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It's a miserable day. The mist is making it hard to see a Mountain Hare never mind photograph one and the conditions are so poor it's hard to make out my lone human compatriot cresting the hill towards the plateau not far in front.
Ever since I first visited this area in February I always planned to return to photograph them in their summer coats, something few photographers do, and with a free weekend to spend in the Cairngorms I was excited to return to their now very different mountainous habitat to try and capture some interesting images.
What was previously covered in crisp white snow is now a mosaic of heather passed its peak, a brownish colour primarily but with a hint of pink. The hares should also have moulted. Instead of being as white as their winter surroundings they should now be brown and rock-like. It is obviously very effective as I haven't seen one yet.
As the drizzle continued to fall I slowly soldiered up the steep path finding myself in a physical oxymoron, sweating under my thickly lined waterproofs but with a cold and wet face.
Stopping to cool down not far from the main plateau I began to wonder, "If I had the eyesight of a Golden eagle would it make my day in the mountains easier? They easily spot Hares from lofty heights before diving down to prey upon them but would such vision improve my chances from a ground perspective?" It's then I noticed the twitch of a nose and an outstretched hind paw being preened and the thought evaporates.
Making the short climb I am eventually able to crawl close enough to take my first picture unimpeded by the conditions.
The Hares rest during the day in 'forms', naturally shallow depressions in the land which shelter them from the elements. They stir only when threatened or to stretch, preen and eat so a patient slow approach can afford you great access into their wild lives unlike most animals. How close you can get is Hare dependent, each animal has it's own personality and comfort level. The key is to being able to know when you're edging to close for an individual's comfort and restraining yourself from moving closer.
After sitting with this perfectly content individual for about 20 minutes it woke up and moved further up the hill to eat. With it fast approaching my lunch time I thought I should do the same.
Moving further up the hill the abundance of Hares grew substantially and before I could find a suitable area for lunch I found myself crawling along the edge of the path before sitting with an even more confiding individual.
With the Hare sitting in quite an awkward area that was not photogenic and showing no signs of displaying any interesting behaviour, I shimmied away. Picking up my back pack I turned to find the Hare had followed me part of the way down the slope and stopped reasonably close before venturing into the heather on the other side of the path.
Unlike Brown Hares and Rabbits, who were introduced to the UK, Mountain Hares are native but are by far the most rare. Once widespread in mountainous regions they are now only found in small geographical pockets across the UK due to persecution as part of upland moor management and for the "sport" of hare coursing. Even though these cruel practices potentially breach EU law they are allowed to continue due no effective data or method measuring the Hares population density and distribution and a lack of political appetite to take significant action to make a change.
Reaching as high as I would go I stopped to have lunch and a chat with the other photographer, Peter, who had made his way down from the plateau due to the poor visibility about all things Mountain Hare. After eating I explored the area for more individuals to photograph but they are far more jittery at this time of year as they begin to transition back into their white winter coats with all the individuals I came across choosing to leg-it before I can even begin to think about making an approach.
After an hour of no luck out the corner of my eye I could see Peter waving at me in the distance. As I got closer it was clear he had came across a very relaxed and sleepy individual.
This hare was so content with our presence I was afforded a unique close up from an unusual angle below looking up the hill through the heather.
It's level of trust and level of lethargy reminded me of 'Beardy' a very trusting and aptly named individual with unique beard like markings below it's chin which I spent a lot of time with in the winter. Although there was no beard to be seen this hare's behaviour and more so it's trust makes me almost sure we had met again.
The suspected Beardy slept for a good hour and a bit before eventually deciding to move. Waking up, he scratched and started to scavenge as the mist once again began to set in.
As he moved further away from me he became less and less visible and was eventually lost in the mist.
With visibility the worst it had been all day, and tiredness and hunger beginning to kick in, now was a good time to make my way back to the car.
The sky cleared as I followed the path back down. As I did I couldn't help but notice the outline of a pair of eyes protruding from the edge of the hill.
It was a leveret, or youngster. Unpacking the camera I approached slowly. The leveret unsure of my presence stood to attention.
A stand off ensued with neither of us prepared to make the next move. Unlike the adults the leveret never settled and eventually disappeared into a burrow rather than up the hill.
At this stage in their early lives Leveret's are prey to a wider range of predators including foxes, buzzards, stoats, cats and eagles, where as an adult is typically only preyed upon by the Golden Eagles, so reside in burrows for improved protection.
Reaching the car was a relief from the wet weather but it is always hard to leave these resilient creatures. Their confiding nature really makes a day watching them incredible (whatever the weather!) and I am already looking forward to sitting with them again in 2018's snowfall.
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The title alone is easy to scoff at. "Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States" sounds almost like a parody, a sendup of that filmmaker's love of bombast and right-wing conspiracy. This documentary series, beginning Monday on Showtime, isn't a joke, though some may find it laughable. It's deadly serious but also straightforward: a 10-part indictment of the United States that doesn't pretend to be evenhanded.
The series doesn't focus extensively on many of the things the United States has done right, Mr. Stone and the historian Peter Kuznick write in the introduction to their similarly titled companion book. It is more concerned with focusing a spotlight on what America has done wrong.
And that's fair enough. There are plenty of documentaries that celebrate American exceptionalism. There should be room in today's vast television landscape for a series that points out the exceptionable. And Mr. Stone, the director of "Platoon," "Wall Street" and "J. F. K.," is an all-too-eager cicerone: a dramatist of truth who tramples facts to spin alternative histories that may be grandiose and grotesque but can sometimes have a hint of grandeur.
In this reworking of the past Henry A. Wallace, the progressive who was vice president during Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term, is puffed up as a greater hero than Roosevelt and Churchill. Stalin was bad, but Truman was just awful.
It's too easy to focus on what Mr. Stone does wrong; it's also useful to focus a spotlight on what he gets right. And in all the overblown rhetoric and self-righteous hyperbole (Mr. Stone is his own narrator) accuracy is sometimes hard to find.
The first four episodes made available to critics focus on World War II and the cold war, but the series, like the book, spans World War I to the Obama administration. President Obama, in Mr. Stone's interpretation, isn't really any better than Woodrow Wilson or George W. Bush: someone who took a bad situation and made it worse by selling out to "Wall Street funders with deep pockets."
But Mr. Stone's most pressing obsession is the atomic bomb and the cold war, which in this telling are the roots of all American foreign policy and the answer to what seems to be Mr. Stone's unspoken question: "Why was I in Vietnam?"
Along the way he raises some valid points, notably that Americans too easily overlook the Soviet contribution in waging and winning World War II. Steven Spielberg and his ilk popularize the greatest generation and D-Day and other hard-won American victories, whereas the Russian film world has yet to produce a Slavic equivalent that could move an international audience. There is no "Band of Comrades" or "Saving Private Ivan." What happened in Russia between 1941 and 1945 has mostly stayed in Russia.
"Untold History" makes the point that while fewer than a half-million Americans died in World War II, Mr. Stone says that as many as 27 million Soviets, military and civilian, lost their lives, though he doesn't factor in how many of those were killed by Stalin's repression. Different historians put that figure at anywhere from under a million to over five million.
Mr. Stone pays as much attention to Operation Barbarossa as Pearl Harbor, and shows archival material not just from Normandy and Iwo Jima but also the Battle of Stalingrad, the German invasion of Ukraine and other calamities of war.
Almost all war documentaries find room for clips from Frank Capra movies and works of propaganda, and so does this one. Mr. Stone also includes a less familiar newsreel clip of Shostakovich after he composed the Seventh Symphony, which became a hymn to the Siege of Leningrad.
Mr. Stone makes no mention of how Shostakovich was stifled, but he doesn't overlook Stalin's atrocities, including the 1940 massacre of Polish officers at Katyn. More often, however, he positions Stalin as a victim of British and American mistrust and double-dealing, a brutal tyrant forced to be his worst self because his Western allies didn't do right by him.
And Truman, in this iteration, is the bigger villain, a hick and a bully who — pushed by a cabal of right-wing, racist party hacks — unfairly took the place of Wallace on the 1944 Democratic ticket and who was persuaded by those same conspirators to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Their real motive was not to end the war and save American lives, Mr. Stone argues, but to deprive the Soviet Union of victory and its spoils in the Far East and to scare Stalin into submission.
Mr. Stone is not the first to argue that Japan was ready to give up before Hiroshima, and that it was the Soviet invasion of Manchuria that caused Emperor Hirohito to surrender (though he didn't surrender until after Nagasaki). Mr. Stone takes pride in calling his version of the past an "untold" story, but actually that same thesis was presented on American television in two documentaries on the 50th anniversary of Hiroshima, one a British-Japanese production on A&E and History, the other an ABC News special.
Mr. Stone brings a more stentorian absolutism, leaving no room for doubt or nuance. He doesn't allow for the idea that both versions could coexist, that the Soviet invasion of Manchuria was one of several factors, along with the two atomic bombings, that finally did the trick. He is among those true disbelievers who cannot accept that a course of action can be both unforgivably awful and apparently necessary, given the facts known at the time. Instead, he doubles down on his passionate indignation.
"Despite his denials," Mr. Stone intones about Truman, "his flawed and tragic decision to use the bomb against Japan was meant instead as a ruthless and deeply unnecessary warning that the United States could be unrestrained by humanitarian considerations in using these same bombs against the Soviet Union."
In this "Untold History" Hiroshima, the cold war, Vietnam, Iraq — none of that would have happened if Wallace had become president in 1945. What a wonderful world this would be.

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Saas Fee
Location: Valais
Saas Fee Hiking Trails
Gspon to Kreuzboden (Gspon Hohenweg)
Distance: 8.6 miles (One Way)
Another of the Saas Valley's great high walks, this scenic trail traversing high above the east side of the valley features wonderful panoramic views of the 13,000-ft/4,000-meter peaks of the Mischabel Range.
Grachen to Saas Fee (Hohenweg Saas Fee)
Distance: 10.8 miles (One Way)
The Saas Fee Hohenweg is one of the great hikes in the Valais. The challenging trail follows a high route along the west side of the Saastal with stunning views of the peaks towering above the Saas Valley and the Bernese Alps to the north.
Mattmark to Heidbodme via Jazzilucke
Distance: 9.6 - 10.8 miles (One Way)
A scenic hike traversing two beautiful valleys connected by a challenging exposed trail traveling between the Jazzilucke and Antrona Passes on the Swiss-Italian border.
Distance: 10.4 miles (Round Trip)
A delightful walk up a pretty valley leads to a remote and wild saddle on the Swiss-Italian border, offering a degree of solitude not available on many hikes around the Saas Fee area.
Hannig to Saas Fee (Gemsweg Part 1)
Distance: 4.0 miles (One Way)
Few hikes in the Saas Fee area feature the scenic bang for the buck found along the path from Hannig to Saas Fee. A glacial lake, glistening waterfalls and ever changing views of the high peaks surrounding Saas Fee are a few of the highlights along this delightful trail.
Plattjen to Saas Fee (Gemsweg Part 2)
Distance: 3.9 miles (One Way)
Great views of the Mischabel peaks towering above Saas Fee and the Saas Valley are the highlights of this short trail descending from Plattjen to Saas Fee along the Gemsweg.
Distance: 10.4 miles (Round Trip)
This trail starts at the scenic lookout at Heidbodme, with panoramic views of the peaks towering above the west side of the Saastal, and then follows a high route along the northeastern slopes of the Furggtal to Antrona Pass, a remote and wild saddle on a ridge on the Swiss-Italian border.
Mellig, Gibidum and the Bieder Glacier
Distance: 2.7 - 6.4 miles (Round Trip)
Two lofty overlooks offer impressive bird's-eye views of the glacial cirque surrounding Saas Fee, the Hohblam Glacier and the Fletschorn-Weissmies group. The return to Saas Fee features views of the Bider Glacier and a walk through a pretty forest.
Kreuzboden to Saas Almagell (Hohenweg Kreuzboden)
Distance: 6.0 - 6.3 miles (One Way)
This scenic walk, with panoramic views of the Mischabel Range, traverses high above the east side of the Saas Valley before entering the beautiful Almageller Valley. End the hike by descending to Saas Almagell or take the challenging Adventure Trail to Furggstalden.
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Which Genre Gave the Highest Return on Investment in the Past Decade? The Answer May Surprise You
Recently Catherine Rampell of the New York Times published a chart that should make documentary and horror producers smile. Horror has long been known as a cash cow for Hollywood, but documentary is rarely mentioned when it comes to return on investment. Rampell found that in her sample of films released in the past decade, documentary box office returns far outweighed other genres when expressed as a percentage of production budget. Sound surprising? Misleading, perhaps? Hit the jump to take a closer look at the numbers.
Using numbers from OpusData and Box Office Mojo, Rampell looked at films released from 2003 to 2013 that grossed at least $2 million domestically -- knocking out (you guessed it) the majority of documentaries. The resulting data shows us that successful documentary films rake in some killer returns, averaging 12 times the production budget domestically and 27 times the budget internationally.
Should we conclude that if you want to turn $1 million into $27 million, you should invest it in a great documentary film? Only if you're pretty dang sure the film is going to be successful. 55 of the 78 documentary films in Rampell's data set didn't disclose their production budgets. So her doc numbers are skewed towards the brag-worthy -- or at least those committed to transparency. Rampell notes:
Of course, documentaries are generally much cheaper to make than other genres, averaging about $2.6 million in production budget versus $95 million for action films (unadjusted for inflation). So it makes sense that for the small subset of documentaries that do well (remember, these averages include only those films with domestic grosses above $2 million), the R.O.I. can be enormous.
Horror film numbers were a bit more concrete with 113 out of the 129 films disclosing their production budgets. The average successful horror film in the past decade earned six times its production budget domestically and double that internationally by Rampell's calculations.
It looks like far more successful dramas, comedies and thrillers were made in the past decade, with 357, 373 and 170 disclosing their budgets respectively. All three achieved between 300% and 500% of their production budgets in global box office returns, which is not too shabby for such a large number of films reporting budgets in each genre. As Rampell points out, she's only looking at box office numbers, which of course only represent one piece in a film's revenue puzzle.
The data going into this graph is patchy at best, but it could indicate that major studios are spending less money than they should on major documentaries. Not to say that Universal's next tent pole should be a $20 million doc -- but perhaps 10 relatively major documentaries would accumulate a better return than recent Hollywood narrative releases.
What do you think? Should documentarians target the thrill-seekers of the investment world for a risky but possibly quite lucrative ride?
Link: Hollywood's Biggest Bang for Its Buck -- New York Times
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Just gotta finish my horror-doc-concert film and I can finally go to the bank!
August 20, 2013 at 6:37AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
I think with doco's it can be harder to have a clear picture of how much it costs to make as in some cases it can be one or two people filming a particular issue over a period of time whilst working other jobs to support themselves etc. As opposed to perhaps a drama that has numerous ppl working on it for hourly or daily rates.
What I think it shows is that doco's can be made cheaper than other genres and if they appeal to a niche audience can make enough money back to sustain themselves.
This is partly why I think crowdfunding works better for feature doco's than narratives, as generally speaking they can be made cheaper and pay a small number of ppl a liveable wage (especially if there aren't re-enactments ). Of course it's all relative to the project.
August 20, 2013 at 7:04AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
I can understand why this is as with most action movies for example the budget tends to be fairly high and compared to the budget of a documentary its like David vs Goliath. Although the documentary may not take no way near as much money as a big action movie, the money in/out ratio is far greater in favor of the documentary. I do wonder though if this chart was based on fair research, say 50 random movies of each genre?
August 20, 2013 at 7:13AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
Hmm... it seems to me that they may have only factored in "live action" - I seem to recall reading somewhere, that the most successful genre is children's animated films. Something crazy like 85% of them make their money back and if you look at the yearly box office they tend to be astoundingly well represented in the top 10 given that there are only a few each year.
That said, they are also incredibly labor intensive and the upfront costs are enormous so maybe for sheer profit ratio they aren't as good.
August 20, 2013 at 7:30AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
I think its more based on actual percentage of profit for example a $5000 project had a return of say $10,000 so the profit was 100% unlike a big budget $20,000,000 that had a total return of say $30,000,000 which although is huge is still only 50% profit.
August 21, 2013 at 3:19AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
To me, this sounds like an inadequately researched data. First of all, a lot of horror B-flicks are in the "straight-to-video" category with no box office revenues whatsoever. Simultaneously, most docs are never even shown to anyone. A small portion of horror movies and docs are indeed well made and can generate high grosses off small budgets but, in order to be ideologically honest, one must include every horror film and doc made and only then add up the niche totals. To claim that successful movies grosses divided by the successful movie budgets is representative of a genre would be just as simplistic as taking the expensive blockbusters and counting only their grosses vs. their costs, whereas in reality, the blockbusters will have ancillary revenues that are usually kept out of the public eye (and often, off the books entirely).
August 20, 2013 at 7:40AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
Agreed. Looking at just the winners doesn't give you any real data on what genre gives the highest ROI. Wall Street's numbers would great, too, if they only ever looked at the returns on successful hedge funds or stocks. To get a true sense of the whole picture you can't declare arbitrary data floors and thus chop off the bottom end of your data curve. Basically the headline for this post could read:
Successful Films Are Successful
August 20, 2013 at 11:56AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
Clearly Catherine Rampell of the New York Times has never made a documentary. The current media fetish for stats to explain certain phenomena does not pay off here. Money back from theatrical distribution split many times by distributors, exhibitors, investors almost never leaves an American independent producer with enough to buy breakfast. To many bills to pay. You know the rule going into a documentary project, budget in a living reasonable wage as there will be no back end. TV sales might kick in and some point if your film is a success but inevitably those go to back wages or poured into development of future projects. That is the life.
August 20, 2013 at 9:08AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
It would be Interesting to hear from actual documentarians such as the few I know, Alfred Spellman and Billy Corbin from Rakontur productions. They're responsible for Cocaine Cowboys I II, the U, Limelight just to name a few. They're both big on twitter and FB and manage a great website Rakontur.com, I'm sure they would welcome an interview. They're hot right now, I'm sure they can provide us with tremendous insight into the realm of modern documentary production. I gave them some old footage of Miami from the 90's, very cool dudes, interesting characters themselves. They're great at marketing too. The information would be invaluable. Thanks, Just thought I'd share Laura.
August 20, 2013 at 11:07AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
Billy Corben was one of the best Professors I had while at Film School. His independant production class didn't have books. It was all about the way he dealed with Magnolia Pictures, Netflix, Showtime, etc. he brought in all his contracts, though all the juicy stuff was blacked out of course.
Do enough to get noticed and most likely the big leagues will come a knockin'
August 21, 2013 at 8:44AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
Lucky you Jorge. The guys at Rakontur are great reaching out into the community to share their experiences. Good people, very talented and deserve all the success they have and more. Hopefully we'll see them in a NFS article soon. Thanks
August 21, 2013 at 10:21AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
This graph misses a lot of context. I think the biggest thing is that this is based off production budget. If you spend $50k on your doc and $5m in P&A costs then your ROI doesn't look as good. Of course, once you factor in P&A, Distro, etc, everyone would go down all around the board, but ROI on Docos would get hit the most because you're looking at smaller numbers. Docos are around $500k and actions is $50m+. A $2m P&A budget is going to do very different things to the ROI to both of those.
August 20, 2013 at 11:36AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
I remember when spending 25 million on an action flick was considered to be extravagant ;)
August 21, 2013 at 5:06AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
For some reasons, I still remember Steve Martin coming on the Merv Griffin show in 1979 and proudly announcing that he and Carl Reiner managed to film "The Jerk" for $5M, while "these days in Hollywood", nothing was made for under $10M.
Those were the days, my friend.
August 21, 2013 at 8:30AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
I'm not a big fan of the "hit the jump" phrase that you use here and is used regularly elsewhere on this site. It is slangy insider-speak that comes off like a self-conscious attempt to be cool, which is always a drag.
Anyway, I do understand it to basically mean "click on the link at the end of this post for more info" and this seems to be the way you are using it.
So why not have the courage of your too cool for school convictions and label the hyperlink in question as "jump" and not "link" as you have. Hedging your bets worried you are being too cool by half? Lame.
August 21, 2013 at 10:32AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
It has nothing to do with the link at the end of the post, it refers to clicking the more tag on the front page to go to the actual post. It comes from newspaper speak, "the jump" is when a story jumps from one page to another. If you know all this already, feel free to ignore. Just a silly thing to get so upset over. I'm sure we've done other things that are more worth your time.
August 21, 2013 at 1:47PM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
Thanks, Joe. Interesting to learn the phrase is newspaper speak. Still, it's insider-speak and that's the problem. It's poor writing and if I am not exactly "upset" about it I do feel free to point it out.
There is only one other link in the post and it goes to where the link at the bottom goes to. They are, then, one and the same, so, yes, the phrase has everything to do with the link at the end of the post.
August 21, 2013 at 5:58PM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
It's not really referring to that link though. It's most applicable when you're reading the site from an RSS reader, to indicate that there is more to the story, that you actually have to click a link to read the rest.
However, it also applies to looking at posts in the homepage view. While you can get to posts by clicking the title, they all have the more tag at the end of the brief snippet. "Hitting the jump" is clicking on a hyperlink that brings you to the rest of the story. In this case, it's the more tag at the end of every snippet on the home page. If you're in an RSS reader, that more tag is also there, and by clicking it, you're jumping to the rest of the story.
It's hardly insider, as many tech sites and others have been using the term for well over a decade or more.
August 21, 2013 at 6:06PM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
Where's science fiction in the scheme of things? Maybe it's lumped in with horror... I seriously doubt it performed so poorly as to drop off the chart.
August 23, 2013 at 9:20AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
wait so if studios invest in documentaries then they are costing more to make then they are getting a lower percentage return then they really don't look any better on the graph than any other genre...
So i think it's a fallacy to say a film is successful based on its percentage of cost to yield.
To simplify: if my movie costs $2 to make and I sell it enough to make $20 thats like 1000% return, and I made 18$
Then, If my movie that cost $100 to make sells $200, thats only 200%, but I made a $100
So should studios invest more in docs? probably not.
But should you use this info to try to get your doc funded? yep
August 23, 2013 at 11:11AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM
Also, studios used a bit of "creative accounting" where they allocate portions of the non-related overhead to the successful movies in order to limit the payouts to the next profit participants. In other words, if they don't want a movie to show a profit, it won't.
August 23, 2013 at 11:23AM, Edited September 4, 8:21AM


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- 4 Chicken breasts (thin cut)
- 2 Eggs
- Half cup of almond meal (almond flour)
- Half cup of pecans
- 2 Tbsp italian seasoning
- 1 Tomato
- 4 Basil leaves
- Olive oil
- Salt
Making the Paleo Chicken Milanese
Start by heating your oven to 400 degrees and line a cookie sheet with foil.
In a bowl scramble the two eggs and set them to the side. This will be your egg wash for when it's time to bread the chicken.
With a food processor, chop up the pecans until they become small chunks (too much blending and it'll turn into pecan butter). Add this to the almond meal (almond flour). Mix it on a flat plate with the 2 Tbsp of italian seasoning. This is your bread mixture.
Take each chicken breast and sprinkle a pinch of salt on each side. Dip the breasts in the scrambled egg mixture, then roll them around in the "bread mixture" until it's evenly coated. Put each uncooked chicken milanese piece on the foil-covered cookie sheet.
To simulate some sauce (and to make it more beautiful), cut a tomato into four slices and put one slice on each breaded chicken piece. Sprinkle a pinch of salt on each tomato and top with a basil leaf. Drizzle olive oil on each chicken piece then pop it into the oven.
In 30 minutes you'll have some gently crispy, delicious paleo chicken milanese.
Serve it with a delicious sauce or any paleo sides. I served mine with some squash noodles (made from ordinary yellow squash) and some avocado pesto.
This dish is delicious. Trust me…once you go paleo chicken milanese, you never go back.


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200 Young Professionals Begin Countdown to Annual BvB Dallas Game Day
Players will take the field Saturday, August 12 for the tenth time to Tackle Alzheimer's
Dallas, TX (August 7, 2017): The 10th Annual BvB Dallas Powder-Puff Football Game will take place Saturday, August 12th at 7:00 pm at the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park. The game signifies a summer of hard work to TACKLE ALZHEIMER'S – the 6th leading cause of death in the United States and the only disease among the top 10 that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. Thousands of fans are expected to fill the Cotton Bowl to watch the tradition, which will be commentated by Ty Walker, Donovan Lewis and Mike Sirois of Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket. Events include an honorary guest coin toss by Ebby Halliday Realtors' Mary Frances Burleson, halftime entertainment, 10th anniversary celebration and after-party presented by Bud Light. A $25 donation to BvB Dallas secures a ticket to the game and after-party.
For the past eight weeks, more than 200 women and men have raised awareness about the disease and funds for research among their personal networks. To date, approximately $530,000 of their 2017 goal has been raised. By game day, the group hopes to secure the remaining 22% of their $600,000 goal in order to award grants to four local organizations researching and treating Alzheimer's.
Since 2008, BvB Dallas has raised more than $3 million to fund local Alzheimer's research, making it one of the largest young professional peer-to-peer fundraising groups in the area. Using their voices and connections for good, participants have volunteered, fundraised, and educated friends, family, coworkers and the community about the need for research and scientific advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's.
With 10 years of experience, organization participants know the importance of:
- The impact on loved ones suffering from the disease – participants have acted as primary caregivers, support systems and advocates for more than 200 honorees.
- Raising awareness and funds through peer-to-peer outreach – each player/coach is required to raise $1,250. Over the course of nine years, 41 individuals have individually raised $10,000 or more, and 11 have raised $20,000 more each. The top fundraiser has personally raised more than $70,000.
- BvB funding to grant recipients for research and programing – awarded through a competitive grants process, Baylor AT&T Memory Center, the Center for BrainHealth, the Center for Vital Longevity, and UT Southwestern – will receive critical funds for their research and programming. You can read more about the grantees here.
Local and national brands have stepped up to sponsor the game including Horseshoe Bay Resort, Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket, Ebby Halliday Companies, Bud Light, Barley House, Reagor Dykes Auto Group and Boxx Club. BvB Dallas is also supported by Eye Black, Sisu and The Biz.
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BvB Dallas is a young philanthropist group dedicated to raising awareness, funds and support to TACKLE ALZHEIMER'STM. Founded by sisters whose father was afflicted by Alzheimer's, BvB is a personal way for young professionals across the country to share a common passion of fun, fellowship, and philanthropy, culminating in a powder-puff football game to raise money for Alzheimer's research and awareness.


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Garden Club members attended a convention in Traverse City and while there visited a botanical garden, a winery, and a lavender farm.
Garden Club of Dearborn gifted two planters to the John D. Dingle Transit Center, in Dearborn. According to the Press & Guide, the club installed two planters containing Petunia's and "Prince Tutt" grass.
The petunia is the official Dearborn flower and the club chose red, white and blue petunias to honor U.S. Rep. John D. Dingle who was the longest serving U.S. Congressman before he passed away in 2019.
How to Grow Petunias
Graceful Grasses – Prince Tutt
This year our Valentine Tea was an exceptional event. The Late Bloomers host the Valentine Tea every year, and this year Mindy Delano conceived and managed our Teacup project.
The Dearborn Garden Club held our 22nd Annual Holly Berry Brunch Benefit Fundraiser on Saturday, December 1st at the Dearborn Inn. Four hundred and twenty five guests and members attended the fundraiser event this year that was held in the beautiful ballroom at the Dearborn Inn.
Our guests were welcomed to our Holly Berry Brunch 2018 Fundraiser this year by a delicious pastry buffet and everyone enjoyed some sweets while mingling with other guests and members as they admired this year's raffle items. Coffee, tea and juice was served, as well as Bloody Marys and Mimosas, available at the cash bar.
Lunch consisted of a fruit platter, tomato & mozzarella salad, chicken parmesan with orzo alfredo, zucchini, tomato parmesan or butternut squash. Dessert was a shortbread tart with raspberry coulis, vanilla cream topped with berries.
Garden Club of Dearborn organizes our annual Holly Berry Brunch fundraiser to fund numerous scholarships to the University of Michigan – Dearborn and Henry Ford Community College students, internships and garden restoration at the Henry Ford Estate, and landscaping projects at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, Environmental Interpretive Center at the University of Michigan – Dearborn and other local schools. The club also provides intra-club scholarships for members attending the Fall Conservation Conference, Flower Show School, and the Gardening Study Course and Landscape Design School, where one can become an accredited judge. These people then bring their knowledge back to the club and the community.
Once again our annual fundraiser was a huge success and we couldn't do it without our wonderful sponsors and the many hours our fantastic members devote to planning and organizing the Holly Berry Brunch. Thank you all!


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Published by Bloomsbury Australia on March 4, 2014
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Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Young Adult
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Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most feared assassin. As part of the Assassins' Guild, her allegiance is to her master, Arobynn Hamel, yet Celaena listens to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam.
In these action-packed prequel novellas – together in one edition for the first time – Celaena embarks on five daring missions. They take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and seeks to avenge the tyrannous. But she is acting against Arobynn's orders and could suffer an unimaginable punishment for such treachery...
Explore the dark underworld of this kick-ass heroine and find out how the legend begins in the five page-turning prequel novellas to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series.
Where a simple act of defiance and moral justice transforms into a web of deceit, betrayal, and death, The Assassin's Blade completely blew me away as a prequel to Throne of Glass. It all starts from a simple mission which Celaena Sardothien chooses to disobey, leading into her entire livery being crushed before her very eyes and into the bitter, jaded assassin that we know today.
The five novellas each cover separate missions: one, to rescue thousands of slaves from a Pirate Lord, to teach a healer how to defend herself, to learn from the Mute Master of Assassin's in the desert, to help fight slavery from an evil crime lord and lastly, the assassination that was never going to pan out. In the first story, we see Celaena rescue thousands of slaves from a Pirate Lord, which sets the tone for the rest of the novellas. Celaena's past is one I couldn't tear my eyes from, as the events all lead up to her inevitable imprisonment in Endovier.
The stranger couldn't have been older than seventeen but…But Adarlan had made them all grow up fast. Too fast. – Yrene the healer
In The Assassin's Blade, we see what shapes Celaena into the person she is today, with her love of finery, cocky confidence, intelligence and mastery of assassination present here. Her master and mentor, Arobynn has taken her in as his protégé and like a cult leader, she doesn't question his decisions. As the King of Assassins, he's given his group board, missions and even gifts in exchange to do his dirty work.
One in his position of power cannot be infallible however, as his anger towards Celaena and Sam are enacted throughout the novel. With multiple layers of deceit and trickery, Arobynn's cruelty knows no end as he toys with Celaena and Sam with his influence and missions.
Celaena is certainly a kick ass character and we are given some background as to why she holds herself to high standards and morals. Pampered and entitled as Arobynn's favourite, she has high regard for herself and her master, and she lets everyone know it. She even treats Sam as a competitor ready to swoop into her title, but slowly warms to him across the course of the novel. With all of her morals and penchant to do the right thing, we wonder why she's in her chosen career. The Assassin's Blade demonstrates to us that her love of finery and skill actually allows her to right wrongs against slavery and evil by dispatching the toughest enemies.
The romance with Sam is slowly developed over the course of the novel, and we see her slowly regard him as a competitor, to companion, to someone who she truly cares for and loves. With his never ending devotion to Celaena, his honour and power protecting her throughout, he holds on his own against Chaol and Dorian. Having grown up with her, he really does know her the best out of all them. Sam just feels totally right for her, which reinforces my belief that there is no The One out there for us. There are several people who could become them, each with their different things to offer us.
"I love you…I have for years. And he hurt you and made me watch because he's known how I felt, too. But if I asked you to pick, you'd choose Arobynn, and I. Can't. Take. It." – Sam
The Assassin's Blade is a compelling, in-depth prequel filled with fantasy, romance, action and deceit that fleshes out Celaena's background as Adarlan's Assassin. The author has taken her time to illustrate to us Celaena's relationship with her mentor, her moral high ground, and the protectiveness that her and Sam share. This is a MUST READ for any fans of the series and even as an introduction to the novel. I couldn't put it down, and it's the perfect filler until Reign of Fire is released.
I received a review copy from Bloomsbury in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 5 out of 5
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UnNews:Most Britons admit to committing acts of War
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ARMS-AKIMBO, UK -- ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF BRITONS regularly commit Acts Of War, according to a report, challenging the notion that the country is made up of a peace loving, non-violent majority. A survey by researchers at Buggerole University found that 61 percent of people they questioned had committed one of a variety of "Acts of War".
These ranged from invading small countries for their natural resources, ethnic cleansing and launching medium range ballistic missiles on civilian populations. Of those who confessed to committing "Acts of War", 62 percent said they had initiated three wars simultaneously while 10 percent admitted to engaging in genocidal activities.
Frank Hushaine, of Lewisham, was unapologetic when asked why he advocated a life of war, "I have a wife and kids to feed, not to mention an army of 200,000 that I keep in my garden."
The report, based on a survey of just over 7 people aged 25-65, said the findings cast doubt on what politicians liked to describe as a "peace loving majority".
"Although the middle classes are engaging in this type of behaviour, they are also eager to blame when they themselves are invaded, annexed or bombed" said the report, published by the Centre for Big Guns at Jalloppy College, London.
As for Frank Hushaine, he is intent on continuing in his War mongering, "only last week I invaded Poland and plan to be in Moscow by Christmas."
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If porcupines could talk, what would they say? "That belongs in a museum," perhaps?
A team of archaeologists made a groundbreaking discovery recently at a Roman-Byzantine dig site in central Israel - thanks to the tireless excavating of one inadvertently helpful porcupine.
In the process of digging out his burrow, the accidental artifact-hunter happened upon an ancient oil lamp that had been buried for the last 1,400 years. Seeing no use for such a thing, the quilled rodent tossed it out of his new subterranean home. Fortunately, it happened to end up where scientists were able to spot it.
Turns out, it was no ordinary lamp. The small ceramic item has since allowed researchers to better determine when in antiquity the site was last occupied.
Ira Horovitz from the Israel Antiquities Authority made clear where credit is due for the crucial find, calling the creature who found it an "excellent archaeologist."
"It often happens that porcupines dig their burrows at the site of archaeological digs," Horovitz told The Jerusalem Post. "He skillfully throws the dirt aside, and with it whatever archaeological findings are in his path."
Interestingly, this isn't the first time a burrowing animal has aided archeologists in their field work. In fact, it happens more often than you might think.


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After yesterday's torrential rain, our forest floor erupted with mushrooms, of all shape, size, name and color, like twinkling jewels amidst the undergrowth and quite an extraordinary sight to behold.
Beautiful, ethereal Ghostpipe (or Indian Pipe, pictured above) has proliferated like never before seen in our forest. To see a venerable plant that is ordinarily quite rare, this seems magical. Not technically a mushroom, it's rather a plant that doesn't photosynthesize, devoid of chlorophyll and taking its nutrients from a delicate balance of conditions: decaying deciduous leaf matter, conifer trees and an underground fungus network, in perfect measure. It's pretty much impossible to cultivate because it's so sensitive and venerated because it's an analgesic, for physical and emotional pain, that is over harvested. To be presented with such a plant in abundance feels like a gift, so I'll be harvesting a small amount this year to make a tincture.
At lunchtime, I was introduced to a neighbor, by a neighbor, and taken to a couple of good, local spots where we found Chanterelle and Bolete. Later on, I took a long walk with the dog around our property and found an unprecedented number of mushrooms.
Mushroom identification is truly a complicated endeavor that takes years to fully grasp and I'm already one year in. I'm only just comprehending how many variables there are. Unless you're watching continuously, you've no idea how old the mushroom is (at what stage in its growth it is), or how the weather is affecting it and these are vital and crucial details that make the difference between life and death. Moreover, it seems like there are many more poisonous mushrooms than edible, but I've never shied away from a challenge. Since last year, when I found four huge Both's Bolete at the edge of my forest, seconds from my kitchen, and made a mushroom gravy with them, I have been hooked. Today, I spotted what could be Chanterelle, Bi-Color Bolete, Scaly Vase Chanterelle (poisonous), Crown Tipped Coral, Wood Ear, Black Trumpet, Green-Capped Russula, Red Russula or The Sickener (poisonous), Funnel Caps, Collybia, White Beech, Shelf Polypore and more. I filled a bag with assorted fungus that awaits identification.
The hunt for the coveted, rare Morel mushroom began late April early May, and I was unsuccessful in finding any of them. I did find a lone False Morel that is highly toxic and hideously ugly. It's latin name is Gyromitraesculenta. I've no idea why it's considered the Morel's poisonous lookalike because it looks absolutely nothing like it. It looks like the brains of a 3000-year-old smoker – the world's worse consolation prize for the novice mushroom hunter:
The real Morel is quite unique for a mushroom. It's hollow and its cap looks like a sponge or waffle sock. Find pictures and guides to this elusive mushroom here and here and, here's a field guide to mushroom hunting. I'm still using Mushrooms of the Northeast by Marrone and Sturgeon as I'm still a beginner.
Morel season only lasts a few short weeks when the weather is wet and the temperature is a day-time high of 60F and a night-time low of 40F, so I have missed that train now that summer is in full swing.
Morels sprout in old apple orchards and under dead elm or ash trees, all of which we have in abundance here in the Catskills where every settler seemed to have planted apple trees and New York State was the apple capital of America. The Catskills ash tree is suffering vigorous onslaught from the Emerald Ash Borer, so there are plenty of dead ash here.
Tomorrow, mushroom identification will continue. Meanwhile, here are some notable finds:


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January 1'st each year we morbidly celebrate the death of authors and other creative persons. Flaws in the law mean the expiry of the copyright monopoly, and works finally entering the public domain to the enrichment of all humanity, is most often calculated from the year of a creative person's death.
Wallace J.McLean, Meera Nair and Michael Geist all blogged about the celebration.


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An arctic freeze has hit Austin. By 11:00am Austin police had responded to 20 crashes throughout the city. Icy conditions continue on several roads across the city. As sleet covers the city and causes slick roadways, get prepared to make the right decision for you and your family.
Weather warning for Jan 16, 2018 | Posted Jan 15, 2018
"Ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch are expected and significant travel impacts are possible during the day on Tuesday not just on bridges and overpasses, but also on surface streets due to the cold temperatures. There is a chance for ice accumulations up to 1/4 inch across the Hill Country." –
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Frozen roads can lead to an increase in traffic accidents; and they can be deadly. In early January one woman lost her life to an accident that is believed to have been caused by icy road conditions.
The Austin personal injury lawyers from McMinn Law Firm want you to practice safe driving when traveling in this dreary weather. Below we have compiled a list of 6 tips to consider when facing inclement weather conditions:
- Stay home! If you don't need to go out or can work from home, stay in. Don't take unnecessary risks when it comes to dangerous driving conditions.
- Take it slow! Observe the speed limit, or maintain control at a lower speed. For example: if the posted speed limit is 55mph, slow your vehicle to 45mph. This practice will help safeguard against an accident.
- Easy on the brakes! Braking too quickly on icy roads can cause sliding and fishtailing, which will result in a car accident. Pump your breaks to prevent a collision – avoid sudden breaking, acceleration, or turns.
- Turn into a slide; turn your wheels in the direction your car is sliding. If you steer too far, or overcorrect, you run the risk of fishtailing – if this happens, turn in the opposite direction.
- Wear your seatbelt! Wearing a seatbelt or strapping the kids into their car seats should never be skipped – even on the shortest rides. Texas Car Seat Laws protect riders and drivers from some of the worst injuries. Buckling up can save a life!
- Stay updated with the latest weather conditions. If there is an arctic freeze or inclement weather in your area, follow the local broadcast; awareness of conditions can help prevent accident.
Closed Roads and Overpasses 11:30am Jan 16, 2018
- Ben White flyover to I-35 is shut down in all directions
- The 5700 block of SH45 is completely iced over. This includes 45 westbound at 183 upper deck in both directions.
- SH 71 at 130 is iced over.
- U.S. 183 eastbound to 130 northbound is reported as completely iced over.
- U.S. 183 at Burnet is iced over. Levander Loop at Ed Bluestein is iced over.
- 290 eastbound flyover to I-35 northbound is iced over. U.S. 290 Overpass at Berkman is iced over.
- 35th Street over Mopac is iced over. 6100 south Pleasant Valley is iced over.
- 1500 block W. Slaughter is iced over. MLK Bridge over I-35 is iced over.
- Turnaround from eastbound Ben White to westbound Ben White turnaround is iced over.
- 5200 block of Capitol of Texas Highway is iced over. I-35 exit at 4600 block of northbound has been iced over.
- West U.S. 290 WB to S Mopac SB is iced over. West U.S. 290 is iced over from the 5000-6000 block.
For an updated list, check KVUE News for complete updates.
Slip and Fall Incidents Reported across the city
More about how to treat serious ice relatedslip and fall injuries.
#ATCEMSMedics are now seeing an increase in fall calls. We are currently on 5 fall calls around Travis County. Please use caution and only venture out if absolutely necessary! Stay tuned to our social media accounts and local media for the latest on this weather event. pic.twitter.com/TuOM22qEjq
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 16, 2018
Sleet poses threat to Austin drivers throughout Central Texas
Sleet accumulates around office on 14th and San Antonio. If you don't need to go out today, don't! #ATXWX pic.twitter.com/2jCJfvxZV7
— McMinn Law Firm (@theaustinlawyer) January 16, 2018
How to Report a Power Outage
More than 1600 without power during the winter storm, at least some caused when a vehicle struck a pole causing power outages.
This is what can happen if you're not careful driving on icy roads. A vehicle hit a pole, causing power outages. @austinenergy crews are out here in Northeast Austin braving cold temperatures. They restored power and are now replacing the damaged pole. @SpecNewsATX pic.twitter.com/p5nqT8to8o
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Contrarians* unite! Over the years, I've realized that I am a contrarian by nature. I've been trying to organize what this means. Here's my first crack at a Contrarian's Creed**:
I am not a contrarian because I'm grumpy, or because I think I'm smarter than everyone. Rather, I am keenly aware of my own human folly and frailty. Therefore, it worries me when other people and new ideas charge blithely ahead, undaunted and untroubled by any apparent awareness that human nature makes folly, error, and vice our common default setting.
A contrarian doesn't think he or she is smarter than anyone else. However, contrarians are alarmed and annoyed when other people, especially those in power, refuse to return that compliment. One is not a contrarian because they are grumpy. Rather, a contrarian is grumpy because so many influential people do such stupid things with neither self-awareness nor meaningful opposition.
Consequently, contrarians mistrust trends, bandwagons, and crusades. This is true regardless of which ideological camp originates the crusade, whether the bandwagon is social, political, cultural, or personal, or whether the trend is serious or light-hearted. Contrarians think that the emperor will almost always have no clothes, and feel that someone has to state that fact, even if it makes others uncomfortable or angry.
Contrarians are not reflexively anti-everything. They can be convinced of a leader's goodness or an idea's utility. They are skeptical, but not necessarily cynical and can cherish deeply-held beliefs and ideals. But the burden of proof is both heavy and likely perpetual. A contrarian must have evidence, probably on a continuing basis, before going along with something--and what he or she accepts as proof will likely vary from person to person.
While they may seem cranky, contrarians are not necessarily harsh or mean on a personal level. Rather, awareness of human nature leads contrarians to a generally sympathetic stance towards human weakness, inclining them to tolerance and compassion in personal dealings. Contrarians are perfectly happy to live and let live, allowing others to navigate by whatever stars they choose to follow. However, the moment someone attempts to mandate or legislate compliance with their own path or philosophy, or the moment a fad or trend grows, contrarians react with vehemence.
Thus, a pardox: contrarians respond to would-be leaders and shiny, new ideas with an unflinching, vocal skepticism matched only by the kindness and charity they feel they owe all humans.
As with all human beings, individual contrarians are prone to be inconsistent on occasion and are likely to exhibit some traits in greater degree than others.
*How do you know if you are a contrarian? I suggest that you cannot be a contrarian if you use jargon and buzz-words with a straight face, or if you sit through a political speech regardless of party affiliation and find yourself agreeing (or disagreeing) with everything. Total agreement or disagreement makes you a partisan and that is totally contrary to a contrarian. A lot of wannabe contrarians are only contrarian about opposing ideologies. That doesn't count. You have to quibble with all ideologies.
You are not a contrarian if you can easily accept decisions from authority figures of any ideological stripe, or if you hold a majority opinion on any issue without feeling severe discomfort. If you go to a meeting where management presents sweeping new changes and you walk out motivated and cheering, you are not a contrarian. Also, if you love TED talks, you are probably not a contrarian, although there is some latitude on this and context matters a great deal. For example, if you find a TED talk on your own, that would be permissible. But if you have to watch one at work or you see one go viral, most contrarians would be annoyed.
**I do recognize the irony in having a creed for contrarians. I need to find a better term. But the term "creed" gave some nice alliteration.
10/28/2014 05:49:54 am
Not a bad creed for a contrarian. I agree with some points but I have my own ideas about others.
10/29/2014 12:56:29 am
Very interesting point, Scott, about managing your expectations so you're not surprised. I guess it doesn't surprise me that earthly leaders are not humble. As you say, they don't get those positions by being humble. That is definitely realistic. But in my mind, it argues for the fact that they need people (contrarians) to remind them often and loudly that they may be less humble, but are probably not that much smarter, than the rest of us.
10/30/2014 02:47:40 am
And that is an idea that I heartily endorse. In fact, it seems to be among the central points of what it means to be a contrarian.
Will Baker
6/18/2015 10:11:39 am
Kudos. I am a born contrarian and figured this out several years ago after reading Christopher Hitchens 'letters to a young contrarian".
Will Baker
6/18/2015 10:17:17 am
A contrarian is the purest individualist and freethinker, and CONTRARY to what most people think..we have oodles of integrity and tend to also adhere to certain principles, it's not just about disagreement..but about pointing out and critisizing/challenging hypocrisy, mindless ,herd mentality, authoritarianism, partisan stupidity, false binaries, and injustice and incorrectness whereever and whenever we see it, if that means pissing off others of our own group/label inclinations..so be it!
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- Cars are tiny, many people use bicycles or walk.
- Food portions are small and rationed.
- People live on top of each other.
- Lots of idle people in the streets.
- Many places do not accept plastic money, including hotels.
- Ethnic hatred going far back in time.
- No shyness about being naked.
- Many monarchies.
- And... passports are checked when you leave.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Is Europe a third world country?
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Nice try but it doesn't really work, does it? Not even close...
Not that Europe doesn't have its problems, of course!
- September 11, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- Andrew said...
Interesting stuff. Good companion to the U.S. one from last week.
You forgot that in europe you get your choice of paying to use a washroom or a hole in the ground. :)
- September 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM
Plus the architecture is way too old. . or is that a feature and not a bug?
Seriously though, revealed preference means USA > Europe. Europeans have zero business culture. Not to mention compared to the suburbs of say Boston, Europe is really, really dirty.
- September 11, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Unknown said...
Apart from car, food and monarchy issues, US is not that different from Europe.
All right, US people may have a comparatively bigger house.
- September 12, 2010 at 8:11 AM
I don't know who really wrote this article....but seriously I have my doubts about where in Europe have you been…..
Any hotel in Europe accept plastic money…if they didn't you haven't been in a hotel….maybe it was a motel, a backpackers….….. at the moment Europe is more advance in electronic payments than Remember than in the US is still using checks….its very strange if you find someone in Europe using checks…it was over almost 10 yrs ago…..
Houses are smaller….. it´s true, but are made of concrete and not of wood….. because houses have foundations…. You have big houses because you need to create a safe space for your children…..well, we don't have that problem…..
Old buildings…… are culture….not a copy…….hope I don't need to explain that….we have our own culture…..
People in the streets….indeed, we are not afraid about our safety…we can walk in our cities and we don't need to drive everywhere if we don't want…..
Food portions are smaller…..of course, we eat for live and we don't live for eat….i don't have to remember about overweight in the US, do I?
We don't live in a state of frightful, nobody is going to attack us…..and we don't make any invention about it neither…..
US is happy playing wars…..i understand, that´s something that happened in Europe 200-300-400-500….yrs ago…..so, maybe US is living in the Middle Ages, thinking in wars and conquers trying to be the avenging of the world….
Many monarchies….indeed, monarchies are history, tradition and made us proud….. (you can watch History Channel….)
Passports are checked when you leave….. of course, but have you ever been in a passport control in the US?....no comments…..It´s a shame…..
And… in Europe EVERYBODY knows where America is……could you say the same about Europe? Are US citizens thinking that Spain is in Mexico????
I could continue…. Social Security Services, taxes, culture, better quality of life, retirements ….
And remember, we travel to US for shopping and money…..US travel to Europe to learn and discover where you come from……
And, remember, Us culture is work, Europe culture is live!!!!!!! Big difference….
- September 30, 2010 at 2:46 AM
All houses in Europe are smaller and ridiculously expensive (hence you currently have a debt crisis) where as in America not all houses are made of wood or if you can't find one you can easily buy yourself a large plot of land and build a brick house BRICK not cheap concrete. And our houses are not glued together and we don't share walls with our neighbors.
We have big houses because we want big houses not cause we are afraid we will get attacked. And its not like our houses are big its just Europe's houses which are tiny. We have large gardens for children to play, to have barbecues, parties etc in private and not on the street.
Old buildings are indeed culture and should be preserved, we also have our old buildings e.g. Chrysler building, but what they are talking about is old half unmaintained unpreserved houses which have absolutely no historical value and absolutely no one wants to live in them IMO they should be demolished.
We don't walk on the street not because we are scared (although we do have areas where we would be scared but so does Europe) but because distances are greater and we can't walk that far. Not saying this is an advantage of America but those who want to walk will live in the city and those who want gardens, outdoor space live in the suburbs.
The problem is not the food portions being small but the small food portions being ridiculously expensive, costing more than double the largest portions in the US.
US is happy playing wars but you forget Europe is happy playing along.
Monarchies are history and should be history, the fact that you had it 500 years ago doesn't mean you should have it now.
- July 11, 2013 at 3:50 AM


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How to make the perfect gin and tonic
Whether you've been drinking gin for years, or you're a recent convert to the on-trend spirit, there are plenty of ways to mix up a G&T. From the perfect tonic to match your favourite tipple and delicious garnishes to top it all off, Mumsnetters have done the research so you can sit back and sip. Cheers!
So many gins, so little time
"Have decided to spend this year building up a gin library, adding a bottle of something new (usually on offer) every month or thereabouts. Whitley Neil EYV2 gins have been good finds."
"I've just finished a gorgeous bottle of Sacred and am planning to treat myself to Hendrick's next. It's the one thing I can still drink without getting a hangover."
"Last week I bought a bottle of Few Barrel and it has ruined me for all other gins. It is a beverage of wonder."
"I love Heston's Earl Grey Gin from Waitrose."
"Apparently there is a gin distillery near me in Walthamstow called Mother's Ruin. They run a bar in the distillery and my friend has promised to take me for my birthday. Can't wait."
And then there's the tonic
Some drinkers are extremely particular about both the brand and delivery system of their tonic.
"I like to keep little cans of tonic so that it remains fresh: flat tonic is a travesty. I love it with lots of ice and a slice of lime."
"I really rate Fever-Tree tonic. I find it very hard to get Fentimans here (not in UK), I will have Schweppes at a push but never, ever Slimline – horrible aftertaste."
Don't forget the garnish – traditional or progressive?
"Cucumber definitely works – slice, put in freezer, then you don't have to have too much ice
watering down the gin."
"I tried a slice of cucumber in my Tanqueray and Fevertree last night. I can't say it did much for the drink; I prefer lemon, but it was lovely eating the cucumber afterwards!"
"Try putting a slice of pink grapefruit in – sublime."
It's gin o'clock SOMEWHERE
"My late mum only ever drank G&T from April to September, and I'm keeping the tradition going. To me it's a seasonal drink."
"I drink gin all year round. It's always gin season in my house."
If you can't drink gin, never fear – you still have options
There are plenty of ways to get your G&T fix if you're pregnant or teetotal
or just feel it's a little early in the day to hit the hard stuff.
"I saw gin and tonic flavoured chocolate the other day and thought it was a great idea for gin lovers who can't drink, as it's non-alcoholic."
"Gin and tonic shower gel. You can never have too much gin in your life!"
"G&T candles are another option."
"Gin and tonic popcorn is fab."
Check out our gin and tonic cake recipe, as well as some delicious non-alcoholic drinks.
And if you haven't yet seen the G&T light, fear not – it's never too late
"I tried a gin and tonic last week for the first time ever – Hendrick's with Fentimans tonic, ice and a slice of cucumber. I'm now totally hooked."
But remember: moderation in all things (including moderation)
"I haven't had gin since 1984 when I had one by mistake – and woke up in a stranger's bed next morning. I jumped up, stumbled back across the room, hit the wall and fell over. Luckily the stranger thought this rather amusing – we went on to get married."


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This is the most unpopular booze gift at Christmas – can you guess what it is?
A BOTTLE of spirit given at Christmas is the least wanted festive present – in fact, three million are given away each year.
Three million bottles of unwanted booze given as present are given away each year
One in 8 British drinkers admitted they had passed on an unwanted bottle of vodka to unsuspecting friends, family and neighbours.
The details come from a nationwide study by premium tonic and mixer specialist, Franklin & Sons.
Despite its reputation as a drinks cabinet staple and the heart of cocktails and mixed drinks alike, 12.3per cent of adults admit to re-gifting vodka ahead instead of enjoying the gift themselves as part of a premium mixed drink.
The second most re-gifted tipples were Whisky and cream liqueurs (each 11.8per cent) - well ahead of Sherry (9.7per cent), Rum (9.9per cent) and Port (9.3per cent).
12.3per cent of adults admit to re-gifting vodka ahead instead of enjoying the gift themselves
Now Franklin & Sons has created the CRAFT approach: Choose a spirit, find the Right glassware, Add plenty of ice, Find the perfect garnish and add the Tonic to suit the style.
The study of 2,000 households – commissioned to uncover the UK's Christmas drinking habits – also found that the least given away spirit or liqueur was Cognac (8.5per cent).
And in a surprise result, more than 1 in 10 Brits said they had found a new home for a bottle of gin (10.9per cent), despite the UK's well-documented, rekindled love affair with the juniper-laced liquid.
The research also uncovered the fact that good quality, premium mixers such as Franklin & Sons are breathing new life into favourite drinks from yesteryear.
Indeed, it seems that many of us will be reviving classic Christmas drinks from years gone by, with 13.8per cent and 12.8per cent of us planning to revamp Brandy and Sherry with a premium tonic or mixer respectively.
"Our findings show that the rise and rise of premium quality tonics and mixers is continuing, with Brits using their rekindled love for a G&T to rediscover forgotten favourites such as Brandy and Sherry with tonic " said Jen Draper, the head of marketing at Franklin & Sons.
"However, the opportunity lies not only in reviving these hidden gems, so we are making it our calling to convince the fortunate recipients of all drinks and liqueurs, be it a Gin, Brandy or Sherry, to mix and enjoy them rather than re-gifting or leaving them in the cupboard for a special occasion, as after all Franklin & Sons is crafted to keep us in the best of spirits - especially at Christmas."


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- Don't Expect Big Changes to Come from the Republicans' Big Wins - November 5, 2014
- Fear the Day Government's Great Fiction Lies Exposed - October 26, 2014
- Abusive Tax Policies Are to Blame for Corporations Going Overseas - October 18, 2014
I've seen Bill Gross and some of his underlings interviewed on TV a few times and have read newspaper interviews with them and published comments from their company, Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), the world's largest bonds manager. I've often been bothered at what I considered to be PIMCO's coziness with government manipulation of the economy — a coziness that PIMCO used to its benefit.
Now comes a column from financial writer and businessman Chriss Street, who notes PIMCO appears to have made "a dramatic departure" from its embrace of government policies including economic stimulus, corporate bailouts, and deficit spending that have resulted from "Keynesian" economic thinking. He wonders if "PIMCO may just be the first of a coming swarm of powerful elites to abandon Keynesianism for self-preservation."
That would be just like them, wouldn't it? Get in while the getting is good and then get out before they have to pay for the damage they've helped cause.
Here's the column. What do you think?


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We love putting on shows, talks and other events, and we love being able to invite speakers, performers and artists from all over the place. In order to feature out of town acts, we need to make sure that they have a safe place to rest their heads and stow their gear at the end of the day.
Because we're a collective and not a multi-million dollar international conglomerate or a new species of currency tree that makes £10 instead of leaves, the costs of putting up our special visitors can really add up. That's where you come in!
If you have an extra room, couch, air mattress, or even a clean stretch of floor, you can sign up to become a member of the LaDIYfest Sleepover Friends! Next time we put on a jamboree, we'll consult the LaDIYfest Sleepover Friends directory and pair you with your ideal sleepover chum!
Things you'll get by becoming a Sleepover Friend Club Member: a warm fuzzy feeling that comes from helping others, memories that you can tell your grandkid or random people on the bus, and when possible, free entry to certain events!
Things you will not get by becoming a Sleepover Friend Club Member: We will never pressure you into taking a houseguest just because you are a member of the club. If we call upon you to take in speakers or performers and you don't feel up to it for any reason, you are under no obligation to say yes.
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Deepsea Coral and Sponge Image Database Launched
The SWFSC Fishery Ecology Division's Habitat Ecology Team has launched a Deepsea Coral and Sponge Image Database:
This database includes images of corals, sponges, and other organisms surveyed on rocky banks during the Team's recent cruises off southern California. At this site, you can map the images, as well as view associated data on identification and depth. This is an interactive database, whereby other researchers can provide expert opinions that will be critical to the ongoing development of this database.
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About Osgro Seed Services
OsGro Seed is owned and operated by Jeremy and Alice Oswald and is based in Riverlands Estate Blenheim, Servicing the greater Marlborough Nelson region. Jeremy, the managing director, has been involved in the New Zealand Grain and Seed industry for over fifteen years, over this period Jeremy has built a wealth of knowledge on a wide range of crops.
Osgro Seed services is proud to be locally owned and part of the Marlborough / Nelson community, although we are not a co operative we are strong believers in supporting the local community and events.
OsGro Seed Services was established in earlier 2012, as Jeremy and Alice saw there was an opening for an independent Grain and Seed Merchant in the greater Marlborough / Nelson region, Since this time they have acquired Conroys Grain and Seed Cleaning.
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Here are two recent Brownbook stat graphs that show healthy and steady growth
Alexa stats of Brownbook compared with trustedplaces.com and touchlocal.com. This shows Brownbook's rapid convergence with two very established online directories. Great news for all the small businesses that are marketing themselves in Brownbook.
And this is compete.com's equivalent graph
Brownbook's goal is to be the Wikipedia of the directories world. It lists 27 million businesses in 240 countries, and it's available on the web http://www.brownbook.net and on mobile http://m.brownbook.net
More info on the Brownbook blog – http://blog.brownbook.net
Follow the founders, Dave Ingram and Marc Lyne on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/daveingram, and http://www.twitter.com/marc_lyne
Is your business on Brownbook yet? If not, why not? Directories increase the visibility of businesses on the internet. If you don't have the time, then why not outsource it? Here's a company that will manage your online directory listings for you at a reasonable price. ;)


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|Uillean pipes - practice set (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Irish bagpipes
The Irish bagpipe, or the Uilleann bagpipe, is the national bagpipe of Ireland. It produces a wide range of notes that are distinctly sweet in tone, distinguishing it from other types of bagpipes.
Irish bagpipes are made with a set of bellows designed to be wrapped around the right arm and the waist to inflate the pipe bag. Its chanter produces sound in two full octave ranges including the flats and the sharps. It is typically designed to be played indoors while sitting down.
Kinds of bagpipes
Irish bagpipes come in three different kinds, each ranging from the level of knowledge of the user in playing bagpipes.
1. Irish practice set bagpipes - these are bagpipes best used by beginners and young players. They usually consist of a pipe bag, a chanter, and bellows. The beginner set's chanter can be played in the concert pitch D or B flat.
2. Irish half set bagpipes - this set is designed for average or intermediate players, mastering the practice set for at least a year. It has a tenor, baritone, and bass drone. A stock connects these drones to one another and ties them to the bag. The drones can be switched off using a key attached to the stack.
3. Irish full set bagpipes - for expert players, the Irish full set bagpipe is perfect. It is made of complete Uilleann pipes. It is essentially a half set made with additional three regulators.
When looking to buy an Irish bagpipe, look for one that is leak resistant. Make sure that it is not susceptible to air leaks. Choose a pipe bag made from elk-tanned leather and bellows made of a heavy-duty leather gusset.


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Two of the most useful and powerful web 2.0 applications (in my opinion) can easily linked together using the RSS-to-Twitter tool Twitterfeed. Using this and Flickr's upload-via-email feature, you can build a powerful enhancement to your Tweeting arsenal, which allows you to tweet images easily from email.
Posting images to Twitter via Flickr is not new. Dave Winer developed TwitterGram, which in addition to adding audio to tweets, allow image post via Flickr (http://flickr.twittergram.com/). But the way I illustrate below is extremely easy, straight-forward and puts you in 100% control of your tweets.
To Set it Up
The following assumes you have both a Flickr and Twitter account setup already.
- Go to TwitterFeed.com [http://www.twitterfeed.com] and logon. You can logon using any OpenID provided, including Flickr.
- And create a new RSS-to-Twitter push
- Add the RSS URL to your Flickr Feed, which can be found on the bottom of your Flickr Page. Just look for the RSS icon. See mine at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jking89/
- Set the INCLUDE OPTION to "Title Only"
- Set the FILTER BY KEYWORDS value to "twitter" (and/or any other tags you want to tweet)
- That's it!
How to Use
To post a image tweet-via-flickr, simply generate an email and attach the image. With the following fields.
[your unique Flickr upload address]
Title of your Image (This will be in your tweet)
tags: twitter (plus any other applicable tags)
The Results
A image uploaded to Flickr…
and a nicely formatted tweet with a shortened URL to your Flickr Image.
Using Twitterfeed allows to to customize and tweek your tweets, as well as setup different feeds for different purposes. For example images with the tag "vacation" post to Twitter prefixed by "What I'm currently doing on vacation…".
Another benefit of this method, is that Twitterfeed will automatically shorten the link, saving those precious 140 characters.
The Tools
Flickr Uploading by Email


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"We are the first generation to be able to say that there need be no limit on how far your talent can take you, no cap on what you can do with your potential and no ceiling on how many of us can fulfil our dreams". (Gordon Brown)
I have a dream. I don't want to be a teacher or management consultant like so many of our brightest and best. I want to be the alcohol tsar. Move over night club visiting, cocktail swigging, Dr Ziggy Macdonald. I will offer something new by appointing a nationwide, historically themed alcohol team to inspire Britain's boozers. I have already decided who the alcohol lenin will be.
At first they came for the smokers but I did not speak out as I did not smoke. Then they came for the binge drinkers but I said nothing as I did not binge. Now they have an obesity strategy.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
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Dr Macdonald apparently likes "kiss ass rock". Surely this disqualifies him for any post of any significance. He needs to be sent to Beatin' Rhythm in the Northern Quarter for musical re-education. He shouldn't be allowed into another bar until he knows the words and music to everything Jackie Wilson recorded under the tutelage of Mr Carl Davis in Chicago.
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Art Journaling for Beginners
Written By: Jaclyn Popola
An art journal is a type of altered book that is created using mixed media (paint, pens, crayons, rubber stamps) and ephemera (magazine clippings, ticket stubs, matchbooks) to turn a regular book into an exclamation of inspiration. The beauty of art journaling is that it's much cheaper than scrapbooking because virtually anything can be used as an art journaling tool. Most supplies can be found around the house, including the journal itself. If you don't want to go out and spend $15-$20 on a brand new Moleskine journal (Moleskine is the current favorite among art journalers), find a sketchbook or journal you already own that only has a few pages written on and, if you can't design around them, tear them out and start fresh. Another option is old books. Thrift shops and flea markets usually sell hardcover books for less than $1, and be on the lookout for libraries giving away their old books to make room for new ones. It's okay that the pages are printed on, you're going to be covering them with your own writing and ephemera anyway. Thrift shops and flea markets can also be great for finding photography, poetry and children's picture books, all of which are great for cutting up and using in your journaling.
Invest in some good archival ink pens like the Zig Millenniums from EK Success and use these to write your entries with. They come five to a pack and each pen has a different thickness nib. Paint Pens by Decocolor come in a variety of colors and are great for writing on thick, porous surfaces and hard book covers.
Use ModPodge or another similar, archival-safe adhesive to glue your photographs and magazine cut-outs onto the pages. Krazy Glue also works wonders, especially if you're glueing something thick or heavy.
Place torn masking tape around the edges of a photograph to create a border, then write a caption or quote on the tape itself. Rubber stamps in the shape of letters are fun to use to create titles or make a certain word pop out at you. Stamping ink is a great tool as well--ink the edges of photos, cut-outs, or even the page itself to create a distressed border. Altered journals are supposed to look aged, so never cut with scissors when you could tear with your hands!
Another fun toy is a label maker--I prefer the older models like the Label Buddy from DYMO which retails for $7.99. This website offers a quick tool to help make your own tapewriter labels: http://www.acme.com/labelmaker/
I have seen some art journalers who write entire entries using a label maker; others just like to use it for a title, quote or a caption.
Other items that make great ephemera are ticket stubs, brochures, clothing tags, matchbooks, glitter, fibers, polaroids, negative strips from a developed roll of film, napkins, ribbon, metal charms, beads and much, much more.
If you're having trouble getting started, take a look at the links I've listed below to see some amazing examples of art journaling. "The Creative Journal" by Lucia Capacchione is an invaluable tool. I also recommend reading anything by Sabrina Ward Harrison or Dan Eldon. There are no limits in this land of creativity, so find a cozy spot with lots of light, put on some music, spread your supplies out in front of you and let your imagination take flight!
Thank you so much, this was very helpful. I've been wanting seeing a lot of art journals on You Tube, but I didn't fully understand what they were and how to start. I did go buy a mixed media book today so I can start mine. I am so excited!
I love your hub! I'm an avid art journaling addict as well as hub-pages author!
Thanks for all the great info! I've been journaling for the past three years, and thought I had done everything, but apparently not! I love the label maker idea, I will be using it! I recently started a blog about visual journals and would love for you to take a look at it! www.lookbetweenthelines.com
Thank you for these tips! I just bought an art journaling book by Violette. It's very inspirational, as is your page!
Thanks for the book recommendations. My local library has many in there collection from your list, so now I can't wait for my holds to come in.
Thanks for the helpful tips. I've been art journaling for a year now and I love it!!
What a great idea for an altered book. I have made many altered books but until now I haven't considered making an art journal
i love, love, love sabrina ward harrison! :)
Thanks for the tips! I just love art journals!
thank you for this. now i'm going to start one.