decision-making.
Tools for Teaching Edit
Tools for Teaching is a classroom management method created and taught by Fred Jones on speaking tours and in the eponymous book series
Positive Classrooms Edit
Positive Classrooms developed by Dr. Robert DiGiulio sees positive classroom management as the result of four factors: how teachers regard their students (spiritual dimension), how they set up the classroom environment (physical dimension), how skillfully they teach content (instructional dimension), and how well they address student behavior (managerial dimension).
Assertive Discipline Edit
Assertive discipline is another systematic approach of classroom management. Lee and Marlene Canter discuss the ideas behind this approach in several published books.
Discipline without Stress, Punishments or Rewards Edit
Discipline without Stress (or DWS) is a K-12 discipline and learning approach developed by Dr. Marvin Marshall described in his 2001 book, Discipline without Stress, Punishments or Rewards.Marshall, Dr. Marvin (2001). Discipline without Stress, Punishments or Rewards, Los Alamitos: Piper Press. The approach is designed to educate young people about the value of internal motivation. The intention is to prompt and develop within youth a desire to become responsible and self-disciplined and to put forth effort to learn. The most significant characteristics of DWS are that it is totally noncoercive (but not permissive) and takes the opposite approach to Skinnerian behaviorism that relies on external sources for reinforcement.
A four part Teaching Model guides educators in the implementation of this approach. Foundational is the teaching of four concepts referred to as The Hierarchy of Social Development, which highlights the difference between internal and external motivation. Young people are taught that all behavior and motivation can be assigned to one of four levels and that all choices can be made consciously. With eight Significant Teaching Points in mind, students are taught to use the Hierarchy to guide self-reflection and self-evaluation, with the goal of making responsible choices and decisions in life. Students come to understand and experience that responsible behavior, motivated from the intention to "do the right thing simply because it is the right thing to do," is inherently satisfying.
Classroom management as a processEdit
In the Handbook of Classroom Management: Research Practice and Contemporary Issues (2006),Weinstein, edited by Carolyn M. Evertson ; Carol S. (2006). Handbook of classroom management : research, practice, and contemporary issues, Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Evertson and Weinstein characterize classroom management as the actions taken to create an environment that supports and facilitates academic and social–emotional learning. Toward this goal, teachers must (1) develop caring, supportive relationships with and among students; (2) organize and implement instruction in ways that optimize students' access to learning; (3) use group management methods that encourage students' engagement in academic tasks; (4) promote the development of students' social skills and self–regulation; and (5) use appropriate interventions to assist students with behavior problems.
Dr. Tracey Garrett also describes classroom management as a process consisting of key tasks that teachers must attend to in order to development an environment conducive to learning. These tasks include: (1) organizing the physical environment, (2) establishing rules and routines, (3) developing caring relationships, (4) implementing engaging instruction and (5) preventing and responding to discipline problems. Classroom Management Essentials, created by Dr. Tracey Garrett, is the first classroom management app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that guides teachers through the tasks involved in the process of classroom management.
Classroom management as time managementEdit
In their introductory text on teaching, Kauchak and Eggen (2008)Kauchak, D., and Eggen, P. (2008). Introduction to teaching: Becoming a professional (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. explain classroom management in terms of time management. The goal of classroom management, to Kauchak and Eggen, is to not only maintain order but to optimize student learning. They divide class time into four overlapping categories, namely allocated time, instructional time, engaged time, and academic learning time.
Allocated time
Allocated time is the total time allotted for teaching, learning, and routine classroom procedures like attendance and announcements. Allocated time is also what appears on a student's schedule, for example "Introductory Algebra: 9:50-10:30 a.m." or "Fine Arts 1:15-2:00 p.m."
Instructional time
Instructional time is what remains after routine classroom procedures are completed. That is to say, instructional time is the time wherein teaching and learning actually takes place. Teachers may spend two or three minutes taking attendance, for example, before their instruction begins.
Engaged time
Engaged time is also called time on task. During engaged time, students are participating actively in learning activities—asking and responding to questions, completing worksheets and exercises, preparing skits and presentations, etc.
Academic learning time
Academic learning time occurs when students 1) participate actively and 2) are successful in learning activities. Effective classroom management maximizes academic learning time.
Common mistakes in classroom behavior managementEdit
In an effort to maintain order in the classroom, sometimes teachers can actually make the problems worse. Therefore, it is important to consider some of the basic mistakes commonly made when implementing classroom behavior management strategies. For example, a common mistake made by teachers is to define the problem behavior by how it looks without considering its function.Barbetta, P., Norona, K. & Bicard, D. (2005). Classroom behavior management: A dozen common mistakes and what to do instead. Preventing School Failures. Vol. 49, Issue 3, p 11-19.
Interventions are more likely to be effective when they are individualized to address the specific function of the problem behavior. Two students with similar looking misbehavior may require entirely different intervention strategies if the behaviors are serving different functions. Teachers need to understand that they need to be able to change the ways they do things from year to year, as the children change. Not every approach works for every child. Teachers need to learn to be flexible. Another common mistake is for the teacher to become increasingly frustrated and negative when an approach is not working.Barbetta, P., Norona, K. & Bicard, D. (2005). Classroom behavior management: A dozen common mistakes and what to do instead. Preventing School Failures. Vol. 49, Issue 3, p 11-19.
The teacher may raise his or her voice or increase adverse consequences in an effort to make the approach work. This type of interaction may impair the teacher-student relationship. Instead of allowing this to happen, it is often better to simply try a new approach.
Inconsistency in expectations and consequences is an additional mistake that can lead to dysfunction in the classroomBarbetta, P., Norona, K. & Bicard, D. (2005). Classroom behavior management: A dozen common mistakes and what to do instead. Preventing School Failures. Vol. 49, Issue 3, p 11-19. Teachers must be consistent in their expectations and consequences to help ensure that students understand that rules will be enforced. To avoid this, teachers should communicate expectations to students clearly and be sufficiently committed to the classroom management procedures to enforce them consistently.
See alsoEdit
- Behavior management
- Behavioral engineering
- Child Development
- Delaney Cards
- Educational psychology
- Contemporary Educational Psychology/Chapter 7: Classroom Management and the Learning Environment
External linksEdit
- New York Times profile of Delaney Cards and their creator
- Classroom Management and Discipline
- Classroom Management Essentials
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Dog gets restraining order after Waveny Park attack
A restraining order was issued on a Darien dog after he attacked a New Canaan woman at Waveny Park the morning of June 25, according to Animal Control Officer Maryann Kleinschmitt.
The restraining order requires the dog's owners to muzzle him whenever he's off their property for the rest of his life.
The German shepherd was walking with his owner, Julie McLaughlin, of Darien, on one of the park trails at about 9:50 a.m. when he turned around and bit a woman who had just passed him, Kleinschmitt said.
The dog, Franz, was on a leash, as is required in any public areas in New Canaan. McLaughlin was issued a $75 fine for the attack.
Franz tore the skin on the back of the woman's left arm, according to Kleinschmitt, who was at the scene within 15 minutes.
"To have that kind of bruising come up with the tears on both the upper and lower arm, it was pretty extensive," the officer said.
Kleinschmitt said the restraining order is the minimum she could impose because of the type of bite.
"If they're taking it for a walk in Stamford, in Darien, in Fairfield, in Westport, anywhere, the dog must be muzzled, be on a leash no longer than six feet and it must be kept at least 10 feet from any human being," Kleinschmitt said.
The victim was treated by the emergency medical technicians, but she refused to go the hospital, according to the report. Kleinschmitt said the woman, who already was on antibiotics for a different reason, later visited a doctor and is recovering well.
Kleinschmitt said McLaughlin indicated she would appeal the restraining order with the state Department of Agriculture's Animal Control Division, which is responsible for the investigation of property damage, injury and nuisance caused by dogs.
The last time the officer issued a restraining order on a dog was about four to five years ago, when two New Canaan canines left their owner's property, went into another home and attacked other dogs.
"I don't do it very often," Kleinschmitt said. "I do it when I believe I have a very serious problem with the dog. And in this case, it was unprovoked and someone was just walking by. ... It's not like the woman reached out to touch the dog. She just walked by and the dog grabbed her from behind. There is an issue there. I have a concern that if I didn't do a restraining order, it would happen again."
The officer noted that dog, who is almost 2 years old, weighs almost 90 pounds and could "injure someone severely."
"In this case she was hurt badly, but fortunately it will heal," Kleinschmitt said.
The officer said, however, that the victim will have scars on her arm because the "bruises were significant."
Kleinschmitt said this is the first time there's been a reported incident with this German shepherd.
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"Follow the money."
Words to that effect were advised by Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee to young reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in 1973 as they tried to untangle the messy Watergate Affair that ultimately forced the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Those words are equally valuable in tracking campaign expenditures for and against California's 11 statewide propositions on the Nov. 6 ballot.
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As of Aug. 31, the last date supplied by the California Secretary of State, more than $155 million have been spent on the propositions -- and the election is still nearly two months away.
At this rate, it's likely that $300 million or more may be spent by Election Day trying to persuade Californians to vote for or against various proposals.
In several cases, expenditures are incredibly lopsided.
Jerry Brown's Proposition 30, a proposal that would temporarily raise state income and sales taxes mostly for public education, has drawn more than $26 million; opponents have raised less than $2 million.
The proposal has garnered support from a variety of groups ranging from unions to major corporations.
Molly Munger's Proposition 38, an effort to raise income taxes on nearly all Californians to support public education, has raised nearly $19 million -- virtually all of it from Munger.
Opponents have scraped together $30,000 -- not even enough to buy postage for a single statewide mailer.
Another interesting match-up is Proposition 37, which would require labels on genetically engineered foods.
Proponents, largely small organic food growers and consumer groups, have raised $3.4 million. That pales next to the nearly $25 million raised by the opposition led by Monsanto (more than $4.2 million), Kellogg, General Mills, Campbell Foods and major farm organizations.
One surprise on the ballot has been the massive financial support for Proposition 39, a proposal intended to close a huge tax loophole the legislature awarded to major corporations in 2009.
Proponents have raised $18.8 million, almost all of which has been supplied by hedge fund manager Thomas Steyer. To date, the "opposition" hasn't raised a dime.
Proposition 33 is equally interesting. Intended to give auto insurance more leeway in establishing rates, the initiative has drawn $8.3 million -- almost all from Mercury Insurance CEO George Joseph. Opponents have raised a paltry $88,000.
This proposition is a reprise of a similar proposition that failed in 2010, the same year Mercury Insurance was fined $500,000 for overcharging and discriminating against California drivers over a 15-year period.
The bottom line is simply this. Ballot propositions are notoriously confusing to the average voter. One way to understand their merit is to follow the money, because finding out who is in favor or opposed to a measure might help you understand what it's really all about.
Larry Gerston teaches political science at San Jose State University and is the political analyst for NBC Bay Area.
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We have previously learnt that sin as defined in the original translations of the Bible, means "to miss the mark". And the Hebrew and Greek words translated "sin" throughout the Bible revolve largely around one major concept and that is transgression. To transgress means "to step across" or "to go beyond a set boundary or limit". Now let's look ways by which or the things that make us miss the mark or step across the boundary of God.
In case you missed the teaching about sin. Read about it: WHAT IS SIN?
1 John 3:4 "Everyone who commits sin also breaks the law; sin is the breaking of law". The person who sins has no respect for God's law. Whatever is done in opposition to God's law is sin. John further said "all wrong action is sin . . ." (1 John 5:17). The basic focus of this scripture is that, if any action or behavior is wrong, it is sin. The word translated "unrighteousness," "wrong action" is defined as "action that causes visible harm to other persons in violation of the divine standard". This is termed as sins of commission; sinning by the actions we take such as stealing, lying, and committing adultery and so on. Here are some references that tell us about this kind of sin, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 4:25-31; 5:3-4; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; Hebrew 13:4-5a; 1 John 3:15
Perhaps you have heard of sins of commission; sinning by the actions we take: stealing, lying, and committing adultery and so on. But this topic tells that some transgressions involve sins of omission, sinning by things we omit doing. When we fail to do what we know we should do, its a sin. God wants us to avoid evil – and also to do good! James said: "Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins" (James 4:17). Example; Jesus often clashed with those who were diligent about strict literal obedience to God's laws but never realized God expects more of them. That is the Pharisees. These people simply didn't comprehend the purpose of God's law. They put great effort into not committing sins, but concentrated so much on this struggle that they failed miserably at doing what they should have been doing. Consider the conflicts they had with Jesus Christ. Their biggest disagreements were over the Sabbath. They were angry that Christ healed on the Sabbath. According to their teaching, one could provide only medical help or treatment on the Sabbath if the situation were life-threatening. Thus when Jesus performed great miracles on the Sabbath—healing those who had been crippled or sick for years—the Pharisees were furious. Instead of rejoicing for those who were healed, they were enraged. They wanted to kill Christ because in their view He was breaking the law. They were blind to the fact that Jesus was doing good, that He was easing the misery and pain of people who had suffered for years.
Matthew 5:21-22: "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment'. But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire". God's Word goes right to the heart of sin. Here Jesus drew attention to another underlying principle: If you think of other people as worthless, viewing them as undeserving of life or existence, in motives, intentions and desires are very serious sins.
Matthew 27-28: "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery'. But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart". Christ said that this sin is not defined by just a physical act; if we even allow such a thought in our mind we have sinned. We have mentally crossed that boundary/limit God gave us. We should realize that sin starts in the mind. When we allow evil thoughts to enter our mind and stay there, eventually these evil thoughts can spring into action, leading us to sin.
Romans 14:22-23 "… and everything that does not come from faith is sin". In Romans 14 Paul reveals another way by which we fail to measure up to God's standard. In this chapter the Apostle Paul wrote to a congregation composed of Jews and Gentiles, discussing how their differing backgrounds had affected them. In the Roman Empire of the time, dozens of holidays were observed, including feast days and fast days during which certain foods would be eaten or avoided. Those who had been members of the Church for some time knew that such practices had no meaning for Christians, so they ate what they wanted when they wanted. But others were being called into the Church out of that Roman background and were offended at the eating of such foods. This created conflicts among the congregation because the new members had spent their whole lives thinking that eating particular foods was wrong on particular days of the calendar. Paul addressed this problem in verses 19-22, telling Christians to be careful that they don't offend those newer and weaker in the faith.
In verse 23: "But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin". Here we see a standard that defines sin in a different view: "Whatever is not from faith is sin" Just what is God telling us in this passage? From the context we are told that if we break our conscience we are sinning. If you do something that you feel you shouldn't be doing, you are sinning. Why is this sin? Because mentally and spiritually you are being forced to do something that seems not right with you. In the kingdom of God we live a life of free will. No one is forced to do something that displeases him and displeases God.
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The library is a place for everyone—of any age or ability—to enjoy. The Youth Services department is full of activity and sound, so don't worry about using your "library voice" all the time. We have games, puzzles, puppets, and a DUPLO play table for children to use here at the library. We also have iPads loaded with kid-friendly apps. If you are curious about a time to visit that would be quieter than usual, speak with a Youth Services staff member or email us for more information.
We offer a wide array of programs throughout the year to encourage reading, imagination, and exploration. Our story times are open to all children, and include activities to appeal to multiple age levels and attention spans. Contact us to discuss special accommodations or to inquire about any of our regular programs. We do occasionally offer programs geared towards children with special needs. See our program calendar for a complete list of upcoming events.
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Special services classes from schools within our library district are welcome to schedule a visit to the library for a tour and browsing time. Librarians are also available to lead special activities such as story time, book talking activities, technology workshops and more—at the library or your school. Contact us for more information or to arrange a visit.
Library Materials
Our collection of books, audiobooks and DVDs covers a wide spectrum of genres and topics. Your child can dive into a favorite hobby or interest, or even find a new one. E-books and digital audiobooks may also be checked out electronically and read on a computer or mobile device. Children of all ages are able to get their own library card.


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Velo-City Vancouver: a report from the international cycling conference
Velo-City Vancouver: a report from the international cycling conference
Velo-City is the annual international cycling conference, and therefore attracts a range of people interested in cycling: campaigners, academics, politicians, planners, traffic engineers, and public health practitioners, amongst others. This truly inter-disciplinary event happened 26 – 29 June this year in Vancouver, Canada. It was the first time since 1992 that Velo-City was held outside Europe, and it was a great opportunity to learn more about what people in auto-dominated places in North America have been doing to turn their cities around, as well as hearing from places with established cycling cultures.
One of the major themes of the conference was the importance of politics in creating great cities for cycling. As the first keynote speaker Gil Peñalosa noted, five elements are critical for creating cities that support cyclists aged 8 to 80: urgency, political will, doers, leaders, and public engagement. Other speakers throughout the conference echoed these sentiments, including local politicians from Copenhagen, Vienna, and Adelaide, Australia. Maria Vassilakou, the deputy mayor of Vienna, discussed plans to double the city's cycling mode share (currently 5%) in five years by improving infrastructure and the built environment, but also through outreach and communication. This has included the development of the Vienna Cycling Agency, which is a thinktank for all things cycling, and the Cycling House, which is a space dedicated to cycling-related events and meetings.
The importance of the built environment in encouraging cycling was another theme that came up repeatedly. Many cities in parts of the world that have not traditionally had a strong cycling culture are currently investing in cycling infrastructure modelled after Dutch and Danish examples. Fiona Campbell, the manager of cycling strategy for the city of Sydney, Australia, spoke about the progress they have made on installing 200 km of cycletracks, which has led to an 82% increase in cycling in just three years. Planners and engineers from American cities such as San Francisco and Seattle discussed recent changes they have made to some of their major streets to make them safer and easier to use for cyclists. Interestingly, an academic study presented by Kerstin Robertson found that land use, such as the availability of destinations and mix of types of land uses, was more important to whether or not people cycled than the availability of transport system features, such as cycling infrastructure.
The conference explored many other issues related to cycling. These included: integrating cycling and public transport, public bike programs, cycle parking, cycle freight and logistics, using new technologies to promote cycling, cycle tourism, and social and cultural diversity in cycling. Every Velo-City produces a charter that aims to draw attention to an issue related to cycling. The Charter of Vancouver was entitled 'Children and Cycling' and called for cycling to be considered a basic human right. Further, it called for all children to receive cycle training in school and for programs that promote cycling to school to be widely adopted.
Velo-City was four days of exposure to some of the latest information and ideas in cycling, as well as a time to hear more about older developments. With hundreds of speakers spread over dozens of sessions, many of which happened simultaneously, there was far too much to do and see. Furthermore, as with many conferences, some of the most exciting parts were outside the sessions. I enjoyed helping lead a tour of cycling facilities at public transport stations around the city. Afterwards, I took a small group of people to look at two murals of cyclists painted along a bike route in my neighbourhood. It was refreshing to see how excited they were about something I passed by everyday. Like so many other parts of the conference, it was an amazing learning experience, and also a lot of fun.
Bio: Debra Rolfe, formerly Campaigns Coordinator for CTC, is now an urban planner and the research coordinator for the Health and Community Design Lab at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Images from participants and organisers of the event are on Flickr.


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"Changes in intrinsic functional brain connectivity after first-time exposure to parabolic flight", 39th ISGP Meeting & ESA Life Sciences Meeting, 2018.
"Intrinsic connectivity reduces in vestibular-related regions after first-time exposure to short-term gravitational alterations", Scientific Reports, vol. 7, issue 3061, 2017. Download paper (3.47 MB)