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Wild Rice with Cranberries and Pecans
(makes 8+ servings, can be made 2-3 days ahead and stored in fridge)
1 cup chopped onion, garlic & shallots* (or you can just use onions if you're making it from scratch)
olive oil
1 cup of wild rice, rinsed and drained
4 cups vegetable broth
handful of dried cranberries
handful of chopped pecans
drizzle of balsamic vinegar
salt & pepper, to taste
Rinse and drain rice, then cook rice according to package. The ratio is usually 4 cups liquid to 1 cup rice and it takes about 45 minutes. (I used vegetable broth instead of water.) While the rice is cooking, saute onions/shallots/garlic in a bit of olive oil for a few minutes, until the soften a bit and start to become translucent. Once rice is done, stir in onion mixture, cranberries and pecans while still warm. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar, to taste. Add salt & pepper, to taste. Can be made 2-3 days ahead, as the flavors will meld and it will just get better! You can serve this dish room temp or warm.


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Trendy diets can 'leave you starved of vital vitamins' and clean eating is 'expensive, unsustainable, and a potential health risk' according to an article published this week. Is this for real?
According to the Daily Mail, choosing foods in their whole, natural state, avoiding processing and additives can have 'potential health risks' and is expensive and unsustainable.
Yet the Daily Mail article also says "There's no doubt that highly processed foods have played a major role in our obesity problem, and these diets are right to promote eating more fruit and vegetables."
Now I'm confused.
Surely if there is 'no doubt' that highly processed foods are fuelling a rise in disease and sickness then it is eating those foods that is unsustainable?
Think about it, scientists are constantly working to extract various components of plant-based whole foods in the development of treatments for major diseases – for example, medical studies have highlighted the possible cancer-beating powers of broccoli and drug companies are working to extract some key components of broccoli. I can't imagine any drug companies trying to develop treatments from donut extract, or the extract of any highly processed food.
Is "Clean eating" an eating disorder?
Renee McGregor, a dietitian who works with athletes and people with eating disorders, told the Daily Mail: 'What I don't like about the term "clean eating" is that it seems to tell us we need to eat in a certain way to be pure.'
Dr Richard Sly, an eating disorder researcher and clinician, adds: 'Many eating-disorder patients describe foods as making them feel dirty and unclean. It's quite stark to see the same language used outside an eating disorder setting.'
I understand these concerns. Your attitude to your health and what you eat is essential to long term, sustainable health.
I believe these comments are focused on taking a restrictive view of 'clean eating' and having rules and limits about what is 'allowed' or 'acceptable'.
My belief is that health comes when you stop be restrictive and simply focus on adding more plant based whole foods to your lifestyle. It is NOT about limiting yourself, but rather understanding the abundance of delicious foods available that support your health.
The feelings of shame that can often trigger eating disorders start with perfectionism. Don't try to be perfect. It is OK to have a little of whatever you fancy. The key thing is to focus on consuming a wide variety of ingredients and adding in lots of plant-based whole foods.
Does juicing (and clean eating) lead to eating disorders? To learn more check out my blog from April 2014: Can Juicing Lead to Eating Disorders?
Food Addiction
My belief is that the biggest eating disorder is the global addiction to processed foods. In his book Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, Michael Moss reveals how the processed food industry no longer thinks of us not as customers, or even consumers, but as potential "heavy users".
This is an industry that processes food to give it pharmaceutical, drug like qualities, by deliberately manipulating three key ingredients – salt, sugar and fat.
The food and drink industry know how to make foods that act much like drugs, in the way they trigger the brain's pleasure zones.
Michael Moss explains, that the addictive nature of processed food is not by accident and scientists have calculated the exact formulations to establish what is know as the "bliss point", the precise amount of sugar, fat or salt guaranteed to "send consumers over the moon".
Although processed foods themselves may appear inexpensive, when you factor in the healthcare costs they are the foods that are truly 'expensive, unsustainable, and a potential health risk'.
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3437851/Clean-eating-expensive-unsustainable-potential-health-risk-Trendy-diets-leave-starved-vital-vitamins.html
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
A Simple Twist of Fate . . .
As a result of a simple twist of fate, I found myself in Paris the other day admiring a fountain, and upon closer inspection, realized there was a small detail sculpted there of one of my favorite characters in literature : Mr Toad himself, of the Wind In the Willows. If any of you numerous Paris-philes out there can identify with accurate precision the whereabouts of this fountain, I will be happy to buy you a beer or glass of wine or other libation of your choosing the next time we meet up in the City of Light . . . Happy hunting !
The music which could go with this little ramble might be the eponymous "Simple Twist of Fate" from Bob Dylan. I couldn't find any versions of it on YouTube actually done by Mr Dylan himself, so perhaps next best is this version from the soundtrack of the film "I'm Not There", as sung by Jeff Tweedy . . . Although Jerry Garcia also did some pretty fine versions of it also, not to mention Joan Baez on her timeless album Diamonds and Rust.
There was also a turtle decorating the same fountain, if that may help any of you to figure out where it is . . .
But what I really meant to do a post about today is well outside of Paris, to the north, in the small city of Beauvais. I also found myself there in Beauvais the other day, again purely due to another simple twist of fate. I'm not sure that Beauvais actually figures very high on many tourists' lists of places to visit on their trips to France, as it apparently is not all that well known. Many travellers prefer to spend their time in Paris, or if venturing out of Paris, destinations such as Versailles or Chartres are far more popular. But Beauvais is well worth a detour, as the cathedral there is one of the wonders of European religious architecture.
Now, just as this is not a blog about flower photos, it is also definintely not a blog about religion. I try to avoid the subject of religion the same way some people avoid the bubonic plague, but the fact of the matter is, one cannot escape it. And I have to give it to religion, that it served as the vehicle for the creation of some of the finest architectural structures in the world, those cathedrals which sprang up around medieval Europe, reaching up toward the mysterious heavens above.
My old Art History textbook, Helen Gardner's Art Through the Ages, has this to say about Beauvais Cathedral :
"The choir of the unfinished cathedral of Beauvais is an example of the Gothic "rush" into the skies. That skyward impulse, seen first in the height of the nave at Paris, became an obsession with Gothic builders. With their new skeletal frames of stone, they attempted goals almost beyond limit, pushing with ever slenderer supports to new heights, aiming always at effects of insubstantial visions floating far beyond the reach of man. The nave vaults at Laon had risen to a height of about 80 feet; at Paris to 107 feet; at Chartres to 118 feet; and at Amiens to 144 feet. In 1272 the builders of the choir of Beauvais planned a height of 157 feet. Only the choir and the transepts were built, the building remains without a nave. In 1284 the vaults collapsed; the cause of the failure is still a matter of scholarly debate."
But what remains standing today, over 700 years later is well worth the detour, without further ado, here are a few photos from Beauvais Cathedral to whet your appetite.
Approaching the entrance I felt like I was being watched, and with good reason . . .
It is a miracle that the ancient sculpted wood doors have survived in such fine condition :
Will let you decide if you prefer the floor in color or black and white . . .
Just a glimpse up to the highest reaches . . .
Stained light from stained glass in a side chapel . . .
And just outside the cathedral, another remarkable building from hundreds of years ago still stands, today serving as a museum . . .
36 comments:
- Lynne with an e said...
I really like those unusual colours.
- June 9, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- the fly in the web said...
So somebody else loves Beauvais!
I was there years back and fell for the cathedral hook line and sinker...that wonderful feel as though someone has very gently put a shell around living air.
- June 9, 2010 at 6:58 PM
- Loulou said...
Stained light in the chapel is gorgeous.... a quick hello my dear friend, hope all is fine in your part of the world. Take care, Loulou
- June 9, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- Stickup Artist said...
What a wonderful treat. At first I thought the bas reliefs were carved of stone and you're right, they are in marvelous condition for being wood. They must be well cared for. The light reflection from the stain glass is gorgeous as well. And I love gargoyles. I love seeing other parts of the world and you have given us a fabulous look at something wonderful.
- June 9, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- Steve said...
A delicatation of whorls, textures and handsome frogs... Paris is plainly a wonderful, magical place.
- June 9, 2010 at 8:16 PM
- Lynne with an e said...
Wait a minute...you brought your old art history book all the way to France?
- June 9, 2010 at 8:59 PM
- Plum' said...
La pierre, la lumière, le respect...
- June 9, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- mythopolis said...
Wonderful photos....so much history and art embedded in everything. I can't claim to be a Paris-phile, but I am quite fond of Wind and the Willows. My son as a child along with several neighbor children did their own video version of the story years ago. I faithfully captured it on one of the first home vid/cams back then: the Sony Beta...and yeh, on beta tape! Anyway, Toad's wild ride was a very exciting episode for them!
Mystery of the fountain. I haven't a clue, but for the sake of a free beer, I will make some guesses. My first guess was something by Bartholdi. But it looks older somehow than his time...maybe something to do with the Medicis? Or maybe some part of that ornate fountain in Concorde Square? OK, as you can see, I am trying to finagle a beer out of you. So, I tried. I tried hard. Have mercy on me, I implore you! What else can I do, or say to get a beer? Ok, one last attempt to convince you I am worthy of a beer. I am a HUGE Bob Dylan fan and follower! Oops, I almost forgot to ask. This free beer, it does come with a plane ticket, right?
- June 9, 2010 at 10:48 PM
- CiCi said...
I sure wish I knew exactly where that fountain is. I will be watching for when you reveal the location. For me, I prefer the floor in color.
- June 9, 2010 at 11:06 PM
- The Sagittarian said...
I studied art history at school too! However, even now I find it incredible at the amount of history still in evidence in modern day. The sheer age of those buildings is astonishing, and I agree that those wooden doors are amazing. Beautiful post. I really must get my Kiwi-ass to Paris!!
- June 9, 2010 at 11:08 PM
- Tess Kincaid said...
TechnoBabe knew I would like this post, and she was right! Wind in the Willows + French patina = heaven. (I like the floor in color, by the way.)
- June 9, 2010 at 11:40 PM
- The Sagittarian said...
Oh, and I lurve that stained glass 'soup'...
- June 10, 2010 at 5:18 AM
- Catherine said...
Ta fontaine, aurait-elle à voir avec La Fontaine, justement par un effet du hasard ? Ai-je déjà en main le verre à pied ou ai-je encore les pieds dans le bassin ?
La Cathédrale de Beauvais, je ne la connais pas. Honte à moi. Maintenant que tu m'en as entre-ouvert la porte, qui sait si mes pieds ne sautilleront pas d'une case blanche sur une noire ?
On retiendra qu'il fallait bien impressionné l'auditoire. Et comme cela porte encore ses fruits encore aujourd'hui !
- June 10, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
I wish I knew which fountain it was, because I'd love to have an excuse to come to Paris to meet you and have free beer!
I've never been to Beauvais but the cathedrale is lovely.
- June 10, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Clytie said...
Something tells me 'fate' is not so 'simple', simply 'twisted' at times! You were meant to find the fountain totem Mr. Toad!
My favorite shots of Beauvais are those amazing and ugly yet wonderful gargoyles!!!
P.S. The floor in color for me.
- June 10, 2010 at 7:17 PM
- Owen said...
Hi Lynne,
Unusual colors... the black and white ones or the stained ones ? It never ceases to amaze me how people figured out long ago how to do amazing things like create stained glass... and nobody today makes it like they did 800 years ago for Notre Dame or Chartres, and a few others...
- June 10, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- Owen said...
Dear Fly in Web...
So you've been to Beauvais ?! That's fabulous... I wasn't sure if this was going to connect with anyone who had actually taken the trouble go go there. It is just such a shame that it never got finished. But the bit that they could complete is just exquisite. There is major work going on at present both inside and out. I went back there today and took more pictures for another post soon... And you are so right about the "shell around living air", it really does float, as Gardner wrote... I'm so happy if this resurrected some memories for you...
- June 10, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- Beth Niquette said...
The frog and turtle are perfect for fountains! I especially enjoyed looking at those exquisitely carved doors. Amazing it is that they've lasted so long.
Your photos are wonderful--they fill my eyes--which is the greatest compliment I can give.
Have a GREAT weekend there in Paris. Someday I shall visit there.
- June 10, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Owen said...
Hi Loulou !
It is always wonderful to here from you, and yes indeed, all is good here, especially for the kids as summer vacation draws close...
Hope you are surviving the heat, and I can see it hasn't impaired your photography skills...
- June 10, 2010 at 10:26 PM
- Owen said...
Hi Stickup,
Am always happy to provide a little bit of vicarious voyaging, I'm sure you would have all sorts of fun over here were you to get out and start looking around in France a bit... a person could spend few lifetimes doing just that, it is so dense and rich in places to dig in. 18 years later I'm still not tired... Ah, so you're a gargoyle lover? They never fail to amaze me. Stephen King collaborated on a book about gargoyles and grotesques with a photographer quite a while back, title was Nightmares In the Sky... nice photos in there if you can track it down...
- June 10, 2010 at 11:49 PM
- Owen said...
Paris, and France in general, is so rich in places to by amazed by, I hardly know what to compare it to... perhaps a bit like finding the wardrobe has no back side to it, and going through to end up in somewhere like Narnia...
But then, I'm easily amazed, and each time I've visited England I also felt like I could easily spend a lifetime just exploring and discovering everything there is to discover...
- June 10, 2010 at 11:54 PM
- Owen said...
Haven't you guessed by now what a bad case of bookwormitis I was smitten with at an early age ? I'm afraid it is a terminal case... Of course I kept my Art History textbook, and brought it over here with me, it's a classic, and even though I took those classes over 25 years ago, I still remembered that there was a section in the book about Beauvais Cathedral... the professor we had left lasting impressions with me...
- June 10, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- Owen said...
Bonjour K'line,
La pierre par milliers de tonnes, la lumière par flottes colorées, et le respect total...
Cet endroit me fait passer dans un état reveur...
- June 11, 2010 at 12:24 AM
- Owen said...
Hello Mythopolis,
You have produced such a first class effort at finagling that even if you didn't provide the GPS coordinates of the fountain in question, you can claim a beer the next time you get over here... especially if you are a Dylan fan. The last time I saw him was here in Paris. After several shows in the US, including with the Grateful Dead way back in '89 or thereabouts.
I was sort of thinking you wouldn't need a plane ticket, as swimming the North Atlantic is an excellent way to work up a thirst for that beer... You do know how to swim, right ?
- June 11, 2010 at 12:29 AM
- Owen said...
Hi TechnoB.,
Well, I guess we'll give some of the Paris people a little more time before revealing the fountain's secret location. But it is not as if Paris has anywhere near the number of fountains that can be found in some Italian cities...
- June 11, 2010 at 12:30 AM
- Owen said...
Hi Sister Saj,
It is truly unbelievable how much history is out in plain view still today in these parts. I never get tired of going out and looking for traces of the past. And I thoroughly agree, you need to get that kiwi-*** (a gentleman cannot say some words, and I certainly wouldn't want to liken any part of you to that relative of a donkey either) to Paris ASAP... Bringing with you of course you bartenders notebook...
- June 11, 2010 at 12:34 AM
- Owen said...
Dear Willow,
TechnoBabe is very kind indeed if she steered you through the arcane and circuitous lanes of the blogosphere, through the fog, to arrive safely at this obscure little enterprise... and it is a pleasure to receive you. You are welcome to stay for tea and we can reminisce a bit about the Wind In the Willows, and cathedrals.
But seriously, thanks so much for dropping in here... and if it gave even the merest glimpse of heaven, that is high praise for sure...
- June 11, 2010 at 12:47 AM
- Owen said...
Dear Saj,
So the stained glass light has turned to soup now ?
Before long it will be turning into something to tipple with I reckon, and then that MadLynne is going to be showing up noisily demanding that she be served too and then we'll be in a right fine pickle...
- June 11, 2010 at 12:49 AM
- Owen said...
Chère Catherine,
Tu ne cesses pas de surprendre, en tout cas je ne serais pas surpris si l'on me confirmait que la Fontaine avait quelque chose à faire avec cette fontaine, il y a sûrement un conte qui s'appelle Le Crapaud et la Tortue... non ? (J'avoue, je ne suis pas expert au sujet de la Fontaine)
Bon, par contre, vu les ressources que tu as à ta disposition, étant à Paris, je suis sûr que tu trouveras si tu cherches un petit peu, l'endroit exact de cette fontaine... l'offre restera valable un an...
Happy Hunting !
- June 11, 2010 at 12:56 AM
- Owen said...
Hi Dedene,
Well, you'll just have to come to Paris and Beauvais even without knowing where the fountain is... Beauvais is really worth a detour...
- June 11, 2010 at 12:58 AM
- Owen said...
Hi Clytie,
And even moreso destined to find that toad given that I had just learned that the Chinese held the toad in high esteem, and there was even a three footed toad in the mythology which lived on the moon, and symbolized longevity...
Glad you liked the gargoyles, me too !
- June 11, 2010 at 1:01 AM
- Owen said...
Hi Beth,
Thank you so much, if I can continue to contribute to filling your eyes up, then I shall do so happily...
- June 11, 2010 at 1:02 AM
- Lynne with an e said...
ah my beamish, bookish baby brother, you make a big sister proud.
- June 11, 2010 at 4:38 AM
- French Fancy... said...
Just as toads are your 'thing' turrets are mine - I just adore them. Another great selection of photos, Owen, but the last one is my favourite.
I've got no idea which fountain you spotted the toad at.
- June 11, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- Owen said...
Hi FF,
Turrets huh ? Interesting... historical interests ? Imprisoned damsels in distress ? Intrigues from the Middle Ages ? Or just their visual beauty ? Saw another one yesterday also in Beauvais which you may enjoy when I get around to posting it...
- June 11, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Amy said...
I try to avoid religion too, but when it comes to gorgeous buildings like this, why bother? Wow. Yet another place added to my travel list. :D
- June 16, 2010 at 7:05 AM


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"Poseidon's Arrow" Book #22 in the Dirk Pitt Series by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
"Poseidon's Arrow"
by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
Read by Scott Brick
Published by Penguin Audio
Approx 13 hours
I have to start this review off by saying; I have never before read a Clive Cussler novel. Yes, this was my first Cussler novel and I now have to admit, this guy can write a thriller. If all his novels are like this, (which I'll be finding out soon) this is the author to go to when you want a non-stop, action hero, suspense story. This book not only kept me on the edge of my seat, but while listening to the audiobook while commuting to and from work I kept having to take my foot off the accelerator pedal because I would get so caught up in the action I would find myself driving 65 or 70 mph on a rural highway marked for 55 mph.
I have had several people tell me I would like Cussler, but I've never been completely sold on the idea. I saw the movie "Sahara," which was based on the Cussler novel of the same name but was not really impressed. Maybe that is why I have never tackled one of his novels. With that in mind you may wonder what made me want to give this latest novel from Clive Cussler a listen. When Penguin Audio sent out their list of new releases I saw this novel listed and at first just skimmed over it but when I saw who was doing the reading of the book, I did a double take and put the book on my list.
There are many audiobook readers that I really enjoy hearing and this book's reader, Scott Brick is one. I think the main reason I like Scott Brick is that through his voice alone it can sound like a multicast performance. Brick is able to present each character vocally in such a manner that there is no question as to who is speaking and when. Brick's vocal talent not only can let the listener know the difference between character's voices but he is also able to bring out the emotions and intensity of the story through his voice. I've heard him read science-fiction, murder mystery and now an action/suspense story and I will definitely be keeping him in my top 5 audiobook readers. If nothing else, he definitely sold me on this story and made me want to seek out other books by Clive Cussler.
If you are a fan already of Cussler then you probably know about Cussler's way of weaving several subplots together into one big story and by the end of the book they all come together to form the story. I did not know this and just thought it was unique to this story, but after doing some research before writing this review, i realized this is his way of working. That is also another reason I am going to be reading some more from Clive Cussler. It was really interesting to hear sections introduced that didn't seem to have anything to do with the main story but as the book came along they all fit in perfectly.
"Poseidon's Arrow" opens up with three events that seem unrelated; one is of a rare earth mineral mining company being blown up by what seems to be terrorists another event takes place during World War II onboard an Italian Submarine working for the German army under attack and sinking. Finally the third event is that the U.S. Navy has just unveiled an experimental submarine that even the President is just finding out about. This sub is a completely different design which uses an undetectable engine that is capable of propelling the sub underwater at a couple of hundred knots and stealth underwater technology that makes this sub a threat to any nation. These events do eventually fit into the story but before that all happens we have to be introduced to the hero of the story, Dirk Pitt.
In this book the intro to the hero finds him and his wife enjoying some time on the ocean. As Dirk dives down for a couple of lobsters for dinner, a wayward cargo ship is on a course to collide with his boat, his wife signals him by tapping out a crude S.O.S. as he comes out of the water he sees the ship and realizes it is too late to maneuver out of its way so he and his wife dive into the water and fight to avoid being sucked into the ship's propeller. When they surface they find their boat intact and race to keep the ship from doing further damage. Seeing that the ship is unmanned and on a collision course with a cruise ship, Dirk rams his boat into the ship's rudder to make it change course.
Once the ship is grounded a new mystery is uncovered. The ships rare earth minerals cargo is mostly missing and there are dead crew members onboard, and so the adventure begins. From this point on hang on to your seat, because this thrillride doesn't stop until the end of the book.
When a rich mine owner wants to destroy America he does so not with bombs but by piracy on the high seas. In a series of ships gone missing, all carrying rare earth minerals, the murder of a man who has the only plans for a new design of a stealth submarine, and the destruction of an American mining site, all signs point to the mine owner and it is up to Dirk Pitt, with the help of some federal agents to solve this mystery and stop the collapse of the world's supply of rare earth minerals and the theft of one of America's greatest secrets in submarine technology.
This high seas and even some land-locked adventure is a thrill-a-second ride that will keep your rooting for the good guys and on the edge of your seat for the entire book. Dirk Pitt is the action hero we've always wanted.


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The rector's semon was officially entitled "The Liberating Power of Self-Offering" but what I heard was "A Tale of Two Processions."
It began:
Two processions entered Jerusalem this spring morning. The procession of Jesus on a donkey and the procession of Pilate on a strong steed. Jesus' procession is surrounded by children, men and women waving palm branches -- symbols of peace.You can hear it all here.
While Pilate's procession is surrounded by swordsmen, military might and the banners of the forces of domination. Jesus' procession is about liberating the crowds; calling them to the true meaning of Passover. Pilate's procession is about controlling the crowds gathered in Jerusalem for Passover."
Pilate's procession was about overpowering. Jesus' procession was about empowering.
Those are the choices laid before you and me over these next eight days -- the holiest week of the Christian year: will the steps we take in our journey be in the service of domination or liberation?
I recommend it. Highly.
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2014 NFL Draft: Texans GM says he knows who he wants at No. 1
Rick Smith, the general manager of the Houston Texans, is taking the gamesmanship over the first pick in next week's NFL Draft to a new level, with this proclamation: "I absolutely know who I want."
Smith declared that in an interview with Fox Sports Southwest aired Wednesday. "I know the guys we like. The fortunate thing about having the first pick is I've got the pick of the litter, so I will know exactly who I want at that point,'' he said, according to the Texans' official website.
He did not tell who he preferred, naturally — and he added that his decision to keep the pick or trade it was not nearly as concrete.
"Now where the game is played is if there's an opportunity to move and, in this case, obviously to move back if somebody else wants to come up to that first pick," Smith said. "Then you weigh what the opportunities are versus who the individual is that you want to take and what that value is relative to the value that somebody might be offering you. But as you move through the draft, obviously you don't know who's going to be picked when."
Most current mock drafts have the Texans using the first overall pick on defensive end Jadeveon Clowney or quarterback Blake Bortles. Earlier versions had them favoring Buffalo linebacker Khalil Mack. A few still believe that quarterback Johnny Manziel is the choice.
MORE: SN's latest mock draft | Manziel's possible landing places
The Atlanta Falcons have barely hid their interest in discussing moving up from sixth, with Clowney in mind.
"As we go and that board starts to fall, we've already earmarked that guys that we like, that we think will fit in our systems and we'd like to see in our locker room and the guys that we think would be good guys in our community," Smith told Fox Sports Southwest. "We've got a pretty good idea of who those men are."


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Laser Tattoo Removal
The Alex TriVantage
The AlexTriVantage is a versatile new laser device from Candela. Its three frequencies not only grant it a wide variety of applications for treating natural pigments, but also make it the laser that treats the broadest spectrum of tattoo pigments on the market.
The TriVantage does not just treat tattoos; it also clears other pigmentation concerns, such as pigmented lesions, birthmarks, freckles, age spots, scars, and Nevus of Ota. The laser can also work in conjunction with fractional treatments, to provide unparalleled results.
The safety of the Alex TriVantage laser is in its ability to selectively treat pigmented skin. This selective treatment means that only the tattoo or the lesion will be affected by the TriVantage's Alexandrite laser, leaving the surrounding skin and tissue undamaged. Effectiveness can depend on the depth and color of the tattoo, but the TriVantage is able to treat a wider range of colors than any other device on the market. Additionally, your skin type and color may affect the effectiveness of the treatment.
The Candela Alex TriVantage treatment is less uncomfortable than other laser treatments, as well, and it can be used to erase tattoos or pigmented areas that have were incompletely removed by other treatments in the past, with fewer side effects and less discomfort. Post-treatment care only involves a topical antibiotic and an icepack.
Whether you are uncomfortable with an uneven distribution of pigment, or looking to remove a tattoo you may have gotten long ago, the Alex TriVantage can help. Please take a look at some before and after photos, and contact Dr. Berg's office to find out if the Alex TriVantage is the right treatment for you!


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Raid not a first for Scooter Store
New Braunfels firm has faced problems.
Last week's raid by 150 agents on The Scooter Store's corporate headquarters in New Braunfels — presumably as part of an investigation into Medicare and Medicaid fraud — capped a tumultuous couple of months for the provider of power-mobility devices.
But trouble has been part of the company's legacy.
Its most recent bout began in December when two U.S. senators sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wanting to know why The Scooter Store had received as much as $87.7 million in Medicare overpayments from 2009 to 2011 but only had to pay back $19.5 million.
Then, in January, a CBS News report questioned whether power wheelchair companies were "ripping off the government." One ex-Scooter Store employee told the network the company's goal is to "bulldoze" doctors into writing prescriptions for power wheelchairs.
A few weeks later, CMS announced cuts in Medicare reimbursements for equipment starting July 1, drawing howls from suppliers. Providers of power wheelchairs, scooters and accessories will see payments slashed by more than one-third on average.
The Scooter Store, known for its ubiquitous television ads, responded by axing 150 workers, the second mass layoff in a matter of months. It let go 220 employees in September.
In a 2010 interview, well in advance of the current turmoil, the privately held company pegged annual revenue in the $350 million-to-$400 million range.
Last week's raid involved agents from the FBI, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General and Texas attorney general's office. It marked the second such raid at the company in just under 10 years.
All of this has many locals wondering what the future holds for one of Comal County's largest employers. The company employs about 1,200 people at its headquarters and 1,800 overall.
"It's certainly not comforting," New Braunfels City Manager Michael E. Morrison said.
The city earlier this month demanded The Scooter Store return nearly $1.4 million of $3.5 million in economic incentives it was awarded in 2009 for promising to create 500 jobs in New Braunfels. The company hasn't lived up to its end of the bargain; so the city is exercising a "claw-back provision" in the contract.
"What I'm most concerned about are the folks who are employed," Morrison said. "These folks have families, they have obligations. I'm pretty sure it's safe to say they don't know what their future is. I think any of us in the same position would be incredibly worried."
Scooter Store CEO Martin "Marty" Landon declined to comment when reached by phone Thursday. The company promised to send a statement via email, but the San Antonio Express-News never received it.
History of fraud probes
The power-mobility industry long has been a target of federal probes into Medicare fraud. Authorities want to determine whether unscrupulous firms have billed for providing power wheelchairs to elderly people who don't have a legitimate medical need for the devices.
A 2011 report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) found 80 percent of claims for power wheelchairs did not meet Medicare coverage requirements and should not have been paid for by Medicare.
It's easy to understand why the industry is ripe for fraud.
"The reimbursement is so great," said Jeffrey B. Hammond, who teaches health care law at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala., but calls New Braunfels home.
"Think about fee-for-service medicine this way: You would have to pile up an enormous amount of $70 office visits to make up for a $9,000 wheelchair," he said. "The margins are just great."
In 2003, the FBI visited with a couple of dozen Scooter Store employees in their homes. Authorities were investigating whether the company had defrauded Medicare, the Express-News reported.
A current employee who declined to be identified recalled federal agents also raided the company's offices on a Saturday in 2003, though that appears to have escaped notice.
Scooter Store officials always have denied wrongdoing and staunchly defended their business practices.
Over its 22-year history, the company said in a statement this month, The Scooter Store has provided "freedom and independence to more people with limited mobility than any company in the nation." It has served more than 500,000 customers.
The Scooter Store was founded by petroleum engineer Doug Harrison and his wife, Susanna, in 1991.
When a cousin broke his back in a car accident in the late 1980s and was confined to a wheelchair, the couple began thinking about ways to help the disabled. With the advent of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the Harrisons realized that buildings, sidewalks and other places would become handicapped-accessible.
The Harrisons sold their house and left high-paying jobs to start The Scooter Store. Their gamble paid off.
Annual sales topped $200 million by about the end of its first decade. Doug Harrison told the Express-News in 2001 that he wanted to see annual sales reach $800 million, though it's not clear if the company ever achieved that mark.
Harrison resigned from The Scooter Store last year to "pursue other interests," a little more than a year after Florida-based private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners acquired a minority ownership stake for an undisclosed sum. He would remain one of its largest shareholders, the company said at the time.
While The Scooter Store specialized in the senior market, it expanded into the more lucrative market of "complex" power wheelchairs for the severely disabled in 2007 by launching Alliance Seating & Mobility.
The feds sue
The Scooter Store maintained extensive records to stay in compliance with Medicare regulations, company officials told the Express-News in 2001.
Nevertheless, in 2005 the U.S Justice Department sued The Scooter Store for allegedly making false Medicare claims and defrauding the government.
The government accused the company of engaging in a mass-marketing campaign to "entice" Medicare beneficiaries to obtain power wheelchairs paid for by Medicare, Medicaid and other insurers.
"Instead of the 'zippy' power scooters that were advertised, The Scooter Store sold the beneficiaries expensive power wheelchairs that they did not want, need and/or could not use," the Justice Department said in a 2007 statement.
A Scooter Store ad on its website in 2005 had the following guarantee: "If we pre-qualify you for a new scooter or power chair and Medicare denies your claim, The Scooter Store allows you to keep your scooter or power chair at no cost."
The Scooter Store settled the case in 2007 by agreeing to pay the government $4 million and forgo $13 million in Medicare payments.
As part of the settlement, The Scooter Store entered into a five-year "corporate integrity agreement" that required the company to report any Medicare overpayments within 30 days of identification.
That became an issue last year when an independent auditor discovered The Scooter Store was overpaid between $46.8 million and $87.7 million combined in the third and fourth years of the agreement.
The Scooter Store never refunded any of the overpayments, the OIG said a year ago when it gave notice of its intent to exclude the company from participating in Medicare.
Following the notice, The Scooter Store, while disputing it breached the corporate integrity agreement, agreed to repay $19.5 million under a five-year payment plan.
That led two U.S. senators to write CMS in December asking why it agreed to accept an amount "significantly less" than what it overpaid The Scooter Store.
In the agency's reply last month, CMS said it accepted the amount based on The Scooter Store's analysis of the auditor's report. CMS said the agreement doesn't absolve The Scooter Store from further liability related to the billed claims.
One of the senators, Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal, issued a statement following last week's raid on The Scooter Store.
"This raid is a welcome step toward cracking down on waste and fraud in Medicare payments for motorized wheelchairs involving The Scooter Store," he said. "I have urged action to stop abusive overpayments for such devices — costing taxpayers hundreds of million of dollars and preying on seniors with deceptive sales pitches."
The corporate integrity agreement expired last May. However, the OIG still is evaluating The Scooter Store's compliance for the last year of the agreement.
In the spotlight
The Scooter Store attracted unwanted attention in January when CBS News interviewed former employees who said the company's main goal is not to help patients but to "bulldoze doctors into writing prescriptions" so it can boost profits.
Once a doctor has written a prescription, CBS News reported, Medicare rarely checks whether the chairs actually are necessary. The company had a program specifically to get chairs for people that doctors already deemed ineligible, according to three former employees interviewed by CBS News.
Scooter Store officials declined an on-camera interview with CBS News, but said its screening process eliminates 88 percent of those seeking reimbursements through Medicare or private insurance.
CMS, meanwhile, has been implementing programs designed to rein in fraud and cut costs.
Last summer, the agency started a three-year demonstration program that requires providers get "prior authorization" from Medicare before patients living in seven states receive a power wheelchair or scooter.
The states, which include Texas, have "high populations of fraud- and error-prone providers," CMS said in a statement at the time. The program eventually could be rolled out in all states.
The American Association of Homecare, which represents durable medical equipment suppliers but not The Scooter Store, contends the rules could delay deliveries for some or that others never receive approval.
After the latest round of layoffs this month, The Scooter Store announced it was "better aligning its resources to accelerate its new vision of helping seniors age gracefully at home."
The company plans to offer additional products and services to aid its customers, but it didn't give any details.
"They're going to have to try to find ... other lines of business because what was high (profit) margin is now becoming much lower margin," said Hammond, the Faulkner University law professor.
Whether The Scooter Store's efforts to expand its offering are at risk of being derailed in the aftermath of last week's raid remain to be seen.
For their part, authorities are keeping a lid on precisely what they were looking for.
Database Editor Joe Yerardi, News Researcher Julie Domel and Express-News archives contributed to this report.


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Dom Flemons Remembers Boo Hanks
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Earlier this week beloved Music Maker artist passed away. Boo Hanks, a descendant of Abraham Lincoln on his mother's side, is the greatest Piedmont Blues rediscovery in many years. He sings and plays guitar in the style of the legendary Blind Boy Fuller. At the age of 79, he made his first recording and at 82 he has enjoyed performances around home as well as Lincoln Center and Belgium.
I met Boo in the summer of 2006. I came into the music maker studio as a session musician for an undiscovered talent. I met Boo Hanks that day. He came with Tony Young and his grandson Poo. From the moment that we sat down and played "Trouble in Mind" and Keep on Truckin' Mama" we became the best of friends. To fully describe how Boo affected my life would be impossible. That's how it goes when you meet someone older than you. The ways an elder affect your life, don't present themselves until after they are gone.
Yet, the reason I feel great joy in being able to write this eulogy is that in the 10 years I knew Boo, I got to see him perform all over the country and the world with his music. To say that it brought him great joy would be the biggest understatement I could ever write.
Not only did he get to perform in front of numerous audiences, he got to teach his music to a variety of younger musicians and enthusiasts, who desired no more than to sit at his feet and learn.
I'm going to miss him so much! Though I will miss him, I know that he is with me whenever I play the songs he taught me. And… The jokes he might have told me in passing. I know he has found his peace. I can see him now jitterbugging in the clouds because he stood by the banks of the river and his captain had gone on before.
Dom Flemons
The American Songster
April 19, 2016


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Understanding The News: A New Imaging Tool Hits The Market
*New Imaging Solution Hits The Market*
**Taking Paperless Further**
***As we talk more and more about UMDP, the idea of being more data driven arises. Investors are literally forcing lenders to get with the program and embrace the data. The fact is that during this transitional period lenders will rely on imaging for now. As a result, vendors have to come up with imaging tools that can help lenders more toward a data-centric process. For example, PROGRESS in Lending has learned that Blueberry Systems LLC has enhanced its enterprise-scale document imaging solution, Manifest, to include an advanced package viewer, providing users with a more dynamic solution to further automate image-enabled workflow.
****Manifest enables users to easily capture documents and store them as part of the core loan record. The solution can function as a stand-alone service or be integrated into the production workflow. The package viewer was developed to work with Manifest to enhance the viewer's experience, ensuring images are dynamic and easy to navigate and utilize.
****Blueberry Systems' package viewer allows users to define specific sets of documents within a loan and easily determine who views particular documents, the order in which the documents are viewed and ensure the most relevant documents are presented to each person in the workflow. In addition, business rules can be set to determine the documents that are required in a package and which documents have to be approved in order for the loan to continue forward. This customizable document presentation solution enables Blueberry Systems to provide a more natural, human approach to the way people work with imaged documents.
****"This package viewer presents indexed documents that can be streamlined directly into the workflow," said Lloyd Booth, president and COO of Blueberry Systems. "We can dynamically create pre-sorted components at any number of points in the process, ensuring that validated, critical docs are included. Manifest automates the packaging, delivery and presentation."


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A New Pasta Book!
Distilling the culinary wisdom of our chefs and pasta makers, All About Pasta is Eataly's newest book to release on the market. The latest addition to the family follows our first book, How to Eataly, which was published in 2014.
The new book explores the variety of Italian pasta through recipes, cooking tips, and fascinating facts about Italy's pasta traditions. Organized by "families" of pasta, All About Pasta is a complete guide that explains every major pasta shape, from the history to the best sauce pairing. It's divided into three different chapters: pasta secca (dried pasta), pasta fresca (fresh pasta), pasta ripiena (stuffed pasta). Recipes range from all-time favorites such as Tortellini in Brodo and Tagliatelle alla Bolognese to contemporary creations from our very own restaurants.
Whether you want to learn how to make fresh pasta dough from scratch or simply build your repertoire of authentic Italian pasta dishes, we've got you covered with 175 pages of delicious recipes, cooking tips, and mouthwatering photos.
Pick up a copy in your local Eataly to learn more.


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We've decided to sign up for The Bookette's British Books Challenge. And I'm totally stoked. I am a big fan of books - I don't care who they are written by as long as they are good and fun and tell a good story. But the one thing we've noticed these past few years is that we're getting a lot of US books bought in and you know what, Britain is so small, we really do need to support our home-grown talent.
So this challenge is all about that - we'll still be reading books from all over the world, but we want to highlight some Brit titles - be it picture books, kids, YA and adult, across all genres on the blog so we're throwing our weight behind Becky's initiative and we're signing up for the British Book Challenge.
The Bookette mentioned this when we were at Walker together a few weeks ago and I remember thinking: a lot of work, it sounds cool...but we'll see. And I have seen and I am smitten. I reckon we can EASILY read 50 Brit books on MFB in 2011.
What books am I thinking of right now - just off the top of my head:
- Rockaholic by CJ Skuse - contemporary YA
- The Midnight Mayor and The Neon Court by Kate Griffin - adult urban fantasy
- Shadows of the Moon by Zoe Marriott - fantasy for YA readers
- Skulduggery Pleasant series - Derek Landy - crimey horrory novels for younger readers
- Awakening by SJ Bolton - crime thriller for adults
- Being Billy by Phil Earle - contemporary YA
- Tyme's End by BR Collins - contemporary YA horror
- The Iron Witch by Kaz Mahoney - urban fantasy for YA readers
And then there are the older books I've owned for a long time that I'd really like to tackle. But bear in mind, these titles are just books from me, personally. I've not even asked Sarah, Mark or Gav for their imput. I reckon it's going to be a cracking and fun challenge.
Pop by Becky's site and check out further info on the British Books Challenge and consider joining. It's open internationally too, which is pretty darn cool.


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Future of Food is a podcast about eating better for yourself and for the planet.
Listen to the podcast on futurefood.fm and get transcripts and articles. You can also listen Apple Podcasts.
What is the future of food? Will technological solutions to feeding the world and increasing crop yields lead to our salvation as a species or to our demise? At this inflection point – politically and ecologically – how we can redeem ourselves as citizens of the planet by making thoughtful connections between food and tech?
How can we eat better for ourselves and for the planet? Is there any way to address the climate emergency by the way we eat.
Our thesis is that our survival — yours, mine, and everyone's — depends on thoughtful connections. These are choices to be made at home, in urban design, in restaurants, in grocery stories, on farms, and along the food supply chain. They are choices that need to be made now.
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If you want a deeper dive into the Future of Food project, here's an excerpt of an article our producer wrote about it for Medium.
It seems strange to say that food used to be better for you, but it's true. It's not just that we have become snack hounds, fooled by high-fructose corn syrup, or puffed up with the antibiotics in our meat. It's worse. Food that we want to believe in actually isn't real. Baby carrots aren't baby carrots. They are shaved and sculpted out of misshapen, rejected larger carrots that were too unsightly to put in a supermarket. Something has happened to the bread we eat, with more people having toxic reactions to gluten and wheat. Somebody show me the part of the chicken that is the nugget.
As food has become more industrialized, we have become more disconnected from the act of nourishing ourselves. As we cook less, we know less about the world. Seven percent of all American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. I prefer not to picture the pig who was my bacon. We eat apples from Chile and strawberries from Mexico in any season with no idea about the journey they took to our refrigerator. We amp up agricultural yields with pesticides that stick around for decades. Now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods, the supply chain has become even bigger, more abstract, and more industrialized. The disconnect is even larger between how food is produced and how it ends up on our table.
Cut off from the social act of growing food and cooking it, eating becomes an act of merely fueling the body. Soylent is the future, but does the future have to come on so fast? The future can't be stopped (spoiler alert), but people still save heirloom seeds to preserve species. Paleo types recommend making your own knife from stone, chasing down an animal to kill it, skin it, and eat it. I don't have time for that, and I think blood dripping from your chin is a bad look. When opting out, I join many others who know how to do less, depend on tech and "services" more. I once knew how to change the oil and adjust the clutch in my car. When I open the hood now, the computer inside is sealed from my intervention. How long before a frying pan looks exotic?
The future of food will require navigating a twisty path past killing a pig so you can eat it, ordering from a recipe service like Plated or Blue Apron so you have the experience of cooking your own food instead of opening a plastic package, and finding a way to connect with distant cultures through cuisine.
Tech will be a big part of it, because tech is a big part of everything. Tech will feed the hungry. Tech will help us produce more food, even if it is artificial food. Tech is also destroying what is good about food. Can this be stopped? Yes.
Consider how the maker sensibility has become the rallying cry of craftsy Etsy people, STEM instructors, and tech startups. We need a renewed maker sensibility for food. Michael Pollan and others advocate that we cook our own meals as a way to connect with those we love, with the land, with the deepest meaning of ourselves. Our love of technology will save us from many evils, but there is too much to lose by throwing in completely with tech. We must redeem ourselves. Our relationship with food can show us the path.
Read the whole article on Medium. Or read more on the Future of Food website.


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The Palestine Pound was Jordan's official currency from 1927 to 1950 in both Mandatory Palestine and Emirate of Transjordan. After Jordan's independence in 1946, Modern Jordan emerged the idea of issuing a national currency arose quickly. This gave birth to the Jordan Currency Board which became the sole authority entitled to issue Jordan coins and notes in the kingdom.
Jordan dinar became the country's national currency from 1st July, 1950. Coins were issued in Jordan fils, Jordan dinars and Jordan piastres or quirsh. In 1949, coins of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 fils were issued. In 1996, smaller ¼ dinar coins were introduced alongside ½ and Jordan 1 dinar coins. All coins probably depict the bust of ruler on obverse and lattice design with value on reverse.
Mintage World has detailed information on Modern Jordan coins along with relevant images wherever possible. Explore now!


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[prMac.com] Casselberry, Florida - ChronoAgent, the indispensable companion app to ChronoSync, is updated to fully support macOS 10.13, High Sierra! ChronoAgent 1.8.0 now recognizes APFS volumes while offering improved file backup and sync performance. Local network-based syncs run up to 20% faster!
Use ChronoAgent on your Mac to accept secure, reliable and higher performance connections from ChronoSync Macs than using standard file sharing. The ChronoSync/ChronoAgent combination allows you to synchronize files between two Macs, back up Macs to a Mac server, or even maintain a bootable backup over a network.
In addition to a few bug fixes, ChronoAgent 1.8.0 also includes more reliable startup, better statistics reporting and an updated manual. ChronoAgent 1.8.0 works on macOS 10.8 or newer and is available for $14.99.
ChronoSync, the multipurpose app for local and cloud backup, bootable clone, and folder synchronizing, is designed to work on macOS version 10.10 and newer. Full working trial licenses are available, or purchase ChronoSync for $49.99 (USD). ChronoAgent allows any Mac to accept direct, secure connections from any ChronoSync Mac or any InterConneX iOS device so you can access or transfer your data! Full working trial licenses are available, or purchase ChronoAgent for $14.99. ChronoMonitor is an iPhone app that monitors Macs running ChronoSync or ChronoAgent. ChronoMonitor is available in the Apple App Store for $3.99.
Econ has produced software that runs on Apple products for over 20 years. Econ Technologies, Inc. was established in Central Florida in 1991. It is named after the Econlockhatchee River, which flows past the site of our original office where all of this began. On October 31, 2001 we introduced our first app, Portraits & Prints, that was developed specifically for macOS. We followed that up with ChronoSync which was first released February 15, 2002. Since that time ChronoSync has gone through numerous updates and we have never charged for a single update. On July 29, 2013 we launched InterConneX for the iPad followed by InterConneX for the iPhone in September. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2017 Econ Technologies. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and macOS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Raising Hell, Catching Errors
One of my favorite Python topics to talk about is error handling—specifically, how to use and not use exceptions. Error handling is hard and tricky. Error handling can mean the difference between an application that can be debugged and one that can't. Error handling can blow your business up in the middle of the night if you aren't careful. So, yes, how you handle errors is important. In this article, I'll dig into some of the details of exceptions, some surefire techniques for shooting yourself in the foot, and some ways to avoid it.
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This is the Staircase hike on Monday. It was not slick enough to make me turn back, but if the water had been higher or there had not been a railing, I would have turned back. I thought about rising water on that hike.
And the same day, I received a county email that an 18 year old slipped crossing a creek and was swept away.
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It has a very special charm that any visitor can feel in a short walk. The culture, traditions, gastronomy, an enviable climate and the hospitality of its people serve to consolidate the image of Malaga as a "city of paradise". Our apartments are located in the Plaza de la Merced, in the historic center of Malaga. It is one of the most beautiful squares in the city. In its central area is the Torrijos Monument, represented by a large obelisk that characterizes this square. It is also famous for being the place where Picasso was born and it is for this reason that the Picasso Foundation Casa Natal Foundation is located on one of the sides of the square, on the opposite corner of our apartments. Home Art apartments Málaga are located in one of the historic buildings of the Plaza de la Merced and the city of Malaga, as it is part of the old Monastery of La Merced. It is the first four-story building in Malaga and was built by Jerónimo Cuervo, known for being the architect of the city's iconic buildings such as the Cervantes Theater, the Cistercian Abbey or the Church of San Pablo. This spectacular fully equipped apartment has a bedroom with a large double bed of 1.60 meters. and sofa bed of 1.40 meters. as well as 2 full bathrooms with shower and hairdryer, towels and toiletries in addition to a living room from which you access the kitchen. It has a total area of 52 m2 and capacity for 4 people with air conditioning hot / cold Wifi, flat screen TV and in the kitchen has induction hob, fridge, freezer, washer dryer, microwave, oven, utensils / cooker, coffee maker , toaster and kettle.
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|February 1, 2004; 10 years ago (2004-02-01)
|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
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|Hamid Fazeli, Administrator
The Iranian Space Agency (ISA, Persian: سازمان فضایی ایران Sázmán e Fazái e Irán) is Iran''s governmental space agency. Iran is an active participant in the Asian space race and became an orbital-launch-capable nation in 2009. Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which was set up in 1958.Contents
ISA was established on 1 February 2004 according to the Article 9 of the Law for Tasks and Authorizations of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology passed on 10 December 2003 by the Parliament of Iran. Based on the approved statute ISA mandated to cover and support all the activities in Iran concerning the peaceful applications of space science and technology under the leadership of a Supreme Council of Space chaired by Iran's President.
The Council's main goals included policy making for the application of space technologies aiming peaceful uses of outer space, manufacturing, launching and use of the national research satellites, approving the space related state and private sector programs, promoting the partnership of the private and cooperative sectors in efficient uses of space, identifying guidelines concerning the regional and international cooperation in space issues.
To follow and implement the strategies set by the Council, ISA affiliated with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in the form of an autonomous organization, was organized. The President of ISA held the position of the Vice-Minister of Communications and Information Technology and the secretariat of Supreme Council of Space at the same time.Budget See also: Government of Iran
The proposed budget for the year 1393 (2014-2015) is 1,865,583 million rials ($71,753,192). Other related organizations have received separate budget allocations. Iranian Space Research Center has received an additional 1,751,000 million rials ($67,346,100) of budget for the year 1393.
The budget for the year 2008 was mentioned to be $3.9 billion (2008). However it was not apparent whether the allocation was just for one year or a longer period.Satellite launch vehicle Main articles: Safir (rocket) and Simorgh (rocket) Safir SLV
Iran has developed an expendable satellite launch vehicle named Safir SLV. Measuring 22 m in height with a core diameter of 1.25 m, with two liquid propellant stages, a single thrust chambered first stage and a two-thrust chambered, step-throttled second stage, the SLV has a lift off mass exceeding 26 tons. The first stage consists of a lengthened up-rated Shahab-3C. According to the technical documentation presented in the annual meeting of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs it is a two-stage rocket with all liquid propellant engines. The first stage is capable of carrying the payload to the maximum altitude of 68 kilometer.Safir-1B
The Safir-1B is the second generation of Safir SLV and can carry a satellite weighing 60 kilograms into an elliptical orbit of 300 to 450 kilometers. The thrust of the Safir-1B rocket engine has been increased from 32 to 37 tons.Simorgh SLV
In 2010 a more powerful rocket named Simorgh was built. Its mission is to carry heavier satellites into orbit. The Simorgh rocket is 27 meters (89 ft) long, and has a mass of 77 tonnes (85 tons). Its first stage is powered by four main engines, each generating up to 29,000 kilograms (64,000 lb) of thrust, plus a fifth which will be used for attitude control, which provides an additional 13,600 kilograms (30,000 lb). At liftoff, these engines will generate a total of 130,000 kilograms (290,000 lb) of thrust. Simorgh is capable of putting a 60-kilogram (130 lb) payload into a 500-kilometer (310 mi) low Earth orbit. The first flight of the Simorgh rocket is scheduled to occur by 2013.Qoqnoos SLV
On 2 February 2013, The head of the Iranian space agency, Fazeli mentioned that the new satellite launch vehicle, Qoqnoos (Phoenix) will be used after the Simorgh SLV for heavier payloads.Sub-orbital launches See also: Science and technology in Iran
On February 25, 2007, the Iranian state-run television announced that a rocket, created by the ministries of science and defense and which carried an unspecified cargo, was successfully launched.This could have been the maiden test flight of the three staged Safir SLV which ended in a failure. Later on it was noted by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the failure was due to a technical problem in the last stage of the SLV. On February 4, 2008, Iran successfully launched a two-stage all solid-fuel sub-orbital sounding rocket Kavoshgar-1 (Explorer-1), for a maiden sub-orbital test flight from Shahroud, its newly inaugurated domestic space launch complex. The first stage of the rocket detached after 90 seconds and returned to earth with the help of a parachute while the second stage reached a 200 km altitude before reentering the Earth''s atmosphere after 300 seconds. The third section of the rocket, containing an atmospheric probe, climbed to 250 km while successfully transmitting scientific data on the atmosphere and the electromagnetic waves on its path back to Earth. It deployed a parachute after six minutes at a lower altitude. The second kavoshgar (Kavoshgar-2), which carried a space-lab and a restoration system, was launched in November 2008.Animals in space See also: Monkeys in space
Following the last failed attempt, ISA was seeking to successfully send a monkey into space by 2013. ISA head Hamid Fazeli told the Iranian news agency Mehr that the designated monkeys are currently in quarantine.
On August 17, 2008, Iran proceeded with the second test launch of a two-stage Safir SLV from a site south of Semnan in the northern part of the Dasht-e-Kavir desert. Reza Taghizadeh, head of the Iranian Aerospace Organization, told state television "The Safir (Ambassador) satellite carrier was launched today and, for the first time, we successfully launched a dummy satellite into orbit". On February 2, 2009, Iranian state television reported that Iran''s first domestically made satellite Omid (from the Persian امید, meaning "Hope") had been successfully launched into LEO by a version of Iran''s Safir rocket, the Safir-2 and therefore Iran became the 9th country to put a domestically built satellite into orbit. The operation was made to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. In February 2011, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that there will be many launches of indigenously produced orbiters in 2011-2012 period.
Iran plans to send one-ton satellites into an orbit of 1,000 kilometers and is setting up a new launch base for this purpose. Iran is also planning to launch satellites into orbits of up to 36,000 kilometers in 2016.Launched satellites See also: Communications in IranOmid satellite. Iran is the 9th country to put a domestically-built satellite into orbit and the sixth to send animals in space.
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The main launch site of the Iranian Space Agency is Emamshahr, located at 36°25′0″N 55°01′0″E / 36.41667°N 55.01667°E / 36.41667; 55.01667 (Iranian Space Agency Emamshahr), where suborbital Shahab 3s LV have been launched. Qom, located at 34°39′0″N 50°54′0″E / 34.65000°N 50.90000°E / 34.65000; 50.90000 (Iranian Space Agency Qom), is the other launch site.
On occasion of the inaugural launch of Iran''s first Safir-class sub-orbital rocket called Kavoshgar-1 (Explorer-1), Iran unveiled on February 4, 2008, her first Satellite Launch Center 35°14′02″N 53°55′16″E / 35.234°N 53.921°E / 35.234; 53.921 (Iranian Space Agency Satellite Launch Center Semnan) in Semnan. The facility includes an underground command and control center, a tracking station and a launchpad among other structures.
In December 2010 it was announced that due to geographical limitations of first space center in injecting satellite into orbit, studies have been carried out for setting up a second (satellite) launch pad. The new national spaceport of Iran, named after Imam Khomeini, is being built in Semnan. This new port is to be used to launch all future Iranian space missions similar to American Kennedy Space Center or the Baikonur Cosmodrome. In March 2011, Jane''s Information Group reported on the basis of its satellite imagery analysis of Iranian space launch sites that Iran is aggressively building complex facilities with very rapid pace showing the nation''s inclinations towards space readiness.
In June 2013 Iran inaugurated its first space monitoring center located near Delijan in Markazi province, according to Iran''s Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi the new center which was named Imam Ja''far Sadeq would mostly be used to track and detect space objects and satellites passing overhead using radar, electro-optic and radio systems.Space test laboratory See also: Iranian Space Research Center and Science and technology in Iran
In 2011 Iran launched a number of laboratories for testing "space structures and systems" in line with its progressing space program. The laboratory includes ten labs to "reinforce infrastructures of Iran''s space industry" and help improve the abilities of human resources.Manned space program
Iran expressed for the first time its intention to send a human to space during the summit of Soviet and Iranian Presidents at June 21, 1990. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev reached an agreement in principle with then-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to make joint Soviet-Iranian manned flights to Mir space station but this agreement was never realized after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Almost two decades later the Iranian News Agency claimed on November 21, 2005, that the Iranians have a manned space program along with plans for the development of a spacecraft and a space laboratory. Iran Aerospace Industries Organization (IAIO) head Reza Taghipour on August 20, 2008, revealed Iran intends to launch a manned mission into space within a decade. This goal was described as the country''s top priority for the next 10 years, in order to make Iran the leading space power of the region by 2021.
In August 2010, President Ahmadinejad announced that Iran''s first astronaut should be sent into space on board an Iranian spacecraft by no later than 2019. Later on in December 2010, Iranian Communications and Information Technology Minister Reza Taghipour stated that "The initial steps for the plan have been taken, and the study phase on the definition of subsystems, sub-projects, costs, and what projects need to be developed toward that end, has been conducted, which needs to be submitted to the Supreme Council on Space". According to Iranian manned space program, the first sub-orbital spaceflight with an Iranian on board will take place by 2016 at an altitude below 200 kilometers as preparation for the eventual orbital spaceflight.Space station
According to unofficial Chinese internet sources, an Iranian participation in the future Chinese space station program has been discussed. This involvement might range from simply sending astronauts to the 60 tons class space station to contributing with development of a space laboratory module. International manned space cooperation has officially been disclosed for the first time after the launch of the Chinese Shenzhou 7 spacecraft.Lunar program
Western media has quoted that Iran has plans to land an astronaut on the moon by 2025.Controversy
The Iranian space program has been condemned by United States and Europe because of their concern over its military potential. Some analysts have compared the relatively fast Iranian advancement in space technology to Russia''s Sputnik program with the prediction that this advancement will propel Iran''s military capability in other areas as well. The recent launches of the Iranian space program has put its rocket technology ahead of North Korea''s, especially in multi-stage technologies necessary for orbital launch. The military concerns over Iran''s space program has been exacerbated over Safir rocket''s advanced 2nd stage which Iran has kept secret by not releasing any technical information related to the second stage of the rocket, keeping outside observers guessing over the technicalities.
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STOCKTON - Not much could be done to stop either Gabby Munsch or Rechel Carter on Thursday.
STOCKTON - Not much could be done to stop either Gabby Munsch or Rechel Carter on Thursday.
The forwards helped the Delta College women's basketball team finish the regular season with a 62-38 victory over Modesto at Joe Blanchard Gym. The Delta men followed with a 97-85 win, with both Mustangs teams taking second place in the Big 8 Conference and waiting for Monday's playoff seeding.
Not typically a jump shooter, Carter got most her 15 points outside of the paint to go with nine rebounds. Meanwhile, Munsch scored the majority of her 15 points posting up and had six rebounds.
"Gabby and I do a good job of playing as a unit," Carter said. "I think of it as a rubber band. Gabby stretches one way and I'll go the other, but we always come back together."
Forward Lynice Schallberger scored nine points as all three players made up for the loss of guard Charisse Williams. Williams was on crutches Friday after going down with a knee injury in a 62-53 win at Cosumnes River on Tuesday and will be evaluated next week.
Williams leads the Mustangs' in 3-pointers and averaged 13.7 points in the four games before Cosumnes River.
"Charisse is one of our guards who has been more consistent for us lately," Delta coach Gina Johnson said. "She is one of our better shooters and on-ball defenders."
The Mustangs (21-9, 11-3) jumped ahead 14-2, not allowing Modesto (7-18, 1-12) to make a field goal until 12 minutes, 1 second left in the first half. Delta followed by going on a 1-of-12 shooting slump, but still led the Pirates 29-20 at the half.
Delta pulled away for good by starting the second half on an 18-3 run, with a lift from the defense. The Mustangs forced 36 turnovers and held the Pirates to 25.5 percent shooting from the field. Shelby Yamamoto led Modesto with 10 points.
"I thought the difference tonight was getting so many more shots than them," Johnson said. "This is one of the better teams I've had at executing and distributing the ball."
The Delta men (13-12, 10-4) trailed much of the second half before closing the game on a 20-9 run. During that rally, the Mustangs got point from five different players. Marcus Beaird led Delta with 24 points.
Keven Campbell had 21 for Delta, followed by 19 for James Lake, 14 from Patrick Livingston and 13 for Derek Wofford.
The Pirates (10-18, 3-11) thrived by making eight 3-pointers and drew fouls almost at will, making 31 of 35 free throws. Julian Green led the Pirates with 26 points.
"We persevered tonight," Delta coach Rich Ressa said. "Modesto is a very good shooting team. I don't know what their 3-point shooting percentage was, but it had to have been way up there."
According to Ressa, his team is on the bubble to make the playoffs after recovering from a poor start to the year. Delta has won seven of its past eight games and will continue to practice.
"We are playing our best basketball right now," Ressa said. "We are going to show up tomorrow and get ready like there is a game next week."


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Friday, March 26, 2010
The Man in the Tower
All of a sudden I heard someone shouting, but I couldn't figure out from where the sound came. Looking around I noticed a few people staring up to the roof of City Hall. And there he was. The man in the tower. Climbing high up in the cell tower. Must have been a technician fixing something. Another worker was standing on the roof, but I have no idea what they talked about, but it made for a few good photos so who cares!
Skywatch Friday.
18 comments:
Interesting sight, you don't see that often. I too would be taking pics of that.
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Lowell said...
Holy crap! What would possess someone to do that kind of work? Yikes! Maybe he was looking for his lost cellphone?
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- James said...
Great for photos but I wouldn't want to climb up there especially in a thunderstorm. :)
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- brattcat said...
Yikes, that doesn't look like he's having fun at all.
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Hilda said...
I do not envy him his job. Eek.
But I am thankful that there are people like him so we can have our conveniences.
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Randi said...
Så läckert att få sitta där uppe som fågel och ha koll på "hela världen"! Du tar jättesnygga bilder!
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Don and Krise said...
I'm guessing he's being paid well for going up there. I'm glad it's him and not me. Boy, you broke out the loooong lens for that close up. NIce and clear Steffe.
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- January Zelene said...
I guess you have a powerful telephoto lens and was able to magnify the man on the tower.
Great capture!
Against Gray Sky
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Stefan Jansson said...
As it happened I took a shot yesterday of the stuff I carry with me in my camera bag. You can see it here.
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Kim, USA said...
I like to climb top places and this one is great. I would bring my camera with this one and hope to wait for sunset ^_^. But don't like his job what if he forgets to bring something he has to go down again? Lol!! Like the shots thanks for sharing. Happy weekend!
SWF~ Blue sky
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Halcyon said...
Neat photo for the skywatch. It's always nice to be in the right place at the right time to catch something special!
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Luis Gomez said...
Fun shots Steffe.
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Leif Hagen said...
This could have been a good "Where's Waldo?" posting if you didn't post the close up photo of "Waldo" up in the tower. Or in Sweden, do you say, "Where's Bengt?"
God helg
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Lois said...
A very brave person!
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Scylla said...
Ingenting i världen skulle få mig dit upp!
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Joyful said...
Interesting view of the sky. Good shot!
- Friday, March 26, 2010
- Kcalpesh said...
Super shot! You must have got a really great zoom lens..
Pixellicious Photos
- Saturday, March 27, 2010
- VP said...
A kind of pictures I always like: people working in strange places!
- Saturday, March 27, 2010