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Reunion Update
Some more details are in… Thursday, July 15th is going to be Beach Day! We'll leave the IPS Campus at 10am for the Oregon Coast where we'll hang out and shoot for the day. Come evening (weather permitting) we'll build a big bonfire or two and roast marshmallows as we watch the sun set and look for the green flash. Don't forget your camera, sunscreen, tripod and wetsuit (this water's COLD!).
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Three years in university and all the difference in student representation I have come across was… well… none.
As a recent graduate of Political Science from LAU, my classes were filled with riveting discussions on the Lebanese system and its many flaws, and I was glad to be part of an environment of students that always struggled against the sectarian stream and called for secular modes of action.
So, why you is it that you, a political science student in LAU, should vote Alternative?
Primarily, our sectarian-ridden national political system should not find its way into our private educational platform. Our rowdy political parties must not have the right to exercise their agendas inside our campus, whose student council should remain free of ideologies and phony promises.
Another main reason to vote Alternative is you; Students at LAU have long called for proper representation and truthful allegations. Do you want to be bombarded with phone calls every November promising you this and that, or do you want to see bona fide action taken in an independent student-oriented council that would actually represent you?
Personally I would vote for someone who would represent me, a secular individual, and not one that will represent the desires of our national political parties on my own account. History has only proven to be against any promises given by politicized candidates, and it is time to act on this fact.
Additionally, if it is not the Political Science department that speaks up the loudest and the clearest, then who will? We are all in this field for a reason – be it to see change, or to be the change. Voting Alternative will be the beginning of a long awaited metamorphosis in student thought concerning our life on campus and your input will be the chief basis for that.
And so, to students of the Political Science department, and all students at LAU in general – voting Alternative is key. Stand in opposition to sectarianism, stand in opposition to false promises, and stand in opposition to status quo.
Vote Alternative
– Nour Nassif
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Aliwal Shoal tiger shark
Photo: Wolfgang Leander (2008)
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William Winram is a world champion freediver who, in the past, had teamed up with a shark dive operator in South Africa to offer, along with Fred Buyle, freediving courses with the most attractive bonus of practicing going down on one breath of air among tiger sharks.
William Winram swimming with a tiger shark
Photo: Felix Leander (2008)
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This is what William wrote me today:
"Very sad the state of things in South Africa..not a single Tiger sighted when Fred Buyle was there and I have not heard of anyone else that has taken a trip there seeing any either...very, very sad. Seems there are collectors paying top dollars for the jaws of big predators and I am guessing with everything else it is just too much pressure for a species like that to survive."
Much to my chagrin, it now appears that I was probably right in assuming that the poaching in the Kwazulu Natal area, in addition to the devastating effects of the shark nets along the Scottburgh beaches, and elsewhere, have taken their bloody toll, heavily.
I witnessed the gradual decline of tiger shark sightings between 2007 and 2010. Instead of getting to the bottom of this, and trying to find out why this was happening, some of the shark dive operators, the one I was with, for example, preferred to speculate outwardly about such simplistic and very unconvincing reasons as currents, winds, water temperatures. They knew, or must have known, the real causes for the drastic dwindling of the tiger populations in the KZN area but preferred to do nothing serious about it.
Too bad the majority of the shark dive operators, some of them self-styled conservationists, and all those shark activists in South Africa did not want to address the problem collectively and aggressively. Most of them, so I was told, were cooking their own soups, trying to work "behind the scenes", rather than uniting resolutely, and leaving their ego issues and personal agendas aside, if only for once...
Have these people ever considered contacting the PEW organization which was instrumental in advising the Bahamian government to enact a ban on all shark fishing activities, both commercial and recreational, in the vast archipelago? One individual did but she had no peer support.
I cannot escape the feeling that there is a considerable element of parochialism in the South African society that seems to be an ugly legacy of its not so glorious past...
A notable exception fighting for the survival of the sharks in South Africa is Lesley Rochat. But she faces precisely the obstacles I just mentioned making it very difficult for her to move forward effectively.
The shark dive operators in the Umkomaas / Scottburgh area should make no mistake: The ONLY attraction of Aliwal Shoal are (or should I say: were) the tiger sharks, and, to a lesser extent, the black-tip sharks - everything else, the average visibility, the variety of fish species, what little corals you find there, are not spectacular enough to compete with other international dive destinations.
Playful Aliwal Shoal tiger shark
Photo: Felix Leander (2008)
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Interacting with a tiger shark in Aliwal Shoal
Photo: Roger Horrocks (2007)
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I had absolutely fantastic tiger shark encounters in Aliwal Shoal, and I have spent some of my very best and most exciting dives of my live in that spot.
It literally hurts me to imagine that the beautiful, incredibly gentle tigers I met there, all adult females, are gone, most likely killed for either their fins, their low value meat, or their jaws.
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Top Three Joys We Expect At Realm Makers 2017
Suddenly, the Realm Makers 2017 conference is upon us, less than a month away.
This time the convention is bigger.
This time the five-year-old convention's possibilities have grown.
This time it's moved from college campuses to the Atlantis Resort in Reno, Nevada.
Since its first conference in St. Louis in 2013, Realm Makers has become the prime conference for Christians who create, publish, and publicize fantastical stories.
Modern Christian speculative fiction fandom isn't very old. But it's quickly outgrowing the so-far-limited internet circles of people who say they want more of it. Realm Makers is a big part of that. Now we can make it personal. Now we can actually go beyond the blogs.
If you make these stories, you'll want to be there.
If you're a fan of these stories, you'll want to keep up either way.
I've reached out to Realm Makers guests and organizers to ask this question:
What are the top three joys I expect at Realm Makers 2017?
- I'm expecting a burst of inspiration (read: a kick in the pants to write more).
- I'm expecting to be challenged with new thoughts and practices for my craft.
- I'm expecting joy from being with the friends I've made over past conferences, and the new ones I make this year.
Josh R. Smith, Joshthewriter.com
- Being with my tribe.
- Learning new things.
- Refreshing old ideas.
Cindy Emmet Smith, CindyESmith.com
- Meeting all my Internet writer kin.
- Geeking out.
- Learning new skillz!
Novelist Steve Rzasa, SteveRzasa.com
- Meeting my online writer friends for the first time.
- Learning to improve my craft.
- Learning more about how the publishing industry works.
Heather Halverstadt
- Reuniting with old friends.
- Connecting with new friends.
- Finding new opportunities to help writers and other publishing professionals to #SHINEBeyond!
Ralene Burke, Realm Makers marketing director and advisory board member, Raleneburke.com
- Meeting new people who talk Writer-Speak.
- Learning new skills.
- Relishing the fun atmosphere of fellow geeks who like to play dress-up.
Norma Warrick, NormaWarrickBooks.com
- Meeting Facebook friends
- Meeting the presenters.
- Meeting the people from whom I got excerpts for my homeschool textbook, Writing Speculative Fiction: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, and then getting them to sign my copy! It's because of Realm Makers that I wrote it.
Lelia Rose Foreman, Facebook.com/LeliaRoseForeman
- Reuniting (or meeting for the first time!) with treasured friends
- Soaking up wisdom and encouragement from established authors and other publishing professionals.
- The adrenaline rush of the Nerf battle!
Bethany A. Jennings, author, organizer of #WIPjoy, BethanyJennings.com
- Seeing the friends I haven't seen since last year.
- Costume party!
- Networking and pitching manuscripts, new and old.
Avily Jerome, writer, editor of Havok Magazine, AvilyJerome.com
- To learn during the sessions
- To learn from people one-on-one
- To have fun.
Celesta Thiessen
- Social connection. The #1 reason I went to my first RM was to find Christians I could relate to and maybe some new friends. The spec fic aspect was a filter to narrow the field.
- Creative energy. There are few highs like the high of a large group of creatives all enthusing together. I need to store it away for future need.
- Networking. Not the same as #1, as this is more business-oriented, though of course business is always personal too!
Laura VanArendonk Baugh, LauraVanArendonkBaugh.com
- Meeting fellow authors! I love taking submissions and hearing about awesome stories. Makes me super-happy to learn about all of the possibilities.
- Connecting with other speculative fiction writers/professionals and discussing new possible ventures.
- I hear there's supposed to be some epic gaming happening…
Janeen Ippolito, fearless leader of Uncommon Universes Press, JaneenIppolito.com
- Being with my tribe.
- Watching the newbies as they realise this is their tribe, too, and as they embrace what it means to let their geek out and be not only accepted, but loved for it.
- Representing New Zealand! (not alone this time!)
- My son is attending. This will be the first time I've seen him in person in four years. All other joys pale by comparison.
Kristen Stieffel, Realm Makers registrar
- Meeting people.
- Learning things.
- Getting to get away from my everyday life for a few days.
Reneé D. Le Vine
- Encouragement, laughter, and memories made with friends new and old.
- Soaking in ideas, wisdom, and tools of the trade from those who've worked this path before me.
- Nerf. War.
Becky Metcalf, upcoming author of the Stones of Terrene series, Rjmetcalf.com
- Seeing friends and meeting new friends.
- Traveling with my wife, Lacy, for our first working vacation.
- Deo volente, surprises.
E. Stephen Burnett, editor of Speculative Faith, SpeculativeFaith.com
Are you going to Realm Makers 2017, or plan to go another year?
I'll be there for the first time this year! I'm looking forward to meeting some of my internet writing buddies, soaking in the enthusiasm of a whole group of writers in one place, learning new skills, and pitching my novel. 😀
I first heard about Realm Makers back in 2014, only a couple of months before that year's event, and I would have had to have skipped the last couple of sessions of a class I was taking to have gone. And Philadelphia seemed a long way to go just for a weekend, so I said to myself, "Maybe next year, if I can afford it or I have something I can show off there."
The next year, I think it was in St. Louis, *almost* close enough that I would consider going even though my budget didn't really support such an excursion and my writing wasn't ready to show off yet. But I said to myself, "Maybe next year," and I thought about how they might even pick one of the more nearby colleges that I knew hosted events sometimes (Calvin College in Grand Rapids, my alma mater, and the even closer Concordia University in Ann Arbor).
And then Realm Makers went out West for two years. Even if I had finished my first novel (as I hope to be at least within striking distance of doing by this time next year), I wouldn't have been able to make that long a trip.
But I hope to be able to attend Realm Makers some year in the future, when either it returns to somewhere within extended driving distance of Michigan, or my budget will allow for the greater expense of longer-distance travel.


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By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz –
This is the cry of school kids from Kindergarten through college. The expectation that the summer vacation frees them from studying, from learning, from reading, from following current events, for them is real. However, in reality, summertime should be an opportunity to study, learn, read and better understanding the world — without the pressures of tests or teachers' frightening glares.
Forgetting is easy. Too easy.
Spending a full summer just 'chillin out' as some call it, is a full summer wasted. Reading is critical for everybody, in whatever language(s) one reads. From the youngest to the more mature, keeping the grey matter active is critical and smart.
Now I know you are hearing from your children, "but it's summertime!" Yup, it's summertime and the livin' is easy. But the world does not stop because it is summer in this part of the globe.
Use the months of summer to bolster readiness for next semester. Take an active part in learning during summer. Try exploring something enjoyable that is not part of the curriculum. Use the computers at the public library. Visit the state capitol museum. Travel a little north to find out about the different flora and fauna of Arizona. Take a walk — not a ride — and listen to the sounds of the world around you. Try to understand a hummingbird. Hear leaves whispering. None of these costs anything, and the impact could be seriously overwhelming.
During summer, don't let the mind stagnate. Watch the news programs, and analyze their differences. Listen to radio news, and hear what others across the globe sound like. Find a Study-Buddy, and explore a museum, play softball, create a new dessert for the family supper. But don't waste this summer! Read, learn, explore…and have fun!
I remember having to write annually about "what I did during my summer vacation." The fall editorial adventure, trying to make summer look good to others, and trying to make myself feel good for having wasted so much time.
Doesn't have to be…
Video games have a purpose, but not at the expense of picking up a daily newspaper or a topic-friendly book. Let the youngsters rest their thumbs for a little while. Motivate their body's senses to take in the sights and sounds only available in summer. Capture special moments. Challenge the season to give its special opportunities, and have fun doing it.
For many, summer is 10 week long; two and a half months. Plan a calendar that allows for "down-time" and fun-time, and learning time. Don't fritter away the potential joy of finding something new, visiting an extraordinary venue or helping around the house.
Ahhhh summertime. Use it wisely and energize the mind. Keep active, and enjoy the schedule change.
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Why park in the driveway when you can park in the driveway?
2. Heated Driveway
A radiant heating system is installed under the driveway so you never have to shovel again!
3. Smart Toilet
A remote-controlled toilet with Bluetooth, music, heated seat, foot warmer, deodorizer, and a bidet.
4. Bookshelf Door
Just a bookshelf, move along, nothing to see here…
5. Secret Room Under the Stairs
Everyone loves secret rooms.
6. Ping Pong Door
This might be the coolest door in the world.
7. Evolution Door
Nevermind… THIS is the coolest door in the world.
8. Staircase Slide
Because slides are fun.
9. Ceiling Hammock
If you have high ceilings, you're probably considering this right now.
10. Suspended Bed with Skylight
A bunk-bed for adults.
11. Maze Lock
This lock looks really cool, but you might get sick of doing that maze after awhile.
12. Basement Glass Pool
It's like an aquarium for people.
13. Invisible Bookshelf
Books that defy gravity.
14. Secret Passageways
The ultimate hiding spot for hide-and-seek.
15. Sunken Living Room
Because flat living rooms are boring.
16. Aquarium Sink
A cool spot for a fish tank
17. Aquarium Coffee Table
Another cool spot for a fish tank.
18. Aquarium Bed
Another cool spot for a fish tank. You might think you're drowning when you first wake up though.
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Secret staircase storage for your slippers.
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A great place to put your shoes.
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The perfect spot for your dog.
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Literal catwalks.
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This oven rises up out of the countertop.
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A window that transforms into a balcony.
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Unlock your door with your phone.
26. Showerhead Speaker
Listen to music while you take a shower.
27. Mega Fridge
This fridge is like an entire kitchen all-in-one. (Oh, by the way, it costs $40,000.)
28. Island Fridge
A convenient spot for extra fridge space.
29. Vacuum Baseboards
Just sweep your mess over there and it takes care of the rest.
30. Bathroom Tile Drawer
So stealthy that you might forget where it is.
31. Remote Controlled Shades
Motorized window shades that you can move up or down with the push of a button.
32. Control Your House with an App
Control your lights, temperature, shades, and more with your phone or tablet using the Lutron mobile app.
33. Putting Green
Practice your golf game.
34. Circular Bookshelf
A creative place for your books.
35. Luxury Bed Entertainment Center
Caution: you won't want to get out of bed.
36. Rotating Sink
A multi-purpose, circular sink that rotates 360 degrees.
37. Waterfall Shower
A fun way to bathe.
38. Birds Nest Bed
This looks really comfortable.
39. Forest Chandelier
This chandelier creates cool shadows on the walls.
40. Transparent Bathtub
Rubber ducky not included.
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A skateboarder's dream
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A futuristic, fully-colored LCD screen that is clear when turned off.
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Inducted 2005
Mildred Dearman epitomized the concept of both "community" and "community journalism." As any community newspaper reporter, editor or publisher will tell you, the two are intrinsically linked and few could be a better embodiment of this ideal than Dearman.
A wisp of a woman she could become righteous wrath, rising up in defense of her community and in defiance of its detractors, civic leaders said. Whether the cause was Leake Memorial Hospital, Carthage-Leake County Library, Carthage United Methodist Church, an Avenue of American flags or the unit system of county road management, they said, Dearman sought always what was best for Leake County and Carthage, and then to improve on that.


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UniGTR+++ Guitar Video: Air on a 6-String – originally inspired by a piece from J.S. Bach the wonderful "Air on a G String", which I had often found myself playing on the guitar every now and then over the years. I always found something magical about this 16th Century "lick", so I took it a bit further and the composition grew.
UniGTR+++% Guitar Video – Air on a 6-String
For some reason I couldn't load the video up at YouTube without getting the famous "out of sync" on the sound and video, but with lots of different attempts I eventually got it up.
The quality is not bad but not as good as I wanted. I originally done the master as a .mov file but this had sync problems. An .avi was to big.
So I eventually managed to get a Windows .wmv uploaded. I never had loading problems before at YouTube but I had read about similar sync problems others had. Oh well.
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text: In lesson 2 of Coffee Break Italian Season 2 you'll further your knowledge of -are verbs within the context of talking about what you do at the weekend. Francesca and Mark introduce more -are verbs including some verbs which have spelling changes, and then talk about what they do at the weekend – in Italian, of course! Isla practises what she has learned by talking about her weekend in Italian, and there are some translation challenges to help you consolidate the new language in the lesson.


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Dominican Life | USA (DomLife.org) is a service of the Dominican Sisters Conference, a networking organization for Dominican Sisters (Order of Preachers) in the United States. DomLife.org began in 2002 as a blog of the Dominican Friars in Chicago. In 2003, the Dominican Leadership Conference developed the blog into a full website, with twice monthly news publication and links to important Dominican projects and social justice interests. Since 2010 the Dominican Sisters Conference has sponsored the site.


text: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks Following the arrest of the WikiLeaks founder, Sir David Frost talks to his lawyer about the case against him. 12 Dec 2010 08:04 GMT | China, Italy, Sudan Mark Stephens Following the arrest and imprisonment of WikiLeaks editor-in-chief, Julian Assange, his lawyer, Mark Stephens, discusses the case against him and the impact of the whistle-blowing website on world politics.Plus, as the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to jailed dissident, Lui Xiabo, his friend and fellow activist, Yang Jainli, talks about the impact the award will have in China where the authorities have strongly opposed it - and on Xiabo himself.And, Harry Shearer, the actor, comedian and voice of many of the characters in the Simpsons, talks about his new documentary, The Big Unease, which investigates the causes of the devastation of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit the city five years ago. The future of Silvio Berlusconi The London correspondent of L'Espresso magazine, Annalisa Piras, discusses next week's vote of confidence in the Italian parliament and what will happen next with Italy's controversial prime minister. Plus, the last year has seen large scale public protests take place all over the world. So how effective are marches against spending cuts, bank banking bailouts and capitalism? The former British MP and seasoned protester Peter Tatchell discusses this with the head of the Africa programme at RUSI, Knox Chitiyo and student activist, Claire Solomon.And, Luka Tombakena Monoja, South Sudan's health minister, discusses the upcoming referendum in which the people of South Sudan will vote on whether to permanently break away from the North to become the world's newest nation. This episode of Frost over the World aired from Friday, December 10, 2010.Source: Al Jazeera


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Because I want this in my In Soul archives (and not just on Facebook), here's a story to make your heart melt in these chaotic, messy times around the world.
It's about the second cat, Oscar, who found a home with daughter Amy back in Atlanta:
"We knew we couldn't take him in, but I wanted him to be safe. I brought him into the garage with a blanket, food and water, and left the door slightly ajar, deciding that if he was still there in the morning, we would take him to the vet to get checked out before taking him to the same shelter where we got C.C. [their female cat]. He was not in the garage, but instead roaming around out back in the morning.
When we left the vet, we took him to the shelter and were informed that they literally did not have a single spot available for Oscar. They also were adamant that C.C. would be fine. They said there is a lot of fear and misinformation around FIV (similar to HIV) and that the only way for Oscar to infect C.C. is via a vampire-like bite, enough to pierce the skin. Given Oscar's sweet temperament, we didn't think that would be a concern. But what made the decision for us was when she said: "No one will adopt a cat with FIV. He'll live here for the rest of his life." Ugh, I couldn't bear the thought! I called Dennis (he was out of town) and he simply said, "That's our cat. He found us, he showed up on our doorstep. That's our cat."
So, we decided to keep Oscar, but given how dirty he was and the fact that he needed to be neutered, we paid the usual adoption fee to the shelter to take him in (they found a cage in the surgery ward), clean and neuter him [bottom center image], before bringing him home. After only a few months of good food and being indoors, he quickly shed the straw-like fur for rabbit-soft hair. And now he is the whitest of whites, fluffy love-bug!
I can't remember when exactly, but I believe it was earlier this year (or maybe last year just after the move), when the vet ran the FIV test (twice) and both times it came back negative. He's never showed any symptoms and doesn't take any medication.
Can you imagine him sitting in a shelter just because of a label?"
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We'll be staying at a hotel in between the two till Monday.
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It seems like it was only yesterday when the US, under the guise of a fabricated WMD threat, was invading Iraq to liberate its oil deposits.
Fast forward to this week, when as Reuters reports, the US will deliver the first of 36 F-16 fighter jets to Iraq in what Baghdad's envoy to the United States called a "new chapter" in his country's ability to defend its vast borders with Iran and other neighbors. Which merely shows that since the US has "sanctioned" virtually every other potential customer of US weapons, it now has no choice but to invoice defense machinery deliveries (and boost factory orders and GDP) to former enemies. It also means that in several years, when Iraq reverts to a posture that is unfriendly to the US, and when the US shale boom is long gone and foreign sources of petroleum are once again all the rage, the US will have to fight its own fighter jets in the name of yet another war of democratic liberation and emancipation.
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Iraqi Ambassador Lukman Faily will travel to Lockheed's Fort Worth, Texas, plant on Thursday for a ceremony at which Lockheed and the U.S. government will formally deliver the first F-16 to Iraq.
A group of three or four new jets will be ferried to Iraq before the end of the year.
"Iraq is a large country with over 3,600 km of borders, and we need to protect them," Faily told Reuters in a telephone interview. "We as a country didn't have that capability before." Iraq has had no real air force since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 that eventually toppled Saddam Hussein.
Smart: first the US wipes out a country's air force, then it sells it its new air force. Rinse. Repeat. And just to make sure that Iraq is well-armed and believes it has a fighting chance, the US earlier in March provided Iraq with some 100 Hellfire missiles as well as assault rifles and other ammunition. Then in April the US sent more arms, providing Iraq with 11 million rounds of ammunition and other supplies.
The political cover is already in place: in January John Kerry said that the U.S. would support fighting Al-Qaeda linked groups in Iraq, but not with US troops. This has been a sensitive issue because such groups had recently taken control of significant territory in the Anbar province, a key area for extremist groups. It was not immediately clear how much under the table aid the US had provided to this particular group of Al Qaeda insurgents, unlike recent revelations it has provided weapons to Syrian rebels, many of which as is widely known, are a members of Al Qaeda.
Only Iraq is not dumb: the country knows it is only a matter of time before the resurgent Iraq airforce is considered a threat by the same US who is providing it, and knowing the winds of realpolitik are fickle, it is also aligning itself with Russia, the Czech Republic and others:
Baghdad has also signed military contracts with Russia and the Czech Republic, among others, and has said it will not be able to fully defend its airspace until 2020.
Iraq also plans to buy Boeing Co Apache helicopters and other weapons from the U.S. government as it assumes responsibility for its own defense and counterterrorism efforts. Faily said the U.S. government appreciated the urgency and scale of the challenge that Iraqi is facing given continued and mounting strife with insurgents.
"They know that the sooner and the wider capabilities they provide us, the more ability we will have to reduce the vicious cycle of killing where the terrorists are attacking our people," he said.
He probably is referring to the CIA-sponsored Afghani freedom fighters led by one Osama bin Laden who also, surprisingly, ended up turning on the US? But that doesn't matter for now. All that matters is that the US GDP building must go on:
Faily said Iraq was completing work on the air base in Balad where the new jets will be housed. He said some Iraqi pilots had already been trained to fly the new planes, and more were in training now. Iraq ordered a first batch of 18 F-16s in 2011 for $3 billion, followed by a second order of 18 jets in October 2012.
... With more GDP growth to come:
Lockheed said the Iraqi order would keep the F-16 production line running through late 2017, but it continues to bid for new orders in hopes of continuing production through 2020. The company has built more than 4,540 F-16 aircraft to date.
How will Iraq pay for all of these US weapons? Well, buying "can't lose, this time it's different" US stocks is always an option...


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One journalist asked a warkari ( devotees who walk long distances from their place of residences to pilgrimage centres; may a times bare foot enduring all hardships on the way) devotee of Vittal who goes to Pandarpur , what's your age?
Warkari: 80 years
Journalist: Since how long you are visiting this Pandarpur
Warkari: Since 70 years.
Journalist: Have you seen Vithoba once, At least once?.
Warkari: No beta, not yet.
Journalist: Then why do you come every year, do you believe He is there?
Warkari: Can I ask you a question, from where you have come?
Journalist: From Pune.
Warkari: Do people keep pet dogs in Pune, have you seen any?
Journalist: Yes, each house has a dog
Warkari: In the village also we keep dogs, that follows us to our farm to protect us from thieves. At the dead of night, when one dog sees the thief it starts barking, by hearing this dog another starts barking, likewise all of dogs in the neighbourhood starts barking; but amongst all the barking dogs 99% have not seen the thief, yet keeping faith in this 1st dog they start barking.
Likewise Tukaramji, Sant Jnaneshwar, Namdev,they have seen the Vithoba so I have faith in them. One day I may also have darshan of vitthal. If animals can keep their faith in another animal, being a human being why can't we have faith in another human being?
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a preventive attack on the United States Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan's Imperial Japanese Navy, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941 resulting in the United States becoming involved in World War II. Two aerial attack waves, totaling 361 aircraft, were launched from six Japanese aircraft carriers, with the intention of reducing or eliminating the United States' military power in the Pacific. The attack wrecked many battleships and destroyed hundreds of aircraft; with 2,388 killed and 1,178 wounded. Occurring as it did before a formal declaration of war, it pushed U.S. public opinion from isolationism to an acceptance war was unavoidable, as President Roosevelt called December 7, 1941 "… a date which will live in infamy."
In December 1941, the Jupiter major period and Saturn sub-period were still operating. Saturn is lord of the 8th house of obstacles and endings and Jupiter is the 6th lord of conflict. Hence, a period involving these two functional malefics in the chart would be expected to bring obstacles, conflict and death.
At the time of the attacks, Saturn was transiting the early degrees of Taurus in the 11th house where it formed an opposite aspect to natal Jupiter at 4° 25' Scorpio in the 5th house. At the same time, transit Jupiter at 23° 39' Taurus was in an opposite aspect to natal Saturn at 26° 46' Scorpio. Hence, both planets were afflicting each other, suggestive of violence. Transit Jupiter also cast an exact aspect on Sun, the lord of the 2nd house, suggesting conflict involving the status, wealth and leadership of the country. Natal Saturn also cast an aspect to transit Rahu in H2, further suggesting violence involving the wealth and status of the country. In turn transit Rahu was closely aspecting natal Venus, the 4th lord in the sixth house of conflict, suggesting a crisis involving the communal harmony. In the months following the attack, Rahu would become stationary at 20° Leo, exactly on the most effective point of the 2nd house of wealth and status and pairwise Ketu on the 8th house of obstacles and endings. This transit indicates the sense of crisis in a country mobilising for a worldwide war.
These indications are clear in bespeaking of a turn of events involving conflict and violence that disturbed the social harmony. Moreover, the SAMVA USA chart contains natal aspects between the 1st lord Moon on the one hand and 6th lord Jupiter, which bespeaks of a combative nature, and an aspect on 10th lord Mars, which rules military and industrial prowess, on the other. The attack provoked the righteous anger of Americans who, on the following day, declared war on Japan and then turned their impressive military might and economic resources to winning the war.
The September 11, 2001 attacks consisted of a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda on that date upon the United States of America. On that morning nineteen terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Each team of hijackers included a member who has undergone some pilot training. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the World Trade Center in New York City resulting in the collapse of both buildings and extensive damage to nearby buildings. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, near Washington, D.C.. In addition to the hijackers, almost 3000 people died as a result of the attacks. The terrorist attacks shocked the psyche of the American people, disrupted life in the country and turned Americans sad and intent on holding the perpetrators responsible. The US military invaded Taliban ruled Afghanistan on October 7, 2001 and Iraq on March 18, 2003.
The Venus major period and Moon sub-period were operating. This would normally be a fairly good period given the natal strength of the Moon as lord of the horoscope. However, on that day the transits were very difficult.
Jupiter, as 6th lord of conflict, was transiting the 12th house of losses at 17° 42' Gemini where it was in exact aspect to natal Ketu at 17° 47' Libra in the 4th house of fixed assets and communal harmony. This aspect of the lord of conflict with the planet indicating sudden often violent events, produced the spectacular destructive attacks that destroyed famous the tallest buildings in the country. Transit Saturn was exactly conjunct the most effective point (MEP) of the 11th house, from where it aspected the MEP of the first house, owned by the sub-period lord, Moon, and containing transit Venus. Transit Sun, was also receiving an aspect from natal Saturn. This aspect emphasised the obstacles and endings for the indications of wealth, status and leadership of the country. Last but not least, transit Moon was also in the 12th house, where it would be weak, in the presence of two first rate malefics, Rahu and Jupiter.
Overall, these two signficant historical events show up clearly and consistently in the SAMVA USA chart.
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Ghati Subramanya Temple, Doddaballapur - Information And Timings
Ghati Subramanya Temple, Doddaballapur, near Bangalore, Karnataka, dedicated to Lord Subramanya and Lord Lakshmi Narasimha, Ghati Subramanya Temple Timings and Contact Address.
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Ghati Subramanya is one of the famous pilgrim centers in Bangalore, situated close to Doddaballapur a Rural district. It is about 60 km from Bangalore, time taken is just 1.30 hrs to reach there, and 12 km from Doddaballapur.
Ghati Subramanya temple is dedicated to Lord Subramanya and Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. It is said to be the idol of Lord subrahmanya was self originated, and then the Temple was built later. The peculiar thing about this temple is Lord Subrahmanya is facing east and Lord Lakshmi Narasimha is facing west, both Idols are in a single image. You can get blessings of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha by praying through a mirror placed inside to see both the idols together.
This popular, old temple attracts many visitors throughout Karnataka. There will be special poojas at the time of Special occasions like Brahmarathotsava, on the day of Pushya shudda Shashti.
The very famous, Temple Festival called Narasimha Jayanti is celebrated in grandly. Occasion of Marriage functions are also held in this temple,the delicious free lunch is also provided here daily, for all Lord Subramanya devotees.
Ghati Subramanya Temple Timings:
Morning pooja at Ghati Subramanya Temple Starts at 7.30 am, if you reach at this time the crowd will be less. If you are interested to do Abisheakam
You should wait up to 10.30 am.
Address of Ghati Subramanya Temple:
Shri Subrahmanya Temple
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On £123 a week it's a tough ask to make and eat decent food and sometimes I just didn't manage it, especially in the early days.
Having worked in food for years, there is a part of me that cannot abide waste and a part that is fanatical about food safety so in this spirit, I thought I'd share something I've been doing to ensure I don't waste foods like yoghurt by opening it then throwing it away.
Now this might sound stupid but after having a baby my memory is shot to pieces. I suspect it's the sleep deprivation but all I do is use a permanent pen and write on the pack when it was opened. It means I no longer have any doubts on the food safety side and also I suspect I often threw away open packs of food as I'd forgotten when I'd opened them.
My other food safety tip is buy a fridge thermometer. Many domestic fridges are at 10 degrees or more when the ideal temperature is around 4 or 5 (certainly less than 8). If your fridge is cold (not too cold so you freeze your lettuce) you're much less likely to get food spoiling before the use by date.
My last organisational tip is frankly supermarket shopping is a pain with a baby and I can't see it getting easier any time soon. Sure people say to do online shopping but I found it would take me just as long and I'd then not get a break as I'd do it during his naps and putting the shopping away was no easier; especially if they "ran out of bags" (which seemed to happen with alarming regularity).
Anyway, so there's no substitute for being quick around the supermarket. Write a list; this helps avoid overspending and also if you know the layout it can speed you up; no nipping back for that thing you forgot. Then when you get to the checkout, put the items on in this order; frozen, chilled, veg, shelf stable. Pack the items in that order in separate bags then when you get to your boot, put the frozen and chilled stuff on one side (I put them on the right), veg in the middle and shelf stable on the left. Then, if you get home and your little one is upset you can prioritise putting away the frozen and chilled with them on your hip knowing the veg will be ok for a few hours if you need to leave it and the rest can wait till bedtime if needs be. Also if your baby is breastfed and crying for food as you go round, I have found the changing rooms are useful places for a quick feed if you're not confident feeding in public.


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What Exactly Is The American Dream?
American Dream is back: 82% have 'achieved' or are 'on way to achieving' America's long national nightmare over failing to achieve the American Dream is over. Three years after six in 10 Americans said their dream of a great life was unachievable, now 82 percent believe their either achieved the dream or are on their way. "Despite persistently low levels of public satisfaction with the state of the nation, most Americans say they have achieved the 'American dream or are on their way to achieving it. Only about one-in-five (17 percent) say the American dream is 'out of reach' for their family," according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Special Guest Jon Rappoport!
Jon Rappoport has worked as a free-lance investigative reporter for over 30 years. He is the author of three explosive collections, THE MATRIX REVEALED, EXIT FROM THE MATRIX, and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX. He has written articles on politics, health, media, culture and art for LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, Village Voice, Nexus, CBS Healthwatch, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. In 1982, the LA Weekly submitted his name for a Pulitzer prize, for his interview with the president of El Salvador University, where the military had taken over the campus.
Brave New World and individual power Rule by technocracy—that is the subject of this article. In such a future, there would be no politicians. They would have been made extinct… Huxley's 1932 novel about a World State and its version of Utopia is still one of the most important and relevant novels of our time. It is the companion piece to Orwell's 1984. The overt brutal force has been removed from the equation in Brave New World. Instead: all births are synthetic, hatched in artificial womb factories, with accompanying genetic manipulation; no more nuclear families; no more monogamy; education is achieved through hypnotic sleep-learning; a caste system is engineered so the lower, less intelligent classes are happy with their lot, and the upper-level "alphas" occupy the top positions; the castes have little interest in associating with each other. Technocracy has triumphed.
The brain vs. consciousness: the phony debate and the real debate I continue to write about this subject, because the answers are shaping our present and future in huge ways. Nearly all brain researchers insist that consciousness arises from the functions of the brain. These researchers concede they don't know HOW consciousness arises—but "they're getting there." They're making progress. This is their story and they're sticking to it. If they have their way, the educated class will agree with them, evidence or no evidence. Since "consciousness is the result of brain activity and nothing else," since consciousness is ultimately a matter of physics, neuroscience will reign supreme—manipulating brain changes to achieve certain "values" and political goals.
Hour 2 – Allopathic Sins Of Omission
What Your MD Doesn't Tell You Can Harm You The opioid problems notwithstanding, has it ever occurred to healthcare consumers and allopathic medicine's patients as to why you aren't told the warnings, contraindications or adverse effects regarding the Rx-prescription MDs give you, often as many as 3 "scripts" at a time, when no studies have been done to determine if there are adverse reactions or contraindications from taking various chemical pharmaceuticals and legal drugs simultaneously?
Doctors are swift to advise patients about not taking vitamins, supplements, herbal and natural remedies—that's a known given. However, are they as quick to tell patients about the chemicals they are prescribing, often willy-nilly-like and asguesstimates? Furthermore, how many times are there prescription adverse reactions, especially with the elderly, probably resulting due to what Big Pharma's sales reps pitch to physicians about mainstreaming new drugs or the kick-backs docs will receive for prescribing them?
Opioid Epidemic Solution – Treatment vs. Prison
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the launch of a chemical designed to be applied to crop seeds on Wednesday following reports it causes rashes on people, in the latest instance of complaints about a company product that was approved by U.S. environmental regulators. Monsanto froze plans for commercial sales of the product called NemaStrike, which can protect corn, soybeans and cotton from worms that reduce yields. The company said it conducted three years of field tests across the United States in preparation for a full launch and that more than 400 people used it this year as part of a trial. The delayed launch of what Monsanto calls a blockbuster product is another setback for the company, which is already battling to keep a new version of a herbicide on the market in the face of complaints that it damaged millions of acres of crops this summer.
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In Japan Soka Gakkai has ten million followers and is the most dynamic Buddhist organization in that country. In America, it's among the fastest growing Buddhist traditions. Yet, its complex and tumultuous history has left it shrouded in misunderstandings.By Richard Seager
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An itinerant translator and lama visualizes her wish list for the unfolding of Vajrayana in the West.By Sarah Harding
As Buddhist teachings on suffering and the nature of self continue to spread in the West, psychotherapists have begun to recover the spiritual possibilities inherent in their work.By Mark Epstein
Remembering Allen Ginsberg, Masatoshi Nagatomi, Rick Fields, and Lex Hixon.By Tricycle
An American abbot in California, trained in the Thai Forest tradition, chooses the fringes of wilderness over domesticated urban Buddhism and extols the virtues of the wandering, mendicant monk.By Thanissaro Bhikkhu
For 150 years, the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) was the almost exclusive domain of Japanese Americans. Now, with an increasingly diversified membership and new publications on Pure Land teachings, the BCA is riding the winds of chamgeBy Taitetsu Unno
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"You bow like a Japanese," Masatoshi Nagatomi told me with his characteristic giggle. Thus began nine years of mentoring in Buddhist studies until his passing last year. He assured my worried Japanese mother that I would be safe in America and that he and his wife would look after me. His grandfatherly kindness extended co […]By Duncan Ryuken Williams
The last thirty years have seen an exponential growth of the Western Vipassana community. As every indication is that this will continue, what developments can we expect over the next ten years?By Gil Fronsdal
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Every American wants MORE MORE of the world and why not, you only live once. But the mistake made in America is persons accumulate more more dead matter, machinery, possessions & rugs & fact information at the expense of what really counts as more: feeling, good feeling, sex feeling, tenderness feeling, mutual feeling. You own […]By Allen Ginsberg
Noelle Oxenhandler reflects on coming into practice along the trickster path.By Noelle Oxenhandler
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I dreamed that dream again, the scary one that comes down like a silent raptor in the late watches of the summer night, around the August full moon. I wake up in a cold sweat, pinned down by the talons of my summer nightmare. Alone and cut off, I am lost in a weed-free, vast […]By Wendy Johnson
Francisco Varela, eminent biologist and co-founder of the Mind & Life Institute, died in Paris in May after a long struggle with liver cancer. He found death in peace, meditating into his final hours, and surrounded by his wife, Amy Cohen Varela, his four children, and his father and brother. Born in the Chilean Andes, […]By Tricycle
Tricycle welcomes letters to the editor. Letters are subject to editing. Please send correspondence to: Tricycle: The Buddhist Review 92 Vandam Street New York, NY 10013 Fax: (212) 645-1493 email@example.com Willing and Able Thanks for those two wonderful articles (Wallace and Patt) about presenting the dharma to a flagrantly consumerist culture. But I wonder if […]By Tricycle
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A New Religious America:How a Christian Country Has Become the World's Most Diverse Nationby Diana L. EckHarperSanFrancisco, 2001320 pp.; $26.00 (cloth) The Transformation of American Religion: The Story of a Late-Twentieth-Century Awakening by Amanda Porterfield Oxford University Press, 2001 262 pp.; $27.50 (cloth) Our ways of writing, interpretive stances, and beliefs are inscribed by larger […]By Sarah sloane
About ten years ago, a man gave me a copy of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's book Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. He leaned into my face and in a low, conspiratorial voice, said, "This book will change your life." With the stroke of that well-intentioned invitation to enter the dharma stream, every bone in my body braced […]By Paige Arnoldson
In order to practice, we have to surrender, we have to take a risk. Otherwise what we're doing is standing back in order to judge, in order to feel superior. Often the obstacle is fear: we don't think we'll ever succeed. And so we'd rather stand apart and be cynical, to feel protected in that […]By Sharon Salzberg
The name Tricycle continues to evoke curiosity and some befuddlement. Yet there is logic to this nomenclature: a vehicle for the path; a beginner's vehicle with its allusion to the quintessential Zen concept of "beginner's mind," and for beginning dharma in the West; three (as in wheels) for the Three Treasures: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, and […]By Helen Tworkov
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana writes that the Buddha's path extinguishes suffering, but only if we are dedicated to practice. We must confront the roots of resistance and craving right here, right now.By Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Noelle Oxenhandler, who wonders just when and how her practice path opened up, tells us: "For me, writing this essay was like that wonderful children's story Harold and the Purple Crayon. It was as though I discovered the purple crayon with which I could draw my way out of a painfully confining place. It was […]By Tricycle
HimalayaKino International, 2001Directed by Eric Valli109 minutes, in Tibetan with English subtitles When Eric Valli, a photographer for National Geographic, author, and documentarian, got the urge to film a salt caravan in the Dolpo region of Nepal, he wanted, he says, to pay homage to an extraordinary culture on the verge of transformation by the […]By Mary Talbot
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Tangle your eyebrows with your ancestral teachers and Robert Aitkin Roshi and laugh at Shunryu Suzuki Roshi's unexpected counsels to beginning Zen students.By Robert Aitken
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After my freshman year, inspired by Thoreau, I retreated to the woods of Vermont where I went on long walks, came alive to colors, dreamt out all my bad dreams, and wrote poetry. I had found a part of the way toward filling the pit of loneliness and anger that had dominated my life. When […]By Jeffrey Hopkins
Letting Go:The Story of Zen Master Tosui Translated, with an introduction by Peter HaskelUniv. of Hawai'i Press: Honolulu, 2001 184 pp.; $19.95 (paper) Here is the first translation of Menzan Zuiho's Tribute, the biography of eccentric Zen master Tosui Unkei. Tosui abandoned the religious establishment after thirty years of srudy to lead an itinerant life […]By Tricycle
"One day I was looking at the red flower patterns of the tablecloth on a table, and when I looked up I saw the same pattern covering the ceiling, the windows and the walls, and finally all over the room, my body and the universe. I felt as if I had begun to self-obliterate, to […]By Yayoi Kusama
Jonathan (nine years old) reads to us from his favorite comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes. First panel: young Calvin's teacher gives him a math problem. Next: Calvin stares at the problem, dumbfounded. Final panel: Calvin, dressed in a private eye's hat, looking tough, declares: "It was another baffling case. But then, you don't hire a […]By Lama John Makransky
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As I am writing this blog i'm wondering what I can say to inspire someone else. I sit here back almost to my starting weight four years ago. How could that possible inspire anyone to take that first step?
I have to tell ya it isn't easy to come here and say "i've failed". But really have I? I mean i'm coming here each and everyday. I log exercise minutes, though they really could be more, I begin the day off on track, it is the afternoons and evenings that hit me hard. So what do I intend to tell anyone who is struggling also at this moment?
Change is scary but nothing is scarier than looking in the mirror, buying clothes the old size, changing belts four times before you find one that fits (did that one yesterday), getting on the treadmill and not lasting twenty minutes. Sit ups? Oh yeah I remember those, vaguely. How about the tingling you get from standing on your feet all day and heaven forbid you sit down when you get home....it hurts worse to get back up and try to make your way to the kitchen to get dinner.
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Michelle, your dedication to change and your determination to succeed as well as your willingness to share your struggles as well as your victories will always be inspirational.
Right now, today I want you to do something. I want you to stop focusing on where you WERE. I want you to stop reminding yourself that you were ALMOST at that magic number. Yeah, I know...you are rolling your eyes at me right now. I'm okay with that. I want you to hold your head high, look in the mirror and see how much you have changed. This journey isn't always about our weight..sometimes it's about finding out what makes us happy, what makes us strong, and what is important to us. It makes us realize who we are and what we want or don't want out of this life we are leading.
Today, CHOOSE. Choose to stop looking at the past, stop dwelling on where you HAVE BEEN on this journey and don't try to go back. Right now, take a new fork in this road and start a NEW journey. Take the lessons you need from the past and leave the rest behind. From today, don't try to regain lost ground....celebrate the beginning of a new road laid out before you.
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I was an exercise fool before, and knew almost nothing about nutrition. Now that I know what I know about nutrition, and how it is 80% of the game, there is no reason to not reach my goal. And I know you will reach your goals as well!!
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Michelle, you inspire me every time i read your posts. I always take something away from them that helps me. I wish I could say something to help you, but I am not as good at it as you are. I will just say that we have all been there. I went from 265 to 170 about 8 years ago and in August I found myself back at 250, buying my old sizes, shopping in the stores I hoped I would have to visit again. I believe you, we can do it. You can do it.
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Australian cuisine is a thing and it's more than just avocado toast
This Aussie resto from BGC educates us on all the flavors from down under
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When I first heard about Martin Place Social and their Australian cuisine-centric menu, my initial thoughts were: Tim Tams, meat pies, and sausages. Exciting. When I told my friend about it, here's what she said:
"There's no such thing as Australian cuisine."
One brunch and a vegemite challenge with chef Angelo Velante later, and my friend and I have never been happier to be wrong.
So what is Australian cuisine, at least according to this new restaurant in BGC? In Velante's own words, "It's simplicity. Australian cuisine is a mentality." For him and his team, it's taking a fresh-eyed look at simple dishes and giving them new life through fresher ingredients and ideas.
Take the toast for example. Velante gives this breakfast staple just that little bit of oomph by using sourdough slices crisped to a perfect golden brown and serving them with a gratuitous spread of smashed avocado, a sprinkling of feta cheese, and a side of poached free-range eggs. He adds the same measure of flair to good ol' pancakes by making the batter with a Pavlova twist, the meringue-base doubling the fluffiness of the cakes. Instead of sugary maple syrup, he opts to serve each stack with a spread of sweet, creamy mango coulis and a side of exotic fruits.
Australian cuisine for them is also seeing food as a medium for relaxation and socializing. It's taking a bite of their pan-seared Angus beef with fresh vermicelli and having your mind transported to the beaches of Bondi, listening to the waves while enjoying a quick break from the city. It's tasting their corn fritters and imagining yourself in Martin Place, a pedestrian mall in the heart of Sydney where people of all sorts meet and mingle, and the restaurant's namesake.
Alright, so maybe my friend wasn't entirely wrong to say there is no such thing as an Australian cuisine. Because despite Velante's romantic notion of what Australian food can offer, strictly speaking, there is no such thing. Instead, maybe it's best to say that what the Aussies have is a booming food culture and what sets Martin Place Social apart is the sneak peek they offer the residents of BGC on what it's like to live in the diversified center of Sydney and to eat along the sandy beaches of Bondi.
That and their vegemite challenge, something Velante was only too happy to offer to us. What happens is they serve you a platter with bread smeared with this blackish-brownish spread, and then you have to trust it isn't poison and take a bite. If you like bagoong, go ahead and take a mouthful. If not, proceed with caution.
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Go for their D'best pavlova pancakes in d'world. These meringue-based pancakes are twice as fluffy and not as guilty with sweet mango coulis instead of the usual sugary maple syrup.
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The uniqueness of the Licky basin is due to the rapid drop of 150 m from source to outlet over a relatively short distance of 18 km. This gives rise to an ever-changing pattern of flora.
Newtown Farm Bed & Breakfast is located close to the heart of the Licky Valley. The area has a rich and varied local ecology and heritage. The area has seven walks that vary in length from 3.5 Km to 13.5 Km. The River Licky rises in Lagnagoushee in the Gaeltacht of Old Parish, Co. Waterford. It meanders west to join the Blackwater near Clashmore, carving out a beautiful valley, rich in native flora and fauna. This unspoilt natural wealth has inspired a number of nature trails or Licky Walks.
The cutaway blanket peatland of the upper reaches of the valley is mostly afforested today with Sitka spruce, larch and lodgepole pine. The surrounding area is reclaimed upland pastures. The river is flanked by occasional spinnies of willow, alder, birch and brambles.
There are wet depressions in this area that are reputed to have been flax ponds of a forgotten linen industry. Fossil bog oak from the pre-Ice Age great forests has also been found here. Evidence of the blanket peat can still be seen by the presence of ling heather, bilberry and the shorter Irish furze (aitinn Gaelach). About a mile downstream from Pulla Bridge, there are clumps of holly and an occasional mountain ash through the willow/alder mix. In the afforestations of the upper Licky valley area, Coillte have planted groves of species such as noble fir, Norway spruce, Douglas fir and Scots pine. In recent times broad-leaved species have been added to these plantations, which helps to blend these forests with the native woodlands on the deeper river banks that consist of hazel, sessile oak, holly, willow and alder.
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