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Dear Neiman Marcus Last Call Saleswoman,
I think of you this morning as I endure yet another breathtakingly uncomfortable ride on the express bus. When I came to your workplace yesterday afternoon, I was flustered, confused, anxious about my impending fate of going improperly attired to a gala thing I was meant to attend last evening that, as of the time I was dressing myself yesterday morning, I had completely forgotten about. Perhaps those with more personal confidence or savoir faire could have rocked linen pants and a wrinkled blue button down to the party, but that person is not me. Upon arriving at work and realizing that the event was that very evening, I started to plan out different scenarios in which I could clothe myself in something more appropriate. (Appropriate to the event or perhaps appropriate for my own expectations of how I ought to appear? Don't know, don't care, either way, needed a change of clothes.)
I was meant to pick up C at 5:30 pm from after school, but my whole office was leaving for the party a little before 5, and we were supposed to get a cat (me and C, not me and the office). There was a mountain of work on my desk (spoiler alert: there still is), new work was piling up, I couldn't be in two places at once, and I still had nothing to wear! Was there time to go home? No, only if I gave up on work for the whole day and focused entirely on my clothes, which lets face it, I'm more than capable of doing (hi mom), but I knew I had to show some restraint. First things first: where would I be at 5:30? At pick up (which you know is my legitimate total pleasure), or in a car speeding toward the Bronx for this work thing?
Managed to get through to Dave, not always an easy feat in mid work day, and he confirmed that he would be able to make it to pick up in time. Phew! Then I broke the news about the cat. You won't believe it when I tell you that he groused and complained not! He quickly decided exactly how he would retrieve the cat carrier, get to the sad abandoned need homes so badly you could cry cat place, and then do the whole domestic evening thing which, Neiman Marcus Last Call Saleswoman, I don't know if you are familiar with, being as you look young and interesting and potentially childless, is a whole big thing involving dinner, and stories, and teeth brushing, and homework.
That's where you came on the scene, with the child and child centric obligations all sorted, I ventured forth to your workplace, just across the street from my own. I came to the fitting room with everything I could find that might be passable, might go with my sandals (I was not going to buy new shoes, the line must be drawn somewhere after all), and might work with the undergarments I was wearing (because again,there is a line). Full disclosure: I'm not great with talking to people in stores. I don't have a good sense of the relationship. Are you helping? Am I in your way? Are we supposed to make small talk? Should we joke? I don't know, I worry I'll make an awkward situation even more awkward. But in this case, Neiman Marcus Saleswoman, I needed you.
When you showed me into the dressing room and your name tag ribbon popped off onto the floor, I didn't notice either. But when you came back for it, I bit down hard on the bullet in my wardrobe and asked what you thought of the skirt is tried on. "It looks great," you said, "but not with that top." I'd been hoping to find a skirt that worked with the top, but alas, the one skirt I found that looked nice could not accommodate my top. I spilled my guts. You were so sympathetic yet honest. You found me a shirt, you told me not to wear the scarf (the one that lives in my purse), because it didn't go, you understood about the sandals with semi formal office casual, and to top it all off you got me a discount.
Thank you. I looked fine. The sandals were fine. I didn't spill anything on myself, even with the passed teriyaki beef on sticks, and the little chorizo empanadas, and all the wine. To top it all off, I'll probably even wear this outfit again.
Yours with gratitude,
Me and shadows and a big fountain and a little skunk that's hard to see.


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The survey of Indian IT employers across India indicates that although the labour market outlook is positive, IT professionals can only expect a moderate growth in job opportunities. However, Southern and Western region employers expect maximum job prospects in the months ahead, the report said.
"Hiring outlook in the Indian IT domain doesn't look encouraging for the next few months due to various global macro economic factors such as the H1-B executive order and Brexit. IT companies are adopting a wait and watch strategy and taking alternate talent acquisition routes such as hiring temporary IT workers to cover immediate demands. Niche and upcoming tech skills will be in demand in the coming quarters. Some organisations have even started up-skilling and re-skilling internal employees to reduce bench and improve productivity."
Automation is likely to have an impact on both cognitive and manual routine tasks so people can take up non-routine chores that are more.
The report highlights that skill crunch will be a prime concern and to address this, individuals must adapt skills adjacency, learnability to be employable and future ready.
AG Rao, Group Managing Director of ManpowerGroup India said, "India is at the cusp of a digital transformation. With the advent of automation which is expected to impac tmajority of companies, employers in India state a sluggish hiring scenario. India's IT employers are cautious about their hiring plans in the April-September time frame.
Today, the business leaders are creatively engaging the right talent to drive business success. Creativity, emotional intelligence and cognitive flexibility are skills that will tap human potential. Technology trends are creating a disruption in the business model and the talent also have to keep up with it"

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At What is a good counter-argument against "you're a socialist writing from a Macbook" type of argument?, Viciobrasil asked, "Everytime I try to have a discussion with my mostly reactionary and/or right-wing friends, they always use some argument like: "You're socialist and you have a MacBook" or "You read about Socialism in your iPhone". I know this is some kind of fallacy, but I don't know how to counter-argument them. Can someone shed a light for me?"
I answered, "The point of socialism is not to deprive anyone of computers and phones—it's to make sure everyone who needs one has one. Your friends are confusing socialism and asceticism. We don't want to withdraw from the world. We want to make sure everyone can engage with it."
The best answer might've been red-rooster's "Bloody socialists, always wearing shoes."


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his paper describes a measurement of the inclusive top quark pair production cross-section (sigma(t (t) over bar)) with a data sample of 3.2 fb(-1) of proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of root s = 13 TeV, collected in 2015 by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. This measurement uses events with an opposite-charge electron-muon pair in the final state. Jets containing b-quarks are tagged using an algorithm based on track impact parameters and reconstructed secondary vertices. The numbers of events with exactly one and exactly two b-tagged jets are counted and used to determine simultaneously sigma(t (t) over bar) and the efficiency to reconstruct and b-tag a jet from a top quark decay, thereby minimising the associated systematic uncertainties. The cross-section is measured to be: s(t (t) over bar)= 818 +/- 8 (stat) +/- 27 (syst) +/- 19 (lumi) +/- 12 (beam) pb, where the four uncertainties arise from data statistics, experimental and theoretical systematic effects, the integrated luminosity and the LHC beam energy, giving a total relative uncertainty of 4.4%. The result is consistent with theoretical QCD calculations at next-to-next-to-leading order. A fiducial measurement corresponding to the experimental acceptance of the leptons is also presented.
ATLAS Collaboration, for complete list of authors see http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.08.019
We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; SSTC, Belarus; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; CONICYT, Chile; CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; COLCIENCIAS, Colombia; MSMT CR, MPO CR and VSC CR, Czech Republic; DNRF and DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS, CEA-DSM/IRFU, France; GNSF, Georgia; BMBF, HGF, and MPG, Germany; GSRT, Greece; RGC, Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF, I-CORE and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; FOM and NWO, Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MNiSW and NCN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MES of Russia and NRC KI, Russian Federation; JINR; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZŠ, Slovenia; DST/NRF, South Africa; MINECO, Spain; SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TAEK, Turkey; STFC, United Kingdom; DOE and NSF, United States of America. In addition, individual groups and members have received support from BCKDF, the Canada Council, Canarie, CRC, Compute Canada, FQRNT, and the Ontario Innovation Trust, Canada; EPLANET, ERC, FP7, Horizon 2020 and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex and Idex, ANR, Région Auvergne and Fondation Partager le Savoir, France; DFG and AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos, Thales and Aristeia programmes co-financed by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF; BSF, GIF and Minerva, Israel; BRF, Norway; Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; the Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom.
The crucial computing support from all WLCG partners is acknowledged gratefully, in particular from CERN, the ATLAS Tier-1 facilities at TRIUMF (Canada), NDGF (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), CC-IN2P3 (France), KIT/GridKA (Germany), INFN-CNAF (Italy), NL-T1 (Netherlands), PIC (Spain), ASGC (Taiwan), RAL (UK) and BNL (USA), the Tier-2 facilities worldwide and large non-WLCG resource providers. Major contributors of computing resources are listed in Ref. [57].


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Two arts groups, All Classical radio station and Friends of Chamber Music, will use Oregon Arts Commission money to relocate to Portland Opera's Hampton Opera Center, next to OMSI.
(Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian)
The Oregon Arts Commission has awarded $237,500 to 17 arts groups for specific projects to help them grow and upgrade technology. The grants include such projects as $3,100 for upgrading Triangle Productions' office equipment and $22,400 to help relocate Portland's classical radio station.
Much of the money goes to upgrading technology because marketing efforts are becoming increasingly sophisticated and arts groups have to keep up in order to draw audiences and donors.
This round of grants is one of 13 the arts commission awards each year. In 2012, the commission gave out a total of $1.9 million. Last year, the total was $2 million and the projected total for 2014 is $2.3 million, said David Huff, the commission's assistant director.
Applications from 40 organizations requested $756,664. Grants went to:
All Classical Public Media, Inc., Portland: $22,400
To help relocate the radio station to Portland Opera's Hampton Opera Center, allowing better programming, building audiences and developing financial stability. The new facility will provide adequate, healthier space for volunteers, interns and staff, in addition to accommodating meetings for board of directors.
Arts Council of Pendleton, Pendleton: $6,400
To support the design and installation of exterior signs and other projects to increase visibility. Included will be design and production of a new council brochure, new projection capability for meeting spaces and enhancements to the website for users and donors.
Chamber Music Northwest, Portland: $22,300
To support a technology upgrade to manage the organization's artistic programs and generate revenue, with an updated website.
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay: $10,000
To buy new workstations and software, replacing decades-old donated computers with a new, compatible system. The upgrade will allow the museum to increase efficiency and expand programs and services.
Eugene Opera, Eugene: $12,000
To create a new website that improves navigation and is accessible to mobile devices, adding a content management system for staff and volunteers and integrating the opera's blog. The website will include design updates and a new video more accessible to younger audiences.
Eugene Symphony, Eugene: $19,000
To adopt a cloud-based database to improve communication with patrons.
Friends of Chamber Music, Portland: $10,000
To help relocate to Portland Opera's Hampton Opera Center. The move will provide space to recruit volunteers to track and manage information about patrons and add space for board meetings.
Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, Joseph: $17,000
To help buy computers, software and a new phone system. The technology upgrade will allow staff to be more productive and efficient, enhance the ability to plan, organize and market programs, simplify program registration and increase public access to Josephy Library resources and Josephy Center programs.
Lakewood Theatre Company, Lake Oswego: $11,500
To add a new cloud-based database to integrate ticketing, subscriptions, fundraising, email marketing and collaboration.
Literary Arts, Portland: $20,000
To support re-mastering Literary Arts' lecture archives and make them available to anyone across the state through a new online interface and marketing plan. The project will remove geographic barriers to participation in Portland Arts & Lectures, reaching new audiences and strengthening the organization's mission to promote reading and writing statewide.
Newspace Center for Photography, Portland: $7,900
To upgrade to the organization's financial management and network security systems, increasing Newspace's ability to process visitor donations, class registrations and communications. The upgrade also will better separate office and web systems, ensuring that Newspace customer data is more secure.
Portland Opera Association, Inc., Portland: $22,300
To create a new website for the organization's 50th Anniversary Season. The website will allow use on tablets, cell phones and other mobile devices, better enabling the Opera to attract and retain younger audience members. It also will be more cost-efficient to maintain and will provide greater patron security.
Ross Ragland Theater, Klamath Falls: $8,200
To support a new database to capture donations, ticket purchases and patron information in one system. The new system will enable the theater to market to people who have purchased tickets to similar shows; identify donors in specific categories to maintain or expand giving relationships; re-engage lapsed donors; and encourage first-time giving by ticket-holders.
Salem Art Association, Salem: $24,500
To support a temporary increase in the Grants Manager position, enabling the manager to work full-time toward completion of the association's Access Art capital campaign. The campaign will fund the installation of an elevator, allowing access to the upstairs gallery space, and the renovation of the Bush Barn Annex to accommodate space for workshops and a studio.
Salem Multicultural Institute, Salem: $5,600
To upgrade computers and software that will help the institute better manage relationships, increase revenue, develop new partnerships and attract more volunteers.
Triangle Productions, Portland: $3,100
To support an upgrade of office technology to improve marketing and sales efforts. The new equipment will help staff create marketing materials in-house, enhance presentations and use point-of-sale technology as well as improving services to patrons.
Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Wash., Portland: $15,300
To support technical upgrades including replacing current accounting program, migrating data and updating scheduling software. The new equipment and software will save staff time by eliminating the need for manual hand entry to connect the accounting and scheduling systems, reduce opportunities for error, improve user experience with the Educator's Guide, and improve reporting so Young Audiences can better track and evaluate program use.


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Charlotte Rampling, whose icy cool demeanor crossed with sexy hauteur has been heating up movie screens for five decades, is now the focus of The Look, a new documentary opening today (November 4).
In the film, the now 65-year-old British actress is seen being interviewed, in conversation with friends, and in clips from a smattering of her more than three dozen films. Reviewing the movie in the New York Times, critic Stephen Holden labeled it "fascinating and frustrating," the latter because the film provides more of an illusion of intimacy than real insight into who Rampling is, where she comes from and what makes her tick.
No matter. The Look is likely a must-see for ardent Rampling fans, and who isn't one? Holden neatly nails her femme fatale appeal when he writes, "Along with Jeanne Moreau and Isabelle Huppert, she is a screen personality whose smoldering characters project an imperial confidence tinged with disdain. Those catlike eyes, lowered in a seemingly seductive gaze in tandem with a Mona Lisa smirk, send the same danger signals associated with Ms. Rampling's Hollywood prototype, Lauren Bacall."
Rampling began her career as a model during the Swinging Sixties. She made her movie debut in 1965's The Knack … And How to Get It, a standout comedy of the British New Wave film movement, appearing in an uncredited role as a water skier. A year later, she scored her breakout role as the amoral violinist who shared a flat with Lynn Redgrave in Georgy Girl.
Over the next four decades, she appeared in films that fell all over the map. There was the controversial The Night Porter (1974). Some of the movies were just plain bad, like 1974's Zardoz, a cheesy sci-fi thriller featuring Sean Connery running around in a red diaper, or 1977's Orca, about a killer whale. Then there were solid hits, like 1982's The Verdict, a worthy legal drama co-starring Paul Newman.
She also turned up in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories (1980), fell in love with a chimpanzee in 1986's Max Mon Amour, a French comedy, and bustled about in bustles in the prestigious period literary adaptations, The Wings of the Dove (1997) and The Cherry Orchard (1999).
With the coming of the new century, she really hit her stride with a series of intriguing performances in sophisticated dramas, several of them French. The first was director Francois Ozon's 2000 film, Under the Sand, in which she played a woman who begins to psychologically disintegrate after her loving husband mysteriously disappears one day when they're vacationing at the beach. She also worked with Ozon in 2005's Swimming Pool (looking darn sleek in her maillot) and for fellow French director Laurent Cantet that same year in Heading South. In that film, she memorably portrayed an American professor who annually vacations in Haiti, where she sleeps with attractive, impoverished young local men.
Rampling, who was recognized with the Order of the British Empire in 2001, continues to pursue challenging roles, as evident by her latest film, Melancholia, which opens Nov. 11 in theaters but is already available on video on demand. In this dark drama by Danish bad boy director Lars von Trier, she plays an embittered, emotionally detached mother unable even to congratulate her own daughter (Kirsten Dunst) on her wedding day. "I, for one, hate marriages," she announces by way of a toast to the newly married couple.
In real life, Rampling's father, a NATO commander who in his younger days had brought home to England a silver medal won for running track at the 1932 Olympics and a gold medal for the 1936 Olympics, lived to be 100. If genes are destiny, there's a good chance that the actress still has many, many amazing performances yet to come over the next three or four decades.
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The opportunity to speak clearly, eloquently, and effectively continues to be recognised because the hallmark of the educated person forever of recorded history. Systematic discuss communication dates back a minimum of so far as The Precepts of Kagemni and Ptah-Hopte (3200-2800 B.C.) Underneath the label 'rhetoric', study regarding the idea and exercise of communication would be a central concern of Greek, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance and early modern education. Within the U . s . States, rhetorical training is a a part of formal education since Harvard's founding in 1636. It remains important.
Communication is really a procedure for transferring information in one entity to a different (Wikipedia).
Things are Communication
Everything we all do has something related to communication. Frequently we believe it is something which happens if we are speaking or listening. We believe that the individual hearing the data does not always have to be present (e.g. watching the tv or listening around the radio) but we all know that for communication to occured, something should have happened inside the listener. Additionally, it is due to comprehending the intent of the individual speaking and acceptance of this information or even the meaning intended through the speaker.
But communication is much more ubiquitous than that. Communication – the passing and receiving of knowledge – happens within us around between loudspeakers and listeners. The messages beliefs, values and tales we tell ourselves, about ourselves, can also be communication. Our self-concept, our opinion we can handle, the self-talk that fills an active mind, is communication. This internal stream of ideas, especially if unchecked, confounds our openness to options for change with ourselves around with others. This self-talk also colours our beliefs and expectations of others. It inhibits our capability to remain open-minded and open to others to ensure that we truly listen making decisions according to deep understanding or perhaps a filtered form of what we should anticipate these guys saying. The caliber of communication also depends upon ale the speaker to galvanise their ideas, access sufficient vocabulary, and adapt their message to match the crowd, convey feelings in addition to content, and adopt sophisticated skills to research social dynamics and potential conflict. Communication is really as much relationship building because it is conveying of knowledge. Communication happens inside the context of relationships: relationships with ourselves, with other people, with ideologies, with belief systems as well as in the situation of politics, having a nation or globally. So although communication between audiences has something related to comprehending the intent of the individual speaking and acceptance of this information and it is meaning, the context of relationship should always be taken into consideration for which isn't stated is really as effective as what's stated. It's however, more complicated that the following examples signifies.
Communication Example
Two managers operate in exactly the same organisation. Kaira, a senior planner has known as a gathering with Helen, the marketing manager of the medium-sized PR company. The objective of the meeting put down within the email sent would be to discuss the timeline required to launch something new for their existing subscriber base. The meeting begins and Kaira shares his department's progress in finalising the merchandise and Helen listens avidly, nodding and adding the right aha's which Kaira assumes signifies that she's impressed or at best understands what he's saying. We may assume from first glance the results of the meeting will be described as a success using the product potential launched available on the market. When we had the opportunity to read minds however, we may discover that another thing has been conveyed. Suppose Helen includes a strong attraction to Kaira but hasn't expressed it, believing that workplace romance is unprofessional and most likely a occur. But alone with Kaira within this meeting she finds him irresistible and through his presentation she has not heard a thing concerning the project. She thinks he likes her since the more she nods and expresses understanding, he gets to be more animated, laughing and clearly pleased to stay in her company. Kaira, however, includes a girlfriend, a effective career lady who works lengthy hrs. While he really wants to begin a family, he's developed a worsening with ambitious youthful ladies who even offer to operate around the weekend to complete projects. Realising however, that his quarterly performance depends upon launching the product, he hides his prejudice and works hard at impressing Helen together with his skills – within the boardroom that's, and not the bed room.


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Columbia City Council approves tobacco license for retailers
COLUMBIA- The Columbia City Council passed an ordinance Monday, that will require all tobacco retailers to register for a license starting on June 30.
The ordinance passed unanimously also includes sellers of alternative nicotine and vapor products. Applicants will be able to get a license at no cost but could be subject to inspections and compliance or random checks.
In addition to the ordinance, an amendment was passed that will increase the maximum fine for retailers to $5,000.
Language that would have required random checks was rejected because the council was unsure where the funding would come from.
"If you want to fix the problem, you have to let retailers be part of the solution," said Curtis Chaney, a local retailer, who supports the ordinance.
Although the ordinance passed without much argument from the community, one resident suggested letting the city council enforce the ordinance alone could lead to favoritism among retailers.


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Distance: 2km run, 30 km bike, 6km run.
The weather was a bit showery and windy. It didn't help that daylight savings started this morning either... so I actually lost an hour of my precious sleep.
6.25 am was the rego... 7.00 am was the start. Darling sacrificed her sleep too... hence, she helped me take some pictures... with my NEW tri-suit...
Ultraman Dua Tria
There were not many participants... I would say, about 50. Guess duathlons are not very popular here... remember the last one that was cancelled?
I started the run quite steadily... although I felt slightly bloated from the Cookies N' Cream Powerbar I had 30 minutes before the race. Maybe next time I should eat earlier.
There was a slight uphill at the end of the turnaround... my watch already showed 5:19. Hopefully I would pick up the pace at the downhill to meet my 9 minute target.
Run lap 1... 10.08... hmm... maybe it is longer than 2km... I'll just accept it at that.
I came in somewhere around the middle pack. Hmm... not as syiok at triathlon... where I'm normally in the front pack in the swim finishing.
Li-Ann caught a butt picture of me coming into transition...
Haiya... looks like got gain weight lah...
As usual, people started overtaking me like nobody's business. The juniors on the short course distance, who started 10 minutes later also smoked me in the very beginning... There were also some leisure cyclists who were riding the same route... and guess what? They overtook me TOO!
It was 6 laps of 5km... originally supposed to be 2 laps of 15km but some parts of the course were too wet and covered with tree branches... so had to be modified. I was happy to maintain at about 30kph average, despite the slight winds, occassional showers and the uphill at the end of each lap. I noted my timing was slightly under 10 minutes per lap... I worked at reducing the times at each lap.
Bike monitor showed 59.48 for 30.35km (average 30.4 kph)...
Li-Ann braved the rain to cheer me at each lap... she also got another picture of me coming into T2. Thanks so much, darling!
All RED...
I fumbled a bit getting the helmet off. My fingers were slightly frost bitten.
Going out on the run... there were already several people finishing the race. Yup, triathlon really more syiok lah. I managed to overtake some people... but there were also quite a few who overtook me. I decided not to eat the Strawberry Banana Powergel since I was still feeling bloated.
1st lap was 10:33. Yup, the jelly legs did get to me a bit. And it got to me slightly more on the 2nd lap... 10:39. My race belt kept on shifting its position... *mental note to myself*- need to tighten it for next race.
Last lap, I picked up the pace a bit but after the turnaround point, I felt some tightness around my left knee. Slowed down slightly... made longer strides... finished in 10.28 to give overall time of 1:42.05 including transition.
Li-Ann got me a cup of hot chocolate for my finishing... she's a real gem, isn't she?
Prize presentation... guess what? I got second place in my age group category!
Well... there were only 3 participants... and the 3rd guy DNF... but hey, I'm still technically 2nd best in the state championship! Don't play play!
The medal ribbon is RED too!
Considering that there were about 50 participants and there were about 20 draw prizes... so the chances were quite high. I got myself an Adidas water bottle.
We went looking for a place to have breakfast around East Fremantle, as it was quite nice by the Canning River. But the restaurants didn't really seem too appealling. And we weren't in the mood for buffet either.
Ended up eating at BookCaffe, Swanbourne. It's a combined bookshop and caffe... how cool is that?
Li-Ann's smoked salmon bagel
My banana milkshake and big breakfast (which wasn't THAT big). Bring on Fast Eddy's!
Overall, quite happy. Good outing... good race and good pak-tor time too!


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Frybread wrote:Freakzilla wrote:Speaking of the post-Chapterhouse Duniverse, I was just reading CH:D and FH refered to all of the different organizations within the BG as "denominations".
What if the BG secrets do become public in the future, but in the form of a religion?
I do wonder if the BG would have done something like sharing their training with the public? Maybe religion would be the easiest and fastest way to do so at first?
Not to mention that they're experts as religious engineering.


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There's little time for the United Center hangover to wear off for No. 19 Illinois.
The Illini host Cornell Monday at Assembly Hall, then face No. 10 Missouri in the Braggin' Rights game in St. Louis Thursday. So here are the hot topics heading into the week.
-- Sophomore center Meyers Leonard showed marked improvement over the season's first month, but coach Bruce Weber said talk of Leonard and the NBA clouded his thinking. While Leonard is projected as a mid-first rounder in NBA draft mock projections, Weber and his staff will meet with him over Christmas break about his level of performance and the future.
"We've talked a lot about it since last year,'' Weber said Sunday. "It was the talk last year. That bothered him early last year. He just thought, 'He's a pro,' so you're going to be a pro. You have to work at it.
"I don't think there's a doubt the chatter has worked on his head. Instead of worrying about today and each possession and getting better, there are too many people. He doesn't have the maturity to deal with some of that.''
During the meeting, Weber said he will determine "here's where you're at, here's where you need to go. What we need to do is see what his thoughts are and how we can control it.''
Weber had the same meeting with Deron Williams and Dee Brown years ago, he said.
Leonard scored seven points on 3 of 8 shooting (and 1 of 6 from the free-throw line) in the 64-48 loss to UNLV Saturday.
-- Against athletic guards who switched, fought over screens, overplayed the passing lanes and choked off the Illini sets, Illinois' offense came to a screeching halt vs. UNLV. The Illini shot 22.9 percent in the second half, attempted too many 3-pointers (making 7 of 25) and threw up eight airballs. With nine other shots blocked, that's 17 attempts that never made it to the rim.
"We just stand too much,'' said guard Sam Maniscalco. "After we run our initial action, we catch ourselves standing a lot, watching the ball. We're not moving, keeping them on their toes.''
The Illini guards, Weber said, aren't cutting and "they don't make the extra read. (UNLV) made us play basketball and react. Sam kept looking at me for calls. There were no calls. Once they took a play away or an action away, now you have to go make plays.
"We have to go play. We have to get better. Everybody does. There's no doubt about it.''
-- If the confidence isn't shaken in the locker room, it's shattered among the ticket holders, even though the Illini are 10-1. The United Center crowd turned on them. The boo-birds were loud with 2 minutes remaining, when the folks started heading for the exits.
In one afternoon, fan sentiment went from guarded optimism to concern over an NCAA Tournament bid. Generally speaking, it's never as good or as bad as it looks.
"The best thing is it's a long season,'' said Weber. "I don't think anyone expected 10-0. We did, but the biggest thing was UNLV is a good team.''
A victory over Missouri would boost morale, improve Illinois' tournament resume and generate momentum, but the Illini will be underdogs in St. Louis.
"The thing about basketball is you don't have to sit and dwell on the difficult loss or performance that didn't live up to your expectations,'' Weber said. "We have a quick turnaround. We have Cornell coming in Monday night.''
John Supinie can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @JohnSupinie.No. 19 Illinois (10-1) vs. Cornell (4-4) 7 p.m., Assembly Hall, Champaign (no TV, Illini Sports Network) ILLINOIS (10-1) ppg rpg F Tyler Griffey 6-8 Jr. 7.4 4.7 C Meyers Leonard 7-1 So. 12.8 7.1 G Brandon Paul 6-4 Jr. 10.3 3.9 G D.J. Richardson 6-3 Jr. 14.2 3.0 G Sam Maniscalco 6-0 Sr. 11.5 2.5 CORNELL (4-4) ppg rpg F Josh Figini 6-9 Jr. 9.1 4.1 F Shonn Miller 6-7 Fr. 8.6 6.0 G Chris Wroblewski 6-0 Sr. 9.0 4.3 G Miles Asafo-Adjei 6-2 Jr. 3.8 1.3 G Drew Ferry 6-2 Sr. 14.6 2.5 Noteworthy: The Illini are 3-1 all-time against Cornell, losing the last meeting in Champaign in 1961. . . The game can be seen on the Internet at espn3.com. . . Cornell was picked to finish sixth in the eight-team Ivy League. . . Wroblewski, of Highland Park, was a second-team all-Ivy League pick last season and a former Ivy League rookie of the year. . . Key for Illini: Move the ball and create some easy scoring opportunities. Key for Big Red: Use your heads. You're from the Ivy League, right? Key quote: "It's a chance to recover and get a little of confidence back at home. We have to play well. They're definitely a team that's not going to back down.'' -- Illinois coach Bruce Weber. Prediction: Illinois 72, Cornell 55


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The event held in Glasgow on 3 November not only engaged representatives of a wide range of heritage organisations but demonstrated the commitment of Culture Minister Michael Russell MSP. A morning of stimulating presentations was concluded by discussions Chaired by the Minister roaming the room with a hand held microphone, encouraging very open debate.
"This was a very unusual sight." commented HTF Director, Chris Winter, who attended the event. "We are struggling to engage the UK Government in meaningful discussion about the historic environment, and this hands-on approach was very refreshing."
Many of the same issues which are faced south of the border are challenging Scottish colleagues – the impact of VAT on the care and maintenance of historic buildings in particular. However, what was also evident was the emphasis on castles and museums as epitomising heritage, and Chris was at pains to make the point that the everyday historic environment – the houses, shop fronts, town centres and public spaces – were just as important, and the responsibilities of local authorities (which were under represented at the conference) to maintain and manage these places needed support. View the conference presentations and speeches
Although the links between heritage management and tourism are obvious, other disciplines - traffic management, housing and retail development - must be integrated into the conservation agenda if contemporary agendas and sustainable outcomes are to be achieved, which is how the Forum operates and offers guidance, based on good practice.Related articles: Historic environment integral to economy
Is there a place for modern Scottish architecture in our towns and cities
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I devoured Red Queen in less than 48 hours. It's a fast paced, action-packed YA read that hits the mark on so many levels, but in the end I still feel conflicted about it.
Red Queen
by Victoria Aveyard
Release Date: February 2015
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The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers. To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.
Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.
But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?
Victoria Aveyard is a trained screenwriter and that is evident in her brilliant action-packed scenes, developed characters and excellent pacing. Red Queen could jump on the movie screen instantly, and I'd be pre-ordering my tickets.
What I loved most about Red Queen was the world building. The story line, however, was a tad predicable.
Ultimately, as much as I loved this book, I couldn't give it 5 stars. Red Queen was a brilliantly entertaining book but it wasn't exactly original. (Based on reviews on Goodreads, I'm not the only one who feels that way.) It felt like a mash up of Mockingjay, X-Men, Red Rising and The Selection. With great results mind you, but it kept nagging at the back of my mind. The title Red Queen seemed to be used for theatrics, and it doesn't really tie into the story line as much as I thought it would.
The sequel, Glass Sword is set for release in February 2016. And so beings the waiting game…


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I don't know precisely how many people came to the first cook-in of the season - about a dozen E2E people with attendant trainee social workers and tutors, then there were volunteers old and new, and various completely new people who Ben tried to sign up as volunteers. Perhaps 30?
Anyway there were heaps of people and the weather was nice for a change. Jackie Henson, NHS nutitionist held the attention of the young people with her 'healthy plate' and 'guess the sugar content' activities. The deck near the pond made a lovely outdoor classroom while the assorted others set up four cooking stations, each with several chopping boards, stoves, knives and other equipment.
I don't know about the others' experience but my young people attacked the veggies with gusto making nice fine slices for stir-frying. Maybe the opportunity to use a cleaver was the draw. One of our visitors, Jas luckily knew how to set up the portable stoves. Apparently he does this sort of thing for a living. The wind got in the way and several of the young folk moved my whole cooking station into the polytunnel, which was much better.
Anyway tons of food was made - Spanish omelette, salad and a sort of rhubarb tiramisu - and devoured. After the YPs had left Gill made a second spanish omelette,we cobbled together a potato salad and we discovered Ben's crop of sprouts which we added to leftover salad and had a grown-up's lunch. All v nice.
Then there was the seemingly endless washing up and sorting.
Basically a good time was had by all and we are eager to do the next one.
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Monday, 26 April 2010
Such lovely weather, the site is really starting to come to life now, and the seeds we sowed a couple of weeks ago are begining to germinate now too, and it's becoming apparent that I did indeed have the help of my two daughters, as all sorts of intersting mixtures of seed are appearing in some of the pots :$ - oops!
Our 40 mixed sunflower seeds are growing at home now too, and we intend to bring some to the site and brighten up the entrance area, for everyone to enjoy!
We also continued to dig over the beds remove weeds and dig in barrows full of course sand.
I started a new bed for comfrey.
I'm interested in trying harvesting some nettles to make our own fertiliser for later on, waste not want not! However I believe we are now Nettle free, so perhaps a walk of the site and sounding area.
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Sunday, 18 April 2010
New day, new faces
We started our new Saturday sessions in the most beautiful sunny weather.
Linda and Owain came along and did a lot of watering, to counteract the sun's drying effects on the soil. They also weeded out the larger of our onion beds before the early season weeds could take too firm a grip.
Sally, who recently enquired about joining us came along for an introductory look round before she had to go to a prior engagement. We hope to see Sally again, maybe on Wednesday.
Then another set of new folk, a family of four, arrived by bicycle. They arrived in two parent-and-child groups, having struggled to find the site. No wonder: who took down the allotment site notice? Anyway, it wasn't long before Chris, Amy, Abie and Chloe had been whisked around the site on a guided tour, then got stuck into some weeding: this time going to work on the bed of garlic and shallots. They left, all smiles, looking forward to next week.
A successful morning all round and the first of many regular Saturday sessions we hope. If all goes well, the Saturday sessions will allow more people to come along and take part in Dig In.
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Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Seeds of growth
Lots of seeds being sown today. The little paper pots were all made by Kathy using a wooden former, a huge pile of newspaper, and an endless supply of patience. This is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than lots of plastic pots which use lots of oil in their production. If we all use less oil, we might not need our 'leaders' to attack so many gulf oil states. Hey, Dig In builds the road to world peace! When the seedlings grow, we can pop the whole thing into the ground and the paper pot just rots down into the earth and produces less root disturbance (= stronger plants = more lovely veggies.)
Two new visitors today: Owen and Linda came along for the first time to see what we do. They braved a heavy shower of rain as we did the grand tour of the site, and Owen even got his hands dirty with the seed-sowing. They're both lovely people and we're all hoping they'll stay with us and help the project to grow.
So: world peace, lovely veggie, and wonderful people - not a bad day's work.
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Brown is beautiful
Mary spotted this fungi today and pointed out how lovely it looked. No other reason for blogging this except that 'lovely' is, well, lovely.
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1. Re: Customize tableau server pagesChris McClellan Mar 16, 2019 4:48 PM (in response to Harikrishnan N)
I don't think there's a way to customise the pages.
Toby Erkson. can you help here at all ?
2. Re: Customize tableau server pagesLakshmi Narayana Syamala Mar 17, 2019 3:26 AM (in response to Harikrishnan N)2 of 2 people found this helpful
You cant have on groups tab. But you can create a custom report/dashboard with the fields you want to expose. Tableau server has a repository where all the metadata gets stored. It's a postgresql. Enable readonly user and create the custom report. You can refer to the below video.
Enable access to the Tableau Server repository - YouTube
Tables information can be found at Workgroups Database - Tableau
Hope it helped.
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3. Re: Customize tableau server pagesToby Erkson Mar 17, 2019 7:31 PM (in response to Harikrishnan N)2 of 2 people found this helpful
It is not possible to customize most of the Tableau Server interface "out of the box" It is possible if you do it yourself if you want to play with the back-end code but you will be unsupported and it WILL break when you upgrade to 2018/2019, making it really not worth it.
For getting the back-end db info, heck yeah you can Matt Coles did a great job here: Tableau Server Insights (formerly Shareable Data Sources for Tableau Server)
And as Lakshmi mentioned, you can look in the Server admin documentation for the data dictionary of what's available.


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Wick Temple, Longtime AP Executive, Dies
By: Christopher Sullivan, Associated Press Writer
(AP) Wick Temple, an Associated Press vice president whose four-decade career ranged from newsgathering in the civil rights-era South to leading the AP's sports, news, personnel, and newspaper membership departments, has died. He was 65.
Temple had been undergoing treatment for throat cancer and was en route to a New York hospital Saturday with his wife, Margy McCay, when he died suddenly. It was not immediately known whether the cause of death was related to the cancer.
A smiling, avuncular presence at AP's Rockefeller Plaza headquarters for 30 years, Temple once described the sweeping changes he had seen over his career: "Computerization, digital photos, the Internet … specialization in journalism that makes AP's news report far better than it used to be."
He was remembered for his own role in many of these changes at the AP.
"He was very, very good at what he did professionally and a very good friend," said Burl Osborne, chairman of the AP board, publisher emeritus of The Dallas Morning News, and a colleague of Temple's when Osborne worked at the AP himself. "The AP will miss him very much."
After heading AP bureaus in St. Louis; Helena, Mont.; and Seattle, Temple moved to New York and became sports editor in 1973. In that position he directed coverage of such major events as the Olympics, the Super Bowl, and the World Series.
In 1980, he was promoted to managing editor, directing day-to-day news operations, and in 1985, he became the AP's first director of human resources. Since 1988, he had served as director of membership, a key position at the AP, a not-for-profit cooperative made up of member newspapers and broadcasters.
"Wick was the newspaper members' advocate at headquarters. He brought four decades as a newsman, a bureau chief, and a senior editor and executive in New York to the task of maintaining the tightest bonds between us and our newspapers. And he did that superbly," said Louis D. Boccardi, AP president and chief executive officer. "He never forgot the critical role our bureau chiefs play in this, and they will never forget his understanding leadership."
Wick Temple was a second-generation AP newsman. Born Oct. 24, 1937, in Little Rock, Ark., he grew up in Pennsylvania, the son of R.W. Temple, who worked at the AP for 21 years.
Temple began his own news career at age 16 on the Texarkana Gazette, and worked for the Austin American-Statesman while attending the University of Texas. He joined the AP's Little Rock bureau in 1959, when the civil rights struggle was a major story across the South.
Later, while running the Seattle bureau and helping to expand AP's coverage of Alaska, he wrote about the building of the Alaska oil pipeline.
Temple's byline was on AP's story about legendary skyjacker D.B. Cooper, who commandeered a plane, parachuted out carrying a briefcase full of money, and then vanished.
By coincidence, Temple happened to be at Sea-Tac Airport near Seattle at the time. He recalled later, "I dictated material from Sea-Tac until the plane took off … The skyjacker, as everyone knows, bailed out from the tail stairs of the 727, and we had that memorable quote from the FBI that 'he's probably screwed into the ground up to his elbows.'"
Colleagues said he drew on his firsthand news experience in all of his later management roles. One of Temple's duties as membership director was to help oversee creation of AP's multimedia site, The Wire.
Beyond that, said fellow AP executive and friend D. Byron Yake, "Wick was somebody who was truly loved by everyone. He was an endearing person."
Temple is survived by McCay, AP's director of personnel, and by four children from previous marriages, Shawn Temple of Basking Ridge, N.J.; Wick Temple Jr. of Everett, Wash.; Ellen Wallace of Langley, Wash.; and Carol Halter of East Aurora, N.Y. Other survivors include six grandchildren, a sister, Ann Graef, and a niece, Elaine Akin, both of Houston.


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Thursday, May 28, 2009
One Hot Cookie
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
To Slide or Not to Slide
After a little investigation, I think I have the answer. Nothing can beat the charred, outdoor grilled, big 'n' juicy BBQ burger (with it's promise of summer, fun, baseball, and beer in every bite)... but there is something delicious, different, and a little bit 'gourmet' about a slider. With approximately 2-bites per burg, one doesn't feel overly full, and the flavor is exciting from start to finish. Also, (some meat-purists out there might disagree) my favorite part of a burger is the charred, grilled, seasoned, sometimes cheesy, sort of crunchy and caramelized outer layer. The slider provides the perfect ratio of flavorful outer layer to juicy inner burger, something that it's plus-size counterpart lacks. The idioms are true when it comes to sliders...'everything is better in moderation,' and 'dynamite comes in small packages.'
How did I arrive at this conjecture? After initial distrust, hesitation, and even trash-talk about the baby-burger revolution, I have officially jumped on the slider bandwagon. It all started last week, at BalMar happy hour, with one little, delicious burst-of-flavor that kept me yearning for more (slider accompanied by fries with truffle aioli) , and was further intensified after I ate one too many full size burgers (on top of one too many full size beers) last weekend. What finally pushed me over the edge, to the slider-side, was the simple act of making (and devouring) my own sliders.
My delectable little beef morsels, sandwiched between toasted baguette slices, were covered in melty, gooey jack cheese, slathered with spicy, smokey chipotle mayo, and piled high with greens, lettuce, avocado, tomato, radishes, and my kick-ass-honey-mustard-caramelized red onions. With so much flavor jammed into such a tiny package, they were 10 times better than the best burger I've ever made. They were fun to make, even more fun to eat, and Evan and I both felt satisfied without being overly full and weighed down.
To make chipotle mayo, simply mix together mayonnaise, chipotle peppers in adobo- add sauce and chopped pepper (more or less depending on how much heat you can handle), and a dash of liquid smoke, which really brings out the smokiness of the chipotles (which are smoked jalapenos). For ooey-gooey, super carameltastic, extra delicious caramelized onions, my secret is to mix in honey and brown mustard right before you take the onions off the heat. It works every time. Now... to REALLY enjoy the mayo and the onions, promptly jump on the slider-train and never look back!
Monday, May 25, 2009
The Sun and the Moon
Thursday, May 21, 2009
My Signature Sundae
1 14-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk
1/4th teaspoon salt
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A Meal Fit for a King
After looking at a few recipes, I had a general idea of what needed to go into a Thai Steak Salad to make it a Thai Steak Salad, and went off to create my own version... off to Uwajimaya! For under $5 I was able to get a huge bunch of fresh basil, Kaffir lime leaves, and fresh mint. What a steal! I was super stoked about the lime leaves, as I had seen them in recipes before and couldn't wait to give them a try. While most of the recipes I looked at called for fish sauce, I decided to forego the briny brew and make it work without. And work did it ever!
The flavors of the fresh herbs (basil, lime leaves, cilantro, and mint) melded together so perfectly and intensely that they totally made the dish. I'm in love with lime leaves. Evan, of course, loved the steak. Such a fun dish to create, and a delicious way to celebrate Evan's birthday. We both licked our plates clean and wished we had room for more... a meal truly fit for the King of Thailand... or just for a couple of hungry kids in Seattle. Delish.
Thai Steak Salad
Step 1:
Marinate flank steak in teriyaki sauce overnight
Step 2: whisk together:
1 spoonful brown sugar
1/4th cup soy sauce
Juice of 1 large lime
1 shallot- diced
1 hot Thai pepper – sliced in half and deseeded (or diced finely if you like it hot)- I removed pepper after sauce sat for about 30 min
Dash of black pepper
Step 3: put in a big bowl:
1 red bell pepper: julienned thin- 2 inch long pieces
1 carrot: peeled and julienned thin- 2 inch long pieces
1 medium cucumber: peeled and sliced thin
½ small head of green cabbage, sliced thin
Fresh basil- about 10-15 leaves torn into pieces
Fresh mint- about ½ cup- chopped/torn into pieces
Kaffir lime leaves- about 5 leaves, sliced VERY thin
Cilantro- ½ cup- chopped
Pour sauce (from step 2) in bowl with veggies
Step 4:
Pile spring greens mix on each plate
Step 5:
Broil steak- about 5-7 min/side
Let sit for 5ish minutes before slicing- then thinly slice across the grain
Step 6:
Pour sauce off veggies- strain into small bowl or cup (do not discard)
Add dash more soy, spoonful more brown sugar
Dash of hot sauce (sriracha)
Whisk together
Step 7:
Split veggie mix evenly on top of salad
Arrange steak slices on top
Sprinkle with crushed peanuts, sliced/chopped green onion, and drizzle with sauce
An Offer he Couldn't Refuse
If not Chipotle…then how about Chipotle Chicken Soup!? He bit, hook, line, and sinker! My chipotle soup has become one of Evan's favorites, next to his mom's Southwest Tortilla. However, before you go chalking this one up to simply another bowl of chicken tortilla soup, please note- this is no ordinary tortilla soup. My Chipotle Chicken Soup ain't your mama's tortilla soup… it's actually my mama's! Mel's been cooking this one up for years, and I've never had anything like it. Unlike traditional tortilla soups, this isn't tomato based, but is more like a spicy, south-of-the-border take on chicken noodle…sans noodles. The beauty of this soup is how simple the preparation is, and how bold the flavors are. A bowl of Chipotle Chicken Soup is the surest way to forget about the gloom of the rainiest Seattle day, and feel the warmth of sunny hot Mexico. We were instantly transported back to Cabo with the first bite! Now…where are 2-for-1 margaritas that we had in Cabo?
Mel's Chicken Tortilla Soup
Sauté 1-2 cubed chicken breasts, set aside. Heat oil in large pot, enough to cover bottom. Add 1 chopped onion, 1 large chopped carrot, and 3-4 cloves of chopped garlic to the hot pot. Douse liberally with thyme and marjoram. Salt and pepper to taste. When carrots and onions are tender, add chicken, 1 can garbanzo beans, 1-2 tablespoons of sauce from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo (and additional chopped chipotles from the can if you like it hot), and as much chicken broth as desired (adding rice is also optional). Bring to a boil and let simmer until deliciousness ensues. Garnish with tortilla strips (prepared in oven, I like to use both corn and flour), avocado, sour cream, lime wedges, cilantro, cheese (I used grated jack last night, but cojita would probably be fanstatic), and additional chopped chipotle peppers and sauce. Enjoy!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Upon return to Seattle from Christmas in Lyle, we quickly got to work creating delicious dishes, named after their cooking vessel...tagines! The flavor sensation that ensued was unbelievable. Our first chicken tagine, served over buttery lemon couscous, included dates, orange flower water, and almonds, among other fantastic ingredients. The tagine was the perfect mixture of sweet and savory, with a floral aftertaste from the orange flower water.
The different flavors in the tagine melded perfectly to create an intense, completely unique dish. The chicken was tender and moist, with just the right amount of browning on the skin. Who thought chicken could taste this good!? Our second tagine (made by Amanda for a visit from Mel) was also chicken, and was filled with apricots, tomatoes, and fresh basil. This one was really spicy and savory, completely different from the first, but just as juicy and delish.
These were made a few months ago, but we'll surely be involved in some serious taginery in the near future...stay tuned! My mouth is watering just imagining what tagine recipe we'll try next!
Welcome to Loves Food, Loves to Eat!
Welcome to Loves Food, Loves to Eat. I hope you enjoy my ramblings, recipes, and mouth-wateringly delectable pictures. You may be wondering 'why a food blog?' or simply 'wtf?'...
Well, for those of you wondering... I'm starting this blog as a way to share my thoughts and ideas and passion for all things food, and as a creative outlet during my recently acquired free time... otherwise known as unemployment. As an ex-professional writer (marketing copy, that is) I don't want the creative portion of my brain to sit unused during my job-hunt. After years of cooking and eating, rolls of food-photo-film, daily emails and conversations about menus, a few x-rated dreams about Anthony Bourdain, and two jobless weeks of watching Food Network and reading food blogs for hours, it hit me like the first time I tasted truffle oil- nearly knocking me off my feet... OF COURSE...I'll start MY OWN food blog! Alas, Loves Food, Loves to Eat was born.
As I get set up and get going, it's quite possible that my first few posts will be from meals past, but luckily I have a photographic memory of all my favorite eats... oh yeah, and actual photos.
Enjoy and happy eatings!


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Saturday, April 03, 2004
Erased from history
If you have read George Orwell's '1984' then you will be familiar with the important job of work that Winston Smith did. He spent his day erasing people from history by removing all references to them in newspapers, books etc. The former Tory North Wales Assembly Member, Peter Rogers, must think that his party has taken a leaf out of Orwell's book. Not only has Peter been blocked from standing for Parliament in Anglesey by Conservative Central Office but he has been declared persona non grata by the Welsh Conservative Party and barred from even attending their Conference. Clearly, the modern Conservative Party does not like democracy and free speech very much. If this is how they treat their friends then I would not like to get on the wrong side of them. Is this how they will run the Country if they ever win a General Election again?
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