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Nick Garcia Shoots Citi Success Stories - By Barbara Goldman for PDN's PhotoServe
Miami-based photographer Nick Garcia is a master of capturing the intuitive, the sensitive and the provocative. Recently, he got to show off those photography skills for two stories he shot over a seven-day period for Citi's new campaign #ProgressMakers that appeared on the Huffington Post. The concept behind the Citi #ProgressMakers campaign was to show national prominent figures with diverse backgrounds and occupations in New York City and San Francisco and how their first jobs helped to develop them into the success stories they are today. The #ProgressMakers concept was easy for Garcia to relate to and to create visually, as he remembered his own early where he started as an apprentice in his father's photo lab in Barranquilla, Columbia, where he had to cut thousands of photos, learn reproduction and attention to detail.
In the first Citi story, "9 Crazy Successful People and the First Jobs That Got Them There," Garcia, over a three-day location shoot in New York City, photographed entrepreneurs, policymakers, artists and athletes, who talked openly about how they faced their first jobs. Hard work, resourcefulness and keeping that inner child alive all helped to nurture creativity. Those early lessons and learned skills paid off and continue to inspire their work ethic today.
In the second story for Citi, "7 Reasons California's Most Liberal Region Is Good For Business (No Really)," Garcia worked shot in San Francisco. He photographed his talent in natural settings, as well as at landmarks to show the balance between life. There are many reasons why San Francisco is good for business but here are some of the top: You can work from anywhere; the city combines the old with the new; new ideas are not feared; investment in new ventures; technology is used for the good; lots of smart people live there and San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Garcia shot with a NIKON D4 camera with 35 mm and 50 mm lenses and used Elinchrom Quadra Lighting with deep Octavox to emphasize his subjects. The client was able to get raw files on location and select the shots they wanted immediately Garcia also did all post production for the Citi shoot. Angie Moncada, SVP Brand Communication and Business Activation, and her staff at Citi coordinated all scheduling and preparation with Garcia and his team for a smooth production that wrapped on time. Both Citi stories appeared on the Huffington Post and can be viewed below at:
www.huffgtonpost.com/first-jobs and www.huffingtonpost.com/california-business
Garcia is a regular contributor to Billboard, Miami Magazine, Ocean Drive, TV & Novelas, Florida Trend, Bespoke, Brickell and Key Biscayne Magazines among others. He also works with music artists, celebrities, and clients such as Avianca Airlines, Citi Group, Dove, Intercontinental Hotels, ITAU Bank, LG Electronics, Link Construction Group, Marques de Riscal Wines, Marriot Hotels, Real Sangria, Silvia Tcherassi, St. Regis Hotels and many more.
Garcia still works the way he started out — with his father. They photograph the acclaimed annual "Carnaval de Barranquilla," Columbia's most important folklore celebration and one of the biggest carnivals in the world and publish books together. The inner child still speaks to Garcia and continues to inspire him, shape his work and his soul. You can see more work from Nick Garcia at his site, www.nickgarciaphotography.com.
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Top Signs of Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a spinal condition which causes the spine to twist and have an abnormal curvature. In many cases it is not serious and may not require treatment, but scoliosis can also cause back pain in adults, and the curve could possibly get worse over time.
The causes of scoliosis are not fully understood, and the majority of cases are defined as idiopathic scoliosis when the cause cannot be identified or prevented. Sometimes it runs in families or could be caused by a genetic condition. Other types of less common forms of scoliosis include:
- Neuromuscular scoliosis – caused by a nerve or muscle condition such as cerebral palsy
- Congenial scoliosis – when the bones in the spine don't form properly in the womb
- Degenerative scoliosis – wear and tear of the spine which occurs in old age
Although scoliosis affects people of all ages, it is most common in children aged 11-15. The condition can be present at birth, or can develop as the spine grows, and sometimes children need specific treatment to stop the curve getting worse until they stop growing. However, most people with scoliosis can live normal lives and the condition doesn't affect physical activity except in extreme cases. There are no other health problems associated with scoliosis and usually it doesn't cause recurring pain.
Symptoms of scoliosis
How do you know if you have scoliosis? If you think your spine is curved in an 'S' or 'C' shape then you may have the condition. Here are some other signs:
- Uneven shoulders
- Visible curves in the spine
- Leaning to one side
- Uneven hips
- Ribs sticking out on one side
- One shoulder or one hip sticking out
If you are experiencing back pain along with any of these signs, you should see a GP who will be able to diagnose scoliosis. An X-ray scan will be carried out so doctors can view the spine, and if it has an abnormal curve they can see how severe the curve is. A chiropractor can also refer you for a scan if they suspect scoliosis. If scoliosis is diagnosed you can see a specialist who can discuss treatment options available if needed.
Treatment depends on how severe the curve is and if it is likely to get worse. Adults may require pain relief in the form of spinal injections or even surgery. Toddlers, children and teenagers may be given a back brace to wear to control the growth of the spine.
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Turning a forum like this into a community requires members who participate in the forum. As such, I'm going to be offering incentives to help build this forum.
The first giveaway is going to be a $25 gift card from your choice of any major retailer as long as they have a store here in Portland Maine (e.g. BestBuy, Target, Circuit City, Barnes & Noble, Border Books, etc.). The one exception is Walmart; I wouldn't set foot inside a Walmart if my life depended on it. Well maybe I'd make an exception if my life depended on it, but you get the point.
Here's the deal. Everyone who posts at least five posts (can't be spam) between now and March 30, 2005 will be entered into a drawing that I will conduct on March 31, 2005. I will announce the winner in this forum and send them a private message letting them know they won and asking them whom they would like the gift card to be from. I will then go out and buy the gift card and mail it to the mailing address they provide.
The second giveaway is going to be another $25 gift card like the first giveaway, except this one will be for signing up new members. Everyone who signs up at least two new members who then post five posts (as above) between now and March 30, 2005 will be entered into this drawing. This referral can either be by using your referral link (e.g. http://www.simcityforum.com/index.php?referrerid={your ID} where {your ID} is your member id), or making sure the new member enters your username in the referrer field when signing up. To get your referral link, see this FAQ: http://www.simcityforum.com/faq.php?...l&titlesonly=1
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Loyola graduate, wife of NY Yankees All Star to host book signing
October 8, 2010
Loyola University New Orleans alumna Laura Posada '93, J.D. '96, author and wife of New York Yankees All Star Jorge Posada, will return to campus to sign copies of her new book, "The Beauty of Love: A Memoir of Miracles, Hope and Healing," at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 14, in front of the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library.
The new book chronicles the Posadas' experience of dealing with their son's battle with craniosynostosis, a severe cranial disorder that affects 1 in every 2,000 births worldwide. Craniosynostosis is a condition in which one or more of the fibrous sutures in an infant's skull prematurely fuses. This results in restricted skull and brain growth and increases the likelihood of brain damage.
The Posadas' story has gained national attention and recently was featured in Parade Magazine. The couple started the Jorge Posada Foundation (named after their son Jorge Jr.), which assists families in dealing with all aspects of the condition, serves to raise awareness of the condition, and supports research and education of the condition. It was recently singled out by President Obama for its positive impact on families struggling with the disease during an April trip by the Yankees to the White House.
"The sacrifices that Laura and Jorge endured for their son will resonate with parents everywhere. It's impossible to not be moved by 'The Beauty of Love'," said Kelly Ripa, co-host of "Live with Regis and Kelly."
All profits from the new book "The Beauty of Love: A Memoir of Miracles, Hope and Healing" will go to the Jorge Posada Foundation, which provides support to families affected by craniosynostosis.
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Of the many things that our group of innkeepers likes so much about what we do, it is seeing couples enjoy each other on these getaway weekends.
There is something about a B&B that means you are leaving your routine and obligations behind for just a short time and rediscovering why your significant other is really so significant!
Innkeepers witness it every weekend and we are always delighted to see our B&Bs' work their magic.
As busy career couples who are also parents, daughters and sons, you are so busy juggling your many hats that getting away for together time is usually long overdue.
You rushed to get out of town, now the stress of the week slowly releases as the miles click by. You have chance to talk about things that matter or just hum that song on the iPod. Make a stop for an espresso, a bit of lunch and maybe a winery or two.
Check in, unwind in the comfortable and casual surroundings and maybe take a late afternoon nap. When was the last time you did that together?
At dusk, a relaxed dinner at a charming bistro, a walk through our historic downtown, maybe a night cap in a wine bar. Then back to your chosen B&B for a peaceful night's sleep.
By morning, the smell of coffee and thick-cut bacon stir you from that extra hour or two of delicious sleep. After a wonderfully prepared breakfast of local fresh products, you have a whole day to enjoy Walla Walla and one another.
With another 24 hours of unstructured time, your biggest decision will be what is the next winery you get to visit and where is the best picnic site in the valley.
In fact, we'll do our best to make sure that by the time the car points back home, you'll be planning a return visit.
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Rhodes Project Director's Research Featured in New Book/
The Rhodes Project's Director, Professor Susan Rudy, has authored a chapter in a recently published book, titled Regenerations: Canadian Women's Writing / Ecriture des des femmes au Canada. The volume was edited by Marie Carrière and Patricia Demers, and is published by the University of Alberta Press.
Professor Rudy's article is entitled 'Women Who Invite Collaboration: Caroline Bergvall, Erìn Moure et al.' The focus of the chapter is on alternative collaboration modes in innovative women's writing communities. She focuses on Caroline Bergvall, a multilingual artist and poet who has published four books and mounted exhibitions in museums around the world, and Erìn Moure, an award-winning Canadian poet. The chapter explores how these women, and others, practise collaboration with each other, with writers from the past, or with fictional co-authors.
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A China, Texas, resident and registered sex offender was jailed Monday after authorities conducted a sting operation on a fake modeling company being run out of a Beaumont hotel room.
John Brenton Daigre, 30, was arrested in a joint effort by the Beaumont police, Jefferson County Adult Probation Office and the Jefferson County Sheriff Department's Sex Offender Registration Unit, according to a news release from the Beaumont Police Department.
A Beaumont detective was alerted to a fake business, called "Pastry on Wheels," advertising online for female models. Authorities said in the release that Daigre would interview the applicants and take their pictures for the business.
On Friday, authorities mounted a sting operation, using an undercover female officer as an applicant to the company.
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We are very fortunate to have a strong and active Parents Association at the school. All parents and carers of children at the school are automatically Members, but it takes a big team to run our many events and fundraising activities throughout the year. Many hands make light work! New faces are always welcome, no matter how much or little time you have to spare.
We meet as a Committee roughly once a month, usually in the pub (!) and it's a great way to meet other parents as well as give a little something back to the school. Don't fancy yourself as an event organiser? Not to worry - we need all sorts of other input too, such as copywriting, designing programmes and advertising material, stuffing envelopes, delivering leaflets, BBQ cooking and bean counting!
If you would like to contact any of our Committee, or want to know more about how to Get Involved, please email firstname.lastname@example.com
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The shrinking number of swing voters has been in the news lately. Jonathan Chait takes the opportunity to give his view on the political landscape for the near future. As usual, I agree with most of what he says, but there are three facts he consistently ignores:
- Inside the GOP: The Neo-Confederates are consolidating their position as the "base" of the Republican Party. Every election cycle it gets harder for a non-Neo-Confederate to win a GOP primary at any level. However, outside the Confederacy, party-wide support for these folks is tepid at best.
- Inside the Democratic Party: The demographic realities that give the Democrats an advantage in presidential elections (the number of non-urban white people over 40 is smaller than the number of "other" Americans) are neither static nor linear. Rather, Democratic voters are set to expand exponentially. The percentage of Americans who are black, Asians, Hispanic, or college educated urban whites born after 1970 is growing. But what's more, these groups are growing in participation. Every day, a higher percentage of Hispanics is registered to vote, and those young whites get older and more likely to vote as well. Meanwhile, blacks are already the group that votes more than any other.
- The Constitution virtually guarantees that America will be governed by a two-party system, but there is no rule that says one of those parties must be the GOP.
Here's Chait on the geography of Red and Blue:
The sorting of American politics into semipermanent, warring camps unfolded over decades. But the red-blue map that first came into public consciousness during the 2000 election created a searing impression of a cultural divide between a Democratic Party rooted in the coasts and upper Midwest and a Republican Party dominating the old Confederacy, Appalachia, and the Mountain West.
Agreed. Those are the boundries. Then he adds in the "natural" advantage that Republicans have in certain kinds of elections:
The polarized stalemate leaves both parties dissatisfied. Republicans — because they are spread more efficiently, have gerrymandered state and national legislative districts, and vote more frequently in non-presidential elections — have a hammerlock on the House of Representatives and dominate state government.
Ok. That's half the story. Then Chait ponders a what-if, without ever considering how likely it might be:
From the Republican point of view, the current stalemate offers reasons for hope. The presidency is the sole locus of the Democratic advantage. Republicans can screw up some races with bad candidates and lose a seat or two; if Democrats screw up a presidential election, then they hand total control of the government to the GOP.
Perhaps. Perhaps Ben Carson will be the next President of the United States. Seems... unlikely. But where Chait really goes wrong is underselling the long term advantage held by the Democrats:
On the other hand, the longer-term trends do bode well for Democrats. If Republicans gain total control of the government in this presidential election, or the next one, they will probably sow the seeds of a backlash that awakens the mostly latent Democratic majority. Almost everybody concedes that rising polarization has changed the rules so as to give the Republican Party an unbreakable grip on Congress for the immediate future.
White working-class voters are declining as a share of the presidential electorate by about 3 percentage points every four years — a large scale of change in a closely fought electorate. Republicans can certainly win presidential elections if conditions allow them to dominate among swing voters. But the diminishing number of swing voters makes these swings smaller.
There's a whole lotta slippage here in the words "immediate future", "if conditions allow", and "3 percentage points". The immeadiate future is the next five years. This isn't as long as Chait makes it seem. The very next President of the United States, Clinton or Carson, will be on hand for the 2020 Census.
In 2024, when Americans cast their votes for the President to succeed Clinton or Carson, Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida will be Blue. Marco Rubio will have exactly zero chance of winning enough electoral votes to be President.
Meanwhile, Kansas, Colorado and Utah are going to have spent 9 more years being told that the purpose of state government is to prevent black and brown people from getting health insurance. These states may stay red, but are they going to remain in the same coalition that sent Tom Cotton to the Senate?


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Avocado – Butter of the forest
Avocado (Persea armeniaca) trees grow to 10–20 m high and bear large pear-shaped fruits which have a green-skinned, fleshy body and a leathery green or blackish skin, a large stony seed, and a greenish-yellow edible pulp. The avocado was first grown in Mexico about 9000 years ago. The Aztecs named the avocado ahuacatl which means "butter of the forest" because of its high-fat and nutrient-dense properties.
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Building a Business Case for Decoupling Storage Performance from Capacityby Fred F. Farkel, Thursday, March 20th, 2014
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So, like any normal 20 something who spent their days waiting tables, pulling shots, mixing drinks, folding clothes, any of the mundane jobs, that are loathed by everyone who once filled those shoes yet function as an essential part of our society, I spent a lot of time on Craigslist trolling posts that could potentially save me from the repetitive, dead-endness that is my job. But there's another way. Just ask for an internship-it worked for me!
I used to do this the painstakingly hard way, which involved going through every single post that had an interesting title, which usually yielded very little results and left me feeling very worthless.
I've since gotten smarter about it because I set up a feed in my reader that targets things that interest me and match my education and skill level and may even allow me to get out of my parent's house. Idk, if it's because some of the jobs I've applied to are in Seattle and I'm obviously not there, but I haven't really heard back from anymore…sad!
But persistence does prevail because I did land something that is actually pretty darn interesting. I responded to a post title Publisher Seeking Interns (the US, telecommute, and online). I wasn't expecting anything really, like most ads, they sound cool and interesting and I put my best foot forward when I send a response email and more often than not, I am left hanging. But it's about energizing your life, isn't it? It's all about learning!
No, Thank you for applying; we will get back to you generic auto response email or We appreciate your interest in our company but we regret to inform you that you do not fit our needs at this time. Perhaps, I'm expecting too much from these companies it's not like they owe me anything, but it's nice to know, you know.
So imagine my surprise when I actually got a response! It was super funny, the email started very similar to the ones I expected to get from companies sending out rejection letters, but it wasn't rejecting me, it was offering me an internship, albeit an unpaid one, but an internship nonetheless. It brought me out of myself! I tried some online blogging before to make a quick buck, but you know, nothing is new anymore. Seems like it's all done before already.
Now, I know that most people do internships when they're in college, like their senior year or something, but after my last experience trying to get an internship, I was hesitant to give it another go, but I figured enough time had passed for me to venture into this system of on the job training the provides you a window into the day in the life of (fill in the blank).
The blank part for this particular internship is an editor at an independent publishing house called Slaughter House Publishing. How fantastic is that, and right up my alley too? My first assignment for the month of March, hence the lack of blog posts, was to read a 98,000-word manuscript and edit it for content.
I have to admit that I was a tad overwhelmed by this project and started off very hesitantly, but once I started, I couldn't stop. I loved being the one wielding the mighty red pen for once, standing on top of my soapbox making corrections left and right! I was glad they didn't employ a virtual assistant from the Philippines, for example, and that I got this chance.
It was a thoroughly fun experience. As for whether my superiors think so….well, that's another story. I haven't quite heard back from them yet. But whatever this turns out to be, it filled me with a new sense of optimism that there are opportunities out there in directions I haven't thought to look and if I keep my eyes open and my reader updated, who knows what I'll find!


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Well, folks. Hardly to imagine, but it seems that a Russian Al fan is going to follow his mentor's footsteps here!!!
About a month ago, they said that the main TV Russian channel is going to make a parody night show entitled "Crazy Friday". I've been performing some comedy here for several years and also created a musical parody rock group, and they called me if I could come to do a casting. I agreed, went to the studio, did a couple of impersonations and sang some of our parody songs. They said "Fine" and I completely forgot about the event. Lord knows my suprise when they called me from Moscow and invited me to an appointment with producers!!!
So, I went to Moscow. Frankly, I was scared, since I never been on TV before, especially at the main state channel offices. The building was huge, and I was looking like a true Al fan, with an accordion behind my back and a wild stare, gazing at everything. I went to the producers' office; in fact, one of the producers was a comedy musician and performer of whom I've been a longtime fan of, but was too afraid to tell him whatever.
They were very tired. The program must be on the air near the mid-December, and the script is still very raw and unprepared. They asked me if I could perform some song. I unpacked my accordion and sang our quite funny song about mother-in law from our parody repertoire. If you want see the picture of an Apocalypse, then imagine a Russian Al fan singing and playing the accordion in the producers' office in the building of the main state channel.
I can't say they liked it too much, but said that musical parodies are needed, and same with impersonations. They shoot me on the camera talking and singing, thanked, and I went back, laughing at myself and feeling really cool. And ta-da!! - today they called me and said that they are gathering all the actors who are in the show and I'm on the list!!! WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!
So, I'm definitely not asking to cross your fingers, since this is nearly Al-related, but... I'd be very, very pleased if you do! I won't let you down, my friends!!!


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"Shooting Tourists"/
This duo I spotted on my lunch break at Faneuil Hall reminds me of this collection by Alan Powdrill called "Shooting Tourists".
Oh I hope I don't look so silly when I'm wandering around snapping photos :) Tourists really are an interesting subject... And how about those people that take photos of absolutely everything! Just imagine the torture their friends and family endure when they return with thousands of photos to share. It really is kind of funny. And the matching tracksuits? Can't leave home without them!
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The Top 5 Fashion Brands Millennials Love To Shop At
Millennial trends are ever-changing, but there are a few brands we seem to keep coming back to. From chokers to crop tops to athleisure to...more athleisure, we've all got our personal favorite retailers to go to for the latest and greatest, but a few of 'em are crowd-pleasers across the board. Curious? Resale marketplace Poshmark just released the top five most popular fashion brands for millennials, and you might be surprised.
A couple of the brands aren't too surprising: Madewell and its relaxed aesthetic definitely have a cult following. And personally, I've had to create a rule of thumb to keep my Adidas Originals addiction at bay (no more than two pieces from the brand at a time, because a shirt, shoes, and pants can be a bit much).
The others are bigger curveballs, IMO. Granted, Lululemon and Free People are still everywhere, but the staying power they've had is pretty impressive considering how long they've been fan favorites. Gucci seems the most out of left field, considering all of the other luxury brands millennials want to get their hands on. Don't get me wrong, though — I will never give up my love for Lulu, and there's no doubt that Free People and Gucci are crushing the game too.
Of course, this survey data is based on Poshmark shoppers and sellers, so it might not be reflective of your shopping habits. So you do you, because not all millennials are the same, and that includes our fashion choices. In case you are looking for some styling inspo from these brands, though, here's a quick recap.
1. Lululemon
Lululemon has officially nailed the studio-to-street look. They've got pieces that perform well in the yoga studio or at the gym, and pieces that'll elevate your athleisure game once you've showered off, too.
2. Gucci
OK, so Gucci's a little tougher to get our hands on thanks to the luxury brand's much, much higher price point. But hey, that's what resale is for. (Also, they have Gucci memes on their Instagram account, and I can dig it.)
3. Adidas
Their Originals line blends comfort and classic cool for everyday wear, while their athletic offerings can help power you to your personal best when you're getting active. So basically, you could wear the brand all day, every day. Come to mama.
4. Free People
Free People is still the master of the boho-cool aesthetic, and in every new collection, there's always something swoon-worthy to lust after. The brand has stood the test of time, and it's better than ever.
5. Madewell
Madewell's simple and high-quality pieces are almost all instant closet staples, from denim to tees to your favorite summer dress.


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Pixar replaced Disney long ago as the undisputed king of animated filmmaking, but for 15 years Disney remained one-up on the upstart, until now. With its 13th major film in production, Pixar is, at last, turning to a female character to play the sole protagonist. And, like Disney's Mulan, she will turn out to be an inspiration, despite her sassy ways and nonchalance for the breaking of out-dated rules (which rains turmoil down on her kingdom).
Billed as its first fairy tale, 'Brave' is set in Scotland among mystical castles and forests and stars a princess named Merida. Like Mulan, the Chinese peasant who toppled the invading Huns with her cunning, Merida also embraces her tomboy side as an unruly daughter and accomplished archer.
The girl's character will be played by Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald (No Country for Old Men, Boardwalk Empire). Other voices in the film will be Emma Thompson as her mother, the queen, Craig Ferguson as Lord Macintosh and Billy Connolly as her father, King Fergus.
The quest by Merida to set things right for her village, leads her to visit a sage old woman who grants her one wish.
Brave, due out in June of 2012, is also the first Pixar feature-length production to be co-directed by a woman, Brenda Chapman (The Prince of Egypt), who originally conceived of the project.
Pixar studios, which has earned twenty-six Academy Awards since opening its doors in 1979, was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2006 for $7.4 billion, 20 years after Apple CEO Steve Jobs first bought the company in 1986.
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A Mind Blowing World Record Jump
Hidden away in a small valley on the top of Sumas mountain in the quiet town of Abbotsford British Columbia, is the compound of a man named Al. This man is single handily making a loud statement about the quality of his craftsmanship for our viewing pleasure. Al is progressing the sport of UTV racing and… well…. UTV jumping more than anyone one else in the country.
Stock UTV Rzrs bought off the lot are definitely not equipped for this level of performance.
That's where Al's company Concept Distributing comes in and outfits these machines to be powerhouses that are actually safe to jump.
Al's workmanship creates beautiful pieces of art, the chassis he builds for these machines are incredible.
What's even more awesome, is he is willing to prove firsthand how much he trusts his work.
Shattering World Records
Working with Brad Friessen, we had a great opportunity to come out and document some serious record breaking take place.
On this project I was the Steadicam operator, Secondary Drone pilot, and also handled all the Post Production and Editing. The piece itself was put together and coordinated by Brad Friessen, who was also the amazing Helicopter Pilot. The video was made for Brad's recently launched Helicopter Youtube Channel that you definitely need to subscribe to.
Shooting for the Edit
On a day like this there was a lot of downtime in between the different jumps and lots of prep time involved with pulling off a stunt of this size. Safety was a high concern and so nothing was rushed. It is so easy to over shoot and end up with a loads of footage you won't need, and as a result potentially miss out on key moments. I find it is far better to instead of just roll your camera on every thing that is happening really look for those key moments that you know will actually end up in the edit. Your editor with thank you a thousand times over, trust me.
Getting Into Those Hard to Reach Spots
I love shooting with the GoPro cameras for stunts like this because it allows you to get into these hard to reach areas that provide an amazing perspective. With this video there is a lot of the same jump happening over and over and getting that visual diversity is key to help keep the viewer engaged.
The Gear
Josh Knepper was operating the Red Dragon out of the helicopter.
We had a slew of Hero 4's mounted everywhere you could imagine.
There was a GH4, a canon 60d and a 7d.
For the multi rotors we had two quads from DJI brought and piloted by the team at Sugarshark productions.
I had a chance to shoot on their Phantom 3 while watching Mark and Anastasia shoot tandom with the Inspire. Watching them thread the needle with the inspire really impressed me with the amount of control they could have with this copter at high speeds. DJI is certainly doing something fantastic with their higher level drones.
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Extremely Rare Turkey Mill Ream Wrapper Surfaces
By Stephen J. Gertz
A scarce ream wrapper, c. 1830s, from the historic English Turkey Mill, a major British papermaker with roots dating to the seventeenth century, has come to market.
Beginning as a cloth fuller, by the early eighteenth century the Turkey Mill had wholly converted to making paper. In 1740 James Whatman assumed tenancy of the mill, enlarged it, and, assisted by famed British printer, John Baskerville, developed a new form of fine quality paper suitable for a greatly expanded range of printing and art work; the paper became the sought-after choice of artists such as J.M.W. Turner and Thomas Gainsborough.
The development of this wove paper, produced on mesh material pioneered by Whatman, resulted in a product having a much less irregular surface than laid paper, which dramatically improved the quality of printed work and the range of possible printing techniques. Traditional laid paper caused ink and pigments to puddle on the page but wove paper's smooth surface prevented that from occurring and in addition was soaked in a gelatin bath to make it extremely strong and less absorbent. Paint moved easily over its surface and multiple layers could be applied and then wiped, scratched, or scraped away without damaging the paper.
By its introduction of wove paper (aka velin), in concert with the cessation of imports of fine note paper imports from Europe during the war between France and Spain, the Turkey Mill's success was assured; by 1759 it had assumed the major role in British papermaking and had become the largest paper mill in the country.
The Turkey Mill continued to innovate, producing the famed "Antiquarian" paper, 51 x 31 inches, at the time the largest paper size ever manufactured, requiring eleven men to operate the contrivance necessary to make a sheet.
The Hollingworth brothers acquired the mill from James Whatman II in 1805 yet the Whatman name, so associated with fine art paper, continued to be used. Rare booksellers, collectors and librarians will have no doubt seen the dated watermark "J. Whatman" on paper used to produce engravings for color-plate books published by Ackermann and many others during the nineteenth century.
All vintage ream wrappers are rare; those from the Turkey Mill are seldom seen. Alastor Rare Books in the U.K. is offering this wrapper; inquiries may be made here.
The three volume James Whatman the Elder and The Whatmans and Wove Paper (West Farleigh: J.N. Balston, 1992-1998) by John Balston is the key reference to its subject.
Of related interest
>>> The Art of Old Ream Wrappers, Unwrapped (Booktryst, November 30, 2010)
>>> Ream Wrappers at the American Antiquarian Society
The article was posted by Stephen J. Gertz on Booktryst (January 18, 2011), and is presented here by permission of the author. Thank you very much.
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The DeSoto Falls Recreation Area is located off Highway 129 just inside the National Forest boundary. The campground is a scenic spot with easy access for either a weekend of camping or a quick hike to the falls. There are two waterfalls which can be easily viewed along the DeSoto Falls trails. Trout fishing is popular along Frogtown Creek which flows adjacent to the campground. A mature forest provides the perfect setting for a family recreation getaway.
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The DeSoto Falls Trail begins at the bridge in the lower loop of the DeSoto Falls Recreation Area campground. The trail is an easy to moderate trail. The Lower Falls are 0.25 mile downstream and the Upper Falls are 0.75 mile upstream from this point. For your safety and protection, please do not climb around the waterfalls.
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You will learn how to make an object appear to be moving away from the camera even though it is animated on a flat surface. In this exercise, the flying saucer is giant compared to the planet. But when it flies toward the planet it shrinks down and creates the illusion that the planet is quite big when the flying saucer get close to it.
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Having the experience of producing a 3rd Dimension on a 2D surface is a useful skill. Using multiple sizes of the same character, along with proper timing and spacing, gives an animator the ability to bring another dimension to a table top. Yet another way to create the illusion of depth with cut-paper on a flat surface.


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America's Gun Problem Cannot Be Extricated From Its Founding as a Nation Built on Violence and Racism
In short, many of those who worship guns do so as a legacy of how firearms were used to enact violence on two oppressed groups essential to the growth of the United States. Guns were and are a representation of a nation built upon the violence of white supremacy, as land was bloodily seized from Indigenous people, and as enslaved people were kept in bondage by militias with guns.
-Mark Karlin
Originally Posted in February 2018
Think of mass shootings, or the approximate 10,000 gun homicides that occur a year in the US, as the top of a volcano that is erupting. All that molten lava has pushed itself through the caldera and resulted in explosive violence. You can also think of it as the tip of the iceberg, with a massive block of violence and rage floating beneath the surface.
As Kelly Hayes so eloquently pointed out the other day on Truthout, we live in a society where violence has become normalized. It is incorporated into the culture like DNA. Gun violence is simply its most visible edge. As Hayes writes,
Mass shootings are merely the amplification of a very American phenomenon, and we do not have a broad-based commitment, as a nation, to combat the roots of violence...
Prohibition has never saved us from ourselves -- only transformation can do that. Idle laws are a poor substitute for the work of building a society that truly values life and prioritizes the creation of safety. The real work lies in unravelling our death-making culture, and facilitating the transformation of both individuals and communities.
That is not to say that individual gun laws might not save some lives. After all, although discussion of gun laws tends to concentrate on the buyer, there is a wide array of gun commerce -- including gun stores, gun shows, manufacturers and wholesalers -- that are ripe for reining in. However, we are, as Hayes notes, a nation "saturated" in violence. In fact, each weekend on the news, entertainment is made out of the grisly toll from guns, as news networks spike viewership -- and thus advertising rates -- with gun violence serving as spectacle.
The cliché for television news is true: "If it bleeds, it leads." That phrase says a lot about our nation's grim fascination with carnage.
Perhaps it is understandable when you consider the premise of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment. As she establishes in an interview with Truthout, the Second Amendment represents a United States built on stolen land and chattel slavery. The means of enforcing these goals, in relation to Indigenous people, were largely through the use of militias armed with guns and the government military:
I would call "massacres and oppression of Indigenous Americans" a government policy of genocide, total war, total ethnic cleansing. The citizens' militias [were] one aspect of that policy; the other was the formal US Army and Marine Corps, which spent the first century of US independence carrying out this project. The role of settler-colonial landowners as voluntary militias in initiating massacres to drive Native communities out and seize their land was acted out as "individual rights."
As for Black chattel slavery, Dunbar-Ortiz asserts:
By the mid-1700s, the plantation agricultural system was agribusiness and made up the primary source of wealth in the new republic. There was no debate about including the individual right to bear arms and form militias in inscribing the Second Amendment among the first 10 amendments to the constitution, as these features already existed in the colonies. Colonial citizens' militias already existed, and by time of independence, the slave-owning colonial militias had been transformed into slave patrols.
In short, many of those who worship guns do so as a legacy of how firearms were used to enact violence on two oppressed groups essential to the growth of the United States. Guns were and are a representation of a nation built upon the violence of white supremacy, as land was bloodily seized from Indigenous people, and as enslaved people were kept in bondage by militias with guns.
Add to that the US's long ignominious history -- especially since World War II -- of being the dominant military interventionist in the world. How many people have been killed around the globe in the name of "defending the US"? Around Christmas and at political events, we make claim to be a nation that loves "peace," but what other nation on Earth has the interminable and gruesome record of violence that we do?
Then there is the politics. There is an interesting political note to factor in here when it comes to who supports gun reform. A January 15 Washington Post article analyzes a CNN poll on gun laws:
Where there was a difference was by party, nearly two-thirds of Republicans oppose stricter gun laws, including almost half who oppose them strongly. Among Democrats, opinions are stronger in the other direction — but among independents, the question is about split.
If you're a Republican lawmaker, then, why would you advocate strongly for stricter gun laws? Your base of support opposes the idea, and swing voters are split.
And if you're President Trump, the result is even starker. Three-quarters of your base opposes stricter gun-control laws, more than half strongly. Where's the incentive to advocate for them?
It is worth considering how many of these Republicans are (directly or indirectly) scions of the primary perpetrators of the violent culture that spawned this nation -- of asserting white privilege at the point of a gun.
In July of last year, Bill Moyers and Michael Winship wrote about an incendiary NRA ad:
On the surface this is a recruitment video for the National Rifle Association. But what you are really about to see is a call for white supremacy and armed insurrection, each word and image deliberately chosen to stir the feral instincts of troubled souls who lash out in anger and fear.
So we have come full circle to the crisis of dealing with our national gun violence problem. Not all mass shootings relate to the resentment of white supremacists that this nation is changing, but plenty of them do. The violence we gasp over has, as its source, the fact that this nation was founded upon the brutal suppression of non-white people.


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We went to the Pumpkin Patch last weekend. It is one of my favorite things to do. I love stomping through the mud and the vines to find the perfect pumpkin. Then we came home, I made a batch of these Witch Hat Caramel Brownies and I may or may not have watched Hocus Pocus. All of this can only mean one thing friends, HALLOWEEN IS COMING!
It's just a little less than 2 weeks away now, so I thought I would share a few links to some Halloween recipes and Halloween decoration ideas for today's Sunday Shares so that you have time to make them before the big day. I hope you enjoy them!
First up, Halloween Puppy Chow from A Southern Fairytale. Perfect Halloween Party snack!
I am loving this Spooky Spider Halloween Wreath for the front door. So cute!
If you have little ones in school these Monster Sandwiches from Chocolate and Carrots would be perfect for their lunchboxes.
I so want to make these Tissue Paper Ghosts! I don't really have a place to put them but they are adorable.
This is a little tricky but if you can do it these Chicken Wire Figures sprayed with glow in the dark paint would be simply awesome in a front yard.
I saw this a couple months ago and have been saving toilet paper rolls ever since. Ryan thought I was crazy but it's going to be so cute on Halloween!
How cute are these Melted Witch Push Up Pops from Cookies and Cups?!
I love everything about these Dark Chocolate Monster Stacks with Orange Marshmallow Frosting from Climbing Grier Mountain.
And because no Halloween celebration is complete without Candy Apples how about these Salted Vanilla Caramel Chocolate Apples from Heather Christo?
If you have any adorable Halloween decorations or yummy Halloween recipes, please share in the comments, I'd love to hear about them!
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1. Spanish Government kicks out 5 bus companies from public procurement for abnormally low tenders. (Spanish only)
2. Can technology solve the problem of extra costs in procurement? (Spanish only) I suspect that is not going to happen (at least fully) unless technology solves the problem of incomplete contracts...for all contracts.
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How To Get The Sex Ed You Deserve Part Two: Some Solutions
As we discussed in Part One of this series, a lot of us didn't receive great sexual health education when we were in high school. And even if you did, you might have totally different concerns now than you did when you were that age. Sexuality is a lifelong process—it's something you can always learn more about. So whether you want to supplement a pretty decent education or make up for an awful one, read on for some ways you can take charge and give yourself the sex ed you deserve.
Learn the basics. SexualityandU, run by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, gives a good overview of different birth control and STI prevention options, and has a cool app that helps you figure out what to do if you forget to take your birth control pill. CATIE has an awesome pamphlet on safer sex for queer women, and TheSexYouWant, created by the AIDS Committee of Toronto, is a great safer sex resource for queer men. Want to brush up on what enthusiastic consent means and how to talk about your sexual preferences with a partner? Look no further than this amazing comic. And Scarleteen has great info on pretty much everything, from gender identity to masturbation to kink to polyamory.
Explore your desires. Masturbating, fantasizing, discussing your fantasies with others, and reading or watching porn can be great ways to explore what turns you on physically and mentally in a low-pressure way. Note, though, that while there's some really awesome porn out there, there's also a lot of stuff that's problematic in its depiction of sexual consent and gender roles, so if you can afford to, consider actually paying(!) for videos or a membership from sites that you know abide by a code of ethics similar to your own. Always wanted to try some particular sexual thing? Talk about it with your sexual partner(s) and see if they'd be down. Not really sure what you're into? Scarleteen has a great "Yes/No/Maybe" checklist to help you articulate what you like, don't like, and might want to try. Not really sure if you're into any of this at all? You might want to check out the website of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network.
Learn some more. Obviously these links should just be jumping-off points. There are books, websites, and real live people out there that can help you learn about pretty much any sex-related topic. Figure out what you want to learn about, and empower yourself to do so.
Get involved. Think sex education is important? Want to do something to make sure young people have access to info you may not have been given? Head and Hands and the Outreach branch of SACOMSS both run workshops in high schools on sex-related topics. You could also get involved with the Shag Shop, the 2110 Centre, the Union for Gender Empowerment, or any of the many other McGill and Montreal based organizations that educate people on these topics. And start a conversation! Share your new-found knowledge with your friends, and if you have a young person in your life, consider letting them know you're available to talk, and answer their questions honestly.
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Seasonal Cook: Fresh from the pod
Shelling beans and peas hit their peak at farmers' markets
Last week, a friend gleefully brought me 2 pounds of fresh cannellini beans she had gotten at Monterey Market in Berkeley.
"They're here at last," she cried, handing me the bag. "I'm going home right now and make a fresh bean salad - just lemon, good olive oil, parsley and garlic. I can hardly wait." Off she drove, headed for her kitchen.
Fresh shelling beans, available typically in late July through September, inspire that kind of reaction.
To look at them in the market, you might say, "Oh, those beans look terrible, with those shriveled, damp looking pods." But that's what the Phaseolus cognoscenti look for. The shriveled pod indicates that the bean inside is swollen and plump, full of rich bean flavor, and the dampness indicates the bean is still tender and ready to eat.
A shelling bean is any bean that is grown primarily for the edible seed inside. The pod is not eaten, because it is tough and stringy, unlike snap beans, which are eaten for the pod, with the bean inside barely developed, and sometimes not even visible, as in the meaty haricot vert.
Most of the shelling bean crops are harvested when the pods and beans inside are dry, just before the pod shatters. After harvest, they are stored and sold throughout the year as dry beans. However, in late summer, some of these beans make it to the market in their fresh state - that is, when the edible seed is still moist, and can easily be bitten through. At this point the beans take only minutes to cook, not the hour or more needed for dried beans.
Heirloom varieties
There are hundreds of varieties of shelling beans, many of them heirlooms that have been dropped from the large-scale commercial market. Their names, which are wonderfully romantic, often reflect their place of origin, history or historical event - 'Jacob's Cattle,' 'Hopi Yellow,' 'Seafarer,' 'Nez Perce,' 'Soissons,' 'Cranberry' and 'Soldier.'
Almost any bean destined to be eaten dried can also be eaten fresh, but usually only five or six shelling bean varieties make it to the fresh market, and they are not always easy to find. The best sources for fresh shelling beans are local farmers' markets and markets that focus on local vegetables and fruits (see "Guide to fresh shelling beans").
Among the most available are cranberry beans, of which there are a number of varieties. They're creamy white with maroon marbling, and have cream-colored pods with striations of bright red, dusty red or maroon. When cooked, they turn beige.
Cannellini beans are a European white kidney bean. Flageolet beans are the favorite French white kidney. Italian butter beans are creamy white, round and plump.
Black-eyed peas and their relative, crowder peas, are neither bean nor true pea, but a subtropical legume. They have thin pods that are 8 to 10 inches long. If the pod is still green, so are the peas within, and if the pod is yellowed, the peas are creamy white or pale buff, depending upon variety. Fresh garbanzo beans, also a legume, but not a true bean, are pale green to buff, with a hairy pod.
Building a better bean
Ann Prentiss, a graduate student in the Department of Plant Science at UC Davis, is running a trial shelling bean project with some of the farmers who ship to Bay Area restaurants and have CSA (community-supported agriculture) box deliveries as well as stalls at local farmers' markets. These include Eat Well Farms, Riverdog and Full Belly Farms. Prentiss has 10 to 12 varieties of shelling beans, some of them heirlooms, growing in various locations. She is collecting data on performance, heat tolerance, taste, size, and appearance, among other attributes.
"Chefs are looking for larger beans - they are less work to shell," she says. She is hoping the farmers involved will sell some of the beans fresh in the coming months, so watch for some unusual ones to come to market, including several different cranberry types.
Because I think fresh shelling beans are one of the highlights of summer's bounty, I seek them out. Sometimes I grow them myself. This year, I have a 20-foot row of 'Forkhook Lima' beans, which I plan to eat fresh. I especially like them cooked with fresh, local corn, succotash style, with a little fried okra and sausage on the side.
In France, the advent of the fresh shelling bean season is greeted with delight, and market growers call out, "Cocos, cocos, get your fresh cocos for soupe au pistou!" Cocos refer to shelling beans, most typically the plump round white beans and the red-striped horticultural or cranberry types. These are an essential element to a summer soupe au pistou, a vegetable soup laced with pistou, a garlic-basil sauce, a must for summer eating.
Fava beans, English peas, garbanzos, black-eyed peas and crowder peas, are, like shelling beans, eaten for the edible pea or bean inside, not the pod, and can also be used fresh in salads and soups, or to simply saute with herbs. Fresh garbanzos, black-eyed peas and crowder peas have a short window, and that is now.
A shelling social
If you haven't tried cooking fresh shelling beans and their kin, this forthcoming month is the time to get started. As a friend in the produce business said the other day, "What's funny about these shelling beans is that they're so simple to make taste good - all the work is in getting them out of their shell!"
The shelling process, however, is an ideal time to keep your family and friends in the kitchen, sipping a glass of wine, and all shelling together. It goes quickly that way.
Guide to fresh shelling beans
Black-eyed peas. Pale green- to buff-colored beans, with a black eye at the helix. Pods are green to pale yellow. The flavor is earthy.
Butter beans. Round, plump beans in a pale yellow pod. Dense with a rich bean flavor.
Cannellini beans. White kidney-shaped beans, with a pale green to pale yellow pod that may be moist. Delicate bean flavor, not too dense.
Cranberry beans. Buff with dark red or magenta striping. Pods are pale yellow, with striping ranging from scarlet to burgundy, depending upon variety, and may be slightly moist. Dense, meaty bean flavor. Beans turn beige to brown on cooking.
Garbanzo beans. Pale green- to pale buff-colored beans. Pods pale green and hairy to buff. For best results fresh, choose the pale green pods. Slightly waxy, crunchy and nutty tasting.
Lima beans. Plump, flat, pale-green kidney-shaped beans. Pods green to buff, and should show bumps indicating the beans are formed inside. For best results fresh, choose the pale green pods.
Manchurian beans. Similar to cranberry beans, but larger.
Bean resources
How to cook
You will need to judge the time needed to cook the beans based on how mature they are. To do this, bite one of the shelled beans. If it is already quite tender, if will need only about 5 minutes of cooking. If it offers resistance, you may need up to 20-25 minutes of cooking.
A pound of beans in the pod equals approximately 1 cup of shelled beans.
Where to find
Here are some of the farms that sell to local markets and some farmers' markets that have fresh shelling beans, weather permitting.
Full Belly Farm in Capay Valley. Sells at Berkeley, Marin and Palo Alto farmers' markets.
Iacopi Farm at Half Moon Bay. Sells Manchurian, butter beans and other varieties at Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues., 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. One Ferry Building, San Francisco.
By mail order: Visit phippscountry.com for a wonderful list of dried beans, many of them organic and grown by Phipps Ranch.
Shelling Bean, Haricots Verts & Zucchini Salad with Anchovies
Serves 6
This salad takes several steps, beginning the day before serving, but it is worth it for the bright flavors and light taste, perfect for summer. If you don't like anchovies, simply omit them, but if you do, you'll find this a tasty new way to savor them. Serve this as a first course, along with crusty, fresh bread, or as the main dish for lunch or a light dinner.
- The vegetables:
- 2 pounds fresh cranberry or other beans, shelled
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 pound thin, tender haricots verts, trimmed
- 4 medium zucchini
- The marinade:
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice + more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more to taste
- 2/3 cup julienned basil leaves
- To finish:
- 2 ounces Parmesan cheese, shaved into curls using a vegetable peeler
- 15 anchovy fillets, preferably olive-oil packed (optional)
Instructions: Put the shelling beans in a large saucepan and cover by 2 inches with water. Add the salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the beans are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Taste a bean; it should be tender all the way through. (See "How to cook," this page.) Do not overcook. Remove from the heat and let cool in the cooking liquid.
Steam the haricots verts until just tender, about 3 minutes. Rinse under cold running water, drain and set aside.
Using a vegetable peeler or a mandolin, slice the zucchini into long, thin, ribbons. Set aside.
For the marinade: Put the garlic and the salt in a bowl, and using the back of a fork, mash the garlic into a paste. Still using the fork, incorporate the olive oil, and then the lemon juice and the pepper. Put this mixture in a large bowl. Drain the beans thoroughly and add them along with the haricots verts, the uncooked zucchini ribbons, and half of the basil. Turn well to coat, cover and refrigerate overnight. Marinating the vegetables dilutes the marinade, as their moisture is drawn out, so before serving, the seasonings must be adjusted.
To prepare for serving, first taste the vegetables, then add some additional lemon juice, salt, pepper and the rest of basil until the vegetables are well seasoned to your taste. The flavor should be robust, not bland. Add about half the Parmesan curls, and all but 4 or 5 of the anchovies, (if you are using them) and turn well.
To serve, put the salad in a serving bowl or on a platter, top with the remaining anchovies and Parmesan cheese curls.
Per serving: 220 calories, 9 g protein, 15 g carbohydrate, 15 g fat (3 g saturated), 6 mg cholesterol, 534 mg sodium, 6 g fiber.
Soupe au Pistou
Serves 6
This is the classic late summer and fall vegetable soup of Provence, featuring fresh shelling beans and laced with an unctuous puree of garlic, basil and olive oil. Serve it with lots of crusty baguette or pain au levain.
- The pistou:
- 3 or 4 cloves garlic, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1 packed cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- The soup:
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 carrot, peeled and diced
- 3 small potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 large zucchini, diced
- 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt + more to taste
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 sprigs fresh parsley
- 1/2 pound haricots verts, cut into 1-inch long pieces
- 1/2 cup broken spaghetti pieces
- 1 pound cranberry beans, shelled and cooked (see "How to cook," this page)
- 1 pound butter beans or fresh garbanzo beans, shelled and cooked (see "How to cook," this page)
For the pistou (see photos at right): Put the garlic and the salt in a mortar, and using the pestle, crush them together to make a paste. Alternatively, crush the ingredients together in a bowl using the end of a wooden spoon or the tines of a fork. Add the basil leaves a little at a time, crushing them each time. Finally, add the olive oil in a thin stream, continuing to mix with the pestle until the mixture has thickened and taken on a green tint. Before serving add a tablespoon of the soup broth.
For the soup: In a large saucepan or soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. When it is hot, add the onion and saute until translucent, 2-3 minutes.
Add the carrot, potatoes, and zucchini and stir several times to coat with the oil. Add the broth, 4 cups water, salt, thyme, and parsley and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium, cover, and cook until the carrots and potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes.
Add the haricots verts and the broken spaghetti and cook until the spaghetti is tender, another 8-10 minutes. Add the cooked beans, and simmer a few minutes to heat through.
With the back of a fork, crush some of the potatoes and beans to thicken the soup.
To serve, remove the thyme and parsley sprigs and taste for seasoning, adding more salt if desired.
Pour the soup into a tureen or serving bowl and ladle in 2 tablespoons of the pistou. Serve the soup hot, with the remaining pistou on the side.
Per serving: 246 calories, 5 g protein, 23 g carbohydrate, 15 g fat (2 g saturated), 0 cholesterol, 715 mg sodium, 5 g fiber.
Fresh Black-Eyed Peas & Cannellini with Braised Tomatoes & Shallots
Serves 4
I serve this as a side dish to accompany grilled meats, such as pork chops, steaks, or sausages. The tomato adds just a little something extra. Any combination of beans could be used, but its best to cook the beans separately because unless they are quite similar in maturity, because they will cook at a different rate.
- 1 pound black-eyed peas, shelled
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 sprigs winter or summer savory
- 1 pound cannellini beans, shelled
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 shallot, minced, about 2 tablespoons
- 4 medium very ripe tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons minced flat leaf parsley
Instructions: Put the black-eyed peas in a saucepan and cover by 2 inches with water. Add 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, a bay leaf and a sprig of savory. Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium. Cook, uncovered until the peas are tender, about 5-10 minutes. Taste a bean; it should be tender all the way through. (See "How to cook," this page.) Remove from the heat. Let the beans stand in the cooking liquid. Prepare the cannellini the same way, with 1/4 teaspoon of salt, the remaining bay leaf and savory, and a cooking time of 10- 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand in the cooking liquid.
In a frying pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil. When it is hot, add the shallot and saute just until translucent, 2-3 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, and season with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Cook, stirring, until the tomatoes have dissolved into a chunky, rather thick sauce, about 10 minutes.
To serve, use a slotted spoon to ladle the black-eyed peas and the cannellini into a serving bowl. Add the lemon juice. Pour the tomatoes over the beans, along with half the parsley, and stir to combine. Taste, and add more salt if desired. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley.
Per serving: 114 calories, 4 g protein, 17 g carbohydrate, 4 g fat (1 g saturated), 0 cholesterol, 293 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.
Fresh Butter Beans & Cranberry Beans with Halibut
Serves 4
At a recent lunch at Salt House restaurant in San Francisco, chef Robert Leva prepared a delicious bed of shelling beans, which he topped with a crispy leg of duck confit. He used cranberry beans, but said he also uses butter beans, flageolets when available, and the large Manchurian bean. He gave me the basic ingredients for his shelling bean preparation, and I've adapted it here, topping them with oven-roasted halibut. The flavor of the beans stands out, but complements the fish, just as it did the duck confit.
- The beans:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
- 1 bulb fennel, thinly sliced
- 1 garlic head, split
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 5 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more to taste
- 1 1/2 cups shelled cranberry beans, cooked (see "How to cook," this page)
- 1 1/2 cups shelled butter beans, cooked (see "How to cook," this page)
- The fish:
- -- Olive oil for pan
- 4 halibut fillets, about 11/3 pounds total, and about 1-inch thick
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 to 3 teaspoons butter
- -- Extra virgin olive oil for drizzing
For the beans: Melt the butter in a large pan over medium-high heat. When it is foaming, add the onion, celery, fennel and the split garlic head. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the vegetables slowly under tender, but not browned, about 7 minutes. Increase the heat to high and pour in the wine, scraping up any clinging bits. Add the chicken broth, 1 teaspoon of the thyme leaves, the salt, and the pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium high. Cook until it has reduced by about 1/3 and the broth is well-flavored. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if desired.
Remove from the heat and strain in a chinoise or other fine-mesh strainer. You should have about 3 1/2-4 cups. Return the broth to a clean saucepan and bring it to a boil over high heat. Add the cooked beans, reduce heat to simmer, and heat through. When the beans are done, remove pan from heat. Let beans stand in the broth until ready to serve.
For the fish: Preheat the oven to 400°.
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease it with olive oil. Place the halibut on the sheet, sprinkle with salt and pepper and dot with butter or drizzle with olive oil. Bake just until opaque and the fish flakes with a fork, about 8 to 10 minutes.
To serve, use a slotted spoon, divide the beans among individual shallow bowls or plates. Sprinkle with the remaining thyme and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil. Add a tablespoon of the broth to each bowl. Top each dish of beans with a piece of halibut and serve immediately.
Per serving: 387 calories, 42 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate, 16 g fat (8 g saturated), 77 mg cholesterol, 876 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.


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Cassie doesn't feel like she fits in her large, Italian family. Her dad is gone most of the time, so she stays with her grandmother. She used to live with her mother, but that ended a few years ago when Cassie stumbled in on the gruesome scene of a struggle, lots of blood, but no body. Her mother posed as a psychic, working the room with Cassie, reading people and guessing their secrets. Cassie's a natural at this, profiling people. She's so good that a secret program with the FBI notices and recruits her to join their ranks.
Moving to DC, Cassie is rooming in a house with several kids just like her; kids with different abilities that allow them to see through cold cases and solve them. But then a murder hits a little too close to home; it is eerily similar to what happened to her mother. Is it a serial killer? And is he escalating?
So?: If you read Ms. Barnes' previous book, Every Other Day, you know you already like her style. Very interesting and different plots, coupled with a good mystery. The Naturals does not disappoint; the idea of a junior FBI squad (very hush-hush, of course) is fantastic. Each teen has their own specialties that are intriguing, and the issues that come with rooming with a group of strangers fleshes out the story. It doesn't hurt that there's a hint of hormones as well, coming in the form of two very opposite male characters.
The Bottom Line: If you enjoy mysteries and don't mind a little blood spatter talk, then go for it.
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes was published November 5, 2013 by Disney Hyperion. A free copy of this book was given to Ink and Page in return for an honest review. Big thanks to NetGalley, the Publisher and the Author.
Rating: 4
Genre: Young Adult Fiction Contemporary Mystery Thriller Romance Series
Ages: 13 and up
You Might Want to Know: A little gory and disturbing at times.


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Spring Forward/
Break out the Vans and lose the socks. With the Ides of March passed, Spring looms in the not so distant future. After a winter of snowstorms and cold rain, I am looking forward to the season change like an eight-year-old to the ball pit at McDonalds.
I am swamped with work and preparing for a week long trip back to Nicaragua.
When work and responsibilities pile up, I turn to these blogs for an escape;
The Blue Hour,
Grass Doe,
Whole Lard Lover.
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