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The Front Porch won the General Excellence Award for monthly papers in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Colorado Press Association Contests. We also won the photo & design and content categories.
If you haven't seen the print version of the paper, please call 303-333-0257 (ofc) or 303-993-9963 (cell) or email email@example.com to have a copy mailed. We think you'll love it.
Who can I talk to about placing an ad?
Call Karissa at 303-333-0257 (ofc) or 303-993-9963 (cell) or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
How often is the Front Porch printed?
What is the deadline to place an ad for the next issue?
To ensure space, payment and artwork (final or raw material) should be submitted by the 15th of the month. When space allows, we may be able to accommodate later ad requests, subject to receipt of payment and artwork by agreed-upon dates. Signed ad contracts must be returned by the specified date and payment made as stated in the contract to ensure the ad will run.
How can I get my business into the online business directory?
Every month you advertise in the Front Porch, your ad will appear in the online business directory and the listing will link to your website. Please submit a 250-character phrase about your business to appear in the business directory. Please do not submit longer than 250 characters (letters and spaces combined), or your information will be cut off.
How many copies are printed?
Almost 30,000 each month
Where is the paper distributed?
When is the paper distributed?
The paper is distributed over five to seven business days (weather permitting) starting prior to or by the first business day of the month.
What sizes and shapes are available?
View ad shapes and sizes. View examples of ads that have run in the paper.
How much do ads cost?
View our rate chart. Note the cost listed is per issue.
If I run an ad, can I get extra copies to distribute at my business?
The Front Porch will deliver a copy of the paper to each advertiser every month their ad runs. Or, if you prefer, we can send a pdf of the entire paper, or just the page your ad is on. If your business is in the Front Porch distribution area, we can deliver additional copies for your customers.
Does Front Porch offer complimentary ad design with an ad contract?
The Front Porch offers complimentary layout using logo, artwork and text supplied by the customer and a rough drawing or description of the desired ad. We do not provide ad agency services such as logo design, ad slogans or multiple layout options to choose from. Layout services are available only for advertisers with a signed contract. 1/16 black ads must run three or more times to qualify for complimentary layout. 1/16th size black ads that run less than three times will be billed $35 for layout. Additional ad changes to 1/16th size black ads that run less than three times will be billed $25.
How does the Front Porch determine the position of ads in the paper?
Positioning is based on size of ad and space available on each page. Customer selection of an exact page is available only for full page ads (unless your preferred space is already taken by other full-page ads). Ads with multiple insertions will be rotated throughout the paper subject to the factors above.
If my ad runs in consecutive months, do I need to confirm my ad every month it runs?
By the 10th of each month, the advertisers with ongoing contracts will receive an email verifying whether the same ad or a new/revised ad will run in the next issue.
- If the advertiser does not respond, the same ad will run.
- If the advertiser confirms that a new or changed ad is to run, the Front Porch will send an email confirmation of the change.
- If an advertiser does not wish their ad to run in a scheduled month, the advertiser must notify Front Porch by email on or before the 10th of the month and receive a confirmation.
Can I advertise on the Front Porch website?
Yes. Call Karissa at 303-993-9963 or 303-333-0257 and ask for information about web ads.
When are invoices sent?
Invoices will be emailed or faxed per advertiser's preference. Invoices are generally emailed or faxed by the 15th two months prior to publication to allow a 30-day payment period, with payment due the 15th of the month prior to distribution.
What are the payment terms?
Payment must be received by the 15th of the month prior to publication—credit card payment is recommended. For recurring ads, the Front Porch can set up automatic payment by credit card each month. Advertisers will receive an emailed receipt for credit card transactions. Advertisers are responsible for timely payment even if the invoice is not received. Call Sharon Young 303-526-0174 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for a duplicate if an invoice is not received by the 20th of the month, two months prior to publication. The Front Porch will add a $35 fee each month for late payments. Any payments more than 60 days overdue may be assigned to a collection agency, which will result in the addition of interest and fees as allowed by law.
What file formats are accepted for artwork?
Ad designers are responsible for complying with Front Porch's technical specifications to ensure accurate printing (see below). PDF files should be saved as PDF/X-1a. JPG, TIF or EPS are also accepted formats. The recommended resolution is 300dpi. Our printer does not accept MS Word and PowerPoint files, so the Front Porch needs to re-create those in a printer-accepted file format. Publisher files are not accepted.
Technical Specifications for Ads:
Files should be a minimum of 200 dpi and a maximum of 325 dpi. Color files must be CMYK only (not RGB or spot color).
Ads should be created with no bleed and no registration marks.
Black ads must contain only black ink (not cmyk black builds).
The Front Porch may convert PDF or EPS files to high resolution TIF or JPG format if necessary to resolve printing problems identified in pre-press and avoid delays at the printer. Files with transparency should be flattened. White must be set to knock out to ensure it doesn't disappear in printing. Do not use color profiles or compression other than high resolution JPG and do not use crop marks. Fonts must be embedded in PDF files. Fonts must be converted to outlines in EPS files.
Files will be resized, if necessary, to match our standard ad sizes. The Front Porch is laid out using InDesignCS6. For technical questions about setting up ad files, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Front Porch reserves the right to refuse to publish any ad upon viewing its contents.

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England Football captain Harry Kane has launched a partnership with the Mayor of London to get young people off the streets and onto the football pitch.
The star striker was representing home club Tottenham Hotspur as Sadiq Khan announced funding for free football sessions across the capital.
The Mayor will provide £300,000 over three years to fund the Premier League Kicks programme in London.
There will be free sessions at more than 150 locations across the city, reaching 25,000 young people, it is hoped.
The drive for after-school activities comes after research by City Hall found children aged 10 to 16 are most likely to suffer violence at the end of the school day.
Met police officers will regularly attend training sessions delivered through the new partnership, to help improve their relationship with young Londoners.
The project will also partner with vulnerable students attending Pupil Referral Units, providing mentoring and opportunities through sport.
These are young people outside mainstream education, who may have anger management or mental health issues, special educational needs, or who have experienced bullying.
Premier League Kicks has been running nationally since 2006, with 69 Premier League and English Football League clubs now providing free sessions in their local communities.
Fifteen teams in London take part in the programme, and will be able to bid for the Mayor's new funding – as well as Tottenham Hotspur, a founding member, they now include Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace and West Ham.
Speaking at Duke's Aldridge Academy near the new Tottenham stadium in Haringey, Mr Kane celebrated what the scheme had achieved so far.
He said: "As a local lad, and someone who has played for Tottenham Hotspur since the age of 16, I am very proud of my club and what it's achieved through Kicks.
"Having access to play football, or any sport regularly, is important not just to improve your physical health, but your mental health as well."
Sadiq Khan said he was supporting the Premier League programme to help young people grow and develop.
He said: "I know from personal experience that sport can provide young people with life-changing opportunities, and I want all young Londoners to have the chance to reach their full potential.
"That is why I'm supporting the Premier League Kicks programme, providing young Londoners with free sports coaching, helping to build stronger and safer communities.
"The best time to stop violent crime is before it starts. This means investing in our young people, investing in our communities and investing in our city so that we give the next generation the chance to thrive."


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Madden Delaney
December 4, 2017
Madden Delaney is a freshman who has attended Franklin since Pre-K. She is the most proud of becoming the co-valedictorian of her 8th grade class. You may not know just how involved Madden is at Franklin High School; she belongs to the chess team, scholastic bowl team, student council, and the swim team.
Madden said she is intelligent, caring, athletic and friendly. While her friends say she is quiet, intelligent and thoughtful. When asked about her childhood she said her parents have had the greatest impact on her life and her mother is her role model because she taught Madden that it's okay to be different.
Madden says she is different from her peers because she swims, hikes and loves camping. Madden spends her free time reading and hanging with friends.
Her favorite memory with her parents during her childhood was going to Colorado last year with them. While they were there, the brakes failed, and her family had to buy a brand new car. They also went hiking and had to hide in the woods for half an hour from a moose that had her baby with it. She did get to mountains and scenery, and her family rode the gondola up the mountain to walk around. She hopes one day she can be taller to reach things on a higher level.


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I have been at the computer all day today so far.... about 5 hours. I am putting together the images for the seminar I will be teaching at Convergence. In doing this, I have basically replayed all the tapestries I have woven in the past 30 years, and I am finding myself overcome by the thought of all those hours of work. Not weaving hours; I will be teaching a design seminar, so my mind has been on the design process.
I, and most of the other weaver/teacher/bloggers I know, often remark about how many hours we spend at the loom to complete a tapestry. But before we ever get to the loom, the tapestry must be designed. And that process is taking place in almost all of our waking and sleeping hours. I have been designing the tapestry I'm working on now, in some ways, for the past 30 years... perhaps even longer for this one, as a lot of what is in it comes from things I learned as a child.
Perhaps it is the 5 hours at this computer that have overwhelmed me today. Maybe. But I don't think so. I believe the presence of all those tapestries, the amazing reality that I somehow worked them out of my waking and sleeping dreams onto the loom, then onto walls, has just sat down on my lap and overwhelmed me.
So I will put this all away for now. I'll shut down the computer and I will go to a coffee shop and flip through a magazine and let my mind rest.
But will it really rest? Does an artist's mind ever shut down and quiet, or will I, even then, be perking some new design to find it's way to my loom?


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In order to realize a whole new arrangement of your bedroom furniture, a new a style has to be carried out in your bedroom to give an amusing new angle to the dÈcor of the furniture, and therefore a well thought out floor plan for corner beds in the bedroom is necessary
If you are having a bedroom that experiences architectural size or detail coupled with the window placement limitations finding it difficult making a simple floor plan for other furniture, there is an option to try it out that is the corner bed style. With corner beds, all that you may looking for may be found whether to increase functionality in the room, balance the overall look or get much more out the space. And the following are some of the floor plan for corner beds that you should consider while rearranging your bedroom.
You can opt to place the head of the bed into the corner as the first possible move and don't assume the spaces between the corner and beds as dead space but utilize them as a functional addition or decorative accents. Here, plants will add some texture and height to the extreme space at the corner.
In the below photo, it is one of the styles of corner beds that you will provide you with a functional space between the corner and bed to place a table where accessories and light lamp can be placed.
In this example of a guest bedroom in a residence in San Francisco, you can place a shelving unit at the corner space that will provide you with enough spaces for accessories and trinkets.With various types and styles of floor plan for corner beds, this is another option is setting the head and side next to the walls of the corner. If this style embrasses you, change the surrounding into a cozy sanctuary by decorating the walls with colorful multiple pillows. The pillows will help to distinguish the transtion from the soft bed to the cold.
You can also consider adding headboards to both sides that are against the wall thus making the bed feel as if it is usual position of the bedroom layout and benefiting from the same soft like in the case of the pillows.
Maintaining sleekness of the floor plan for corner beds will also serve well as your one of the solution that requires different styles of corner beds. This commonly found in studio apartments is it is chic and can be versatile; as a sofa during the day and bed at night.
If you are wondering how should children's room be arranged this is one of the corner beds styles that seem favorite even for the guest room, placing twin beds at the corner of each room. This furniture dÈcor will leave out enough space between the beds making maneuvering in the room much easier. It wise to use beds with tall posts due to the architectural dimension and height enhancement to the room.
Fixing a bunk bed to the corner of a room does provide the required space for ample sleeping in a narrow room, and therefore corner beds have a list advantages that can bring a new image to your bedroom.


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Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana recently had the pleasure of receiving a visit from Liam D. and his family for a very special family vacation. Liam, the youngest of three, has Meningitis and has been very sick in the hospital over the past five years. For his sixth birthday, Liam and his family chose to visit to Dreams Palm Beach to create happy memories as a family.
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The Ultimate Super Bowl Party at Dreams Resorts & Spas!
At Dreams Resorts & Spas we celebrated Super Bowl 50 with our biggest party of the year! Everyone was decked out in their team colors and jerseys as we cheered every play of the anticipated game. Our guests were able to watch the big game on our giant outdoor screen while enjoying a deluxe tailgate buffet and a full open bar! Football pools with excellent prizes, buckets of ice-cold beer, cheerleaders and our Entertainment Team made this a day our guests won't soon forget!
Check out some photos from our celebrations!
Your Sip, Savor & See Guide!
Dreams Resorts & Spas have a lot to offer. From activities to accommodations, we have you covered. One area we make
sure you have an over abundance of options is dining!
We're proud to offer you a variety of tempting, delicious gourmet dishes at all of our resort locations. But Unlimited-Luxury® means having choices. With the Sip, Savor and See program you get a chance to experience the fine dining at some of our sister resorts! Make arrangements with your concierge before 3 p.m. and have a little adventure with your dinner. Make sure you check out the details online.
At Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa? You can take a trip to the beautiful and exotic Dreams Tulum Resort & Spa! Hungry at Dreams Villamagna Nuevo Vallarta? Visit Now Amber Puerto Vallarta for dinner with a view at Castaways! Tried all the delicious options at Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa? Talk to your concierge and plan a romantic dinner at Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana!
Then head to Facebook and Twitter and let us know which restaurants are your favorites!
Dreams Resorts & Spas receive Rainforest Alliance Verification!
The Dreams Resorts & Spas family is happy to announce that a number of our properties have been recognized by the Rainforest Alliance. The Rainforest Alliance Verified™ mark communicates our commitment to reducing our environmental impact. At Dreams Resorts & Spas we work hard each day to ensure that our management, guests and employees are following sustainable practices to protect our planet.
Congrats to Dreams Huatulco Resort & Spa, Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa, Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa, Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana, Dreams Puerto Adventuras Resort & Spa, Dreams Villamagna Nuevo Vallarta!
To learn more about the Rainforest Alliance: click here
Share the news and plan a "green" vacation today!
Happy Wordless Wednesday!
Happy Wordless Wednesday from Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana Resort & Spa! Today we're letting this incredible Dominican sunset do the talking. Dinner on the beach doesn't get much more romantic than this!
Happy Fan Photo Friday!
Some of the best photos of Dreams Resorts & Spas come from fans like you! Here are some of our favorite recent pictures snapped by Dreamers to make your Friday even better. If you have photos from your stay, feel free to tag us on our resort Facebook pages, Instagram, Twitter or Pinterest; we love seeing our resorts through your eyes. Keep dreaming of sunny days and ocean waves, we hope to welcome you soon to your home away from home!
Spa Promotions at Dreams Resorts & Spas in the Dominican Republic!
If you're coming to any of our Dreams Resorts & Spas in the Dominican Republic during April, be sure to book your day at the spa & spoil yourself with this spa-tastic promotion at Dreams Spa by Pevonia®!
"Refreshing Ritual" Spa Promotion
Hydrate your body from head to toes with the following treatment inclusions:
- Water Lily After Sun Soothing Wrap (50 mins)
- After Sun Soothing Mini Facial (25 mins)
- Complimentary foot ritual
Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa price: $104 usd
Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana and Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa price: $124 usd
This package is not combinable with other promotions or coupons. Call the spa upon arrival to book!


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AdWords Click-To-Message ads now live for advertisers
For a lot of clients, your typical AdWords campaigns don't cut it. I learned that during my time at a digital agency. Take an FMCG that wants its customers to enter a competition by calling a number for example.Which happened on more than one occasion. In those cases, we had used the AdWords Click-To-Call campaigns and seen good uptake. Although the downside to that was the lack of conversion tracking for Nigerian numbers.
In a blog post last week, Google officially announced the Click-To-Message extension. Which I'm certain will have so many use applications. According to Google
Nearly two thirds of smartphone owners use messaging more than five times a day to communicate with others. And people aren't limiting their use of messaging to social communications – 65% of consumers say they'd consider using messaging to connect with a business to get information about a product or service, or to schedule an in-person appointment.
The messaging extension will now be available just like the call, location and callout extensions. Here's an example of what the extension will look like in your ads
And the best thing about this extension, is that you can enter a default text in the message that's sent! Clicking on the message CTA opens up the users message app.
Possible use cases in Nigeria
Basic services, like food (Chicken Republic)
Lets take Chicken Republic as an example. The company already has an online sales platform. We've seen the company push their express meal for just ₦1,000 right? And they take orders from multiple areas in Lagos. Here's a simple campaign I could run to test out this functionality
And here I'd include a message extension with the copy "SMS Your Order for delivery". Which could easily be designed to auto-fill the message "I'd like an express meal. My address is [insert your address]". This can then trigger a call to confirm the order.
There are a million and one other use cases for this. Only thing that'll get in your way is your imagination.
And don't forget, this is a new feature, so you'd want to try it out to see how your customers respond to it. If you do and you get any interesting feedback, let me know in the comment box below


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Just How Low is Low? Have You Seen Your Rate Today?
Just How Low is Low? Have You Seen Your Rate Today?
Mortgage loan interest rates are one of the key drivers in the real estate industry. In today's economy, Freddie Mac is reporting 30-year fixed rates at historic lows over the last few weeks (or is that months?).
What does this mean to you?
1.) If you're thinking about selling, now is a great time because buyers will be able to afford more home at a lower monthly payment.
2.) If you want to sell and move up, a low interest rate will help you get more home for the monthly payment you pay.
3.) You might want to refinance your existing mortgage loan.
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Beginning in 2012, HCR ManorCare rolled out a new appearance policy in its skilled nursing facilities that requires registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants and housekeeping aides to wear certain color scrub sets on the job.
A key component of HCR ManorCare's new dress code is a requirement that scrubs be maintained in "wrinkle-free" condition. For most employees, this means having to spend time at home laundering and ironing multiple scrub sets each week without pay. Whether employees are entitled to be paid for the time they spend maintaining their uniforms is the subject of a federal lawsuit currently pending in Pennsylvania called Chandler v. HCR ManorCare et al., No. 12-cv-4395 (E.D. Pa.). In this case, the Court has recognized the plaintiffs' claims as valid under the FLSA.
If you or a family member work as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, certified nursing assistant or housekeeping aide at HCR ManorCare, we would like to talk to you about your experiences with ManorCare's dress code. Please contact us today!


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I like this a lot. Go out there and decide how well you're going to live your life.
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Wasting time, or nah?
You Make My Heart Sing
A timeline of current events:
*Early morning internet browsing*
Found this little gem
Got a little inspired.
Felt a little wild.
Thought it's Friday so why not?
Started singing this
Thought what if we still dressed like that…?
Stay wild, loves!
Half Full
Positive life. Positive vibes.
Is your glass half full?
Browsing Convenience .01
Any big plans this weekend? Can't say I have much going on. Just work and research over on this end. Hope you have a good one, no matter what's on your agenda! I've compiled a little list for ya.
For your browsing convenience on this sweet Saturday…
Cutest toddler photo shoot.
You know I'm a sucker for the BuzzFeed quiz. I got The Harbor School. Win.
Navid Baraty's stunning photography.
80 years of World Cup ticket designs.
Ever consider fostering a kitten?
Yeah, I'd move.
Some of the coolest beach art I've ever seen.
Eye opening article on relationships and acceptance.
These crowns are so beautiful and cool.
Calling all The Hunger Games fans.
Just Blooming
A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.
I'm not sure where this quote came from but I think it's stunning. In today's world with social media I think we're all guilty of looking through our feed and thinking man, they really have it all together or I wish I had their life. Truth is we're all here for different reasons and have been dealt our own hand of cards for a reason. We need to remind ourselves of this and bloom in our own way, on our own time. I'm especially guilty of this right now, as I see all my friends and classmates moving on with their post college lives and getting good jobs in cool new cities and I'm here writing this post, sitting on my parents' couch on my day off from the same customer service retail job I've had since high school. So when I saw this quote, it really resonated with me. It's not for lack of effort that I'm still in this position. It's simply timing. My time will come (hopefully sooner rather than later) and when it does I will be ready and welcome it with open arms. Until then, I'll be bustin ass trying to make big things happen on the career front and trying to find the beauty in what I have now. Just blooming.
Word Inspiration
These words are so simple but powerful. I'm working on it, are you?


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The Man Booker Prize is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a "best of the best" Golden Man Booker Prize due to be awarded next month. However, while the winning novels have often been met by a mixed response, many of the shortlisted and longlisted titles have been well received and in some cases go on to be better known than those taking the prize that year. So if the past winners don't inspire you, then here is a selection of "the best of the rest" to consider.
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet – shortlisted in 2016, this is a brilliantly original historical crime novel which blurs the line between fiction and non-fiction with outstanding results. Published by Saraband, a small Scottish independent press, I doubt I would have discovered this if it hadn't been for the publicity generated by the Man Booker Prize.


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Sorry, Kermit, but it actually is pretty easy being green – especially in the Bay. With Earth Day on April 22, what better time to take advantage of the Bay's resources and make your life (and the planet) just a little bit greener?
Shop Smarter
Shopping in environmentally friendly and sustainable stores reduce the amount of waste produced by using recycled or upcycled products. These stores also watch the chemicals in their products and ensure that the ingredients aren't harmful to you, or the
Shopping doesn't always have to involve buyer's remorse. Did you know what you put on your body is just as important as what you put in your body? Zenabelle in Bristol does. With ingredients carefully picked out by the staff, each product is good for you and good for the environment; right down to the packaging – no creepy scary chemicals here. 573 Hope Street, Bristol. 401-396-9603, www.Zenabelle.com
Need a gift? How about some home decor? Some spices maybe? Luna Sea has got it, and more. They also sell LifeFactory bottles, which help cut down on harmful plastic water bottles that end up in landfills. 259 Thames Street, Bristol. 401-256-0485, www.LunaSeaShop.com
Every item in Green Envy – right down to the furnishings – is handmade, eco-friendly, recycled, upcycled and/or fair trade. Get housewares, gifts, jewelry, skincare, baby clothing and more. 8 Franklin Street, Newport. 401-619-1993, www.GreenEnvyShop.com
Their tagline is "the art of green living" so it's pretty clear what they're all about. Barksfield offers healthy, chemical-free home, personal and pet care products as well as home decor and gifts made from artists that choose to "work green" with sustainable business practices, upcycled or recycled materials and nontoxic dyes. 3964 Main Road, Second Floor, Tiverton. 401-816-0944, www.Barksfield.com
Green Your Home
Believe it or not, going green can be as simple as making small changes in your home. Something as easy as changing your cleaning products or getting an energy audit can make a big
If you have a problem at home with mold, odor and mosquitos, the only effective option must be to go out and buy some chemicals to kill the problem, right? Wrong. Green Home Solutions of Newport a "100% green company" that aims to provide affordable, responsible, natural and safe solutions to allergens, mosquitos, mold and odors in your home. 1698 E Main Road, Portsmouth. 401-293-0616, www.GreenHomeSolutions.com/Newport-RhodeIsland
Getting your home energy audited is a great way to see where you're wasting energy and where you can improve. It not only saves you money, but making your home as energy efficient as possible saves the planet too. Get in touch with National Grid to set up an appointment. www.MyNGrid.com/EnergyWise
Recycle and Compost
Recycling is something we learned about when we were kids, but it has never stopped being important. Now's a good time to add composting. What is composting and why is it important? Composting is the process of recycling decomposing yard and food waste and turning it into a rich soil to be used in your garden instead of sending it to a landfill. With our population ever rising, the amount of waste we produce is rising along with it – and our landfills aren't getting any smaller. Together we can divert material from the landfill, here's how.
Many local farms and farmers markets do composting – like Aquidneck Farms in Portsmouth. They make an effort to keep usable material out of the municipal waste stream by selling their own tote bags (instead of those pesky plastic bags) and offering the ability to drop off your food scraps for composting. Most of the scraps collected and turned into compost are collected by the Island Community Farm (www.SustainableAquidneck.org) and used to enrich the soil of their community gardens – an effort that has diverted over 40,000 pounds of material from the landfill. Aquidneck Farms also rents compost buckets for $20 at the market's welcome stall. These compost buckets can be used in the comfort of your own home to place food scraps into and bring back to the farmer's market. Compost for your home garden can also be purchased at their Farms Store. 333 Wapping Road, Portsmouth. 401-849-0337, www.AquidneckFarms.com
Every town is different, so it's important to check your local town laws for their specific recycling and composting rules and regulations. There are so many resources out there, but the easiest way to find out what you can and cannot recycle or compost is to call your local Town Hall. The internet works too, of course. If you're a RI resident check out www.RIRRC.org/Recycling and if you're in MA go to www.RecyclingWorksMA.com
Travel Responsibly
If you've been on the highway, you've seen black smoke spouting from the exhaust pipe of a tractor-trailer or another vehicle into the air. Freaky? Absolutely. Transportation is the largest single source of air pollution in the United States; luckily there are things we can do in the Bay to reduce our own impact.
If you have a diesel fueled motor vehicle or home heating furnace and want to lessen your carbon footprint and reduce waste, Newport Biodiesel is the place for you. They collect waste vegetable oil from over 2,000 Southern New England restaurants and turn it into clean burning fuel. The nontoxic, biodegradable biodiesel is "ecologically the best and highest use of waste vegetable oil." 312 JT Connell Highway, Newport. 401-846-1117, www.NewportBiodiesel.com
Riding your bike uses zero gasoline and produces zero waste – and that's what Bike Newport is here to encourage. Bike Newport's mission is to improve, and facilitate biking in Newport for the good of its residents, visitors and the environment. They aim to make Newport a more bike-friendly city by hosting group rides and events throughout the year. 437 Broadway, Newport. 401-619-4900, www.BikeNewportRI.org
Public transportation reduces the amount of emissions released into the air from automobiles. RIPTA now has hybrid trolleys and hybrid diesel Gillig buses and trolleys. www.RIPTA.com/Green-Initiatives
Give Back
Being green doesn't have to break the bank; all you need is a little bit of time. If you're the type of person who wants to put in a little elbow grease to help the environment, we've got just the right activities for you.
As residents of the Ocean State, we have a responsibility to help clean up our oceans. Clean Ocean Access in Middletown is a Newport-based environmental group focused on the coastlines of Aquidneck Island. They host several beach cleanups, and have four this month alone on the 2, 9, 16 and 23 from 12-2pm at various locations. 23 Johnnycake Hill Road, Middletown. 401-465-0628, www.CleanOceanAccess.org
In Seekonk and Bristol, the Audubon Society of Rhode Island is dedicated to education, land conservation and advocacy. By volunteering, you'll help run nature-based activities during school vacation camps, assist in educational tour groups and pitch in with administrative duties. 1401 Hope Street (Rte 114), Bristol. 401-245-7500, www.ASRI.org
Help clean up Narragansett Bay by volunteering your time with Save the Bay. This organization allows people to join cleanups to collect trash, schedule cleanups, participate in events or join the Save the Bay team. 175 Memorial Boulevard, Newport. 401-324-6020, www.SaveBay.org
Support Our Farmers
The Bay has a lot of great farmers and farmer's markets that have locally grown fruits and vegetables, fresh baked goods, handmade crafts and more. Buying from these farms and markets not only helps small businesses and farmers, but it also cuts down on the pollution associated with trucking goods across the country. Plus, it just tastes better when you to buy directly from the source.
Mount Hope Farm has their farmer's market every Saturday from 9am-1pm rain or shine. There is so much here – baked goods, vegetables, eggs, cheese, meats, fish, potted plants and home goods to name a few. They even accept debit, credit, SNAP and WIC cards, making buying healthy foods and goods that much easier. 250 Metacom Avenue, Bristol. 401-245-1745, www.MountHopeFarm.org
Hope & Main in Warren has so much to offer: workshops and classes, information sessions, events, community programs. Located in a 100-year-old schoolhouse on Main Street, Hope & Main is Rhode Island's first culinary business incubator and brings together food producers, farmers, fishermen and other food industry members to collaborate and engage with the community. You can scope out all the goodies at their farmer's market on Sundays from 11am-3pm. 691 Main Street, Warren. 401-245-7400, www.MakeFoodYourBusiness.org
The Aquidneck Grower's Market has organically- and conventionally-grown local products like fresh veggies, flowers, herbs, fruit, meats and seafood as well as prepared foods. The market brings the community together and offers easy access to fresh, responsibly grown food and raises awareness to the benefits of shopping local for your health, the economy and the Earth. The indoor winter market runs every Saturday at the Newport Vineyard and Winery in Middletown until mid-May. The summer market happens twice a week: once on Wednesdays on Memorial Boulevard in Newport from 2-6pm, and again on Saturdays at the Newport Vineyard & Winery from 9am-1pm. 401-848-0099, www.AquidneckGrowersMarket.org
Opening back up this month is Sweet Berry Farm in Middletown. Spanning 100 acres of preserved farmland, the market has seasonal fruits and veggies and fresh cut flowers as well as a plethora of other local products and goodies. 915 Mitchell's Lane, Middletown. 401-847-3912, www.SweetBerryFarmRI.com
The family-owned Four Town Farm in Seekonk is set smack dab in the middle of Seekonk, Barrington, East Providence and Providence. The farmstand opens back up – with a new farmstand – the middle of this month, and closes the end of December. They have a variety of seasonal veggies. Four Town Farm also has an impressive 50,000 square feet of greenhouse space and their experienced staff will help you. There are also educational tours in the fall. 90 George Street, Seekonk. 508-336-5587, www.FourTownFarm.com
Grow the Solution
Where do most people get their produce? Okay, yes, the supermarket, but do you know where it came from, really? How many miles did it travel on a truck to get to the store? And what chemicals were used? Growing your own food – or supporting those who do – does wonders for the environment and your health.
Mount Hope Farm in Bristol has a wealth of programs for all ages that focus on food, culture and creating a better world. Mount Hope Farm's 4H Clubs teaches these values to kids ages five to 17 through their Green Fields and Revolutionaries curriculum. This provides kids with experiential learning in agricultural practices, environmental stewardship, health and nutrition classes, community service opportunities and leadership training. The 4H Clubs are also able to participate in Mount Hope Farm's Growing4Good garden – a 75x75 foot handicap accessible garden that acts as a demonstration site where all the food grown is donated to the East Bay Food Pantry. 250 Metacom Avenue, Bristol. 401-254-1745, www.MountHopeFarm.org
Community Gardens are also a great way to get into gardening and meet people around town who share the same passion. Many towns have community farms or gardens where residents can apply for a large or small plot or volunteer their time to care for a garden.
Eat Responsibly
Who says eating out has to be unhealthy? Going out to eat can not only be healthy for you, but it can also be good for the environment – talk about a win-win. These area markets and eateries help you to be deliciously green.
Known as a "Super Food Eatery," Keenwah Super Food Eatery in Newport serves organic, natural and locally-sourced food to promote healthier living and a sustainable planet. 311 Broadway, Newport. 401-619-5266.
The Green Grocer in Portsmouth operates under a set of principles that focuses on making the world a better place through positive social and environmental change. They take great care in providing organic products and fresh produce that support your local farmer. Included in their inventory are household cleaners and kitchen supplies that aren't full of harmful chemicals that make their way into the environment and pollute the Earth, but instead are sustainably and responsibly manufactured. They also have an expansive Health and Beauty section, with soaps, shampoos and conditioners, lotions and baby supplies that are good for your body and the planet. 934 East Main Road, Portsmouth. 401-683-0007, www.TheGreenGrocerRI.com
From their interior design to their menu, Eli's Kitchen in Warren is environmentally conscious from the ground up. Their menu boasts meat and fish from local farmers and fishermen, and the greens and herbs used in the food are from just the town over in Bristol. 40 Market Street, Warren. 401-245-1809, www.ElisKitchenWarren.com


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(Originally published in October of 2011. I still stand by the list.)
Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, here are 14 great Halloween films to watch over the course of 24 hours, right down to the minute. If you're looking for a scary movie marathon with your friends, cats or merely a bucket of Sour Patch Kids and deepest regrets, the CDP has you covered. I tend to stick to the classics and prefer psychological horror over gore, so if you're down, you're down.
Honorable Mentions go to Seven, Race With The Devil, Rear Window, Poltergeist, Halloween, Psycho, Scream, Nosferatu, The Blair Witch Project and Frankenstein. Feel free to add these films if you ever wish to hold a 48 hour marathon.
Let's go.
NOON – 1:36pmNight Of The Living Dead (1968)
Might as well kick things off with a masterpiece. You'll soon see that when it comes to scary movies, I tend to stick with the classics, and Night Of The Living Dead takes residence in my Holy Trinity of Horror Movies.
1:36pm – 3:27pmThe Omen (1976)
They don't make movies about Satan like they used to. Enjoy the Missus' choice for her favorite scary movie, and one of the only 'demon possessed kid' films that matters.
3:27pm – 5:22pmThe Ring (2002)
The newest film on this list by a long shot, I argue that the American remake of The Ring is not only better than the original, but one of the top 10 horror movies of the last 10 years.
5:22pm – 6:46pmThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
By now, the sun should be going down, so what better time to take in Movie #2 in my Holy Trinity of Horror Movies? Endlessly influential, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre spawned countless (for better or worse) knockoffs.
6:46pm – 8:45pmThe Birds (1963)
One of three Hitchcock films I considered for this marathon, The Birds is a perfect example of mixing brilliant direction with suspense, mystery, and everything else that makes Hitchcock one of the greatest of all-time.
Not 'scary' per se, but an absolutely essential movie to locate and view, if only because the concept (legit circus freaks murder a scheming trapeze artist and her strongman boyfriend) is guaranteed to never see a camera lens ever again. You'd be thrown out of Hollywood for even pitching it.
9:49pm – 12:13amThe Shining (1980)
The Shining gets a prime timeslot in our marathon, and I consider it more than worthy. One of the most artful films of the genre, and featuring a legendary performance by Jack Nicholson.
12:13am – 1:55amThe Burbs (1989)
After the emotional annihilation of The Shining, watch the criminally-overlooked comedy, The Burbs. I don't know why; maybe it's because the movie never quite decides what it wants to be (dark comedy, horror, spoof), but it's honestly one of my favorite movies ever. Due to the Missus not sharing my sentiments, I only watch it once a year with her, right around Halloween.
1:55am – 3:42amThe Changeling (1980)
I watched The Changeling for the first time a couple of years ago, and it took me completely by surprise. George C. Scott is (predictably) fantastic, and the slow burn of the first half will suck you in and claim your emotions for the twisted climax. A really good, classic paranormal film, and I recommend watching it as I did, with no reservations of what it was supposed to be about.
3:42am – 5:40amThe Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
The influence, legacy and memory of The Silence Of The Lambs cannot be overstated. The only 'Horror' movie to ever receive a Best Picture Academy Award, it seemingly does everything perfect, creating a very real, very grimy world of serial murderers, psychological manipulation and the best leading cast in the history of the genre. Not just a must-see; but a must-own.
5:40am – 7:18amThe Eye (2002)
For my money, one the best of the 'Asian Horror' films, The Eye takes an interesting concept (woman accidentally goes blind and can now see the dead), and sprinkles all sorts of Asian cinematography dust on each frame. Like The Changeling, The Eye snuck up on me, and if you're the kind of person that doesn't need wanton gore to be interested in a scary movie (like me), this should do the trick.
7:18am – 9:34amRosemary's Baby (1968)
Horror movies from this era did two things I really liked: First, they mentioned Satan a lot. Secondly, movies were allowed to end badly, meaning that main characters were killed, the bad guys got away, and in the case of Rosemary's Baby, the seed of the Dark Lord was planted in Mia Farrow. If you haven't seen this one by now, you may want to remedy that. Dark, looming, paranoid and remarkable.
9:34am – 9:58amTrilogy Of Terror – 'Amelia' (1975)
So, we've almost made it through the 24 hour marathon. Chances are a lot of your friends have fallen asleep, the DVD player is smoldering and you're almost completely out of Zagnut bars. What better time to watch the iconic final short film from Trilogy Of Terror, where Karen Black is terrorized in her apartment by a Zuni fetish doll come to life? Trust me, it's awesome.
9:58am – NOONThe Exorcist (1973)
Here we are. The final piece of my Holy Trinity of Horror Movies, and without question the greatest (and arguably scariest) horror film ever made. The Exorcist wins, and most other arguments exist only because said curmudgeon doesn't want to accept that such a popular movie is also the best. It is. Nothing else comes close. Even at 10am, even upon the 20th viewing, it'll send you reeling.
Just to be sure, I re-watched The Exorcist shortly before I put this list together, and you know what? It was better than I remembered. If you've never seen it (or haven't seen it in awhile), it's more than Linda Blair flopping around on a bed (which she does brilliantly, I might add). The real star of the film, Jason Miller, does a masterfully understated job as Damien Karras, a priest losing his faith and wracked with guilt at the recent loss of his mother. An early scene with him visiting his mother at a psych ward was particularly unnerving. Also, Ellen Burstyn plays the role of Regan's mother with just the right combination of terror and frustration. There are no 'unbelievable' characters in this movie, and considering the subject matter, that's pretty unbelievable in and of itself.
The influence The Exorcist continues to have on horror is undeniable. Moments like listening to Regan's speech backwards, or the hospital surveillance footage of her mania are surprisingly contemporary. Finally, this movie is, at the end of the day, a huge victory for Catholics. I'm surprised they don't play this at least once a year during mass (okay, maybe not, but still).
The Exorcist earned a whopping 10 Oscar nominations, winning two. With a gross of over $450 million, it's also one of the most popular films of all time. Finally, The Exorcist was named 'Scariest Movie Of All-Time' by Entertainment Weekly, IMDB, Movies.com and AMC. Not too shabby. It's also on Netflix streaming in HD right this very instant, so give yourself a couple of hours and watch it tonight.
The marathon is over. Change your pants and get some rest. Sound off in the comments section, let me know what your marathon would look like and enjoy your day.


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People who want to change some aspect of their lives or better understand themselves could benefit from therapy. In therapy, a skilled professional creates a safe and supportive place for you to explore who you are, work on solving your problems, and build your strengths.
Therapy helps people cope with difficult life events such as divorce or loss of loved ones. It also helps them manage and overcome emotional and psychological issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, low self-esteem, or substance abuse. Furthermore, therapy helps people heal from deeply entrenched pain and long-standing problems resulting from abuse, trauma, and other debilitating circumstances.
The first therapy session gives us the opportunity to exchange information and learn about your needs. You can ask me questions about my approach to therapy, credentials, and experience; structure of therapy sessions; goals for your therapy; and anything else that comes to mind.
Our goal is to help you feel better, stronger, and more capable of solving your problems and achieving your goals. To this end, we will work together to identify and understand areas of your life that are causing you pain and distress. We will also work to help you develop ways of effectively coping with and alleviating these problems.
It may be difficult to talk about these matters, but we will work at your pace. You do not have to open up about things until you feel ready to do so. I will support you in this process and help you understand and deal with painful and difficult emotions, memories, circumstances, and problems.
Talking about your problems can be scary, and you may experience intense emotions. You may cry, become upset, or have angry outbursts during your sessions, but you will be in a compassionate setting – safe from criticism. Sometimes you may feel both physically and emotionally drained after a session. We will develop ways to help you cope with the physical and emotional affects of therapy.
The number of sessions per week and duration of your therapy depends on many factors including the following:
- Severity of your symptoms
- The kinds of situations you are dealing with
- The kinds of emotional or psychological problems you are experiencing
- Length of time that you've had the problems
- The level of stress you're dealing with
- The degree to which your problems interfere with daily life
- The amount of resources and support from others
- Speed of your progress
- Cost and insurance factors
An individual's circumstances play a large factor in the length of therapy. For example, a person going through a divorce may only need therapy for a few months to cope with this difficult life change. In contrast, a person who has suffered with depression and anxiety since childhood because of trauma and abuse will need considerably more therapy.
We will assess the factors and circumstances that caused you to seek therapy and discuss treatment options including length of therapy. Therapy is a fluid process that can be adjusted to meet your needs as we progress.
You should consider the therapist's level of training, registration with professional bodies, experience treating clients with similar problems to yours, treatment approach, and communication style.
Another important factor to consider is whether the therapist is a good match for you. You want a therapist who understands you, is caring and empathetic, and has a personality you can relate to. The two of you will build a relationship in which you will share some of the most personal aspects of yourself and life. Therefore, it is important to choose a therapist who you like and feel good about and who likes and feels good about you.
The therapist's fees, hours, location, and payment options may also influence your decision.
I provide individual therapy for adults as well as couples therapy for married people, domestic partners, engaged people, and other couples.
Everything we discuss in therapy is confidential, unless information is requested by court order.
Sessions for individuals last 50 minutes and are charged at £85 per session. Skype and phone sessions are also £85 per session.
Sessions for couples usually take place fortnightly, last 75 minutes and are charged at £130 per session.
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Osteoporosis is a major health issue in Australia and around the world, although 70 per cent of Aussie women aged between 55 and 64 haven't talked to their doctor about it. Just 22 per cent of women consider it a risk, despite one in three women around the world over the age of 50 experiencing a fracture caused by osteoporosis.
Simply put, osteoporosis is a health condition that weakens the bones, making them more fragile and more likely to break. The condition typically develops slowly over time and is usually only diagnosed when a fall or impact causes a fracture. These fractures generally occur in the wrists, hips or spinal bones, but can also appear in the arms, pelvis, ribs and other parts of the body.
One person who knows all about the impacts of osteoporosis is 58-year-old Jane Scoble. Speaking to Starts at 60, the Melbourne grandmother explained that she once lived an active and healthy lifestyle, but had her life turned upside down when she took a nasty fall just before her 50th birthday. She'd gone back to university to study nursing but the fall and lengthy recovery period meant she couldn't complete her studies.
"I went back to uni and it was about halfway through the year I fell and fractured my shoulder very badly," she explained. "I wasn't diagnosed at that time but the surgeon said my bones were very soft and brittle and that I had such a bad fall. My children were grown up by then. I planned on going travelling. None of that happened that year."
Jane followed a healthy diet of calcium-rich foods and said there was nothing to suggest she had osteoporosis. When doctors attempted to put her shoulder back together again, they had a difficult time and were forced to use lots of pins and screws. She was initially prescribed medication that helps build bone, although after not healing for 10 weeks, she was taken off it.
Jane also injured her left foot, although this time a fall or injury wasn't the cause of her stress fracture. It took health professionals a long time to work out what had gone wrong and after wearing a boot for two months and a CT scan, a pin was put in to help Jane recover.
Doctors were still baffled and it took some time before they found a treatment of injections every six months to help manage her osteoporosis.
"The injections will make sure my bone density doesn't go backwards," Jane explained. "Once it gets bad, it just maintains it. It improves it a bit, it's never going to be brilliant."
She also takes extra vitamin D and extra calcium supplements, while a yearly blood test checks her bone density levels haven't continued to dip. She also has to eat healthy foods and maintain a good weight to help manage her condition.
In addition to having to drop out of university and putting her holiday plans on hold, there are many other physical and emotional limitations osteoporosis has put on Jane's life. She's now banned from horse riding and skiing, which were two of her biggest passions in life. She can't work full-time because of her many operations, and walking is as active as she can get now.
"I've had to reassess how I look at stuff and keep trying something different and I spend a lot of my time helping my friends out now instead of going to work," she said. "I spend time with my granddaughter."
Following her fractures, Jane relied on her family to help her with daily tasks. She couldn't drive for nine months and she's had to move into a single-storey house to avoid stairs. She also has to be careful not to leave things out at home and to remove trip hazards to prevent falls and make her life as easy as possible. She also did a rehab course and an occupational therapist helped her with tips, including how to hold handle her granddaughter.
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"There's a lot of help out there, it's just about asking the right questions and getting as much information as you can because everyone is going to be different," Jane said.
GPs will generally be the best place to start as they can refer patients to the right specialists and people. They will be able to help with nutritionists and dieticians, as well as assisting with other help and resources.
Jane has shared her story as part of a new online narrative called Osteoporosis XPlained. The website, which can be accessed here, raises awareness about the disease in easy-to-understand language.
IMPORTANT LEGAL INFO This article is of a general nature and FYI only, because it doesn't take into account your personal health requirements or existing medical conditions. That means it's not personalised health advice and shouldn't be relied upon as if it is. Before making a health-related decision, you should work out if the info is appropriate for your situation and get professional medical advice.


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Awkwafina has no plans to drop stage name but doesn't rule it out
Awkwafina doesn't see herself dropping her stage name - which she came up with as a teenager - but it could happen one day.
The "Crazy Rich Asians" star - whose real name is Nora Lum - revealed her moniker was created as a child, and she feels immense pride when she sees the alias "on a chair back or on a call sheet".
Asked if she could ditch Awkwafina for her own name, she told the New York Times: "I don't see it right now. That's not to say that it's not a possibility.
"I created Awkwafina when I was a kid. What she represents to me is more than a persona -- in the very beginning, I did see her as the confident one, the side that comes out that gives Nora the panic attacks.
"But as I've grown older I've come to really be grateful for that name and what I've seen it written on. To see her name on a chair back or on a call sheet, that means a lot to me. I don't think that I could shed her right now."
The 31-year-old star is set to release her own sitcom 'Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens' on Netflix, and she opened up about her "memories" of growing up in the New York City borough.
She added: "My memories of Queens are scattered. There's this family history that I kind of know only from stories, about when my dad was growing up in Whitestone and my great-grandpa owned a Chinese restaurant on Northern Boulevard.
"My dad still lives in the same building I grew up in. My old neighbours find my dad and they're like, 'I can't believe she's that same little girl.'
"He definitely hams it up with everyone. He's having a fun time with it."
Meanwhile, the 'Farewell' actress previously admitted she sometimes calls herself Michelle Pfeiffer to confuse people in Starbucks when they're writing her name on a cup.
She said: "When I was 15 or 16, I thought the name 'Awkwafina' was great, hilarious. I never thought anyone would ever call me that. Cut to now, where everyone calls me that. So that's good.
"[In Starbucks] I like putting 'Michelle Pfeiffer'. All 'F's in the 'Pfeiffer,' throws them off a little bit."


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The exact history of how taffy came to be is still a mystery. Taffy has been part of American life since the late 1800s, and has been a beach-side tradition since it appeared in Atlantic City more than 100 years ago. Some say taffy appeared in the Midwest at county fairs even earlier. However, Atlantic City is known as the home of salt water taffy.
Many manufacturers claim a shopkeeper named David Bradley was one of the first sellers of the candy. In 1883, a huge storm hit Atlantic City and flooded the boardwalk. Bradley's store was flooded and the ocean water soaked his entire stock of taffy. In one account, a young girl asked if the store still had taffy for sale. Bradley jokingly told the girl to grab some "salt water taffy." This is believed to be the first reference to salt water taffy. Today some recipes for salt water taffy call for a teaspoon of salt.
However, Joseph Fralinger is credited with popularizing salt water taffy. Fralinger observed sunbathers and boardwalk visitors and came up with the idea to sell salt water taffy. He figured tourists would want a reminder or souvenir of their vacation to Atlantic City. As an experiment, Fralinger boxed the candy and sold it one weekend. It was a huge success and the demand became too much for him to handle.
Competition was not far behind Fralinger's success. Enoch James became Fralinger's biggest competition around 1900. The James family moved from the Midwest to Atlantic City after hearing about the salt water taffy craze. James located his store near Fralinger's shop on the boardwalk. Each shop had different recipes to advertise to visitors. When James came to town, Atlantic City's first "taffy war" started.
By the 1920s, salt water taffy was at the height of its popularity. More than 450 manufacturers were making and/or selling the candy at that time. In the early 1920s, John R. Edmiston obtained a trademark number for the term "original" salt water taffy. After obtaining the trademark, Edmiston then asked the larger taffy companies for a share of their profits because they were using his trademarked name. The James brothers sued Edmiston over the use of the term 'original' salt water taffy. In 1923, the Supreme Court ruled the confection had been around too long and used by too many people to claim royalties off of the "original" title.
Today salt water taffy is commonly found on the Eastern seaboard and is a popular treat for people to bring home after visiting one of those beaches. Taffy is also found in other parts of the country at some theme parks.
The original process of making salt water taffy dates back more than 100 years. Skilled pullers would hang 10 to 25 pounds of taffy over hooks. When the taffy reached five to six feet in length, it would start to fall off the hooks. The puller would then pick the taffy up and put it back over the hook. The pullers listened for swish, smack, and slap noises to keep the taffy soft and less sticky. A similar process is still used today when making homemade taffy.
Most taffy recipes contain corn syrup, butter, sugar and some varying ingredients. The ingredients are melted down in kettles at a temperature between 250 to 270 degrees. The lower the temperature the chewier the candy, and the higher the heat the more brittle the candy. The ingredients are then put on a marble slab or pan and cooled. Once cool, the pulling process will start. The process of pulling the taffy over and over incorporates air into the mixture, giving taffy its unique texture.
Eventually, the taffy will become harder to pull. When this happens, it is put on a marble slab or pan to hold its shape and then it is cut into pieces with greased scissors. Taffy should be stored in airtight containers to keep out the moisture. If any moisture gets into the candy, it will become very sticky.
The modern manufacturing methods have changed the way salt water taffy is made. Today's taffy is cooked in large stainless steel or copper kettles and then vacuum cooked a second time. The pulling and packaging is now done with machines, allowing more taffy to be made at higher speeds.


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Since I wanted to be able to access this post easily for future reference, I thought I'd make a page of "The Best Mac and Windows Software" I've found.
Recent events have prompted me to create a post that will have references and links to all the great software I use on Windows and Mac that I couldn't live without (or at least that would make my life much harder without). I've reinstalled MacOSX Leopard and Windows XP on my home computer, and at work I've had to change computers about two times in the last three months. It's started to become a headache to always Google search the software I use often just to re-find the download links to re-install it all. Therefore, I figured if I gathered all the software download links into one location on my blog, it would be a virtual "one-stop-shopping" center for all my software needs.
Windows and Mac Software
Two of the best sources for free open-source Windows and Mac software are the aptly named OpenSourceWindows.org and OpenSourceMac.org. I found most of the following software from these two sites and check back periodically to see if there are any new open-source recommendations.
Internet Browsers
Obviously, the greatest asset (or distraction) for my work on the computer is the choice of a good Internet browser, and Internet Explorer 6 just won't do.
- Firefox Browser (Windows and Mac) Hands down the BEST browser available. Firefox has security, speed and new features that will change the way you use the Web. Don't settle for anything less.
- Opera Browser (Windows and Mac) The second best browser available with three great features: Speed Dial: Your favorite sites are just one click away at all times; Search Shortcuts: Faster search – type your queries directly in the address bar; Trash Can: Instantly reopen recently closed tabs.
- Google Chrome (Windows ONLY at this time) The BEST browser available for speedy browsing and Google searching. Type your query directly into the address bar and Google will return a list of results instantly -> no more browsing straight to Google for your "Google-ing."
- Safari 3 (Windows and Mac) The original Mac browser in all its glory -> soon to be replaced by Safari 4.
- Safari 4 Beta (Windows and Mac) Boasting 150 features including a Mac look-and-feel and plenty of tools and built-in plug-ins, this is the wave of the future.
- Internet Explorer 8 (Windows) A potentially great browser with updated support for CSS 3, but it seems Microsoft will shortly be throwing in the towel on the IE engine.
- Stand-alone IE 7 (Windows) Internet Explorer 7 is very literally a NECESSARY update to the poorly designed IE6 which has quite bad CSS support. IE7 isn't perfect, but is far better for browsing than IE6. This is a link to the stand-alone version I use for website design and cross-browser testing. The original MS IE7 is here.
- Stand-alone (multiple) IE browsers (Windows) This install puts Internet Explorer versions 3-6 on your computer each in stand-alone versions. I wrote about its potential for cross-browser design and code testing here.
- Camino (Mac) Mozilla Power, Mac Style. From their own website: "The Camino Project has worked to create a browser that is as functional and elegant as the computers it runs on."
- Flock Browser (Windows and Mac) Powered by Mozilla, this is the "Social Networking Browser" that has lots of features specifically targeted toward staying connected on social networks.
- SeaMonkey (Windows and Mac) Powered by Mozilla, this is an Internet Suite: web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple — all your Internet needs in one application.
Browser Extensions and Plugins
- Firebug for Firefox Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of web development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
- ColorZilla for Firefox Advanced Eyedropper, Color Picker, Palette Viewer and other colorful goodies for your Firefox.
- Delicious Firefox Buttons to save links to your Del.icio.us account from the page you're on. Similar versions available for Safari and Opera below.
- Delicious Safari
- Delicious Opera
- FlashPlayer The Adobe Flash Player is software for creating and viewing animations and movies using computer programs such as a web browser; in common usage, flash lets you put animation and movies on a web site.
- ShockWave Player Shockwave Player displays Web content that has been created by Adobe Director, necessary for some videos and animations.
- Quicktime Apple's video player, used often for movie trailers and other videos. A necessary download. Video trailers available here.
- Java Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. It's also integral to the intranet applications and other e-business solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing.
Web Development Tools
- TextWrangler (Mac) Combined with CyberDuck FTP, it makes my development work so much smoother. "TextWrangler is a very capable text editor. Among other things, it can open files from (and save them) to remote FTP and SFTP servers, offers a significantly more powerful grep engine, supports multi-byte and non-Roman text files, can perform Find Differences on pairs of files or folders, and can be invoked from the Unix command line."
- CyberDuck (Mac) Cyberduck is an open source FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Mosso Cloud Files and Amazon S3 browser for the Mac. Combined with TextWrangler for Mac, it is unbeatable for webdesign work.
- Filezilla (Windows and Mac) The BEST FTP client for Windows. FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface.
- Notepad++ (Windows) Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages and allows saving files into multiple formats.
- Nvu (Windows and Mac) Nvu makes creating web pages as easy as using a word processor and rivals such programs as Adobe's Dreamweaver and Microsoft's Expression Web, only for free! With Nvu's built-in site manager, connecting to your website and making changes is a snap.
- Top Style Lite (Windows) Looking for a powerful tool for creating standards-compliant sites? Consider TopStyle, written by the creator of HomeSite, the world famous HTML-editor. Top Style Lite is only a CSS editor, the full version includes XHTML and HTML.
- ColorPic (Windows) Pick any color from any part of your screen using a magnifier. It shows the color and the RGB Hex# value.
- MAMP (Mac) The abbreviation "MAMP" stands for: Macintosh, Apache, Mysql and PHP. With just a few mouse-clicks, you can install Apache, PHP and MySQL for Mac OS X! MAMP installs a local server environment in a matter of seconds on your Mac OS X computer. It's great to test drive some programs that require these programs, such as WordPress, before actually uploading your blog to the Internet.
- Eclipse (Windows and Mac) Although not really for web development specifically, it is the Java development platform that my team used for my Senior Design class at the University of Wyoming to build a map viewing application similar to Google Earth that we called "TerraViewer."
Design Tools
- GIMP (Windows and Mac) The "free Photoshop" with nearly as many features as Photoshop. Many plug-ins can be downloaded to enhance its abilities. The only real set-back is it doesn't support CMYK colors for printing (only RGB for on-screen stuff).
- Inkscape (Windows and Mac) A powerful and free vector graphics drawing utility.
- The following software speak for themselves as they are part of Adobe's line-up of powerful design tools. Each of them has a 30-day free trial before requiring the purchase of a license key, and they are all well worth the 30-day look (and the purchase of a license afterward).
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Flash
- Dreamweaver
Media Tools
- Audacity (Windows and Mac) A free audio editor that has may features. I've used it extensively for cutting music for movies, church, dance teams, and personal use. Good for mixing, cutting, adding effects and enhancing any sound waves.
- libmp3lame (Windows and Mac) Audacity's required plug-in to allow exporting in MP3 format.
- iTunes (Windows and Mac) Listen and subscribe to Podcasts, browse the Music or Movies stores, search for your favorite artists.
- K-Lite Media Player and Codec pack (Windows) The BEST codec pack for Windows. Installation of this and the Media Player allows me to view ANY video in ANY format.
- VLC (Windows and Mac) A nice video player that has excellent codec support and play any video I give it. Lightweight and simple as well.
- Miro (Windows and Mac) Another nice video player with a few more features than VLC, including feeds and channels. It also plays any video I send it.
- Burn4Free (Windows) A nice, simple CD or DVD burner for Windows. One of the very few (and working) burners I've found for Windows.
- Handbrake (Windows and Mac) This allows ripping of DVDs to digital format for saving on your computer. It also includes (at least the Mac version) optimization features for saving to iPod or Apple TV (if I remember rightly).
- Media Coder (Windows) This coder will change videos to different formats on Windows. I've not tried it myself yet.
- Winamp (Windows) A great, lightweight media player for windows with plenty of features, keyboard shortcuts and other goodies.
- MacTheRipper (Mac) A nice DVD-ripper for the Mac. Unfortunately, the official site wasn't working when I wrote this, so I posted an alternate link instead.
- iSquint (Mac) A great video conversion tool for Mac that optimizes any video for iPod use.
- Videora (Windows) This tool has tons of video converters for iPods, cellphones, and nearly any other handheld devices you can think of. Worth a look.
- Flip4Mac (Mac) Allows me to play Windows Media Video (WMV) files on my Mac.
- Growl (Mac) Growl lets Mac OS X applications unintrusively tell you when things happen. Used with iTunes it pops up the next song that plays. With Adium it pops up instant messages I receive. And I'm sure there are plenty more features I've not played with yet.
Office and Images
- Open Office (Windows and Mac) Hands down the BEST free office suite out there. It is compatible with MS Office (opening and saving) and rivals MS Office in its ease of use and features (especially given MS's latest incarnation of office that completely changed the menus and location of menu items). Users familiar with MS Office and unhappy with the latest version or not wanting to pay a lot for an office suite would do well to install this one (FREE).
- Abiword (Windows and Mac) A simple, but powerful text editor, very much like MS Word, yet faster.
- Xee (Mac) Xee is useful as a more powerful replacement for Preview, or most any other image viewer available on Mac OS X. It is very fast, and uses less memory than most other image viewing tools. Only problem is, it doesn't allow printing (at least not yet).
- Picasa (Windows and Mac) Google's great image viewer, editor, and photo album that lets me enhance images with a single click. Online PicasaWeb Albums are available here.
- PosteRazor (Windows and Mac) Make your own poster! The PosteRazor cuts a raster image into pieces which can afterwards be printed out and assembled to a poster.
Utility Tools
- Winrar (Windows primarily, Mac command line only) A nice unzipper app for .zip and .rar files. Shareware I think.
- Winzip (Windows) Another good unzipper.
- UrarX (Mac) The BEST Mac unzipper app handling multiple file formats (and speedy too).
- Azureus (Vuze) (Windows and Mac) -> requires Java. This is a slick torrent downloader that also has a "guide" similar to the iTunes music store.
- BitLord (Windows) My torrent downloader of choice for Windows. Simple, and speedy.
- Adaware (Windows) The BEST program to remove ads and ad programs from a Windows machine.
- Spybot (Windows) Another great spyware and adware remover for Windows. It also offers immunization from thousands of threats and Internet Explorer live protection.
- Quicksilver (Mac) At first glance, Quicksilver is a launcher. When opened, it will create a catalog of applications and some frequently used folders and documents. Activate it, and you can search for and open anything in its catalog instantly. The search is adaptive, so Quicksilver will recognize which items you are searching for based on previous experience. It also supports abbreviations, so you can type entire words, or just fragments of each. When not in use, Quicksilver vanishes, waiting for the next time you summon it.
Fun Stuff
- Google Earth (Windows and Mac) Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. I use it to track (approximate) distances for running and biking around town.
- SONY eBook Library (Windows) I use this for my SONY Reader 700. Great little device and nice software for transferring books to the reader.
- Zinio (Windows and Mac) This software downloads magazines (like Men's Health) to my computer and allows me to read them from my computer. Great for me to get the latest English magazines while I'm living in Korea.
- Adium (Mac) An extensive chat client for Mac that lets me see ALL my contacts in the same place: Facebook, Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, and many more.
Operating System Stuff
- FlyAKite OSX (Windows) This software installs a MacOSX look-and-feel to Windows. It's so nice to not have the ugly Windows "Start" starring me in the face every time I turn on the Windows machine I use.
- WinXP SP3 A necessary download for updating many security and usability features for Windows XP. Also necessary to change languages in WinXP.
- Change WinXP languages Let's not forget that sometimes changing Windows languages can be an extremely wonderful thing. After changing mine from Korean to English, I was more able to do anything I wanted on my computer without the hindrance of attempting to decipher Korean.
- PortableApps (Windows USB) Finally, let's not forget the SUPERB application for a USB key that will allow me to carry my favorite programs with me to any other Windows computer. It's great in Korea to take me favorite FTP, design, or office programs from one Internet Cafe to another and I never have to worry about whether or not the computers have the right programs available for me to do my work with.
- 100 Portable Apps for Windows and Mac Last but not least, let me provide a link to 100 great portable apps for Windows and Mac. If there is something you need to be portable, chances are it will be in this list. Additionally, this list may provide more useful applications that I've not mentioned here.
Well, there you have it. My (extensive) list of software that I routinely install onto any new computer or fresh installation of the Windows or Mac operating systems. These are all programs that I use regularly (or at least enough to know that my life would be far more difficult without them) and I highly recommend their use. Most of these are free and open-source and and great for anyone looking for great software on a budget (i.e. FREE).
Hope you enjoyed this list! Let me know what you think!


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Products that contain millet flour from the packaged food company Sami's Bakery have high amounts of gluten and should not be consumed by anyone with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity.
According to Gluten-Free Watch Dog, three millet-based products from Sami's Bakery were found to contain over 80,000 parts per million (ppm) of gluten, which suggests the products contain 25-30% wheat flour. Although the products are not labeled gluten-free, they also do not list wheat flour as an ingredient and instead bear the statement "Contains traces of gluten, wheat and yeast." Be careful to avoid these products if you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, as they are often sold in the gluten-free or low-gluten section of stores.
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2cy-herring gull, Faroe Islands
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2cy-herring gull, Faroe Islands
An example of dark herring gull from Faroe islands that has inconspicuous inner primary window and black in all secondaries. Photo taken by Silas Olofson in Klaksvik on the 1st of February 2018.
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