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Cultured foods are foods which have broken down by yeast, bacteria or
Fungi. They consume complicated substances like carbohydrates and sugar, breaking it down into simpler forms while producing acid or alcohol. The acid or alcohol preserve their environment, making it impossible
for harmful bacteria (like botulism) to occur. They also produce valuable
enzymes and minerals. They unlock nutrients making them easily absorbable.
Some better known fermented foods are yogurt, cheese, wine, beer, sauerkraut and hard alcohol. The alcohol you buy no longer has any probiotic benefits. Most commercial sauerkraut is pasteurized. it
does not contain the beneficial bacteria if it has been.
Increasingly more I am seeing other cultured foods in health food stores
such as kefir, kombucha, sprouted grains and traditional pickles.
Most cultures I am encountering have some form of fermented foods which I will cover in another post.
Fermenting foods at home is easy. You can do it in little time with very little equipment and it is safe. I started with making mozza and sauerkraut and then moved to kombucha. After that I dabbled in kimchi, beet kvass, fermented fish sauce, kefir and lastly I am making water kefir.
I've never felt better.
Each cultured food has their own different properties and benefits. Diversity in our body is key!
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The advertising agency pitch
How do you choose an advertising agency, or any marketing services agency for that matter?
Should you ask an advertising agency to pitch for your account or is there a better way of choosing an agency that you will be working closely with and, one would hope, forming a lasting, rewarding and mutually beneficial relationship?
A real hobby horse with agencies and clients alike is the relative merits of the 'creative' pitch in assessing an agency's worth.
In his article 'The Pitch and Its Costly Blind Spot', Will Burns suggests that companies might be missing out on the best agency for their needs, and even the best talent, by adopting a pitch approach to agency selection.
From our own perspective, the pitch not only risks excluding smaller (possibly, and probably, more talented) agencies who cannot afford to speculate valuable time and money in the hope of winning an account (industry figures suggest that the success rate for agencies is just one account win in every ten pitches and one invitation to pitch from every 100 contacts made), but it also poses a number of questions for the prospective client:-
Beauty parade
Just like a beauty contest, the agency's presentation will be designed to create a winning first impression. Whilst it might deliver some valuable, creative ideas, and the presentation team may be charming and erudite, this does not necessarily reflect the true character of the agency: How easy they are to work with? Which personnel will be working on the account? How much thought and commitment do they invest in clients' work? What is the quality and continuity of service?
In short, once the pitch team has done its job (and moved on to the next pitch), how can the client be sure that they will get what they expect?
Most people wouldn't choose a life partner from the catwalk, so why choose an agency that way?
The team
It's all very well having a slick, charming, well-rehearsed and experienced agency pitch team present to you, but can you be sure that the same level of care and attention will go into servicing your account and meeting your future needs?
The pitch team, naturally, would suggest that it will, but this team specialises in pitches and winning business, not on servicing your account. It is not unusual for a large agency to use its big guns for the presentations, only to replace them with lesser calibre staff when it comes to the day to day running and direction of the account.
This low calibre team can be made up of a variety of people at various stages of their careers. Unless you are one of the agency's big spending clients, you could find yourself working with a constantly changing group of account executives, creatives and copywriters, of varying talents and experience. It's not unusual for junior employees to be given lower spending accounts on which to cut their teeth!
As your account team changes, each of the new people will need to be educated about your company's products, services, ethos and objectives. The professional working relationship that you have developed with previous agency personnel will disappear and the continuity and quality of service will be threatened.
For more on the merits of using a smaller agency, see here: Size matters
The cost
In addition to the cost of your individual pitch, the agency also needs to recoup the cost of failed pitches (one in ten, remember!). The agency's profit margins need to reflect this and the only way this can be done is through reduced operating costs, higher fees, greater mark-ups or a combination of all three. Either way, it is the client who will ultimately be paying the price, whether through higher prices or reduced levels and quality of service.
Alternatives to the pitch
So, the pitch might not be all it is cracked up to be!
In his article, Will Burns suggests a couple of alternatives to the free, speculative pitch; either pay the agencies for the pitch or adopt a meeting and dinner approach to assessing whether the agency is right for you.
Whilst we would not want every prospective client to wine and dine us, we would certainly advocate some form of 'get to know you' process akin to job interviews. It allows the prospective client to get under the skin of the agency and ensure that they are comfortable with the people and their approach.
An informal conversation in a more relaxed atmosphere will allow you to judge how well you get on with the agency, determine the agency's approach and values and assess the agency's ability to think on its feet, rather than its ability to spend weeks using a dedicated internal team to prepare a slick, well-choreographed, well-rehearsed presentation.
It will give a better indication of long term success than the pitch and will go a long way towards assuring a closer, more effective client-agency relationship.
To find out more, why not give us a call for an informal chat? Better still, take us out to dinner!


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Australia will decide the winner of their first ever Eurovision selection show: Australia Decides on 9 February. But before we find out who will represent them at Eurovision 2019, we take a look at all the songs in the running and rate and rank them in order of least favourites to faves. Read on to find out what we thought!
Leea Nanos
Australia Decides Line Up Finalised!Eurovision Guide 2019
With just three weeks to go until Australia hosts its first ever national selection final, broadcaster SBS has now revealed the entire line up for the Australia Decides show which will take place on the Gold Coast on 9 February. We already had seven of the competing artists, but now the full line up of ten has been unveiled.
Some of the Australia Decides Acts Debut Songs!Eurovision Guide 2019
As Australia gear up to host their first ever national selection show on 9 February, some of the competing artists have debuted the songs that they will be competing with at Australia Decides! We already were treated to a preview of Courtney Act's song 'Fight for Love' but we can also now add Electric Fields' '2000 and Whatever', Leea Nanos' 'Set Me Free' and Mark Vincent's 'This Is Not the End' to our playlists! Read on to check out the songs!
Courtney Act Joins Line Up for Australia Decides!Eurovision Guide 2019
In 2019 Australia will host their first ever Eurovision selection show and it seems they're pulling out all the stops. Earlier this month broadcaster SBS announced the first four of acts that would take part in their live show in the Gold Coast in February. This included Kate Miller-Heidke, Sheppard, Mark Vincent and Electric Fields. As promised, more acts have been added to the roster and today we got another three joining the contest.


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I love my mother to pieces, for many reasons, not the least of which is because she's a really good sport. She proved once again on her April visit to Australia that she can not only take a joke, but she can keep up with kids 60 years younger than her. The boys were so incredibly excited to have Grandma visit and they showed her absolutely everything worth seeing over her three week stay, I have to imagine she's exhausted (I know I am), but she never showed it.
If you want to see some photographic evidence of grandma in Australia, click here.
There were a couple highlights from her visit that are worth pointing out. First, Grandma saw nearly every form of Australian wildlife except the wombat. We saw wild koala's, kangaroos, emu, wallabies, fairy penguins, and on, and on and on. And at the zoo, Grandma saw a Tasmanian devil and a platypus and then some. Now, all that wildlife seemed to make Grandma hungry, as the ultimate carnivore she even developed a taste for Australia's national animal. After eating kangaroo for the first time Grandma requested it again, and again; she even looked for Kangaroo Fajitas and the terrible mexican restaraunt we went to last weekend. Hence the title Captain Kangaroo, she just couldn't get enough. (Plus, it's pretty good eating, and if you're interested in saving the environment, they are much friendlier to the ozone than cows… so eat more roo!)
A second highlight was definitely our trip through Victoria. In addition to Melbourne, we drove the Great Ocean Road, stayed two nights in Warrnambool, watched hundreds of Little Penguin (also known as the Fairy Penguin) come ashore at sunset on Phillip Island, we visited Melbourne's Old Goal (it's pronounced jail… I know brilliant). We packed a lot into six days, and had a blast.
A final highlight was over thirty years in the making. In the late 1970's the King Tut exhibit visited Chicago and drew so much attention that people slept outside the Field Museum just to get a good spot in line. It drew millions to that first US showing, but all I remember is that when you're eight years old, Chicago, Lake Michigan, the Field Museum, it was all pretty incredible and overwhelming. I remember being fascinated by all the history, and especially taken by Tut's solid-gold death mask. Thirty-three years later and 9,672 miles away the same King Tut exhibit went on display at the Melbourne Museum the week we visited Melbourne – and my mom and I were there to close the loop. The Melbourne Museum is outstanding, one of the best in the world, on par with the Field Museum (which I've since been back to as well); but, the King Tut exhibit has been tragically altered, they have removed the death mask. I guess I shouldn't complain, but that is a recurring theme in my posts, so why stop now. I'm sure the death mask is in Cairo, or near the Valley of the Kings, but it was part of the exhibit in the 1970's and they have certainly used it liberally in all their advertising… hmmm. So while I felt a bit cheated that the death mask wasn't there, the Tut exhibit was still pretty cool and even held the boys attention throughout. If only uncle Bob had been there to complete the picture with his projectile talents.
So a nice visit with Grandma came to a bitter-sweet end on May 1 when she returned to the US. We all enjoyed her visit so much, mostly because it was great to see her, but also because she's such a trooper. She went step for step with the boys, smiled the whole way and even caught us all many times for giant grandma hugs and kisses.
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Wednesday Football Thread
Shall we go to weekly footy threads until the World Cup?
In about a month's time
we could have catch-all Football/Le Tour/Wimbledon threads. Imagine.
Loads on!
What would you get yaya toure for a brithday present?
Kroos and Shaw close to Utd deals.
LVG says only 4 players currently at UTD are any good.
- Royter-Hatfood, silverfoxqpr, and gonad this'd this
after Mata
i don't know what to believe
they were still in the champions league at that stage.
and might have qualified for it the next year.
Bit of an outside bet
but considering how well Liverpool did this season having finished 7th previously, United's lack of cup competition might be just what they need for a title tilt. You heard it here first!Severed799 this'd this
No you didn't
I said we were winning the domestic treble last week
Were you?
No one tries to win the FA cup or league cup so they're deffo up for grabs. The league will be wide open again next year i reckon and I can honestly see United spending £120m this summer
Not sure
I just like the idea that coming 7th is the perfect way to prepare for a title push. Be fun if it became the norm - the fight for fourth becoming a race to the bottom in the last few games of the season.ElthamsmateOwen this'd this
surely Europeans* still see Man Utd as one of the Biggest Clubs in the Top 7 in Europe?
One bad season won't erase that. Remember when Inter Milan had that rubbish season? Nobody then thought that Inter Milan were the new Parma or whatever. Listen to me. Then they bought Vieri and Seedorf.
In Europe they probably don't care about the whole Moyes thing.
*they are a homogenous group
He loves Van Gaal and hates Pep
Can also double his wage.
Struggling to find 4 tbh
De Gea, Jazzy jazz jam shabadoo has his good days, uh... Mata
That's it.
Benzema, Ronaldo and Bale
all missed training for Real
still getting enjoyment out of city
They've had 5 years or so of splashing money and building a quasi-galactico squad, but always having lingering rumours of disgruntlement in the ranks.
Then they win the league, all is going well, until less than a week later one of their most experienced and influential midfielders goes mental and has a tantrum and wants to leave. And at the same time Yaya Toure is running around the world crying about his birthday!
I think I'm footballed out
I'm not enjoying this Yaya Toure thing even half as much as I should be.
I am enjoying the Milner joke
every time though.
Joe Cole is worth £21m - how did that happen?
He's had a few pretty decent transfers in his time, probably made him a buck
Inflated wages at Chelsea too
And he does some TV stuff doesn't he, that probably covers the rest
I quite liked him ten years ago thought he was pretty good
- Royter-Hatfood, umlaut_ampersand, badmanreturns, Lucien, Severed799, and ElthamsmateOwen this'd this
Nothing but gold records, sell out tours
- badmanreturns, meths, and ElthamsmateOwen this'd this
it's almost as if everyone in that list plays for a club with more money than sense
they should do some kind of investigation to combat it, call it 'footy fair play' or somethingboxtoboxelder this'd this
W*ham supporters denied parole
Sentenced to another year of survivalball with the walrus
- Severed799 this'd this
You're probably trying to be ironic
but that would actually be an improvement
Personally, I'm looking forward to some expansive, free-flowing Nolan-ball
PS If next season is anything like this one, 'making the Top 10' is about as unambitious as it gets
The weirdest thing about Allardyce
is that everyone from other clubs hates him, but god help you if you try and get rid of him, then all of a sudden it's lectures ahoy from the same people about how stupid you'd have to be to get rid of him.
usually because
they then get a manager in who plays free-flowing football, as a result of which promptly gets you relegated.
The "ditching Allardyce inevitably leads to relegation" is bollocks. Most of them went down a few seasons after he left, after multiple managerial changes. If there's any link, it's because they're built so completely to play Allardyceball that it's difficult to do much with them, and he's always been replaced by total no-hopers.
The complete list of managers who appointed between Samuel leaving a club and that club's eventual relegation:
Sammy Lee
Steve Kean
Total, total shit. Just don't appoint someone as gash as anyone on that list and things'll be fine
And what if a good manager doesn't want to manage your shit club?
Well then you get a mediocre one.
Which would still be a step up on every single rogue on that list bar Keegan. That list is so unbelievably poor barely any of them are even managing at all anymore, let alone at any kind of level.
Paying the 13th highest managerial salary in world football should mean you have an outside hope of finding some competent mediocrity to take on the role who is a level above Alan Shearer or Joe Kinnear.
- Royter-Hatfood this'd this
Killing Time Sub-Thread Idea #1
Players Who Were Probably Bought Just to Keep Another Player Company
1. Mauricio Solis - Costa Rican guy who went to Derby at the same time as Wanchope but never really played?
- Royter-Hatfood this'd this
Let's talk about something else
Michael Boulding only signed for Bradford
on the condition that they also sign his brother Rory
li weifeng at everton
joined the same time as li tie. weifeng played one match, tie played much more.
Akpo Sodje signed for Huddersfield
Mainly because Efe was our captain at the time. Think he made a couple of sub appearances and that was it.
did he get injured?
he had horrendous injury luck at wednesday. there was one season where he was immense but kept getting injured, came back the season after and then didn't do so well.
got shipped off to charlton where a whole load of our rejects went to at that time,
Nah, just never looked good enough for the first team
Always impressed in the reserves, but never did anything when he came on for the first team. In hindsight, given he did well with you, and a couple of others, we probably didn't give him enough chances.
United signed kleberson to be mates with Ronaldhino
we didn't sign Ronaldhino
Kleberson to keep Ronaldinho company
Ronaldinho went to Barca.
safebruv said
We signed Jesus Navas's brother to combat his homesickness.
Also Mancini's son. I don't think that was to combat Bob's homesickness, however.
he seems to play for Bury now
That's quite sweet.
City signed Glauber Berti
to help the Brazilian crew (Jo, Elano and Geovanni) settle in. He made one appearance on the last day of the season for about 5 minutesohgood this'd this
would none of those existing Brazilians talk to each other?
"Oh no! We've signed four introverts! What do we do?"
"I know..."
*shot of clock hands spinning around*
*Glauber Berti arrives in the Brazilian lads' shared house*
"Hi guys! I have brought many board games and have planned icebreaking activity."
*Jo and Elano look at each other sheepishly but you can tell they're pleased really*
*shot of clock hands spinning*
"Bye everyone!"
*Glauber Berti is leaving forever but no one notices as they're all such good friends now and are too busy talking and playing*
*Glauber Berti is pleased but sad like the guy in 'Highway to Heaven'*
*shot of clock hands spinning, loops for 20mins*
ENDfilm_maker this'd this
If anything he worked TOO well.
They developed a dressing room clique. Mates good. Clique bad. Took us years to break it up. All because of sneaky old Berti.
Bruno Ribeiro
was only bought because George Graham bought Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink wasn't he?
And wasn't Fabio bought along with Rafael
because they'd never been parted before and Ferguson thought it'd be better to have his twin with him?
good answers everyone
meths wanted this to fail but we showed him
Think one of Jim or Jeff Whitley
was only at City because their brother was. Can't remember which one. Jim or Jeff. Whitley.
Nani, Anderson
Ronaldo still left.
Lots of people mooting a swap deal between City and Barcelona for Fabregas
TBH I'm not quite sure how I feel about swapping the lynch pin of our midfield for one of Barca's squad players. Maybe we should offer them Yaya Toure instead.
BBC seem convinced you're getting Redmond so
Really hope Toure does leave.
City without him are nowhere near as good. Almost as drastic as City without Kompany, which is very beatable.
I actually think teams like Liverpool would have a more difficult time beating us
without Toure. He looks fucking useless against teams that press him with an overloaded midfield like Liverpool, Barca and Bayern.Parsefone this'd this
i find it bizarre
that city fans think the ideal solution to their best player not playing well against a few specific teams is to sell him, rather than maybe not play him against those team
Getting a bit fed up of seeing disparaging remarks and jokes
about Arsenal celebrating an FA Cup win
Football seems to be all about the build up and anticipation of what's next / how will they keep their players / etc rather than just enjoying something.
I say good on them. Winning the FA Cup (or indeed any trophy) is a huge achievement (bar those shitty summer warm up ones) and should be celebrated so. You can't have a 3 hour build up to the game on ITV showing it's heritage and how it's still the most watched match globally behind the World Cup THEN spend the post match part taking the piss out of Arsenal for caring about winning it, hiring a bus and wondering if they'll keep hold of Sagna.
Let your hair down. Enjoy it. Who had the better season in the history books; Liverpool, Chelsea or Arsenal? I'd say Arsenal because they had a good day out and eventual accolade us lower league football fans would kill for.
Depresses me that Hull see European football as a chore too rather than the pinnacle moment in the club's history. Look at Serie A this weekend just gone; 4 teams fighting tooth and nail to be in it, as they should be not using it to field the youth.
Basically, I'm tired of the fear of failing in the Premier League stopping achievements actually being celebrated or cheapened as you only get about 3 of them a season as it is.ohgood, Lucien, Severed799, silverfoxqpr, and p_a_u_l this'd this
There was a whole thread for the Gunnersaurus
Don't know what else you could ask for tbhbadmanreturns this'd this
I enjoyed the stuff about Arsenal being arrogant for planning their victory parade
before the Cup final. Even though Hull, and every other finalist ever, did the same thing because you'd be an idiot not to.
That said, the specially painted 'FA Cup Winners 2014' bus they had did make me think how weird it would have been if your job was to repaint it after they'd lost.
I'm all for fans celebrating winning a trophy- it's fucking great fun.
Been having a good old chuckle at the number of gooner chums who think the world, and seemingly me in particular, is dead gutted about them winning the FA Cup though.
Ah, but what if they're having a good old chuckle
at the thought you think they think you're dead gutted about them winning the FA Cup? It would be you with giving-a-shit egg all over your face then!
They're Arsenal fans, mate.
Don't over think this.Parsefone this'd this
- DanielKelly and umlaut_ampersand this'd this
Completely agree - a trophy win is a trophy win
The only slight caveat is when fans of "big clubs" are the ones disparaging winning such trophies in the first place then that doesn't exactly make people sympathetic: http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4444961#r7988917
That Serie A finish was fantastic. Those boys love the Europa Cup!
where am i disparaging about winning the fa cup?
I was annoyed at the draw at the time, thought it would be more fun if we played city in the final than the semis. Was totally fine with not playing them at all, though. Also, we did play shit in the final and it was really excrutiating for 110 minutes so whatever.
Tbh you're kind of embarrassing for keeping that on file/even remembering it, let alone posting it inappropriately to try and show me up. Probably start acting your age maybe.
Killing Time sub thread idea #2
What lower league footballers got upto after retirement
Was looking up Paul Macari for the "signed to keep someone (his dad) company" subthread. What I found was superb.
"After leaving the game, Macari took up co-ownership of the Hanley branch of Domino's Pizza; in March 2012 he provided the Port Vale squad with free pizzas after the club hit financial difficulties."
Any other good ones?
Inspired by me remembering Jim and Jeff Whitley:
Jim Whitley
`Following his retirement, Whitley instead began performing as a singer and dancer in stage shows, appearing in productions called Christmas Crooners and The Rat Pack's Back, taking the roles of Nat King Cole and Sammy Davis, Jr. in the respective shows.`
Jeff Whitley
`Whitley has spent time at the Sporting Chance clinic after becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs. It affected him greatly and said "at times I would just be praying just to die". Whitley is currently working as a car salesman in the Stockport area and delivers talks at professional football clubs about the dangers of alcohol and drug misuse`
He played for us in the championship
so I'm gonna say he counts.
Gudni Bergsson; footballer, lawyer, hero.
After being a club legend for years, Gudni went back to Iceland and became a lawyer. A colleague was the victim of a knife attack and the Iceman saved the day.
"Bergsson became a lawyer after retiring from professional football in 2003 and it was at the Reykjavík offices of law firm Legal Support, where he works, that the knife attack took place.
The ex-Iceland international came to the aid of a colleague, who was left in a critical condition after being attacked, before he was stabbed twice in the thigh himself."
Do fans actually experience joy days after winning a cup?
Surely once you've actually won it that's it, fun over
Depends, innit
Sounds stupid if you look at things in an absolute, detached way by Arsenal supporters have had a monkey on their back for years and now it's gone. That'll feel good for ages.
Wigan supporters are probably still in a happy, dazed mindfuck after last year.
I still can't get my head round the idea my team has won a European Cup, but other things have faded a bit.
I can confirm
that Wigan fans still haven't shut the fuck up about it.
"to determine the victors...
for this year, at least..."barleysugar this'd this
i'd still be walking on air if i were an arsenal fan
9 years is ages
- aboynamedgoo, badmanreturns, and shrewbie this'd this
I'm no German speaker, but the Dutch accent clearly sounds hilarious in German as well.
Belgium news:
Wilmots has been forced to call up his third choice third choice goalkeeper, Sammy Bossut, after second third choice keeper Silvio Proto broke his arm who himself was called up to replace first choice third choice goalkeeper Koen Casteels who broke his shin. Reports that Courtois and Mignolet have stepped up their security are completely made up.
do you have to take three keepers?
it's rubbish, they're completely pointless.
did anyone's 3rd choice keeper make any (necessary) appearances this season anywhere?
I always like it
When an outfield player has to go in goals if they've run out of subs or something and teams start testing him with outlandish shots
In fact I think it should be mandatory if a Keeper is sent off rather than injured
isn't jagielka a dab hand in goal?
pretty sure sheffield united never had a keeper on the bench when he was there.
He played in midfield sometimes for sheffield too didn't he
England should be trying some Total Football in the WC
Jagielka and Milner
Joga Bonito
it's not even ruddy
it's fraser forster. the big dunce
um Forster is a good keeper
it's Ben Foster you should be worried about
but if it wasn't for forster
we'd be the only team to select players exclusively from one league, which would sort of be like winning in a way
North Korea tried to take an extra striker instead of a third keeper but because he was registered as a keeper he wasn't allowed to play outfield. Ha ha ha.
surely quite a few players never get used
and are mostly pointless?
just been watching world cup goals for the last ten mins, guys.
(not the greatest quality)
England score such boring goals don't they
Only got three in there. For some perspective, that's one more than Diego Forlan.
Lineker's goal against Poland is great
Anderton's against Colombia was a belter.
Michael Owen's is good if you pretend it's not him.
Are those in the video? I can't be arsed watching it.
Owen's is
the other two are Joe Cole v Sweden and Platt v Belgium.
Oh yeah, Platt's is good
Joe Cole's though? Oh well done you lumped it over the keeper's head when no-one was closing you down. Easy.
- Royter-Hatfood, Severed799, and Smee this'd this
the brian robson one against france
was good. oir was that the euros? dunno,
Dean Windass @DWindass10 21 hrs
just done 30 min treadmill xLucien this'd this
Lovely stuff
excited for cup final
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some gold in here
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Sorry about that last retweet, didnt know it was a virus
Love Dean Windass
definitely one of my favourites of all time
Time for eveyone to laugh at ohgood and his boyz:
Ha ha
Group C truly are the ones to watch
True champions :')
sorry, can't appreciate an article that doesn't spell check
The top guy looks like he's tied to the middle guy's head.umlaut_ampersand and Smee this'd this
yeah yeah very funny
but at least one of those three situations is probably gonna arise in one of our games, and then we'll see who deals with it better
Big news of the day just in!
Bolton have signed their fourth (4th!) player of the summer that already played for them. Andy Robinson has signed a one year deal.
Did he actually play?
I must've missed it. Thought he'd just sat in the reserves. Tbh, I was a bit confused by Dougie signing a 21 year old to be in the reserves after saying the reserve players that are 19 are already too old to be considered realistic future prospects.
Yeah i think he came on in the last minute a few times.
yeah, it's not like we need new CMs either. Though whether Trotter counts as a midfielder (or indeed a footballer) is up for debate.
i enjoy luis enrique
particularly the way he sticks his chin out & makes kissy face before every sentence and finishes them with grumpy mouth.
ENGLAND are in the FINAL of the EUROS right NOW
on EUROSPORT
it's the under 17s. a new golden generation.
history in the making
We look pretty decent
1-1 at the mo. The players seem to have a good appreciation of space and patience on the ball. Haven't seen a single Gerard special into touch.
IT'S A LOTTERY etc.
Thought we looked were good. Wow. Let's hype them up, 2018 is ours!
Yep good win of a fun tournament
shame that no one cares about the u-17s and that all these players will inevitably end up being ruined by their clubs before they can get to be respectable senior side players, though.
How many of the squad who won it in 2010 would say have been 'ruined by their clubs'?
I could only really see an argument for McEachran not being given enough of a chance. The rest are probably still not physically and mentally mature enough to play regularly for a top flight side yet. Only very special players break through in their teens, especially at top half clubs.
Of the current squad i'd only really expect Kenny and Roberts to really break through before the next Finals.
A hell of a lot of players drop out of football or into the lower leagues between schoolboy and first team levels. Don't think that's really down to a huge influx of foreign players or anything else, simply that the majority of them won't prove good enough.
Joe Ledley
After Yaya Toures sulking because no one shook his hand on his Birthday, and he only earns £300k a week.
A nice story about Joe Ledley.
Bit of 'ITK' info re: Yaya-gate...
Apparently it's related to end-of-season bonusses and not cake or balloons or anything else birthday-related. He was under the impression his would all be tax-free for some reason. It's not an insignificant amount of money either. Apparently City signed him (Kompany, Aguero, other high earners) to new deals where they basically get paid millions in bonusses but lower their salaries after the club and UEFA agreed FFP allowances whereby bonusses don't count towards the wagebill.
this is the problem with mercenaries i guess.
all comes down to cash at the end of the day
apparently Aguero is stalling over his new contract too.
Someone was telling me at work today. If you lose both you'd be in some pretty serious trouble I think. Shame really considering Samir is the only real ratbag in your side
What new contract?
City's best players, bar Nasri who's just been offered a new three-year contract, are all contracted until 2017 or beyond.
It's a worrying time to be a City fan, for sure!
presumably they are trying to get players signed up to bonus-heavy deals as you mentioned above?
dunno mate, just going off what I heard but then I suppose anecdotal evidence isn't the be-all and end-all...
Aye, he signed one last summer.
Don't let it get to you.
:) surprised you're not welcoming the news tbh tbf iykwim lol
I can only do my bit to ensure we win the big shiny things, big maaan.
Must assume you support one of our less-illustrious rivals. The needy-o-meter's saying definite Arsenal fan.
I wish!
not just Arsenal fans who hate that shit-eating grin
anyone see Englands worst xi?
Vinnie Jones was in it...
I couldn't tell if the show was worst 11 footballers
Or worst 11 rent-a-gob comedians.


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The Conclave Lineup 2018
A star-studded lineup of speakers for The Manipal Conclave 2018 was revealed at the Student Plaza on Wednesday evening. With leading personalities from fields ranging from tech to television, this year's edition of the Conclave just might end up as the most exciting one yet.
Radhika Apte
Radhika Apte made her debut in the Indian film industry in 2005. Since then, she has acted in several national and regional films including Antaheen (Bengali), Kabali (Tamil), and Pad Man (Hindi). Over the past year, she has rapidly shot to fame on the success of several critically-acclaimed TV shows like Sacred Games, Lust Stories, Stories by Rabindranath Tagore, and Ghoul.
Kanishk Sajnani
Ethical Hacker
"I Hack Ethically", proclaims Kanishk Sajnani, who has, as of May 2017, hacked over a dozen Indian companies, including Air India, Spice Jet, Faasos, and Cleartrip. He aims to highlight and correct the flaws in companies' cybersecurity with his unconventional methods.
Ashwin Sanghi
Ashwin Sanghi's career as an author began in 2006. Since then, he has written several bestselling novels including a trilogy (The Rozabal Line, Chanakya's Chant and The Krishna Key) and a 2018 publication, Keepers of the Kalachakra. Sanghi, having explored historical and mythological themes, has been referred to as the Indian Dan Brown by many.
Sandeep Singh
Former Captain of Indian Hockey Team
Sandeep Singh, often referred to as Flicker Singh, is a hockey player currently working as a DSP with the Haryana Police. His dedication towards the sport and sheer skill and grit won him the Arjuna Award in 2010.
Jatin Sarna
Jatin Sarna is an Indian film and theatre actor and a stage director. A versatile artist, he attained remarkable fame for playing the role of Bunty in the Netflix show Sacred Games.
Jitendra K
YouTube personality
Jitendra Kumar is an Indian actor and web personality famous for his role as a part of the YouTube channel The Viral Fever. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, he is known for his roles as Jitendra Maheshwari, Gittu, and Arjun Kejriwal ( a parody of Arvind Kejriwal).
Shivankit Singh Parihar
YouTube personality
Shivankit Singh Parihar is an Indian actor, writer, and web personality known for his role in The Viral Fever. He is famous for his roles in TVF Bachelors, Barely Speaking in Arnub, and Shuruaat Ka Interval.
Brigadier Surjit Pabla
Former Director of MIT
Brigadier Surjit Pabla served in the army for over thirty years, participating in the Indo-Pak War of 1971. He has served as a professor at the College of Military Engineering, Pune. Brig. Brigadier Pabla has had a close relationship with the Manipal Group, having served as the Director of MIT and the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Manipal University.
Prajakta Koli
Prajakta Koli is an Indian YouTube personality and video blogger. Known popularly by her YouTube name MostlySane, her videos have over a hundred million views and over two million subscribers. Having recently been signed up as the face of H&M India's online store, she is also the Indian Ambassador for YouTube's global initiative Creators for Change.
Ananya Roy
Student Speaker
Ananya Roy has previously donned the roles of a writer, poet, and public speaker. This Conclave, she's all set to take the stage to talk about what she feels is her one true passion—Music. After winning gold at the Music Quest of 2011, Roy taught herself jazz theory and music production. Roy is currently working on a self-produced jazz-fusion album.
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In 1993, I stood on the ramp at the Dayton Airshow keenly watching the jets and turboprops in the JPATS competition. The JPATS—Joint Primary Aircraft Training System—program was interesting. In a rare move, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy decided to team up in an effort to modernize their training fleets and replace their T-37s and T-34/Cs. Bids were narrowed down to three jets—the Cessna 526, Lockheed T-Bird II and Grumman S.211A—the turbofan-powered Rockwell Ranger 2000 and two turboprops—the Embraer Super Tucano and Beech-Pilatus PC-9 MkII, which ultimately won and was produced as the T-6 Texan II. The airplanes were interesting, but the most fascinating piece of the program was the dictate of Congress that the new trainer must be anthropometrically correct, meaning that it would be able to accommodate women, as well as men. Things like height, weight and accommodation requirements such as the pilot's reach and control authority, external vision, and due to the requirement for an ejection seat, leg and body clearance, were taken into consideration. Clearly, the winning airplane was the first airplane ever designed specifically with women in mind.
Sure, jets are cool, but watching the PC-9/Texan and the Super Tucano made me fall in love with turboprops. These powerful and relatively light airplanes were wonderfully sporty, with performance and maneuverability, and I knew I would have to fly one. Loving nothing more than a challenge and having a defined goal, I made it my mission to learn as much as I could about the PC-9/Texan II. With the help of my friend, Tim Gaffney, an aviation journalist from Dayton who had been covering the JPATS Competition and who sent me all the latest press releases, I did my research and was able to talk myself into a flight. I wasn't disappointed and later talked myself into the cockpit once again to be their demo pilot at U.S. and international trade shows and airshows such as Paris, Singapore and Farnborough, from 1999 to 2006.
Being a demo pilot is somewhat different from being an airshow pilot. Not only do you have to make the airplane look good, but you also have to be a salesperson. A factory demo pilot has to show the airplane's strong points according to the company's marketing plan. Initially, Raytheon, who then owned Beechcraft, was marketing the safety and maneuverability of the Texan II in its primary training mission, so I designed the routine to be both fast and slow, showing off the slow-speed handling characteristics, which made it safe in many hands in a training environment. My routine has a double immelman and a touchdown with a dirty roll after it.
After selling almost 800 airplanes to the U.S. military, the company's focus changed to foreign market sales, and in later airshows, we were selling the airplane's light attack capability. They suggested my opening maneuver be a "weapons delivery dive," and I followed that with high-speed vertical climbs and rolls, and I ended the show by extending the landing gear in the inverted position—mainly just to show how cool the airplane is. I had to be a salesperson in the air and on the ground. Customers often took me aside and asked me my honest opinion of the airplane. I also enjoyed telling them that, by the way, this was the first airplane ever designed for a woman, and then go out and fly an aggressive demo in it.
Fast-forward to 2016, and this year I had the opportunity to fly another JPATS competitor at the Dayton Airshow, the MK1 Tucano, a variant of the Super Tucano. This time, I wasn't a demo pilot selling the airplane, but an airshow pilot sharing the beauty and excitement of aviation with the crowd. And, after first watching these airplanes in 1993, it seemed to make the circle complete.
Flying the airplane came about after I got an email from a gentleman, ex-USAF pilot Lee Leet of Louisville, Kentucky, who had seen videos of my Texan II routine and asked if I would be interested in flying his Tucano, an airplane that Lee had meticulously maintained. In addition, Lee was interested in having me coach him for his airshow routine. So it came to pass that Lee came to St. Augustine for training, and continued to do so each year before airshow season, and I've had the good fortune to fly the Tucano at both the Oshkosh and Dayton Airshows.
Lee's airplane is an MK1 "Short" Tucano, built by the Short Brothers in Belfast under contract by Embraer as a primary trainer for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Several years ago, a number of these airplanes were imported by a company in the Southwest to be sold for private ownership. The MK1 Tucano is powered by an 1100 hp Garrett turboprop, unlike the Super Tucano and Texan II, both of which use Pratt & Whitney engines. Obviously, both powerplants are sturdy and reliable, but there are some fundamental differences between them. From a demo pilot's perspective, the Garrett is a little sportier because of the instant response when pushing the throttle forward (due to a fixed shaft design), so I really enjoy flying it. While it doesn't really affect the person in the cockpit, probably its most defining feature on the ground is its decibel level. You know you've arrived when you taxi in and everyone rushes to cover their ears. The Garrett is so noisy, it not only roars, it whines (though some say it shrieks).
People often ask me how I'd compare the Tucano or Texan II to the Extra, and while I usually respond with something like, "It's apples and oranges. They're nothing alike!" I think it's an honest question. They were designed for completely different missions, but they both have aerobatic capability. While the Extra is certified to plus and minus 10 G's, the Tucano (and all of this mostly applies to the Texan, as well) has plus 7, minus 3.6 available, plenty enough to fly an aggressive airshow routine. The Extra's inverted capability is three minutes or more; the Tucano has about 30 seconds due to different oil systems. The Extra, like all good aerobatic airplanes, is inherently unstable. If you take your hand off the stick, it just keeps going down or off to the side. The Tucano has some dihedral in the wings and doesn't diverge quite so quickly, so is a little more stable. Stick forces in the Extra are designed to be fingertip-light at all speeds. The Tucano stick forces aren't as light and get heavier at high speeds. In the Extra, I like to grip the throttle with my left hand and keep my right hand on the stick. In the Tucano, it takes a tighter grip, and for most maneuvers, I'm using two hands. In the Tucano, I'm constantly using the electric trim to help with heavy stick forces at high speeds, and it takes some practice to feel how much you need to use. The new Extra 330LX I fly also has electric trim, but in the older Extras, I like to set the manual trim for around a zero G axis and leave it alone. The Tucano moves fast, and during a demo I'm working at speeds almost up to redline, which is 300 knots, and I also have to pull the throttle back to slow it down. The Extra's redline is 220 knots, but I only go that fast once in my routine. The Tucano has a speed brake, which comes in handy; the Extra doesn't, but I wish it did. I wear a helmet in the Tucano and can breathe oxygen if I want to. I don't wear a helmet in the Extra because the extreme G forces hurt my neck. The Tucano has air-conditioning (which I like to good-naturedly tease my friends in warbirds and Extras, about to make them jealous), while sadly, the Extra only has small air vents to help keep the pilot cool. Because airshow pilots are only allowed to fly a certain distance from and parallel to the spectators, the Tucano requires a 1,000-foot showline as compared to the 500-foot showline the Extra uses. Blue Angels and other fast movers fly 1,500 feet from the crowd.
People ask how I can fly an airshow in an airplane that I don't have thousands of hours in. The Tucano requires a type rating, so the pilot has to be very knowledgeable about all the aircraft systems, speeds, emergency procedures, etc., before passing a check ride. In any new airplane, I take it to a safe altitude, and when there's a lot of air between me and the ground, I'll explore its aerobatic capabilities. I'll explore the stall regime in different configurations and take notes on each maneuver and learn how much altitude I'll use to complete it. For example, if a loop takes 2,000 feet, I'll give myself a lot of extra space to pull through from the top of the loop when flying at lower levels. Once I identify the aerobatic characteristics, speeds and altitudes, I can put together a routine. There are a lot of videos on the web, and it helps to watch other routines and get a sense of what maneuvers look good from the ground. The Tucano is a sweet-handling, honest and predictable airplane to fly, and I keep my airshow routine in it safe by keeping the speed up, not pushing the slower parts of the envelope when operating at airshow level, and keeping the routine relatively simple.
It can get boring or seem routine when flying the same airplane and same maneuvers all the time, so I rely on the challenge of flying a new airplane to keep me inspired. There's a certain alchemy of putting it all together—the training, exploring the handling characteristics, and developing and flying a routine. We tell students at our aerobatic school to continue to work on new ratings, learn to fly new airplanes and continue to develop their aerobatic skills to become better pilots and to stay interested. Learning anything new is exciting and gives you a feeling of accomplishment.
Everyone wants to know how the Tucano and Texan compare, and the fact is that they're both great airplanes and fly so similar that there's very little difference.
The other thing I get asked all the time is, which one is more fun to fly? I'll quote Scott Crossfield, when I asked him the same thing about a couple of supersonic jets he'd flown, and he answered in all honesty, "The one that I'm flying at the time."
Patty Wagstaff is a 3-time U.S. National Aerobatic champion, and one of the world's top airshow pilots. Visit pattywagstaff.com/school.html or reach Patty via email through [email protected].


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Environmental Management
Monitoring and minimizing the environmental impact of airport operations is important to Hamilton International. The Airport's Environmental Mission Statement is as follows:
Hamilton International Airport is committed to protecting the environment and to
safeguarding the health of its employees, business partners and the general public.
The aviation industry is highly regulated by both Transport Canada and the provincial Ministry of the Environment. Hamilton International works closely with both organizations to ensure responsible and thorough environmental management of the Airport to meet governmental standards. For more information on Glycol Management and PFOS please see below:
Glycol Management:
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport has an Environmental Management Plan which includes the management of de-icing/anti-icing solutions applied to aircraft during the winter season. These solutions are sprayed on aircraft to remove or prevent accumulation of snow and/or ice and is essential for the safe operation of aircraft during the winter season. One of the main components of the Environmental Management Plan is the management and monitoring of glycol use. During this time period there may be correlating odours.
Glycol Types
There are 2 types of commonly used glycol products for de-icing operations, Propylene Glycol (PG) and Ethylene Glycol (EG). Both PG and EG products are biodegradable and do not bio-accumulate in the environment. Propylene glycol is commonly found in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. Hamilton International is currently using Propylene Glycol which has a relatively low toxicity to mammals and breaks down in the natural environment quicker than Ethylene Glycol.
There are 2 variations of PG used in winter operations, Type I (de-ice) and Type IV (anti-ice).
Type I is a diluted product, a mixture of water/glycol which is applied to the aircraft hot and removes snow and ice accumulations on aircraft surfaces
Type IV is applied after Type I to prevent icing during take-off.
Alternative methods such as brushing off snow are used to minimize the use of glycol products but is dependent on the weather conditions at the time.
Glycol Operations
During the winter months, de-icing fluid is applied to the exterior of an aircraft on designated de-icing pads (see Figure 1). Once the aircraft leaves this designated area a vacuum vehicle is dispatched and collects the excess glycol. These collected liquids are stored in holding tanks and the contents are removed offsite though a waste management contractor for recycling and re-use. Small amounts of low concentration residual glycol are collected through isolated catch basins which are directed to holding ponds/tanks. Depending on conditions, the residual glycol may also be absorbed into snow which is then pushed to designated snow piling areas. As this snow melts, this also drains into the holding ponds. Water samples from these ponds and the surrounding creeks are collected and tested regularly to monitor the concentration of glycol as per an agreement with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.
Holding ponds at Hamilton International are monitored and tested on a regular basis and when admissible, water from the ponds is diverted to either the local sanitary system or creeks. However, before discharge occurs, the holding ponds may produce odours from biodegradation which is similar to that of a natural pond with decomposing organic material. Glycol operations are authorized on four (4) de-icing pads on the airfield (outlined in green below). There are currently three (3) active low concentration ponds/tanks (outlined in blue below) in operation and one (1) inactive pond (outlined in yellow below).
Figure 1: Location of de-icing pads and glycol storage areas
Glycol Management Partners
Hamilton International manages the dispensing and removal of glycol products and works in partnership with the City of Hamilton, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) to ensure proper environmental management. Hamilton International strives to be a good neighbour and has agreements in place with the above-mentioned organizations to ensure best practices are conducted for environmental compliance programs.
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PFOS and the Use of Firefighting Foam at Hamilton International:
- Transport Canada regulations require airport operators to maintain an inventory of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) on-site in the event of an aircraft emergency
- At one time, Perfulorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) was a common component of aviation firefighting foam prior to a voluntary phase-out in production of PFOS in 2002. Information available suggests that AFFF containing PFOS was used at Hamilton Airport for training purposes between 1985 and 1989; during this time the Airport was federally owned and operated by the region.
- Due to environmental concerns, the federal government initiated a plan to eliminate products containing PFOS by 2013; Hamilton International was in compliance with this
- Firefighting foam purchased by Hamilton International does not contain PFOS and is compliant with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
- There has never been an aircraft fire at Hamilton International and 'live' fire training using AFFF has not taken place at the Airport since 1994 (when the Airport was municipally-operated and federally owned)
PFOS Updates:
Initial Subsurface Investigation Complete
December 2011 – Hamilton International Airport, in consultation with the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and City of Hamilton, has completed the initial subsurface investigation to confirm the presence and extent of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) contamination on airport property and identify remediation options. Hamilton International is committed to full, open disclosure of all matters pertaining to this issue. We are posting below our consultant's findings and expert opinion on remedial options.
May 2018 – Since 2011, Hamilton International Airport has been working with various levels of government to understand and address impacts associated with historical activities conducted at the former fire-fighting training area located on the Airport property. The Airport has continued to work with various levels of government for the appropriate solution.
In March 2018, the MOECC (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change) affirmed that no PFOS-related parameters were detected in surface water samples at the property boundary above applicable regulatory guidelines. The MOECC also affirmed that recent groundwater samples collected from 24 monitoring wells located along the Airport property boundary exhibited no PFOS-related parameters above applicable regulatory guidelines. To support the ongoing efforts on this matter, the Airport retained a specialized environmental consultant who has in-depth expertise in the assessment of PFOS-related parameters. A plan has been developed to support ongoing monitoring and, if needed, additional remedial effort.
September 2019, Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), TradePort, the City of Hamilton and the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport have finalized a Preventive Measures Order (a "PMO") to address environmental impacts associated with Transport Canada's historical firefighting practices. The PMO is a critical milestone in our nearly decade-long and on-going effort to address legacy impacts from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or "PFAS"), which were the active ingredient used in firefighting foams. The PMO allows TradePort and the Hamilton Airport to take the necessary action to address the impacted soil, sediment and surface water, and to prevent future off-site migration of PFAS associated with the former firefighting training area.
Working jointly with the Ministry we developed and, as of September 16, 2019, has implemented, a Mitigation Plan that calls for:
- the dewatering and restoration of an existing stormwater retention pond;
- excavation and long-term containment of PFAS-impacted soil and sediment; and
- the creation of a capped area on the former fire-fighting training area.
Following construction of the capped area, we will conduct ongoing monitoring and inspections programs to demonstrate that the PFAS contamination is mitigated. In addition, TradePort will continue with the long-term groundwater and sediment monitoring as a conservative measure of due diligence.
This collaborative process with the Ministry to address legacy impacts from Transport Canada has allowed TradePort and the City of Hamilton to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to public safety and the protection of the environment.
The Airport will continue to work with various levels of government in a collaborative and proactive manner to address impacts associated with historical activities at the Airport.
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Bread artisans for the ages in southern Italy
In Italy's City of Bread, thick crust makes a loaf that lasts all week
Against the bakery's gleaming wall of tiles, huge loaves of bread lie on racks like failed pottery experiments. But it's the consistent shape that tells me I'm too harsh in my aesthetic judgment. The rounded bread with a distinct overlap on one side is called u skuanete, or "overlapped bread."
The inconvenient size and shape is going to make it difficult for me to carry a loaf around for a week.
On the roads leading into Altamura, in southern Italy's Puglia region, signs welcome visitors to the City of Bread. Made here on the Apulian plateau (known as the Murgia) for centuries, the coarse-grained bread's first mention in writing is in a reference by the Latin poet Horace in 37 B.C.: "Their bread is exceedingly fine, inasmuch that the weary traveler is used to carry it willingly on his shoulders."
That wasn't only Horace's opinion. The beloved bread is depicted in cathedral portal scenes of the Last Supper, and is shown as accompanying travelers on their journeys. Much more convenient for travel, the loaves etched in stone are wreath-shaped (ciambella), and one church doorway shows Joseph toting a ciambella loaf on a stick as he leads a donkey carrying Mary.
The food of the Altamura region - from the famed bread to a local mushroom called the cardoncello - is credited with shutting down a McDonald's restaurant after less than two years in operation. "We were used to better food," says Tonio Creanza, who leads culinary and art restoration workshops in the region. The area has a rich farming and shepherding culture, and about 40 percent of Italy's olive oil comes from here. It's a place for handmade and hand-foraged cuisine - from bread and pasta to cheeses and wild plants.
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International flights from Houston to Bari (all of which have at least one connection) cost about $1,500 and can take approximately 15 hours, depending on connections.
Hotel San Nicola: Via Luca De Samuele Cagnazzi 29, Altamura. (39) 080 310 5199, hotelsannicola.com/en. Comfortable historic hotel conveniently located in central Altamura. Nightly rates start at about $100.
Sextantio Le Grotte Della Civita: Via Civita 28, Matera. (39) 083 533 2744, sextantio.it/grotte-civita. Get an idea of what it's like to live in the Sassi caves with a stay in a grotto room. Rates start at about $175 a night.
Antica Osteria Pein Assutt: Corso Umberto I 66/58, Altamura. (39) 080 311 8313. Delicious local dishes abound in this cozy restaurant. Main course, side dish and glass of wine are about $12.
Il Falco Grillaio: Via Domenico Ridola 17, Matera. (39) 083 533 1128. Grab a seat in this osteria for crispy pizza, fresh cheese and roasted meat dishes. Dishes start at about $6.
Messors:messors.com. Culinary and art-restoration workshops last 10 days and are full of in-depth cultural experiences. Rates start at $2,630 and include tours, meals, lodging at the Masseria La Selva and ground transportation to/from Bari airport. The workshops are also available through GoVoluntouring; govoluntouring.com.
Matera Environmental Education Center: Masseria Radogna, Km 583 on route SS 7, Matera. (39) 083 533 2262, ceamatera.it. Guided tours and excursions covering ancient and modern Matera. Tours start at $13.
Crypt of the Original Sin:artezeta.it. In a ravine just outside Matera lies the "Sistine Chapel" of ancient rupestrian (rock) wall paintings. Get a guided tour from Artezeta, with rates starting at about $10 per person.
Puglia Department of Culture and Tourism: viaggiareinpuglia.it/hp/en.
Tapping on the bread's amber-colored crust, still warm from the wood-burning oven, I hear music. Well, the dull thud of freshly baked bread sounds like music to me. While I anticipate that my week-long participation in one of Creanza's workshops won't leave me hungry, I decide to test Horace's theory.
Still a little woozy from jet lag, I fit the poet's description of the weary traveler. I'm not planning to carry the loaf on my shoulders, but after a little rearranging, I can fit a smaller one into my shoulder bag. Let's see how long this lasts.
The rustic bread I have crammed in my bag with my camera is known throughout Italy for its thick crust - allowing it to last one to two weeks. It's said that the bread was originally created for shepherds and farmers who worked in the fields and hills of Apulia for days or even weeks at a time.
Serious dough
Like the Forno Antica Santa Caterina, where I got my overlapped loaf, traditional bakeries with oak-wood-burning ovens are named after the nearest church and dot the town of Altamura. Bakers have a little flexibility in loaf shape, but tradition rules. That's the end of the road when it comes to innovation in Altamura bread.
Because the bread is a Denomination of Protected Origin in Europe, it must be made exclusively from the durum wheat found on the Apulian plateau and the hills of nearby Matera. In addition, the baker must use local water and natural yeast, and ensure the bread has a thick crust (averaging between 3 to 5 millimeters). No matter the bakery size - tiny ones inside the town's ancient walls and larger companies near the inviting City of Bread signs - all have to abide by the rules.
I peek into a wood-burning oven, where bread and tins of focaccia are baking. The smoke from the oak fire hangs in the air above them. It's so thick it seems tangible, as if I can reach in and push it to one side. But the heat makes my eyes water, and I can't entertain the notion for long. The baker rips a morsel from a loaf fresh from the oven and hands it to me.
"Careful," he advises. "It's hot. But it's the best in Altamura."
The porous, flaky inside is light on my tongue. I finish the piece off with a crunch of the crust. I point to the loaf in my bag, obtained only moments earlier.
"How long will this last?" I ask.
"About 10 days," he says. "You can take it home with you."
Slow food, shepherd style
The next day, my bread and I take a walk in the wide-open spaces of the Murgia plateau, along with a group of Tonio's workshop students. Just 4 miles north of Altamura, we wander through wild fields of yarrow, alfalfa, fennel, thyme and oregano that are scattered among limestone outcroppings. As we get closer to our destination, I hear the deep tones of pastoral bells and bleats of sheep. Standing amid a flock of 100 sheep in the light rain, the shepherd holds a closed umbrella.
Despite the damp weather, it quickly becomes easy to follow along with Graziantonio Creanza (no relation to Tonio) as he leads his sheep along the Murgia, identifying grasses good for making the cheese and milk for which the region is known. As he gives instructions to his dogs, he reaches down and pulls wild arugula from the tangle of herbs on the ground.
We wander toward a ridge where small tables have been set and two local workshop participants, Fausta and Santina, have begun to prepare cialda calda - a traditional dish popular with farmers and shepherds (called cialledda calda in the local dialect). On a camp stove, they boil a pot of salted water, and then cook a handful of vegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, onions, garlic and celery). Next, eggs are poached in the same water, the hot water is poured over chunks of stale Altamura bread and all is mixed together, garnished with parsley and drizzled with olive oil.
At the last moment, Fausta bends down and picks a handful of thyme and oregano from near her feet. She scatters the fresh herbs on the finished bowl of food and declares lunch ready. I may not have exerted much energy in walking through the Murgia following the herd, but merely watching the lunch preparation makes my stomach rumble.
Over steaming bowls of soup, Graziantonio explains that he and his wife rent a 17th-century masseria (farmhouse) nearby, with a shed for the sheep. In a spare room, they make cheese from the sheep's milk - from ricotta to a hard cheese called Canestrato Pugliese.
"If you come early," he says, "you can watch us tomorrow morning. But don't be lazy in bed. Morning is the best time for cheese."
Life of a troglodyte
While morning is best for cheese, I'm convinced that late afternoon is best for visiting nearby Matera - a honeycomb of settlements carved into the side of a ravine. Inhabited since the Paleolithic period, the town has become popular with travelers who want to stay in cave hotels and eat in cave restaurants.
The Sassi (Italian for "stones") homes are dug into the limestone that runs throughout this region, and the late afternoon sun glints off the edges of walls, almost making the ocher-colored stone glow. Looking across the ravine from the Madonna Delle Tre Porte ("Our Lady of the Three Doors"), an ancient church also carved out of rock, the Sassi sprawl out in front of me and remind me of an Escher drawing. Here, a stairway. There, a wall of windows.
Behind me in the cave church, 15th-century frescoes feature fresh-faced images of the Virgin Mary. The bright paint figures hide in darkness until illuminated by the flashlight app on my cellphone. The Marys seem delicate, dotted with holes where rock has fallen or been carved away. But the fact that they're still here, valued for their history much as the bread in my bag, adds to the region's simple wealth.
Carrying the loaf of Altamura bread around, I'm beginning to feel a little like the school-age kids who are given an egg to teach them about caring for children. At the end of each day, I have pulled the bread - pockmarked with holes from my snacking throughout the week - from my bag and placed it gently on the dresser in my room at the Masseria La Selva. Each morning, I have wrapped it up again and pushed it into a corner of the bag that it shares with my camera.
As I wander the streets of ancient (and modern) Matera, silent except for occasional footsteps on the stone and melodic church bells ringing at sunset, I decide that this is the moment to finish my bread. There are two handfuls left, enough to enjoy the daylight fading and lights flickering on across the city. The crunch of the crust echoes in my ears, and I don't hear the old man behind me until he taps my shoulder.
"Pane di Altamura?" he asks.
I nod, my cheeks bulging with bread.
He smiles and exclaims, "Magnifico!"