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What's New on the Rialto
The Last Twenty-Five Years of the Broadway Musical
by Ethan Mordden
Review by Jonathan Frank
The best way to describe Ethan Mordden's latest tome to chronicle the genre that is the Broadway musical, The Happiest Corpse I've Ever Seen: The Last 25 Years of the Broadway Musical is to liken it to a distillation of any theatrical chat room you may have visited. It is equal parts knowledgeable insight and overreaching generality. At times catty and bitchy, Happiest Corpse contains opinions that are well thought out as well as those that are frustratingly shallow. At times, the writing is so clear and incisive it ranks among the best theatrical criticism ever put to paper. Then, on a dime, it becomes overrun with inconsistencies, hypocrisies and sentences apparently more concerned with being 'clever' than communicating information. Thus, The Happiest Corpse I've Ever Seen is one of those books that one either can't put down or will want to throw out the nearest window, depending on the page one is reading and the opinions one holds.
Mordden, who has tackled every decade of the American Musical Theater's history from the '20s to the '70s in six previous books, has condensed the last two and a half decades into one 300-page tome. Mordden obviously has a great love of the genre, which is communicated through every one of the book's pages. In addition to an encyclopedic knowledge of the art form, he also seems to possess a near photographic memory, which he uses to describe most of the shows in a level of visual and auditory detail that brings them to vivid life regardless of whether or not the reader was fortunate to have seen the specific production. When writing from this analytical side, the resulting observations place him with the best theatrical critics around today. A chapter entitled "Big Deals" is about as insightful as one could wish for and should be required reading for all musical theater fans and students. In it, Mordden focuses on director/choreographer-driven shows such as Tommy Tune's Nine and My One And Only, Michael Bennett's Dreamgirls, Bob Fosse's Big Deal, Hal Prince's Roza and Grind and Des McAnnuff's Tommy, plus the retooled/refocused revivals of Carousel and My Fair Lady (oddly enough, Mordden completely ignores the Sam Mendes helmed Cabaret revival in his book, a remarkable oversight, especially given the title of his book). Likewise, in entries on less-than-successful shows, such as Collette, Rags and the grandmother of all flops, Carrie, he brilliantly dissects each show's weaknesses and surprising strengths, oftentimes making the reader view a show in a new light, even if one disagrees with Mordden's overall opinion of the work.
If only his analytical side were all that was on display in this book. Unfortunately, Mordden is all too fond of making huge, sweeping generalizations that are usually rendered null and void by observations made by his more rational side. For instance, the central thesis of the book is that "...the closing night of the hit musical 42nd Street sounded the death knell of the Broadway musical," a statement that is hard to take too seriously as Mordden seems to find at least one show to respect - if not out-and-out like - from just about every season of the last twenty-five years. Indeed, the majority of the book is spent extolling the virtues and strengths of shows he liked versus bemoaning the "cats, helicopters, and the roof of the Paris Opera" that he feels have overpopulated the Great White Way in recent years. (Indeed, Mordden even devotes an entire chapter to five shows he thinks are special: Grand Hotel, Titanic, La Chiusa's The Wild Party, Sweet Smell of Success, and Amour). Likewise, his dismissal of shows like Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Bat Boy due to the fact that "...the farther we get from shows with a valid role for Barbara Cook, the farther we get from what is enjoyable" is made ludicrous and hypocritical given that the previous chapter, which explored "New Talent," contains only two shows, The Secret Gardenand Big River, that would have contained a role for Cook. (It is hard to imagine her, for instance, in Michael John LaChiusa's Hello Again and Marie Christine or William Finn's Falsettos, all of which he extols in that chapter).
As frustrating and eye-rolling as some of his statements may be, a few go beyond irrational to infuriating or even offensive. Comments such as "...those who truly love the musical - basically gay men and Frank Rich..." and "The Full Monty tells of married couples and teaches homo tolerance" smack of homophobia to this reader, and the fact that the author is not only gay but a writer of gay fiction and essays does little to assuage the sting. Entitling a chapter "Why Can't Susan Smith and Timothy McVeigh Have a Musical? Hitler Has One" makes for a cute sound bite, but to have an innocuous show like The Tap Dance Kid not only included, but follow The Capeman and Assassins is rather disturbing, as Mordden does not establish the chapter's true focus (shows about marginalized members of society) until after discussing the show. And the inclusion of Movin' Out and The Full Monty in that chapter with the justification that the white working-class male is a minority due to actions by "... special interest groups, lone-ranger spoilers and the ACLU [that] make war on everything from the Pledge of Allegiance to Christmas..." is a slap in the face to any member of a truly marginalized group. Most disturbing of all, however, is a frothing rant against Ragtime that ends the chapter. While it is perplexing that Mordden can consider Ragtime an exultation of terrorism due to Coalhouse's targeting of firehouses but can equate the "losers" in Assassins with "Islamists killing the symbol of the success they can not have," his statement that Ragtime "reveals how slavishly Broadway buys snake oil from the wreckers and stooges of the hard left" belongs more in a treatise by Rush Limbaugh or Bill O'Reilly than in a critical essay on an art form.
While Mordden has a tendency to apply too much gilt to the 'Golden Age' of Broadway and view too much tarnish on what can best be called its 'Silicone Age,' there is no denying his passion for the subject. Whether one agrees with him or not, his book offers the opportunity to learn a great deal about the last twenty-five years of a genre that, while evolving and rethinking itself, is certainly not ready to go quietly into that good night.
Ethan Mordden's next book, Sing for Your Supper: The Broadway Musical in the 1930s, covers "Broadway's forgotten decade."
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Hello again after yet another fairly long lapse. This year seems to be flying by.
I have been busy with my photography and of course many more Dubai pieces.
I finished the last post with an image of the butterfly duffle bag which took its design source from the hanging butterflies of one of the Dubai Mall domes.
I created many sheer fabric butterflies some of which were for the duffle bag and the rest were for a mobile and a panel. The mobile wasn't an easy piece to photograph. Not only did I have to contend with shiny sheer fabric, metallic threads and glass beads but it also constantly moved so many of the images were binned. This was a reasonable success.
The panel is a representation of the dome and used a machine stitch pattern of butterflies. It could be used as a book cover or box lid. I am leaving it as a panel for the moment.
Another very rich design source was the Heritage village, just a short walk from our hotel. One of the buildings had a very distinct ornate ballistrade which I have used for many pieces.
I made a stencil and a stamp using two of the designs.
This design was used for the stencil which I made using an acetate sheet. The acetate sheet is thick and strong enough to use over and over again – just be vigilant about cleaning the stencil (and stamps) before the paints dry.
I used the stamp and the stencil to create a large tote/bag. The fabric was a sandy weave and I used red, bronze and gold metallic paints. The stamped and stencilled motifs were then quilted and outlined with free machining. The back of the tote mirrored the same design but this time I just free machined the motif designs. I also made some bag tags to hang from the handle.
Another set of designs were taken from a wall of windows. The bottom windows were shuttered and the top set were false painted windows. It was the false windows which caught my eye and became the source of many pieces.
I chose two of the designs and created patterns.
I transposed these onto graph paper and created blackwork designs to stitch onto Aida fabric. These were perfect for taking away on holiday, which I did, so a number of them were stitched sitting by the pool over in Florida. I still have many more to do but will keep them for the next trip away in October (or before if things go to plan). They were perfect for bag tags, ipod touch phone pouches etc.
This is a little bag tag and the following image is the ipod touch pouch which will hang from a belt loop or handle of a handbag. It is lined with a nice soft thin felt.
While we were in Dubai, we stayed at the Arabian Coutyard hotel & Spa. It is situated in the old part of Dubai just a short walk from the Creek and opposite the Fort museum and a short walk from the Heritage village and lots of shops and souks. It is very different from the large showy beach hotels but with as high a standard. We didn't want to be by the beach although this hotel provides free transport to and from the beach if required. We wanted to be in a much more interesting area and from where we could go for a stroll. The Creek is the place to be in the evening with lots of lit up floating restaurants which set sail when all customers are on board and everyone promenades along the side of the Creek. We enjoyed Dubai so much we are going back for a longer visit in October and staying in this hotel again.
The hotel itself provided me with more ideas and designs. I posted one at the beginning of this project – an embossed metal shim box.
This is the front of the hotel-
We were on the top floor to the left and were overlooking the museum. I took a close up of the two centre panels and in Photoshop, applied a filter to give me this special effect.
The two arched columns were done using blackwork. I took this first stage away with me and they were stitched over in Florida. It took a long time – a lot longer than I thought it would. It was a very small intricate pattern. The painted, sponged,padded and quilted overlay was created on my return. When it was complete I stretched it over a box frame.
I used the Arabic writing motif in the centre of the hotel name for a tassel. I isolated the motif, digitised it and sent it to my embroidery machine to stitch out four of them to form the tassel head.
This is the last of the photographed pieces. I have quite a number of pieces still to photograph so they will be in the next post.
This project just keeps growing as I have many more ideas, sketches and designs in the pipeline so I had better get back to it.
Until the next post, cheers everyone.

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Lego Marvel Super Heroes sees some delays in Europe.
Posted By Richie Reitzfeld | On 16th, Nov. 2013 Under News
Lego Marvel Super Heroes had originally been slated for launch as part of the Xbox One's launch catalogue, releasing on November 22nd. However, publishers, Warner Brother have announced that delays in development have pushed the game's release back by one week. The pressure that has been placed on these next gen consoles and their affiliated titles have forced similar trends across numerous game developers.
The North American version it seems will still release with the Xbox One launch.
"The game ships for Xbox One on November 22 in North America and is scheduled to be on store shelves in European territories beginning November 29," Warner said to IGN.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes launched today for the Wii U and the PlayStation 4 in North America. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Dating Mr. December
Check out Phillipa Ashley's new title Wish You Were Here
When a nice girl asks twelve men to get naked, it's sure to cause a scandal…
Emma Tremayne leaves her high-powered PR job and moves to the Lake District looking for peace, quiet—and celibacy. So perhaps it's not the best idea when, in the spirit of "community-mindedness," she agrees to help the local mountain rescue team fund raise by putting together a "tasteful" nude calendar. Especially since quite a lot of the community seems to mind what she's up to—including the tall, dark and handsome Mr. December, Will Tennant, who appears to…
Going right back through time, there have always been specific golden rules to follow in the relationship game. These have always been totally different for the 2 sexes and continue so, even if they have altered significantly over time. Today's woman has no worries about taking the lead, but should still respect some hard fast values.
It isn't vital to fork out lots of money on clothing, but a woman should always try to look attractive, so not necessarily always gorgeous, but smart and sharp does the trick, with just a little make up without shovelling it on. Just as a guy likes to preserve an air of mystery, a woman too should not disclose any more information about herself than is an utter necessity at the start of a relationship.
The old adage is it is a girl's right to be late, and this still holds true to a certain degree, but we are referring to a few minutes here, not much more. If the first date is a success, do not seem too eager for the next one even if secretly you are hoping for him to ask, because he most likely will and you don't want to seem remotely desperate. The real off limits area is ex-partners; nothing will turn the date more sour than bringing up your past conquests, blokes just hate it.
Act interested in what he says, it might be that he is very on edge and once he calms down the conversation will certainly get better, but equally you should provide some information yourself to keep the flow even. Just listening can be very rewarding, but you do not want to come across as being drab; let him see he's with a real catch. Principally, it is just a case of common sense, but alas, when it comes to dating that man you have been chasing, common sense invariably goes out of the window. Should it all go down the pan then check out some of the plentiful Dating Websites and start again!


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It goes without saying, Old Town is the heart and soul of the city. Crowded onto the peninsula, fortified in its entireity but eternally under attack by foes through the ages, parts of the city have been destroyed and rebuilt so many times over three millennia.više
The Island of Iž is situated in northern Dalmatia, between Dugi otok and Ugljan. Island Iž has two tourist villages: Veli Iž and Mali Iž - beatiful little villages, surrounded by figtrees, olivegardens and vegetable plantations.više


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Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comments box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.
Click the figure below to see the complete problem 1007.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Geometry Problem 1007: Hexagon, Midpoint, Triangle, Median, Centroid, Concurrency
Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comments box below.
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Using mass point approach.ReplyDelete
Let all points in the figure have mass 1.
Let O₁ and O₂ be the centroid of ΔM₁M₃M₅ and ΔM₂M₄M₆, thus
3O₁=M₁+M₃+M₅, i.e. 6O₁=A+B+C+D+E+F
3O₂=M₂+M₄+M₆, i.e. 6O₂=A+B+C+D+E+F
Hence, O₁=O₂=O, which is the intersection of six medians.
Let V(X) represent position vector of point XReplyDelete
We have V(M1)= ½(V(A)+V(B))
Similarly we also have V(M2) and V(M3)
Since O is the centroid of triangle M1M3M5
So V(O)=1/3(V(M1)+V(M3)+V(M5))= 1/6 ( V(A)+ V(B)+ V(C)+ V(D)+ V(C)+ V(F))
Similarly we have V(M2), V(M4) and V(M6)
And vector of centroid of triangle M2M4M6 will be the same as V(O)
I really don't like the notation in this question, so bear with me as I change the names of the points.ReplyDelete
Question (reworded): There is hexagon ABCDEF. L is midpoint of line AF, G is midpoint of line BA, H is midpoint of line CB, I is midpoint of line DC, J is midpoint of line ED, K is midpoint of line FE. Do the medians of triangle LHJ concur with medians of Triangle GIK?
We use Barycentric Coordinates.
Definition: Capital letters will denote vectors. P = x L + y H + z J will be written as P = (x, y, z). By definition, x + y + z = 1. AB means "length of AB" unless otherwise specified; most importantly, it does NOT mean "A times B". If Z is midpoint of X, Y, then Z = (1/2)(X + Y).
The intersection of medians is the centroid. That the centroid exists is trivially proven with Ceva's theorem. The centroid of Triangle LHJ is (1/3, 1/3, 1/3); this is trivial to prove, but for those who want a proof: the equation of the median from L is y = z as this linear equation satisfies (1, 0, 0) and (0, ½, ½) which is midpoint of H, J. Similarly, the equation of the median from H is x = z. Given that x + y + z = 1, it's obvious that the intersection occurs at (1/3, 1/3, 1/3).
In other words, the centroid of LHJ is the average of L, H, J. Similarly, the centroid of Triangle GIK is (1/3)(G + I + K).
As G, I, K are midpoints of line AB, line CD and line EF, it's obvious that the centroid of Triangle GIK is (1/6)(A + B + C + D + E + F), which, when rearranged, makes (1/3)([A + F]/2 + [E + D]/2 + [C + B]/2). It's known that L, K, J are midpoints of line AF, line BC and line DE. Hence, (1/3)([A + F]/2 + [E + D]/2 + [C + B]/2) = (1/3)(L + H + J) = (1/3, 1/3, 1/3).
We have proved that the centroid of triangle LHJ is the same point as the centroid of triangle GIK. Hence, all the medians concur.


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Courageous Parents Network was a big part of the inspiration for The B.L.A.I.R. Connection. It is a network of parents with very sick children. It can be helpful to read their stories, because it is a different perspective and shows that you are not alone as you struggle as a sibling.
Siblings with a Mission serves and supports siblings and families of individuals with special needs and developmental delays. It was created by Nathan Grant, whose twin suffers from MPS. It includes more blogs by siblings of kids who have special needs.
Founded in 1990, the Sibling Support Project was the first national program dedicated to the millions of brothers and sisters of people with special health, developmental, and mental health concerns. They've published books for and about brothers and sisters, hosted online groups for teen and adult siblings, and presented workshops on sibling issues internationally and in every state.
The Rainbow Trust is an organization which provides emotional and practical support for families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.
This is their section on sibling support:
Here are some of my favorite articles written about/by siblings of terminally ill children:
NY Times article about Rivers Schwenn, and her journey watching her younger sister go through Cancer.
An article by Sydney Weit, whose brother passed away from Cancer.
This Huffington Post article explains the stages of grief and how it changes the way your family lives and thinks.
An article from Rainbow Trust, mentioned above, about how to cope with a sibling's illness.


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So you think your goat is pretty fabulous and would rule the show ring. But where to start? Diving into the show world can be very intimidating if you're just getting started and don't have a good mentor to help prepare you.
Registration and Tattoos
Is your goat registered with the American Dairy Goat Association? With the American Goat Society? Check your registrations and make sure your goat is up to date with their registrations for the shows you want to participate in. Most shows are sanctioned by ADGA, but AGS has quite a few shows as well. Sometimes it's good to have goats dual registered if you're interested in showing your goats. Many 4-H shows are sanctioned by a registry as well, so if you have younger folks in your family that would like to show, this is a great program to look into as well.
No matter what type of show ring you decide on, be sure to check your goat's tattoos. No awards can be given to goats that have unreadable or wrong tattoos. If a tattoo needs to be fixed, make sure you notify the registry you've altered the tattoo, even it's to re-tattoo the correct sequence.
Nigerians and Height Restrictions
As a miniature breed, Nigerian Dwarfs are the only dairy breed with height restrictions – 22.5″ max for does and 23.5″ max for bucks. For showing, if an ND is measured and comes in over height, it's an automatic disqualification. This can be incredibly frustrating and embarrassing on the day of a show. Make sure if you're showing Nigerians you make sure they're within height before you try to show your goat.
Check out the shows in your area and decide which ones you're interested in participating in. Request the paperwork to register for the show and read it carefully for what classes they offer, and when the registration deadline is. Make sure your paperwork is submitted in a timely fashion.
Most shows offer classes by age and if your doe is dry or in milk. Many will offer "specialty" classes such as "dam and daughter" or "get of sire" where pairs or more are shown to represent a line of breeding. Some shows allow you to show bucks. Many shows will pay a premium for class wins. Figure out what matters most to you, and what shows will appeal to those needs.
Also pay attention to if shows are multiple days and if that will require you to house your goats overnight on the grounds. This will most likely mean accommodations for yourself as well. Decide how far you're willing to travel and if you're comfortable housing your goats overnight.
Clipping and Finishing
While clipping isn't necessarily required for all shows, you do your goat a HUGE disservice if they're not clipped and bathed and looking their best for the ring. No beauty queen steps on stage without hair and make-up, and you'll never see an unclipped goat in the hands of show professionals. Clipping can be challenging for beginners, but with practice comes perfection. Try to clip your goats 2-3 weeks before the show. This way any bad lines can grow out, or missed areas can be touched up. Making sure hooves are trimmed and clean is also an important step to presenting a well maintained goat.
Make sure your goats are regularly walked by their as a part of every day life on your farm. This will help ensure they cooperate in a show ring. A goat that is rarely handled or led may freeze or struggle, making them hard to handle. Leading them to and from the milk stand, or around the barn is a great way to get your goats comfortable. Goats wear a special show collar in the ring, so it would be worthwhile to get at least one to practice handling with.
Practice squaring up your goats so they get used to you handling their legs and positioning them without freaking out. Work on getting front legs under the shoulders, back legs under hips, back nice and straight, while keeping heads steady and neck extended.
Showing Nigerians will usually require a lot of crouching or squatting to set up or hold a goat's position, but you should always be careful not to touch your knee to the ground.
Knowing Your Way Around the Ring
Get your self familiar with how goats are led around a show ring. There are a ton of great videos on YouTube that demonstrate proper movement and presentation in the show ring. If you have the opportunity, attend a show clinic if any are offered in your area.
A show line often leads off from the left, but that can vary. Walking the ring will always go in a clockwise direction. Always make sure your goat is between you and the judge. If you're on the wrong side, change over in front of your goat. Always be sure to leave space in front of your goat and the goat in front of you. Listen carefully to the judge, as they will tell you when to stop, change places in the line, and when to square up your goat so they can get a closer look. Try to watch as many classes as you can before you get in the ring, and always make sure you're not first in the line for your first few shows.
A Winning Wardrobe
When you're in the ring to show your goat, it's important that you look as nice as your goat. For showing dairy goats, "show whites" are the standard dress. This means a clean white top and clean white pants. Shirts can have small logos or farm names. Some open shows are flexible on this, especially with weather considerations. However, most judges do prefer a strict white dress code, so not to detract from the goat that's being shown. Showmanship classes for 4-H are very strict regarding proper show attire.
Realistic Expectations
No matter how nice your goats are, it's unlikely you'll walk out of the ring with a Grand Champion ribbon on your first go. Not saying it doesn't happen, but it's unlikely. You'll be nervous, your goat's will be nervous. Showing can be a challenging world to get involved in and excel in. Go into showing hoping to learn a lot, meet some great people and have a good time with other people who are passionate about dairy goats. Take note of what the judges tell you about your goats and learn what areas to improve on. Don't get crushed if you don't place well in your first few shows – take it for the experience it is and keep growing
It's All About Confidence
The biggest show ring secret weapon? Confidence! Even if you have no clue what you're doing, fake it 'till you make it. Stand tall, keep your head up, and tell the judges you deserve to win with your body language. Having a good presence in the ring gives your goats confidence as well.
This is the biggest concern for most people when they are considering getting into showing. The hard reality is, people show sick goats. Goats with respiratory infections like BRSV, mycoplasma, parasites and even CAE and CL may end up with the show ring with you, or housed next to your goats in pens. Disease, parasites, illness stress from showing can have a huge toll on your herd.
A lot of herds will take as many precautions as they can to guard against potential exposure to illness. Disposable tarps can be put down on the ground before bedding is laid down and goats are put in pens. Tarps can also be used between pens to keep goats from having direct contact with goats from other herds. Some show folks have their own portable pens they use for shows. Avoiding any direct contact with outside goats is also aimed for.
In the end, nothing is 100% effective, and knowing that you'll have exposure to potential risks is important. Regular herd fecals and blood testing for major diseases is especially important if you have a show herd. Good immune systems support and reduced stress between shows can also go a long way in reducing your risks of show related illness.


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BENEFITING: Ice Hockey In Harlem
ORGANIZER: jonathan
EVENT DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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We are a bunch of Rollerhockey guys from all over the city. We are facing off in the 3rd annual new york city roller hockey tournament on June 9th to win both the cup, and to raise money for ice hockey in harlem.
The Team: $4,839 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
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Austrian tunnel elements for the Metro in Copenhagen
The Austrian company Mobil Baustoffe GmbH that belongs to the Strabag Group, will supply 121.000 concrete segments for the Metro City Ring in Copenhagen. The enlargement of the Metro system in den Danish Capital will consist of two 15 km long tubes with a total of 17 stations. It is scheduled to be completed in 2018.
Mobil Baustoffe GmbH will produce the tunnel segments in the North German island of Ruegen in the Baltic Sea. From the ferry port of Sassnitz on Ruegen the concrete segments will be shipped to Copenhagen. Besides the good infrastructure and large production areas, the main reason for choosing the island of Ruegen as production site was the short sea route to Copenhagen.
As a spokesperson of Mobil Baustoffe GHmbH announced, the company will invest around EUR 4 Mio. in the plant and will rely on in-house specialists.
The production period is estimated to take 3,5 years and will start in April 2012.


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Shostakovich's enigmatic final symphony
Symphony No. 15; Hamlet, Op. 32 – extracts
Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev
PentaTone PTC 5186 331 (hybrid CD/SACD) 64:42 mins
'Mikhail Pletnev delivers a strongly compelling and often illuminating interpretation of Shostakovich's final symphony.' Erik Levi
A full review plus star ratings will be published in our August '09 issue
Audio clip: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 – Allegretto
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'CU in the NT' is a new tourism campaign slogan, launched by a company called NT Official, attempting to promote tourism in Australia's Northern territory.
The cheeky slogan has caught pretty much everyone's eye, due to its hilariously designed t-shirts.
See for yourself...
And the best bit?
Underneath reads: "The top end. Different from the bottom end."
What are those Aussies like, divils, the lot of them.
READ NEXT: Aldi's Christmas Ad Is Here And It's The Sweetest Thing You'll Watch Today


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Blocking Apps on iOS with Intune
A very (very) common ask from our customers is whether or not we can whitelist/blacklist apps on iOS devices.
From iOS 9.3, Apple made this option available for all Supervised devices, exposing it via the SDK and Apple Configurator.
Microsoft Intune now supports the ability to allow/block individual apps via the Show or Hide Apps feature!
The feature is very simple to use, requiring just the App name and URL or Bundle ID. You can either configure the policy in two ways:
Hide the listed apps from users, meaning the listed apps are no longer available to the end user.
Show only the listed apps to users, meaning all apps will be hidden except the apps listed.
To configure the setting, open your Intune console and browse to Policy > Configuration Policies > Add > iOS > General Configuration
Then browse to Supervised Mode and turn on the Show or Hide Apps policy.
Add the apps you want to allow/block and deploy the policy.
If users targeted by this policy don't currently have this app installed, when they attempt to install it they will be blocked.
If users targeted by this policy do currently have the app installed, the app will disappear and will be unavailable to use at all. This includes searching for the app in Spotlight. It's important to note that the app is not uninstalled, rather hidden from use.
Please also be aware that this feature is ONLY available for Supervised iOS devices. This means the device must be prepared using either Apple Configurator or the Apple Device Enrolment Program. Apple do not make this feature available for non-Supervised devices, so for you BYO devices, you'll need to continue to report on compliant/non-compliant apps instead of allow/blocking.
Matt Shadbolt
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We live in an age in which we have easy access to almost any information. However, many of us still believe in some absurd, but well-established myths.
TheMindCircle offers the chance for you to take a test that will surely change your perception of the world.


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No matter which way you look at it; it is wrong. When a group of unemployed youth gather to raise alarm about their plight and then you worsen their situation by beating them up, then such amounts to reckless abuse of force and power. These youth were harmless. None, we believe, brought weapons of war to the march. It was peaceful. All they had were placards highlighting their plight as the unemployed. The instruction given to the police to thrash their fellow countrymen for raising alarm about their unfortunate situation remains one of the most heartless orders of our time. It brings to question the nature and preparedness of our force to mitigate situations of the kind they faced from these youth. Peaceful marches whether granted permission or not are peaceful. They did not disturb the peace. These youth stood to add value to the Members of Parliament's debates at the only place they felt they could be better heard and not assaulted as it happened. This was an opportunity for MPs to gracefully leave their air-conditioned chamber and with humility offer this group an audience.
It would have helped the leader of the House Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi to have led his MPs out to listen to the concerns of their voters. Just listening and offering them advice on a better platform to use to air their concerns could have gone a long way in saving the situation from degenerating into a farce the police created. MPs should know that people that come to Parliament are their voters and potential ones. They come there bringing different concerns and come in various forms and styles. Parliament and the Speaker should do the honourable thing and apologise that her guests were brutalised and that she did not do anything about that when it happened. She should apologise to the #unemployment movement and advise them on a better platform and time in which they can come back. Parliament sits not only to make laws but to advance and create opportunities for the people the MPs represent. Allowing the police to develop a habit of unleashing their force on innocent citizens at the earliest excuse is a recipe for disaster.
This is why it is regrettable that the Minister responsible could even attempt to justify police brutality. Allowed and encouraged to unleash their wrath and force with ease, the police would throw away caution even when they should exercise it. This ultimately will result with increased cases of extrajudicial extremes, including killings which the police and related security agencies are often accused of. It leads to the breakdown of law and order. The police's work is to arrest suspected offenders and take them before courts of law for justice to take its course. Letting them and encouraging them to whip and impose their brutality at suspects is illegal, unlawful and extremely wrong. This, we expect, the Government to oppose and in fact take action against those in the force who put brutality ahead of decent engagement and peaceful arrest. Instead of brutalising the youth who marched on Monday, they should have – as they later did – arrested, detained them and taken them to court. The Minister responsible for the police and the Police Commissioner himself should look at the excesses of his force where they arise and seek corrective measures. If at all they need training on ways to handle such situation, then they must be trained. Police brutality in all its forms is unacceptable!


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Lil Duke was cooking something up last night with Young Thug, Nipsey Hussle and YG.
Now this is a dope collaboration in the making. Last night Lil Duke posted a picture to Instagram showing himself, YG, Young Thug and Nipsey Hussle together in the studio last night. As expected, double cups were in full effect.
No word on what the four artists were collaborating on, but Duke captioned the posts on Twitter and Instagram "ITS GONE BE A HOT SUMMER & WINTER." Sounds like they've made more than one banger based from that recording session, but we'll have to wait and see.
YG is currently working on his follow up to My Krazy Life, while Thugger is gearing up for his much-delayed album Hy!£UN35. Lil Duke has been putting out a lot of music as well, so it seems most likely this is something that will appear on a project of his. Of course, Lyor Cohen could throw a wrench in the whole process, as he may have done earlier today with statements that he would "bury" Slime Season 3.


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It's easier today to get out onto the country roads and we make good progress, managing 20 miles in a couple of hours (including drink/map reading breaks).
We leave Pas de Calais and enter Picardie amd the Somme, a name from The First World War which has become shorthand for pointless sacrifice. Revealingly, we pass a monument to an early conflict, the Franco-Prussian War, which shows how history repeats itself again, and again...
We stop in Peronne to buy drinks and factor 50 sun cream - it's already hot and there's not a cloud in the sky. This is my 4th long tour (plus several shorter ones) and I've never experienced this much sun before. It's not as nice as it sounds - I would guess it takes 25% more effort to cycle in the sun and heat than when it's cooler and cloudier, and there's a danger of dehydration, salt loss and heat stroke.
We carry on, passing numerous military cemetaries - some large, others small - for French, British, Australian and German soldiers. It's pleasing that they are so well cared for and each nationality has it's own distinctive style - the British the familiar white tablets, the French white crosses and the Germans slightly sinister grey crosses which apparently each mark the grave of four men. Here's one of the British cemeteries.
It's a pleasant morning and we make good progress, stopping for lunch in Ham after 40 miles.
Lunch is baguette, water, sugary drinks and donuts. The more calories the better when you are burning through 6,000 a day - in fact it's almost impossible to eat enough, especially as the exercise seems to suppress your appetite...
The boulangerie is the only place open on a Monday lunchtime. I'm torn between admiration for the way the French don't let the modern world (serving customers, opening at sensible times) get in the way of doing what they like when they like, and bemusement...
The afternoon is tougher. It's still hot and sunny, road signs add 5 unnecessary miles to our journey skirting around Noyonne, and it starts to get hilly.
In fact we climb steeply up and drop down a 500-foot plateau several before we eventually arrive in Soissons, after 80 miles and 6 hours of pedalling, at 6.00 pm.
But it gives us more time than yesterday to clean up and go out for a meal - pasta - and a couple of well-earned drinks.
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After 6382 bus + 91754 train rides, we found ourselves at an almost solitary and chilly Bondi (which is supposedly famous for looking zealous with colorful bikinis and surf boards everywhere). Unfortunately, there is nothing much one can do when visiting a beach during the brink of autumn; besides musing upon own thoughts or taking countless pictures of the sea. The latter is obviously done (and someone please take off that bright neon floral dress – this blog is starting to kill it), while the primary idea is . . .
Alright – to be completely honest i couldn't help getting lost in the scenic view (exact picture below); dreaming that i was in Venezuela. (Does it not remind you of La Guaira?) Since i'd most likely never get there, Ai Rene and i decided to snap a few pictures, manipulating the charming backdrop of multicolor layered hill terraces. You know, sometimes it is fun to play pretend. Have you not heard that imagination takes you places? 😉
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Alassa village is only 12 Kilometres from Limassol on the main Limassol to Troodos road. It is built north of the Kouris dam and has a magnificent view of the dam. The village moved to its present location in 1985 because of the construction of the Kouris dam.
The history of Alassa began in the 17th century BC and slowly through the years the village was abandoned. It was revived in 1881 AD as a small settlement of 23 residents. In around 1930, there was a substantial increase in its population. Today, there are about 200 residents living in Alassa village.
There is a restaurant at the top of the hill and a beautiful park that has variety of birds and takes its name from the village: Alassa Park, and also the Kouris Tavern which is located just outside the village on the main road. Before the village moved to its present location, it was located on the right bank of Kouris river valley. The villagers cultivated the land and produced vineyards, almond trees, olive trees, the famous carobs and a variety of citrus fruit. Today there are twenty livestock farms around the village.
In 1984 the first archaeological excavation began in Pano Mantilaris. Nobody could have foreseen that Alassa would be known in three continents. The interest in Alassa began in 1988 when the first seminar took place at Cambridge University. In 1993 the findings of the excavators was presented at the American Archaeological institute in Washington DC. In 1995 the same findings were presented to four Australian universities: Melbourne, Sydney, Campera and Latirobe. On 18 January 2000 those findings were presented at the American Academy of Athens.
The invitation to present the findings from the later Bronze Age in The Louvre Museum in Paris shows clearly the great value of those findings. For three months inside the Louvre Pyramid there was a huge poster advertising the Alassa community. In Pano Mantilaris archaeologists excavated the biggest building of late copper age (occupying 1440 square metres) that has ever been found in Cyprus.


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New Chief(s) in Town! Ian Macleod's Chieftain's Bottling Run #9
Ian Macleod's Chieftain's independent bottlings of rare whiskies have put out some serious malts over the years. We're talking about a thirty year Port Ellen, a 1969 Springbank, stuff like that. They've certainly set the bar pretty high with the declaration, "The Chieftain's collection's hallmark is that each bottling must be fit for a King, a Leader or in the Celtic world, a Chieftain." Guess today that's us!
The Chieftain's Run #9, 2016
Looking at the selections we were intrigued. Mortlach has recently come on to our radar and we've been pleasantly surprised. There is a 100% bourbon cask Glen Grant, which we've never tasted before (they're famous for their "sherry bomb" casks). Not to mention all these bottlings are 15+ years, unfiltered, and mostly served up at higher proofs. We invited our frequent guest reviewer @jakecahill to sit down and taste the whole line. Here's what we came up with.
Mortlach 18-Year PX Cask 46%
Steve's Tasting Notes
Nose: Pineapple Jelly Beans, jammy fruity syrup, stone fruits (apricots).
Palate: Jake says "stewy" just as I take a sip and yes, it's like chewing on a nice fruity stew of prunes and plums and raisins.
Finish: Smooth and short, with punchy berry fruitiness, a little white chocolate and a touch of tannin from the oak. Overall a very nice dram. This is not a flavor bomb, but very subtle and well crafted. A great pick for someone in the Macallan / Speyside fanfare category.
Jake's Tasting Notes
Finish: Smooth and short, with punchy berry fruitiness, a little white chocolate and a touch of tannin from the oak. Overall a very nice dram. This is not a flavor bomb, but very subtle and well crafted. A great pick for someone in the Macallan / Speyside fanfare category.
Jake's Tasting Notes
Nose: Beautiful golden color (bourbon cask before PX?) opens up with a dried pruney fruit. Dried pineapple and mango. Some slight vegetation that I cant quite pinpoint. Almost like compost while all the materials are still fresh. Slight hint of petroleum.
Palate: More of the dried fruit. leaning more toward the prune and date here. That soft vegetation comes back with a little earth and spice toward the back end.
Finish: It sounds like an awful combination of ingredients (dried fruit, vegetation and petroleum??), but like a great chef can pull a dish together with complimentary flavors from opposing ingredients, this Mortlach comes together as a wonderful whisky with an inviting nose and interesting flavor wheel that delivers a new component every time you revisit it.
Glen Grant 20-Year Bourbon Finish 55.1%
Steve's Tasting Notes
Nose: Heavy, big vanilla extract. Maybe this is from the bourbon cask? But it's way more vanilla than you'd typically get from barrel influence. More vanilla than in many bourbons! There has to be some very sweet vanilla influence coming through from the distillate, can't just be the barrel. There's a little light oak and some green grapes and figs. It's a very mellow nose for over 110 proof.
Palate: Interesting palate. I was expecting mild flavor based on the smoothness of the nose, but it opens up with some pretty bold spirit warmth, fresh cream, an "almond milk smoothie" comes to mind, getting a lot more of the barley and wood on the tongue.
Finish: Being a fan of big flavors like Islay smoke and American whiskey, it's usually tough to impress me with a Speyside bourbon cask, but this one at cask strength has some
power that separates it from the pack. Really sweet but in a nice flavorful way without being cloying. Surprisingly this was my favorite of the bunch, and definitely the one I found myself thinking about the next day.
Jake's Tasting Notes
Nose: Strong bourbon influence on the nose. Soft and light but an array of inviting aromas. You can really dig your nose into this one and get quite personal with it for a 110.2 proof. For me I got a lot of Vanilla malt shake, Dark Cherries, Dried Figs, Toasted oak and slight burnt out campfire. "Soda!" I said. "What kind of soda??" "CREAM SODA," says Steve, "Dr. Brown's Cream Soda!" "YEEESSSSS! That's it exactly!"
Palate: Boom! Theres the Proof! It wasn't in the Pudding! It was in this Glen Grant. Creamy and spicy come crashing together here. Crème brûlée and apple cobbler. with
Finish: A long nice finish with subtle malty and earthy elements dominating as the fruit and spice slowly taper off. This was my personal favorite.
Steve's Tasting Notes
Nose: Not blowing me away on the nose. Kind of a jammy sickly sweetness bumping into the spirit in not such a good way.
Palate: Maybe like red licorice. Again this one's not doing it for me. The wine finish feels a bit ham-fisted into what was not a very flavorful malt.
Finish: Honestly this was my least favorite of the bunch. Like I said I'm generally not a Speymalt guy, and I'm almost always underwhelmed by fancy wine finishes. Jake is much more knowledgeable about wine than I so I asked him what "Red Beaune" meant. "Probably Côte de Beaune" says Jake, which Google reveals is usually a combination of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes - neither of which being my favorite wine. So maybe this just isn't my cup of tea.
Jake's Tasting Notes
Nose: Kind of 'fumbly' and really out of whack. Overly fruity and medicinal in an unpleasant way.
Palate: I imagine the first experimental batches of Robitussin and Dimetapp tasted something like this. I just really don't have anything nice to say about this malt other than its... Interesting and unique I guess.
Finish: Thank goodness its finished. NEXT!
(Even though we were drinking together, Jake and I wrote our notes separately so I guess we were pretty much on the same page!)
Linkwood 17 Year Oloroso Finish 55%
Steve's Tasting Notes
Nose: Hard apple cider for me on the nose.
Palate: Still in super green apple territory here. Sort of over the top sweet green Granny Smith apples. Was hoping for a little smoke on this one but apart from maybe a little barrel char there's hardly any smoke here.
Finish: Comes together nicely between the fruit, sweetness, and a good amount of wood. This one's
nice, would be very good standing up next to a stinky cheese! Taleggio anyone? Mmmm talegio!
Jake's Tasting Notes
Nose: Very fresh and lively. A good hit of vanilla bean and apple skin. Honeycomb.
Palate: That honey comes back but my apple has now turned mealy/slightly oxidized. Nutty almost. A bit of damp earth. A little bit of red fruit here like strawberry or cherry too.
Nose: Very fresh and lively. A good hit of vanilla bean and apple skin. Honeycomb.
Palate: That honey comes back but my apple has now turned mealy/slightly oxidized. Nutty almost. A bit of damp earth. A little bit of red fruit here like strawberry or cherry too.
Finish: This has a little bit of heat to it. Which is interesting seeing as its lower proof. It isn't enough to distract it from its character and flavors though. A really lovely and enjoyable whisky.
Jake's Tasting Notes
Fettercairn 19-Year Oloroso 57.4%
Steve's Tasting Notes
Nose: Immediately digging this one. Medicinal nose. Not peaty but very herbal. The sweetness from the sherry is coalescing nicely with all this crazy menthol stuff. tart cherries, lemon meringue.
Palate: Holy black pepper. This is a punchy ballsy malt. Still mixing together nicely between the dry herbal stuff and the sweet grapes. Definitely the most interesting of the bunch so far. Really didn't know what to expect from this one but really like it.
Finish: Wow it's really strong but super drinkable for 114.8 proof! Not reaching for water. Really lovely strong mix of bitter, sweet, and warm wood.
Jake's Tasting Notes
Nose: This one wins most interesting in my mind. Really fun and exciting. Pronounced herbal and medicinal nose with a wonderful background of dried fruits, rosemary, and cornbread.
Palate: Super spicy with a waft of cough syrup (the good tasting cherry kind). A fresh sprinkle of dried herbs de provance into the pot and just a tad grapey.
Finish: Great playfulness between sweetness and Earth. Really fun to keep going back to again and again.
This was a really fun line. The Grant and the Fettercairn were truly surprising and memorable, vanilla-bomb and pepper-bomb respectively. The Grant is a little pricey, coming in around $140-$160, but I find myself definitely contemplating picking up a bottle. Same with the Fettercairn which is on the shelves around $120-$130. but would be such a strong conversation starter. Particularly for real malt whisky fans, either of these would be a total stumper tasted blind, and a really interesting addition to any tasting.


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While my website gets a major overhaul in the next few months, so will my body – I'm hitting the gym big time. It's conveniently located in the same complex as my favorite cinema, so I'll reward myself with flicks for the effort.
Thanks Cupcake and Hillary, I look forward to delivering! Meeting with the branding guy today!Vinnes – I am so glad you checked in. Croatia is one of my most favorite destinations in the world – so beautiful, and seriously good food! I want to come back one day to hunt for truffles.
I don't know how you manage to do it all! Can't wait to see the new/revamped site, but nothing wrong with it from my perspective. Just keep being "you" that's who we are all here for and love. But, keeping healthy is good and I'm all for that and am trying to keep my weight stable rather than up and down. That's not a resolution, just a positive thought for me to focus on this year.
I love the recipe for Red Wine & Blood Orange Poached Pears but I have a question. I've heard conflicting reports about alcohol burning off in cooked food. Is there still some in it or does it cook off? My husband doesn't drink anymore (for 2 ½ years now, with good reason). I'm wondering if it's safe to cook with alcohol or should I just avoid it to be safe for him? I figure I'd avoid it but I thought I'd ask. Thanks!
Hi Suzanne – technically about 97% of the alcohol cooks off if you cook it for a long period of time ie. my Harvest Comfort Short Ribs recipe calls for deglazing the pan with wine, then simmering for 2 1/2 -3 hours – that he should be fine with. These pears I might not if he is newly sober since they only simmer 25 minutes. Try substituting Cranberry juice or Apple cider for the wine in the recipe.
There isn't anything you haven't covered is there? Love the jeans in the in the 3rd photo.My 2yr old son is turning me into a non-meat eater now (he hates meat and eggs even though he used to love both), he loves garden burgers and salads but need to get him eased into something else. Any likeable suggestions for a younger child you can suggest?
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Home Medical Practices
Beliefs and customs ? Remedies and cures Accession no.
Date received 10/10/40
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Title Home medical practices, (2nd interview) Informant: Charles E. Banister
Place of origin Portland, Oregon Date 5/25/39 Project worker Manly M. Banister
Project editor Remarks Form C
Text of Interview (Unedited) Federal Writers' Project
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Name of worker Manly M. Banister Date May 25, 1939 Address 2071 S. W. Park Avenue
Subject Home Medical Practices (2nd interview) Name and address of informant Charles E. Banister Portland
My mother had all kinds of home remedies she used to use on the children. I don't remember what particular ailment it was for, but we took catnip tea, and sassafras tea. Turpentine and sugar was given for worms, and sometimes people were dosed with straight turpentine, as in the case of my brother who died of diphtheria. It was the doctor who doped him, and he gave him too much.
Turpentine and lard rubbed on the chest was wonderful for colds, and if we had no turpentine we could use coal oil or kerosene.
Among the teas were anis seed tea and Oregon Grape root tea which was used for a tonic. Tansy tea was for women's ailments?for delayed period.
Green Mountain Salve was my mother's own manufacture. She Compounded the formula and made the salve. It was verdigris in it that made it green. My sister probably has the formula now, and I will write to her for it in case you want it.
We also had several kinds of poultices, flax seed poultice, 2 bread and milk poultice, and beefsteak poultice which my mother put on me whenever I came home with a black eye. But the very best poultice for sores was the angle worm poultice. It would draw all the smart out of even a bad felon. The worms were taken alive, placed upon the sore, and wrapped around with a bandage.
For earache sometimes mother used laudanum dropped into the ear with a dropper. There were pain killer pills to be got at the store, but the usual remedy for headaches was hot or cold packs applied to the head.
For burns, she made a paste of bicarbonate of soda and water and spread it over the burned area. Too, as soon as one was burned it was always best for him to hold the burn as close to the heat as possible and quickly as possible. This would hurt something dreadful but it would draw all the fire out almost at once.
Then for colds we had onion syrup. Onions were boiled to a concentrated solution and sugar was added to sweeten it.
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Among the foremost of remedies ?handed down? in the family is the tea made of dung. In the case of my grandmother the most efficaciously medicinal dung is that of the swine, the common sty-pig, which, when dried and baked in an oven and made into a tea is said to cure evils of all sorts, from the slightest indisposition to measles and smallpox. I recall several years ago when I was in Baker, Oregon that a child took sick with the measles. The grandmother procured the dung of a sheep, gave it the same treatment in the oven and made it into tea. This the child drank, being too young to know what the decoction was.
Tea of tansy is another favorite remedy, as well as teas made from various roots, barks, herbs, etc. Chittum tea, from the bark of the chittum tree, is particularly good, and if the first syllable is pronounced soft, an idea of the sort of action produced may be gained. There is still a good market for chittum bark on the drug market.
If I recall rightly, there is also a decoction of rhubarb, 2 of licorice root, of which I made the acquaintance as a small boy when visiting my aunt near Newport, Oregon.
Sulphur was always the standard for sore throat. The powdered variety is obtained, a small amount placed in a paper funnel, and the small end inserted into the sufferer's oral cavity. The administrator then blows and forces the fine powder dawn the victim's throat. If the patient blows or coughs first, the cure becomes a two-edged sword which strikes back at the person administering the remedy.
My grandmother used to make in large quantities a potent unguent which passed under the name of Green Mountain Salve. This stuff was green in color and it seems to me the principal ingredient was carbolic acid. It comes to mind that she sold this preparation and made a good deal from the sale.
Goose grease and turpentine, rubbed into the chest and back and covered with warm flannel, was a standard remedy for colds and chills. I recall hearing it said that my father's two brothers, who died when very young, were given turpentine straight, just before they died, by the family doctor.
Sulphur and honey was the prevailing spring tonic. This was equivalent to the sulphur and molasses of the East and South, only honey was more easily procured in this western region. The idea of the sweet was simply to make the concoction taste better.
Plain table salt was another good remedy for toothache, sore throat, etc. This was mixed with water, one teaspoonful to a glass of water. Vinegar or blue vitriol served to defeat the ravages of rashes, poison oak, etc. 3 Various oils were largely in use. Castor oil is almost too familiar to bear mention. Then there was sweet oil for earaches. An earfull of warm sweet oil was well calculated to ease the pain.
Poultices too were common. Chewed tobacco poultice would remove the heat from a bee sting in remarkably short order. Also a mud of spittle and dust was used on occasions of this sort. Then there was the mustard poultice, the tea-leaf poultice, and a poultice of gunpowder and milk which was used to combat ringworm. In this latter case it was sometimes customary to paint the offending ?ring? with ink.
Then there was the still popular remedy of whisky, hot water, and sugar for colds; hot lemonade for the same purpose?to make the patient sweat. The idea was and largely still is, if the patient has a sickness, let him ?sweat it out.?
Boiled grapefruit has its curative powers for deranged stomachs, and burns were treated with unsalted lard. Baking soda was also used for stomach disorders, and still is today, when mixed with water and drunk warm.
A so-called cure for warts was to place the head of one match upon the wart and touch it off with another, and so ?burn it out.? Another less painful but longer treatment consisted of rubbing the affected part with castor oil. This has been known to clean up warts slick as a whistle.
I recall one old man who made hair tonic out of catnip, cooking down the leaves in a dark, sullen-looking mash, then straining off the 4 liquid. He put the stuff up in pint whisky bottles, and my brother happened to catch sight of it one day and thought it was whisky. As he was only a boy and had never tasted whisky, he took one of the bottles and drank about half the contents. ?Pretty good stuff,? he said with the wise air of an older boy, and wouldn't let me have any. A short time later the old gentleman came tearing out of his room, wanting to know ?who in hell has been drinking my hair-tonic??
But the favorite physic of all was good old Epsom salts. Old timers always keep Epsom salts in the medicine cabinet and toss off a dose on the least provocation. The general idea was to keep the bowels clean even if it were necessary to take off half the intestinal walls.
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|A Sherry to accompany every cheese.
|Classic consommé with Sherry.
I encountered an unexpected problem, however. I couldn't find a range of Sherry types! Two supermarket chains in my area had only fino and manzanilla plus the sweet ones, oloroso, cream and PX. They did not sell a single amontillado, oloroso seco, palo cortado, or raya. (Note to you Sherry marketing guys—better placement in stores if you want to sell more wine.)
I eventually found a good selection of Sherry styles (though only from a couple different bodegas) at a dedicated wine shop. I dithered between amontillado and oloroso seco and finally chose the oloroso seco after tasting each. I already have fino, manzanilla and sweet PX. So, I'm all set for a grand week!
From soup to nuts. Sherry is a classic addition to consommé. Use either fino or amontillado. It's also a superb addition to cream soups, such as lobster bisque or mushroom.
|Sherry is the original tapas wine.
Serve Sherry--fino, manzanilla, amontillado or oloroso seco--with Spanish tapas. Toasted almonds, thinly sliced ham, olives, sausages, pâté, grilled shrimp, oysters, salt cod, smoked salmon, stuffed eggs.
Tipsy cakes--luscious sweet Sherry syrup soaks into squares of sponge cake. An easy dessert (recipe below). PX, a sweet dessert wine, is the perfect accompaniment.
Riñones al Jerez
Kidneys in Sherry Sauce
Kidneys in Sherry Sauce
Tender bites of kidneys in a velvety, Sherry sauce, this is a classic tapa bar dish. It can be prepared with lamb, pork or veal kidneys. (I used lamb kidneys, which only need about 12 minutes cooking.) The dish needs gentle cooking so as not to toughen the kidneys. Serve with chunks of bread to soak up the sauce. Chicken livers can be prepared in a similar manner.
Serves 4.
8 lamb kidneys, about 1 pound
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon flour
4 tablespoons olive oil
½ pound small mushrooms, quartered
2 tablespoons finely chopped onions
1 clove chopped garlic
½ cup fino Sherry
½ cup meat stock
1 bay leaf
Chopped parsley, to garnish
Cut the kidneys in half and remove the core of fat. Slice or quarter the kidneys. Place them in a bowl and add enough milk to cover. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Drain, discarding the milk.
Sprinkle the kidneys with salt, pepper and flour. Heat the oil in a skillet and brown the kidneys on medium heat. Add the mushrooms, onions and garlic. Stir in the Sherry and meat stock. Add the bay leaf. Cover and simmer until kidneys are tender. Sprinkle with chopped parsley to serve.
Pollo al Ajillo
Chicken With Garlic
Chicken With Garlic
The standard version of this dish is made with fino (dry) Sherry. But, use a mellow amontillado, oloroso seco or even a slightly sweet Sherry and it becomes even better. The Sherry somewhat caramelizes and glazes the chicken pieces. The garlic is lightly crushed, but not peeled, and sauteed with the chicken. It flavors the sauce. Those who wish can squeeze out the soft garlic flesh to eat as well.
Makes about 24 pieces.
2 pounds chicken wings
1 head garlic
¼ cup olive oil
1 bay leaf
½ cup medium-dry Sherry
Salt and pepper
Chopped parsley
Cut off the wing tips and discard (or save for stock). Divide each wing into two joints. Lightly smash the garlic cloves to split the skins.
Heat the oil in a deep skillet. Add the chicken pieces to the oil and fry them slowly, adding the unpeeled cloves of garlic.
When chicken is browned on all sides, add the bay leaf, Sherry, salt and pepper. Continue cooking until the liquid is cooked away and the chicken begins to sizzle again. Serve immediately garnished with parsley.
Tipsy Cakes
Tipsy Cakes
This is a great way to use up stale sponge cake or you can also make the tipsy cakes with store-bought sponge. You may need to cut the cake crosswise so the layers are about 1 ½ inches thick.
The cakes can be cut into small squares and placed in fluted paper cups for easy serving to a crowd. Or, place slices on individual dessert plates and garnish with fresh fruit and a dollop of whipped cream.
Makes 12 cakes.
1 pound sponge cake, cut into 1 ½-inch thick slabs
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Strip of orange zest
1 cup dry Sherry
Toasted slivered almonds
Place the slabs of sponge in a flat dish or tray and prick them all over with a skewer.
Combine the sugar, water and orange zest in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Strain out and reserve the orange zest. Add the Sherry to the sugar syrup.
Spoon half of the Sherry syrup over the cake. Leave to stand for 30 minutes.
Cut the sponge into 1 ½-inch squares. Put a few slivered almonds on top of each square. Cut some of the reserved orange zest into fine slivers and place them on top of the cakes. Spoon over the remaining Sherry syrup. When the sponge has absorbed most of the syrup, place the squares in fluted paper cups.


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The street artist, Banksy, is once again making headlines. This time it is for using Her Majesty The Queen in an apology to Palestinians.
Holding a royal "apology" party for Britain's support of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, Banksy carved a royal mural into the wall that separates Gaza and Israel with the words "er sorry".
ER also stands for Elizabeth Regina. Adding on the roman numerals II is The Queen's cypher.
An actor dressed up as The Queen unveiled Banksy's latest creation on Thursday which coincided with the centenary of the Balfour Declaration.
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The display is outside the hotel Banksy opened last year in the West Bank. Invited for the tea party were al-Aida refugee camp children.
In a statement from Banksy, he said: "The British handle things well here – when you organise a wedding, it's best to make sure the bride isn't already married.
"This conflict has brought so much suffering to people on all sides, it didn't feel appropriate to 'celebrate' the British role in it,"
The statement further went on to say the mural was "commissioned from a professional stone carver whose previous credits include Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey" according to Reuters.
The party didn't last long as nearby protestors crashed the party. They were upset with the use of children in the demonstration and the use of the Union Jack for the fake apology.
The Balfour Declaration was issued by British foreign minister Arthur Balfour in 1917, which led the way for a creation of Isreal in 1948 when he promised support for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in London to celebrate the centenary with British leaders including a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May.


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Here I was preparing another post for DT when a message came through the net with this posting from my boy over at the Worldwide Standard , Mike Goldfarb, who gave us big props for the new editorial team here.
A longtime friend and colleague Pam Hess, whos been one of Washingtons top defense reporters for as long as Ive been in the business, just returned from six weeks in Iraq. I saw her the other day in the neighborhood and she looked a bit bedraggled from her trip still fighting jetlag and the culture shock of returning to a much safer existence.
Let me first say that she is no apologist for the Bush administration or its justification for the invasion of Iraq. Watching her as I have at many a Pentagon briefing, she puts the screws to every defense official shes questioning. But having been to Iraq myself, and having experienced many of the same things shes seen and done, I cant help but identify 100 percent with her impressions outlined below.
Its real evil Im just not sure what other word you can use for people who are shooting kids in the face
Its a long clip, but its worth every second to watch.
Pam is one of those reporters that doesn't take day trips to the field from a secure compound in Baghdad. She lives the entire time embedded with U.S. troops. It takes that kind of day-to-day existence and contact with the danger and hope of the battlefield to really understand what's going on there. And that clip from C-Span shows it.
As the president said in this year's State of the Union address, it may not be the war we started, but its the war were in now.
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Have you ever made decisions based on what your gut told you? Is it possible to train that gut instinct to help you make better decisions more often? That's the topic on today's show where Erin and Jeremy discuss how to make better decisions and how to train your intuition. Let's jump in!
Show Notes:
PTB Article Intuition Training for Better Decision Making
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Today is Solange Knowles' 30th birthday, and the singer/songwriter took to her Instagram to write an incredible open letter, letting her fans in on the different stages of her life over the past three decades.
Through the post she marked the ups and downs of her life, the loves gained and lost, and the realization that she is finally starting to understand, and appreciate, her own self. She finished with a heartfelt thank you: "I saw all of that to say…dont eveeer let anyone write your story for you. They can talk, they can doubt, and they can say what they wana, but only you have the words to narrate this ting we call life. So much gratitude for all your wishes. So much gratitude for love."
Knowles' mom, Tina Lawson, also celebrated Solange by posting an adorable throwback pic of her youngest daughter on her 3rd birthday.
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This is Solange's 3rd birthday party, we created a huge bootleg water world with slip and slides and pools everywhere. She had a Micheal Jackson impersonater! She thought he was really Micheal, because he came in a limo! It was soo fun . Now my baby has turned Thirty ! This seems like yesterday😥 Happy Birthday my baby❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Look how she is already pointing the toe😄
Happy birthday to Solange! It will surely be a fantastic one.
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Arsenal are preparing a move for Saint-Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the end of the season, according to the Metro.
The report claims the Gunners' trusted scout, Gilles Grimandi, was in the stands during St Etienne's tie against Rennes. The game ended in a 2-2 draw and saw Aubameyang score for his side. The 23-year-old has been in impressive form, scoring 16 goals and managing eight assists in the Ligue 1 this season and is now being tagged the African Neymar.
With Grimandi's positive feedback, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is now likely to send Gunners chief scout Steve Rowley to watch the striker in action for Christophe Galtier's side. St Etienne are unlikely to let their star player leave for cheap and could ask £15m for his signature. However, a £10m bid from the English side could see them bring Aubameyang to the Emirates at the end of the season.
The striker earlier expressed his desire to play in the Premier League. Should the Gabonese prefer a move to the north London club in the summer, it will bolster Arsenal's attacking line-up and also give French international Olivier Giroud competition up front.
However, any hope of Arsenal landing the forward will not be an easy task as north London rivals Tottenham, European champions Chelsea and Newcastle United are all interested in signing Aubameyang.
Gervinho Hoping for Miracle against Bayern
Meanwhile, Gervinho believes Arsenal can still pull off a miraculous win, when they face Bayern Munich in the second leg of a Champions league knock-out tie in Bavaria next midweek. The first leg at the Emirates saw the Gunners lose 1-3 but the 25-year-old is hoping to progress to the latter stages.
"We know it is not going to be an easy match. It is not easy to come back from 3-1 against Bayern Munich. We scored at Emirates Stadium against them, and you just never know, a miracle can happen. If we score an early goal it will put them under pressure. We just need to keep positive and give everything we have. We all know anything can happen in football," Gervinho told the club Web site.


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Foundation Turns Over Its Computer-Donation Program
The Detwiler Foundation has handed over its controversial program for distributing refurbished computers to schools to a new trade association that plans to take a more active role in lobbying Congress to promote such programs.
The California foundation's Computers for Schools program has helped place about 75,000 donated computers in schools since 1991, according to Fred Rios, who was the operations manager until last month.
The national program is now being run by the Computers for Schools Association, based in Chicago.
But the foundation transferred responsibility for the program in California to the San Diego-based Technology Training Foundation of America.
Willie Cade, the president of the CSA, said John Detwiler, the foundation's president and co-founder, was simply weary of running the program.
"He's 72; he got a little tired," Mr. Cade said of Mr. Detwiler, whom he described as a friend as well as a former associate. Mr. Detwiler, responding to a reporter's request through Mr. Cade, declined to be interviewed.
The Detwiler method, imitated by several other programs, matches up corporations that have computers they no longer want with schools that can use them. The computers are cleaned and upgraded by inmates in prison vocational programs, by local groups, or by high school vocational students. ("How One Foundation Links Schools, Companies," Jan. 28, 1998.)
Schools around the country may apply for donations. Corporations reap publicity for donating their old machines and have some say over where they are distributed. Under a federal tax law enacted in 1997, if the computers are no more than two years old, the donors also receive a deduction on their corporate earnings equal to the computers' original purchase price plus their current market value. That law expires at the end of this year, although President Clinton's fiscal 2001 budget proposes extending it.
The La Jolla, Calif.-based foundation had affiliates in 30 states that rehabilitated donated computers. Some states contribute taxpayer money to run or support the programs. The CSA will invite the affiliates to become members and is trying to enlist the foundation's corporate sponsors.
Jeanette Roache, the president of the Technology Training Foundation, said the San Diego group would also eventually provide services in other states, as well as advice about how to run donation programs.
Unlike Detwiler and Ms. Roache's organization, the CSA is not a foundation and cannot receive tax-deductible contributions of money or equipment. But Mr. Cade said he was starting a new Computers for Schools Foundation that would be eligible for that tax status.
Critics and Defenders
Associates said Mr. Detwiler was also tiring of the program's many critics.
Some educators have loudly questioned the very premise of computer-donation programs, arguing that accepting used computers ends up costing schools more to install and maintain than buying up-to-date models.
Other critics had concerns about specific management issues, such as the $100,000-plus salary the nonprofit group paid to Mr. Detwiler, the use of tax dollars in some states to upgrade the donated machines, "matching funds" that some public schools were asked to pay to receive the best computers, and the fact that donations were also made to private schools.
And some educators charged that school districts felt pressured by state officials to participate in the donation program, even if they would rather not.
"John Detwiler's idea was that the government with strategic relationships can impose on schools something that someone thinks is a good idea," said John Vaille, the executive director of the International Society for Technology in Education, who observed the program in California over most of the past decade.
But the program also had defenders, including school administrators who were pleased with the computers they had received and said they simply could not have afforded to buy adequate numbers of new computers.
William L. Been, the network technician at Huntington Beach (Calif.) High School, said his school had received many serviceable computers from the Detwiler Foundation. Last month, it got six "squeaking clean" models with processors that are "roughly equal to the Pentium II," Mr. Been said.
"That's a good machine with full multimedia capability," he said.
Mr. Been said that while he would prefer having a school full of identical new computers, the donated models will be useful for several years. "I look at it as, it's better than nothing," he said. "If I have to work a little harder to come up with [software] drivers to make these things run, so be it."
Tax-Credit Bill
The debate has heated up recently because of pending bills in Congress that could change the nature and scale of computer donations to schools.
Under the proposed New Millennium Classrooms Act, sponsored by Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., and 89 other members of the House, the corporate tax deduction would be replaced with a more advantageous tax credit—30 percent of the original purchase price. The measure, HR 2308, would also raise the age of eligible computers to up to 3 years old and make computers eligible even if they had been "reacquired" from other companies before being donated.
The credit would be 50 percent if the recipient school was in a federal empowerment or enterprise zone.
An almost-identical Senate version of the bill, S 542, was attached to another tax bill that passed, 96-2, last June but is expected to meet a presidential veto if passed by the House. Lobbyists for some national education organizations expect the computer-donation bill to resurface in this session of Congress.
Supporters argue that the bill would help schools by sharply increasing the number of computers that corporations donate. Virtually all computers made in the past three years are Pentium IIs, they point out, yet fewer than 5 percent of donated computers are of that vintage.
Opponents, however, fear that companies would clear their cellars of marginal machines, which districts would feel pressured to accept and then spend money upgrading and maintaining—instead of buying new equipment.
"There's a certain amount of exasperation on the part of the education community that Congress and some businesses seem to think they're helping schools by changing the current tax law, which we think is misguided," said Keith R. Krueger, the executive director of the Consortium for School Networking, a school technology group based in Washington.
But his group might support a tax credit for computers less than 2 years old, he said.
The Detwiler Foundation supported the current bills but, as a private foundation, was prohibited from lobbying on Capitol Hill.
But the Computers for Schools Association will work actively for passage of the bill, said Mr. Cade, who formerly was the director of Metropolitan Chicago Computers for Schools, a Detwiler Foundation affiliate.
"One of our primary goals of the association is to work with Congress," Mr. Cade said. "We plan to be active wherever appropriate to get sufficient resources."
Vol. 19, Issue 33, Page 16Published in Print: April 26, 2000, as Foundation Turns Over Its Computer-Donation Program
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Presidential candidate Jill Stein comes to Newark
A mother, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, a professor, a musician and a former Democrat are just some of the identities that define Jill Stein. Now, for the second time, she assumes another identity: the Green Party candidate for President of the United States.
When Stein visited Newark this Friday, students, supporters and adversaries gathered in the George Wilson Center to discuss some of Stein's biggest efforts and hopes for the Green Party. As Stein entered the room, chants of "We want Jill!" in unison began while musicians played on bongo drums. Stein started her speech by motivating the crowd and asking if they're ready to make history. She said that the Green Party is "burning green" and "unstoppable."
"We need to exercise our anti-trust laws and break up the conglomerate controlling us," Stein said.
She then continued to discuss issues such as water supply and how we must stop building pipelines and nuclear power plants and went on to criticize the arrests of Green Party protesters. When the Green Party candidate told her audience that North Dakota became the first state to legalize weaponized drones, the crowd showed their displeasure.
Stein stressed the importance of fighting for the generation of young people who are unable to pay their student debt. She said we need young people to support the Green Party in order to remake the economy. She blames the government for giving Wall Street $16 trillion dollars in order to save them from their "unethical" acts when only $1.3 trillion dollars would help resolve student loans.
"If we can do that for the crooks on Wall Street, we can do it for our young people," Stein said.
Stein criticized Hillary Clinton's campaign for spending millions of dollars on "[intimidating] people to vote for her." Donald Trump states he will create 25 million jobs but does not say how he will do it, she said. Stein said she can create 20 million jobs by calling for an emergency job program. In doing so, she will solve the crisis for economy and climate — although she wasn't specific on these programs and how they would achieve this goal.
Concluding her speech, she urged people to get the word out to young people to help her win the race and said it is critical to open up the debates beyond the two major parties. Voters must refuse to allow our democracy to be smothered, she said.
Stein then opened the forum to audience questions. A student in the audience asked Stein how she plans on funding college education. Stein explained that we should not be spending trillions of dollars on oil and nuclear weapons. Instead, she believes we should be spending that money on higher education.
"There are many ways we can come up with that money," Stein said.
A resident from Newark explained to Stein that he was arrested for driving a car with drugs in it, and as a result he no longer has the right to vote in this election. He asked Stein what she would do about this if she were elected. Stein said she will create a new way forward, end the war on drugs and pardon everyone who has a nonviolent record of drugs because they should have never been penalized in the first place.
Nicole Jacoby, a junior at the university, said she is not sure whether or not she is voting for Stein. She is leaning towards voting for Hillary, but she supports some of Stein's policies.
"I like her policies on foreign policy and she's against regime change and stuff like that, so I like that," she said.
Senior Emily Miller said she agreed.
"Overall, I thought she had good things to say and I think she'll be a great candidate," Miller said.


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MeThinx Entertainment has brought together a formidable production team and a superb cast for an action-packed yet family-friendly film, The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone. The film, which producers said will captivate the hearts of the young and the old alike, will hit the silver screen on March 1, 2013.
Bill Muir, who is the president and chief executive officer of MeThinx Entertainment, is the director, producer, and writer of The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone. The film is based on the series of fictional novels of the same title also written by Muir. A new version of the novel, which Muir has co-written with New York Times bestselling author Alex Kendrick, will also be released next year in time for the film's showing. The film's cast include Alex Kendrick (Courageous, Fireproof and Facing the Giants) and Mark Dacascos (Iron Chef, Hawaii Five-O).
To read the full article, go to http://www.examiner.com/review/new-film-touches-base-with-moviegoers-of-all-ages. For more information about the movie, go to http://thelostmedallion.com/.
I got a chance to see an advance screener of "The Lost Medallion" and thoroughly enjoyed it! I'm hoping it makes a big splash in theaters. Make sure to support this film by buying a theater ticket!
I am looking forward to meeting the producer, director and writer Bill Muir at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, March 2-5 in Nashville. "The Lost Medallion" will be screening at this event and I will be interviewing him for Christian Movie Connect. Be looking for it!


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Marion Cotillard received her 4th César nomination today! This time in the Best Actress category. Warmest congratulations!
Also nominated for Best Actress are Cecile de France (Secret), Isabelle Carre (Anna M.), Marina Fois (Darling) and Catherine Frot (Odette Toulemonde". La Vie en Rose garnered a total of 11 nominations! Read the Hollywood Reporter article.
Marion was previously nominated in the Most Promising Actress category for her performances in Taxi and Les Jolies Choses (Pretty Things) and won a César for her supporting role in Un long dimanche fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) in 2004.